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Board falls short of passing budget by lauren caccamo staff writer @dailyathenaeum

A long overdue budget proposal was met with skepticism Wednesday night after West Virginia University’s student body president, vice president and Board of Finance members presented their proposal to the Student Government Association’s Board of Governors.

The proposed budget— one that has been in the

works since mid-June—included some increases in expenses that had some BOG members raising their eyebrows.

The proposed budget included SGA stipends, grants for student organizations, funds to host elections and public relations.

While Student Body President George Capel and the Board of Finance thought the BOG would approve the budget, Governors Samuel Richardson and Blake Humphrey mo-

tioned against the vote.

“I just saw this budget 30 minutes ago for the first time,” Richardson said as he addressed the Board.

“I’m not comfortable voting on a whole year’s policy.”

Richardson was unsure if SGA needs to allocate more funds to elections and public relations.

The proposed budget allocates $20,000 to elections, a $2,000 increase from last year. Richardson and Humphrey want to go

Commission questions possible federal loan rule by jake jarvis city editor @newsroomjake

A new rule proposed by the Department of Education would limit the amount of federal student loans someone can receive to attend a forprofit college.

The Monongalia County Commission signed a letter Wednesday morning urging Congress to support passing bills which would delay the rule taking effect until it has a chance to conduct a set of public hearings on the matter.

“One of our inefficiencies in the state is having an inadequate workforce,” said Mike Callen. “This will impact the mid-level jobs. If you look at higher education, there are community colleges, but that’s about it when it comes to training for mid-level jobs.”

Callen, a lawyer for West Virginia Association of Independent Colleges & Universities, presented the letter to the Commission as part of a nationwide effort of forprofit institutions to delay the federal Department of Education from enacting a rule.

Commissioner Eldon Callen asked his fellow commissioners in the meeting to sign the letter since he feels one of the chief roles of government is to ensure economic development for the people.

“We’re all concerned about the level of student debt and the federal (education) department has indicated they’ve got serious concerns,” Callen said after the meeting.

“They’ve passed some

through the budget item by item.

Capel reiterated that it’s the Board’s discretion as to whether or not it passes the budget in its entirety. He urged members to at least approve the amount of grant money relating to grants for student organizations.

“I don’t see any reason why student organization grants should be controversial,” he said. “Our main duty is to the student organizations, anyway.”

Capel felt SGA has the responsibility to pass that portion of the budget because student organizations are already in fullswing and will probably come to the SGA’s next meeting Wednesday requesting grant money.

The BOG voted 10-5 to pass that portion of the budget —$80,000—and tabled the rest of the budget until next week’s meeting.

The proposed budget initially delegated $110,000 to grants for stu-

dent organizations, since other schools in the Big 12 work with similar sixfigure budgets. Capel said he really wanted the extra funds to be put toward student organizations so there would be no fear of running out before the school year ends.

“I think it’s been unfair that, come toward the end of the year, we become more conservative with our funds to make sure we

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rules to try and address them, but they’re pretty controversial.”

Callen is referring to a set of “gainful employment” rules. Collectively, the rules attempt to prevent for-profit colleges— which receives most of their revenue from federal student loans—from being able to accept federal loans if it would mean students would be left with too much debt and too little chance of landing a well-paying job.

The Department of Education previously tried to implement these rules in 2012, but a federal judge in Washington struck them down.

“They established an arbitrary limit based on projected incomes,” Callen said, “but there’s really no statistical support for what they’ve done.”

If this version of the rule is implemented, which Callen said is strikingly similar, students hoping to attend one of about a dozen for-profit colleges in West Virginia would have trouble getting enough loans to attend if the DOE determines the student would have an excessive amount of debt after graduating.

But the proposed rules won’t apply to public institutions like West Virginia University.

Still, West Virginia had the third-highest default rate for federal student loans and 18.2 percent of students who began repaying their loans, in the 2010-11 fiscal year defaulted, according to a report from the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

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Emily Zadjura maintains a busy work schedule along with taking care of her dogs, cats and accomidating school work.

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West Virginia student finds, rescues more than 100 animals by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Emily Zadjura has already given a home to more than 100 abandoned and neglected animals, and she’s determined to rescue more. Right now, 13 animals—three dogs and 10 cats—live in her home.

“Finding (the animals) a new home is so motivating,” Zadjura, a West Virginia University senior, said. “I can’t save everything, but I can at least try.”

But she faces dark odds. About 7.6 million pets enter shelters nationwide each year, but only about 2.7 million are adopted, according to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

ASPCA estimates that 31 percent of all dogs and 41 percent of all cats that enter a shelter are later euthanized.

With rainbow colored hair and a beaming smile, Zadjura’s love for animals is just as big as her personality. She describes herself as incredibly optimistic, outgoing and someone who wants to make a difference. She first started taking in these animals at 18.

Zadjura not only provides a foster animal’s basic needs like food and shelter, but she makes sure all medical needs the animal may have are treated as soon as possible. She makes sure each animal is up to date on its vaccinations and is neutered or spayed.

“My dad was president of a medical school,” she said.

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Swanson, a domestic shorthair cat, rests on top of the couch.

“He made their motto, ‘Learning to care for those in harm’s way,’ and he raised me with that principle always in mind.”

Zadjura’s friends look up to her and some of them, like Jade Williamson, end up adopting some of the animals she takes in.

“I think this is an amazing thing Emily is doing,” Williamson said. Yeah, people love animals, but not all (people) have this kind of love.”

Zadjura is a full-time student studying women and gen-

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WVU libraries use football coaches to raise funds for campaign by robert lee Staff Writer @dailyathenaeum

Showing support toward West Virginia University’s football team can have a powerful impact on the University community, but it can also benefit WVU Libraries.

The Mountaineer Touchdown Challenge is a fundraising campaign benefiting University libraries through a partnership between WVU’S Department of Intercolle-

giate Athletics and WVU Libraries.

It works by allowing participants to pledge money for every touchdown the Mountaineers score during the 2015 season.

If someone pledges $1 and the Mountaineers score 60 touchdowns, then at the end of the season $60, will be donated to the libraries.

In its fifth year now, the Mountaineer Touchdown Challenge has raised nearly $23,000 in

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donations, said Cindy Liberatore, director of development.

It’s a fundraiser meant to support the football team, but Myra Lowe, the associate dean of Universtiy libraries believes it also benefits every student on campus.

According to Liberatore, the money raised each year varies, but usually ranges between $5,000 and $7,000 per season.

All of the proceeds so far have gone to renovat-

ing the presentation practice room on the first floor of the Downtown Library, Liberatore said.

“It was a huge improvement for our students because it gives them the opportunity to look at themselves, review their presentation and try to improve it,” Liberatore said. “Faculty were also really excited about that.”

The presentation practice room, using the Mountaineer Touchdown Challenge proceeds, has been

equipped with a ‘one button studio’, including digital cameras, a computer, editing software and can take up to five thumb drives.

“Students spend a lot of time in the presentation room preparing business pitches,” said Genifer Snipes, business and economics librarian. “It’s something that’s really hard to practice in a room or dorm, so having a place complete with the necessary equipment is beneficial toward students’ aca-

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demic success.”

“Sometimes it’s like a clown car, the number of students that come in and out of the presentation room is amazing, so it’s used very heavily,” Snipes said.

The proceeds from the 2014 season have supported cutting edge software that streamlines the recording and editing process, according to the Mountaineer Touchdown Challenge press

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Love it or not, Morgantown isn’t the best mid-sized town by john mark shaver staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Sometimes you have to let something go to truly realize how much you love it.

Such was the case with Morgantown native David Harshbarger. After he graduated from West Virginia University, he left the city for 10 years.

“When you’re from West Virginia, there’s a strong affinity for identifying as a West Virginian,” Harshbarger said.

Harshbarger returned to his favorite city in 1995— he couldn’t stay away for long. Now he’s WVU’s Well-

ness Program manager and a South Hills Neighborhood Association representative.

The love Harshbarger and others from Morgantown share may be the reason that the city is in the final round of a best midsized town competition, hosted by “Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine.”

Morgantown made it to the final four towns out of 16, but failed to snatch the title. Roanoke, Virginia, a city of more than 98,000 people, according to the 2013 census, received more votes than Morgantown and is currently in the finals, along with Johnson City, Tennessee.

Kevin Berry, the associate director of the WVU Alumni Association and 25-year resident of Morgantown, saw the town’s loss as a mistake.

“I think they got it wrong,” Berry, a WVU graduate, said. “I think we’re clearly the best small-to-medium town in the country.”

