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BOG member works to make Legislators override Tomblin’s veto, restrict common second-trimester abortions textbooks more available by jake jarvis staff writer by rachel mcbride

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She woke up that morning in September and felt her stomach turn.

It had been a month since the West Virginia University student found out she was pregnant because of a onenight-stand in July. She spent those 31 days distracted by the thoughts racing through her mind.

“I know my parents would have been supportive, but my dad has paid for my college— all of it pretty much,” said the WVU sophomore, who asked to remain unidentified. “I just pretty much would have wasted all his money (carrying the pregnancy to term). I didn’t want to disappoint my parents.”

On a Friday morning in 2014, she faced up to the cold reality of having an abortion.

Not only would she have to wait another month to get the first available appointment, she’d have to drive to an abortion clinic an hour and a half north to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There were no abortion clinics within easy access of Morgantown.

Even so, the 20-year-old student was lucky. She was able to travel out of state for an abortion. For many West Virginia women who don’t have similar resources, getting an abortion in their own state just got harder.

West Virginia just joined Oklahoma and Kansas to become the third state in the nation to ban dilation and extraction abortions, a common procedure that medical experts agree is the safest and most common way to terminate a pregnancy during the second trimester.

Governor Earl Ray Tomblin attempted to veto the ban, but the House of Delegates quickly overrode his action Thursday.

“These procedures are

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usually done because the health of the mother is at risk, or there is something severely wrong with the pregnancy or the fetus,” said Dr. Leo Brancazio, head of WVU Hospital’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

“I do not know of any provider who is offering this procedure for non-obstetrical or medical reasons.”

Currently, there are only two abortion clinics in the entire state offering abortions —both in Charleston, the state’s capital. About 82 percent of West Virginians live in counties without an abortion clinic, according to the Population Institute, an international non-profit that promotes family planning.

Dr. Coy Flowers, an ob-

stetrician and gynecologist from Greenbrier County, said women in rural parts of the state often have to travel out of state to undergo an abortion. In addition, it’s difficult for many West Virginians to obtain medically accurate information about how to terminate a pregnancy.

When women go online to search for abortion centers

near them, they often stumble upon crisis pregnancy centers. “(These centers) often will offer free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, and that’s the lure because you have a young woman who is truly in a crisis situation,” said Margaret Chapman Pomponio,

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TOP LEFT: Zach Weadock investigates a mock crime scene near the Mountainlair Green on Wednesday night. TOP RIGHT: Dr. Keith Morris, a professor of Forensic & Investigative Science, spearheads the mock crime scene project for forensics students. MIDDLE RIGHT: A mock crime scene is set up near the Mountainlair Green by the forensics team at West Virginia University. BOTTOM RIGHT: Megan Tenney writes down observations of the mock crime scene on her notebook while her team searches for clues. BOTTOM MIDDLE: A team of forensics students and professors prepare a mock crime scene for students in training at the Mountainlair Green. BOTTOM LEFT: Beth Stodderd asks the mock witness questions about the crime scene at the Mountainlair Green.

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Blake Humphrey, a sophomore economics student and member of the West Virginia University Student Government Association recently put in a tremendous amount of time and effort to help make textbooks more affordable for students by encouraging WVU faculty and staff to incorporate open-access textbooks into the core curriculums.

Essentially, open-access translates to “availability for all.” However, briefly speaking, open access is a way to share ideas, content and academic resources in order to increase everyone’s access to learning. Humphrey said open-access usually comes in the form of online resource outputs that have very limited parameters, or regulations surrounding its dissemination or use.

Humphrey has worked closely with WVU Libraries, using their assistance and insight to help make his ideas come to life. Although the process is an ongoing effort, Humphrey said the collaborative labors have made some progress, such as securing open educational resources for the WVU First Year Experience course.

Humphrey said this progress alone will save all incoming WVU students a minimum of $250,000, collectively.

An engaged group, the WVU Open Education Committee, which according to Humphrey has laid the groundwork for so much to come, has also recently gone into effect.

“Most importantly, we have started a movement at WVU in regards to how we think about textbooks, educational material and affordability,” Humphrey said. “For WVU, the possibilities are endless, and our work is just getting started.”

Associate dean of WVU Libraries, Karen Diaz, has worked collaboratively with Humphrey to find a solution to the issue of textbook affordability. Diaz is a former employee of Ohio State University, where openaccess textbooks have already been encouraged and implemented at the University.

“It’s always a benefit to students when they don’t have to buy a $200 textbook,” Diaz said.

According to Humphrey, from conversations he has had with employees across the University, the institution is committed to going first in a lot of ways, including academic innovation. He said WVU has a unique opportunity to be progressive when it comes to open educational resources, and the University can also be a leader within the state of West Virginia on this issue.

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WVU 1 of 2 schools with forensics Ph.D. program Lecture tessa iglesias staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Examining blood spatter, establishing bullet trajectory, analyzing fingerprints and collecting DNA samples are just a few of the tasks forensic scientists take on in their careers. They use science as evidence in order to handle, analyze and interpret physical data in criminal investigations and court proceedings.

At West Virginia University, Forensic and Investigative Science is an undergraduate and graduate program offered by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences. Starting July 1, the Department of Forensics and Investigative Science will offer a new Ph.D. de-

gree in this field.

WVU will be one of two universities in the country offering a forensic science Ph.D. program, the other school being Sam Houston State University. However, WVU’s forensic science program is still distinguishable from that of Sam Houston’s program.

“By having the Ph.D., we are the only program in the country that has both a bachelor of science, a master of science and a Ph.D. in forensic science,” said Gerald Lang, the department chair for Forensic and Investigative Science. “So we clearly separate ourselves from other universities, we let people who are interested in the field of forensic science know that we are a serious academic

department providing education for students who are new to the field, as well as training individuals who will become the faculty of the future.”

Two new faculty members have been hired to help support the program, and they will teach a combination of new courses, including Forensic Chemistry, Trade Evidence, Forensic Toxicology and Forensic Drug Analyses.

“This is all about looking ahead to the next generation of forensic science.

To train people, to provide professionals in the field, to advance the research necessary to push the discipline to its new frontiers,” Lang said.

According to Lang, new students performing re-

search to help establish new technologies to aid in forensic investigations, training students to become future faculty members in order to help develop forensic science programs around the country and preparing individuals to work in state and national laboratories are some of the goals of adding the Ph.D. Keith Morris, a distinguished professor of Forensic and Investigative Science at WVU will teach a new course, Advanced Criminalistics, as part of the Ph.D. program in the fall.

“It’s a passion of mine, one of my real interests in forensic science is evidence interpretation, and that is what we’re going to be cov-

ering in this class,” Morris said. “I’m really excited about doing that.”

Morris has worked at WVU for 12 years, but prior to his time at the University, he worked in the Forensic Science Laboratory system of the South African Police Service for 13 years, six of which he was head of the department and a major general of the South African Police.

“That’s what makes it fun to work with the students,” Morris said. “I’m able to relate to them what actually goes on in the real world forensic laboratory environment, and I’m able to relate to that and give those examples and that kind of experience.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Trump’s rough handling of rally dissenters stirs questions To Rakeem Jones, flanked on all sides by uniformed sheriff ’s deputies, it was more than just the shock of being ejected from a political rally for Donald Trump.

The black man felt as if he was being transported back in time.

“It’s not the America they portray on TV,” the 26-yearold said, the day after he was wrestled to the ground by officers and punched in the face during the campaign event in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

But to friend Ronnie Rouse, who caught the incident on video, it was “totally American.”

“This is the America everybody wants to ignore,” the music producer told The Associated Press Thursday.

“This is the America, when people tell you, ‘Oh, racism doesn’t exist.’ It’s here.”

What should we make of scenes like this Wednesday evening at Crown Coliseum?

They have become a regular thing at Trump rallies, and while security experts say Trump has every right to quash dissent at events he’s paying for, they say the Republican front-runner is playing with fire by not tamping down uncivil behavior and assault.

“I would go so far as to say that I find that abhorrent,” security consultant Stan Kephart, a former police chief in Arizona and California, says of Trump’s failure to call out his pugnacious followers. “To me, he’s pressing the line. He’s doing things that you would see a showman do.”

