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Students rival in Integration Bee by jamie mason staff writer @News_with_jamie

Forty minutes, thirty math problems, thirty-two students and onne $100 prize.

Wednesday evening, students from West Virginia University and high schools around Monongalia County gathered to compete in the first round of the Third Annual WVU Integration Bee. “Our main reason is it kind of fosters a culture of mathematical community,” said Casian Pantea, a proctor of the test and a WVU assistant professor in the mathematics department.

“People come because they’re interested in integers (and) in mathematics.

They meet each other, they see each other, they compete against each other.”

Any students from WVU or Monongalia County high schools, regardless of major or year, were allowed to participate in the Bee. In order to advance to the final rounds, a student must place in the top 16.

Students answered a series of mathematic ques-

tions that were calculusbased problems and ranged in the level of difficulty.

“It was a lot harder than it was last year,” said Joseph Sampson, a sophomore mathematic student, who qualified in the top 16 last year. “I had some time conflict with something else (last year) so I had to bail in the middle of it… I hope I can go to this one, if I qualify.”

Sampson, who came in first place along with Jacob Suffridge, a biomedical engineering student, was impressed with the high school students who came out and participated in the Bee. “I think it’s awesome,” Sampson said. “It takes a lot of guts to come up here and compete. I definitely admire them for coming.”

By allowing high school students to participate, it gives them a chance to see what university life is like, as well as to compete for the grand prize, which is a $100 gift certificate to the bookstore.

“These (high school students) end up going to really good universities,” Pantea said. “These are really,

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West Virginia University’s annual Integration Bee competition is open to all students and challenges them with a variety of mathematical topics. really sharp people and this “They seem to have put all in the final rounds. The final just gives them the oppor- of their heart and effort into competition will have four tunity to sharpen their math it,” said Adrian Tudorascu, rounds, eliminating half of skills even more.” an associate professor in the the students each round unAlthough the tests have Mathematics Department. til a champion is crowned.

The final rounds of the not been graded yet, the “I’ll be impressed with anyproctors of the first round one who does around 20 out Integration Bee will be held are optimistic all of the stu- of 30 (problems.)” at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, dents did well and they Tudorascu said there is March 30 in Armstrong Hall. all got something out of no doubt fans will come out participating. and cheer the students on danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

COURAGE, CURIOSITY AND CONVICTION Humorist discusses feminism, coeducation at event celebrating the educational accomplishments of women

Dr. Regina Barreca, a professor of English and feminist theory, signs a copy of her book “If You Lean In, Will Men Just Look Down Your Blouse?”.

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“Women have two laughs,” said Gina Barreca at Courage, Curiosity and Conviction: Celebrating 125 Years of Women’s Education at West Virginia University. One laugh she calls the “silver-bell tinkling laugh” and the other that is real laughter. The former is used in the presence of men and the latter is saved for when really laughing, around other women.

Barreca learned this from growing up around her aunts and hearing the different ways they experienced humor, depending on which gender they were laughing with.

“This is where I learned ab ou t f e m i n i s m… I learned it has differences between the language of men and women,” Barreca said. “Women speak differently when we’re in tribes of other women.

And we certainly use hu-

mor differently.”

Barreca, who is a professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut, used her experiences to humorously write books about herself and other women.

At her talk on Wednesday, she spoke about Babes in Boyland, a book about her experiences as one of the first female students at Dartmouth College.

Barreca only applied to Dartmouth because she learned she could get scholarship money because “poor girls weren’t applying.” Barreca did not feel she fit in there, even with the other female students. The other girls were wealthy, polished and athletic. Barreca looked “like Janet Jackson on a good day.”

She did not fit in with the male students either, especially those on frat row who would hold up signs to rate girls on a scale of 1-10 as they walked buy. Barreca found that using humor to edu-

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cate the male students about the importance of coeducation was effective.

“People will hear things if you say them with humor. If you make a long argument, they’re not going to get it,” Barreca said.

After writing some of her books, Barreca began appearing on television. She has been on 20/20, Oprah, The Today Show and CNN, among others.

Barreca’s aunt saw her on television and called, the first words Barreca heard were comments on her weight.

Barreca explained how focused women often are on their weight, age or appearance, but also how difficult clothes shopping could be.

“The clothes are not made with us in mind.

They are designed with some other image that d o e s n ’ t re f l e c t re a l women… The other kinds of things in life we try to tailor ourselves to are also not made with us

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Faculty members at West Virginia University attend a keynote address by Dr. Regina Barreca at the Downtown Library. in mind…” Barreca said. were a coeducation insti“And we think if we don’t tution, but it was hard at fit into that, there’s some- first,” said WVU librarian thing wrong with us. We Carroll Wilkinson. “Some don’t think we need to of the dynamics are still tailor those things to fit in effect to some degree. us.”

In some parts of the UniBarreca’s talk was part versity, women are made of the WVU Libraries to feel uncomfortable… symposium series. It ex- we want people to think plored and celebrated about what they’re hearthe achievements and ing (at the symposium) obstacles of women in and what it might mean coeducation. for their lives.”

“It was a wonderdanewsroom@mail.wvu.edu ful achievement that we

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Members of the West Virginia University Student Government Association’s Board of Governors voted on this year’s Governor of the Year Wednesday night.

Because of his dedication to the organization, the large steps he has taken on his platform and his willingness to go above and beyond to serve his community, BOG members named Trevor Kiess as Governor of the Year.

“Thank you so much. It means the world to me,” Kiess said. “Anything I might have contributed to the organization this year, any accomplishments or anything like that, they are not Trevor Ki e s s’ a c c o mp l i s h ments. They are SGA’s accomplishments.”

Kiess ran on a platform of saving students time, money and aggravation.

One way he wanted to save students aggravation and time was by extending the guest check-in hours in residence halls.

Because of Kiess’ efforts, Summit Hall initiated a program allowing residents to check-in guests until 2 a.m.

“We started that policy from scratch,” Kiess said.

“It was a need I saw when I was a resident at Summit last year.”

The policy is only in a pilot program, but Kiess hopes to see it implemented University-wide.

But Kiess’ favorite accomplishment has nothing to do with his platform.

A year ago, his grandmother was stuck in Monongalia General Hospital. Even though she was sick in bed, she worried about her family members who sat in the waiting room outside waiting to hear about her health.

“When she was in the hospital, she always wanted everyone around her to be taken care of,” Kiess said. “It hurt her so much that my aunts and myself and everyone was there with her, and she could see we had needs but couldn’t help.”

His grandmother’s memory lives on through an initiative he started.

He packed 50 bags of small toiletries, a word search with pens and a blanket to deliver to the ICU at Mon. General.

Also Wednesday night, the Board awarded more than $10,000 in grant money to the following student organizations: · $900 to the International Student Soccer Club to host a banquet to honor its graduating members and for the recruitment of new ones.

The group currently has 30 active members. · $756 to the Institute for Industrial Engineers to travel to Anaheim, California and attend a conference. The money went to cover hotel rooms for four nights. · $400 to the Student Chapter of American Society for Microbiology to conduct outreach with local middle schools. · $338 to the Graduate Social Work Club to pay for catering for an upcoming panel event promoting tolerance among different religions. · $1,350 to the Society of Mining, Metallurgy

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In this Jan. 21, 2016, file photo, Michael Hickey poses near Hoosick Falls municipal well 7 between two baseball fields in Hoosick Falls, N.Y. PFOA, long used in the manufacuring of Teflon pans, Gore-Tex jackets, ski wax, and many other products has turned up in the water in factory towns around the country like Hoosick Falls. Hickey, a local insurance underwriter, exposed the contamination in Hoosick Falls, a bucolic community near the Vermont state line. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)

Activists demand action against industrial chemical in water ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)—Prized for its ability to make things super-slick, it was used for decades in the manufacture of Teflon pans, Gore-Tex jackets, ski wax, carpets and the linings of pizza boxes and microwave popcorn bags.

Now, with the suspected cancer-causing chemical PFOA being phased out in the U.S., it is still very much around, turning up in the water in factory towns across the country - most recently in upstate New York and Vermont - where it is blamed by residents for cancers and other maladies.