Berry cited the city’s athletics, restaurants, people and culture as just a few of the things he finds great about Morgantown.

While the town may not have won the competition, it doesn’t take much searching to find Morgantown residents who love where they live.

Take South Park resident Chris Nichols, for example. Nichols, 43, came to Morgantown in the mid1990s for college and never left. The alumnus has since raised a family in town.

“I came for school, and I haven’t really left,” Nichols said, laughing. “Because the University is there, you get a lot of cultural aspects that you wouldn’t really get in other parts of the state.

(WVU) also brings in a diverse populace, and it make this a pretty flavorful place to live.”

Nichols said even making it to the semi-finals against Roanoke, a much larger town, says a lot about Mor-

gantown and its outdoor activities like skiing, hiking and visiting nearby landmarks such as Cooper’s Rock.

“You’d be hard-pressed to find another town that offers that kind of fun,” he said.

But for all the love it gets, Morgantown isn’t perfect. Even those who love it most have some proposed improvements.

“I think the biggest issue right now is the infrastructure being able to handle the increased student population and growth— in general—in our area,” Harshbarger said. “I think we really need to look at

how we plan, and when we do build, have the infrastructure to support that in mind.”

No, Morgantown may not have won a magazine contest. Its college students may get a little rowdy during football season. It can be bright and sunny one day and freezing the next.

But make no mistake, the people of Morgantown love where they live.

“I grew up in Charleston (West Virginia),” Berry said.

“But when somebody says to me ‘What’s your hometown?’, I’m to the point where I say Morgantown.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Indicted ex-WVDOH official commits suicide, police say eric Eyre

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just hours after he was indicted on federal racketeering charges Tuesday, a former West Virginia Division of Highways official apparently committed suicide near Bridgeport in Harrison County, authorities said.

Bob Andrew, who headed the DOH equipment division in Buckhannon for 16 years and last served as special executive assistant to Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox, was found dead at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in a vehicle registered to his name at a car wash just outside Bridgeport’s city limits.

“We’re waiting for official confirmation from the medical examiner’s office, but all indications point to that it

was Mr. Andrew,” said Harrison County Sheriff Albert Marano. “We do not suspect any foul play at this time.”

Andrew apparently died of a gunshot wound to his head, according to two law enforcement sources.

A note and shotgun were found in the vehicle.

Andrew was indicted late Tuesday after noon on charges that he created a “culture of corruption” within DOH and using state employees to work on Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s campaign in 2011, according to the indictment.

The 29-count indictment alleges Andrew used state workers and equipment to take part in political activities on state time, rigged bids for favored vendors and directed workers to violate laws that govern the selling off of surplus vehicles and

equipment. Andrew, 77, also is charged with tampering with a witness and falsifying DOH documents.

In 2011, Andrew directed DOH workers to solicit and collect thousands of dollars in contributions for Tomblin’s gubernatorial campaign on state time, the indictment alleges. Andrew also ordered DOH workers to hang Tomblin campaign banners on semi-truck trailers throughout West Virginia, federal prosecutors allege. Andrew had subordinates submit falsified documents so they’d be reimbursed by the state for their time hanging banners for Tomblin, the indictment states.

The indictment also names Mo Trim Inc., a Cambridge, Ohio-based company that did business with the DOH equipment divi-

sion under Andrew’s watch.

Mo Trim allegedly worked with Andrew to rig bids and secure a lucrative state contract for mower parts.

Andrew also allegedly directed employees to misuse the contract and purchase assembled components that were installed on tractors, according to the indictment. Andrew also had state employees create documents to try to cover up the scheme, federal prosecutors allege.

In August 2013, U.S. Attorney Bill Ihlenfeld’s office simultaneously served search warrants at the DOH’s equipment office in Buckhannon and at Mo Trim’s office in Ohio.

Andrew took part in schemes to defraud the state from 2009 through August of last year, according to the indictment.

Last year, two former DOH supervisors who worked for years under Andrew at the equipment division pleaded guilty to making false statements to federal investigators during the investigation.

Edward Tuttle, who resigned in April 2014, admitted that he lied about his role in delivering a surplus DOH truck to a buyer at the Port of Baltimore in Maryland. The sold truck was to be shipped to Africa.

The second DOH supervisor, Barry D. Thompson, was charged with lying to investigators about DOH employees “repairing and replacing parts for a dump truck on state time and state expense,” according to a federal indictment. Shortly before his scheduled jury trial, Thompson pleaded guilty to providing false informa-

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Lesbian couple, like Kentucky clerk, standing up for beliefs MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP)—As April Miller drove to work, still too stunned to grasp the magnitude of the fight erupting around her, an old song crackled over the car radio.

“Will you still love me for the rest of my life?” the band Chicago sang. “I can’t go on if I’m on my own.”

Miller pulled over. And for the first time since she and her partner stepped into the vortex of history, she wept.

“I had been trying to keep it together, keep it even, trying not to let my blood pressure go up,” she said.

The day before, Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis refused her a license to marry Karen Roberts, her partner for more than a decade.

Rather than comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s legalization of gay marriage nationwide, the Apostolic Christian has invoked “God’s authority” in refusing to license any marriages at all.

“All the excitement built up, then there was this crash of disappointment and anger,” Miller said. “I felt really marginalized, dehumanized, ostracized. I just emotionally crashed.”

For two months, Miller and Roberts have felt stuck on what seems like an endless carnival ride: U.S. District Judge David Bunning ordered Davis to issue the licenses. The couple celebrated and dashed to the courthouse, holding hands, but Davis denied them. An appeals court upheld Bunning’s order. Another dash to the courthouse, another denial. Then the Supreme Court denied the clerk’s request for a reprieve. A fourth

run to the courthouse, a fourth denial.

The couple has lived quietly together for years, never intending to lead a battle that has consumed their town of Morehead, where Miller is a tenured university professor and Roberts, a retired teacher, looks after their 21-year-old disabled daughter.

They never went to a gay pride parade or joined an LGBT group. Now they see their faces on the front pages of newspapers, just like Davis. Miller said she feels like they’re walking parallel paths, under the unexpected glare of television cameras.

“We understand how hard it is to stand up for what you believe in,” she said. “This is really the first time that we’ve done that.

We know from this experience how hard it is. There are some days when all you want to do is give up. She’s standing up for what she believes in too. And we respect her for it.”

The couple met 20 years ago and became best friends. A decade later, they realized they were in love.

They divorced their husbands, exchanged promise rings and started a family. They’ve chosen to live openly as a couple, but quietly, only confirming their relationship if someone asked. They moved to Kentucky nearly 10 years ago when Miller was hired as an assistant dean at Morehead State University.

They have struggled with discrimination, they said, but never because of their sexual orientation. Roberts’ daughter Jessica has Down syndrome, along with vi-

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to review these rules, but it doesn’t have the ability to. It does have the ability to undermine the authority on which the DOE can enact this year.

The new rules the DOE proposed are authorized under the Higher Education Act—which Congress is in the process of considering reauthorizing.

Callen’s association plans to continue reaching out to other local governments to gain support for its cause.

The Monongalia County Commission will meet again at 10 a.m. on Sept. 9 in the county courthouse.

release.

“The library impacts everyone. Everyone on campus from faculty, students to retired staff and faculty,” Liberatore said.

“We’re kind of the heart of campus to a sense. So this partnership is so important because it’s impacting such a wide range of people in such a large number.”

According to Liberatore, the focus of this season’s proceeds will be based on student feedback.

“We’re always looking for ways to support students, staff and faculty,” Liberatore said. “So we’re open to their needs because we do listen, and we want to be there for

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Karen Roberts, left, and her partner, April Miller, speak to Assistant Rowan County Clerk Kim Russell as they attempt to get a marriage license at the Rowan County Courthouse in Morehead, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has refused to issue marriage licenses in defiance of a federal order. sual and hearing impairments, so they focused on advocating for children with disabilities.

They are the sort of couple that eats leftover meatloaf on Friday nights, bickers about grocery lists and laundry, and sometimes finishes each other’s thoughts, “just like every other old married couple,” Roberts said.

They celebrated the Supreme Court’s landmark decision by exchanging wedding rings - simple white gold bands, ringed in diamonds. Then, Miller saw on the local evening news that their county clerk was refusing to issue marriage licenses.

Miller stormed into their bedroom and woke up Roberts.

“I can’t believe this is them.”

As of now 27, people have signed up and Liberatore hopes more pledges become involved as the season proceeds.

There is no limit on the maximum amount of money anyone can pledge, but there is a $1 minimum.

