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City Council calls foul on fowl law by jake jarvis city editor @newsroomjake

A flock of Morgantown residents descended upon City Council Tuesday night, desperate to know whether or not the council would impose stricter laws on keeping chickens in city limits.

“I’m here to give a voice to all my pro-chicken friends too afraid to come to the meeting tonight and

speak,” said Matthew Held, 35. “I’m an out-of-thecloset, six-chicken owner and proud of that.”

Held and others will have to wait until the council’s October meeting to get an answer, after Councilwoman Jenny Selin, 4th Ward, motioned for city staff to re-examine the ordinance. The ordinance was sent back to staff to undergo a series of amendments so that the next time it is presented, it could be

presented in conjunction with other ordinances.

Before the ordinance was sent back for revisions, it ruffled more than a few feathers. If accepted, the ordinance would allow people to keep a maximum of six chickens on a property within city limits.

Previous ordinances that were in effect since the 1950s allowed property owners in city limits to keep two chickens, without permission from their neigh-

bors. Owners had to receive permission from neighbors to keep more than two chickens.

“I think it’s very, very important that the people in the neighborhood get to decide what the neighborhood looks like, rather than just one person deciding,” said Steve Farmer.

In late 2014, neighbors in the Hopecrest community were shocked to see a neighbor house between 10 to 13 chickens in her

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Farmer, 58, grew up in Morgantown and his mother still lives in the Hopecrest community.

Farmer and others who live in the community filed a nuisance complaint with the city, spurring the heated debate.

“This is simple,” Farmer said. “Chickens are not pets. They are farm animals for farm purposes.”

Barbara Olson fears that the council will open Pan-

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Morgantown local Andrew White finds his niche in producing handmade guitars chelsea Walker A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

There’s something soothing in the sound of an acoustic guitar. Science mingles with sound each time a string catches vibration, sending air molecules into motion, producing the notes that lay the tracks to some of our favorite songs.

Andrew White knows and appreciates that science.

Growing up in Annapolis, Maryland, White was the product of two creative and innovative parents. With a graphic designer for a mother and an engineer for a father, White’s upbringing allowed him to mesh the hands-on mechanics of art and the imaginative details needed to create.

“There was always somewhat of a mechanical nature about my brain,” White said.

Leaving his hometown of Annapolis, White packed his belongings and moved to Morgantown to start his career at West Virginia University. It was in his second year at WVU that he went to Madrid, Spain, to study abroad. Little did White know, his time in Spain would forever impact his life.

While there, he decided the perfect souvenir from his trip would be an authentic, acoustic Spanish guitar. As a sophomore in college, White said he had only taken one guitar class in his life as a senior in high school. Hoping

to learn more about the culture and language, White met guitar maker Ignacio Rozas, who offered to not only teach him the local dialect, but how to assemble the guitars in his shop as well.

“I was thinking, ‘Hey, you know they tell you when you travel abroad to immerse yourself in the culture,’ so I’ll learn some vocabulary words, right,” White said.

“I go to his shop, and it was that lightbulb moment you hear about. That’s when I said, ‘Okay, I’m going to build a guitar.’”

Leaving Spain, White was anxious to delve into the world Rozas unveiled for him. Gifted the wood to make one guitar, White eagerly began assembling his first guitar in the basement of his one-bedroom, apartment. With a how-to-assemble-guitars book, White began the tedious process of learning and building an acoustic guitar.

“I lived in the basement apartment, which had ceilings you could touch,” White said.

The small, cramped space lacked doors separating the rooms, making the dust from his constant cutting, sanding and building a pesky problem. Moving to a different apartment, White continued to create guitars for years before moving to his shop at the bottom of High Street.

Today, White now has his own space. Located on

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Andrew White Guitars, an acoustic guitar manufacturing shop, located on Foundry Street.

dora’s Box on her neighborhood if people are allowed to house six chickens. Because of how her property sits in her neighborhood, Olson’s backyard is surrounded by the backyards of six of her neighbors.

She imagines a world where she’s surrounded by 36 chickens—along with the possible 18 rabbits permitted by the proposed ordinance. That’s not a world

West Virginia University continues to remain among the top 100 public universities in the country, while WVU Tech’s engineering program has risen to No. 58 on the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs list, according to a college ranking published by the U.S. News & World Report.

“I don’t believe in rankings generally,” said University President E. Gordon Gee. “I believe the quality of the institution is measured on how well it is doing with the students.”

The College of Engineering and Sciences’ rank has jumped more than 25 spots from last year’s ranking to No. 58, while WVU is now tied for No. 98 among public universities and for No. 175 among all national universities.

However, the University’s ranking has fallen slightly in both the public and national university categories. Last year, WVU was ranked No. 94 among public universities and No. 168 among national universities.

“There are 4,500 universities and colleges in this country, and to be ranked among the 100 best is something that is really quite an achievement,” Gee said.

The ranking of public and national universities utilizes the Carnegie Classification. In this system, WVU is designated as a doctorate-granting university with a high level of research.

The classification system for institutions in this category primarily focuses

on the research activity and research expenditure within the institution, while also reviewing the amount of masters or research degrees awarded by the institution.

The undergraduate rank given to the engineering program uses a different method of classification.

“These rankings on the undergraduate engineering program were based on peer evaluations from deans and administrators,” said Paul Steranka, professor and associate dean of the College of Engineering.

While this increase in ranking demonstrates a favorable accolade for the College, it is not necessarily a top priority the College is striving for.

“We’re very happy that it reflects the reputation of the program. In terms of striding toward it, it’s not that there’s a strategy we have to somehow optimize our rankings,” Steranka said. “We just try to make sure that people are aware of what we are doing so that when it comes time to do these ratings and so on, they can at least consider what we have to offer.”

