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Future of International House undecided

By Paige Czyzewski Associate City Editor @PaigeCzyzewski

West Virginia University’s International House on Spruce Street is home to 37 students, both international and not, living and learning together about cultures from around the world.

It has been rumored that by fall 2016, a sorority will occupy the residence, however that is not true.

Kappa Delta’s National headquarters has yet to

make any official decisions, according to Jessica Li, student program advisor for WVU Student Organization Services.

“As of right now, (Kappa Delta’s decision to return) is not something that has happened,” Li said, and actually, the last time WVU added a sorority chapter was in the 1990’s, so it’s been a while.”

Kappa Delta’s National Sorority, a PanHellenic chapter previously at WVU, was banned for hazing in the early 2000’s. After a 10-

year suspension, the sorority has allegedly been given the chance to return to campus next year.

The sorority legally owns the property where the IHouse is currently located, and they lease it to the University, according to Li, but nothing has been done officially to change the arrangement.

Li said in order for the establishment—or the reestablishment—of a sorority chapter, a specific process called “extension” would have to occur, which

includes looking at enrollment data, and researching the sorority and the proposed property.

“If we were open for extension, it’s something that would have been voted on by the students and initiated by the (WVU PanHellenic) student leaders...

From my office’s perspective, we are not open for extension,” she said.

Over the past year, a few media outlets, including WVU Reed College of Me-

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The International House, located on Spruce Street, has faced rumors of being replaced by a sorority.

‘SHAVE IT ALL OFF’

Tilted Kilt owner files for bankruptcy

By John Mark Shaver Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

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Matt Tenaglio talks to Michael Garcia before shaving his beard.

Students shave their facial hair to begin three-week beard-growing competition

By Rachel McBride Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

Wednesday afternoon, more than 30 years of tradition continued as the annual beard shaving competition took place in the West Virginia University Mountainlair.

The competition encourages men of every major and year to “shave it all off,” giving the students three weeks before faculty and staff choose which male Mountaineer has grown the best facial hair.

“It really goes along with how everyone’s growing beards for hunting season and the perception of West Virginia men in general,” said Erin Blake, special event coordinator for the Mountainlair. “It’s been around for years, and it’s something fun and unique.”

The competition, sponsored by Sheetz, is part of Mountaineer Week at WVU. Michael Garcia, WVU’s mascot, and Chelsea Malone, Miss West Virginia 2015, hosted the event as each participant shaved off any visible facial hair.

There are approximately 30 students participating.

Contestants now have the next three weeks to grow and compete for the top beard at WVU. Judging will be based

off thickness, originality and design, in addition to other characteristics specific to each participant’s facial hair.

There will be prizes for the top three contestants, as well. First place will receive a $100 Sheetz Z-card, second place will receive a $75 and third place will receive a $50 z-card.

David A. Smith Jr., Sheetz concept development manager, said the competition and its association with WVU is unlike anything else.

“It’s a really neat, really cool idea,” Smith said. “It’s a great connection to the Mountaineer symbol and to the WVU school image in general.”

WVU’s beard shaving competition is not just an important tradition for the University, however. It is also important for the entire state, Blake said.

Gabriel Walkup, a junior chemistry student competing for the second time, believes the beard shaving competition is more than just an event for Mountaineer Week.

“When you think of mountain people, you think of a beard,” Walkup said. “It’s important for Mountaineer culture.”

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Friends of Deckers Creek improve water, wildlife quality

By Jordan Miller Correspondent @dailyAthenaeum

Passing the mural near Hazel Ruby-McQuain Park, Morgantown citizens might see the words “’Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.’ – Margaret Mead.”

Few know the art was placed there by the Youth Action Board led by Friends of Deckers Creek, a coalition of outdoor enthusiasts who clean up illegal dumps in the creek’s area and monitor its water quality.

“We have a mission statement- which is basi-

cally to promote the use of Deckers Creek and (do) work with education,” said Nick Revetta, Friends of Deckers Creek project manager, “and a lot of that has to do with cleaning up the stream. There’s a variety of issues that are plaguing the stream.”

For many years, the water in Deckers Creek ran bright orange because of acid mine drainage. The area, as home to many closed mines, has been oozing pollutants, causing precipitates to form in the water and creating pH imbalances that make the creek uninhabitable for fish and small insects.

In 1995, Friends of Deckers Creek developed

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to combat these problems, and two years later, began receiving small grants to fund its projects.

The group fully earned its nonprofit status in 2000, according to Revetta.

The group consists of three staff members, a board of directors, a youth action board, different volunteer groups and the occasional West Virginia University intern, who work together to alleviate chemical pollution and other issues in the local watershed, Revetta said.

The group completes projects throughout Preston county and Monongalia county, covering 64 square miles.

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ers Creek currently has seven treatment facilities for acid mine drainage, and the group holds different outreach events in the community each year, said Jess Lemley, the organization’s AmeriCorps VISTA. Its focus has primarily been acid mine drainage, but they have also created rain gardens and green spaces and hold clean-ups several times each year to raise awareness and concern for the quality of the Deckers Creek watershed.

“Without our volunteers, our sponsors, our members- the stakeholders that come to ask us questions- without those

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DINING HALL OPTIONS Switching to a single food supplier may decrease quality

Free Choice LLC, owner of Tilted Kilt at the Suncrest Town Centre, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy following a courtordered vacating of the building.

Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Phillip Gaujot initially ordered Free Choice to leave the premises by Oct. 8 due to overdue lease payments and failure to respond to a lawsuit filed by Precision Properties LLC, which owns the property on which the building is built.

Despite the order, the restaurant closed on Sept. 26 to make way for renovations, according to Tilted Kilt manager David Heck.

“As a collective group,” Heck said, “we all decided what our last day of business was… All of the other stuff happened after we decided what the last day of business was.”

The court not only ordered Free Choice to vacate, according to Judge Gaujot ’s declarator y judgement, but to also pay

Precision Properties for the company’s failed lease payments dating back to July 2015.

In addition, from March 2015 to July 2015, lease payments made by Free Choice were rejected due to a lack of funds in its account.

Gaujot ordered Free Choice to pay $20,000 per month to Precision through September 2017, which is when the original lease on the building expires.

On Oct. 7, Free Choice filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy altogether. The corporation has up to $50,000 in both assets and liabilities, the bankruptcy statement reads, although the specifics of these have not yet been filed.

When a company files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, they usually have an automatic stay, or a period in which creditors are prohibited from collecting money and possessions from the debtor. This allows the debtor to regain their bearings and get payments in order.

Precision filed a motion for relief from the au-

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SGA appoints new historian, A&E director Two executive positions were filled at Wednesday night’s West Virginia University Student Government Association meeting.

Student Body President George Capel appointed Lane Horter as the SGA historian and Jonathan Riseberg as the SGA Arts and Entertainment director.

“I’m really excited...”

Horter said. “(This) is more of just a change in title, I think. It’s going to be a good year.”

Horter, a second year integrated marketing communications graduate student, has worked for SGA in several different capacities prior to his appointment of historian.

Two years ago, he served as multimedia coordinator for the organization, and before Wednesday night, he served on the SGA communications team, he said.

Unlike past years, there will be two positions for Director of the Arts, Capel said. One will handle fine

arts, like plays and musicals, and the other, Riseberg’s position, will handle more general arts and entertainment.

Both Riseberg and Horter’s executive positions are unpaid, and while Capel said there are no current plans to give them stipends, there is a Bureau of Finance meeting Thursday evening to discuss options for executive position stipends.

“I’m leaving a majority of (deciding on stipends) up to the Bureau of Finance...” Capel said.

“We’re going to go back and take a look at (all stipends) and make sure that the positions that were originally allocated stipends have the right amounts associated with them and that the people in those positions are doing work that is deserving of the amounts of the stipends, as well.”

WVU SGA will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21 in Elizabeth Moore Hall.

