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PRSSA hosts ENTREPRENEURSHIP career workshop & INNOVATION by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Public Relations Student Society of America will host a developmental workshop for students interested in increasing their job application skills. It will take place 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday at the Reed College of Media in Martin Hall.

Students from all majors are invited to attend.

Spots reserved for attendance are quickly filling up and remaining registration for the event will be open until midnight tonight.

The workshop will center around providing students with insight on how to professionally construct a resume, digital portfolio, cover letter and LinkedIn profile.

“We decided we would develop this workshop and make it unlike any other at WVU,” said Geah Pressgrove, a faculty advisor for PRSSA. The workshop will be a six-hour learning process focusing on how to prepare oneself for the workforce.

Students attending the event will begin the workshop by completing a strength quest assessment, which is designed to assess each individual student’s professional strengths. Each student will leave the assessment understanding what their strengths mean and how those assets can benefit them in the workforce.

Professional headshots for Linkedin profiles will also be given to those who attend the event.

Other simulations such as mock interviews conducted by professionals

COST OF ATTENDANCE $20 PRSSA members $25 nonmembers

from a wide range of corporations will take place during the developmental workshop. The main goal of the mock interviews is to give students a real-life experience of what an interview for a major corporation could consist of.

PRSSA President Valerie Bennett is certain this workshop will provide students with the tools they need to be successful in the workforce.

“One of the main goals is to have them (the students) feel confident when applying for a job,” Bennett said.

Several students considered the idea of the developmental workshop as an asset for those interested in increasing their knowledge of professional labor.

“One of the things I struggle with most is wondering what they (employers) want to see on a resume. It’s difficult to go in there and just present yourself to a complete stranger,” said sophomore Alyssa Murdoch.

Public relations student Hannah Wigal said she is attending the workshop because she is graduating in December.

“I think it will be a great opportunity to work one on one with professors and professionals in my career field of interest,” she said.

To register for the workshop, visit http://prssa. studentorgs.wvu.edu.

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Lee T. Todd Jr, former president of the U of K, shares his life experiences as an entrepreneur with the attendees of the TransTech energy conference.

Former University of Kentucky president speaks at TransTech conference by lauren caccamo correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Last night, the former president of the University of Kentucky, Lee Todd, Jr., advocated for a push in the advancement of entrepreneurship and innovation in energy among West Virginia University students at the 3rd annual TransTech Energy Business Development Conference.

“We’ve got to earn our way. We can compete; we know how to do that,” Todd said. “But we need events like this, and we’ve got to continue this push because the country absolutely needs the innovations and the ideas.”

Todd, the developer of UK’s “Top 20 Business Plan” that led the university to rank sixth among all public and private universities in the U.S. regarding the initiation of univer-

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sity-based, start-up companies, hailed the conference as an opportunity for WVU students to take risks in a communal environment.

During the conference, 23 entrepreneurs from a pool of 30 applicants presented 8-minute pitches to panels of experts who will later decide which presenter to award with merits. Eight of those presenters were West Virginia-based.

The entrepreneurs presented innovative energy alternatives to experts, such as windows that warm buildings and personal power wind turbines that provide electricity in remote areas.

WVU President E. Gordon Gee said he also recognizes the importance of such an event to inspire WVU students.

“I think for students they see that the world is very com-

petitive,” Gee said. “But there are so many opportunities out there, especially in creativity.”

Justin Chambers, last year’s winner of the inaugural West Virginia Technology Entrepreneurship Challenge, was among the presenters to pitch his prized WindPax, LLC. He is scheduled to present again today for the final word of investment in his company.

“This is something that’s very new to WVU. But we need to be inventing our own jobs and controlling our own destiny,” said Trina Wafle, associate director of the National Research Center for Coal & Energy.

Samantha Lang, an applied and environmental microbiology student, said she felt a good message came across from the event.

“I just really liked the whole concept of the conference because it’s people going there

to promote their own companies and their own inventions, and I think that’s healthy.

Even if they don’t get any financial help, it’s good practice,” Lang said.

While the University and sponsors of the event hope to expand the conference to make Morgantown the “Mecca” for energy entrepreneurship, Lang said she believes the conference should relocate in order to effectively make a difference.

“If they tried to get it into a big city where there’s more companies and more people to spread the word, I really think they would have a bigger turnout,” Lang said.

Currently, WVU funds multiple programs in order to promote entrepreneurship among students. President Gee said the LaunchLab is a

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Students’ advising problems, need for more advisers discussed at SGA By alyssa lazar staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Advising at West Virginia University is a cause of great concern for most of the student body, and after recent publicity regarding the issue, the Student Government Association is beginning to step in to alleviate some of the concerns.

Vice chair for SGA, Stephen Scott, addressed concerns at Wednesday evening’s SGA meeting that have been raised by a recent publication in The Daily Athenaeum.

Serving as a source for information, The DA

brought up the lack of staff to handle a heavy influx of students around scheduling time. Students are also unaware of who to talk to when they need help with advising.

“I agree with having more people dedicated to advising specifically, having more staffing and having people within each department whose priority is advising,” Scott said.

Now that the issues have been raised, it is a matter of how to address them.

“It is difficult to have faculty who have to teach, serve on committees (and) have advising on top of that. Having specific point people to be those advis-

WVU Club Basketball awarded $750 for registration and season fee WVU Dance Team awarded $750 for Collegiate Nationals Student Association of Public Administrations awarded $500 for Winter Formal ers, granted some colleges already have those departments, but having it more centralized with goto people would be ideal,” Scott said.

Scott emphasized the students’ role in helping to absolve this problem.

“It is important moving forward in tackling advising issues that students are

able to be proactive and address their issues, but they also need to help this process in whatever way they can,” Scott said. “If they feel that their advisers aren’t spending much time with them, don’t be afraid to say that or talk to another adviser within the University College to get that extra time they need.

I am working to make sure that they know that.”

Governor Joy Wang suggested compiling a list of advisers for every major that would be made accessible to all students.

Athletic Counselor Ashley Morgan suggested doing what her sports and exercise psychology program does, by providing upperclassmen with the role of helping underclassmen, and requiring that they attend office hours to seek help before their advising appointment.

“I am working with Anita Mayer with the University College because we are specifically looking at transfer students com-

ing into the University and how that too affects advising,” Scott said. “In the future, I want to work with Provost McConnell and see how we can improve advising here.”

His first order of business in regards to this issue has been setting up a survey to assess the issues that students have about advising.

The survey can be found at http://tinyurl.com/ WVUSGAFall2014. Participants receive a chance to win a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

AP

Supreme Court lifts hold on gay marriage in Kansas, movement continues TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said same-sex marriages can go ahead in Kansas in a decision that the state insists applies to only two counties.

Separately Wednesday, a federal judge struck down South Carolina’s ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional.

The nation’s highest court denied a request from Kan-

sas to prevent gay and lesbian couples from marrying while the state fights the issue in court. The order is consistent with how the justices have handled recent requests from other states that have sought to keep their bans in place while they appealed lower court rulings in favor of gay and lesbian couples.

However, Kansas’ emergency appeal was closely

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watched to see if the court would change its practice following last week’s appellate ruling upholding antigay marriage laws in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. Those cases now are headed to the Supreme Court, and the gay marriage issue nationwide could be heard and decided by late June.

The Supreme Court last

month declined to hear cases from three appeals courts that had overturned gay marriage bans. Kansas, South Carolina and Montana all have refused to allow gay couples to obtain marriages licenses despite rulings from federal appeals courts that oversee them.