The latest cases have brought renewed demands that the Environmental Protection Agency regulate PFOA the way it does arsenic, lead and dozens of other contaminants, and set stringent, enforceable limits on how much of the substance can be in drinking water.

“Where is the government that is supposed to protect people and the environment? It’s an outrage,” said Tracy Carluccio of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, which uncovered PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid, in tap water in New Jersey a decade ago.

In their defense, EPA officials said that the agency

has been considering for years whether regulations are needed for PFOA and related perfluorinated chemicals, but that it is a drawnout testing and evaluation process dictated by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. In the meantime, the EPA has taken action around the country to fine companies and force them to clean up such chemicals.

For now, there are no mandatory limits on how much PFOA, also called C8, can be in drinking water. The same goes for its cousin perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS, which is used in firefighting foam. The Pentagon is checking for traces of PFOS in the water at 664 U.S. military sites where fire or crash training has been conducted.

As part of its review of such chemicals, the EPA ordered nationwide testing of water supplies in 2013.

Of 4,764 water supplies, 103 systems in 29 states had trace amounts of PFOA, but none exceeded 400 parts per trillion, EPA’s advisory level for short-term exposure water you drink for only a few weeks. Seven had levels slightly over 100 ppt, the new advisory level for long-term exposure - for the water you drink for years - that the EPA

is expected to set this spring.

But the EPA’s national survey didn’t tell the whole story.

Towns the size of Hoosick Falls, New York, whose water supply serves just 4,500 people, weren’t included in the testing. Its PFOA level of 600 ppt was discovered in village wells in 2014 only because residents, concerned about what they perceived as a high cancer rate in the plastics factory town, demanded testing.

In January, after the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan, focused national attention on water contamination, EPA and New York officials warned people in Hoosick Falls not to drink the water.

The state is promising a new water supply with a price tag of $10 million.

More recently, testing turned up PFOA at about 100 ppt in drinking water in nearby Petersburgh, New York, and North Bennington, Vermont, which also had plastics plants.

Michael Hickey, a local insurance underwriter, exposed the contamination in Hoosick Falls, a bucolic community near the Vermont state line known as the hometown of folk artist Grandma Moses.

“My father died of kidney cancer. My grandmother had kidney cancer,” Hickey said. “My concern isn’t really about me; it’s about my 5-year-old son.”

At the least, health and environmental advocates say, communities that have factories and other installations that used the chemical should test their water.

“I would consider it an urgent priority to decrease exposures,” said Philippe Grandjean, a researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health who believes the 100 ppt safe-exposure level EPA is proposing is still 100 times too high.

Vermont health officials, for example, have set that state’s PFOA level at 20 ppt, based on the same research the EPA is relying on.

Class-action lawsuits have been filed as far back as 2001 against companies such as 3M and DuPont over PFOA contamination of water near factories or disposal sites in a host of communities, including Decatur, Alabama, and Cottage Grove, Minnesota.

In settling a lawsuit involving 70,000 people in West Virginia and Ohio, DuPont agreed in 2004 to install filters to remove PFOA from water systems in six com-

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munities surrounding its Parkersburg, West Virginia plant. In October, DuPont was found liable for a woman’s kidney cancer in the first of 3,500 lawsuits filed by people with diseases they blame on the contamination.

The American Water Works Association, a water industry group, believes that nationwide regulation of PFOA isn’t needed but that testing for the substance at manufacturing sites would be prudent, spokesman Greg Kail said.

Advanced filtration systems to remove PFOA can cost millions of dollars up front, plus tens of thousands a year in operating costs.

3M invented the chemical 1947, and it became so ubiquitous that more than 98 percent of Americans have traces in their blood, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 3M began to phase it out in 2002 in response to health concerns raised by the EPA. DuPont and eight other companies later agreed to do the same by 2015.

Studies funded by the DuPont settlement concluded PFOA is a “probable cause” of six illnesses, including thyroid disease and kidney and testicular cancer. Those studies were based on people who drank water with PFOA at a level of 50 ppt for a year - half what the EPA is expected to set as the safe level. Other studies have linked PFOA to low birthweight and other problems in children.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that PFOA and other chemicals will probably be discovered in the water across the state and country.

“We allowed waste disposal in fashions that, in retrospect, were not prudent,” he said, “and now, in many ways, we are paying the price as a society.”

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Continued from page 1 & Exploration so it could clean up a local park and build a bench there. · $790 to the Food Recovery Network so it could provide advertising, catering and rent out the Student Rec Center to host a dance-a-thon. · $202 to Pi Kappa Alpha so it could purchase disposable plates, silverware and other cutlery for an upcoming chili cook-off. · $1,000 to the WVU Men’s Ultimate Frisbee team so it could pay for lodging at an upcoming tournament, and the entry fees for that tournament. · $732 to the Western Equestrian team, which is currently ranked No. 1 in the region, so members can attend an event in Illinois this weekend. · $1,048 to the WVU Science Policy Organization to host a symposium of speakers encouraging

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP)—Sweeping to victory in four key primary contests, Hillary Clinton has solidified her hold on the Democratic nomination, allowing her to begin the work of unifying her party against GOP frontrunner Donald Trump.

The process won’t be pretty: Rival Bernie Sanders has tapped into a deep vein of anti-Washington sentiment in the Democratic Party, turning what was once expected to be an easy race for Clinton into a far tougher competition. He’s vowed to continue all the way to the national convention in July.

But Tuesday night’s victories allow Clinton to claim wins in key general election battlegrounds across the country - North Carolina, Florida and Ohio - and demonstrate her appeal to Rust Belt voters who will play a pivotal role in November.

A decisive win in Florida, Tuesday’s biggest delegate prize, left her on track to expand an already-commanding lead. Clinton now has at least 1,599 delegates - including superdelegates nearly two-thirds of the total needed to win the Democratic nomination. Sanders trails far behind with at least 844.

In Missouri, where the race remained too close to call, Clinton and Sanders were splitting the delegates fairly evenly because Democrats award delegates based on the share of the vote, making the winner of a state less important if the vote margins are close.

“The bottom-line results from last night: Hillary Clinton’s pledged delegate lead grew by more than 40 percent, to a lead of more than 300, leaving Sen. Sanders overwhelmingly behind in the nomination contest and without a clear path to catching up,” campaign manager Robby Mook wrote in a memo released Wednesday morning. “Sec. Clinton’s pledged delegate lead of more than 300 is nearly twice as large as any lead then-Senator Obama had in 2008.”

But in a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon Sanders senior strategist Tad Devine argued that there was still a path to the nomination. Devine said the upcoming states offer a “much more favorable terrain in terms of our message and our candidate,” and added that the campaign will have the resources to compete.

Devine also said that this isn’t just a math problem, saying the “process is dynamic, it is not a static process, it is not a matter of delegate arithmetic.”

Over the past few days, Clinton has begun peppering her standard campaign speech with subtle calls for party unity and more direct attacks on Trump’s rhetoric, experience and plans.

“I’m going to keep working as hard as I can, but I think it is important that we really do focus on the really dangerous path that Donald Trump has laid out here,” she said in Raleigh, North Carolina. more funding for science research. · $1,425 to the American Association of University Women so more of the group’s members can attend a national conference at the University of Maryland. · $720 to Oxfam America at WVU to buy food for an upcoming April 23 event (which will be free to the public) to simulate how people in third world countries experience food shortages and poverty. · $800 to the Sigma Nu fraternity so it can purchase equipment for an upcoming event. The fraternity originally requested about $700 more to have Black Bear Burritos cater, but the BOG did not approve this part of the requested. · $323.94 to the WVU Irish Dance Team so the six-person team can purchase uniforms.

SGA will meet again at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30 in E. Moore Hall. jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

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In July 2015, Bloomberg reported West Virginia shared more about Donald Trump—then still a distant blip on the radar of those following the upcoming presidential race seriously—on social media than any other state in the nation. In January, the New York Times reported support for Republican frontrunner Trump was highest in the nation in West Virginia, and a week later Trump was the first presidential candidate to file for placement on the ballot for the West Virginia Republican primaries.