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Thursday October 15, 2015

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Clinton’s strong debate is general election warning for GOP

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Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.

WASHINGTON (AP)—Hillary Rodham Clinton’s polished performance in the first Democratic debate did more than send a message to her primary rivals. It was a warning to the chaotic Republican field about her likely strength in a general election.

Clinton solidified her shift toward more liberal positions on trade, gun control and immigration, but still stayed largely in step with the battleground state voters she’ll need in November 2016. She also positioned herself as heir to the coalition of women, Hispanics and black voters that propelled Barack Obama to the White House, and she potentially held off a late challenge from Vice President Joe Biden.

“I’m a progressive,” she declared before a television audience of more than 15

million people. “But I’m a progressive who likes to get things done.”

The Republicans’ raucous first two debates, meanwhile, exposed the party’s deep divisions and the pressure on GOP candidates to appease conservative primary voters.

That could again leave the eventual nominee scrambling to recalibrate on issues including immigration and women’s health in order to win over a national electorate that is more racially and ideologically diverse than primary voters.

It’s a familiar conundrum for the party, yet one potentially deepened by the rise of Donald Trump and Ben Carson, candidates whose inflammatory comments seem to only boost their standing in the primary. Candidates who are favored by more tra-

ditional Republicans, like Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, risk being associated with the rhetoric of their rivals - or never find a way to overtake them.

The GOP contenders scrambled Wednesday to blunt the notion that Clinton has positioned herself as a general election force. Rubio said Clinton was locked in “a race to the left to see who could be the most radically liberal, the most biggovernment.” And Bush cast Clinton as the beneficiary of a Democratic field that sidestepped confrontations over her private email use, a controversy that has dogged her campaign for months.

“In a partisan crowd you could see how that would work out, but I don’t think Mrs. Clinton’s been forthcoming and I think she has

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option...” Stewart said, “but they have shown interest, and it’s obviously going to happen.”

The I-House is a place where students can learn about language or travel, and there’s no other place like it at WVU, Stewart said.

Students come from countries other people on campus have never been to before, and with them, they bring a new, unknown culture.

Though she first heard last year of the possibility of the I-House closing, Stewart said by the time the news reached her, “it was a done deal.” She believes University administration is supportive of IHouse, but more needs to be done, like searching for a replacement property if the current arrangement is terminated.

“We’re hoping for something similar (to I-House), but I don’t think that there is another place to serve our purpose,” Stewart said.

If WVU opens for extension and Kappa Delta returns, the most recent idea is to move I-House to a

floor in a residence hall.

Students believe this won’t solve the problem but will rather change the atmosphere of I-House.

“The main part of (the) house is our living room and study room,” said Kashish Tandon, a finance and MIS student living in the I-House now. “This is where we learn different languages, different cultures and eat different foods—we learn American football rules here.”

Tandon, an Indian student who was born and raised in Africa, has lived in Morgantown for the past three years.

Originally placed inside WVU’s Dadisman residence hall, Tandon found he had a bad experience surrounded by “unlikeminded” people and was missing the company of fellow “travelers.”

“When I came here, I lived in Dadisman—hated it my first semester. And then I came over (to the IHouse) the next semester.

All I can say, it’s been the best two and a half years of my life,” he said.

Continued from page 1 dia’s Mountaineer News Service and an opinion piece published in The Daily Athenaeum, may have made it appear the decision is final.

Li said that’s not the case—even Kappa Delta’s National Sorority is concerned with the talk.

“I did get a call from Kappa Delta’s headquarters...” she said. “Honestly, I think they were concerned with their alumnae getting excited about something that hasn’t yet been voted to take place.

They didn’t want to make an official statement, but they wanted to make sure we were on the same pages as them.”

The students currently living in the I-House and Shawna Stewart, the resident faculty leader, aren’t buying that the talk is just rumors.

“Now, (Kappa Delta hasn’t) said for certain they are going to take up that

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created a problem for herself by not being forthcoming,” Bush said Wednesday night while campaigning in New Hampshire. “It is a big deal, and there needs to be some clarity on it.”

Added Trump, “I think the Democrats, frankly, I think they are protecting her.”

Clinton aides insist the former secretary of state isn’t taking the Democratic nomination for granted. While her strong debate performance may have hardened her standing as the party’s frontrunner, she still faces tough competition from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent and self-proclaimed democratic socialist.

Yet Clinton left no doubt that she’s setting her sights on the GOP field.

“I can take the fight to the Republicans, because we

with the political winds. She’s a Washington insider in an election cycle where voters have shown more interest in outsiders. And she continues to grapple with questions about her email practices at the State Department.

Yet Clinton has been handed two gifts on the email issue from her political opponents. She often brings up Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s boast about the political damage to her campaign caused by the congressional panel that uncovered her email practices, citing it as evidence of partisanship. And the frustration Sanders expressed in the debate with the amount of attention focused on the emails blunted the prospect that she’ll be challenged on the issue from within her own party.

cannot afford a Republican to succeed Barack Obama as president of the United States,” she said. She referenced Republicans a dozen times during the two-hour debate, even putting the party alongside the Iranians and National Rifle Association on a list of enemies she was proud to have made.

David Plouffe, an architect of Obama’s two campaigns, wrote on Twitter that Clinton looked like a candidate who could win the general election.

“That is a test for GOP,” he added, questioning who in the party can attract voters in Ohio, Colorado, Virginia and other general election battlegrounds.

To be sure, Clinton remains a flawed candidate. Her evolving policy positions leave her open to charges that she shifts

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A collection of students from England and France get together to watch the Rugby World Cup competition of their laptop.

Tandon said WVU is better for having the I-House.

There is no where else you can meet a girl who speaks three different languages or watch a group of boys from different countries bond over “American football.”

He said if I-House moves, it won’t be the University’s fault because of

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the “money and politics involved,” but the I-House students will respond with a movie project, led

by Tandon, about the students who have lived in the house, both past and present, and with a Twitter campaign they plan to start, #savewvuihouse.

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Sophomore participant Nick Hill agreed with Blake and Walkup. He said growing a “good” beard is a custom most male Mountaineer fans practice.

“Having a beard is part of being a real Mountaineer in general,” Hill said.

Contestants will rejoin at noon on Nov. 4 in the Mountainlair to assess their newly grown facial hair.

WVU staff and faculty will judge the event.

Other Mountaineer Week events include Mountaineer Idol’s Fifth Elimination Round, held at 8 p.m. on Oct. 23 in the Mountainlair Ballrooms, and Kidwell’s Funnel Cakes and other Appalachian Treats available on Oct. 30 outside the front of the Mountainlair.

For a list of all upcoming Mountaineer Week events, visit http://mountaineerweek.wvu.edu/events.

tomatic stay on Oct. 9, allowing them to collect from Free Choice during its bankruptcy.

If the motion is granted, Precision could repossess the property on which Tilted Kilt is built.

In all, Free Choice is more than $130,000 in debt.

Free Choice has until Oct. 23 to file an objection to the motion for relief from the automatic stay. If they don’t, it is likely the judgment will be granted in Precision’s favor. The corporation must file its schedules— a collection of owned property, tax exemptions, etc.—by Oct. 21 or their bankruptcy case could be dismissed.

Free Choice, LLC could not be reached for comment.

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people,” Lemley said, “we would not be an organization because we are a nonprofit that’s here for the community to clean up this natural resource.”

Revetta said it is the sum of the organization’s smaller projects that allows them to make a big difference.

Over the past seven years, the group’s four sites on Kanes Creek, a tributary to Deckers Creek, have seen huge improvements resulting in an overall increase in both water and wildlife quality.

“I love seeing excited community people talk about how much it (has) improved. People that lived there their entire lives, and they’d be able to see fish swimming in the stream (for the first time),” Revetta said.

from all sorts of countries (come here, and) they interact with each other, and it’s really important to all of us,” Tandon said. “I’ve learned more than education could ever teach me living in the I-House.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

In addition to their environmental cleanup projects, the organization additionally aims to promote community involvement and natural resource education through their outreach programs.