Liberatore urged anyone interested to sign up at any point during football season, because the fundraiser doesn’t close.

It could be before the first game or even two games into the season.

As of now, the highest pledge is for $20. If someone is up to the challenge of beating that amount, they can see Cindy Liberatore or visit http://mountaineerconnection.com/ touchdownchallenge danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

happening,” Miller remembers saying. “We are going to make something happen about this. We are not going to sit by and let her say that we can’t get married.”

The next morning, they became the first couple to march into Davis’ office, demand a license, and be denied. Then they called anyone they could think of - two local prosecutors, the attorney general, the governor.

When no one could help them, they called the American Civil Liberties Union.

The ACLU sued Davis on behalf of Miller and Roberts, a gay couple and two straight couples.

Some in their town have come to see them as heroes since then. Others consider them rabble-rousers, needlessly forcing a kind, Chris-

tian woman to forsake her conviction. They argue that the couples could simply go to another county, less than an hour’s drive away, where clerks are issuing licenses.

But the couples counter, and the courts have agreed, that they shouldn’t have to.

“This was about us that first day - when we couldn’t get a license, it was about us,” Roberts said.

“But we have a home and cars and professions and a really committed relationship and a family that’s not going to bust up over this. A lot of these kids don’t,” Miller continued. “And they need somebody that will stand up and say that. It’s really not about us anymore. This has gotten a lot bigger than us.”

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one animal, let alone 13.

That doesn’t even begin to phase Zadjura.

Long-time friend of Zadjura’s, Sarah Sherwood described a personal experience she had with Zadjura, involving her own pet.

When Zadjura was in high school, she and Sherwood found a dog stuck in a drainage ditch suffering from life-endangering infestations and diseases.

Fast forward a few years and that dog, now named Eevee, lives with Sherwood.

“With Emily’s financial and physical support we saved Eevee’s life,” Sherwood said, “and we went on to find several loose dogs that were lost from their owners and returned them safely to their families.”

In order to adopt a pet from Zadjura, prospective pet owners must get a veterinary reference, sign a contract agreeing to care

Continued from page 1 der studies. When she’s not in class or taking care of the animals, she does landscape work, cleans houses and pet sits to pay her bills and to continue to care for the animals.

She recently rescued a litter of kittens who had massive flea and worm infestations. Each kitten had about 100 fleas on its body—she picked each one off by hand. In all, it took about $3,000 each month to take care of those kittens alone, Zadjura estimated.

“It’s a lot of work, but I think we owe (animals) the same respect as humans,” Zadjura said. “All life has a purpose.”

Others might be put off by the personal time and money it takes to care for

tion to a West Virginia state trooper. Thompson agreed to cooperate with the federal investigation.

Thompson admitted that he directed a state employee to repair a dump truck after it had been sold at a state auction. Thompson also said a state employee was ordered to travel in a stateowned vehicle to buy a new muffler for the dump truck.

The muffler didn’t fit the truck, and Thompson exchanged it for another. The muffler was purchased at a discounted rate provided to DOH. State and federal authorities have been investigating DOH’s equipment division for more than two years over allegations of bid rigging, misuse of taxpayer funds and political activities by DOH employees on state time.

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Continued from page 1 don’t run out of them,” Capel said. “We need to judge every organization on their needs and not base funds on how far down the year they request them.”

While the Board didn’t receive that sixfigure budget, Capel plans to look into alternative funding sources to meet student organization needs.

SGA’s funds—a little more than $184,000— come from the University. Some of that money had already been spent on SGA’s service retreat in parson, West Virginia, during the summer, according to Capel. Other than that, all expenditures have been cleared by the BOG—and will continue to be approved by the BOG—until the budget is adopted.

Traditionally, the Board approves the budget in July after the new officials are inaugurated. Because of changes in key staff positions in the Office of Student Life, the budget was put on hold, according to Student Body Vice President Ashley Morgan.

The Board of Finance will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Greenbrier Room of the Mountainlair to discuss the budget.

The BOG will vote on the budget at next week’s meeting, which will be held in Elizabeth Moore Hall. All meetings are open to the public. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

for the animal properly and must agree to return the animal back to her if unforeseen circumstances occur and they are no longer able to appropriately care for the pet.

The animals were abandoned once, and Zadjura wants to make sure aren’t left stranded again.

“I make sure they (the new owners) have a plan for their animal,” Zadjura said. “By the time any foster animal leaves my home, they’re great with other animals, and they’re great with people.”

Zadjura currently has a GoFundMe page wherein all of the page’s proceeds go directly to helping the animals she rescues.

To donate to Zadjura and help her cause, visit: http://m.gofund.me/ pc2pm5fz. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Ecosexuals pitch nature for change Ecosexual Love Story

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To some, there is nothing more delightful than letting the wind blow through your hair or feeling waves pound against your chest. To Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkles, these forces of nature are a guilty pleasure.

Wednesday evening, a viewing of their documentary, “Goodbye Gauley Mountain: An Ecosexual Love Story” was held in the Gluck Theater of the Mountainlair. Guests gathered for the film’s screening and also participated in a discussion with Sprinkles and Stephens about the film and the issues associated with mountain top removal.

“It definitely exposed me to the whole idea,” said West Virginia University alumna Elisha Rush.

“The film, for me, was really impactful because it’s representing an issue that we don’t talk about much – and that’s the loss of our land, the loss of our culture, in a way, in West Virginia.”

The new film, which is only available for limited screenings, documents Sprinkles’ and Stephen’s unconventional journey in activism. “Goodbye Gauley Mountain” follows Beth’s life growing up as a gay ecosexual in West

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Annie Sprinkle (left) and Beth Stephens visit WVU and Gluck Theater to spread awarness about moutain top removal in their new documentary, ‘Goodbye Gauley Mountain: An Ecosexual Love Story.’

Virginia and helps view- which is where her aware- sexual roots that fuel her tive with also the West Virers better understand eco- ness of the environment passion for protecting the ginia culture and basic ensexualism. More specifi- developed. earth. vironmentalism – it was a cally, Stephens hopes her The documentary cap“Goodbye Gauley Moun- bit jarring,” Rush said. “But ecosexualism can make an tured multiple active and tain” promotes ecosexual- it’s interesting. I definitely impact in ending mountain former mountain top re- ity as a way to non-violently participate a lot with LGBT top removal. moval sites, exposing the and non-intrusively influ- issues, so seeing it comSpouses Stephens and devastation caused by this ence change. This mental- bined with environmenSprinkles, who currently form of mining. On many ity was a bit unusual for tal issues was a whole new reside in California, have occasions in the film, Ste- some audience members, thing.” deep ties to Appalachia. Ste- phens was left speechless who have never considered For many audience phens’ family has worked and disgusted by the de- the two issues connected. members, this was the first in the West Virginia min- struction caused by min“The combination of the time even hearing the term ing industry for decades, ing practices. It is her eco- environmental perspec- ecosexual.

“I have heard of a lot of crazy things, but I have never heard of this,” Rush said.

In “Goodbye Gauley Mountain,” Sprinkles mentions there are less than 1,000 people who identify as ecosexuals internationally, but that the statistic is predicted to grow.

Though the concept was virtually unknown before the film’s presentation, the idea for change was well received by audience members.

“I think different approaches are always a good idea for these issues because I feel like a lot of approaches to environmental issues are a little bit old at this point. We just keeping going through the same thing that’s not getting any attention. I think any new approach is worthy.”

In addition to exposing the impact of mountain top removal, Stephens and Sprinkles solidified their love for the environment by marrying the Appalachian Mountains. The ceremony, which was captured on film, included vows to the earth, interpretive dancers and an originally written song.

Through “G oodbye Gauley Mountain: An Ecosexual Love Story,” Stephens and Sprinkles prove there is so much more to the term “tree-hugger.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Students await WVUp All Night theater production woody pond

a&e writer @dailyathenaeum

WVUp All Night has always offered fun, alternative late-night entertainment to West Virginia University, but it takes things up a notch this year with its most interactive activity yet.

Last year, Afsheen Misaghi, a senior studying chemistry and biology at WVU, felt that the WVUp All Night program should be made even more interactive for students. He took his idea to organizers and pitched an idea for live stage entertainment in the form of a play in the Gluck Theatre as a way to get students involved and interested in the Up All Night program.

Redirecting the budget for showing films that weekend toward the production of a play, the WVUp All Night programming board gave Misaghi the green light to get the ball rolling with this project.

“I was really grateful to run into some people that really believed in me and believed in students in general enough to put trust in them with their funds,” Misaghi said.