Since then, and even before, as Trump’s messages were criticized from both sides of the Republican and Democratic party lines for their xenophobic undertones and radicalized proposals, West Virginians embraced the nonestablishment candidate with sentiments heard in the sound-bite broadcast nationwide. Is it any wonder an outsider candidate like Donald Trump appeals so strongly to the frustrated masses of West Virginians who have been let down again and again by the traditional candidates?

Politically, West Virginia is an anomaly in the United States. The state remained predominately blue until 2000, when George W. Bush shifted public sentiments across party lines.

In 2012, as West Virginians lamented what they misperceived to be President Barack Obama and the Democratic party’s “war on coal,” Shelley Moore Capito was elected as the first Republican state senator since 1983. However, even as Obama’s approval rating is the worst in the nation in West Virginia, the Mountain State centers on the median of political attitudes (leaning left or right), according to Gallup polls.

Despite the rise in Republican support in the state, the number of Republican voters has not risen to the amount that would

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Donald Trump’s effect on state politics has created unnecessary divides. make the state seem like a fundamentally red state, like Kansas or Mississippi.

Since February 2006, there has been a 10 percent decrease in the amount of registered Democrats in West Virginia, but only a 7 percent increase in the amount of registered Republican voters. However, the amount of registered West Virginian independents has almost doubled, with a 95 percent increase from February 2006 to February 2016.

For decades, West Virginia has been exploited by out-of-state interests as the Mountain State’s labor force, formerly the base of democratic ideals for the state, has been literally and figuratively mined the state to death. The profits hailed from coal never returned to the state as efforts to diversify the economy never stuck, and instead the revenue went to outside forces, which left the people with

no perceived payoff for their efforts and a mounting frustration at state level political interests consistently outweighing citizens’ voices.

Today, after the Republican-led legislature considered some of the most contentious bills in the nation and repealed prevailing wage laws and enacted right-to-work policies, Democratic and Republican leaders both make nearly impossible public assurances to keep coal strong, even as the natural gas industry works to ween the state off a coal-driven economy. State revenue is still heavily mandated by a coal severance tax even as coal production dwindles, which enables major budget deficits—like the one seen today to dominate state agency on-goings and policies.

This loss of definite political identity for the state of West Virginia also coincided with the national Re-

publican Party’s civil war, as Republican tea party legislators like Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck have pushed radicalized policies undermining—and in some cases have overthrown— the voices of moderate legislators. For the most part, these Tea Party sentiments have appealed most strongly to Americans frustrated with the “norm” of American politics, and have showed while others will try to tip-toe on party lines, there are candidates out there who will push the most extreme ideas with everything they are worth, without regard about the loss of votes across party lines or those they alienate in the process.

And that is the appeal of Donald Trump.

He promises—no matter what the issue is—to fight for the frustrated Americans and get things done.

At a time when bureaucratic red tape continually

slows the American political system and makes it difficult for voters to see the outcome of their leaders efforts, and as partisan politics continually pits voters against each other instead of pushing them to find efficient solutions, voters do not care about the feasibility of Trump. They care he is saying what they want to hear, and it is something they’ve never had before.

Instead of trying to appeal to both the right- and the left-leaning by downplaying support for the coal industry and advocating for shifts away, as most politicians have done, Trump embraces the Mountain State’s blackened heritage.

Voters do not need to know how Trump will manage to accomplish his goals or why he stands the way he does on issues. Trump is the perfect mix of non-traditional politician, public success story and a hardened political fighter. Despite

how true those images really are, they resonate with West Virginians who have written off the validity of the two major political parties.

As partisan politics enlarge the gap between Democrats and Republicans, with both parties trashing one another, someone as ambiguous as Trump is bound to be the solution for voters struggling to identify with national politicians.

In what has been a very weird and unprecedented presidential race thus far, the masses are looking toward their leaders, no matter how frustrated they may be with them. It is the opinion of this editorial board that these leaders on both sides of party lines must halt the spread of misperceptions amongst voters by poisoning competing political ideas to brighten their own, and instead should work with the oddities of West Virginian politics, not against them.

After the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in February, Republican senators nationwide—including Capito—unconstitutionally refused to entertain any nomination by Obama to fill the vacancy. Yesterday, when Obama nominated centrist Justice Merrick Garland, Capito stuck with that resistance. Actions like this that pit entire political parties against one another give birth to soapboxes activists on both sides can stand on to demoralize anyone against them.

Harmful rhetoric coloring Democrats against Republicans and moderates against radicals is doing nothing for improving the Mountain State, and instead is pushing voters toward fringe candidates and leaders that consistently get away with providing no substance for their stances: A dangerous trait for a leader that will have to deal with the abnormalities offered

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The bigger messages behind children’s books thomas mcquain columnist @thomasmcquainda

The world is a complex place full of big ideas and different worldviews. These can be full of so many small details and nuances that it can be a quite an ordeal to wrap one’s head around just one of them.

When humans look for answers, we tend to look to others who have grounded their opinions in logic and research; the more complex and in-depth their level of study, the better. Understanding what’s happening in the world, especially on a global scale, is a lot like solving a jigsaw puzzle, except all of the pieces are either buried or require us to fabricate them ourselves.

However, the quest to understand the world may not be as complicated as we may at first make it out to be. On multiple occasions, authors such as Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss) or Benjamin Hoff have successfully deconstructed complicated ideas and translated them into language easily understood and enjoyed by children.

The vast popularity of their books, both among children and adults, alludes to the possibility that even this simplistic style of storytelling can convey a convincing and clear message.

Benjamin Hoff, in his New York Times bestseller “The Tao of Pooh,” manages to take one of the most difficult religions for Western audiences to comprehend, and shapes it into a retelling of familiar adventures with Winnie the Pooh and his friends. Despite being written at a middle school read-

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‘The Tao of Pooh’ teaches Eastern philosophy through easy-to-understand language. ing level, “The Tao of Pooh” clearly paints a relatively thorough understanding of Taoist philosophy.

For example, the author uses Pooh as a metaphor for “wu-wei,” or “actionless action,” which is a pivotal component of Taoist thought.

The core message Hoff presents through Pooh’s simple happiness is to not let anything distract one from en-

joying life.

As Hoff puts it, “When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.” This “uncarved block” in Taoism represents the potential to become anything

and everything, which is an inspirational and encouraging message that applies to both children and adults.

In addition to being one of the most famous authors of children’s literature, Dr. Seuss was a political cartoonist before he became a children’s book author. As such, these two styles tend to bleed together in his work.

Perhaps the most blatant fu-

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sion of Dr. Seuss’s political ideology and his rhyming children’s tales is “The Butter Battle Book,” which serves as an allegory for the Cold War and the mutually-assured destruction it threatened.

The Cold War was—and remains—an issue so complex countless analyses, novels and campaigns have tried to make sense of it over the decades. However, none

have been able to encompass it in its entirety. In “The Butter Battle Book,” Seuss tackles the even harder task of explaining each issue’s multifaceted implications to children.

Seuss’s agenda in “The Butter Battle Book” was very critical of the Cold War, which can be observed in the trivial differences between the two cultures portrayed in the story: Enjoying bread either butter-side up or down. This small dissimilarity in bread preference compelled each party to despise one another and endanger everyone in a deadly stalemate.

By holding a critical stance on the Cold War, Seuss likely found disagreement from supporters of either side of the conflict. However, his portrayal of the Cold War accurately emulates the circumstances leading up to the war, and Seuss is able to encapsulate the fear that caused the world’s bystanders to nervously hold their breath throughout the conflict. The fundamental difference between this book and more complex political analyses on the subject is that here, even a child can understand it.

Seuss, Hoffman and countless other children’s book authors have taken on the task of deconstructing complex ideas for the world’s youngest audiences, but that doesn’t mean their work isn’t also helpful and insightful for adults. Some ideas are unfortunately more intricate than they should be, and depictions of different cultures or historical events in children’s books help everyone understand them from the same level. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Vance Joy to play at Stage AE

Musician Vance Joy is to perform at Stage AE Wednesday.

by ally litten A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

Vance Joy, friend of Taylor Swift and pop stars alike, will perform at Stage AE on March 23. Currently on his “Fire and the Flood” tour, the artist will be joined by Blind Pilot and Jamie Lawson.