“People want (the water quality) to be better,” Lemley said. “So (the best part of the group’s work is) just seeing that people want to be engaged and want to improve the natural resources in the environment around them.”

Morgantown Brewing Company will host “Drafts of Deckers,” a beer tasting featuring beers from West Virginia breweries from 4 p.m. to midnight on Saturday.

Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door, and all proceeds will benefit Friends of Deckers Creek.

For more information, visit http://deckerscreek. org. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Increasing productivity in the U.S. Every college student has experienced the debilitating feeling of having too many responsibilities to manage in a given week. Though a rigorous workload can be said to build character and teach responsibility by allowing people the chance to work to their full potential, an overwhelmed or uninteresting daily schedule can lead to the exact opposite of productivity.

Instead of tackling a workload piece by piece, it often feels easier to simply push all work aside and curl up with Netflix under the excuse of maintaining mental health in these circumstances.

This lack of productivity in the face of responsibility unfortunately doesn’t disappear after graduation. The movie “Office Space” humorously depicts the boredom and apathy of an average whitecollar worker at a dead-end job. The main character Peter Gibbons states, “Yeah, I

just stare at my desk, but it looks like I’m working... I’d say in a given week, I probably only do about 15 minutes of real, actual work.”

Though “Office Space” isn’t based on real events, Peter’s statement holds true with many American workers. The U.S. was ranked the fifth-most-competitive country in 2014.

The countries preceding America, which included Singapore and Switzerland, all offered paid vacation time for their country’s employees.

The average American worker clocks in nearly 47 hours per week at their job, and a study brought to light

by CNBC in January indicated working more than 50 hours a week leads to a decrease in productivity.

What’s more, the extra work people do is often without external incentive: The U.S. is the only developed country in the western hemisphere that doesn’t provide paid maternity leave, and many

workers in this country work well over the traditional 40-hour work week without receiving any overtime pay.

Sweden experimented with a six-hour workday last year with great success, and now even more businesses in the country are switching to the adjusted schedule. Companies reported increased morale and happiness among their employees and noted increased productivity as well.

America’s current system clearly isn’t benefitting its working population. With no external incentive to work hard and produce good results, employees have no reason to do their best. This not only reflects poorly on this country as a major exporter of quality goods, but also decreases quality of life among individual workers. With no time outside of work to partake in activities such as spending time with family or traveling, it

Contrary to popular belief, shortening the work week may have a positive effect on overall productivity. appears most Americans today simply live to work until retirement.

Sweden’s successful shortened work week is a prime example of how changing policies can

benefit other countries as well. In the so-called “land of opportunity,” workers shouldn’t be forced to spend every waking hour at work without a means to enjoy the fruits of their la-

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bor. Shortening the standard work day to six hours will benefit American workers in many positive ways. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

commentary

Eliminating dining hall options hurts students Kayla asbury columnist @kaylaasbury_

I have heard horror stories from friends at other universities who have only one food provider in their dining halls. These stories include harrowing tales of strange combinations of food created just for the sake of variety and leftovers from lunch being served for dinner. I love being able to tell those friends how food from the dining halls at West Virginia University tastes surprisingly good, but my bragging rights could be taken away very soon.

WVU currently gets its food products from multiple suppliers, which ensures the great variety and taste the food at the dining halls currently offers. However, on Friday, WVU will sign a contract with just one food supplier. The University plans to employ a single food supplier instead of many in order to be more cost-effective.

Though WVU may be saving money by doing so, this may negatively affect the number of students who eat in the dining halls daily.

I also believe the change in food providers shows a side of the University that doesn’t consider the wants of the students. The change seemed to come about for strictly monetary reasons, which I feel reflects poorly on the University’s priorities.

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Dining halls and services could be losing their variety later this month.

The taste and variety of food in the dining halls will suffer from switching food providers. One company simply cannot provide the same number of fresh and original food options that multiple food suppliers can, and the taste of the food will suffer as a result.

If the food tastes bad, fewer students will frequent the dining halls and may eventually stop purchasing meal

plans altogether. Less variety in foods will also cause students to eat the same familiar foods each day, which makes for an unpleasant experience over time.

The “Freshman 15” is avoidable if students have healthy dining options to choose from along with partaking in regular exercise. Balanced meals are especially important for

college students who have hectic schedules and heavy workloads. However, with just one food provider, WVU dining halls are setting students up for failure in regards to their health. If the taste of the food in the dining hall suffers, students will likely choose less nutritious foods that are tasty no matter what, such as pizza or French fries. The salad bar will always be available, but

does anyone really want to eat lettuce for every meal?

With fewer options offered by a sole food provider, students are in danger of making poor dining decisions.

Students at WVU—especially freshmen, who take advantage of meal plans— often use their swipes for every meal. The University should treat the quality of these necessary meals as a priority. Meal plans at

this University are expensive, and students who pay to receive a set number of meals in advance deserve a choice in eating top-of-theline food. While the University profits from only receiving food from one provider, students will lose the taste and variety that makes the dining halls at WVU so unique. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Internet monopolies are bad news for users, Internet companies Kody goff columnist @retrosyk

Facebook recently unveiled plans for its very own in-house video platform, a service it hopes will rival the ever-famous YouTube.

Anyone who has tried to use a social network’s native video player will tell you they’re simply awful, but the quality of this viewer is not important. What is important, however, is the intention behind its creation.

It looks as though Facebook is trying to unite the entirety of social media under its blue and white banner. Facebook’s attempts at media monopolization highlight fundamental problems with a highly competitive economic system, as well as how the public at large responds to such attempts.

Let’s make this clear: The world’s premier social network doesn’t just want to create its own video player.

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Facebook’s new video feature rivals what YouTube already offers, and not in a good way.

Facebook already has one of those, and frankly, it’s terrible. Facebook instead wants a system presumably similar to YouTube. In fact, the company’s own statement lists “watch later” and “suggested videos” as the primary selling points of the new feature, which YouTube has already had for nearly a

decade.

These similarities are nothing to get up-in-arms about; if anything, they’re laughable and just show how success is copied shamelessly time after time.

What is truly shameful, however, is Facebook’s intent to subvert already wellestablished services pro-

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vided by other companies across the Web. Facebook’s clear goal at this point is to uproot YouTube and cement itself as the very core of social media for all your video, commenting, status update and photo-sharing needs. I don’t predict it will go well, though, as this was already tried by another fa-

mous Internet company not too long ago.

In 2011, Google tried to wedge its way into YouTube’s inner workings, and the vast majority of users absolutely hated it. Today, its influence still lingers in the form of mandatory Google+ accounts created after signing up with YouTube.

Though it forever complicated what used to be an incredibly easy process, what Google attempted is an excellent example of how not to treat an online user base.

By now, it should be obvious to Internet companies what its users want: reliability, not singularity.

Not only have these hamfisted attempts at unifying websites already been met with derision, but they also exemplify exactly what is wrong with monopolies and the worst excesses of our current economic system.

Perhaps they believe a unified social media system will lead to easier monitoring of private activity and invasions of privacy, but where their true aim lies is any-

one’s guess.

Personally, I do not think this plan will succeed. YouTube is simply too well-established to be overtaken by Facebook. This is likely just something Facebook hopes will gain more attention and revenue over time so it doesn’t fall into ruin in similar ways as Myspace.

At some level, all people understand monopolies are a bad thing. One company having control over an entire industry has been disastrous and oppressive throughout history, and though it may sound like reactionary hyperbole, it could easily become this way again. Unity may be a laudable ideal, but at some point in every monopoly, individuality and diversity of experience become lost.