Kansas went to the Supreme Court after the American Civil Liberties Union sued

on behalf of two lesbian couples. A judge issued an injunction barring the state from enforcing its gay-marriage ban, but the case hasn’t yet gone to trial.

The ACLU says Kansas’ ban violates the couples’ constitutionally protected rights to due legal process and equal legal protection. Gay-rights advocates saw the Supreme Court’s action Wednesday as

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another sign they’re likely to ultimately prevail.

“Now, this is a day to celebrate,” said Tom Witt, executive director of the gay rights group Equality Kansas.

Still, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt maintains the ruling applies only in Douglas and Sedgwick counties, because the ACLU’s lawsuit was prompted by judges’ orders there.

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Pact with US, China won’t slow warming much

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Zhang Dejiang during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t expect the landmark U.S.-China climate change agreement to nudge the world’s rising thermostat downward much on its own, scientists say.

While they hail it as a start, experts who study heat-trapping carbon dioxide don’t see the deal, announced Wednesday in Beijing, making significant progress without other countries joining in.

The math shows that even with the agreement, the globe is still rushing toward another 2-degree temperature rise — a level that world leaders have pledged to avoid as too dangerous.

China, the world’s No. 1 polluter, will still increase its emissions until 2030 or so, under the agreement.

The U.S., which ranks second, promised to cut pollution from the burning of coal, oil and gas to levels that haven’t been seen since 1969. But whatever cuts the U.S. makes will be swamped by the Chinese growth in pollution over the next 15 years.

“It doesn’t change things much,” said Glen Peters, a Norwegian scientist who was part of the Global Carbon Project international team of researchers that tracks and calculates global emissions every year.

“This is not far off the business as usual” scenario the world is already on, he said.

In 2009, countries across the globe set a goal of limiting global warming to about another 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1 degree Celsius) above current levels. Peters’ team calculated earlier this fall that the world would hit that mark around 2040 and the U.S.-China accord doesn’t change that, he said.

The numbers are just too big, especially out of China.

MIT professor John Sterman, who runs computer simulations of global emissions, compared the numbers to a driver with his foot all the way down on the accelerator in the fog heading toward a cliff.

While this agreement

helps, it’s only letting up on the pedal, not slowing the car.

“It doesn’t buy a lot of time for when we blast through the 2-degree level,” Sterman said.

It may help in the long run when emission cuts pile up, he said, “but by then you’ve locked in sealevel rise, you’ve locked in more extreme weather, water shortages and declines in agricultural output.”

World leaders forged the first international treaty to combat global warming in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997.

But developing countries, including China and India, were not required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that caused a big rift. The United States signed the agreement, but did not ratify or honor it.

After only non-binding goals were adopted in 2009 in Copenhagen and a U.N. summit earlier this year, international leaders are now aiming to forge a follow-up agreement in Paris in late 2015.

After Wednesday’s announcement, Climate In-

teractive, a group that makes projections on emissions, ran simulations that showed the new agreement will mean about 700 billion tons (639 billion metric tons) of carbon dioxide will be kept out of the air by 2100, reducing expected cumulative carbon pollution by about 8 percent.

That would only prevent temperatures from rising about a third of a degree Fahrenheit (two-tenths of a degree Celsius), said Andrew Jones, co-director of the project at MIT. If all other countries followed the U.S.-China example, temperatures could be reduced by as much as 1.5 degrees F (0.8 degree Celsius).

In the agreement, China, whose emissions are rising as it builds new coal plants to fuel its economic growth, set a target for its emissions to peak in 2030 or earlier. That’s the first time China has set a deadline for stopping its emissions growth. China also said it would increase the share of clean energy

sources like wind and solar power to 20 percent by 2030, about double what it is today.

It’s not clear how high China’s emissions will go until the 2030 peak. But using recent growth rates and simple math, Peters calculated that China’s annual carbon emissions could grow by as much as 5 billion tons, to 16 billion tons over that period.

In contrast, U.S. emissions will only go down about 1.2 billion tons by 2025 as a result of President Barack Obama’s pledge to reduce carbon pollution 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels.

U.S. emissions peaked at 6.4 billion tons in 2007, then started falling in part because of the economy and a switch from coal to cheaper natural gas before jumping up again last year.

“We need to solve this problem together because neither one of us can solve it alone,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry wrote in an op-ed for The New York Times on Wednes-

Town’s tobacco ban hearing gets too rowdy, ends early WESTMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — Only a handful of people were able to speak on a proposal that could make the tiny Massachusetts town of Westminster the first in the nation to ban all sales of tobacco products when boos and shouts from the crowd shut down the public hearing Wednesday night.

Sixty or more residents

in the packed Westminster Elementary school gymnasium were registered to share their opinions. Some among the audience of several hundred toted signs opposing the ban; some had participated in a rally earlier.

But amid shouts of “America!” and “Freedom Now,” Board of Health

c ha i r w o ma n A n d re a Crete gaveled the hearing to a close just 25 minutes into it instead of taking comments.

“The crowd’s getting out of control and the room’s filled to capacity,” she said. “We don’t want any riots.”

Crete and the two other board members were es-

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corted out by police, and the crowd dispersed. She said the board would accept written testimony until Dec. 1 and would vote later.

She didn’t specify a date.

“I’m disappointed that we didn’t get to have the hearing,” she said. “We’re trying to save lives and prevent children from being future users.”

Joyce McGuire, a Westminster resident and nonsmoker who opposes the ban, also was disappointed the hearing ended early.

“I think people are really angry because they feel this

is being shoved down their throats,” she said. And with the proposal drawing national media attention, she added, “I think we all feel really embarrassed. I don’t think this is the way our town is.”

The decision rests solely with the board, which says it is fed up with bubblegum-flavored cigars, electronic cigarettes and other new products that appeal to young people. Board members say the easiest course of action is to enact a total ban on all sales within town lines.

day. “Even if the United States somehow eliminated all of our domestic greenhouse gas emissions, it still wouldn’t be enough to counteract the carbon pollution coming from China and the rest of the world. Likewise, even if China went down to zero emissions, it wouldn’t make enough of a difference if the United States and the rest of the world didn’t change direction.”

Still, the U.S.-China agreement, even when combined with pledges already on the table from other nations, including the European Union, — which earlier committed to cuts — that’s only half of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Much of the rest of the emissions are coming from the developing world, which are likely to see their carbon pollution soar, said Henry Jacoby, also of MIT. Mathematically “it may not blow you down, but it is an important political development,” Jacoby said.

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great way to develop a business plan and get students to think about what they want to do after graduation.

During his speech, Todd insisted students need to look at education in a new perspective to move the nation forward.

Todd noted differences between state universities and other prestigious institutions such as MIT. In the latter, “(students) go there to create jobs.”

“And that’s what we’re talking about here at this convention,” Todd said, “getting students to create jobs.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Thursday November 13, 2014

Hannah Harless A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

Nick Jonas has broken out of the boy-band label with the debut of his self-titled new solo album, “Nick Jonas,” and his roles in the television series “Kingdom” as well as in the upcoming release of the thriller film, “Careful What You Wish For.” Nick Jonas’ career, unlike many celebrities, began in a barber shop. There, Jonas was discovered at the age of 6 and referred to a professional show business manager. Soon after, Jonas made his debut on Broadway. Jonas performed in several plays including “A Christmas Carol,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Les Miserables.”

Jonas was picked up by Columbia Records and INO Records in 2004, after the label discovered a song he recorded with his father entitled, “Joy to the World (A Christmas Prayer).”