Vance Joy, otherwise known as James Keogh, is an Australian law school student turned pop star.

From Melbourne, Australia, Keogh developed his stage name from a character in an Australian novel. Coming in the music scene in 2013, Keogh became a huge success.

With his EP “God Loves You When You’re Dancing”, the name Vance Joy became heard all around the world. Right after “God Loves You When You’re Dancing” took off in Australia, he released his first single in the US, “Riptide”. The catchy pop tune quickly became platinum in the United States, Australia, Canada, Sweden, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Germany, Italy, Ireland and the UK. With recognition all over the world, Vance Joy became an international super star.

People may know Vance Joy as being the opening act for Swift’s “1989” tour.

In 2014, Swift covered his single, “Riptide”, on a UK radio station. Shortly after, she asked Vance Joy to replace Ed Sheeran’s spot as opener on her infamous world tour. This opportunity took the young artist far away from Australia and even further away from law school. Eventually, it became time to retire the books and focus on his newly-found singing career.

Vance Joy had a big year in 2014. Not only was he

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part of one of the most elite tours of the century, but he also released his first album “Dream Your Life Away”. On this album was a special edition song “fire and the flood”. The song quickly became popular in Keogh’s homeland.

It even matched “Riptide” on the Australian charts.

Finishing up the 1989 World Tour with Swift in late 2015, Vance Joy is busier then ever. On his own independent tour, he has been finishing up his second album. However, with a busy schedule filled with traveling, music and more traveling, it hasn’t been easy to sit down and write for the new album.

“Churning. And more churning. Letting songs trickle in when they trickle in,” Vance Joy said on his website. “It’s funny how songs trickle in after a lot of work. They’re like odd socks in the drawer.

Like, you’re just trying to wait for that other sock to turn up and fit, and when it does, you’re like ‘cool.’”

Fans in the greater Pittsburgh area should count themselves lucky to still be able to purchase a ticket. Vance Joy’s shows have already sold out in Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, Washington D. C., New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. The crazy amount of sold-out shows makes the Pittsburgh concert one of the few places to see Vance Joy in North America. General Admission tickets are $27.50.

Vance Joy will perform at 6:30 p.m. on March 23 at Stage AE located in Pittsburgh. For more information about Vance Joy or to buy tickets, visit http:// vancejoy.com. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

A group of students fraternize at a MTV’s “Real World” casting call on Wednesday afternoon.

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MTV hosts ‘Real World’ auditions on WVU’s campus by chelsea walker A&E Writer @dailyathenauem

Television’s most unpredictable and unfiltered reality series, “Real World” is hoping to pick up a few lucky Mountaineers, as the show made a pit stop for auditions in Morgantown, West Virginia. Taking place in the Potomac Room on Wednesday, hordes gathered to greet the casting directors responsible for choosing the seven to eight individuals typically starring in the show.

From near and far, ladies and gentlemen age 1824 took a spot in line, waiting hours to meet those who would ultimately decide their fate. William Stanley, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native and 21-year-old barber, was hoping to give directors a glimpse of his outgoing, party animal personality. After receiving an outpour of encouragement from family and friends, Stanley said he decided to give the auditions a try.

As an avid MTV fan, Stanley also said “Real World” would provide him with the opportunity to partake in the reality game show, “The Challenge,” and to bring home the cash prize.

Slippery Rock University students Amanda Sharpless and Natalie Santoriell traveled to Morgantown for the opportunity to audition for “The Real World.” The two said they had seen the show many times before and wanted the opportunity to partake in something so unusual and extraordinary.

Sharpless said she personally wanted the chance

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Martin Booker, a casting director, conducts an interview with students for an upcoming season of MTV’s “Real World”. to meet new people and to get away from her day-today job managing a private boat club.

“It’s a new experience. It’s like, you don’t have to be an adult just yet. You can get away with certain things and not exactly get judged for your actions,” Sharpless said.

Known to feature individuals in and around the college age, “Real World” places seven to eight strangers in a residence where their relationships pan out on film. Typical irresponsible decisions and immature choices are seen from cast members on previous shows, but “Real World” also gives individuals from all walks of life the opportunity to network and further their careers. Cast members are also known to bud incredible and lasting relationships and friendships from the show.

Which is why WVU students Lindsay Fisher and Corinne Triplett opted to stand in the painstakingly long line for their shot at a spot on the next season. As a senior child development and family studies student, Fisher said she would want nothing more than to experience life as a cast member on “The Real World.”

“I’m pretty kept to myself, but when something goes down I’m the first to jump in and say something or to fix it,” Fisher said.

“I think they’re going to be looking for a WVU student, someone who lives here and goes here.”

Both hopeful for the opportunity to partake in the show, Triplett said “Real World” was the perfect pause for her post-graduate plans.

“I feel like since I’m graduating in May, I’m at a really transitional phase in my

life,” Triplett said.

“It’s kind of nerve-racking, graduating and not exactly having anything lined up just yet. I feel like this would be a cool opportunity to take life by the reigns and have fun.”

Triplett said because she’s not tied down to anything after college, she felt she would make the ample candidate for casting. With her time nearing an end here at WVU, Triplett said “Real World” came to the right place to look for future cast members.

“The good thing about Morgantown is that it is diverse,” Triplett said.

“But, we all seem to have one thing in common and that’s that spontaneous personality. I definitely think they will find someone here in Morgantown that meets the criteria.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘Pet a Pup!’ gives students access to adorable, fuzzy friends by meg weissend A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

Hundre ds of students walking through the Mountainlair yesterday stopped and took a few seconds to play with puppies.

Thanks to West Virginia University students working to train service dogs for “Hearts of Gold,” students were able to brighten up their day with puppy kisses and loads of adorable pictures for their Snapchat stories at “Pet a Pup!” from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

WVU offers a course designed to teach undergraduate students how to apply the strategies of behavior analysis to the training of potential service dogs. Through this course, “Hearts of Gold” was created.

The non-profit organization trains and places dogs to assist people with disabilities. Certified Mobility Assistant dogs and Psychiatric Service Dogs can perform a number of different commands after their two-year training, depending on the client’s needs.

Many veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder benefit from the program.

The training, however, is not always easy.

“It’s very time-consuming, but also very rewarding,” said WVU sophomore Ali Wright. “As a social work student, being able to train the dogs is rewarding because I know I am helping the dogs to be able to help others when needed.”

The students work hard to teach the puppies commands, rewarding good behavior and exposing them to diverse social situations.

“I’ve had dogs all my life and I never realized I was training them wrong,” said WVU senior Kelcie Sturgeon. “It’s a lot more involved than what I would’ve thought.”

Once the dog graduates, it is placed in a forever home.

Lady, a black Shepherd/ Retriever mix, and Gabby, a Golden Retriever, were on their best behavior when greeting students.

Someday Lady and Gabby will find a home and provide both service and companionship to their new family.

“Seeing the dogs with their new owners after we train them is the best part,” said WVU junior Kennedy Bauer. “They can make such a difference in someone’s daily life.”

Although it feels good

to see a dog graduate from the program, students develop a strong relationship with their dogs, and miss them when they leave.

“To me, one of the most rewarding parts of this class is the bond you develop with your dog,” said WVU senior David Hoeng.

“It’s incredible to see how far they’ve come from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.”

Some of the puppies will grow up to be therapy dogs. There are countless studies that show playing with or petting dogs provides comfort, lowers anxiety and lifts spirits. WVU has a few therapy dogs that Askar Salikhov/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM can be seen on campus.

Brando is a therapy dog Gabby and Lady share a chew toy at a “Pet a Pup!” event for students in the Mountainlair Commons. for WVU’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering, Gretel is a therapy dog for the Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services, and Omega is a therapy dog for the Reed College of Media.

Greeting students wherever they go, the three therapy dogs can de-stress a classroom before a test in minutes.

WVU recognizes the significance of man’s best friend and the benefit the friendly doggy faces have on campus. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Gabby, a golden retriever, visits the Mountainlair for a “Pet a Pup!” event on Wednesday morning.