After months of stressful designing and directing for the play, as well as managing his marketing team, Misaghi ended up putting on a production of zany playwright Christopher Durang’s “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” that ended up filling more than 80 percent of the house every night of its run. Now he has been given a second opportunity with this project, with a larger budget and a larger design team, and he has decided that the campus needs a totally student produced version of the cult-classic musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

“We are really excited to see this recreated at WVU, and we are really excited to push even more boundar-

ies with this show,” Misaghi said.

One issue that Misaghi really wanted to harp on when working on this live entertainment program was including a lot of culture. He was uncomfortable with the lack of diversity in the theater world and felt that if he was going to produce these plays for the students by the students, he needed to include the wide assortment of ethnicities and backgrounds found on WVU’s campus.

“When we were casting, we decided to go beyond the spectrum and add as much diversity as we could.

And with this show in particular, it’s going to be a major focus of WVU’s Diversity Week,” Misaghi said.

Misaghi has a talented team of directors and designers backing his production this time around, and after the learning experience that his last show was, he was ready to put his faith into some new talent.

Part of this ensemble is Kylie Unger, a junior studying mathematics and political science. As the head director of the show, she is nervous to lead this cast into the unknown but can barely contain her excitement. Her experience in musical theatre comes from watching musicals and performing in about 12 shows since she was 10 years old.

Misaghi approached her with the idea of directing and she rose to the challenge.

“It’s a scary, new experience but a great opportunity. I love this show, it’s a huge project to take on, but I think our cast and crew are amazing and we can excel in this,” Unger said.

“The Rocky Horror Show” will run from Oct. 1-3 in the Gluck Theatre the Mountainlair. The performances are free for students with a valid student ID. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Evans gives a glimpse of art history at new History Museum exhibit jillian clemente a&e writer @dailyathenaeum

The outdoorsman is a master of various trades and to have the ability to change from one to the other in seemingly an instant. George Bird Evans is one of those people.

A Uniontown, Pennsylvania native, Evans is a talented illustrator and writer who truly has a respect for all things outdoors, and his works are on display for all of Morgantown to see at the Morgantown History Museum.

“George was an avid bird hunter,” said Helen Ann Graffious, a previous neighbor of the Evanses. “He was an artist, and he went on to write several mystery books and books on hunting.”

His freelance illustrative works and journal entries are on display at the museum, most of which belong to the pulp magazine era.

The name “pulp magazine” came to be because magazines like Blue Book, Flying Aces, Amazing Stories and the like were cheaply printed on pulp paper.

Evans’ were primarily published in Cosmopolitan and were vivid, emotional pieces that brought the characters to life.

“Those prints were made

for Cosmo in the 1940s, and, at the time, Cosmo was a literary magazine, usually romance type stories. It’s interesting to see how the times have changed - now it’s basically a fashion magazine,” Graffious said.

The type of artwork for the pulp magazines is bright, bold and emphatic.

“The art reflects the style of painting that was used during the pulp magazine era,” said Michael Mackert, the associate coordinator at the Morgantown History Museum. “It’s just one thing he did. He was a very talented man.”

Evans moved to Princeton, West Virginia, with his wife, Kay Harris, to their farmhouse named “Old Hemlock Farm.” There, he did his paintings for Cosmopolitan and, during World War II, worked as a scale-drawing artist for the Navy. Then the camera came around, he lost work and channeled his energy into writing pieces.

Meanwhile, the Evanses raised English Setter dogs.

Graffious couldn’t hear them because they’re not naturally loud dogs (and the Evanses had 230 acres of property, so there was plenty of space for the noise to dissipate).

These hunting dogs soon

became his subject of writing and drawing because English Setters aided his favorite type of hunting: bird hunting. There are many prints on display that are just sketches and journal entries about hunting with his dogs.

Evans captures the moments, movements and alertness of his dogs while hunting and their simple aloofness while relaxing as well. He features the birds of prey and the actual shooting, too. Many works were featured in a popular hunting magazine, “Field and Stream.”

The Old Hemlock Foundation, created in 2008 to Askar Salikhov/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM preserve the Evans’ land and George B. Evans’ collection of magazine illustrations hangs at the Morganown History Museum on Kirk Street. cabin, provided the artwork on display.

“We had all the artwork and the specific ones that they chose to be framed, so it was a joint effort,” Graffious said about working with the Morgantown History Museum. “We supported them by having the pictures framed at no cost to them.”

The Old Hemlock Foundation will show the Evans’ cabin from 1-4 p.m. on Sept.

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The prints will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Tuesday through Saturday at the Morgantown History Museum. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Changes will benefit campus life West Virginia University Institute of Technology, currently located outside of Charleston in Montgomery, will relocate to Mountain State University’s old campus in Beckley after 2017. The cost of maintaining WVU Tech’s old facilities proved to be not in the best financial interest of the University, and the move will hopefully draw more interest in WVU Tech’s programs in the southern part of the state.

While the move may cause some inconveniences to both students and faculty, it’s certainly better than the alternative of shutting the branch down completely. WVU Tech brings in $14 million annually to West Virginia University and offers more technical majors like chemical engineering and computer science to students who don’t want to make the move to Morgantown to pursue a degree.

Small private institutions like Sweet Briar College, an all-female liberal arts college in Virginia, have made national headlines for announcing their shut-down unexpectedly, as high tuition costs combined with low job prospects for graduates caused decreased enrollment over time. However, Sweet Briar students and alumnae have been fighting passionately to keep its doors open.

Their effort paid off, as it resumed classes on the day it was supposed to close for good.

For students to fight so hard to keep their college alive, there is something to be said for an on-campus education. Though WVU Tech wasn’t faced with the same dire circumstances as Sweet Briar, keeping it open is beneficial to both the school and new and current students.

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Not only does it allow for increased social interaction and opportunities to make lifelong friends and connections, but it also helps students feel like they’re part of a larger

whole.

WVU Tech’s move to Beckley will likely bring new commerce to the area, as well as increased access to technical education in areas south of

Beckley. Either way, new generations of students will be able to enjoy their education on an updated campus. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Early Netflix release could revolutionize film industry Kody Goff columnist @retrosyk

Netflix recently turned a few heads with its newest instant streaming additions. Plenty of movies and shows were expected to be added, but one stood out as being placed in the lineup far too early.

“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” one of the latest additions to the mind-bogglingly popular Marvel cinematic universe, is set to stream on Sept. 8. The movie was first released worldwide on May 1, just four months before its Netflix release date. This is an undoubtedly bold move on Marvel’s part, and adding it to streaming services before its DVD release may change the way in which Hollywood blockbusters are released to the public altogether.

Initially, it was announced the DVD and BluRay releases of “Age of Ultron” would fall on Oct. 2, nearly a month after its Netflix release date. October is still the listed release date for most online retailers, including Amazon, but the hard copies of the film are now slated to come out as early as Sept. 14. Clearly this is amazing for fans of the film, but it may be a brilliant marketing strategy as well.

It’s often hard to pin down how long a movie

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“Avengers: Age of Ultron” will be streaming on Netflix by September 8. will stay streaming on Netflix, which makes fans prioritize watching those movies when they are first added. Releasing the physical copies ahead of schedule and just a few days after it appears on Netflix

may have some strange effects on hard copy sales of the movie. For example, summer blockbusters typically rely more on box office profits than post-theater sales. However, a big movie may occasionally

go on to earn even more in home releases. 2012’s “Dredd” and 2013’s “Man of Steel” are notable superhero movies which accomplished this. Perhaps with this oddball strategy, Marvel Studios hopes to do so

as well.

Marvel’s strange tactic looks like it could go one of two ways. It’s possible the early Netflix release will cripple sales of the physical copies, with DVDs only bought by the

most hardcore fans or individuals lacking a Netflix account. However, what it seems like Marvel is more likely trying to achieve is the generation of even more interest in the film, which could drive up sales of all versions of the movie, both physical and digital.

One explanation for this risky choice is this: Marvel, more so than for other corporations its size, is acutely aware of its fans’ tendencies. Buying movies digitally is becoming more and more prevalent, and pirating is always something film companies need to contend with. Perhaps by releasing “Age of Ultron” early, Marvel hopes to circumvent its film being pirated. After all, why would someone illegally download a compressed, hardto-look-at copy of the film when it’s “free” to stream in a service they most likely already subscribe to? Netflix has become so ubiquitous, entire Netflixoriginal shows have been successful on the online platform.