Streamlined, collective systems work very well in theory, but like so many other things, are either not accepted by the fickle public or simply fall apart when actually practiced. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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W. Va. preps for Bridge Day Fest Brittany Osteen A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

This week, West Virginia is celebrating its 36th annual Bridge Day Festival.

The event celebrates the New River Gorge Bridge, the second-longest single arch bridge in the world.

This occasion is the only day of the year that traffic is shut down and spectators can walk across the 3,030-foot bridge. Bridge Day has become one of the largest extreme sports events in the world. Hundreds of BASE jumpers and nearly 80,000 spectators are expected.

During the festival, attendees have the opportunity to see the event from below the bridge with the Down Under Tours or make their way down the 876-foot drop through BASE jumping, taking a high line ride down or rappelling down. Spectators can walk across the bridge while looking through the vendors, watching jumpers and taking in the spectacular view.

Everyone has the opportunity to go BASE jumping or take a high line ride, but rappelling is for randomly chosen teams with prior experience.

For jumping, participants are given gear including a parachute and then jump. This can be done with a partner at any of the 14-tandem BASE jumping locations.

The high line rider slides roughly 700 feet from the bridge down to the Fayette Station Road below.

Preceding the festival, the Oak Hill and Fayetteville Rotary Clubs will host the annual Taste of Bridge Day. This is a great opportunity to sample many different foods from regional restaurants. This is located at Smokey’s on the Gorge, which overlooks the river.

On Oct. 16, participants will be able to try new foods from all over the state while witnessing the beautiful views of the New

River Gorge.

In conjunction with Bridge Day, Bridge Jam 2015 will be held on the Cascade Festival Grounds.

Performers include Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas & the Earls of Leicester, Rarely Herd, Common Houses, Illusionary Field Unit and Colton Pack. Shuttles will run from Bridge Day festivities to the concert.

In downtown Fayetteville, there will also be a Bridge Day Chili Cook-off.

Spectators can purchase a chili tasting ticket pack in order to sample contestants’ chili and place a vote for the “People’s Choice Award.�

The New River Gorge Bridge was officially opened on Oct. 22 1977, but the festival was not created until 1980. With the opening of the bridge, it cut the 45 minute drive around the river to a little more than a minute.

Since then, the bridge has seen BASE jumpers, rappellers, bungee jumpers, a wedding and honored guest such as Jon McBride, NASA astronaut.

Throughout the years, Bridge Day has set records. In 1992, Chris Allum bungee jumped from the bridge, which set the world record for longest bungee jump from a fixed structure. The following year, Allum and six other jumpers set a record for a seven-person bungee jump.

Attendees are not allowed to bring backpacks, coolers, chairs or large handbags. They are also not allowed to ride bicycles, skates, skateboards, strollers or wagons. However, participants are allowed to ride their bike or walk the fourmile trail down to the gorge.

This year, the Bridge Day Festival is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

For more information on Bridge Day, visit http:// officialbridgeday.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Spectators have the opportunity to BASE jump during the Bridge Day Festival.

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is a nationally famous fear destination open to the public for Halloween.

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As if midterms, college tuition and bank account balances are not scary enough, October brings many haunted attractions to spice up the fall season. The local area offers several spooky events that are perfect for a night out with friends.

FRIGHT FARM Fright Farm is a name that is familiar within the West Virginia University campus. Students will normally gather a group of friends and head out to the farm in Smithfield, Pennsylvania.

Fright Farm is open from Sept. 25 to Oct. 31.

Five attractions are offered through one location, with live entertainment and food specials.

Guests have the opportunity to rent out a VIP group package if their party is 20 people or more. The group package includes a private army tent, electric, a bonfire and admission to all five attractions.

An evening at Fright Farm begins with gathering in the outdoor Festival Midway where entertainment, celebrity appearances, face painting, bonfires, live music, concessions and horror movies reside. Guests get on the Haunted Hayride and take a trip through the dark countryside of Rich Farms.

The trip continues to the red glowing Frightmare Asylum as guests are guided through the three-story mansion by insane asylum patients.

The Hallow Grounds follow, providing visitors a trip through demonic c a b i n s, g rav e ya rd s, bayou, an underground mausoleum and a slaughterhouse. The fourth at-

traction is the Terror Maze, which allows guests to get lost in the 10,000 squarefoot maze while being chased by carnival characters. Lastly, the newest attraction, Distortions, remains at the end of the visit. This attraction is kept a secret for visitors, adding to the suspense of the entire evening.

G eneral Admission tickets grant access to all five attractions. They are available for $25 online at http://frightfarm.com.

TRANS ALLEGHENY The former Weston State Hospital hosts ghost hunts and tours year round as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Located in Weston, West Virginia, the facility used to be a hospital for mentally ill patients in the mid 1800’s. The hospital holds many historical stories, including Civil War raids and the efforts of individuals to help enhance the lives of mentally ill patients.

The asylum offers tours of the nationally recognized landmark including not only creepy sights, but also information on the heritage of the mental hospital. Ghost tours are offered as well, showing the haunting truth about what happened behind the walls of the hospital. A popular attraction, the haunted house Hysteria, is a fourstory self guided tour including props and live actors with the “no touch� rule.

The tour is 30 minutes long through the large brick building on the south lawn called the TB Building. Other events include the Zombie Paint Ball Ride, allowing visitors to take a truck out to a farm to play paint ball in a graveyard.

Lastly, The Asylum Ball is set for Oct. 24, including a costume contest and door prizes. Live enter-

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Fright Farm features multiple haunted house experiences for guests. tainment will be present from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. This event is exclusive to visitors 18 years or older, and tickets are $20 in advance.

To visit the spooky Trans Allegheny Asylum, tickets are available online for each exclusive attraction at http://www.transalleghenylunaticasylum. com/.

MOUNDSVILLE The West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia provides visitors haunted tours and attractions throughout the real prison. The penitentiary operated from 18761995 before it transitioned to a tourist attraction and training facility. The building leaves a haunted vibe as visitors are told about electrocutions and hangings that took place throughout the Northern area of the facility.

The attraction is seen as ghostly due to paranormal activity that is shown during events. Heinous activity occurred within the jail cells with inmates having the mentality of “kill or be killed.� Many unfortunate deaths happened through-

out the years, creating the mystical spooky feeling in the halls of Moundsville.

Every weekend of October, the penitentary provides the Dungeon of Horrors, North Walk and Behind the Screams attractions. Dungeon of Horrors occurs from 7 p.m. to close, letting visitors have a chance to experience what it is like to be locked in a cell, lost in a maze and stuck in the dungeon of horrors.

The North Walk is a guided tour through the oldest parts of the penitentiary. The areas visited include North Hall, the Boiler Room, the Infirmary, and the Psych Ward.

This creepy tour entails a dark trip through the halls with wonly the tour group, your tour guide, a flashlight and tales from the past. Behind the Screams is exclusive for Oct. 18 and 25 with tours of the artwork and mechanics that make the haunted house possible.

Ticket prices vary for each attraction and can be bought online at http:// www.wvpentours.com/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia is home to many breweries that all claim to produce the finest craft beer in the state. The friendly competition will subside today when local pizzeria chain, Pies & Pints, introduces the beer selections of both Chestnut Brew Works and Big Timber Brewing Company.

The Tap Takeover will dedicate all 20 of their taps to the breweries. Located in the Suncrest Towne Centre in Morgantown, Pies & Pints is known for serving gourmet pizza and craft beer. The restaurant is right outside of the West Virginia University campus.

Pies & Pints has multiple establishments located in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.

The first pizza shop opened under a bike shop in Fayetteville, West Virginia. The Pies & Pints website says their recognition began when, “word spread among white water rafters, kayakers, rock climbers, and mountain bikers that there was a tiny place serving up killer pizza and hard-tofind microbrew that was per-

fect for a post-adventure meal.�

Pies & Pints openly discussed the idea of a “tap takeover� with Chestnut Brew Works and Big Timber Brewing Company, both well-respected breweries with West Virginia roots.