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Nichols’ lights sci-fi with sincerity in ‘Midnight Special’ NEW YORK (AP) ‑ Jeff Nichols’ “Midnight Special” - a sci-fi mystery that plays out in a clandestine, nocturnal chase from Texas to Florida - began with an idea of light in the writer-director’s mind, and a desire to recapture the cryptic thrill of science-fiction films like “Starman” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”

But it wasn’t until after Nichols, the 37-year-old writer-director of “Mud” and “Take Shelter,” was driving to his writing office in Austin, Texas, one day when he knew what “Midnight Special” would be about. That was when he heard the news of Sandy Hook.

“This movie, it’s a silly sci-fi chase movie, but at its heart is me trying to deal with that: Pulling over to the side of the road and hearing about children being shot and picturing my son being afraid in his final moments and just being devastated,” says Nichols.

“Does the movie reach those heights? Probably not. Is it good that it doesn’t? Maybe.

But this is what I was feeling.”

“Midnight Special,” which Warner Bros. will release Friday, is the first studio film for Nichols whose films - personal tales rooted in classically American moviemaking - have made the Arkansas native one of the most exciting voices in independent film. “Midnight Special” finds him developing his command of special effects in a bigger budget production than he’s done in the past, yet remaining a steadfastly sincere storyteller.

“The thing that Jeff possesses in spades is if you carved his heart out, I’m sure it would be heavier than most people,” says Joel Edgerton, a co-star in the film. “He feels things very deeply. His films are infused with an emotion that generally trends toward family and love and protection and care. Even if there’s violence, it’s because it’s spurred on by the lack of those things.”

In “Midnight Special,” Michael Shannon (who has appeared in every movie by Nichols, beginning with his debut, “Shotgun Stories”) stars as the father to 8-year-old Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), a boy who possesses a mysterious special power. Alton, who wears goggles to cover eyes that can illuminate in searing beams of light, has attracted the pursuit of the government (Adam Driver plays a sensitive NSA agent) and the religious sect from which his father is trying to rescue him.

The film, patient but explosive, metes out exposition slowly and leaves some ques-

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Jeff Nichols directs the new sci-fi mystery ‘Midnight Special.’ tions unanswered. It opens with a Chevelle throttling through the night, headlights off, with the father and his accomplice (Edgerton) driving with night-vision goggles. Their mission is vague and uncertain, but Shannon’s father is compelled by a faith in his son and a determination to shepherd Alton where he needs to go.

“That’s parenthood,” Nichols, who has a 5-year-old son with his wife, said in an interview over lunch in Greenwich Village.

“Just because you believe in something doesn’t mean you understand it. In fact, usually you don’t.”

“Midnight Special” is a kind of companion to Nichols’ “Take Shelter” (2011), which grew out of his anxiety in becoming a parent. Shannon played a paranoid father who sees literal storm clouds on the horizon.

“Fear has been the basis of all of my movies, almost,’” says Nichols. “’Shotgun Stories’ was about the fear of losing my brother. ‘Take Shelter’ was the fear of the entire world falling apart and the fear of becoming a parent. ‘Midnight Special’ was

the fear of losing my child. But fear in and of itself is not a story. It’s a catalyst that creates something.”

“Mud,” a Mark Twain-esque coming-ofage tale set along the Mississippi and costarring Matthew McConaughey, was very well received and selected for the Cannes Film Festival. But it struggled to find a distributor and wasn’t much promoted. Nichols grants that the experience “shook my confidence.”

But “Mud” inspired the interest of Warner Bros., which gave Nichols final cut on “Midnight Special.” Speaking positively about his studio experience, Nichols feels emboldened to try a $100 million film, should the right opportunity present itself.

“The reason I’m more interested in it now is: I know what to ask for,” says Nichols, whose crew is populated by regular collaborators like cinematographer Adam Stone, editor Julie Monroe and production designer Chad Keith. “I know what I need to make a film my way.”

Nichols next film, currently being ed-

ited, is “Loving,” about the interracial couple Richard (Edgerton) and Mildred Loving (Ruth Negga) whose marriage made them criminals in Virginia in the 1950s. Focus Features will release it in November, placing it the heart of awards season.

“Jeff’s very comfortable around me, but sometimes being comfortable is not the best thing for art,” says Shannon, who has a small part in “Loving.” ‘’It’s not such a bad thing for him to work with somebody like Ruth. It’s a different kind of story for him and it’s good for him to branch out.”

For the ever-progressing filmmaker, “Loving” may be yet another evolution. At the film’s mention, Nichols cups his hands over this reporter’s voice recorder and whispers: “It’s the best movie I’ve ever made.”

“It’s very quiet. It’s very silent. It’s very painful. It’s very beautiful,” he says. “In a time where the political debates around marriage equality and around race are so heated, this film just cuts through it. It’s just about these two people.”

‘Spotlight’ settles complaint over fake dialogue BOSTON (AP) ‑ The distributor of the Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” has acknowledged that filmmakers fabricated dialogue that made it appear as if a Boston College spokesman downplayed the extent of the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal.

Jack Dunn, director of the news and public affairs office at the Jesuit university, said Wednesday he became physically ill when he saw the film the day it opened in Boston. He retained a lawyer to demand that the scene be removed, although no lawsuit was ever filed.

The movie about The Boston Globe’s investigation into the abuse scandal won the Academy Award for best picture.

Open Road Films, which said it couldn’t remove a scene from a movie already in theaters, announced the settlement Tuesday.

“As is the case with most movies based on historical events, ‘Spotlight’ contains fictionalized dialogue that was attributed to Mr. Dunn for dramatic effect,” Open Road said. “We acknowledge that Mr. Dunn was not part of the archdiocesan cover-up.”

As part of the settlement, Open Road agreed to make donations in Dunn’s name to Boston-area charities, including the Big Brother Association of Boston and Resilient Kids.

The four months since the movie was released have been “excruciatingly painful,” Dunn said.

“I felt vindicated by the public announcement and relieved to have been able to put this experience behind me,” he said.

The scene in question was based on an interview with reporters that occurred at Boston College High School in 2002 after the all-boys Catholic school was informed that three former teachers had abused students during the 1970s. Dunn, an alumnus of the school, was at the time and still is on the school’s board of trustees.

At one point in the scene, Dunn, portrayed in the film by actor Gary Galone, says: “It’s a big school, Robby. You know that. And we are talking about seven alleged victims over, what, eight years?” The on-screen character later says: “This is ridiculous. You are reaching for a story here.”

Dunn, who was a student at the school in the 1970s, said he knew victims of abuse.

“To be portrayed in a film as being inthe-know about the clergy abuse scandal and indifferent to the suffering of the victims was personally devastating,” he said.

Dunn said contrary to what the movie suggests, he has been an advocate for victims and even helped develop a plan to Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams star in ‘Spotlight.’ deal with the abuse crisis at the school.

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‘Divergent’ author anxious to meet fans at bookcon in May NEW YORK (AP) ‑ “Divergent” author Veronica Roth won’t have to travel far to attend this year’s BookCon. Roth is a native of Chicago, the setting for the third annual fan-based, pop-culture publishing event, the book world’s version of Comic-Con. BookCon will be held May 14 at McCormick Place, with featured speakers also including Samantha Bee, Sherman Alexie and Richelle Mead.

“I’m fierce in my love for Chicago, and it’s a great place for books, so hopefully my author peers are seduced by its wonderfulness and decide to move here,” she told The Associated Press during a recent email interview, adding that it’s “doubtful” anyone will move “but a person can dream!”

As in previous years, BookCon immediately follows BookExpo America, the publishing industry’s annual convention and trade show. Thousands of young people attended BookCon in 2014 and 2015 when the event was held in New York, and Roth said she was excited to meet some of her fans.

“For me, it’s important to connect with the people who are reading my books, particularly the younger ones,” she wrote in an email. “It reminds me why it’s important to write stories for them, and about them.

They are wonderfully complex, enthusiastic people, and what they share with me in person - whether it’s just their excitement, or something more personal - is an essential part of what makes writing meaningful to

me.”