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Career Kick-off Tailgate Party preps students for jobs Brittany osteen a&e correspondent @dailyathenaeum

As summer is ending and the fall semester begins to enter full swing, it may seem odd to start thinking about the future. However, this is the perfect time to start planning ahead and looking for potential jobs and internships.

The Career Services Center is holding its third annual Career Kick-Off Tailgate Party to help prepare and get students thinking about potential employment opportunities.

“More than 300 companies will recruit on campus

before the end of September,” said Sarah Glenn, assistant director of the Career Services Center. “This means students need to start their job search as soon as they return from summer break. The Tailgate helps our students jumpstart their job search in an informal, relaxed setting.”

Students can look forward to an afternoon filled with food, music, games and prizes while gaining important networking skills and making key connections. T-shirts will be given out and four lucky winners will receive a flat screen TV.

Some of the companies that work with the career services center include Enterprise Rent-A-Car, CVS, PepsiCo, Mylan and more.

The Career Services Center hopes the tailgate will engage students early on in the semester.

This will increase awareness for the multiple programs that the center has to offer and help associate students with prospective employers.

At the event, students will be able to meet with employers who are volunteering and ask questions about jobs or internships.

This is an ideal opportunity for students to dip

their feet into the process of interviewing and building connections with companies. Since the event is informal and meant to be a learning experience, the employers are ready to talk to both experienced and inexperienced students. Students are not expected to have anything prepared, however it may be beneficial to practice an introduction if you are interested in a certain company.

The Career Services Center has many resources for students to use throughout the year. These include help with building a resume, providing guidance on how

to dress for the occasion, preparing for an interview and how to get the most out of a career fair. They also provide programs to help students choose majors as well as finding jobs and internships.

In addition to the Kickoff, the Career Services Center has a career and internship fair on Sept. 16-17.

There are also more specific fairs for certain majors and colleges, which are Pharmacy recruitment, the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and the Davis College.

When asked about the success of the programs, David Durham, director of

the Career Services Center, referred to a national survey conducted by the Education Advisory Board which stated, “students that utilize the available resources at their school’s career centers are four times more likely to find a meaningful internship opportunity than students that try to find an internship on their own.”

The tailgate kick-off party will be 12-3 p.m. in the Mountainlair Plaza.

For more information on the Career Services Center, visit http://careerservices. wvu.edu/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Miley’s ‘Dead Petz’ sacrifices musicality for eccentricity, falls flat Chelsea walker A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

What do glitter cannons, music awards and drag queens all have in common? The answer: Miley Cyrus.

Donning a kooky outfit with her brigade of drag queen superstars, Miley Cyrus ended the VMAs with a flashy performance of “Dooo It,” from her new album “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz.” The flashy pop star announced the album’s release moments after closing the VMAs Sunday night. With “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz” just as ostentatious as Cyrus herself, the 23-track record feels like one glitter-infused acid trip intertwined with loving odes to forgotten pet pals.

Cyrus produced a majority of the beats herself with the help of Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips. Also cut-in on tracks are artists such as Big Sean, Ariel Pink and Phantogram’s Sarah Barthel. “Bangerz” producer and Cyrus’s longtime companion, Mike Will Made It, was also included in the production.

Featuring a slew of topnotch artists didn’t land Cyrus in pop music stardom, however. “Miley Cyrus & The Dead Petz” is a messy track that seems to

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Miley’s newest album features off-beat and bizarre beats and sounds. reflect Cyrus’s artistic aesthetic as a whole. While her glittery, go against the norm attitude is refreshing in person, its style doesn’t quite merge well into the world of music. Her strange, flamboyant lyrics and synthesized beats create more unnecessary background noise rather than blissful listening.

“BB Talk” is one of the record’s most bizarre tracks, featuring long monologues from Cyrus intercut with a melodic chorus.

“BB Talk” is one song that truly symbolizes Cyrus as an artist. With a talented voice, Cyrus has the ability to showcase her artistry through her soft vocals, but her need to non-conform

negatively impacts her musical capabilities.

“Karen Don’t Be Sad,” is a popular track showcasing just how vocally brilliant Cyrus is an artist. It sounds similar to tracks such as “Drive” and “Wrecking Ball,” with unique and intriguing lyrics. “Fweaky” also unleashes Cyrus’s melodic

ballads. With lusty and ragged verses, Cyrus demonstrates her true musical abilities in “Fweaky,” but her talents are outshone by her immature lyrics. Although “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz” remains almost musically identical to “Bangerz,” the concepts behind Cyrus’s songs on this record remain more spacey

and ornate. While many of Cyrus’s songs are filled with strange lyrics, instrumental tracks like “Miley Tibetan Bowlzzz,” craft erratic and dazed rhythms combined with a reverberating hum.

Now that the glitter has fallen and the crazy onstage antics have passed, Cyrus has left us with a record lacking artistry and pizazz. While the world typically enjoys watching what crazy stunt Cyrus pulls next, this particular antic fell short.

While the neon hippie stayed true to her eclectic ingenuity, the record lacked a true musical backbone. If this record could be stripped of Cyrus’s brash attitude, over-sexuality and unconventional pageantry, this album could truly be one packed with overwhelming vocals and offthe-wall concepts.

Unfortunately, this record forces listeners to instead overcome crude lyrics and keep up with disturbing, dizzy instrumentals. Overtaken by a strange “artistic” approach and trance-y beats, Cyrus’“Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz,” flat lines.

To listen to “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz,” visit http://www.mileycyrus. com/andherdeadpetz. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Colbert’s awaited ‘Late Show’ debuts Tuesday Hamster-anchor drama NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert is about to turn a corner in his career: onto Broadway at 54th Street.

Having split from cheeky Comedy Central a few blocks away, he will now hold court at old-guard CBS. He will inherit the theater, time slot and series title (though with an added “The”) owned for 22 years by David Letterman.

Little wonder that Colbert’s disciples - his erstwhile Colbert Nation - wait anxiously to see what “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” will be like: How beholden will it be to latenight talk-show conventions stretching back six decades?

Will it abandon Colbert’s signature political edge? Can it build on the uniqueness of “The Colbert Report,” a sui generis concoction Colbert tailored to his skills and passions?

If the early guest lineups offer any clue, he’ll offer a rich blend of talk: Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush and Vice President Joe Biden will appear the first week, along with entrepreneurs Elon Musk (SpaceX and Tesla Motors) and Travis Kalanick (Uber), plus a show-biz mix including George Clooney, Amy Schumer and Toby Keith.

His online spoof of Donald Trump that was posted in June suggests he’s poised to lampoon the 2016 presidential race.

Does he have any marching orders for when he steps onstage at 11:35 EDT on Tuesday?

“No one has asked me to do anything,” he says at a reporter’s intimation that CBS aims to plug him into a preexisting late-night hole.

“They have said, `Do what you do, but give us more.’”

More is certainly on tap.

Colbert will air for an hour five nights a week, more than double the Mondaythrough-Thursday halfhour output he maintained for nine years before exiting Comedy Central last

December (and retiring his on-air character, aka The Character).

“Before, I had four acts,” he says. “Now I will have seven acts ... and a band (led by versatile Louisiana-bred musician Jon Batiste). But it’s not about the pieces. It’s about what you do with the pieces.”

Colbert, 51, comes to “The Late Show” after establishing himself in the guise of a messianic blowhard who spoofed Bill O’Reilly and his Fox News Channel show “The O’Reilly Factor,” with maybe a touch of Rush Limbaugh thrown in.

On “The Colbert Report” he played the host as a jerk, but endearingly “someone who wasn’t AWARE that he was a jerk; a well-intentioned, poorly informed, high-status idiot. I wasn’t sure that I could get all four of those rotations on the ball.

But it worked out.”

His was a game of threedimensional chess, especially with the interviews, which became his favorite part of the show (“the written pieces are invention, the interviews are discovery”). But they were also exhausting.

“Talking with a guest, I had to run everything through the CPU up here” - he points to the computer in his noggin - “to grind out a version of myself, instantly, while keeping my intention as a satirist evident inside the Trojan horse of my character’s role as a pundit who trades on divisiveness.” Whew.

Despite (or, more likely, because of) this Rube Goldbergian process, Colbert’s interviews were not just funny, but as incisive as anyone’s on TV. With his native observations and inquiries shining through the prism of his onscreen persona, he emerged as a stealth truth-teller. His doltish pronouncements, when decoded for their satirical intent, shrewdly analyzed politics, public affairs and the media as, without ever breaking character, he logged a marathon of performance art unmatched in TV

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How far will Colbert break-away from his sardonic super-republican character? have our (stuff) in a pile!” history.