After Daylight/Columbia met with Jonas and watched him perform alongside his brothers Kevin and Joe to “Please Be Mine,” a song they cowrote, the label signed them as a group act, more famously known as The Jonas Brothers. The Jonas Brothers strongly appealed to

pre-teen girls and often appeared on Disney Channel.

Just last year, after promoting a big comeback tour after a hiatus, the band broke up. For Nick Jonas, this was a chance to break out into a more serious solo career, both in music and film.

“I thought his transformation happened pretty fast, but Miley Cyrus did the same thing,” said Kelli McCleary, a senior at West Virginia University. “I guess there’s a point where everyone grows up and changes into the image they want everyone to perceive.”

In order to create buzz before the release of his debut album and the big entrance of his serious solo career in the music world, Jonas did a photoshoot with Flaunt Magazine that had fans going crazy on social media. In this particular issue of Flaunt Magazine, Jonas recreates the infamous Calvin Klein photoshoot featuring Mark Wahlberg in 1992. Jonas put on a substantial amount of muscle since his time with the Jonas Brothers, therefore adding to his conceivability in becoming a more mature, manly artist.

“I think it is very different for men and women,” said Jonas in an interview with Yahoo, “And I can only speak for my journey, be-

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By Hannah HArless A&e Writer @dailyathenaeum

Christmas themed crafts will be available at the show. ture landscapes.

Not only will there be arts and crafts for prospective customers to explore, but there will also be dips, drink mixes, candies, fudge, kettle korn, roasted almonds and nuts, dessert mixes and other foods to sample.

“This will be my first time attending the event,” said West Virginia University sophomore Emilee Harmison. “I am really looking forward to the ornament collections and definitely the Christmas edibles, as well. It should be a really fun time.”

This event is for all ages.

Santa will make an appearance at the event for children to get photographed with. While there, children also have the opportunity to visit the face-painting station and create balloon animals with clowns named Glitter Dot and Dapper.

Nick Jonas’ new thing

cause it’s the challenge that I faced was in just giving people a reason to give me a second look.”

Jonas’ first single, “Chains,” made quite the statement when it was released in late July of this year.

The song had a moody R&B theme and sounded drastically different from anything Jonas had done in the past.

“Chains” has been successful, but nowhere near as much as his single “Jealous.” Since its release, “Jealous” has been in the top-10 released singles on iTunes and has been played repeatedly on radio stations across the country.

Jonas’ new album consists of many ‘80s and R&B influences. The album is filled with a variety of songs with different sounds, some being what has become the mainstream, poppy singles, while others are deeper, darker and more soulful. The album has similar sounds to those of Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke and Frank Ocean.

“I think it’s an appropriate change for him because he is getting older and more mature,” said Jessie Johnson, a junior at WVU. “So it makes sense for him to change his image and sound to cater to a different audience.”

Crafting for Christmas The West Virginia Arts & Crafts Christmas Spectacular will be back for its 5th annual celebration at the Ruby Community Center at Mylan Park, near Morgantown.

The event will feature more than 185 exhibits from artists and craftsmen throughout the region.

The exhibits will be filled with high-quality arts and crafts including decorative paintings, soft sculptures, jewelry, photography and floral arrangements. The exhibits will also include many holiday-specific arts and crafts including holiday decorations for the home, ornaments, scented candles, lotions and soaps, pet collars and treats .

The event is organized and promoted by the Family Festivals Association.

The company is owned and operated by David Stoner and originated in Irwin, Pa. Since its founding in 1993, the company has successfully produced approximately 110 highquality shows over the past 22 years.

The arts and crafts available for purchase at the event are great for individual use, but also make for great gifts during the holiday season. Some of the exhibits will package purchased items, making it much simpler for customers to deliver the gifts.

There will be many exhibits that feature native West Virginian artists and sellers. Among these artists include first-time exhibitor Charles Penn from Morgantown, selling homescenting products; Vicki Flink from Moundsville, W.Va., selling beaded jewelry; and watercolor artwork by Russ Shaffer from Wellsburg, W.Va. Shaffer’s work in particular is very different in that he uses organic papers in a multi-step process, molding them into different shapes and painting them in watercolor to make 2D prints, primarily inspired by animals or na-

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“This is a very unique shopping opportunity for those looking to bring holiday spirit into the home, with one-of-a-kind, sentimental, special items,” said Trisha Cusisk, the promoter’s assistant at the Family Festivals Association. “Not only will these shopping exhibits help you dazzle up your home, but they will also provide holiday jewelry to make outfits more festive and a variety of culinary items to indulge in at an office Christmas party.”

The entry fee for adults and senior citizens is $6, while children ages 6-12 pay $1. Children under the age of 5 can attend for free. Parking for the event is free, and service animals are permitted into the festival. The event will be held regardless of the weather all day Sunday. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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The long road to ‘Foxcatcher’ NEW YORK (AP) — Over a plate of pasta, Bennett Miller is trying to explain how a movie goes from an idea to an actual thing.

“When you get hooked onto something like the notion of `Foxcatcher,’ for me, there is a very strong, specific feeling about the soul of this film, in the same way you might know a person or that you might know a film that exists, to have that sense of WHAT IT IS,” says Miller.

“But it’s still not a material thing yet, and how to realize that thing, how that soul gets incarnated is the process.”

“It’s like, `I had a glimpse of Big Foot, and now let’s go track him.’”

For nearly seven years, Miller hunted his latest film, a modern Greek tragedy based on the true tale of two Olympic wrestlers, Mark and Dave Schultz (Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo), taken in by a wealthy benefactor, John DuPont (Steve Carell).

The project died at least once. Miller was at one point sued by the original production company.

And after “Foxcatcher” did finally come together, thanks to its own wealthy patron (producer Megan Ellison) Miller took a year to edit.

Speed, you might say, is not one of Miller’s attributes.

But Miller, 47, is doggedly determined (“I never thought it wouldn’t happen,” he says of “Foxcatcher”), and when he picks up on the scent

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Bennett Miller has hunted seven years for ‘Foxcatcher.’ of a film, his pursuit is steady and deliberate.

“Foxcatcher,” for which Miller won best director at Cannes, is a sensational tabloid story that Miller first learned about from a newspaper clipping, but crafted with a solemn disaffection and heavy themes of America.

Carell, who was layered with makeup and a prosthetic nose for the role, recalls his first meeting with Miller: “He painted a picture of the movie that was vivid, that was incredibly detailed even at that early stage,” says the actor.

“Years later when I saw it for the first time, it was ex-

actly as he described it to me.”

Filmmaking is by its nature an accumulation of details, a synthesis of a million decisions. But few directors combine such obsessive meticulousness with a desire to let a film grow organically.

“It’s like he constructs this great Olympic-size pool with an incredible diving board,” says Dan Futterman, a longtime friend of Miller’s who wrote Miller’s 2005 breakthrough, “Capote,” and co-wrote “Foxcatcher.” “But then he wants to walk out there with the actors and jump woff.”

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Housing wars: Lease regulations

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Finding an apartment in a college town could very well double as an Olympic sport. The competition is fierce and the stakes are high.

Location, price, parking, utilities and many other aspects go into finding the perfect place to live. So you begin your search and find, no matter how early you start, you are already behind the crowd.

“We are showing that one tomorrow,” and, “Sorry, it’s been leased,” become two of the most dreaded phrases to hear on the other end of the phone.

But, then you find your perfect apartment and say a little prayer to some deity so that you never have to go through this process again.

With so much stress caused, there has to be another way we as students can find housing without having to start looking in October and keeping our search hidden from the competition (i.e., anyone who isn’t going to be your roommate.)