The film version of “Allegiant,” the third of four planned adaptations of her millionselling “Divergent” trilogy, comes out Friday and again stars Shailene Woodley. Roth’s next series, currently untitled, is expected to debut early next year.

“The story is set in space, and it’s about a young man named Akos who, along with his brother, is kidnapped and taken into an enemy country,” explained Roth, who last year told the AP the new books would be in “the vein of ‘Star Wars.’”

“While he’s there, the dictator of that country threatens his brother’s life, and Akos has to work with an enemy to save him.

I’m still working on it, but getting pretty antsy for people to Shailene Woodley and Theo James star in ‘Divergent.’ read it!”

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Woman who had sex with Hulk Hogan testifies in privacy trial ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ‑ The woman who had sex with Hulk Hogan on video testified Wednesday that she didn’t know their encounter was being filmed and said she was very upset that her then-husband had recorded the encounter.

The jury in the Hulk Hogan civil trial on Wednesday saw Heather Cole, the ex-wife of radio personality Bubba The Love Sponge Clem, testifying via prerecorded video.

In her deposition, recorded in

2015, Cole said she and Hogan had sex at least three times: once in a hotel, once at his house and once at the house she shared with Clem. In earlier testimony, she said she and Clem had an open marriage.

Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, is suing Gawker Media for $100 million for posting the edited video. He contends the video violated his privacy.

Cole said that Clem showed her the video several weeks after one

encounter with Hogan at their home.

“I immediately asked for it to stop,” she said in a soft voice. “I don’t remember a specific conversation.

I do remember feeling very upset.”

Cole said that to her knowledge, the other encounters with Hogan weren’t filmed and that she didn’t leak the video to Gawker - and doesn’t know who did.

She also added that in her opinion, Hogan is someone who likes

publicity.

Gawker Media founder Nick Denton testified that the website decided to post the Hogan sex video because “it showed Hogan as a person” and that the editorial team at Gawker deemed the minute, 41-second video newsworthy.

On Tuesday, Denton said that he did not see the video before his editor, A.J. Daulerio, pos ted it on the Gawker site in 2012. As founder of the media company, Denton said

he was not involved in the dayto-day decisions of the editorial process.

The civil case is being held in St. Petersburg. This is the second week of testimony.

Meanwhile on Wednesday, a Florida appellate court ordered that a number of sealed records be released in the case. Judge Pamela Campbell in 2015 ordered the records sealed. It’s unclear which records will be unsealed.

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WVU makes Final Four and more tournament predictions

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CHRIS JACKSON ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR @CJACKSONWVU

Here’s some predictions for the NCAA Tournament, but don’t trust them because it’s called March Madness for a reason: 1. West Virginia makes the Final Four Only one team forces more turnovers, and that’s who it’s facing in the first round. It hosts a tenacious defense and also pounds the offensive glass, only trailing Quinnipiac with 15.91 offensive rebounds per game. This is also a team that’s as deep as it gets, regularly rotating 9-10 players. Plus, Bob Huggins is leading the way.

2. Michigan State wins the national championship The power of Tom Izzo always makes a grand entrance into the Final Four.

Michigan State has made it to the Final Four each of the past two seasons, including three times since 2010. Plus, it has Denzel Valentine, one of the leading candidates alongside Buddy Hield for the NCAA Tournament. The 15-year title drought ends now.

3. Watch out for Cal and Wichita State Cal’s young and inexperienced for the NCAA Tournament, but it’s been one of the hottest teams lately. It’s won nine of its last 11 in large part due to the valiant efforts from highly-touted freshmen Jaylen Brown and Ivan Rabb, who have a combined 27.5 points and 14 rebounds per game. Having dynamic senior guard Tyrone Wallace back for one final season helps too.

Mark a second weekend appearance for the Golden Bears.

It’s been a rollercoaster ride for the Shockers, but they’re ready to shock people again. Senior guard Ron Baker has shown he steps it up a notch come tournament time, and Fred VanVleet is healthy. The nation’s top scoring defense (59.3 points allowed per game) will find a way to the Elite Eight. Number to know: Two Sweet Sixteen appearances since 2013.

4. Maryland struggles once again, ends Melo Trimble’s college career Remember when Maryland was the nation’s No. 1 team and the favorite to hoist up the NCAA championship trophy? Melo Trimble hit just two of his 15 shots from the field in the Big Ten semifinals loss to Michigan State. Now it’s playing in the elusive 5-versus-12 matchup in the opening round. Then there’s a possible matchup with Cal in the round of 32, and Cal’s played much better as of late than coach Spurgeon’s team has.

Don’t be surprised if South Dakota State gives it a fight in the first round.

5. Duke and Kansas join Michigan State and WVU in the Final Four It’s finally the year Duke gets past the first round when it’s not a top-three seed. If Grayson Allen defends Buddy Hield in the Elite Eight nearly as well as Daxter Miles did on Friday, Duke will be in Houston. Matt Jones’ improvements this year will also help down the stretch, especially from long range.

And there’s Coach K at the helm.

Kansas has some tough tests in the South Region, including possible matchups with UConn and Cal. But its toughest test will be Wichita State, and the Jayhawks should take that matchup this time around.

6. Two unexpected, yet possible first round upsets Fresno State over Utah, Iona over Iowa State.

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WVU’s Jimmy Galusky prepares to field a grounder last weekend against Old Dominion.

In talented freshman class, Galusky might be WVU’s best

BY DAVID STATMAN SPORTS EDITOR @DJSTATMAN77

The West Virginia University baseball team is off to a 10-4 start, and it’s a youth movement that’s leading the way. Four freshmen have seized regular roles in the starting lineup, and nine first-year players saw the field in a 6-2 win over Radford Tuesday.

But as freshmen like Kyle Gray, Cole Austin and Darius Hill emerge as the offensive linchpins of the Mountaineer lineup, the brightest gem of this rookie class might be WVU’s shortstop, Jimmy Galusky.

A West Virginia native, Galusky has emerged as one of West Virginia’s best

players not only with his bat and glove, but with his work ethic and ability to learn whatever’s asked of him.

“You can teach Jimmy to do anything, and he’s going to give it 110 percent until he gets good at it, no matter what it is,” said WVU head coach Randy Mazey.

That point was illustrated on Tuesday, when Galusky got the chance to show off his newest trick. Galusky laid down two picture-perfect bunts for base hits, coming around to score both times – the second one bewildering everyone, even Galusky, as it rolled dead down the third base line without rolling foul.

“Coach Mazey taught me how to bunt like that,” Galusky said. “I’ve always

had it in my arsenal growing up, and I could always do it, but we work a lot on it.

I’ve learned a lot from him.”

The two base hits pushed Galusky’s batting average to .333, second-best on the team. That comes after Galusky’s heroics on Saturday night against Old Dominion, in the 12th inning of the second game of a doubleheader.

With his team down 5-4 and with runners on second and third, Galusky shot a base hit through the hole on the right side, winning the game and ending up on the receiving end of a dogpile from his teammates.

“I was telling some of the guys, I would have passed out down there, but I wasn’t going to say anything,” Ga-

lusky said. “It’s the coolest thing I’ve ever done.”

Galusky has also caught attention with his slick glove at shortstop, appearing to be a worthy successor to graduated star Taylor Munden, now with the Miami Marlins system, who twice made ESPN’s SportsCenter last season with incredible plays in the field.

And while Galusky has only stolen one base this season, the lanky 6-foot-3 freshman shows good speed and the potential to be a threat on the basepaths. In his senior season at Preston High School in Kingwood, West Virginia, Galusky stole 32 bases to go with a .558 batting average.

Although Galusky was

a star basketball player as well, making two all-state teams and setting Preston High’s all-time scoring record, Galusky decided to make his future on the baseball diamond for WVU. It turned out to be a perfect choice. Galusky not only has shone in his first 14 games as a Mountaineer, but he’s joined a freshman class with the chance to revitalize West Virginia baseball – and along the way, has earned the respect of its veteran peers.

“It’s unreal, I can’t believe it,” sophomore infielder Shaun Corso said.

“I’ve never seen freshmen play this well. Those guys are real ballplayers.” djstatman@mail.wvu.edu

WRESTLING

Trio of Mountaineers look to shine at NCAA Championships

WVU’s Jacob A. Smith locks up with Oklahoma State’s Preston Weigel in January.