With humble beginnings in the woods of southern Monongalia county, Chestnut Brew Works outgrew the quaint brewery nestled in the trees. The establishment recently relocated to the historic South Park area of Morgantown.

The owner, Bill Rittenour, has jobs ranging from manager and brewer, to janitor. After earning his master’s degree at WVU, Rittenour discovered his passion for the scientific and creative process behind brewing beer.

Rittenour will share unique beers including Chestnut Brew Works’ new Balrog’s Breath, an imperial stout aged in a Jack Daniels barrel for more than a year.

Although West Virginia breweries share the desire of being the best, there is a mutual and genuine camaraderie between today’s two featured beer providers. “We might be competitors,

but we’re really happy to participate in the Tap Takeover together and promote each other’s beer,� Rittenour said. “The collaboration between two West Virginia breweries is unique and worth checking out.�

Located in Elkins, West Virginia, Big Timber Brewing Company will travel to display their one-of-a-kind selections. Owner and head salesman, Sam Mauzy, encourages the public to stop by. “We have a pretty nice lineup, and a couple of beers people haven’t seen in Morgantown yet,� Mauzy said. “There will be 20 West Virginia beers on tap, so people should come out and enjoy themselves.�

Those who dislike craft beer will have a non-alcoholic option with one of the Big Timber’s taps containing root beer.

Mauzy is also excited to showcase a Bourbon Barrel Porter.

Beer buffs and pizza praisers are encouraged to check out and experience the fine dining and drinking at the Tap Takeover event. Both Rittenour and Mauzy will be at Pies & Pints today in representation of their breweries. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Odom in coma after weekend brothel binge LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest on the hospitalization of Lamar Odom, who was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel (all times local): 2:15 p.m.

Lamar Odom’s grandmother says his father is with him at a Las Vegas hospital, and family members are praying for the former NBA star after he was found unresponsive at a Nevada brothel.

Florence Odom spoke to The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday from her New York City home. She says she’s waiting for an update on her grandson’s condition from his father, Joe Odom.

In tears, the grandmother said her Catholic family is praying for her beloved grandson. She described him as “so kind and sweet and gentle.”

“You could always reach him and talk to him, and I don’t understand what’s going on,” Florence Odom said. “I know he’s in God’s hands.”

Michael Mercer of North Carolina also praised his famous cousin and wished him a healthy recovery.

Lamar Odom is on life support after being found unconscious Tuesday at a Crystal, Nevada, brothel.

--1:15 p.m.

Friends and former colleagues are showing their support for Lamar Odom, who remains on life support after being found unresponsive at a Nevada brothel.

Television network E! says it’s praying for Odom, a former star of the “Khloé & Lamar” series who also appeared on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” The network says it’s not filming the Kardashians or Odom during this ordeal.

Meanwhile, the Miami Heat team, where Odom played one season,

and fellow NBA star Shaquille O’Neal took to Twitter to express their support.

O’Neal used the hashtag “MyHeartHurts.”

New York Knicks coach Derek Fisher became close friends with Odom while playing alongside him with the Lakers. He says athletes and entertainers often are judged by choices that aren’t representative of who they are. He also says Odom is “one of the greatest people” he knows.

The former NBA star was found unconscious Tuesday at a Crystal, Nevada, brothel. He is hospitalized in Las Vegas.

--12:10 p.m.

Lamar Odom lashed out about the media, his anguish over his reputation, and his relationship with estranged wife Khloe Kardashian in remarks videotaped in August by celebrity website TMZ. The online video shows a visibly irritated Odom saying: “Ya’ll have discredited me, beat me down, took my confidence, took everything away from me. You will not do it again.”

He slams a media report that he ambushed Kardashian outside a California gym, saying he lives in Las Vegas now.

The former NBA star and reality TV personality also railed against reports that he’s a womanizer and drug addict and touted his accomplishments on the basketball court.

“I probably couldn’t even get (expletive) hired by Home Depot right now because of how people look at me,” he says. “It’s over.”

Odom was found unconscious Tuesday at the Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, about 70 miles from Las Vegas. Kardashian has been by his side at a Las Vegas hospital.

--10:50 a.m.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson says Lamar Odom is on life support but that his doctors think he’s improving.

Jackson visited the former NBA star and reality TV personality at a Las Vegas hospital Wednesday morning.

He says Odom was unresponsive Tuesday but “has some responsiveness now.”

Jackson added: “Apparently from what the doctor said, he was much better off today than yesterday.”

Jackson was in town for Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate. He stopped and spoke to the media as he was leaving the hospital Wednesday.

He says Khloe Kardashian and some of Odom’s childhood friends were by Odom’s side, and former Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant visited him last night.

Jackson says Odom’s loved ones are “just holding hands and hoping he can bounce back.”

Odom was found unconscious Tuesday afternoon at the Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, about 70 miles from Las Vegas.

--9:40 a.m.

Nye County, Nevada, Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said investigators sought a warrant to obtain a blood sample to determine if Lamar Odom suffered a drug or alcohol overdose.

Wehrly said detectives worked until early Wednesday collecting evidence and interviewing employees at the brothel where the former NBA player and reality show star was found unconscious. She said she couldn’t immediately say what they believe caused Odom to become unconscious.

But she acknowledged that medics usually turn someone on their side, as Odom was, to relieve pressure on the chest and help them breathe.

The sheriff didn’t say whether Odom ever re-

Jay Z testifies in dispute over song LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Z told a jury Wednesday that he believes he has a valid license to use Arabic music featured on his 1999 hit “Big Pimpin’” that is now the subject of a copyright infringement trial.

The rap superstar spent roughly 90 minutes testifying in a federal courtroom Wednesday, recounting his life, his successes and the creative process that led him and music producer Timbaland to create “Big Pimpin’,” which was his first major hit single.

Jay Z and Timbaland are being sued by the heirs of Baligh Hamdi, an Egyptian composer who created the 1957 hit “Khosara Khosara” that has elements featured in the rapper’s hit.

The rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, used one of his old CDs - introduced into evidence by a lawyer for Hamdi’s family to illustrate his point.

“We have the rights as you can see on the bottom of the CD,” Carter told jurors, referencing liner notes that credits “Khosara Khosara.”

The rapper mixed his testimony with a mix of nononsense, one-word answers, humility about his success and humorous moments.

When Pete Ross, the lawyer for Hamdi’s heirs, attempted to show him a passage in a book Carter had written about his lyrics, the performer wryly said, “You can read it from over there.”

The courtroom burst into laughter, as it did again when Carter was asked by his own attorney about artists whose careers he had fostered, including Rihanna, J. Cole and Kanye West.

“Some people may have heard of him,” Carter’s attorney, Andrew Bart, said of West.

“One or two,” Carter responded. “He’s running for president.”

The rapper was more serious when questioned about the rights to “Khosara Khosara,” which he said he thought had been properly negotiated after issues were raised following the release of “Big Pimpin’.”

Carter gave mostly curt answers, responding “yes” or “no” or “correct” to many questions.

Lawyers for Carter and

The basketball player’s life spiraled out of control recently. gained consciousness while he was stabilized and taken to hospitals.

Brothel owner Dennis Hof said Odom arrived alone, was “polite and reserved,” drank alcohol from the bar and took herbal sexual enhancement capsules.

Hof said Odom didn’t use drugs in the presence of anyone in the house.

--7 a.m.

Reality TV personality Khloe Kardashian has been

by Lamar Odom’s side at a Las Vegas hospital since Tuesday evening.

That’s according to a person close to the Kardashians who spoke anonymously

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because she wasn’t authorized to speak to the press.

Kardashian and Odom were married in 2009, but Kardashian filed for divorce in 2013, citing irreconcilable differences.

Odom was found unconscious Tuesday afternoon at the Love Ranch brothel in Crystal, Nevada, about 70 miles outside of Las Vegas.