Similarly, the public and national ranking WVU earned doesn’t necessarily reflect the overall ambitions of the University.

“We look at (the ratings). Some institutions work very hard to play the ratings game. I never have,” Gee said. “I dislike that. I think it distorts the quality and experience for the students.”

Gee said in an interview with The Daily Athenaeum that the achievements made at each college and

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Smithsonian preservation officer to speak about cultural and heritage protection by hollie greene staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Like a modern-day “Monuments Men,” Corine Wegener, a cultural heritage preservation officer for the Smithsonian Institute, has dedicated her life to the protection of cultural heritage in times of war and disaster.

Joyce Ice, director of the Art Museum of West Virginia University, wrote in a recent blog post that centuries-old heritage all over the world is at risk of destruction every day.

“The destruction of cultural heritage, like the Buddha statues dynamited earlier in Afghanistan by the Taliban,” Ice wrote, “becomes a blunt weapon of oppression, used to deny a people’s past achievements and to undermine a sense of pride and historical continuity.”

Wegener will speak at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the Creative Arts Center’s Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre as a part of the Dan and Betsy Brown Lecture series and in honor of the Art Museum’s opening.

The lecture will focus pri-

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marily on the history and destruction of cultural heritage, as well as disaster preparedness. Ice said these conflicts threaten not only countries with extremists groups such as the Taliban, but also our own country.

While a threat, Wegener believes there are measures that can be taken to protect these pieces and preserve our culture.

“The loss of cultural heritage that we’re experiencing, whether it’s from natural disasters or conflicts, is our shared cultural identity,” Wegener said. “This generation, that’s com-

ing of age now, should ask the questions, ‘What’s being done to preserve our future and our patrimony?’ and ‘What will be left for our kids in the future if we don’t do something to stop this now?’”

During her Thursday lecture, Wegener plans to discuss several ways that everyday people can play an important role in preserving heritage.

“Everyone can think about things like, ‘Where’s the best place to store my family photographs that I can’t replace? On the basement floor where flood wa-

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ters can get to them? Not really,’” Wegener said.

Wegener will also speak about “Monuments Men,” a 2014 film depicting the teams of men and women who were tasked with saving, preserving and returning art and other cultural pieces to their countries of origin after its capture by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Regime.

“The Monuments Men are a particular interest of mine,” Wegner said. “I was in the U.S. Military in that function, but in Iraq in 2003 and 2004.”

Wegener played an important role in recovering

and preserving many important collections from the Iraq National Museum after the 2003 U.S. invasion during her time in the military.

“It’s an important subject that deserves our attention,” Ice said.

Wegener’s lecture, “From Berlin to Baghdad: Saving Heritage in Armed Conflict,” is free and open to the public.

For more information on the lecture, contact the Art Museum of WVU at 304-293-4359. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Migrants look through the border fence between Serbia and Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Hungary has declared a state of emergency in two of its southern counties bordering Serbia because of the migration crisis, giving special powers to police and other authorities.

HORGOS, Serbia (AP)— Hungary sealed off its border with Serbia with massive coils of barbed wire Tuesday and began detaining migrants trying to use the country as a gateway to Western Europe, harsh new measures that left thousands of frustrated asylum-seekers piled up on the Serbian side of the border.

Human rights activists condemned the move, with Amnesty International saying Hungary’s “intimidating show of militarized force is shocking.” But Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended the measures, saying he was acting to preserve Christian Europe, which he said had become threatened by the large numbers of Muslims streaming into the continent.

“The supply is nearly endless - we can see how many of them are coming,” Orban said in a televised address just before the new laws took effect at midnight. “And if we look at the demographics, we can see that these people have more children than our communities who lead a traditional, Christian way of life.”

“Mathematics tells you that this will lead to a Europe where our way of life will end up in a minority, or at least face a very serious challenge.”

By nightfall Tuesday, thousands of migrants, including many babies and children, prepared to spend a night in the open or in flimsy tents erected in the bushes or on the main highway near the Serbian border with Hungary.

Men collected wood in a nearby forest for fires in preparation for a chilly night.

“I had hope until now, but it’s all gone,” lamented Mohammad Mahayni, a 32-year-old Syrian from Damascus, who became separated from his wife as they tried to enter Hungary a day earlier.

“I lifted the razor wire for her, she got in before a Hungarian border patrol came by,” he said. “Now I don’t know where she is.”

The new laws make it a crime to breach or damage the 13-foot (4-meter) high razor-wire fence erected along 110 miles of Hungary’s border with Serbia and include longer prison terms

for convicted human traffickers. Authorities said they detained 174 people who tried to cross the border Tuesday. Hungary has said it will turn most of the migrants back to Serbia, which it considers a safe country where they could also request asylum.

The developments mark a dramatic reversal for Hungary, an East European nation that played a key role in cracking open the Iron Curtain in 1989 when it removed a border fence to Austria, prompting large numbers of East Germans to flee to the West.

At the European Parliament in Brussels, European Commission President JeanClaude Juncker paid tribute Tuesday to Gyula Horn, the late Hungarian prime minister who dismantled that fence. He appeared at the unveiling of a bust of Horn, praising him as “a great Hungarian, a great person, a great European” - a clear gesture of reproach of Orban.

Hungary also declared a state of emergency in two southern regions Tuesday, giving authorities greater powers to deal with the crisis and allowing them to shut down roads and speed up asylum court cases.

That also allows the military to be deployed to defend the border, pending

approval by parliament next week, though heavily armed military personnel with vehicles and dogs have been seen patrolling the border for days.

“For refugees fleeing from terrifying conflict zones to be met by such an intimidating show of militarized force is shocking, and a woefully irresponsible response to people already traumatized by war and brutality,” said Gauri van Gulik, Amnesty International’s deputy director for Europe.