By Joel Norman on Saturday. The semifinals Sports Writer tomorrow and finals on Sat@DailyAthenaeum urday will be on ESPN. The action begins at With a national audi- noon today. Events comence watching, three West mence at 11 a.m. on Friday Virginia University wres- and Saturday.

Mountaineer head coach tlers look to shine in the Big Apple.

Sammie Henson is looking Jacob A. Smith, Bubba forward to the weekend.

Scheffel and Dylan Cottrell “For wrestling, the nahead to Madison Square tional tournament and Garden in New York City how you finish is how we’re to compete at the NCAA evaluated,” Henson said in Wrestling Championship an interview with WVUstoday through Saturday. ports.com. “When we go to Every match will be tournaments it’s individumade viewable on ESPN3 alized. We’re a family, but over the three days. ESPNU I tell our guys, ‘If you take will cover the first and sec- care of yourself, you will ond rounds today, the take care of the team.’” quarterfinal round tomorSmith, Scheffel and Cotrow, and the medal rounds trell each earned their spots

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in New York with impressive seasons.

Smith was West Virginia’s best wrestler in the 2015-16 season despite a sixth place finish at 197 pounds at the Big 12 Championship. Smith went 26-7 overall, including 14-2 in duals. His records in both categories led the team as did his five pins.

Smith, ranked No. 13 among 197-pounders, will face Owen Scott from Cornell. Scott is not ranked in the tournament but is 15-7 this season.

Scheffel, the lone Mountaineer senior traveling to New York, went 21-14 this season. The 184-pounder enters the postseason

hot after winning five of his final six regular season matches and claiming third place at the Big 12 Tournament.

Cottrell finished second to Smith in wins and pins, but led the Mountaineers in major decisions (9), takedowns (50) and points (57).

At the Big 12 Tournament, Cottrell finished third.

The junior 157-pounder will battle American’s John Boyle. Boyle is the No. 10 seed and is 29-7 this season.

Sophomore Zeke Moisey also qualified for the NCAA Championship. However, the 125-pound 2015 Championship runner-up will not participate due to an injury. Moisey ends the

season 26-9, including 8-6 against ranked opponents.

While Henson has publicly said he would have liked to have had more than three competitors at the NCAA Championship, they still have a lot to look forward to. Cottrell and Smith are making their second appearances at the NCAA Championship. Scheffel’s final event as a Mountaineer will take place this weekend and it is his third NCAA Championship appearance.

With Smith as the only ranked wrestler, West Virginia looks to pull off some upsets this weekend. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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8 | SPORTS

Thursday March 17, 2016

Rifle

Seniors leave lasting mark on renowned Mountaineers program

By Connor Hicks Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

It’s always a bittersweet time when an athletic program loses a group of seniors. Even more so when the group has contributed so much to the future of the program. With the graduation of the WVU rifle team’s four seniors, it brings forth the question of who will fill the hole left by their departure.

This year’s seniors, Meelis Kiisk, Garrett Spurgeon, Michael Bamsey and Patrick Sunderman, boast something that not many college athletes can say. With the exception of Bamsey, who transferred to West Virginia following his sophomore year at the University of South Wales, this senior class won a national championship all four years.

“It’s something exciting and something you don’t really see happening,” Spurgeon said. “When I came to West Virginia, I came because I thought this was the best place to give me a chance to win a national title. Looking back now I know West Virginia was the right place for me.”

With four of the best shooters in the nation leaving the program, expectations will be higher than ever and the role of those players have to be left on someone.

“The expectations from media, fans, parents and anyone else are not something that we can control.

So we have to just do our best to shut that out and not worry about it,” said WVU head coach Jon Hammond.

“As a staff we just try to preach that as much as possible and a lot of the time the success of the team is going to be how much they buy in to that.”

Those expectations will fall on freshman Ginny Thrasher. While young and relatively new to the sport of rifle, Thrasher has proven she is the one to take the flame from the seniors and continue to hold West Virginia at the pinnacle of college rifle.

Thrasher led the Mountaineers in scoring in several matches this season but came to true form in the postseason, winning the GARC individual titles and capturing both titles again in the NCAA finals. The hardware brought back to Morgantown essen-

tially makes Thrasher the best shooter in the nation, with three years of eligibility remaining.

“She put herself in a position to do something very unique, to win both individual championships,” Hammond said. “She shot an incredible final on that last day to win both. It’s a very unique accomplishment, and it has not been much before. It’s very much a testament to her hard work.”

Thrasher, a Springfield, Virginia native and daughter of a member of the United States Air Force, began rifle her sophomore year of high school after her grandfather took her hunting and she fell in love. She began coming to West Virginia rifle camps that same year and made it very clear to coach Hammond that she had every intention of attending the nation’s top program.

It could be overwhelming to experience so much success as a freshman, but Thrasher has kept a very level head, in large part due to support from her teammates. She made it very clear that her focus on the weekend was the team title and that winning individual titles were just “icing on

Michael Bamsey aims at his target during a January match against NC State. the cake”.

“After I won the smallbore title, (the team) was really good about keeping me off of social media, keeping people away from me, making sure I refocused going in to the next day,” Thrasher said.

The senior class is fully confident that Thrasher can maintain the competitive nature of the program in their absence. Meelis Kiisk

commented on how honored he was to finish behind Thrasher in the smallbore individual title.

“At the end of the day, everything is a team effort,” Spurgeon said. “I have no doubt that next year they’re going to be fighting for that top spot and be really good for years to come.”

While the senior class is done shooting in a Mountaineer uniform, their rifle

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career is far from over. The four will be competing for a spot on their respective national roster to represent their country in the Olympics this summer. In the meantime, Ginny Thrasher, Jean-Pierre Lucas, and the rest of the Mountaineer roster will regroup and focus on working toward a fifthconsecutive national title. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Swim and Dive

Andrew Marsh prepares for one final run at the NCAA Championships

By Roger Turner Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

And then there was one.

Two-time Big 12 Men’s Swimmer of the Week, West Virginia senior Andrew Marsh qualified for the 2016 NCAA Division I

Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships for the second year in a row.

A native of Bemus Point, New York, Marsh returns to the Swimming and Diving Championships for his final season in the pool for the Mountaineers. Marsh ended the season with a re-

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“The staff and I are very happy for Andrew, and his invitation to the NCAAs is well deserved,” said WVU head coach Vic Riggs. “(Associate coach Damion Dennis) has done a wonderful job with Andrew’s progression in training, focus, and competition goals over his career, which has given Andrew a great sense about his capabilities at NCAAs.” As a junior, Marsh qualified for the 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard fly to earn a trip to the NCAA Swim-

ming and Diving Championships. Marsh finished 24th in the prelims of the 100 backstroke, while placing 46th and 41st, respectively, in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard fly.

However, Marsh’s performance in the pool during his senior campaign could be considered his most outstanding season as a Mountaineer.

In addition to being an NCAA qualifier, Marsh earned All-Big 12 First Team honors while also being named Big 12 Men’s Swimmer of the Week twice in his senior season.

Marsh also wrapped up the Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships winning gold in

the 100 backstroke, taking home five silver medals and one bronze. Marsh would be the only WVU swimmer to claim gold in any event at the conference championships.

“He’s only the second member of our men’s team to make it in back-to-back years since our staff arrived at WVU,” Riggs said. “One of our goals as a team is to get an individual to NCAAs and with Andrew’s invitation, this will be the third year in a row that we have done that. I look forward to seeing him race at the national level again this year.”

Similar to his trip to the NCAAs last season, Marsh will compete in three events during the threeday NCAA Championships in Atlanta, Georgia. Marsh met qualifying standards for the 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle.

The West Virginia senior represents the Mountaineers seeded No. 6 among the 54 invited swimmers in the 100 backstroke, and sits 19th in the 100 freestyle and 64th in the 50 freestyle.

“Having that experience from last year at NCAAs has allowed him to be more comfortable in his preparation for this year’s championships,” Dennis said. “I think he can be one of the best backstrokers in the country.”