The Daily Athenaeum would like to see some kind of legal regulations for when property owners and students can begin looking for

and leasing apartments for the upcoming summer and school year.

If there were regulations in place by the City which said these places weren’t allowed to start showing and leasing properties until the spring semester, then students would have a better shot at making a well informed decision.

Many times, property owners will pressure you into signing a lease before you have had a real chance to look over it or take it to Student Legal Services (located conveniently on the Downtown Campus, call

304-293-4897 to make an appointment.)

These owners may tell you the property will go fast, someone else wants to sign or that the rates may even go up. While this may be true, they are mostly just pressuring you into signing before you can find something better suited for you.

If Morgantown were to regulate when this could start, then students would have the time to look at and find the best options through a little research.

Properties would even have time to, say, hold an open house, so all interested

parties could come view the apartment at once and be able to see it in its best shape.

Another option could be the University stepping in and working with these property owners to come to a similar agreement. Like the off-campus housing fair, which takes place in January, this agreement could facilitate a better search process for students. For cooperating with WVU, these owners could be labeled “WVU approved,” giving them more credibility.

At the least, the off-campus housing search engine

the University provides should offer better options for searching. This service could also be tailored to help this new process between property owners and students.

Apartment hunting shouldn’t have to be an allout cut-throat war among students. It should be enjoyable and a bright spot in planning one’s next step as a WVU student. Removing the stress and pressure will help not only students, but in the end, property owners as well. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

commentary

Celebrating our veterans with enthusiasm daily taylor jobin columnist @taylorjobinwvu

What a let down this past Veterans Day was. Veterans Day is supposed to be a day of remembrance and honor. It’s the one day of the year where we take the time to recognize all of the sacrifices that not only our armed forces, but all the armed forces of the world have given so that we may be here today.

This is coming from someone who despises just about all wars and what they stand for. Now I’m not a pacifist, I just don’t usually see the merits in going to other countries and killing for their natural resources.

However, despite my dislike for war, I understand and appreciate the sacri-

fices that men and women have made so I could be writing this. It is because of this appreciation that I was appalled by the lack of gratitude on Veterans Day. All day I never once heard anyone mention or acknowledge that it was even Veterans Day. School wasn’t canceled and no professor even had a moment of silence.

I got compliments on my obnoxiously American bald eagle shirt, but when I said it was for Veterans Day, I got back blank stares.

Later that night I went to cover the Veterans Day parade for The Daily Athenaeum. It started off as expected, hundreds of people

of all ages lining the streets.

Children screamed and ran after the cars passing by, parents clapped while trying to hold back their children. Grandparents looked onward, recalling battles fought and friends lost. But after the first few marching

now, it seems like our armed forces do not get the respect they deserve.

Maybe it’s because the wars they fight are unpopular, or when they come back, they seem colder and hardened in some ways. But this is only because we turn them into warriors.

Warriors that are trained to kill, and that is a scary thought.

There also seems to be a gag order in the media about the hardships of war. You never hear news anchors talk about the difficulties soldiers face on their return home. We never here them talk about it either, but for very different reasons.

Soldiers come home, from every war, morally pol-

“ Let them know how much you truly appreciate their service, because if you or I can’t do that, then we don’t deserve their sacrifice anyway. ” bands passed, the mood died down considerably.

It was like the people only came to hear themselves cheer, not to cheer on the veterans. This self-congratulatory vibe was really off-putting.

This, however, was not that unexpected. For years

luted from the killing they have done or, for some, only seen. They come home not to parades or celebrations but distrust or misunderstanding as to what they went through.

No one made a big deal when it was announced we would be pulling out of Iraq or Afghanistan. And no one said a word when we sent 1,500 troops back into Iraq the other week.

To me, this is because America has lost all of its personal touch with the military. During World War I, the war in which Veterans Day is based off of, about 12 percent of Americans served. Everyone in the country had intimate ties to service men and women back then.

Now only about 0.6 percent of Americans have served. Most of us don’t even know people who

have risked their lives for our freedom.

This lack of familiarity is, I believe, the driving force behind our lack of empathy toward our soldiers. We can’t relate to their experiences, and they will never be able to lose the warrior in them to be just like us.

Now I’m not calling for everyone to drop what they are doing and sign up for boot camp, just to be a little more sympathetic to the cause.

I’m only asking that the next time you encounter

a veteran, don’t just give a hallow, “Thank you for your service,” but tell them why you are thankful. Let them know how much you truly appreciate their service, because if you or I can’t do that, then we don’t deserve their sacrifice anyway. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Legal marijuana causes issues in Colorado, should be regulated even more emily torbett columnist @dailtathenaeum

While many have criticized Colorado’s legalization of marijuana by falsely linking it to isolated incidents of death and violent behavior among citizens (rates of violent crime have actually decreased in Colorado since legalization via Forbes), few are talking about its very real consequence for the state.

In January of 2014, new laws legalized recreational marijuana use in the state of Colorado. In the state, any resident over the age of 21 can legally purchase up to an ounce of cannabis from licensed pot shops for use on private property.

Additionally, individuals can grow up to six marijuana plants for recreational use. The legalization of marijuana has been beneficial overall for Colorado. According to Forbes, pot sales raked in 6.17 million in tax revenue in just the first two months alone. It is estimated that the state could see as much as 98 million

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in tax revenue over the entire fiscal year.

Forty million of this revenue will be allocated to public school construction. The legal marijuana industry in the state has created an estimated 7,500-10,000 jobs.

However, the benefits of legal weed have not been without consequences for Colorado.

Homeless youth flocking to Colorado to smoke weed without consequence was an unexpected consequence of the legalization. This has resulted in the flooding of the state’s already strained homeless shelters.

According to an article in The Denver Post, while the typical population of Colorado’s shelters fits in the 35-60 age range, this summer has seen a much larger influx of people aged 18-25 year-olds.

Of the homeless who reported coming to Colorado because of the marijuana legalization, shelter organizers said about half are medicinal users. However, they believe the other half came to the state for a legal high.

Kendall Rames, deputy director of the Denver and Colorado Springs nonprofit organization Urban Peak, stated many of the people are just migrating through.

“Of the new kids we’re seeing, the majority are saying they’re here because of the weed. They’re traveling through. It is very unfortunate,” he said.

Shelters are struggling to accommodate the growing number of those seeking help. As reported in the Denver Post Article, Denver shelter, Father Woody’s Haven of Hope, typically expects occupancy to rise by about 50 people a month during the summer. This year, it saw increases of over 300 people a month.

In total, 923 new homeless people came to the shelter to seek help between May and July alone.

While the marijuana industry in Colorado is heavily regulated, and out-ofstate residents are restricted to purchasing less than instate residents may purchase, legislation must be put in place to prevent or regulate this “marijuana tourism.” This tourism is

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straining the resources of the already cash-strapped homeless networks.

It should not be legal for out-of-state residents to purchase marijuana in the state. Proper studies must be conducted to find out

just how pervasive of an issue this is and how best to address it.

Additionally, while the benefits of marijuana legalization in Colorado have outweighed the consequences, the issue of the in-

flux of homeless youth cannot be ignored and must be addressed head on before other states introduce similar pro-marijuana legislation. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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HOROSCOPE

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR Born today This year you often feel at odds with others, even those with whom you have experienced great closeness. The issue is boundaries; however, this issue will seem less important in another year because of your attention to it now.

If you are single, you might be fortunate enough to attract someone who has similar issues and is willing to look at them with you. Otherwise, you are on a dating roller coaster. If you are attached, your willingness to look within will encourage the same from your mate. This year could be fundamental to your life together.