The Hungarian government said it plans to extend the steel razor-wire fence which it calls a “temporary border closure” - several miles (kilometers) along the border with Romania as well, something the Bucharest government said violated the “European spirit” of cooperation.

“I am horrified to think of one thing that is possible: What do we do if Hungarian troops begin to shoot or kill children and women?” Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said late Tuesday on Antena 3 television.

Though Orban’s steps are extreme, the migrant crisis has forced other European governments to reinstate border checks, possibly heralding a threat to the free movement across EU frontiers - one of the most cher-

ished benefits brought by their union.

This week, Germany and the Netherlands were among countries that reintroduced border checks to manage the huge flow of people, while the Czech Republic said Tuesday it is prepared to deploy its armed forces to protect its borders if police alone cannot manage the crisis.

Meanwhile, Austria’s Interior Ministry announced it would impose border controls with Hungary starting at midnight Tuesday and said the measures could be extended to the country’s borders with Slovenia, Italy and Slovakia if necessary.

The move was in response to fears that migrants now streaming into Austria from Hungary could try to cross into the country over those borders in large numbers.

Abolfazl Ebrahimi, a 17-year-old Afghan who was in Athens on Tuesday, said his group now plans to get to Western Europe through Croatia.

“I thought that European people are kind and they will give us rights. But I don’t think so (anymore) because the borders between Germany and Austria are closed, and Serbia and Hungary are closed too,” he said.

In the last few months, Hungary has become a main

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sures people the University plays “in the big leagues,” and that administrators are making the right kind of decisions to move the institution forward.

“I have been president of a couple institutions that are not nearly as good as they think they are, and I am now president of a university that is better than it thinks it is,” Gee said. “We

are obviously a nationally and internationally competitive institution, but also I think what (the rankings) do show is that the quality of our undergraduate experience is increasing to one of the better in the country, and you can tell by the rankings in our engineering program and other places.”

globe. Many of his production guitars in the factory setting sell for anywhere from $600-$1,500, while his handmade guitars can sell for a starting price of $7,000.

While most of White’s day causes him to deal with the details of production for the many companies he works with, he still continues to work on his handmade products. White said the most important aspect in crafting an individual’s guitar begins at the design, which he said starts with a conversation with the client. White said that because he knows how to play very little on the guitar, his ability to create unique and unbiased guitars for the client comes with ease.

“I’m trying to build what they want, and I’m trying to understand what they want,” White said.

“It’s not at all about my perspective of what they want or, even worse, what I want.”

White said his clients use words such as “feeling warm and fuzzy,” to describe the type of feel and

sound they want their guitar to have. His knowledge and understanding of how to interpret these wants is how he enables himself to creatively design the guitar of any musician’s dreams. It can take years to complete a guitar for any given client, and even multiple attempts through trial and error, to create that perfect sound.

“I really enjoy building custom instruments,” White said.

“There’s a lot of satisfaction that comes from providing someone with an instrument and them saying, ‘Wow, I never thought I could play this good,’ or, ‘I never knew I could play this style of music on my guitar, but I’ve always wanted to.’”

White said the design and work put into his guitars is what makes them so special. His guitars have been played by Craig Morgan and even by band members of Maroon 5.

To check out some of White’s custom guitars, visit http://andrewwhiteguitars. com/index.html.

Olson wants to live in.

Farmer said in an interview after the meeting that the chicken laws were roped into other laws the council hoped to pass to promote urban agriculture.

Though Selin agreed with a majority of the ordinance, she said she was unable to vote in favor of it because it touched on land-use issues. When the Committee of the Whole met last month, it discussed a “comprehensive, urban agriculture plan.”

Selin took issue with how the proposed law touched on land-use issues. She and other members wanted to see a handful of specific clauses move to the separate land-use ordinance.

Councilors went back and forth on how to fix the problem.

“I am absolutely not an attorney,” said Councilwoman Nancy Ganz, 7th Ward. “But I am absolutely an excellent reader, and I am confused.”

City Council will meet again at 7 p.m. on Oct. 6 in City Hall. The council requested that city staff address three separate ordinances to present at either that meeting or the later meeting in October.

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Foundry Street, Andrew White Guitars stands as a testament to the long and unique journey White has endured.

The fine, handmade guitars that fill his shop each tell their own story; one of hard work, dedication and crucial attention to detail.

Many guitars are shipped out on their own journeys to be sold to musicians and aspiring artists. White ships guitars to dealers in locations all over the East Coast, from local music shops in Morgantown to vendors in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. His guitars have also been sold in multiple countries, giving his brand and name an international flare.

“It has been a neat opportunity. We’ve sold about maybe 5,000 guitars overseas at this point,” White said.

While the local craftsman resides in Morgantown, his name and guitars are easily recognized around the

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entry point and bottleneck into the European Union for migrants, many of them war refugees from Syria, Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East. More than 200,000 migrants have entered Hungary so far in 2015, nearly all by walking across the southern border with Serbia, as they make their way to Germany or other wealthy Western European nations.

Serbia’s foreign minister declared it was unacceptable that migrants were being sent back from Hungary while more and more were arriving from Macedonia and Greece.

Serbia “wants to be part of the solution, not collateral damage. There will have to be talks in the coming days with Brussels and other countries,” Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said in Prague.

The turmoil at the Hungarian-Serbian border came a day after the 28-nation EU failed to come up with a united immigration policy at a contentious meeting in Brussels. The ministers did agree to share responsibility for 40,000 people seeking refuge in overwhelmed Italy and Greece and spoke hopefully of reaching an eventual deal on which EU nations would take 120,000 more refugees, including some from Hungary.

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Beat Poetry Festival celebrates writers brittany osteen a&E correspondent @dailyathenaeum

As fall approaches, it may be instinctual to pull out some blankets, grab a book and curl up for a nice read. Before the cold weather hits town, locals have a chance to head to the National Beat Poetry Festival in Morgantown from Sept. 17-19. The festival includes four different events.