The NCAA Championships will begin next Wednesday in Atlanta and commence through next Saturday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Fifa builds up its role in soccer in an attempt for a case at restitution GENEVA (AP) — Still portraying itself as a victim, FIFA has now added some startling and self-aggrandizing claims about its role in making soccer the world’s most popular sport.

And it’s all done in an effort to make a grab at some of the millions of dollars being held by U.S. authorities in their corruption case.

FIFA made its formal “Victim Statement and Request for Restitution” claim public on Wednesday. It was sent to U.S. federal prosecutors in New York, who have so far indicted or taken guilty pleas from 42 soccer and marketing executives plus agencies in a sprawling racketeering case.

The 22-page document submitted by FIFA’s American lawyers staked its claim to a big share of close to $300 million in bribe money and assets seized or identified.

FIFA’s aggressive move was notable given its scandal-riddled past suggests a passive acceptance, at the very least, of bribe-taking in its ranks.

The strategy could pay off with tens of millions of dollars heading to FIFA, which already has $1.4 bil-

lion in reserves.

But it also risks tensions with soccer bodies in North and South America, who have targeted the same pool of restitution money for themselves.

Regional bodies CONCACAF and CONMEBOL, and their national member federations, believe they are the main victims, betrayed by a generation of leaders who rose in the FIFA system and took bribes from marketing rights deals and tournament hosting votes.

Here are some questions about FIFA’s claim: --IS FIFA A VICTIM? FIFA’s own answer depends on when the question was asked.

On May 27, after earlymorning raids on FIFA headquarters and the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, the response to a spiraling crisis was to distance itself from the problem.

FIFA’s official line was to be pleased that corruption was being rooted out, and shift blame on the confederations whose competitions - Copa America, Copa Libertadores, Gold Cup - were the source of most bribes linked to broadcasting rights.

A FIFA statement noted

that arrests were “for activities carried out in relation with CONCACAF and CONMEBOL business.”

Staff in Zurich bristled for months about media reports of the “FIFA Scandal.” Now, FIFA is taking some ownership.

Although FIFA was “not responsible for the criminal conduct of these officials ... the defendants misappropriated FIFA’s resources, its brand, and its commercial value to enlarge their own bank accounts,” FIFA said in the claim.

FIFA also insists that victim status was bestowed by the attorney generals in the U.S. and Switzerland and is not their own claim.

--WHAT IS FIFA’S ROLE IN WORLD SOCCER? Most experts agree that FIFA’s biggest purposes are to organize World Cups, distribute profits to help all 209 member federations develop the game, and manage the laws of the game.

The restitution grab makes much grander claims, trying to persuade lawyers and judges in New York that FIFA deserves more money.

FIFA, founded in 1904 after British nations spread

soccer worldwide, says it is the world’s favorite sport “largely because of FIFA’s tireless efforts to promote it.” FIFA also claims credit for players’ pride representing their country at continental championships, like the 100-yearold Copa America.

“The only reason the world’s top players could participate (is because FIFA) required those players’ club teams to permit them to participate,” the FIFA lawyers wrote.

There is no mention of the Champions League and Premier League, for instance, where big-money TV deals make players household names.

The claim, however, does note its support for women’s soccer.

“Girls throughout the world now can dream that they too can play in a FIFA World Cup,” FIFA said, leaving out the discrimination lawsuit filed ahead of the 2015 Women’s World Cup after FIFA allowed organizers in Canada to stage matches on artificial turf.

--COULD FIFA H AV E PREVENTED CORRUPTION? Reading the restitution claim, it seems corruption and bribe-taking merely

happened to a helpless FIFA against its will.

“The defendants dragged FIFA into their sordid misconduct and tarnished the FIFA brand,” it stated.

That overlooks a series of self-inflicted blows to FIFA’s reputation by scandals during the presidencies of Joao Havelange (1974-98) and successor Sepp Blatter.

Havelange oversaw the business model of FIFA during the commercial rights boom since the 1970s and himself took seven-figure kickbacks from World Cup deals.

Now 99, the Brazilian gave up his FIFA honorary presidency in 2013 when the FIFA ethics committee finally examined a decadeold scandal linked to FIFA’s marketing agency partner, ISL. Blatter escaped censure in that case for returning a bribe intended for his then-boss that arrived at FIFA from ISL. Bribery and corruption has been part of the FIFA system for at least 20 years.

Some familiar names in the restitution document - Jack Warner, Chuck Blazer, Ricardo Teixeira - joined the FIFA executive committee in Havelange’s time and

flourished under Blatter.

Neither Havelange nor Blatter’s names feature in the 22-page document.

--WHERE WILL FIFA’S CLAIM MONEY GO? FIFA has specified reasons for being repaid about $40 million that it spent on expenses and bonuses to corrupt officials, plus returning the “theft” of bribes paid during World Cup hosting votes.

“The amount of this graft should be returned to FIFA and its member associations to be distributed for the benefit of international football,” FIFA said.

Much of that money could indeed find its way back to North and South America, where continental and national soccer bodies are also expected to seek a share of the seized money from U.S. authorities.

However, FIFA’s claim for “substantial” legal costs will divert money intended for soccer to Washingtonbased legal firm Quinn Emanuel.

“FIFA is entitled to restitution for its attorney fees and business and legal costs that directly flowed from the indictments and ongoing investigations,” it said.

As NBA Playoffs approach, Spurs’ Aldridge finds his groove with team LaMarcus Aldridge’s union with the Spurs last summer was something rarely seen in San Antonio, a big-money free agent being pursued by a franchise that prides itself on not having to chase anyone during the annual bonanza.

Armed with a rising young star in Kawhi Leonard and three ageless veterans who have won four championships together but need help now more than ever, the Spurs deviated from that long-held plan and went after the premier name on the market.

When Aldridge chose them, everyone expected

the assimilation to take time for both sides. And as the playoffs near, it should come as no surprise that the player and the team are starting to find a groove.

“It takes time,” said guard Manu Ginobili, who along with Tony Parker and Tim Duncan are the mainstays that the Spurs have built around for more than a decade. “Many times before we added role players, so they’ve just got to adjust to us and they’ll figure it out or not.

“With him it’s different because we’ve got to adjust to him, too, along with him adjusting to us. We’ve just

got to know him, we’ve got to make him feel good, important. And, of course, he’s so talented.”

Aldridge’s averages in points (17.7), field goal attempts (14.0) and minutes (30.4) are the lowest since his rookie season in 200607. But he is having one of the most efficient seasons of his career in Gregg Popovich’s ball-sharing offense.

And while his numbers have been down compared to where they were as a featured player in Portland, they have spiked over the last month. Over his last 21 games, Aldridge is averaging 21.6 points on 55 percent

shooting to help the Spurs (57-10) stay on Golden State’s heels in the West with another showdown coming this weekend.

“I think it’s been a mutual effort from Coach Pop and all the veterans and LaMarcus to step to each other,” Spurs assistant Ettore Messina said. “Nobody rushed him. There was a lot of stepby-step attitude. Every day he feels more comfortable and guys know where to find him, where are his sweet spots. He’s also giving us a defensive presence that most of the times goes underrated.”

Perhaps even more tell-

ing, Aldridge has played at least 34 minutes six times in the last 12 games on a team that likes to keep everyone under 30 minutes per game and only has had one of the rest days that Popovich likes to give his veterans to keep them fresh for the playoffs.

“Before this little stretch I was playing 28-29 minutes,” Aldridge said. “I’m actually enjoying the 36, 37-minute nights. That’s what I like to do out there.”

This 21-game surge for Aldridge comes after a fourgame stretch in which his failed to reach double digits in scoring three times, unheard of for a player so used

to being the focal point of the offense during nine seasons with the Trail Blazers.

“I think everybody’s been welcoming to everybody else,” Aldridge said. “There hasn’t been any rushing or any pressure on anyone to play at a certain level. That’s been good for us all.”

The Spurs are 33-0 at home heading into Thursday’s game against his old team, which has been one of the surprises in the league this year as GM Neil Olshey, coach Terry Stotts and star Damian Lillard have helped the Blazers avoid the long rebuild that often comes with a star player’s exit.