Authorities said the 35-year-old was stabilized at the scene before being taken to a hospital. He was then transferred to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas.

Owner Dennis Hof said Odom had been at his brothel since Saturday.

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Cuban band to play in White House WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than 50 years, a musical band based in Cuba is set to perform at the White House.

The Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club is on the lineup for a White House reception Thursday in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and the 25th anniversary of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver remarks. Cuba’s ambassador to the U.S. also has been asked to attend.

The White House said Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club will be the first Cuba-based musical act to perform under its roof in more than five decades.

The appearance comes amid warming relations between the U.S. and Cuba, Cold War foes whose leaders surprised the world nearly a year ago with the announcement that they were restoring diplomatic relations after more than a half-century of animosity.

Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro have met twice and have spoken by telephone since their stunning December announcement.

The Buena Vista Social Club started as a members’ only venue in the Marianao neighborhood of the Cuban capital of Havana for musicians and performers based on the island nation between the 1940s and early 1960s. In its heyday, the club encouraged and continued the development of traditional AfroCuban musical styles such as “son,” which is the root of salsa.

In the 1990s, after the club had closed, it inspired a recording made by Cuban musician Juan de Marcos Gonzalez and American guitarist Ry Cooder with traditional Cuban musicians.

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Jay Z’s hit ‘Big Pimpin’ is the subject of a copyright infringement trial.

Timbaland, whose real name is Timothy Mosley, told jurors on Tuesday that Hamdi’s family had been repeatedly paid for the use of “Khosara Khosara.”

Four notes from the song’s 74 notes are reapeated throughout “Big Pimpin’,” a music expert testified Wednesday.

Carter said Mosley introduced the “Khosara Khosara” melody to him just as he was about to leave a meeting. He said there wasn’t anything like it on the radio at the time, and he put together the bulk of the song over the next few hours.

The rapper said he likes working with Timbaland because they push each other.

“He tells me his beats are better than my raps. I tell him my raps are better than his beats,” Carter said. “It’s an ongoing thing that I keep winning.”

Mosley and many in the courtroom laughed.

Carter sang the producer’s praises, calling him a genius whose work transcends any one genre.

Mosley later told the jury that he had the majority of the beat compiled when he

added in the flute music from “Khosara Khosara.”

He said he paid $100,000 to settle a claim about the music after “Big Pimpin’” was released and was relying on representations from his lawyers that he had valid rights.

He provided jurors a brief demonstration of his creative process, standing at a keyboard and creating a new beat and “beatboxing,” which he described as making music with his mouth.

He denied that the “Khosara Khosara” elements were a major part of what made “Big Pimpin’” a hit, saying it was his music that was key to its success.

Ross has accused Carter of lacing vulgar lyrics over Hamdi’s beautiful melody without receiving the proper permission, although “Big Pimpin’s” lyrics are not an issue in the case.

Carter declined to say Wednesday that the song, which is about leading a promiscuous lifestyle, was vulgar. He said the song featured “adult lyrics” and he still enjoyed performing it.

“I like the song,” Carter said. “It’s pretty good.”

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Difficulty Level Medium

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

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Cheer on the Mountaineers as they battle the Baylor Bears!

Across 1 Chinese secret society 5 Like many a rural road 11 “Big Blue” 14 Ancient concert halls 15 Music industry underhandedness 16 Call from a pasture 17 They’re loaded 19 K+, e.g.

20 Morning beverage choice, facetiously 21 Dye source 23 Editor’s mark 24 Fla.-to-Cal. route 26 Former CNN host Alina 29 They’re loaded 34 Terra firma 36 Wedding announcement word 37 Poet __ St. Vincent Millay 38 One who may need an alibi 39 Bar closing hr.

41 Energy source 42 Mediterranean tourist attraction 43 Alley target 44 Give an address 45 They’re loaded 49 Some ranges 50 Crown of light 51 UFO-tracking org.

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10 Left the tables for the night, with “in” 11 “Let’s do it!”

12 Blessing 13 Pulitzer poet Van Duyn 18 __ of the day: menu offering 22 Make lovable 24 Furniture store that sells frozen meatballs 25 Swarm 26 69-Across user 27 “The Pearl of the Antilles” 28 Sumatran simian 30 Upright 31 Attachment seen on a carousel 32 100 bucks 33 Furniture designer Charles 35 Inferior 39 Autobahn auto 40 El __ 44 Bone: Pref.

46 Quarterback, at times 47 Old Testament queen 48 Comeback 52 Recon consequence 53 List shortener, for short 54 Drake, e.g.

55 Pout 56 “It came __ surprise” 57 Sub assembly location 58 Theme park transport 59 Aftenposten newspaper headquarters 62 “__ Got You Under My Skin” 63 Symbolic kisses

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FUMBLE-ITIS

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USC’s fall a sad tale ESPN Films’ most recent 30 for 30 documentary, “Trojan War,” that premiered Tuesday night, couldn’t have been released at a more inopportune time for the USC football program, as the school and its team is yet again on trial.

Since their 2006 loss to Texas in the BCS National Championship, USC’s program could be associated with the word “turmoil” as much as “Trojans.”

Just two months after their loss to the Longhorns, the NCAA announced its investigation into the program, one that would last four years.

Head coach Pete Carroll announced in 2010 he was leaving the school for the Seattle Seahawks’ head coaching position as NCAA sanctions loomed. Lane Kiffin was hired, and six months later, the NCAA announced its rulings.

USC was determined to have shown a lack of institutional control and was placed on a four-year probation, received a postseason ban for two years, vacated 14 wins from the 2004 and 2005 seasons and lost 30 scholarships over a threeyear period.

USC president Max Nikias subsequently fired athletic director Mike Garrett and hired Pat Haden. Kiffin led the Trojans to an 8-5 record in their first season under his regime and appealed to the NCAA, who denied their appeal and subsequently stripped them of their 2005 national title a month later.

In 2012, the Trojans introduced the nation to the original “Deflategate,” after it was determined USC used deflated balls during their loss to Oregon. Kiffin said a student manager acted alone in the deflating of the balls, an argument that’s become fairly familiar.

USC found themselves with another preseason No. 1 ranking but finished the season at 7-6. Kiffin was fired by Haden after a 3-2 start the next year.

USC was finally taken off probation in June 2014 and received positive attention during their first year under new head coach Steve Sarkisian. A 9-4 record and Holiday Bowl win over Nebraska seemed to have them back in contention as one of the nation’s top programs.

Bizarre circumstances surrounding Sarkisian began in August when reports surfaced that he was intoxicated, used inappropriate language and was slurring his words during a speech at a preseason booster event.

Both Sarkisian and Haden released statements apologizing for the incident and Sarkisian blamed his behavior on a combination of alcohol and medication.

USC began the season ranked No. 8 in the AP poll and rolled over Arkansas State in the season opener.

After losses to unranked Stanford and Washington, USC announced Sarkisian had agreed to take a leave of absence for an undisclosed condition.

ESPN sources and the LA Daily News reported that Sarkisian was suspected by members of his staff to be drunk during their win against Arizona State, and he was fired the next day by Haden.

It’s almost impressive how a school constantly tripping over their own feet has been able to stay as competitive as they are, particularly on the recruiting trail.

After having received a top-15 ranking for each of their recruiting classes since 2010, including two top-five classes, the Trojans are currently ranked as having the 11th-best recruiting class in the nation by ESPN after receiving verbal commitments from 10 four-star recruits.

If USC is able to find themselves a stable presence at the head coaching position, they’ll easily find themselves back in the mix of the nation’s most elite college football programs. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU defenders try to pounce on a fumble during Saturday’s game against Oklahoma State.

Ball security a focus as WVU tries to move on from mistakes

BY DAVID STATMAN

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

In big-time college football, the margin of error is always small — and in recent weeks, the West Virginia University football team has found itself on the wrong side of that margin.