What’s Trump’s attitude about all of this?

He once said he’d like to personally punch a protester in the face, and has pledged to pay his supporters’ legal bills if they get in trouble.

He’s spoken fondly of the “good old days” when police could rough protest-

ers up without fear of backlash. “But today,” he said Wednesday in Fayetteville, “they walk in and they put their hand up and they put the wrong finger in the air ... and they get away with murder. Because we’ve become weak.” Trump also told the Fayetteville crowd about one past protester, “a real bad dude,” who punched people. “And we had some people - some rough guys like we have right in here - and they started punching back. It was a beautiful thing.”

In Fayetteville, strong words between Trump supporters and protesters quickly ignited.

Rouse said his group was reacting to an insult against one of their party when they were suddenly swarmed by officers, and Jones was thrown to the floor. As he was being led away, Jones said he could hear Trump shouting, “Go home to your mama.” Jones’ mother died

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In this Saturday, March 5, 2016 file photo, a man is removed as he protests Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Orlando, Fla. eight years ago.

Jones said the man who hit him was allowed to stay, but on Thursday, the Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Department charged John Franklin McGraw of Linden, North Carolina, with assault and disorderly conduct.

The role of law enforcement in these situations is not simple.

“We respect folks’ First Amendment rights to free speech. We’re not there to police the protesters,” said Robert K. Hoback, a spokesman for the Secret Service, commenting on reports that Secret Service agents escorted protesters out of a recent Trump event in Georgia. He said they only act on threats to the “protectee.”

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Continued from page 1 executive director of WV FREE, a pro-choice advocacy group. “They don’t have the money for a pregnancy test, and they think they’re going to an actual healthcare clinic, but they’re not.”

Crisis pregnancy centers outnumber abortion clinics by at least 10-1 in the state, according to information compiled from the National Abortion Federation and West Virginians For Life, an anti-abortion group. These centers are funded by antiabortion groups and don’t offer full family planning services. Instead, they attempt to persuade women to carry a pregnancy to term.

Experts say it’s sometimes difficult to identify crisis pregnancy centers since, unlike abortion clinics, there’s little oversight into their activity. Crisis pregnancy centers aren’t required to obtain any kind of license or report their activity to state or federal agencies.

In Charleston, a crisis pregnancy center moved in next door to the Women’s Health Center, the only nonprofit abortion clinic in the state. The crisis pregnancy center called itself “A Woman’s Choice,” which prochoice advocates consider disingenuous. Sharon Lewis, director of the non-profit abortion clinic in Charleston, said the anti-abortion group has since resorted to more devious tactics.

“They snuck in on a Saturday—on our property— and put up signs on the side of their building facing our parking lot that says ‘Front Entrance’ and ‘Back Entrance’ to confuse our patients,” Lewis says.

When a reporter called into the crisis pregnancy center, a woman who answered the phone and declined to give her name claimed a fetal heartbeat could be detected 21 days after conception. Yet, a fetal heart doesn’t even develop until five weeks into a pregnancy, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The procedure that the West Virginia Legislature

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Supporters of West Virginians for Life march outside the capital in Charleston on February 16. The group organized this rally to pressure lawmakers to vote for a bill that would outlaw a common second trimester abortion procedure. has banned involves dilat- groups like the ACLU and brutal and dehumanizing baby.” ing a woman’s cervix and us- the Center for Reproductive approach to ending a pregShe had to find a friend ing forceps to remove any re- Rights are challenging these nancy,” said Franz, who be- to drive her up to Pittsburgh maining tissue. The dilation laws in several states on the fore she returned to West Vir- and then back again, makand extraction procedure is grounds that place an undue ginia was the longest-serving ing the experience an all-day preferred over other meth- burden on a woman’s right president of the National ordeal. In some ways, howods because it is less likely to have an abortion.

Right to Life, the largest anti- ever, she thinks of herself as to lead to complications or West Virginia’s ban per- abortion group in the U.S. lucky. If she hadn’t taken a infections, Dr. Flowers says. mits dilation and extraction Abortion rights advocates pregnancy test when she did, The West Virginia Chapter procedures so long as the fe- are most concerned about and hadn’t moved quickly to of the American Congress of tus has been terminated or the impact of the proposed make a decision, terminating Obstetricians and Gynecolo- miscarried prior to the pro- legislation on teenagers and the pregnancy would only gists, which represents more cedure. To terminate the fe- young women, who often de- have become harder with than 200 OBGYNs in the tus before dilation and ex- lay terminating a pregnancy each day.

Mountain State, condemned traction, a doctor would have because they fear their parSince her abortion, she the recently passed bill. to give the woman injec- ents’ reaction and don’t has listened in astonishment In West Virginia, dilation tion or pill. Flower says this know where to seek help for as West Virginia legislators and extraction is the third could add a day to complete themselves. West Virginia try to paint women who’ve most common type of abor- the procedure, with higher has a higher rate of teen had abortions as bad, unfeeltion performed, according risks for complications and pregnancy than neighboring ing people. states.

“For someone to say we to data from West Virgin- infections.

Dilation and extraction For instance, in 2014, don’t care, that’s ignorant,” ia’s Department of Health and Human Resources. The procedures can also be per- teenage girls accounted for she said. “It’s more like, I’m most common, a procedure formed in cases of rape and about 13 percent of all abor- going to choose what’s best known as suction and cutter- incest—but not when there’s tions performed within for me and that’s my choice. age, is usually done within a medical emergency. Doc- the state, according to the Frankly, no man should try the first trimester. tors who perform the pro- DHHR. That number doesn’t to tell us what to do with our Only two other states have cedure outside of one of the account for teenage girls bodies. Period.” passed similar bans on the exceptions risk losing their who drive out of state, said dilation and extraction pro- medical license.

Tom Light, a programmer Editor’s Note: This story cedure, which proponents However, Wanda Franz, with the state’s Vital Statistics was originally posted on like to call “dismember- president of West Virginians program.

Mountaineer News Service ment”: Oklahoma and Kan- for Life, an anti-abortion adThe WVU student who as part of a journalism capsas. Judges have blocked vocacy group, supports the had an abortion in 2014 said stone course. Molly Nighland bills in both states from tak- fetal demise stipulation in it was the right choice for her and Tyler Pope contributed to this story. ing effect pending litigation. the state ban against dila- at the time.

“I wasn’t ready,” she said.

Shauna Fisher, a WVU polit- tion and extraction. ical science professor, said “We just feel that it is a “It’s not fair to do that to a danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu the cost is affordable for students.”

Humphrey said openaccess to open-sourced textbooks and open-educational resources have proven to increase access to education.

According to Humphrey, students aware of this ini-

tiative have been positive and receptive about the possible changes and potential money saved.

“Students understand the textbook market is broken, and they are looking for a solution,” Humphrey said.

According to a recent

NBC review of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, textbook prices have risen over three times the rate of inflation from Jan. 1977 to June 2015, a 1,041 percent increase.

“Textbook affordability, and affordability in general, are such critical, im-

portant issues to students and their families,” Humphrey said. “We must make every effort to make higher education more affordable, and that includes addressing the skyrocketing costs of textbooks.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

discusses sociological effects of addiction by james pleasant correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia Clinical and Transitional Science Institute hosted “Snapshots of Addiction: Impacts on Economic Development, Workforce, and Quality of Place” Thursday, which discussed the impact of drug addiction in West Virginia.

The event, which took place at WVU’s Health Sciences Center, was led by Joseph Brouse, the director of business retention & expansion at New River Gorge Regional Development Authority—an economic development firm dedicated to improving the economies of communities in southern West Virginia.

Brouse has worked in economic development for almost two decades, and through his work, has seen the firsthand effects of addiction on southern West Virginia’s economy.

“In southern West Virginia, (we) would at least like to tell someone with power and influence about our communities” Brouse said. “We would like to tell them about our poverty, layoffs, lack of new business formation, our underinvestment and our threatening life and health indicators.”

According to Brouse, an average of 44 people move out of West Virginia every day because of poverty and lack of upward mobility available to the state’s citizens.

Brouse said that one of the main reasons economic development in southern West Virginia has suffered is because of business owners and land developers being reluctant to invest in an area riddled with crime, addiction and poverty.