In short, on “The Colbert As he resumes his nightly Report” he proved he could appearances after nine do the impossible. But now ... months’ absence, he makes “Can I do the POSSIBLE?!” no demarcation between he cuts in with a chortle. what he did before and what He has no doubt that, lies ahead. yes, he can. And to demon“I don’t like saying `the old strate, he’s been introducing show.’ That show’s not over the Stephen Colbert he will for me,” he declares, noting be with his online comedy that his whole creative team segments, targeted features remains with him. “I will like a GQ cover story, and a not do this show through growing drumbeat of other the mouth of someone who publicity. (Item: For a limited is always afraid and angry period, drivers using Waze, a and wants you to join him in navigation app, can choose those feelings - that’s all that Colbert’s voice to speak their will be different.”

Even so, will he be as driving instructions.)

Along the way, he’s funny when stripped of learned this brand of possible his dim-witted proxy? Can is easier than he imagined. he convey the big ideas he “So far I’ve pre-taped at used to put across so forceleast half-a-dozen inter- fully through artful misdirecviews as myself,” he says. All tion? That’s what his fans fret the while, The Character “sat about.

They may have forgoton my shoulder, saying, `Let ME do it! I can make every- ten that Stephen Colbert is a thing a joke!’ And I would go, gifted improv artist - Second `No, no, I want to see what it’s City is on his resume - so The like to do it WITHOUT you.’ Character, his know-nothing “I liked those interviews, mouthpiece, was just one of they were very enjoyable,” countless roles in his rephe reports. “And I’m not ertoire, including the role tired when it’s over. I feel of himself. No wonder Colgreat. That’s the most star- bert says he now feels libertling thing to me!” ated: “I wanted the ability to Still, he senses the re- use more of me that I could porter is unconvinced that he never show you on `The Colcan stick to his guns once he bert Report.’

“Whether people will miss lands in the late-night arena.

“I’ve been in late night for The Character too much, I a DECADE,” he counters. can’t say,” he concedes. But Hello: “The Colbert Report” the real guy was far from unbegan at 11:30 p.m. But now, exposed all those years. “I he jokes, he’ll have five ex- promise you,” he vows reastra minutes to prepare. “Five suringly, “you saw me the enmore minutes! We’ll REALLY tire time.”

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An anchor for Fox News is suing Hasbro for more than $5 million over a toy hamster that shares her name - and possibly even her resemblance.

Harris Faulkner sued Hasbro this week over its plastic Harris Faulkner hamster, sold as part of the Pawtucket, Rhode Islandbased company’s popular Littlest Pet Shop line.

She says the toy wrongfully appropriates her name and persona, harms her professional credibility as a journalist and is an insult.

“Hasbro’s portrayal of Faulkner as a rodent is demeaning and insulting,” says the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in New Jersey.

Faulkner has been at Fox News for a decade. She hosts the daytime show “Outnumbered” and anchors a Sunday evening newscast.

Her lawsuit says that in addition to sharing her name, the toy bears a physical resemblance to Faulkner’s traditional professional appearance, including its complexion, eye shape and eye makeup design.

The Harris Faulkner toy was introduced in 2014, according to the lawsuit, and was sold in a package

The offending hamster toy.

as the pet hamster of a terrier named Benson Detwyler. Other toys in the popular line include animals named Pancakes Watkins, Puffball Petrovsky and Pepper Clark.

The lawsuit says Faulkner never gave permission for Hasbro to use her name or likeness and that she even demanded in January that Hasbro stop using it. More than three weeks later, it was still for sale on Hasbro’s website, the lawsuit contends. It says that as of July, Faulkner’s name was still being used on a Hasbro website to sell Littlest Pet Shop products, and the plastic hamster that bears her name can still be bought at other online retail stores.

Julie Duffy, a Hasbro spokeswoman, said the company doesn’t comment on litigation, but she took issue with the lawsuit’s contention that the doll is a “known choking hazard that risks harming small children.”

“The Littlest Pet Shop product identified, and all products in the Littlest Pet Shop line, meet and exceed all safety standards,” Duffy said.

Faulkner is seeking $5 million in damages and attorney fees, plus any profits the company made on the toy.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You’ll be in the mood to try something different, yet someone could be holding you back.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You could end an ongoing argument if you are willing to open up, talk and change the pace. Know when to back off in a conversation -- you can do only so much. Realize that you cannot force the other party to talk or change. Tonight: Go for what you want.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Try not to get so involved with a problem that isn’t really yours. You might see a solution, but it will be better for the other parties to find one on their own. A partner could share a fear that has been scaring him or her.

Stay on top of what you want. Tonight: All smiles.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Use the morning to pursue what you want. Whether a conversation is one-on-one or within a meeting, it will reveal important information that you are likely to miss if you don’t

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You might want to slow down a bit in order to get a better sense of what seems to be going. Recognize where you could be vested in a certain outcome, and let

go of that expectation through detachment; otherwise, you won’t be able to see the big picture. Tonight: Out late.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HH You might feel as if you have come to an understanding with someone. Don’t just assume that the issue is cleared up, as verification at a later point probably will be necessary. News will head your way that causes a moment of reflection. Tonight: Paint the town red.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might have difficulty getting goHHH You could be vying for at- ing in the morning. Take some time tention by being aloof. Do you think just for you. A friend could be holdthat will really work? The danger lies ing back. You can ask, but it is unin the fact that people will stop re- likely you’ll get a clear answer. Tosponding to you if you keep this up. night: In the limelight.

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TRIPLE TROUBLE

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West Virginia’s defense huddles up before a game with Texas Tech last season.

WVU defense will have its hands full with GSU scheme, playmakers

BY DAVID STATMAN

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

Heading into Saturday’s prime-time season opener against the Georgia Southern Eagles, the West Virginia University football team will have their hands full stopping GSU’s tricky triple option offense and dynamic offensive weapons.

On the top of the ledger is attempting to contain speedy running back Matt Breida, one of the most productive runners in college football last season. A junior from Brooksville, Florida, Breida broke big run after big run in 2014, leading the nation with 8.68 yards per carry and racking up nearly 1,500 rushing

yards and 17 touchdowns.

Breida’s big play ability provides an instant conundrum to West Virginia, who will try to succeed where almost all others have failed and stop Georgia Southern’s prolific rushing attack.

“Their running back is probably as good as anybody we will face all year,” Mountaineer head coach Dana Holgorsen said. “He has top-end speed and can get out in the open. People can’t catch him. That’s why they led the nation in rushing last year. When you have quarterbacks and running backs that can do that, then you are pretty good.”

And about those quarterbacks: while Georgia Southern’s starting quar-

terback, junior Kevin Ellison, is suspended for Saturday’s game, backup Favian Upshaw is more than capable of doing the job himself.

A junior himself, Upshaw averaged nearly 10 yards a carry in 11 appearances last season, scoring two touchdowns on the ground and adding two more through the air. Although Georgia Southern is predominantly a running team, Upshaw possesses the ability to threaten the Mountaineers in the passing game.

Stopping a triple option team, especially one with the weapons that Georgia Southern has, is always a challenge–doubly so when they play as tightly as the Eagles do, as they only

turned the ball over 12 times in their 12 games last season.

“They just don’t make mistakes,” Mountaineer linebacker Jared Barber said. “They’re very good at what they do. They’re not a spread team, obviously, but they’re very sound, you can tell they’re very well coached. Their fundamentals are very good.

Communication and being disciplined is the biggest key.”

Georgia Southern operates by putting together long, multi-play drives, using a regimented, metronomic pace to break down the opposing defense. They run the triple option, after all – this is an offensive system that reached its heyday when Dwight Eisenhower

was in office.

However, while West Virginia will do their best to get the Eagles off track, their unpredictable offensive playcalling throws a wrench into the Mountaineers’ defensive gameplanning.

“The problem is, I don’t really know when you ever get them off schedule,” Mountaineer defensive coordinator Tony Gibson said. “They will go for it on fourth-and-three or fourth-and-four. They will run the option on thirdand-eight. It’s not ordinary. They’re all over the place.”

How does one prepare for a style like that?

Plenty of power conference teams have tried and failed – Georgia Southern

famously knocked off Florida two years ago, and they came within a stone’s throw of beating ACC opponents NC State and Georgia Tech (a triple option team itself ) last season.

All the Mountaineers can do is watch as much film as they can, stick close to their assignments and keep their eyes on the ball.

According to Jared Barber, his group has done just that.

“We’ve come into work every day, and we’ve taken this very seriously,” Barber said. “I’ve seen a lot of guys in the film room trying to get a better hang on what they have to do every play.