Self-inflicted wounds have been the main reason the Mountaineers have started out their 2015 Big 12 schedule 0-2, squandering chances against the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys in consecutive weeks.

Most damning has been a rash of lost fumbles over the last two games, something which head coach Dana Holgorsen has ascribed to a combination of poor ball security and sheer bad luck.

“If I could put one person on the bench because of it, I would,” Holgorsen said after the Mountaineers lost three fumbles in their 33-26 overtime loss to Oklahoma State. “We work it every day,

twice a day. We preach it.

We talk about it. We just have to do a better job.”

One of the chief culprits for West Virginia has been starting quarterback Skyler Howard, who has lost three fumbles over the past two weeks, with two of them being returned for scores.

Howard was sacked seven times against Oklahoma two weeks ago, with two of those sacks causing fumbles. Toward the end of West Virginia’s 44-24 loss in Norman, Mountaineer running back Elijah Wellman whiffed on a block and allowed edge rusher Eric Striker a free run at Howard’s blind side, resulting in a fumble return touchdown that put the game away.

Howard has taken heat from both West Virginia fans and coaches because of his turnover issues the last couple weeks, and despite ball security being one of WVU’s focuses in practice, he said the whole team needs to concentrate more intently on getting what they need to get out of ball

security drills.

“We do ball security every day, at every position, so there’s not really any excuse for that,” Howard said. “Two hands on the ball. Hold onto it. We have to continue to not go through the motions and attack practice, starting with ball security.”

By all accounts, the Mountaineers practice ball security intently, to the point that Holgorsen said that they don’t have any more spare time to devote to it. West Virginia drills ball security at the beginning and end of each practice, with running backs going through three stations: holding the ball high-andtight, catching the ball and ripping through a defender trying to make the tackle and running through a gauntlet of hands attempting to knock the ball away.

Despite this, Mountaineer running backs Wendell Smallwood and Rushel Shell both saw Oklahoma State defenders strip the ball from their hands on Saturday. On both fum-

bles, Smallwood and Shell appeared to have daylight down the field, but the first hit knocked the pigskin out.

“Just take care of the ball,” running back coach JaJuan Seider said. “There’s nothing wrong with five yards.”

Smallwood was also involved in West Virginia’s third fumble of the night, as he made contact with Howard on a botched playaction fake and jarred the ball loose before the Cowboys fell on the ball in the end zone for a touchdown.

When one accounts for all five lost fumbles over the last two games, the tremendous toll they have taken becomes apparent. Two of Howard’s fumbles were returned for touchdowns, while the other directly set up a field goal. Oklahoma State was given a short field and scored a touchdown after Shell’s second-quarter fumble last Saturday, and while WVU recorded a safety on the first play after Smallwood coughed the ball up, they lost a big chance as they appeared to

be driving for a touchdown.

Subtracting the safety, that’s a negative swing of 29 points, directly from fumbles, for West Virginia over the past two games – two games that they lost by a total of 27 points.

With No. 2 Baylor and No. 3 TCU looming on the schedule in the next two weeks, the margin of error will get even smaller. In preparation, the Mountaineers have to recognize that while the regimen may remain the same, their focus must sharpen.

“We just have to try to take care of the ball, whether it’s tucking the ball after the catch or running downfield, keeping it high-and-tight,” said wide receiver Daikiel Shorts. “We’re just trying to take it a little more seriously to prevent turnovers. That’s a big part of the game.”

The Mountaineers are next set to take the field at noon Saturday, when they take on the No. 2 Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas. djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

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Being a part of a sport here at West Virginia University is not always easy.

Athletes deal with problems in both their sport and in the classroom. Sometimes this causes complications for those young students they just cannot escape from.

This is not a problem for WVU rowing member Elizabeth Kantak.

She strives to be both successful on the water and, more importantly, in the classroom. Both things mean the world to her.

Kantak is a four-year member of the rowing team,

but her success did not start in Morgantown.

Kantak went to school at St. Pius X Catholic in the outskirts of Atlanta, where she spent most of her time on the Roswell water. During her high school career, she joined the prestigious St. Andrew Rowing Club.

Over her years there, she earned many awards, including the Most Improved Oarswoman in 2010 and finally the Top Coaches Award in 2012.

During these years, Kantak really learned the effort one must put into rowing.

“There is no one to pick up your slack, so you have to be incredibly disciplined, mentally, in order to experience all the pain of rac-

ing and still be able to push even harder when the time comes,” Kantak said.

Due to her success in high school, WVU coaches knew how big of an impact she would make as soon as she hit college. Kantak’s freshman year was a chance to prove a point, to say the least, and she did not disappoint.

Being a leader of the varsity team her freshman year, Kantak was part of the First Varsity 8+ that earned Conference USA Boat of the Week honors after its fifthplace finish out of 34 crews at the Knecht Cup. Next, she was part of the First Varsity 8+ that earned Big 12 Boat of the Week and Conference USA Boat

of the Week honors for its first-place finish against Alabama and UCF. All of that took place in the span of two weeks. She had already made a huge impact.

Kantak has continued her success not just on the water, but also in the classroom. She has been a part of the All-Big 12 Academic Team since her freshman year.

Throughout her years of rowing, she has brought WVU’s rowing team into a positive light.

Kantak’s top priority is not her individual success.

For her, it’s all about the team.

“When we focus on what we can do rather than what

we can’t do, we have the potential to accomplish quite a lot,” Kantak said.

Now a senior, Kantak knows her role on the team and knows how important it is not just to lead but also to share the knowledge of the sport she loves to the teammates she loves.

“We have that added responsibility of passing on our knowledge to the girls who will continue to be here and help the team grow once we are gone,” she said.

Kantak will continue being successful on the water for the Mountaineers, but after her time is up, look for her to move on to something else to strive for. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Abigail Rosiello talks with head coach Miha Lisac during West Virginia’s last home match.

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This week, the West Virginia University women’s tennis team will participate in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships in Lynchburg, Virginia. The five-day tournament will consist of teams from the Atlantic region, including Pitt, Virginia Tech, Liberty, Maryland, Virginia, Marshall, VCU, William & Mary, Temple, Penn State, Navy, Richmond, St. Joseph’s, Old Do-

minion and others.

The Mountaineers did not participate in the ITA Regionals last year, last competing during the fall 2013 season.

Head coach Miha Lisac has repeatedly stressed to his young team that in order for them to get better and improve for the future, they need to improve the consistency of both their doubles play and singles play.

“Most importantly, the things that we are working on, technically speaking or from a competitive stand-

point, it has to be more consistent,” Lisac said. “We see the progress, but it is there and then not there. It has to be more consistently present, not just with one player, but everyone across the board, within the whole team. We have to stick with the changes we have been working on and implement them consistently.”

Rather than the multiteam invitational tournaments that the Mountaineers have competed in this fall season, the ITA Regionals are structured much more like the Pink

Invitational that the team hosted in the last weekend of September.

It’s a bracket-style tournament, rather than a round-robin. The ITA Regionals are focused primarily on competition between individual players rather than between schools.

“This tournament is an individual tournament, similar to what we were hosting two weeks ago,” Lisac said. “The results are more individualized.”

But despite the difference in how the tourna-

ment is approached, Lisac says that his expectations are still the same.

“Besides that, there is not much difference in expectations,” Lisac said.

“Whether we play or compete in the fall as a team, or as individuals, the commitment to changes and progress and being more consistent at the higher level is the same. That doesn’t change.”

Sophomore Habiba Shaker comes into the ITA Regionals with an 8-0 singles record thus far this year. Fellow sophomores

Lyn Yuen Choo and Carolina Lewis have also started their respective singles seasons well.

Choo is 7-2 this season and went undefeated at the Pink Invitational. While Lewis is 6-2 in singles and has done well when paired up with Choo in doubles matches. Hailey Barrett and Yvon Martinez have been WVU’s most consistent doubles duo so far this season, and they’ll look to continue their success in Lynchburg this week. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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been much of an issue.