As a result of underinvestment, communities continue to suffer due to lack of economic opportunities, unemployment and drug addiction.

West Virginia has the highest rate of drug overdoses in the nation, with the bulk of it coming from the state’s southern region.

Southern West Virginia has experienced rising unemployment rates over the past 10 years, directly correlated with the astronomical drug addiction and overdose rate that continues to plague the state.

Last year, 78 percent of all police calls in southern West Virginia were drug-related.

The majority of arrests in Fayette County alone were related to drugs.

During the lecture, Brouse said this increase in incarceration in the area has led to even more budget strains for southern West Virginia, particularly in education.

“I think it’s important for students, or anyone, to understand that health disparities like addiction are going to take multidisciplinary approaches to find solutions,” said Stephanie Ballard Conrad, the director of strategic operations at WVU’s Clinical and Transitional Science Institute. “There’s not just going to be one magic bullet (to fix the problem).”

Brouse believes improving the quality of life and quality of place in southern West Virginia would convince more businesses to open, improving the area as a whole.

“Economic development and addiction are two problems in our area that are so interrelated, we have to apply every resource to address them both,” Brouse said.

For more information about New River Gorge Development Authority, visit nrgda.org. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Ensuring pay during parental leave America is often lauded for its number of social freedoms other countries may not possess. Women aren’t prohibited from holding public office, can operate vehicles and work highpaying careers. However, the United States lags behind the rest of the world in one important area: Paid maternity leave.

Papua New Guinea is the only country besides the U.S. that doesn’t mandate paid leave from all employers after childbirth. Women are either forced to take leave without pay or return to work early in a child’s life, which can affect parental bonding and the level of care a child receives. Mothers are so desperate for paid leave that many turn to crowdfunding sites like GoFundMe to finance time off work with their newborns.

Several companies have taken matters into their own hands and offered paid leave in their company policies. Amazon gives women 20 weeks of paid leave to

America is one of two countries in the world that does not offer paid maternity leave. mothers who give birth and 6 weeks for non-biological birth parents (such as samesex couples or women who have a child via surrogate).

Facebook gives employees four months of paid paren-

tal leave, and Spotify gives six months to both parents that can be split up and separated throughout the child’s first three years of life. However, these are exceptions; only 11 percent of

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companies offer paid leave in America.

Arguments against paid family leave are made purely in the interest of protecting the economic state of this country. Some

countries with mandated paid leave have seen a decline in hiring women due to the expenses accompanying accommodating the start of their families. In countries like Germany, many women have decided to leave the workforce throughout the rest of their son or daughter’s childhood after spending a paid year with them. Some studies claim maternity leave past 20 weeks provides no incentive for women to return to work whatsoever.

However, child mortality rates increase when women are forced to return to work early for financial reasons.

Amber Scorah, an advocate for paid parental leave, left her son at daycare at a young age and found him dead when she came to pick him up just hours later. Her company’s paid maternity leave policy allotted just three months with her newborn son; however, at this stage in a baby’s life, it can barely control its own neck muscles, let alone any other

functions that may protect it from the chaotic environment of a busy daycare.

Introducing paid maternity leave into the U.S. wouldn’t have to cause economic stress. Many countries only offer a percentage of a person’s salary during paid family leave: Japan gives new mothers only 60 percent of their wages during a 98-day paid leave, and Canada gives 55 percent over 119 days. Offering a percentage of a person’s income would keep the incentive of eventually returning to work alive while also ensuring economic stability and gender equality for new employees.

Receiving some money is better than none during time spent off work with a newborn child. American men and women deserve their right to start a family and be accommodated financially in the same way as every other country on Earth. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The poverty of philosophy in American life robby ralston columnist @robbyralstonda

Last year, presidential candidate Marco Rubio joined the backlash against the humanities in American education. At a Republican debate in November, Rubio told the audience, “Welders make more money than philosophers. We need more welders and less philosophers.” This comment was met with thunderous applause.

The word “philosophy” comes from the ancient Greek word for “love of wisdom.” While it is impossible to define philosophy in an uncontentious way, philosophers generally try to answer questions about the right way to live, the nature of reality, when beliefs are justified and what is a just society, among many other topics. It is important to note philosophy is not the study of wisdom, but the love of wisdom, and since its beginnings, philosophy has been viewed more as a way of living than a specific domain of knowledge.

Rubio’s statement echoes a common view about philosophy in modern society. Some accuse it of being a privileged, ivory tower discipline separating itself from practical matters and makes little difference to individuals or the nation.

With this view, philosophy is either a profession measured by supply and demand or a field of study

The founding fathers of the United States incorporated many philosophical principles into the Constitution. measured by its accumulated knowledge.

In reality, philosophy has done well by both these measures. According to PolitiFact, philosophers have higher salaries than welders on average, and philosophy’s top earners do much better than top-earning welders. Moreover, philosophy as a body of knowledge has numerous achievements, including developments in logic and mathematics, which lead to the digital computer.

However, Rubio’s view is wrong for a deeper reason, and to see why, I think we should take a critical look at Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. In re-

cent months, Trump’s campaign has been lampooned as hateful, childish and devoid of content from both liberals and conservatives.

Trump often insults his opponents and criticizes the media for asking tough questions. Moreover, he has repeatedly made bigoted and racist remarks against Mexicans, Muslims and others.

In light of this, commentators have struggled to explain the success of Trump, who would likely have been a fringe candidate in previous elections. Though it would vastly oversimplify the issue to give a single explanation for his popularity, one reason is the pov-

erty of philosophy in our public life.

Philosophy is usually contrasted with rhetoric as being more than just a way of persuading others of your opinion. Supposedly, a wise person would require some reason to think or act in a particular way, so lovers of wisdom take great pains to question their views and the positions of others. Philosophy teaches us to only accept reasons which show a position is true or an action is good. If one can only appeal to authority or attack an opponent’s character when challenged, true philosophers are suspicious of this view.

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thus be seen as trying to live an honest and moral life.

In this way, when Trump or anyone else appeals to their own authority or insults their opponents when challenged, they are shunning philosophy. When they provide platitudes and slogans instead of reasons for their positions—in other words, “make America great again”—they are shunning philosophy.

Trump is the most obvious example of this phenomenon, but he is not alone. His presence in the Republican Party has forced contenders to be more aggressive. For instance, in response to Trump’s constant remarks on his height,

Marco Rubio recently fired back, “Have you seen his hands? And you know what they say about men with small hands…”

On the Democratic side, reasons seem to take a more prominent role in discussion. Despite making many moral pronouncements, isn’t it strange Bernie Sanders and Hilary Clinton rarely say which moral principles they follow? Do they only care about the consequences of various policies?

Are some actions intrinsically wrong, regardless of their consequences? These are the questions philosophers ask.

Despite what Rubio would have us think, philosophy can have a huge impact on American life.

When we ignore the teachings of philosophy, politics can become just a rhetorical battle of insults with little regard for what is true, what is right and what is just. This is what we currently see in this year’s presidential race.

If we wish to move beyond the Trump phenomenon in a positive direction, one way might be to try and foster the love of wisdom in ourselves and our society.

This solution may seem naïve to cynics and pessimists, but it has the benefit of being individual. Philosophy requires only diligence, self-reflection and a desire to question everything. If more people took up this way of life, perhaps our public dialogue could become more constructive. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

letter to the editor

More bicycle-friendly changes are coming soon to Morgantown drew gatlin West Virginia University student

As the newly elected chair of Morgantown’s Municipal Bicycle Board, I want to commend The Daily Athenaeum staff for your March 9 editorial “Becoming bicycle-friendly in W.Va.” The $1.1 million grant for Charleston will go a long way to promoting cycling in the city and should be celebrated accordingly.

The heavy traffic congestion and deteriorating air quality in our area fuel widespread desire for increased cycling infrastructure in spite of Morgantown’s topography. Just look for the saddlebags; you’ll see bicycle commuters everywhere. Our residents and city officials recognize the challenges and work in tandem to address them.

The bicycle board is comprised of voting members

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from every city neighborhood and the surrounding community, as well as exofficio representatives from each transportation related department within the municipal government and even within West Virginia University. Established in 2006, but with roots in the 1970s, the board advocates for and implements cycling-focused transportation facilities and educational campaigns all in the name of making Morgantown more hospitable to cyclists.