“Poetry is about three things,” said William DeVault, poet and West Virginia poetry coordinator. “You have to have craft, then it is voice and the final thing is resonance. You should have resonance with craft and voice. You want people to feel something.

Once you make someone feel something, then it is art.”

The beat poetry community arose in the 1940s.

Writers such as Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac spearheaded the movement against social con-

formity and tradition.

They expressed their feelings and experiences of being beaten down through their written works. The National Beat Poetry Festival goals are to encourage literacy and bond cultures through new ideas and expressions while merging the Beat history and art as their basis.

An open reading will kick off the festival Thursday and will include poetry reading, Skype calls with guest speakers and an open mic for anyone who wants to share their poetry. This will be held from 7-10 p.m. at the Monongalia Arts Center and will include snacks.

On Friday, the day will begin with a Poetry Marathon. Since the average marathon is completed in approximately four hours and 19 minutes, the readers will present for four and a half hours. This will begin at 11 a.m. and end around 3:30 p.m. at the Arts Monongahela.

Later that night, Theodore Webb is directing

a reading of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl.” “Howl” was written in 1955 and was the forefront for the Beat movement. The poem is considered by some as inappropriate and obscene; however, it has been classified as having literary merit. It will begin at 7 p.m. and will be followed by another open mic.

The festival wraps up on Saturday with a book singing with William F. DeVault from 1-4 p.m. He will promote his newly released book, “Grace: poetr y of affection and seduction,” and his most popular seller, “101 Great Love Poems: from the works of The Romantic Poet of the Internet.” This will take place at the University Towne Centre Barnes and Noble.

“If it is said to you that in 500 years from now your poems will still be read and be moving, then you are a success. A critic once told me, ‘I have no doubt that in hundreds of years from now, a young man will be reading your po-

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Fall Fashion: Retro-inspired looks hannah harless A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

While it may seem like a bummer that summer is over, there are many exciting things to look forward to in the coming weeks, like holidays, pumpkin carving and football games. There will be many opportunities to take pictures at these events, so it’s important to look camera ready with this year’s fall fashion trends.

Fashion of the 1950s is back again this year, with a new, modern spin on the classical look. Longer, barely above the knee skirts have made a comeback in stores everywhere.

It’s no surprise these skirts are back again, since they are so flattering on a variety of different body shapes and come in some of fall’s most beautiful colors and patterns.

In my 1950s-inspired outfit, I paired a kneelength, burgundy skirt from Kohl’s with a thin, black, dressy blouse from Ann Taylor’s The Loft.

The blouse, though plain in color, has short ruffled sleeves and buttons up in the middle. While the shirt is simple, it complements the skirt well and doesn’t take away from the outfit.

You can’t go wrong with black.

I tucked the blouse into the skirt to show some waistline since the skirt is a bit high-waisted, a trend that returned a few years ago and never really left. I paired the skirt and blouse with a bright belt and a pair of intricately designed tights from Aerie to add a little edge to this classic look.

Patterned hosiery is one of the hottest trends of 2015. Hosiery of all different patterns and colors are available at many stores this year. Why not put some exciting patterns and colors into your fall outfit?

The shoes I wore for this outfit were mushroomcolored, suede high-heel ankle boots. The headband I wore in the picture can be switched out with a floppy hat or worn plain.

Paige Klingensmith is sporting a few of 2015’s favorite trends. Klingensmith wore a white turtleneck from Free People with simple designs on the sleeves, which showcases two of fall’s biggest trends: The color white and turtlenecks. Turtlenecks are not only flattering, but sensible for the cold, fall weather. This year, wearing white after Labor Day is a must according to fashion forward magazines like Glamour and Cosmopolitan.

Klingensmith paired the turtleneck with a pale pink, short-sleeve jacket from Bebe that cinches at the waist, Buckle jeans,

suede ankle boots and Sabika jewelry.

Chantel Shuman is donning the grunge look, one of fall’s more laid-back looks. Shuman is wearing a burgundy, cream and taupe flannel from Garage with a neutral tank from Nordstrom. Shuman is styling the popular three-layer necklace look from Rue 21, paired with dark jeans and tall brown boots.

Ivory Drewery is showcasing some of the men’s fall fashion trends for 2015. Drewery is wearing a white and grey distressed button up with a jean jacket sweatshirt.

These jean jacket sweatshirts with a hood are super in right now for men.

The look is comfortable Garrett Yurisko/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM and trendy all at the same time. Drewery paired Hannah Harless walks fown the steps of Woodburn sporting a grey floppy hat. the shirt and jacket with khaki pants. All of these items were purchased from American Eagle.

Drewery wore white Nike high tops to complete the outfit.

Danny Hoke is wearing a more traditional men’s look: A blue and cream button-up shirt with dark brown khaki pants. Hoke paired the outfit with a pair of trendy, two-tone dress shoes. This is a classic look for men and is versatile enough to work for any occasion.

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Paige Klingensmith showcasing a fall favorite, a turtleneck from Free People.

Correction Due to a reporting error in the 9/15/15 edition of The Daily Athenaeum, it was noted that U92 was nominated for Best Student-Run Internet-Only Station; in fact, U92 was not nominated for this award. The station’s general manager, Matthew Fouty, is a WVU alum from the P.I. Reed School of Journalism. In the original story it was falsely reported he is a current student. In the “Specialty Music Director of the Year” category, Cody Roane is nominated for his show “Urban Diner.” Additionally, the logo posted alongside the story was incorrect. U92’s correct logo is below.

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Brining Uber to W.Va. raises discrimination issues Efficient transportation is something that has become necessary in modern, urban life, especially for college students without a car.