VIRGO often challenges you.

turn. Listen to your sixth sense with regard to money. Focus on the present, and maximize your financial security. Tonight: Clear out your desk or workspace.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH No one can deny your creativity when you decide to apply your focus and ingenuity to a situation. You can make the unworkable workable. Be sensitive to a situation where you suspect the other party might be out of sorts. You do not need an emotional collision. Tonight: Let your hair down.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might want to have a long-overdue conversation. Be careful, as one of you could be angrier than anticipated. If it is you, be sure to clear the air in a way that does not close down a conversation. Tonight: Make it easy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You could decide that you would prefer to stand back and assess a situation from a distance. You have a strong sense of humor and enjoy yourself no matter what. Those you answer to clearly are favorably disposed toward you. The timing is right to make an important request or talk to these people. Tonight: Treat time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH H Stay close to home, but don’t push your luck. You could be overly tired VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH ARIES (March 21-April 19) and dragging from recent pressures. Confusion surrounds a key perHHHH You have a strong sense of Give yourself a break from whatever son. If you over think, you will not direction, no matter which way you is creating this stress. Tonight: Home. know which way to go. Be sponta-

neous, and you naturally will draw the results you want. Someone you care about lets you know that he or she would like to be around you.

Tonight: The world is your oyster.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HH Pull back some, and understand what is happening behind the scenes.

Your sense of humor goes a long way toward resolving a problem, in that you detach and become less involved. Be careful when expressing your dismay. You will come off far more strongly than you think. Tonight: Vanish quickly.

SCORPIO (Oc t. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Zero in on the basics during a meeting. You finally gain someone’s confidence, and feel much better as a result. Be sensible when

dealing with an angry or upset perAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH son. This person might not be able You might be dealing with one perto contain him- or herself. Tonight: son after another. Everyone has Where the fun is. something he or she needs your opinion on. Your nature is unusuSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ally giving, especially now. Still, do HHH Stay on top of your respon- not toss your plans down the drain. sibilities. Though much could be Tonight: Dinner for two. happening around you, be sure to keep your plans and schedule inPISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) H tact. You have enough energy to squeeze in an extra event with a You need to sort through what you friend. Worry less. Tonight: Know must do, as opposed to what you want to accomplish. Others do not when to call it a day. need your input and you can be quite demanding. Trust your judgCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ments with a key person. Tonight: HHHH Your ability to detach and Bite your tongue. see what others refuse to see earmarks your abilities, especially today. Creativity seems to flow natBORN TODAY French composer urally between you and others. A mere suggestion could trigger a Maurice Ravel (1875), televangelist great idea. Tonight: Where the fun is. Tammy Faye Messner (1942).

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The crowd claps along to Melissa Etheridge’s opening number, ‘I Won’t Be Alone Tonight,’ from her new album entitled, ‘This is M.E.’

Melissa Etheridge rocks out in Morgantown

By Chelsea Walker A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

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Melissa Etheridge sings ‘I Won’t Be Alone Tonight.’

Lyell B. Theatre was filled with rocking souls and raspy ballads as Melissa Etheridge took the stage Wednesday night in the Creative Arts Center.

Bringing her “This is M.E.” tour to Morgantown, Etheridge showed off her multi-faceted talent, singing some of her greatest hits along with new tracks from her most recent album, “This is M.E.” Opening the show for Etheridge, Alexander Cardinale awoke the crowd through a series of acoustic, heartfelt tunes. A solo Cardinale armed with only an acoustic guitar started t h e show w i t h h i s single “One S h o t .”

The upand-coming musician is on the road for his fall/ winter tour, travel-

ing with Etheridge across 25 cities.

“She just seems so eager to support her opening act,” Cardinale said. “To me, that just shows so much humility.

I hope to be like that when I’m a headliner someday.”

Cardinale wrapped up his stage time performing his latest single, “Made for You,” which is now being played on alternative radio stations in cities across the country.

Following a short intermission, the Lyell B. Theatre was cloaked in black as crowd members waited anxiously for Etheridge. As lights leaked onto the stage, Etheridge began her show with a taunting drum solo, leading into “I Won’t Be Alone Tonight.” Equipped with a full band made up of Guitarist Brandon Ford, Bassist Jerry Wonda, Drummer Blair Centa, Pianist Arden Altino and two backup singers, Ava Rain and Jessica Antonette, Etheridge was more than prepared to rock the crowd.

“Good evening Morgantown,” Etheridge said. “I just learned I haven’t been here in 20 years. How are the kids?”

With a rowdy response from the crowd, Etheridge jumped into one of her newest tracks, “Take My Number.” Hitting all the high notes, Etheridge played classics “Come to My Window” and “I’m the Only One,” which received standing ovations from the

crowd.

“Thank you, West Virginia,” Etheridge said. “Thanks for coming out and rocking with me. Nobody loves you like the way I do.”

As the crowd rose to their f e e t, Et h e ridge wrapped up the show with “Like the Way I Do,” following with a rocking encore of her tune “Monster.”

Knocking the lights out, Etheridge flaunted solos on the guitar, drums and harmonica.

“She really demonstrated how talented she really is,” said Herb Thomas, a fan from Waynesburg, Pa. “Sharing the limelight with the rest of her band was just a really special moment.”

Thomas believes the musician’s capability to play a variety of instruments serves as an inspiration and shows the true talent of the classic rocker.

“It’s a terrific venue, right in our backyard,” Thomas said. “We get talent

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Melissa Etheridge finishes her opening song.

like Melissa in here with a r e l a t i v e l y - it’s hard to

small crowd beat.”

Jane Douglas was also blown away by the artist’s performance.

“The amount of instruments she plays and what a voice she has,” Douglas said. “Her show was wonderful.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Baritone Saxist Amanda Malkinoff eyes the con- Timpanist John Carper performs a piece entitled ‘Each Graduate Conductor Stephen Lane gestures to the soloists that performed during the piece entitled ‘American Elegy’ Tuesday night in the ductor while performing a piece entitled ‘Concord,’ Time You Tell Their Story,’ which was written by Samuel R. Hazo and featured Guest Narrator Bill Nevin. written by composer Clare Grundman.

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A DIFFERENT FEEL

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The WVU men’s basketball team in a huddle before a game last season.

Devin Williams, West Virginia confident in changes made in offseason for 2014-15 by anthony pecoraro sports editor @pecorarowvunews

The taste of success has not been too evident around the West Virginia men’s basketball team the past couple of seasons, but things are looking up entering the 2014-15 season.

Coming off a 17-16 season, and now playing their third season in one of the toughest conferences in the nation - the Big 12 - the Mountaineers know nothing is going to come easy as they prepare for their first game of the season, which

will be Friday night at the WVU Coliseum.

However, after head coach Bob Huggins did some major remodeling to his team in the off-season, and added an array of talent – while also losing some talent – players throughout the locker room are in agreement about one thing: They have what it takes to win.

Two forwards for West Virginia this season that have been gaining more and more momentum as the season approaches are sophomore Devin Williams, who stands at 6-foot-

9, 255 pounds, and redshirt freshman Elijah Macon, who comes in at 6-foot-9, 240 pounds.

This dynamic duo is something Williams is looking forward to this season and knows the challenges the two of them will be able to put on opponents.

“If I grab the rebound, he’s (Macon’s) running. If he grabs the rebound, I’m running,” Williams said. “I think that’s kind of what I like about having Elijah on the court with me. It doesn’t matter who we’re guarding down there, we can pretty much handle

anybody.”