In 2012, after a multiyear effort with stakeholders throughout the area, Morgantown was recognized as West Virginia’s first (and currently only) bicycle-friendly community as defined by the League of American Bicyclists. The League grants this designation for four years, and we are currently in the process of reapplying to extend the recognition.

Spring and early summer will witness the instal-

lation of covered bicycle racks at many bus stops.

Further, we will install a network of on-street lane markings and signage designed to better communicate updated cycling laws no longer requiring cyclists to ride as far to the right as practicable. These projects are all results of grant funding partially matched by the municipality. We regularly hold Confident City Cycling classes through CPASS for those interested in learning safe techniques of riding with traffic.

We were recently approved to seek funding for construction of a nearly three-mile long multiuse path and bike lanes to serve the growing number of residents east of WV 705 through the federal Transportation Alternatives Program. These programs add to a growing list of amenities available to Morgantown cyclists including bike racks on 100 percent of city buses as well as our extensive rail-trail network.

Morgantown is the only designated bicycle-friendly community in West Virginia.

The enthusiasm in our local planning and engineering departments as well as our champions on city council lead me to find Morgantown one of the most bicycle-friendly places I’ve ever lived. Our history demonstrates a creativity with limited resources and a dedication to improving the environ-

ment for all transportation users. We should be proud of our designation as a bicycle friendly community.

If you’d like more information regarding these projects, classes or even group rides please visit our website at www.bikemorgantown.com. We value any input regarding Morgantown’s cycling commu-

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nity and would like to invite you to our monthly meetings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. every first Thursday of the month in the Public Safety Building on Spruce Street.

We hope to see you there.

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Season 4 of ‘House of Cards’ returns for Frank’s toughest race yet by brittnay osteen a&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

One of the most binge-watched shows on Netflix just released a new season. On March 4, “House of Cards” released its fourth season.

Season three ended with Stamper killing Rachel, Claire walking out on Frank and Remy and Jackie getting it on.

“Whenever I try to convince people to watch it, I always tell them it’s not so much about politics as it is about the behind the scenes stuff that people don’t expect,” said Stephen Mareske, a freshman Industrial Engineering student. “It shows how far people in politics will go in order to achieve their final goal. It’s an intense show full of plot twists that make you question a character’s morals. Season four is an election year like us right now so you wonder if any of what is in the show happens in real life.”

Season four has been generally viewed as re-embracing its soap opera roots. Supposedly, this has drawn positive attention.

After last season’s slightly negative reviews, the show has targeted some of the complaints. Last season, some reviewers felt the show was suffering from story fatigue. This season still has all the same twists and turns the show is known for.

“Truth be told, I’m kind of enjoying this hyperactive, fauxedgy ‘House of Cards.’ It doesn’t really have anything to say about life or the human condition, but it’s definitely having a good time throwing things at the wall. I kind of can’t wait to see what happens next,” said Todd VanDer Werff in a review after watching six episodes early.

The season was released in time for primaries, which was clearly planned. The show has been releasing campaign ads for Underwood. During the primary elections in different states, Underwood had “offices” open up for people to see his campaign.

There is good news and bad news for fans of the show. “House of Cards” was already renewed for a fifth season, but Beau Willimon, the showrunner, is not returning.

“Netflix and MRC owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Beau Willimon for his strong narrative vision for “House of Cards” over the show’s first four seasons,” Netflix said in a statement on Thursday. “As an Academy Award-nominated writer, he made his first foray into television and built a riveting and critically acclaimed series, establishing his place in TV history.

The producers, cast and crew join us in wishing Beau the best in his next creative adventure.”

Willimon is leaving the show to pursue his own creative projects.

“I’m grateful to Netflix and MRC, my fellow executive producers, our two incandescent stars Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, our talented writers, as well as the incredible cast and crew with whom I’ve had the privilege to work,” Willimon said. “After five years and four seasons, it’s time for me to move on to new endeavors, but I’m supremely proud of what we’ve built together, wish the show much continued success and leave it in the hands of a very capable team.”

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Maryland native rapper Logic to perform Stage AE by chelsea walker a&E writer @dailyathenaeum

DMV native and rising rapper, Logic, is bringing his storytelling rhymes to Stage AE next week.

From the start, east coast rapper Logic has never been one to fit any molds or norms.

Growing up biracial and broke in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Robert Bryson Hall II grew up on beats from Wu-Tang, Tribe and Nas. Sparking an interest in the hip-hop scene, Hall indulged in writing and rhyming his own beats. By age 13, the budding artist was working with his mentor Solomon Taylor, who produced Hall’s first CDs. When Hall wasn’t working in the studio, the young Maryland native watched his brothers run the streets. Brought up with a mother and father stricken by deadly alco-

hol and cocaine addictions, Hall’s brothers pedaled cocaine, even selling to their father.

Coming from a broken and brutal family, Hall’s interest in music acted as an escape.

“It’s very hard to talk about witnessing your parents on narcotics and doing all this f***ed up stuff, or your brother is running around on the streets doing stuff he shouldn’t be doing or selling things they shouldn’t be selling,” Hall said in an interview with Hardknock TV. “But, I talk about it because I feel like it could help other people. You can’t be ashamed of who you are or wherever you came from.”

Logic’s raps speak of his rough childhood and the rapper’s come-up. In 2010, the artist released his first official mixtape, “Young, Broke and Infamous,” which caught the interest of independent record label Visionary Music Group. It wasn’t until a year later

Logic gained a mass following and positive feedback from the release of his second mixtape, “Young Sinatra.”

Releasing two more albums with Visionary Music Group, the Maryland rapper also headlined his first national tour. Continuing to record and tour, Logic officially made it big when his name debuted on the cover of XXL magazine, as a part of the annual “Top 10 Freshman List,” along with fellow rising artists such as Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson and Schoolboy Q. It was in 2013 when he announced his signing with Def Jam Recordings. Dropping his debut album, “Under Pressure,” in October of 2014, Logic gained even more national notoriety, appearing on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” to perform “I’m Gone” alongside The Roots, 6ix, and DJ Rhetorik.

After setting his career ablaze, Logic released his recent album, “The Incredible

True Story” in November 2015. The sophomore album features singles, “Young Jesus” and “Like Woah.” Currently, the artist is on his “The Incredible World Tour” touring throughout the remainder of spring 2016, including a show at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Logic’s real and raw quick-spit lyrics tell a story of struggle to success, one full of tragedies and triumphs. Logic’s rugged upbringing produced a rapper full of passion and true artistry. Rather than compose ballads surrounding scandalous women, copious drugs and fast cars, Logic’s rhymes combine real tales of bliss, blood and baggage.

Logic will perform at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Stage AE. For more information, visit http:// theincredibleworldtour.com/content/ ticket-options. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Off-Broadway’s ‘Flashdance’ to make tour stop at WVU CAC by meg weissend a&E writer @dailyathenaeum

Taking the stage at West Virginia University, pop culture phenomenon “Flashdance the Musical” will transport audience members back to the ‘80s.

The show will take place at WVU’s Creative Arts Center this weekend.

Based on the 1983 film “Flashdance,” “Flashdance the Musical” tells the timeless tale of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh steel mill welder by day and an exotic bar dancer by night. The musical follows Alex’s journey to pursue her dreams as a professional performer. When Alex becomes romantically involved with her steel mill boss, she discovers romance is complicating her ambitions.

With award-winning choreography, the show’s legendary dance numbers are per-

formed by a nationally touring cast. Flashdance the Musical also features a “pulsating electronic score,” which includes the movie’s biggest hits. Songs like “Maniac,” “Gloria,” “Manhunt” and “I Love Rock & Roll” will all make a special appearance, as well as the Academy Award-winning “Flashdance - What a Feeling.”

New York dancer and actress, Julia Macchio, plays the lead role of Alex in this “super-sexy blockbuster.”

Many people know Julia as the kid of the Karate Kid. Her father is Ralph Macchio, who rose to fame in 1984 as the popular star who trained by “waxing on” and “waxing off” in “The Karate Kid” films.

As soon as Julia landed her “Flashdance the Musical” role, she rented the movie right away to watch with her dad.