Come game time, hopefully it’s pretty slow for us.” djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

CROSS COUNTRY

No. 11 WVU starts off season with Alumni Open

BY JOEL NORMAN

SPORTS CORRESPONDENT @DAILYATHENAEUM

The 2015 West Virginia University women’s cross country season is underway.

On Tuesday night, the team hosted the first WVU Alumni Open since 2012 at the Mon River Rail Trail just off of campus.

Fifteen of the runners were current members of the team, but WVU alumnae Kaylyn Christopher, Heather Cleary, Kaitlyn Gillespie, Lydia Martinelli, Aubrey Moskul, Heather

Parks and Clara Santucci also joined in for the race.

Gillespie and Santucci were both four-time AllAmericans while at West Virginia, while Parks (a two-times All-American herself ), Moskul, and Santucci all were Olympic Trial qualifiers.

The four-kilometer race pitted 11 teams of two members each against each other in a relay competition.

Alumnae teams of Cleary-Gillespie and Christopher-Santucci tied with three teams on the current roster for first place with a

time of 22:54.

The three other winning teams consisted of sophomores Brynn Harshbarger and Allie Diehl, sophomore Millie Paladino and junior Megan Yuan, and sophomore Corinne Kule and junior Brianna Kerekes.

Morgantown natives Kerekes and Paladino finished tied for the fastest individual time with 11:10.

Kerekes made the Academic All-Big 12 First Team last season and was on AllAcademic Big 12 Rookie Team as a freshman in 2013.

Paladino made her mark

last season at the Big 12 Championship, where she finished 25th with a time of 21:27.5.

Several hours before the race, it was announced that the Mountaineers will open the season ranked No. 10 in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association preseason national rankings.

“Starting the year as a top 10 team in the country is more of a reflection of past teams, than our current group,” head coach Sean Cleary said in an interview with WVUsports.

com.

Cleary is now in his ninth year as the head coach of the women’s cross country team. Each year that he has been the head coach, they have made it to the NCAA Tournament.

“This year’s team has a great opportunity to regain its place with the nation’s best, but they must keep their eyes on the task at hand,” Cleary said.

The Mountaineers are seeking their ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance under coach Cleary.

Last season, the team

finished in eighth place, good for West Virginia’s fifth top ten finish since 2007.

In addition, the ladies finished second at the Big 12 Cross Country Championship.

“We have a very strong and capable team. In time, we will see how strong we are,” Cleary said.

WVU’s next race will be Sept. 11 at the Penn State University Spiked Toe Invitational. Last season, the ladies finished fifth at this event. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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swimming and diving

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WVU swimmers prepare to hit the pool at the WVU Natatorium last season.

WVU women provide fans access with new website

BY ROGER TURNER

SPORTS CORRESPONDENT @DAILYATHENAEUM

The West Virginia women’s swimming and diving team has made keeping up with the Mountaineers easier with a new website featuring recent news, pictures and videos from events throughout the week and more.

As the fall season steadily approaches, so does the 2015-16 swimming and diving season for the West Virginia men’s and women’s teams.

The women began preseason practice last Monday, confident in their ex-

perienced upperclassmen and the 15 freshmen becoming a part of the team this offseason.

Oct. 3 will mark the beginning of the regular season for WVU, but the women’s team has made insight into their weekly activities accessible to fans and incoming freshmen recruits through a new website.

Since the beginning of preseason practices, wvuwomensswimanddive. wordpress.com has featured the latest information and updates about the Mountaineers women’s team. Featured on the website is recent news,

photos and videos, player bios and fun facts about being a college student in Morgantown.

The site is designed for fans, alumni, incoming swimming and diving freshman athletes and also swimming and diving enthusiasts interested in learning more about the Mountaineers.

The recent news section of the site gives weekly updates of the women’s team, and also illustrations of team activities and events.

Over the weekend, the women took an organized team-hiking trip to Raven Rock.

Pictures of the preseason bonding activity were posted on the site in the Photos and Videos section and under the recent news tab.

While reading through the recent news tab, site visitors can post comments about events and updates.

Player bios are also featured and give athlete background information and reasons why they chose to attend WVU. The most unique part of the webpage is the fun facts and lyrics of Morgantown tab. This section is made for incoming recruits, or anyone unfamil-

iar with Morgantown or WVU. Under the fun facts and lyrics of Morgantown tab, “10 Facts about Morgantown” points out the means of transportation around Morgantown, details of campus landmarks, and ties in history of notable West Virginia alumni.

“15 Things to Know About College Before You Get to WVU” specifically entails helpful dos and don’ts that incoming freshmen would need to know before their arrival.

Lastly, the lyrics to John Denver’s “Country Roads” are also under the fun facts and lyrics tab, as well

as the WVU student version of “Sweet Caroline.”

Although the website is made to cater to followers of the women’s swimming and diving team, wvuwomensswimandive.wordpress.com gives incoming freshmen an idea of what life as a student-athlete at WVU will be like.

The site will evolve as the season progresses and will feature the women’s community service ventures, progress in the pool and other weekly updates about the WVU women’s swimming and diving team. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Offensive line must gel if WVU wants to score consistently Online Student Ticketing Ticketing begins at 4:01p.m. Friday, September 4.

Request tickets at wvugame.com

The Mountaineers kickoff at 3:00 p.m. against Liberty on September 12 Here’s The “Game Plan”

Bring your student ticket (paper or digital) and WVU ID to the stadium for admittance; enter through East gates of stadium; gates open 1 1⁄2 hours before kickoff.

If you want to take advantage of the new mobile ticket option on game day, bring your valid ID and smart phone. Login to your account on your smart phone, select ‘Your Tickets’ then ‘Print’ to have your ticket scanned on your phone.

No paper ticket needed!

Guest tickets - if available after the initial request period - will be located in the Upper Deck and Spirit Section 121; be sure to select one of these sections when requesting guest seats.

Tickets are nontransferable. Any attempt at fraudulent ticket reproduction will result in disciplinary action, including loss of athletic privileges and possible expulsion. If you do not have BOTH your ticket and student ID, you WILL NOT be admitted to the game.

Have Fun. Be Safe.

Be Respectful.

Questions on ticket procedure? wvu.edu/football_tickets

Remember the “High Five Rules”

1. No excessive drinking - intoxicated fans are not allowed inside or outside the stadium.

2. No foul or abusive language 3. No smoking in the seating or concourse areas.

4. No throwing stuff (anything) onto the field.

5. No ignoring of the instructions of Event/Security personnel.

Support the Pride

Get to the game 45 minutes before kickoff to see the WVU Mountaineer Marching Band!

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Offensive lineman Adam Pankey flashes a smile during West Virginia’s 2014 game against Texas Tech. line yards – Glowinski went has started a game for West DAVID STATMAN on to be a 4th-round selec- Virginia: backup guard Tony ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR tion by the Seattle Seahawks Matteo, who has one career @DJSTATMAN77 in the 2015 NFL Draft, while start.

Spain has found himself in We may see Matteo play It’s going to be a brand- the running for a spot on the anyway, rotating in for Kyle Bosch at right guard. Backup new look for the West Vir- Tennessee Titans’ roster.

How West Virginia re- left tackle Sylvester Townes ginia Mountaineers on offense this season. The old sponds to these departures is a junior college transfer core of Clint Trickett, Kevin will be one of the biggest X- with no Division I appearWhite and Mario Alford, the factors of the season. There ances, and guard Grant Linplaymakers that made the are several major question gafelter, center Stone UnWVU scoring attack hum, is marks on the line, includ- derwood and tackle Marcell lost, and a new quarterback ing the veteran Pankey, who Lazard have played in a comand his newer receivers will is being moved inside to left bined 11 total games for West guard to plug one of those Virginia. be forced to rebuild.

But while a lot has been holes.

Everyone is talking about made of how West Virginia This leaves junior quar- the brand-new receiver will try to replace its big- terback Skyler Howard’s corps, but even the greatest name weapons, the losses of blind side to be protected wide receivers in the world mainstay offensive linemen by a redshirt freshman with can’t make an impact if the Mark Glowinski and Quin- no college games under his quarterback doesn’t have ton Spain loom just as large. belt, Yodny Cajuste – while time to throw. West Virginia Last season, West Vir- right guard will be manned has talent and depth in the ginia had the benefit of start- by Kyle Bosch, a Michigan backfield, but Rushel Shell ing the same five players on transfer who only appeared and Wendell Smallwood the offensive line week in in one game for the Wolver- can’t break big gains if the and week out: Glowinski ines last season. line isn’t opening up any and Spain were the MounAlthough West Virginia holes. taineers’ stalwart offen- has three starters returning It’s vital that the offensive sive guards, with center Ty- from last season, only two line gel, and gel quickly, if ler Orlosky between them of them, Orlosky and Lucas, the Mountaineers are going and tackles Adam Pankey will be playing at the same to gain any traction in a very tough Big 12 Conference. and Marquis Lucas on the position they did in 2014. outside.