During the 2013-14 season, Williams, a Cincinnati native, averaged 8.4 points per game and led the team in rebounds with 7.2 boards per game, while starting in 31 of the Mountaineers’ 33 games last season.

Williams said a big difference for him personally entering this season is the increased leadership role he now has and what he means to the entire Mountaineer squad.

“I think I have a different role this year,” he said.

“The most important thing for me is just doing what I

can and play my role and help the guys out that are new to the team.”

In West Virginia’s exhibition Sunday against Shepherd University, in which the Mountaineers won in dominating fashion 10960, both Williams and Macon scored 11 points. But for Williams, the new and improved rebounding of the Mountaineers is what may be most valuable to him.

“It’s a whole lot better because I know someone is going to be down there rebounding, and I know I can run the floor a little bit

now,” he said. “Rebounding will be the key to this teams. It’s a whole different look.”

Though Macon has yet to officially play for West Virginia – besides the exhibition – Williams has some tremendous praise for him and hopes of the production he sees may hold for this season, as well as West Virginia as a whole.

West Virginia will tip off its regular season against Monmouth University at 7 p.m. Friday at the WVU Coliseum. apecorar@mail.wvu.edu

wrestling

Mountaineers hit the mats tonight at home by dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University wrestling team will officially kick off the Sammie Henson era tonight against Arizona State at 8 p.m. in the WVU Coliseum.

The meet will serve as both teams’ first dual meet of the season.

Henson, who was hired in May to replace longtime former head coach Craig Turnbull, brings exceptional accolades and experience as both an athlete and a coach to WVU. The Mo u n t a i n e e r s

are coming off their first competition of the season last weekend at the Michigan State University Open, where five grapplers placed in the top eight.

Junior Bubba Scheffel posted a 5-1 record at the tournament, finishing fifth at 184 pounds. After transferring from Virginia Tech in 2012, Scheffel compiled a 29-9 record last season and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships.

Senior Mike Morales, who dropped from competing at 149 to 141 last season, posted a 4-2 record at the MSU Open, finish-

ing sixth. Morales placed third at the Big 12 Championships last season at 149, and qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second time in his career. “(141) is loaded with wrestlers. However, it looks as if Mike (Morales) is not only the one to beat at WVU but in the Big 12,” Henson said. “We expect big things from him this season, especially at NCAAs.” Although Morales and Scheffel are among the team’s most experienced, sophomore Jake S. Smith will look to have an impact this year at the 141-pound weight class, as well. Smith

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went 5-0 at the MSU Open, claiming the 141-pound title.

“Michigan State was a true measuring stick for our program,” Henson said afterwards. “We have a lot to work on, and I know we have the wrestlers who will put in the work.”

Sophomore Cory Stainbrook bumps up to 133 after finishing third at the Big 12 Championships at 125 last season and qualifying for the NCAA Championships.

“Cory (Stainbrook) has been relentless in his training,” Henson said. “We are looking to cap off his sea-

son with All-American status.”

Freshman Jake A. Smith appears to be the leader to start for the Mountaineers at 197. Smith, who was a 2012 and 2013 West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission state champion, made his WVU debut at the MSU Open.

Junior A.J. Vizcarrondo, who placed second at heavyweight and qualified for the NCAA Championships last season, will likely be the Mountaineers’ starter at heavyweight this season.

Arizona State is coming

off its season debut at the Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D., last weekend.

Junior Blake Stauffer and sophomore Dalton Brady claimed titles for the Sun Devils at 184 and 133, respectively. Stauffer is No. 9 at 184 pounds, according to the Intermat poll.

Additionally, six ASU grapplers finished third or higher at the tournament.

Brady (4-0), 149-pounder Christian Pagdilao (5-1), Stauffer (50) and heavyweight Chace Eskam (5-1) all expect to start tonight against WVU. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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football

WVU defense remains confident after two-straight losses by anthony pecoraro sports editor @pecorarowvunews

West Virginia entered 2014 with a couple of new coaching faces on the sidelines, as well as one major change within the coaching staff.

Specifically, three defensive coaching changes were made to the Mountaineers (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) prior to the start of the season. In addition to bringing aboard long-time Penn State coach Tom Bradley

and former WVU player Damon Cogdell to assist in coaching the defensive line, WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen named Tony Gibson the defensive coordinator in the off-season, who was the safeties coach in 2013.

Through the first nine games of West Virginia’s season – even with two losses then-No. 2 Alabama and then-No. 4 Oklahoma – there was a great sense of accomplishment on the defensive side of the ball, especially after many setbacks over the past couple of sea-

sons for the WVU defense.

However, Saturday was a completely different story.

Though the defense has given up more points than they did Saturday this season, when they gave up 33, it was how they did it that has the coaching staff putting much of the blame on themselves.

“We weren’t ready to play, and that’s on me. I don’t know if it was a little bit of a hangover from last week, but that’s on me,” Holgorsen said.

“I’ll take full responsibil-

ity for the defense in the first half. We came out sluggish and couldn’t stop the run,” Gibson said. “That’s 100 percent on me. They controlled the line of scrimmage and did whatever they wanted.”

Although the coaches believe that whether it was their play calling or whatever it may be, they feel they did wrong. Neither Holgorsen nor Gibson envisioned Saturday’s game going the way it did – that was until the lack of motivation became evident from some players during Satur-

day’s pregame, according to some WVU coaches.

“You motivate and coach during the week, and then on game day you try to call a game,” Gibson said. “If you have to motivate them to come play in this venue in another Big 12 game, that is not a good thing.”

Though Saturday seemed to have created much confusion for West Virginia in many ways, Holgorsen said he is still confident in the defense’s ability to close out the tail end of the season due to the experience

and depth of the defense.

“Defensively, I knew we would get better,” he said.

“We knew all these guys were going to be better players because they were the same guys that have been playing.

“They just improved. I see improvement. I think we’re going to continue to improve. I think a year from now that you’re going to be looking at a team that’s even better than what we’ve got right now.” apecorar@mail.wvu.edu

women’s soccer

West Virginia fueled entering NCAA Tournament by ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia women’s soccer team’s to-do list is dwindling.

Regular season Big 12 champions, check. Big 12 Tournament champions, check. What’s left on the list?

A deep run in the NCAA Tournament or even hosting the NCAA Championship seems to be the only unchecked box.

West Virginia earned a three seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament, and de-

spite this being the Mountaineers’ 15th-straight tournament appearance, head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown’s reaction to being a three seed yielded disappointment.

“I think my reaction was a bit of frustration because my job is to correct things or to fix things,” Izzo-Brown said.

“It’s a frustrating thing at my end. I don’t know what else we’re supposed to do other than a clean sheet maybe?”

The Mountaineers’ resume is impressive. IzzoBrown has built a dominant team in the Big 12 but is still only a three-seed. Izzo-

Brown and company have accepted their position and turned their focus to the task at hand.

West Virginia will face Georgetown in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Georgetown and West Virginia battled to a double-overtime draw during the regular season. Junior defender Carly Black said she knows it will take a lot to handle a sound Georgetown team Saturday.

“From a defensive standpoint, I just think they have some dynamic midfield-

ers,” Black said. “I just think as a backline, specifically with me, we’re just going to have to be on our toes and be aware of everything. They are a very technical and smart team.”

West Virginia has faced a lot of adversity this season.

Whether it was senior forward Kate Schwindel missing time due to an injury or having the Canadian players, such as Defensive Player of the Year Kadeisha Buchanan, playing with the Canadian National team during the season – WVU has found a way to overcome the

obstacles and has two Big 12 trophies to show for it.