Julia says her dad had some insight into the

steel-toed boots, overalls, denim vests, funkycolored track suits and high-waisted parachute pants of 1980s America. After all, he is the carwaxing, crane-kicking “Daniel-san” LaRusso of three “Karate Kid” movies adored by millions. “‘Flashdance,’ I tell him, is as tough as the ‘Karate Kid’ ever was,” Julie Macchio said in an interview with The Virginian-Pilot. “Very physical.”

The musical even remakes one of the most popular scenes in movie history. In “Flashdance,” Alex arches back in a chair and pulls a chain, triggering water to pour over her body.

“It’s exactly two gallons,” Macchio said. “I think it’s in the contract. I’m not sure, but it’s enough to get thoroughly wet. Backstage, we call the number the ‘Water Drop.’ It comes at the end of the first act, so I can dry off before going on.”

Ryan Neal Green plays the part of Nick Hurley, Alex’s love interest.

Although “Flashdance the Musical” has only been on the road since mid-October, the cast has already been to Morgantown during a layover between two shows.

“We actually took that as an opportunity to decompress and went out and saw the town,” Green said. “It was one of the most fun nights on tour. It was in a place none of us knew, and we had an amazing night in a cool little town.”

WVU students are encouraged to take advantage of tickets at discounted rates to see the show.

“Flashdance the Musical” can be seen at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre in the CAC. Tickets are on sale now at the Mountainlair and Creative Arts Center box offices, online at http://Ticketmaster.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Warmer tempuratures bring timeless spring fashion flashbacks by mel smith

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Spring is quickly approaching as Morgantown continues to receive teases of warm weather.

Naturally, the change in weather brings a change in fashion. Spring fashion brings an assortment of blasts from the past as old trends are reborn.

Bohemian Chic Style The ‘70s are back. Young women around campus are wearing kimonos, flared pants and floral patterns. The bohemian style is fairly popular nationwide, allowing women to wear light fabrics to handle the rising temperatures.

The floral pattern is a classic choice that almost never goes out of style.

Women are adopting the 70s style as it makes its way through the

fashion cycle. Retailers like Urban Outfitters, Forever 21 and H&M sell this clothing for moderate prices. Put on circle shaped sunglasses, a fringed kimono and be ahead of the fashion game.

Criss-cross-Front Tops The open chest, criss-cross top is a hot commodity for young women on campus, being seen on almost every girl on a Friday night on High Street. This top is chic and provides a unique design to a simple colored shirt. The shirt can be in form of a tank top, short sleeve or long sleeve top. The criss-cross style is new to the mainstream fashion scene, created to provide a risqué or sexualized look. These shirts are characterized by their deep V-neckline and modal fabric, perfect for an evening out on the town.

Boyfriend Jeans Another classic style is making its way back into the closets of young adults. Boyfriend jeans are loose fitting jeans rolled up at the bottoms. The popular boyfriend jean style includes distressing, holes and a light wash color.

Boyfriend jeans are suitable for 60-degree days and look great with a simple t-shirt and flats. The jeans are made to be loose on customers to create a comfortable, fashionable look giving a light feeling.

This style matches most clothing, which makes it an essential piece in any woman’s closet.

Suede and Fringe These trends are up-and-coming for the 2016 spring season.

Both these styles are resurging from the ‘70s, but differ from the bohemian style as a whole. Fringe can be seen in bohemian detail,

but can be incorporated in other styles as well. This season, fringe will come back to life in just about every form, from jewelry to shoes.

Suede is reemerging more than ever this season, even complimenting the fringe style. Suede is featured in high-waisted shirts, ankle boots and handbags. The material is light making it perfect for the spring weather approaching.

Pastel Shorts (Men’s trend) A classic pair of pastel shorts is an essential piece of clothing for men on campus. Pastel shorts bring a splash of color to campus when warmer air comes to town.

The shorts provide a pop of color to any average outfit and compliments neutral colors likely already existing in your closet. Pastel shorts are light and comfortable for men and give a spark of style to men who may not care about

wearing what is trending. Pastel shorts will stay in the fashion cycle for quite some time, becoming a college classic for millennials.

“Rose Quartz” and “Serenity” These trendy shades are taking the fashion world by storm, quickly becoming two of the most popular colors to wear. Rose Quartz is a pale pink, reflecting feelings of composure and compassion. Serenity is a pastel blue, reflecting feelings of peace and balance.

These colors are featured on all pieces of clothing and accessories as they take trendy apparel stores by storm. Popular clothing items in these shades are dresses and cardigans. The colors are perfect for the spring season and reflect light, leaving customers comfortable and cool in high temperatures. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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With songwriting Rita WIlson finds new voice NEW YORK (AP) ‑ “Crying, Crying,” the second track on Rita Wilson’s new album, describes the complexity the actress-singer faced last year after learning she had breast cancer.

“I’m going to all these doctor’s appointments in the morning, but at night I’m going off and doing this comedy,” she said of starring in “Fish in the Dark” with Larry David on Broadway. “It’s like, ‘Yeah, I’m out here, I’m doing a comedy, I’m laughing!’ But you go home and you’re thinking about what’s going to happen in your life and are you going to be OK?” “Crying, Crying,” which features Wilson singing honest lyrics over a fun beat, is one of many tunes she co-wrote - a first for the performer - for “Rita Wilson,” to be released Friday. She’s found a new voice in songwriting and collaborated with a number of well-known producers and writers to craft a country-pop record that’s cohesive throughout the 15 tracks.

The album was co-written with Dan Wilson, who had in hand in writing iconic songs like Adele’s “Someone Like You” and the Dixie Chicks’ “Not Ready to Make Nice.” Other collaborators include Babyface (Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton), Stephan Moccio (The Weeknd, Miley Cyrus), Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, Ron Aniello (Bruce Springsteen) and Nathan Chapman, who was a producer on all five Taylor Swift albums.

After her first album, 2012’s “AM/FM,” Wilson was encouraged to write songs by her friend Kara DioGuardi, the popular songwriter who has worked with Car-

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Rita Wilson finds healing through songwriting and her new album. rie Underwood, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson. “(She asked), ‘Do you have anything you want to say?’ And I said, ‘Yes,’” Wilson recalled.

That’s when they wrote “Grateful.” And Wilson cried.

“This is exactly what I wanted to do,” she said of writing a song that captured her emotions. “’Grateful’ has a very spe-

cial place in my heart ... because it’s reflective of what I’ve been through in the last few years in my life.”

After creating 30 songs in Los Angeles and Nashville, Tennessee, Wilson realized she had a full album of new material.

Not all of the tracks on “Rita Wilson” are based personal experiences, but some hit home: “Still Gone” is about “losing my dad and my two girlfriends

in a very short period of time,” and “Girls Night In” describes a night during which Wilson and her girlfriends trade their stilettos for sweatpants.

“I got all my girlfriends together and we rented a small studio in the neighborhood and we had a choreographer come in and teach us all the dance moves for Janet Jackson’s ‘All for You,’” she said with a laugh.

Wilson, who has appeared in a number of films and TV shows and is married to Tom Hanks, recently performed a number of shows at the Cafe Carlyle in New York City. She will launch a tour March 29 in Solana Beach, California, to support the album.

She’ll combine her film and music worlds with the upcoming “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” a film she produced, has a role in and wrote music for. She sings on the track, “Even More Mine,” which appears at the end of the movie.

“Strong Tonight,” from her new album, will be covered by Connie Britton’s character on the TV series “Nashville.”

The 59-year-old performer said she was afraid to tackle music in the beginning.

“We all, I think, are really scared to take chances and to try new things, and ... we put ourselves in boxes and we just say, ‘I can’t do this,’” she said. “I think to be able to have music right now at this point in my life is such a huge blessing, but ... I had to get over whatever judgment you feel is going to come at you. I’m not 25 years old, so hopefully people will be buying this.”

Peter Frampton on that crazy summer 40 years ago NEW YORK (AP) ‑ It’s been 40 years since Peter Frampton’s life was turned upside down - in a good, crazy way.

The former Humble Pie member was enjoying some modest success as a solo artist when he followed the then-conventional wisdom and followed up his four studio albums with a double live album.