Transportation in Morgantown in particular has been in need of improvement as it is unreliable and scarce, but those improvements may be far from being seen.

Uber, an online app using location to conveniently match those in need of a ride with drivers, is currently available in more than 40 states. West Virginia is not one of those states because some state legislators felt non-discriminatory language should be removed from the bill.

At a forum held in Charleston Monday evening as part of Urban Living Week, attendees demanded reasoning for West Virginia’s lack of Uber.

Delegate Andrew Byrd, D-Kanawha, referred to a committee meeting from March 8 of this year, according to a Charleston GazetteMail article. At the meeting,

Delegate Tom Fast, R-Fayette, wanted to remove language within the bill that protected people based on race, gender and sexual orientation.

Although this was not a majority view in the committee meeting, Byrd eluded that the committee debate was the reason the bill did not make it to the House.

“They didn’t want to have the debate about discrimination in West Virginia on the floor of the house,” Sen. Chris Walters, R-Putnam, said in an article with the Gazette-Mail.

However, the discriminatory language was not the only reason the bill did not pass. Insurance issues and the transfer of taxi cab regulations were also factors.

It is the view of this editorial staff that new, modern transportation methods need to be a priority in West Virginia’s 2016 legislative session. Apps like Uber provide more affordable, convenient options to users, and a business such as

Uber would thrive in Morgantown with the college population and the amount of students without means of transportation.

Aside from the state needing to improve its current transportation standards, it is appalling that lawmakers in the state would allow such discrimination in a bill. By avoiding the subject on the House Floor, lawmakers have made it clear that the issue of discrimination in West Virginia is not a priority; in fact, they don’t want it on their minds at all.

“I can honestly say I was disappointed not only as a delegate but as a West Virginian to see other West Virginians beside me try to allow for such discrimination in West Virginia,” Byrd said in the Gazette-Mail article.

Ignoring an issue does not silence it, and some lawmakers in West Virginia should face these serious issues, not dismiss them. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Uber is not available in West Virginia as lawmakers continue to ignore discriminatory statutes.

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Access codes scam students, should be banned emily torbett columnist @emilytorbsda

Let’s talk about access codes.

This semester, I’m taking a foreign language course required for my major. On the first day of class, my professor went through what could be considered a normal summary of the syllabus by describing the grading system, noting where the textbook could be purchased and outlining when our major exams and assignments are due. However, because I had already perused this information on our class eCampus page, I had all but completely zoned out when she reached the part about our required homework.

“We will be using (insert online textbook supplement software here), and you will need an access code to view the online lessons. You can either buy it along with a new textbook or purchase the code separately from the bookstore.”

When I heard this, my stomach dropped.

If you aren’t aware of what an access code is or what they’re used for, they are simply codes used to access online course content hosted by textbook companies for a limited period of time, usually only a semester or two. They are usually included inside new textbooks but will have already expired or been registered in used versions of the same text. They can also be purchased directly from the publisher for costs ranging in the hundreds.

Access codes are usually included with purchases of new textbooks, but can cost hundreds of dollars on their own.

In my four years at West Virginia University, I’ve mastered the fine art of saving money on textbooks. I know how to obtain the best deals on materials I need by renting or buying tattered and overly-highlighted used books, or even by swapping the physical copies for their much cheaper e-book counterparts. I know there are several ways to get around paying the University bookstore’s sticker price for textbooks, but there is absolutely no way to bypass buying costly access codes at full price.

Upon further research, I

discovered that in addition to what I paid in tuition to take my class, I would need to spend $200 more on this course’s access code just to see homework assignments worth 15 percent of my final grade.

My choices were pretty limited in this situation. I could either buy a new textbook with the access code included for about $250, or I could rent the $40 e-book copy from Amazon and lose 15 percent of my final grade before the first attendance was even taken.

It seems I find myself in this predicament at least

once a year. Too many times I’ve found myself stuck between saving money and accepting a lesser grade in the course or spending exorbitant amounts to access the online content and sacrificing a month’s worth of groceries and gas.

Sometimes, I have no choice but the former. Even after my schedule is set and my tuition is paid, there have been times where I could not afford to do my homework.

Maybe I’m just frustrated because putting up with this for four years has finally worn me down, or maybe

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it’s because the decision to splurge on only 15 percent of my final grade has left me especially broke this semester. Either way, I’m fed up with it.

I’m fed up with there being absolutely no University-wide system in place to regulate the use of online homework costing money to access. I’m fed up with there being not even a single note in the online registrar denoting particular classes as requiring these programs and thereby costing students extra. I’m fed up with the fact that these access codes are little more than a

scam by textbook publishers to suck more money out of the pockets of a generation of college students who are already struggling with record numbers of homelessness and food insecurity.

Similar to textbook publishers releasing a new, subtly-changed “must-have” edition every year, requiring students to purchase “one time use only” access codes is simply another technique designed to kill off the used book market. You can always buy a used book and purchase the access code separately, but it’s going to cost more in the long run than getting the “brand new book with access code” bundle, which I believe is what textbook publishers really want from students.

I understand tuition doesn’t cover books and materials, but requiring these materials to be purchased as a part of the grade is what I believe is an unfair policy.

I know homework is often necessary to the mastery of certain subjects, and online tools supplementing in-class learning can be helpful. However, it appears access codes are deliberately designed to financially burden students and force them out of being able to find cheaper and better alternatives. Leaving their inclusion in courses up to the professor only leads to unfair costs incurred by only some students and not others. This is why I believe requiring them as a part of a course’s final grade should be banned across all departments of the University. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Japanese school system faces epidemic of stress-related suicides rhiannon winner gettysburg college

This past May, I was a student at a Japanese high school for a day. I was a senior in high school at the time and visited classes just like the ones I took at home. I spent the day following around my guide and her friends, who practiced their English on me while I attempted to learn a bit of Japanese from them.