Even more worrisome is Plenty of talented teams The results weren’t spec- the complete lack of experi- have been sunk by struggles tacular, but they were cer- ence along the second team in the trenches, and Mountainly solid. According to that could doom West Vir- taineer fans will have to hope Football Outsiders, West ginia should there be inju- that this team won’t be one Virginia’s offensive line ries or ineffective play. Only of them. ranked 38th out of 128 Di- one of the listed backups on vision I schools in adjusted the Mountaineer depth chart djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

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Head coach Jim Harbaugh addresses the media at his introductory press conference after being hired by Michigan.

Harbaugh’s return overshadows UM-Utah game SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – After eight months of living in the spotlight as college football’s latest rock star, Jim Harbaugh is ready to move past the hype and get gritty on the football field.

Michigan travels to Utah on Thursday night for their season opener, a game that has to some degree, been overshadowed by the hype surrounding Harbaugh’s return to the college ranks.

Not that all the interesting stuff will be on the sideline.

Both teams opened fall camp with questions about their quarterbacks and only one has given fans a definitive answer.

Harbaugh refused to publicly name a starter, but says the players know who it is.

Junior Shane Morris is the lone QB to return to Michigan’s roster with starting experience - two games.

Senior Jake Rudock trans-

ferred from Iowa with 25 starts under his belt. He threw for 2,436 yards with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions in 2014.

“I want both of them going into this game with the mindset that they’re one play away or they’re starting,” Harbaugh said. “It’s the mindset I always want our quarterback and backup quarterback going into the game with.

“If (keeping Utah in the dark) is a byproduct of it, we’ll take that as well.”

Utah coach Kyle Whittingham had a different issue. Senior Travis Wilson is a four-year starter who has struggled with consistency throughout his career. He lost the job twice in 2014, but still had an edge on senior Kendal Thompson, who replaced Wilson last season before suffering a season-ending knee injury.

Whittingham said the job was Wilson’s to lose at the beginning of camp and there was never an indication that he was losing it.

The Utes made it official Monday.

“He just continued to play well,” Whittingham said. “He played extremely well at the end of the season, was the MVP of our bowl game, played well throughout spring. Just continued to play with that poise and confidence all through fall camp.”

Both teams are expected to roll out run-heavy offenses that don’t require the quarterback to win the game.

Harbaugh was weaned on physical, run-first offenses at Michigan in the 80’s and had a similar philosophy as coach at San Diego, Stanford and with the San Francisco 49ers. Utah running

back Devontae Booker was first-team All-Pac-12 in 2014 and Whittingham has said they’ll run Booker as much as he can handle.

Other things to watch when Utah hosts Michigan: DOING HOMEWORK: Michigan may have a slight edge from a preparation standpoint due to the fact Whittingham has coached Utah since 2005 and was previously the defensive coordinator. There’s plenty of tape on how his Utes play.

Utah, on the other hand, has been scraping tape together from various sources. Florida video to study defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin’s scheme. Stanford and 49ers tape to study Harbaugh. Old Southern California clips to get a feel for offensive coordinator Tim Drevno and special teams coach John Baxter. “It’s just a hodgepodge of five, six,

seven places,” Whittingham said. “Then we formed a best-guess scenario.”

PICK A PEPPERS: Michigan sophomore Jabrill Peppers has played three career games, but is expected to compete for Big Ten defensive player of the year.

He missed most of his freshman year with a leg injury after signing as a five-star athlete from New Jersey.

Peppers moved from cornerback to safety this year and could see snaps in all three phases of the game.

“Definitely someone I need to be aware of,” Wilson said.

“There’s definitely not a lot of film, but I know he’s a good player and I know what he’s capable of.”

D OMINATING DEFENSE: The Utes return eight starters on the defense, including three on the defensive line and all three linebackers. The de-

fense led the nation with 55 sacks in 2014 and should remain one of the better defenses in the Pac-12. The team has focused on taking the ball away and had a goal of four turnovers per practice, including one returned for a score. The hope is that transfers to game day.

RUNNING BACK TRIO: Michigan has junior De’Veon Smith listed as the starter, but juniors Derrick Green and Ty Isaac should compete for carries throughout the year.

Green has disappointed since signing as the No. 1-rated running back in the country. Isaac is playing for the first time in maize and blue after he sat in 2014 following a transfer from USC. Smith led the team in rushing last season with 519 yards, but Green had a team-high 5.74 yards per rush average.

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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Olympic organizers have agreed to test for viruses in Rio’s sewage-filled waters.

But even if they find high virus counts, organizers say they have no plans to move venues.

Why isn’t there more pressure to move? Olympic athletes have little clout, some sports don’t have alternate venues, and sport federations have deep financial ties to the International Olympic Committee.

Carlos Nuzman, head of the Rio organizing committee, promised Tuesday to introduce viral testing, saying the most important thing was “the health of athletes.”

Most athletes, however, have remained quiet, even after The Associated Press released a five-month independent study showing high levels of viruses at Olympic venues for sailing, rowing, canoeing, triathlon and open-water swimming. About 1,400 athletes will compete in the hazardous waters.

American Alex Meyer is among the few who have spoken out. A 2012 Olympian and former world-champion distance swimmer, he wants the open-water venue moved from Copacabana Beach. He did not qualify this year, and feels free to speak.

“I totally support moving it,” Meyer told AP. “This is a little bit of a window into why, on many fronts, the Olympic athletes feel like they are just pieces of meat.”

“They (IOC) don’t care if we are comfortable or safe. They’re just putting on a show and we are replaceable.”

There is no short-term solution to get rid of contamination before the Olympics open Aug. 5, 2016. The contamination is a public health crisis that could take decades to resolve, requiring that

millions of homes in hillside slums are hooked up to treatment plants.

Here is a look at the obstacles to moving the polluted Rio venues: --NO UNION Olympians lack a union and a single voice among more than 200 nations and 10,500 athletes.

Instead, they are largely associated with federations that govern each individual sport, and national Olympic committees.

Many athletes have participated in test events last month and did not get sick, and believe the risk is overstated. Others say they are willing to risk becoming ill for what may be the biggest event in their careers.

--FINANCIAL TIES TO THE IOC Many sports federations, particularly the smaller ones, depend financially on the IOC. Peter Sowrey, the CEO of the sailing federation ISAF, said 50 percent of the organization’s annual income comes from the IOC. Simon Toulson, the head of the International Canoe Federation, said smaller federations fear being booted from the Olympics.

“It’s not easy for a small sport like ourselves,” Toulson told AP. He said any negative coverage is “not great for us.”

There has been some concern expressed by federations, but not a huge outcry. None of the federations involved in water sports is interested in moving venues at this time. They have pressed local organizers behind the scenes instead to clean up the water, a job that falls to the government.

--C O M M E R C I A L BENEFITS Rio’s sewage-filled venues look beautiful - from a distance. Guanabara

Bay is framed by Sugarloaf Mountain, and the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon sits under Christ the Redeemer statue. Copacabana Beach is a world-famous landmark.

Sports federations hope stunning TV images will drive interest in relatively niche sports.

US television network NBC paid $4.38 billion for the rights to four Olympics: 2014 through 2020.

Last year it said it would pay $7.75 billion for the rights to a package of six more games, beginning with the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Sailing and rowing often compete on the fringe, but they’re center stage in Rio. “The athletes love being at the heart of everything,” said Matt Smith, who heads of rowing federation FISA. --ALTERNATIVES Moving open-water swimming from Copacabana might be the easiest if organizers decided to move any events. It involves few swimmers, has a low profile, and finding a cleaner water should be possible on the Atlantic coast.

Triathlon on Copacabana involves a bike and running course and would be more complex to move.

The sailing federation is considering moving out of Guanabara Bay to three courses in the open Atlantic amid fears the dirty water - not the sailing - will make all the headlines.

But rowing and canoeing don’t seem to have alternative venues and are to take place in the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. This was also the most contaminated of water venues studied in AP’s tests.

Moving any venue could create a cascade of problems from traffic flow to lodging for athletes to increased costs for a country that is already in a steep recession.