That’s when all hell broke loose.

“Be careful what you wish for,” says Frampton now with a rueful smile.

Within a month of its January 1976 release, the album “Frampton Comes Alive!” was in the Top 10 and getting stronger as the weather warmed. He spent a record 17 weeks at the top of the charts, thanks to the singles “Show Me the Way,” ‘’Baby, I Love Your Way” and the 14-minute “Do You Feel Like We Do,” with its distinctive distorted vocal effect.

One day, his manager called and asked if he was sitting down.

“I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘Well, you’ve just made history. It’s the biggest-selling album of all time. You’ve just beaten Carole King’s ‘Tapestry’ record,’” Frampton said.

“That’s when I got nervous and a little bit anxious because to have the No. 1 album was unbelievable. I mean, I never, ever thought that I could approach that. But then to hear that, that’s sort of surreal.”

The English-born Frampton, now 65, is celebrating that crazy summer with a new release, “Acoustic Classics,” a CD of stripped-down versions of his bestknown songs that includes one new tune, “All Down to Me.” He wanted his beloved songs to sound fresh and intimate, as if

they were written the night before.

“I was very pleased that the songs held up,” said the singer-guitarist. “Very early on, I learned that you can have a great band, you can have a great producer, great studio, everything can be right, but if you don’t have great songs, you’ve got nothing.”

After the monster success of the 1976 live album, the singer’s big hair and good looks led his record company to repackage him as a pop star. His next album was rushed, against his objections, and didn’t do as well. Nothing could.

“I’ve learned that a pop star’s career is about 18 months but a musician’s career lasts a lifetime. I kind of morphed as quickly as I could - into a musician,” he said. “It was a crazy period.”

Gordon Kennedy, a Nashville, Tennessee-based songwriter and musician who has written songs for Eric Clapton, Garth Brooks and Ricky Skaggs, has worked with Frampton for 16 years. He calls him “above everything else, this ferocious musician.”

“He is a guy who, in some ways, had to overcome his own image. And it wasn’t an image that he necessarily created,” said Kennedy. “All the while, he’s just wanting to play guitar.”

Over the years, Frampton acted a little - he had a part in “Almost Famous” and mocked himself in Geico ads - and worked with George Harrison and toured with old friend David Bowie, whom he had known since he was 12.

Bowie, who invited Frampton on his Glass Spider Tour, was a mentor. “For all of us, we’ve lost a genius, a one-ofa-kind. He taught so many people how

Peter Frampton rose to solo fame following the release of his album, ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’. to redirect your career - including me,” Frampton said.

Redemption came in 2007 when Frampton’s instrumental album “Fingerprints” won a Grammy Award, his first.

“I was speechless at that time because it meant so much to me to get that vote of confidence as a player,” he said.

“Over the last few years - since ‘Fingerprints’ - things kind of sped up. There’s more demand for me out there live. I’ve been working really well every year. It’s fantastic because I love to play live.”

Frampton these days lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is father to four

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kids, the youngest a college student at 19. He’s come to terms with the album that defined his career.

“When I kick the bucket, the first sentence will be, ‘known for the live album ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ I know that,” he said. He also knows how beloved his songs are, especially “Baby, I Love Your Way.” “I have actually met children conceived to that song,” he said, laughing.

“It was a very personal song to me and made me realize the more personal you make it, the more everybody else can see that in themselves.”

French gallery shows off ‘New’ Rembrandt at fine art fair MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) ‑ The painting was labeled as the work of an unknown artist from Europe’s “Continental School,” dated somewhere in the 19th century. It had a presale estimate of $500-$800 when it went to auction in New Jersey last year.

French art dealer Bertrand Gautier thought the small oil-on-panel painting of three figures was older. And he thought he knew exactly who had painted it: Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn.

Unfortunately for Gautier and his partner Bertrand Talabardon, another dealer had the same hunch. In

a few minutes of phone bidding, the price shot up, and in the end the Paris gallery owners paid just over $1 million, including the buyer’s premium.

On Thursday, the painting, restored and now considered a genuine Rembrandt dating from 1624-1625, hung in pride of place at the entrance to the gallery’s stand at the prestigious TEFAF art fair in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht.

“This is a great discovery. It really is absolutely fascinating. This is the very beginning of Rembrandt, more or less the first picture he ever painted,” said Prof. Christopher Brown, an expert in Dutch art at Oxford University.

It was painted when Rembrandt was just 18 or 19, at the start of his career, when he had finished his education in Amsterdam and moved back to his home town of Leiden.

“The drawing is slightly crude, the colors are very vivid,” Brown said.

“It’s the beginning, the absolute beginning.”

The picture is part of a series depicting the five senses. It has been titled “The Unconscious Patient (Sense of Smell)” and shows a woman holding a handkerchief, presumably containing smelling salts, under the nose of a young man who has fainted after a surgeon has performed a

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Three of the “sense” paintings were already known, and with the rediscovery of the sense of smell, only “taste” is missing.

Part of the reason the painting was not earlier positively identified as a Rembrandt was an 18th-century attempt to make it look more like ... a Rembrandt, Gautier told The Associated Press.

“They knew it was a Rembrandt, but they didn’t think it looked enough like a Rembrandt,” he said. In an effort to add a bit more drama to the lighting, they enlarged the painting and made it darker around its edges.

“They ‘Rembrandtized’ what was already a Rembrandt.”

“Today we can see it is ridiculous, but every era understands an artist in its own way,” he added. “Today, we have the good fortune to be able to place it in its historical context.”

After buying the painting at auction in New Jersey and setting the art world abuzz at the prospect that a “new,” Rembrandt had emerged, Gautier and Talabardon had it restored and fitted a frame that, when closed, shows only the part of the panel painted by Rembrandt but, when opened, shows the later additions to the work.

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Rifle

WVU looks for fourth straight national title

By Connor Hicks Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

While much of Morgantown’s attention is focused on Kansas City this weekend for the Big 12 Basketball tournament, something much bigger will happen in Akron, Ohio. As “Press Virginia” attempts to topple the Jayhawks, the Mountaineer rifle team will play the same role as Kansas, trying to defend a title it has controlled for several years.

The No. 1 West Virginia (12-0, 8-0 GARC) rifle team sits atop the nation as the NCAA Championships take place this weekend.

There’s a lot on the line for the nation’s top team and three-time reigning national champions.

While the Mountaineers were in this spot last year, they were not the favorite. West Virginia was the No. 2 team, following a regular season loss to Alaska-Fairbanks.

The Nanooks entered the weekend as the top team in the nation, expecting to take the national title away from the Mountaineers. That wasn’t the case, as WVU overthrew Alaska-Fairbanks in the final by the closest margin in NCAA rifle history.

This year is different in many ways. While the field was open last year, this season has been the year of the Mountaineer.

West Virginia has sat atop the national rankings 17 weeks straight and for all but two weeks throughout the 2015-16 slate.

In the second half of the season especially, the Mountaineers have been insurmountable, obliterating the top teams in the nation and shattering scoring records while doing it.

In the second half of the year, WVU has seen no competition. The national rankings have essentially put the Mountaineers at the top, followed by a wide scoring gap dividing West Virginia from the rest of the nation’s best.

Since November, the

Mountaineers went 5-0, defeating opponents by an average of more than 65 points. During that fivematch span, WVU broke the NCAA scoring record for a match twice. A 4,702 was enough to win the national championship last year for the Mountaineers.

This year, however, they have eclipsed that score all but once. The team is averaging a 4,722. Meanwhile, not one opponent has broken the 4,700 barrier against West Virginia this season.

By examining the results through the regular season, it’s evident the Mountaineers should have no problem capturing another title, but as previously mentioned, AlaskaFairbanks was in this position last year and fell to the Mountaineers.

Of the eight-team field, the Mountaineers have already faced and defeated all but No. 2 TCU. The field includes fellow Great American Rifle Conference members in No. 2 Kentucky and No. 8 Nebraska.

If the Mountaineers can perform as dominantly as they have all year, they will return to Morgantown with a fourth-consecutive national title. In addition, they will become the first NCAA program to win 18 national championships.