The experience was amazing. However, I notice many troubling things about the school system. I asked kids what they liked to do in their free time, but the concept of “free time” was essentially nonexistent to them. They spent the majority of their time doing homework, but managed to make time for just one school club

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as well. I pressed them for anything not relating to school, but no one had time for activities outside of their school club and homework.

Even though some of the kids I met were quite young—just fourteen years old—they were already panicking about getting into a university. In Japan, students have to take tests just to be admitted into high school. Afterward, many start worrying about the tests they’ll have to take to get into a university.

Many universities in Japan make their own tests instead of offering a standardized one, so students will often have to take multiple challenging tests.

The majority of kids I befriended had private tutors or went to afterschool programs designed to prep kids for entrance exams Sept. 1 is the most popular day for suicide in Ja-

pan because it’s the day schools start across the country. Japan has the ninth highest suicide rate in the world, only beaten by countries like Lithuania and Kazakhstan.

It’s easy for people to speculate about why the Japanese suicide rate is so high. What’s tougher is just asking kids what they think of it themselves. My guide, two years younger than me, knew of three kids who had killed themselves.

I questioned her and her friends about why they thought the suicide rate was so high. At first, they were reluctant to answer, for fear they’d shame their school. Once the first girl started talking, though, the rest jumped in.

They suspected the rate is so high not just because of the immense stress put on students, but also because of Japan’s severe bullying problem. The unending workload is enough to drive

any teenager crazy, but combining that with bullying yields a deadly cocktail of stress for students.

In Japanese high schools, conformity is imperative.

Kids can be assaulted or mocked for nearly anything, from dyed hair to body weight to where they were born. Bullying is a problem many American students are unfortunately familiar with, but it’s hard to comprehend it on the Japanese scale.

In the United States, differences are celebrated. An American child will grow up surrounded with messages promoting how to embrace their uniqueness, that they’re special, and how differences are good things.

In Japanese schools, however, kids learn the opposite. They learn it’s best to be like everyone else because it’s the safest option.

Of course, Japanese school-

chidlren are unique: They all choose different overly cute notebooks and backpacks, for example. This is not to say they conform in every way possible, but when it comes to things like hair color, most kids just want to be the same. Difference is punished.

My host recalled a freshman girl who’d dyed her hair a darker black so she’d look “more Japanese,” but despite this, she was bullied mercilessly as soon as her roots grew in. The bullying wasn’t just verbal; it often became physical.

Stories of kids being bullied in Japan are endless. A quick Google search will turn up numerous instances of Japanese kids being tormented by their peers.

My host and her friends hadn’t been targets of this bullying, but they’d seen it firsthand and it wasn’t pretty. Once they’d shared their thoughts, they

quickly changed the subject; talking about horrifically high suicide rates isn’t exactly a comfortable lunchtime conversation. I didn’t want to make them uncomfortable by bringing up the topic again, but I was left with a lingering question: How does one fix this?

I’m an American. I didn’t grow up in Japan, and one day at a Japanese school isn’t going to teach me all there is to know about the country. As someone who didn’t grow up in that culture, I feel powerless that I can’t understand it enough to propose a solution. Even methods able to work in America may very well fail once implemented in Japan.

All I know for sure is this: Japan’s education system is a disaster, and if they don’t act soon, they’re going to lose a generation of kids to crippling stress or suicide.

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Morgantown Library hosts youth diversity event Hannah harless A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

The Shelley A. Marshall Foundation and the Morgantown Public Library will host an event entitled, Book A Trip “Run Around the World� at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19. The event will focus on the importance of diversity in the world and celebrate the differences and similarities to American culture.

The event’s title was inspired by the multitude of marathons taking place this week in Morgantown.

The event was organized by Cathy McMaster, programming coordinator of the Morgantown Public Library. “The Morgantown Public Library hosts all types of fun and free family and children’s programming for the community,� McMaster said. “The library is a wonderful place to bring your family and spend a Saturday morning with the children.

We want to offer opportunities where children can have fun and learn, all at the same time.�

During the event, children of all ages will visit stations set up throughout the library and have the chance to look at books, make crafts, sample food and take part in games and activities. All stations will represent various countries around the world, giving the children the opportunity to explore culture without ever leaving the room. “We will have the miles from Morgantown to that country’s capital listed so that the children can see how many miles they would have to run to each destination as they go from one station to the next,� McMaster said.

Some of the crafts children can make include a sand art Chinese Dragon, Russian nesting dolls and Italian pasta necklaces among many other craft activities. Children can sample a sweet treat at the Paris Cafe or make their own candy sushi. The books placed on each table will feature information on the particular culture that is represented at each station. “Hopefully the atmosphere of the event will be family-friendly,� McMaster said.

The Shelley A. Marshall Foundation was established by Donn Marshall in the honor of his wife Shelley Marshall, who was killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The foundation funds many free family and children’s programming events in her memory. One of Marshall’s greatest passions was her family and, more specifically, children.

Since the Foundation was founded in 2002, it has funded more than 600 children’s story hours for an estimated 80,000 children and parents at public libraries and schools around the region. “Book A Trip is hosted annually to show children that the world is an interesting, not fearsome place,� McMaster said.

Some of the upcoming Shelley A. Marshall Foundation programs include “Snoopy and Friends� on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. and “A Disney Christmas,� which will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. The Morgantown Public Library is located on Spruce Street in downtown Morgantown.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHHH You could be blindsided by a sudden change. Be willing to adjust. Stay receptive to someone who tries very hard to express his or her caring and support. Be a little cynical if you encounter a situation that’s too good to be true. Tonight: Spend time with your favorite person.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Continue deferring to others. You’ll have other matters on your mind that you would prefer and need to consider. Give yourself the time and permission to explore different op-

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Stay centered when dealing with a touchy friend or family member.