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On Oct. 11 the Mountaineers proved they had the grit and toughness it takes to win in the postseason by going on the road and grinding out a 4-1 victory. The victory came after a tough double overtime game at Oklahoma just days before, in which the Sooners were able to play WVU to a draw.

“This was such a tough weekend for us,” said Mountaineer head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown in an interview with WVUsports. com.

“We went into double overtime at Oklahoma Friday night and then played in a tough venue today, and we earned points in both matches. This is huge for us. I’m so proud of this team,” she said. “Our players were uncomfortable at

Correction In yesterday’s recap of the men’s soccer game, the score was incorrectly printed as 2-1, the score was actually 3-0.

times, but they found a way to do their jobs. This was an amazing win.”

The Mountaineers’ perseverance was on full display at Texas Tech, as the team scored three goals in the second half to pull away from the Raiders and secure the victory.

This type of toughness has not been displayed by WVU in recent seasons, as they have just a 1214-2 record in the NCAA Tournament. Last season, the Mountaineers’ season ended in heartbreaking fashion, as they fell to Georgetown 4-3 on penalty kicks.

“It’s hard because this one moment shouldn’t define everything this team accomplished,” IzzoBrown said after the loss to Georgetown. “It’s just hard that it came to (PKs) this early (in the tournament).”

Despite dominating possession and tak-

ing 18 more shots than the Hoyas, WVU couldn’t break through.

In 2013, the Mountaineers advanced past Rutgers in the opening round before ultimately falling to the No. 1 seed, Virginia Tech.

Without a major collapse, the Mountaineers are a fairly safe bet to earn a No. 1 seed in the Tournament.

The Mountaineers will close out their regular season home play against Kansas on Friday, and then Iowa State on Sunday. Following those contests the Mountaineers head on the road for bouts with Oklahoma State and Baylor on Oct. 23 and Oct. 30.

WVU will then kick off the Big 12 Tournament on Nov. 4, where they have come away with three titles in three years.

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Odom’s tragic spiral has him fighting for life LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lamar Odom didn’t last long at the glittering intersection of championship success and Hollywood celebrity.

Cut loose by his beloved Los Angeles Lakers, followed everywhere by reality television crews, the humble kid from Queens who married into the Kardashian clan saw his life spiral out of control, and so did everyone else.

Khloe Kardashian tried to hide his addictions, then told the world she couldn’t save him. The two-time NBA champion landed on Skid Row, a regular tabloid target.

Then he seemed to drop out altogether before he was found unresponsive in a brothel and hospitalized, bringing his estranged wife, his former teammates and the world’s attention back to his side on Wednesday.

Hospital authorities would not comment on the condition of the 35-yearold former NBA forward, but the Rev. Jesse Jackson was among his visitors. Jackson said Odom was on life support and improving.

“Apparently from what the doctor said, he was much better off today than yesterday. He at least has some responsiveness now,” Jackson said. “He’s got tubes in him now but we felt inspired by his presence.”

“We’re just holding hands and hoping he can bounce back,” Jackson added.

Odom, who was embraced by teammates and television fans alike for his Everyman approach to fame, was found face down and alone Tuesday after spending four days at the Love Ranch, a legal Nevada brothel.

Odom started “throwing up all kinds of stuff ” after a 911 operator told them to turn him on his side, Love Ranch owner Dennis Hof told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

Odom had “spent time socializing with some of my girls,” but wasn’t seen taking any illegal drugs, Hof said.

Investigators were seeking a blood sample to determine if he overdosed on drugs or alcohol, Nye County, Nevada, Sheriff Sharon Wehrly said.

Odom spent most of his 14-year NBA career in Los Angeles with the Lakers and Clippers, becoming a fan favorite before he sought even more fame with the Kardashians.

His one-month courtship of Khloe before their huge 2009 wedding was taped for the E! network, and Odom appeared on nearly two dozen episodes of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” as well as other family spinoffs, including his own “Khloe & Lamar” show in 2011 and 2012.

Khloe Kardashian called him “Lam-Lam” and worried openly about him on the show. Even after they split up in 2013, cameras recorded her calling him and checking on his welfare.

People always seemed to root for Odom, whose prematurely weathered face wore the impact of his personal tragedies in a friendly way.

And news of his hospitalization brought an outpouring of dismay and encouragement from his friends and family.

Kobe Bryant joined Kardashian and some of Odom’s childhood friends at his bedside after a Tuesday night Lakers game in Las Vegas.

“Lamar Odom is one of the greatest people I’ve ever known,” said Derek Fisher, the New York Knicks coach and Odom’s longtime teammate with the Lakers. “I don’t view him through the prism of choices that he’s made ...

I’m obviously hoping that he can pull through this, and that in some fortunate way this becomes the beginning of a different ending.”

Even his estranged father, Joe Odom, was there at the hospital, according to his grandmother, Florence Odom, who told the AP Wednesday that Lamar

was “in God’s hands.”

Authorities were called to the brothel in Crystal, Nevada, about 3:15 p.m.

Tuesday.

The 6-foot-10 Odom was too tall for an available helicopter, so he was driven by ambulance to Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center in Las Vegas.

Hof told the AP that his staff had picked up Odom from a home in Las Vegas on Saturday, and he seemed “happy, he was sleeping every night.”

“He largely kept to himself, and at no time did he engage in any drug use in the presence of anyone in the house. He did drink alcohol from our bar, and was taking some herbal sexual enhancement capsules,” Hof ’s statement said.

Odom emerged as one of the most promising basketball talents of his generation after a difficult childhood in Queens, where his mother died of cancer when he was 12 and his estranged father was addicted to heroin. Drugs and crime were rampant in his South Jamaica neighborhood, and he never forgot where he came from, writing tributes to his mother and grandmother on his sneakers before games.

Tall enough to play center and skilled enough to be a playmaking guard, the rangy kid with a beautiful shot and exceptional ball-handling skills drew comparisons to Magic Johnson when he played on a traveling youth team alongside Ron Artest, his future Lakers teammate.

Despite an abbreviated college career marked by scandal and an arrest in Las Vegas, Odom’s talent was so coveted that he was picked fourth in the 1999 NBA draft by the moribund Clippers. Suddenly, he was “living like a 19-year-old rock star,” he said.

Soon after, he was suspended for smoking marijuana.

Odom had two children during those years, Destiny and Lamar Jr., with an ex-girlfriend, Liza Morales.

The 2006 crib death of another infant son, Jayden, attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, prompted Odom to consider quitting basketball. He played the next season displaying a T-shirt bearing his son’s photo in his locker.

Odom loved wearing purple and gold, and his selfless play won him the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award in 2011. He won a second straight NBA title in 2010 while playing alongside Artest, now known as Metta World Peace.

But his basketball career faded as his life became a spectacle. He was heartbroken in December 2011 when the Lakers attempted to trade him; he eventually landed in Dallas, where reality TV crews followed.

“The year he got traded people wanted to say, ‘Oh, it’s because of the show.’

No one wanted to bring up the accomplishments he had when we were filming,” Khloe Kardashian told the AP in a May 2013 interview. “Lamar loves doing the show and he’s the one who wanted to do ‘Khloe & Lamar” more than I did.”

Still, Odom’s behavior increasingly worried family and friends. He pleaded no contest to drunk driving after an arrest in August 2013.

Kardashian filed for divorce four months later and has been dating Houston Rockets star James Harden. The divorce has not yet received final approval from a judge.

When cameras caught up with Odom on a sidewalk in August, he blamed the media for his downfall.

“Y’all have discredited me, beat me down, took my confidence, took everything away from me.

You will not do it again,” Odom told TMZ in an interview. “To everybody that I know and that supports me, I’m sorry but it’s just it. The dog has to bite back.”

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