The NCAA National Championships will take place this weekend in Akron, Ohio. In addition to shooting for a fourth-consecutive national title, several Mountaineers will be shooting for individual national titles. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Devin Williams fights for the ball in Thursday’s win over TCU.

Williams lifts WVU to first Big 12 semis

By David Statman Sports Editor @DJStatman77

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took them four years, but the West Virginia Mountaineers finally have their Big 12 Tournament win.

West Virginia took control early Thursday night in Kansas City, as the Mountaineers shot the monkey off their back in an 86-66 win over TCU. West Virginia never trailed, and junior center Devin Williams’ 18 points and 13 rebounds keyed WVU to its first-ever appearance in the Big 12 semifinals.

“It’s somewhat of an accomplishment,” Devin Williams said. “We’re here to win a championship, so all we can do is just use this to move forward and clean up what we did today.”

One thing’s for sure, it wasn’t pretty. The two teams combined for 31 turnovers and 48 personal fouls, but West Virginia made the shots they needed to keep themselves alive.

West Virginia shot 55.6 percent from the field and made 11 of their 24 3-point tries. Point guard Jevon Carter had 15 points on 3-5 shooting from deep, and the bench guard combo of Jaysean Paige and Tarik Phillip combined for 25 points and five 3-pointers of their own.

“They shot the ball very well from deep,” said head coach Bob Huggins. “They did a really good job with the zone, did a really good job of matching up with us.

That’s kind of what we do.”

There’s no easy road from here on out, but West Virginia looked to receive a break when TCU, the Big 12’s last-place team, pulled a surprising upset of a potentially NCAA Tournament-bound Texas Tech to make it to the tournament’s second day.

West Virginia won by 31 the last time these two teams met, and they wasted no time in pulling ahead early. The Mountaineers started hot, making their first four 3-point tries and jumping out to an early 20-8

lead. Although TCU managed to keep pace throughout much of the half, WVU peaked again toward the end of the frame, when a dunk by Jonathan Holton gave the Mountaineers a 47-36 lead at the break.

TCU has proved especially ill suited facing the West Virginia press in the past. The Horned Frogs turned the ball over a combined 44 times in their two regular season meetings, but they actually won the turnover battle on Thursday night.

Although WVU maintained its strong shooting until the end, they turned the ball over 17 times, allowing TCU to briefly cut the lead to single digits.

“The offensive execution was good when we actually ran offense,” Phillip said.

“When we did other things and went out of the offense, that’s when it got bad. The main thing is just staying within ourselves.”

Despite the muddied pace of the second half, the Mountaineers were able to

do just that, The physical nature of their game has allowed West Virginia to grow accustomed to stops and starts.

After TCU cut the lead to nine midway through the second half, West Virginia reeled off a 15-4 run down the stretch to put the game out of sight.

“We just put the pressure on them and they were done, out of gas,” Phillip said. “Coach was in the huddle saying ‘Don’t let these dudes stick around and let it come down to the last shot,’ so we turned it up and came out with the victory.”

The win, Bob Huggins’ 200th as head coach of the Mountaineers, pushes West Virginia’s all-time record against TCU to 9-0. Having finally cleared the Big 12 Tournament’s first hurdle for the first time, a tough matchup against the winner of Oklahoma and Iowa State awaits at 9 p.m. Friday night. djstatman@mix.wvu.edu

Baseball

Mountaineers return to Morgantown for Friday’s home opener

By Alec Gearty Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

After traveling more than 10,000 miles in 12 days, the West Virginia University baseball team will host its first game of the season at 3 p.m. on Friday at Monongalia County Ballpark.

The Mountaineers (73) will face off against the Old Dominion Monarchs (10-2), in what will be the first of a three game series.

The Monarchs have won five of their last six games.

“They’ve always been good,” said WVU head coach Randy Mazey on the team’s Facebook page.

“It just so happens, this year, they’re really good.

Which is good for us because we need to challenge ourselves.”

Old Dominion started its season with a statement win over No. 8 NC State. In a dominant performance, the Monarchs allowed three hits and no runs over the course of nine innings, led by pitcher Sam Sinnen,

who the Mountaineers will undoubtedly face this weekend.

Sinnen has the lowest ERA among Monarch starting pitchers with a 0.56 ERA in three appearances, leading the team in innings pitched as well.

Luckily for the Mountaineers, their offense has been one of the most efficient in the Big 12 Conference, sitting in third place in overall batting average and leading the conference in home runs.

While upperclassmen Kyle Davis and KC Huth have paved the way offensively for the Mountaineers, the WVU freshmen have been following suit in a similar way.

Right fielder Darius Hill is batting .275 for the Mountaineers. Out of his 11 hits, five have been for extra bases. The Dallas, Texas native has thrived in being in the number two spot in the lineup behind Davis.

Jimmy Galusky has been one of the standouts for WVU thus far. He

grew up about a half hour outside of Morgantown in Preston, so he is a familiar name around the Mountaineer community. After the team’s long road trip, WVU coaches have been impressed with his play out west.

“He’s hitting .320, and he hasn’t made an error yet,” Mazey said. “He’s got great energy, he’s an unbelievable kid. Everybody in Morgantown needs to see Jimmy Galusky play.”

On the mound, West Virginia will likely turn to Chad Donato to open up the series. Donato last pitched in a 4-1 loss to Hawaii, which dropped his record to 0-2 in three starts.

“Chad hasn’t gotten the results he hoped for, but he’s throwing the ball well,” Mazey said. “He’ll start getting some wins because he’s too good of a pitcher not to.”

Donato will face a Monarch offense led by senior Connor Myers, who leads ODU in homeruns, hits and RBIs.

Kyle Davis celebrates a home run in last year’s game against Marshall.

They are unusual, but impressive, numbers coming from somebody in the leadoff spot. His stat line goes to show how deep the Monarch offense is, and shows the potential to

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be a nightmare, but it will be a compliment against WVU’s pitching staff.

Fo l l o w i n g Donato against Sinnen to open up the series, Saturday’s pitching matchup will be

Ross Vance against Old Dominion’s Victor Diaz, with BJ Myers closing out the series on Sunday facing Adam Bainbridge. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Gymnastics

Mountaineers prepare for home-and-home Backyard Brawl

By Carter Sokolowski Sports Correspondent @DailyAthenaeum

Riding a six-game winning streak and two of the highest scores of the season, the No. 25 ranked West Virginia University gymnastics team looks to continue its impressive run this weekend two times against the University of Pittsburgh.

The Mountaineers are coming off one of their most prolific performances of the season, recording a team score of 196.8 in a tri-team meet with Ohio State and Bowling Green. The 196.8 score is the eighth highest score in program history.

With the top-36 ranked schools qualifying, WVU’s squad may already have a spot locked up for the 2016 NCAA Regional Championships. The team currently holds a 195.665 Regional Qualifying Score (RQS).

With the Mountaineers finding a rhythm and recording higher scores each week, look for them to make

a jump in the rankings following the meets this weekend. West Virginia holds top-25 scores in vault (49.04 RQS) at No.16 and floor at No. 19 (49.135 RQS) Junior Alexa Goldberg, sophomore Zaakira Muhammad and freshman Kirah Koshinski continue to lead the team in total points scored this season. Goldberg has recorded 302.95 points, Muhammad 284.7 and Koshinski 245.4.

Koshinski and Muhammad both hold top 30 national rankings on vault, sitting at No. 27 and No. 20, respectively. Goldberg holds the No. 36 spot nationally on bars.

With Friday’s meet in Morgantown being the last home competition of the year, seniors Melissa Idell, Audrey Tolbert and Jaida Lawrence will be honored following the competition.

Tolbert and Idell are both ranked regionally on the beam, Tolbert (9.785 RQS) at No. 19 and Idell (9.765 RQS) at No. 21. Lawrence is

ranked No. 17 in the region on vault (RQS 9.81).

As for the two meets against rival Pitt, the Mountaineers shouldn’t have a difficult time finishing the season with wins on Friday and Sunday.

“My focus right now is that we can’t lose to Pitt at home,” said WVU head coach Jason Butts. “Actually, let me rephrase that, we can’t lose to Pitt at all.”

Pittsburgh is ranked No. 50 nationally and is currently out of contention for the 2016 NCAA Regional Championships with a lackluster 193.640 RQS. The team was able to break 195.0 on only one occasion this year, with a 195.25 versus Towson.