You could hear some surprising GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH news. Stay close to a loved one who You will put in long hours to com- means a lot to you. Tension seems plete what you feel is necessary. You to build in an emotional conversaoften defer to others, but right now, tion. Tonight: Roll with the punches. it is important to be more in touch with your needs. A conversation with a partner could be touchy. Be careful.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Tonight: Out and about.

HHHHH You might be in a position where you have to help others relax.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH A partner could be unpredictable.

You might want to take off for part of You can back away, but not for long. the day to do something just for you.

Walk in this person’s shoes and figure You could be entering a very busy out what is motivating him or her. period where you need to be 100 Tonight: Home is where the heart is. percent engaged. Get errands done.

Tonight: Early in, early out. tions. An offer that arises could irritate you on some level. Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Work with your finances, and try to trim down your budget where you can. Others seem to be off-kilter at this time. You could be distracted by and somewhat concerned with their actions or words. Relax, and choose to go with the flow. Tonight: At your favorite haunt.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HH You will feel the need to play it lowkey. You might want some downtime to relax or perhaps you need to handle your taxes. A loved one will delight you with his or her spontaneity.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Tension builds during the day as you attempt to sign off on a project. You might need to take the lead in order to complete it. What you hear from someone quite eccentric could surprise you. Try not to be too reactive. Tonight: Be happy, and join your friends.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Take the time to assess your direction and your choices. How you see an evolving situation could change. You know what you want, so zero in on that desire. A family member is likely to demonstrate his or her instability. Tonight: Take some much-needed personal time.

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Barry Green shares expertise in lecture, performance meg weissend A&e writer @dailyathenaeum

Internationally known bassist Barry Green visited West Virginia University’s School of Music on Monday, Sept. 14 to provide the community with musical insight. Green then held a recital at Bloch Hall in the Creative Arts Center Tuesday night.

An accomplished musician, Green was a principal bassist in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for 28 years. Also an author and teacher, Green travels the world offering workshops on “turning up the music.” This concept advocates encouraging people to make their music louder so their fear, anxiety and doubt do not overwhelm their lives.

Green was first intrigued by musical instruments when he overheard his neighbor playing an accordion at a young age. He continued to love music and played both the tuba and string bass throughout his childhood. Green’s musical career kicked off within three years of transferring to Indiana University, when he began playing in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

Published in 1986, Green’s “The Inner Game of Music” has been an in-

ternational success for many years. Selling almost 300,000 copies worldwide, the reaction from readers is one of Green’s favorite parts of his career.

“Seeing the people that have been touched by the work before I actually meet them is a great feeling,” Green said. “I love visiting new places and working alongside other musicians doing these programs. It’s a great highlight of my career, and I enjoy being a part of the community during my stays.”

Green has written three books, all working together to support his theory in the connection between mind, body, spirit and music. He currently resides in San Diego and teaches at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Green is welcomed to conduct workshops and give lectures in many different countries. He will travel to Turkey in October, speaking about the impact music can have on people when played from the heart.

“An audience always wants to feel something,” Green said. “They want to be inspired, and they want to be entertained. They want chills.”

Green believes musicians have an important

responsibility in the music industry.

“We have a social responsibility and a sacred position of giving pleasure,” Green said. “Spreading joy and inspiration through music changes lives and brings awareness to world culture. We often get carried away and forget about that. Being a musician isn’t about the fame, money or superiority.”

For more information on Barry Green and his work, visit http://www. barrygreene.com/.

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Barry Green performs “Oblivion” a piece by Astor Piazzallo Tuesday night at the Creative Arts Center.

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Barry Green and Andrew Kohn grab hands and bow at the end of “Oblivion”, a beautiful double bass duet arranged by Andres Martin.

Designer Coach marks 75 years with punk cowgirls and mixed prints NEW YORK (AP)‑ The luxury brand Coach celebrated 75 years in business Tuesday, not just with bags and shoes, but with bright cowgirl leather and prairie flower frocks for women.

Yes, actual clothing to go along with all those droolworthy accessories you, your mom and your daughter may have at home, or wish you did.

The company has shown smallish clothing collections before at New York Fashion Week, but this was the first full runway spectacle, staged on the elevated High Line among old rail tracks once used by meatpackers but now a favorite park spot filled with wildflowers and high grasses.

In his fourth collection for Coach, British creative director Stuart Vevers acknowledged this season’s mixed-print dresses and leather jackets were aimed at broadening interest in the brand’s clothing among young women.

These cowgirls were intended to be of the surf,

skate and punk variety.

“Of course it’s a challenge, but it’s what I should be doing as creative director. I need to look into the future and use our heritage as a touchstone for everything that we do,” Vevers said backstage. “What I think American luxury means to the younger generation is a certain sense of ease, something that feels relaxed. They need an inherent authenticity. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s not precious. That for me feels very relevant today, and for Coach.”

This collection, harkening back to the `70s in style, turned iconic Coach touchstones on end. The saddle-colored leather and the horse and coach were there, Vevers said, “They’re just presented in a new way.”

Victor Luis, the company’s chief executive, said leather craftsman still labor away for Coach’s in its sample production facility in New York City as they have since the beginning, making handbags one at a time.

“But at the same time we have to continue to evolve,” he said.

Why bother with clothes at all when you’re an established accessories brand?

“Our main business has been and always will be, of course, leather goods and accessories, but the readyto-wear provides a context for the handbags. It helps to bring to life the Coach girl and the Coach woman, and who she is and what her life is like,” Luis said.

What Coach thinks those customers need in garments includes a calico coat in the color of chalk paired with a butterscotch patchwork low boot. And they might also need a loose tank dress in orange evoking a meadow, or a biker jacket adorned with pink mountain buds.