“This team’s special,” Izzo-Brown said. “There’s so much diversity of character on this team, and they make it fun. We go through different games, having different obstacles, and I always love watching how they’re going to respond to the next one.”

Izzo-Brown harped that this team has a lot of character, while Schwindel emphasized the team’s closeness on and off the field.

“This has absolutely been the tightest team I’ve ever been a part of,” Schwindel

said. “We’re a huge family and we’re always together.

I’ve never experienced anything like that. They’re definitely my sisters and will always be my sisters.”

Being handed a third seed has fueled the Mountaineers. They’re ready to make a run in the tournament and look forward to the challenge.

West Virginia and Georgetown will kickoff at 4 p.m. Saturday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

swimming & diving

Marsh looks to take advantage of time left at WVU by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

As the West Virginia University men’s swimming and diving team moves into the next phase of the season, Coach Vic Riggs’ squad has relied on breakout performances from several of the team’s most talented swimmers.

One of the swimmers who has carried the team so far has been Andrew Marsh. In WVU’s three competitive meets – including competitions against Penn State and

Villanova, along with the West Virginia State Games – Marsh has scored nine individual victories.

A junior from Bemus Point, N.Y., Marsh said knowing he only has a couple more seasons to make his mark as a Mountaineer swimmer has motivated him to reach new heights.

“I only have two years left, so I just want to see how good I can get in the next two years,” Marsh said. “I want to do everything I can do (to) become the fastest version of myself in these next two years.”

Normally one of Riggs’

top fly and backstroke swimmers, Marsh has filled in as one of the team’s leading freestyle swimmers with the absence of senior Tim Squires, who has been out with an illness and whose status for the upcoming Mizzou Invite is still in question.

With Squires sidelined, Marsh stepped up and claimed first place in the 100-yard freestyle event against Penn State, and then finished first in the 50-yard freestyle two days later against Villanova.

In the latter meet, Marsh scored wins in three differ-

ent disciplines.

The men’s swimming team has also been buoyed by the performance of sophomore Nate Carr, who has excelled in medley events this year and has additionally won races in the 200-yard freestyle, the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard breaststroke.

After Marsh and Carr combined for six wins against Villanova – including one on the same relay team – Riggs said they “continue to swim at a high level,” and also offered praise for junior Max Spencer, whom Riggs said

is “improving every meet.”

Spencer, a native of Chicago, has quickly established himself as the team’s top breaststroke swimmer this season. Against Villanova, Spencer won the 50-yard and the 100-yard breaststroke races.

With some of the season’s biggest events coming up, Marsh said the team is on the right track to succeed.

“We’ve been doing better and better each meet,” Marsh said. “We have goals where we try to beat our best times from the last meet, and we’ve

been going 70 or 80 percent achievement rate for each meet, so that’s pretty good.”

After nearly a month off from competition, the Mountaineer swimming and diving team will kick their season back up again with the Mizzou Invite in Columbia, Mo., from Nov. 20-22. If the Mountaineer men want to taste success in Missouri, they will need big performances out of the likes of Marsh, Carr and Spencer. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia loses to No. 4 Texas 3-0, 3-9 in Big 12 by nicole curtin sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Last night, the West Virginia University volleyball team dropped its match against the No. 4 Texas Longhorns, 3-0. This is the Mountaineers’ fifthstraight loss and their season record is now 13-13 overall, and 3-9 in the Big 12.

Earlier in the season, the Mountaineers were able to take the first and second sets away from the Longhorns, but Texas came back with a vengeance in the last three sets and took home a win.

Head coach Jill Kramer said it wasn’t the offensive effort that slowed the

Mountaineers down, but their reception of serves from Texas.

“I do think we did a lot of good things offensively, that wasn’t really our issue tonight,” she said. “We really had to dig more balls.

They have an outside hitter Haley Eckerman who really turned it on and was really tough to stop.”

Leading Texas was Haley Eckerman. With 18 kills she hit for a .533 clip on the match and also had four aces, three digs and two blocks. On the WVU side of the net, Jordan Anderson led the attacking effort with 10. Hannah Shreve had six, hitting a .455 clip and Evyn McCoy had five on a .556 clip.

“I thought our middles

performed really well,” and then we hit over .300, Kramer said. “Jordan had we just didn’t kill the ball a really good night too. She enough.”

Altogether the Mountooled the block really well

“ I do think we did a lot of good

things offensively, that wasn’t really our issue tonight. We really had to dig more balls. They have an outside hitter Haley Eckerman who really turned it on and was really tough to stop. ”

and moved the ball good.

“We got better as the match progressed. I think we started out hitting at a high .100, which is not what we want. We want to be closer to .250 or higher

taineers downed three serving aces, from Lamprini Konstantinidou, Melvina Brown and Evyn McCoy. WVU had a total of 22 digs compared to Texas’

38, but the Longhorns put down more kills than West Virginia did, 52 and 36 respectively.

Gianna Gotterba led the Mountaineers with seven digs, and Anderson contributed six as well. Defending the net, WVU put up five team blocks and Konstantinidou split time with Brittany Sample to set for a combined 34 assists.

Comparatively, Texas player Nicole Dalton set 24 assists herself followed by Chloe Collins with 22.

Kramer said when it comes to playing a tough team like Texas, being on your “A-game” is key for a win.

“We had a couple of things we could have taken care of, little ‘gimmes’

from them, things that we earned, like maybe we would serve really tough or maybe they tipped a ball and we didn’t handle it better so we could get a good swing out of it,” she said.

“To beat a team as good as Texas when they’re on, (and) I thought they played really well tonight, you have to take care of those things.”

The Mountaineers will be back on the home court Saturday at 3:30 p.m. for a matchup against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the WVU Coliseum. This match, and next weekend’s game against the Baylor Bears will conclude the home season for West Virginia. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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AFC North is league’s best overall since 1935 CINCINNATI (AP) – With a 6-4 record, the Baltimore Ravens would be at or near the top of every division except one: their own. In the AFC North, it translates into last place.

It’s the only division where being good isn’t good enough.

“I’ve never been in a race this tight, this late in the season,” Ravens tight end Owen Daniels said. “It’s

pretty crazy.”

And historic, too.

Every team in the North is at least two games over .500 this week: Cleveland (6-3), Cincinnati (5-3-1), Pittsburgh (6-4) and Baltimore (6-4). That hasn’t happened in any division since 1935, when the Western Division had Detroit, Green Bay, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals all two games above

the break-even mark.

The AFC North is topping itself after being the league’s most successful division over the last six years.

“It’s always been competitive, but this year you are really seeing the youth and talent that has been on these teams stepping up and growing into those roles,” Bengals left tackle Andrew Whitworth said.

“It’s going to be a heck of a challenge to win this division. It’s like the SEC, there’s not really a frontrunner. Winning the division - who knows how much it is going to cost you?”

Or how many are going to make it. The division sent three teams to the playoffs in 2011 and could do so again.

Part of it is the schedul-

ing format. The North was matched against the AFC South and NFC South, which have only one winning team (Indianapolis) among them and a combined 24-49-1 record. In games outside of the division, AFC North teams have gone 15-6-1.

As it currently stands, the Browns would make the playoffs as the division champion. Kansas City (6-

3) would get the first wild card. The Bengals, Steelers and Ravens are next in line.

The Browns have been the biggest surprise, alone in first place in November for the first time since 1994, when Bill Belichick was the head coach and Art Modell hadn’t moved his team to Baltimore. Cleveland is trying to extend the league’s history of at least one surprise team in the playoffs.

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Baylor reemerges, TCU reaffirms in Week 11

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TCU’s B.J. Catalon runs with the ball against WVU earlier this season.