The Panthers are coming off a fourth place finish in a multi-team meet on the road against Maryland, Yale, George Washington and Texas Woman’s University. In the meet, they tallied a score of 193.475.

While the team has struggled throughout the year,

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Alexa Goldberg competes on the balance beam in Sunday’s meet against Bowling Green and Ohio State. they have had a bright spot in senior Lindsay Offutt. Offutt leads the team at every event, ranking No. 29 nationally all-around (39.230 RQS). Her two best events are floor and beam where

she ranks No. 32 (9.885 RQS) and No. 46 (9.855 RQS), respectively.

With the NCAA Regional and National Championships lurking around the corner, the Mountaineers

want to do anything they can in order to move up the rankings to put them in the best position possible for postseason play. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Golf

WVU returns from long hiatus, competes in Seminole Intercollegiate

By Neel Madhavan Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

After a month-long break, the West Virginia University men’s golf team is set to return to the links this weekend at the Seminole Intercollegiate at Southwood Country Club in Tallahassee, Florida. The tournament is hosted by No. 3 Florida State and is set to feature one of the deepest and most talented fields the Mountaineers are likely to see all season, including No. 5 Auburn, No. 21 Penn

State, Louisville and Ole Miss.

“This will be our eighth tournament and our eighth line-up,” said WVU head coach Sean Covich. “Apparently we are still looking for the right combination in our starting five. We will have some daily goals we want to accomplish this weekend, and if we do those I think we will have a solid showing.”

Southwood Golf Course is certainly not a course for the faint-of-heart. The par72 course measures out at 7,172 yards. Having only

been constructed in 2002, the Fred Couples-designed course was named among America’s Best New Courses

by Golf Digest. Southwood lays out like a typical southern plantation style golf course, nestled in gentle rolling hills and surrounded by trees hung with Spanish moss.

“I have a lot of familiarity with Southwood as we played it three consecutive years when I was an assistant at Mississippi State,” Covich said. “Also, Chris Williams and Easton Renwick have both played it

during their time at Coastal Carolina. Southwood is not a demanding course off the tee, it’s all about the greens.

There are some sneaky hole locations they will use, especially on the back nine. If you are disciplined around the greens when you get above the hole or out of position, if you limit your mistakes, you have a really good chance at making some birdies.”

The Mountaineers will trot out a starting lineup of Renwick, Williams, freshmen Max Sear and Tristan Nicholls, and junior Alan

Cooke.

Despite only playing in two fall events, Nicholls led the Mountaineers with a team-low score of fourover par at the President’s Day Challenge in February.

Based on their past performances, Renwick, Williams and Cooke all had sub-par showings in Houston a month ago, looking to bounce back this weekend in Florida. Sear remains the only Mountaineer golfer to have started every event this season.

“The weather in Morgantown last weekend and

early this week was decent enough to get some practice outside on the course which is something we did not have preparing for our event in Houston back in February,” Covich said. “So I expect a better performance than we had in Houston.

Getting embarrassed down in Houston should be a motivator for the guys.”

The first round of Seminole Intercollegiate tees off this morning, concluding with the final round on Sunday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

10 | SPORTS

Friday March 11, 2016

Wrestling

WVU prepares for next week’s NCAA Championship matches

By Joel Norman Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

There are no matches this weekend, but the West Virginia University men’s wrestling team is preparing for the NCAA Championship.

Four wrestlers qualified for the three-day event from March 17-19 in New York City. Jacob A. Smith and Zeke Moisey joined Bubba Scheffel and Dylan Cottrell as West Virginia’s representatives at the wrestling championship. However, only Smith, Scheffel and Cottrell will participate. Moisey has withdrawn from the tournament due to an unspecified injury.

“After my meeting with team doctors, we have decided it is in the best interest of Zeke’s future to withdraw from the NCAA Championships and allow another wrestler to compete at 125,” said WVU head coach Sammie Henson.

Despite losing last season’s 125-pound NCAA Championship runnerup, Henson is still excited about this year’s Championship.

“The postseason is the best time of year,” Henson said. “It’s a time for our men to prove themselves and take wins from

people. While we are a bit disappointed in not having more wrestlers qualified, we continue to be encouraged by our team working as a family to prepare the wrestlers who have made it. We are looking forward to seeing all the Mountaineer wrestling fans in New York City.”

All three of the wrestlers have appeared in the NCAA Championship before. Scheffel is making his third appearance, Smith qualified last year and Cottrell first appeared in 2014 while at Appalachian State.

These three wrestlers also know who they will face in the first round of the NCAA Championship.

Smith, 30-10, will battle Owen Scott, 15-7, of Cornell.

In the latest InterMat Wrestling rankings, Smith appeared No. 15 at 197 pounds and enters the tournament as the No. 13 seed. Scott did not appear in this week’s rankings.

For his first 184-pound bout, Scheffel, 21-14, will battle Penn’s Lorenzo Thomas. Scheffel is not ranked by InterMat or in the tournament. Thomas is the No. 11 seed in the tournament and in InterMat’s rankings.

Cottrell’s first opponent is American University’s John Boyle, who is No. 10

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Bubba Scheffel wrestles an Oklahoma State opponent in January. among 157-pound wrestlers in the tournament and by InterMat and has 29-7 record in the 2015-16 wrestling season. Cottrell, who boasts a 30-9 record, is ranked No. 17 by InterMat. None of the three West

Virginia wrestlers in the NC AA Championship have faced a respective opponent at any point this season.

Last weekend, the Mountaineers finished in sixth place out of 10 teams

at the Big 12 Championship. Scheffel and Cottrell finished third in their respective weight classes.

Smith finished in sixth place at 195 pounds.

There is still a week before Smith, Scheffel and

Cottrell travel to New York.

In that time they will become more acquainted with their unfamiliar foes and prepare for the task ahead. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Tennis

Mountaineers look to bounce back against in-state rival Marshall

By Neel Madhavan Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

After the West Virginia University women’s tennis team came crashing back to Earth last weekend and a three-match winning streak ended in a loss to Maryland, the Mountaineers (6-4) will look to wrap up nonconference play today in Huntington against in-state rival Marshall (4-8, 0-2 Conference USA).

“Marshall is another

good team we are facing that will come out ready to play,” said WVU head coach Miha Lisac. “We have competed against Marshall before and know what to look for and expect. They are an overall solid team that will not make the match easy on us by any means. We are looking to rebound in doubles against Marshall and we are looking to continue to make strides in our singles play. It will be a battle, and we will need to use the things we have learned

from the past matches to turn the battle in our favor.”

Despite some early season wins over Louisville and Yale, the Herd has collapsed as of late, losing six straight coming into the match against the Mountaineers. With only six players on their roster, the Herd must use every player in order to field a team. Marshall is led by juniors Derya Turhan and Rachael Morales. While inconsistent, Turhan has proven when she’s on her game, she can

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beat anyone in the country, evidenced by her three-set win over Virginia Tech’s Francesca Fusinato, the No. 58 player in the country, in a Marshall loss to VT in mid-February.

For the Mountaineers, sophomore Habiba Shaker continues to blaze a fiery trail through her singles opponents, winning four matches in a row to extend her season record to 9-1. The rest of the Mountaineers have much work to do to turn their singles records around, with freshman Paula Goetz being the only other player on the team with a winning re-

cord at 6-4.

Junior Kaja Mrgole will likely sit out again against the Herd as she continues to rest her stress fracture injury.

The doubles duo of senior Hailey Barrett and Shaker dropped only their second match of the season last weekend against Maryland and look to rebound against the Herd.

With sophomores Lyn Yuen Choo and Yvon Martinez struggling in doubles right now, the partnership of Goetz and sophomore Carolina Lewis needs to step T:4.875” up if the Mountaineers are going to take the doubles

point from Marshall.

“We’ve made improvements as a team as a collective, and we want to continue that,” said WVU assistant coach Emily Harman. “We are talking a lot this week about doubles.

We went into that and making sure that we are playing in a match the way we do in practice. That’s what’s been the focus for us in the past couple of weeks as well, just to make sure that we’re coming out of the gates strong and not giving them any hope from the beginning.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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