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All of a sudden, after it looked like the Big 12 might get shut out of the first College Football Playoff completely, there is an embarrassment of riches in the conference.

After passing yet another tough test with flying colors, TCU climbed into the playoff committee’s top four, and with the schedule the Horned Frogs have

left, they are well on their way to securing a berth.

Plenty can change in a matter of weeks in college football, however. Just ask the Baylor Bears. After plummeting in the rankings when they left Morgantown with their tails between their legs a few weeks ago, the Bears are back in the thick of things in the conference title and playoff races: 1. TCU – I have no idea why, but despite their remarkable run through the conference this season, I was still skeptical of Gary

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Count me among the skeptics no longer. Quarterback Trevone Boykin has made one of the most incredible turnarounds in college football this season.

This guy was a receiver last year. Now he’s making a serious run at the Heisman Trophy and leading TCU in what looks like a year of destiny. Kansas State was the last major roadblock on their schedule, and the Horned Frogs plowed right through it. To put a variation on an old Garth Brooks lyric, they never hit the brakes and they were shifting gears. Boykin and the Frogs obliterated the Wildcats with the eyes of the nation upon them and looked about as impressive as you can look while doing it. A road game against Texas at the end of the month will be anything but a pushover, especially with the way the Longhorn defense is playing right now, but TCU is all but coasting to the finish line at this point.

2. Baylor – In case you were wondering, this team is not playing around.

Head coach Art Briles took a bunch of heat for the Bears’ soft non-conference schedule. After the aforementioned loss to West Virginia in midOctober, it looked like the critics would be right. Baylor’s playoff hopes were on life support. Enter Bryce Petty. The Baylor quarterback seems to have lit a fire under this team. All week leading up to Baylor’s matchup with Oklahoma, Petty was all business. The phrase “Ready for OU” was repeated time

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Even after falling into an early 14-3 hole, this team did not lose composure.

The Bears rattled off 45 unanswered points, a record mark for an opponent of a Bob Stoops-led Oklahoma team, and rolled to an eye-opening 48-14 win. With a 5-1 conference mark and a win over TCU in their back pocket, the Bears are in the driver’s seat in the Big 12. With a bye this week, followed by less-than challenging opponents (Oklahoma State and Texas Tech) on tap, it will likely be until the last week of the season, when Kansas State comes to Waco, that Baylor will be tested again.

3. Kansas State – The Wildcats finally blinked. It took running into the buzz saw that is TCU, but Kansas State finally surrendered its Big 12 frontrunner status Saturday in Fort Worth.

With a back-loaded conference schedule that included road games against TCU, West Virginia and Baylor, the narrative on the Wildcats the last few weeks was that the road was about to get rocky.

Boy, has it ever. Not many people had Kansas State as a top-10 team coming into this year, however, and there is plenty left to play for. While their playoff chances have gone up in smoke, the Wildcats still have a very good shot at a 10-win season, a big time bowl game and could still earn a share of the conference title.

4. Texas – Don’t look now, but Charlie Strong’s team is finally starting to come together. This season got off to a rocky start to say the least, but with back-to-back dominating wins to their credit, the Longhorns are starting to look more like the team Strong envisioned when he took the Texas job. With talent galore on the defensive side of the ball, any yard earned against the Longhorns is a yard well-earned, especially through the air. Despite Kevin White getting over the 100-yard receiving mark, the Longhorn secondary, which ranks No. 1 in the Big 12 in pass defense, all but shut down West Virginia’s potent passing game Saturday.

The Longhorns were easily the more motivated team on the field last week, and with good reason. Sitting at 5-5, Texas needs just one more victory, against either Oklahoma State or TCU, to clinch a bowl berth. With how this team looked a matter of weeks ago, that is quite the feat.

5. West Virginia – The last two weeks have served as a bit of a heat check for the Mountaineers. A close home loss against TCU seemed to be in the back of the team’s mind early on in Saturday’s loss to Texas, especially in the first half.

The Mountaineers came out flatter than Texas’ Interstate 35 in the early stages against the Longhorns, and, despite a valiant comeback effort in the second half, a 24-3 halftime deficit was too much to overcome. It’s regrouping time for Dana Holgorsen. This team has the talent to play with the nation’s best, as it has proven on several occasions this season, but a measure of mental toughness will be needed down the stretch.

Are the Mountaineers satisfied having already clinched a bowl berth, or is the fire still there? The second half of the Texas game might provide a spark, but that will have to be fanned into a flame in a hurry if West Virginia has a chance of pulling a home upset over Kansas State next Thursday.

6. Oklahoma – To be quite frank, Oklahoma was embarrassed on its home turf against Baylor Saturday. In just over a month, the Sooners have gone from the class of the conference to a team desperately searching for answers in the season’s home stretch. A bad loss turned into a much worse one when quarterback Trevor Knight went down with a neck injury and was carted off the field in the fourth quarter. Initial reports are that Knight avoided a concussion, but his status for this week’s matchup against Texas Tech is in question. Frustration is running high in Norman right now, and Bob Stoops’ run of four-straight 10-win seasons is in danger of being snapped.

7. Oklahoma State – It really has been a tale of two seasons for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. This team looked like a typical Mike Gundy offensive juggernaut on its way to a 5-1 start, but that all came crashing down in a hurry. The Cowboys’ offense has averaged just over 10 points per game in its last three, all of which ended in a loss. It’s hard to imagine a team that won five of its first six games missing a bowl berth, but that is starting to look like a reality for Oklahoma State. A home game against suddenly relevant Texas will be the Cowboys’ best chance to reach the six-win plateau, as they close the season out with back-to-back road games against Baylor and Okla-

homa. Taking on a tough Texas defense isn’t exactly what the doctor ordered for a struggling offense.

The Cowboys’ season will be teetering on the brink Saturday.

8. Texas Tech – The postseason train has all but left the station in Lubbock, and the Red Raiders will likely be left standing on the platform when all is said and done this season. Having lost six of their last seven games, the Red Raiders have looked nothing like the team that took the Big 12 by storm in 2013.

Granted, losing big time playmakers like Jace Amaro and Eric Ward would set any program back, but that’s the nature of college football. Wide receiver Jakeem Grant is an exciting playmaker to watch, but he can’t do it all by himself, and he surely hasn’t been good enough to mask the Red Raiders’ defensive deficiencies. Tech is giving up a league-worst 41.6 points per game. There is rarely a good time to play Oklahoma, but this week may be one of those rare occasions. Injuries and frustration aside, it will still take a near-perfect game from the Red Raiders to come out victorious and keep their quickly fading bowl hopes alive for another week.

9. Kansas – Let the Jayhawks have their fun. Kansas fans took some heat for storming the field and tearing down the goal posts after their team beat 2-7 Iowa State Saturday, but, in my opinion, they have been through enough in the last few years for this kind of celebration to be warranted. It is a bit redundant, considering they did the same thing after a win over WVU in 2013, but when your conference wins come as few and far between as Kansas’ have in recent history, you can see the cause for celebration. There could be a time in the not-so-distant future when the goal posts at Memorial Stadium can rest easy after a Big 12 win, but for now, go crazy Jayhawks. Go crazy.

10. Iowa State – Rock bottom is hard to find when you are dominated by most of your conference on a regular basis, but the Iowa State Cyclones have done just that after a 20-point loss at the hands of the Kansas Jayhawks. No sir, it does not get much worse than that.

They will have a puncher’s chance at home against Texas Tech and West Virginia, but the Cyclones are staring a winless conference season squarely in the face. dasports@mail.wvu.edu