So when did Debbie Harry first encounter Coach? She was joined among the company’s guests by Christina Ricci, Ciara, Mariel Hemingway, Zoe Kravitz, Chloe Grace Moretz and a range of other celebrities.

“I can’t even remember, it was so long ago,” Harry responded. “I think it’s brilliant that it has evolved.”

Does she buy a lot of Coach?

“I would say that I buy a lot of clothes,” she laughed without committing.

Does Ciara recall her first encounter with Coach?

“Oh my gosh. It was more than 10 years back.

It was a classic Coach in a boot. It was super cool with Coach all over. They were knee length. They had shearling kind of like fur and they were wedge,” she said. “They were a gift from one of my godmothers. She was a very stylish woman and they were everything. I couldn’t afford them myself at the time.”

Ricci appreciates the modern, fresh turn for Coach.

“I remember one of the first expensive bags I bought was a Coach shoulder bag,” she said. “I was a teenager.

It was my first foray into designer bags, one of those first pieces of luxury.”

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Models don plaid coats with fur accents at New York Fashion Week.

Activist Maya Angelou’s art collection sells for nearly $1.3 million NEW YORK (AP) ‑ The art collection of celebrated writer and civil rights activist Maya Angelou sold for nearly $1.3 million on Tuesday.

A painted story quilt that hung in Angelou's Harlem home and was commissioned by Oprah Winfrey for Angelou's 61st birthday brought $461,000 at the Swann Galleries sale.

"Maya's Quilt of Life" by African-American artist Faith Ringgold depicts Angelou surrounded by flowers along with excerpts from some of her writings.

The acrylic on canvas with a pieced fabric border had a pre-sale estimate of $150,000 to $250,000.

The nearly 50 artworks were consigned to the auction house's African-American Fine Art Department

by Angelou's estate.

Angelou died last year at age 86.

Her son, Guy Johnson,

Maya Angelou’s “Kumasi Market” was one of the highly valued pieces at Tuesday’s auction. said in an introduction to the auction catalog that "her family hopes that the art which added color and character to her daily life does the same for others."

Her collection also re-

flected her interest in female artists like Elizabeth Catlett and Phoebe Beasley and African culture.

"Kumasi Market," an oiland-acrylic painting of a crowded Ghanaian market

scene by African-American muralist John Biggers, sold for $389,000, an auction record for Biggers, and above the $100,000 to $150,000 estimate.

"The Obeah's Choice,"

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a watercolor by Romare Bearden of two AfricanCaribbean women, was purchased for $87,500.

It has been estimated to bring $20,000 to $30,000.

A painting by Jona-

than Green, "Wading in the Surf," sold for $13,750.

Its pre-sale estimate was $8,000 to $12,000.

The quilt is the only Ringgold quilt to ever come to auction. It measures 6 square feet and includes passages from Angelou's works "Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water `fore I Diiie," `'Gather Together in My Name," `'The Heart of a Woman" and "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

"Just as Dr. Angelou continues to serve as a source of inspiration for countless artists, writers and performers, she also found inspiration in the works of others," her son wrote in the catalog.

Her personal papers, including letters to Malcolm X and James Baldwin, are housed at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a research unit of the New York Public Library.

With guest-filled tour, Taylor Swift’s star power shines even brighter NEW YORK (AP) ‑ You could call Taylor Swift baby Oprah, and the stage is her version of Winfrey’s couch.

Easily the most important pop star of today, now Swift’s star power has reachewd even greater heights and stretched outside of music, thanks to her uber successful, star-studded 1989 World Tour.

In typical Swift fashion, she has invited fellow radiofriendly singers to join her onstage, including Nick Jonas, Jason Derulo, John Leg-

end and close gal pals Selena Gomez and Lorde. But Swift, 25, has also shared her stage with iconic folk singer Joan Baez and breakthrough acts like The Weeknd and Fetty Wap, who sang his hit “Trap Queen,” a contemporary love song about cooking cocaine - among other things with your lover.

And then there were the tour’s unorthodox moments: Ellen DeGeneres appeared onstage, Lisa Kudrow sang the memorable “Smelly Cat” from “Friends” at one show,

and Kudrow’s former co-star, Matt LeBlanc, hit the stage at a show with Chris Rock.

Julia Roberts even walked the stage like a runway as Swift performed her hit “Style.”

The pop star also invited athletes to join in on the fun, from Kobe Bryant to Serena Williams to the U.S. women’s soccer team, just days after they won the World Cup. And the models she calls her friends, from Gigi Hadid and Karlie Kloss.

“Interviewers always ask

me how we `get’ these people to come to the shows to walk, and the truth is that everyone who has walked the catwalk at one of the shows was already there just to see the show. Usually I ask them in my pre-show meet and greet if they want to come out onstage, then I’ll explain to them how the stage/elevator lift works and we just wing it,” Swift said in an email to The Associated Press.

Many of her surprise guests have children who

are die-hard Swifties.

“Joan Baez and Julia Roberts were both at my show in Santa Clara, and they were in my meet-and-greet room together. Julia is such a huge Joan fan and they were really hitting it off. I asked them if they wanted to walk out onstage together and Julia’s kids exploded into `PLEASE!!’ So that’s how that happened.”

Other guests on the 1989 World Tour, which kicked off in Tokyo in May, have included Justin Timberlake,

Alanis Morissette, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Sam Hunt, Wiz Khalifa and Beck.

“A lot of stars you can see maybe not wanting to kind of share the spotlight and not wanting to necessarily have other people up there with her, but Taylor’s thrilled to do that,” said Josh Duboff, who interviewed Swift for the cover of Vanity Fair’s September issue.

“She’s kind of excited to share the stage, which I think is kind of unique right now.”

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Mountaineers finish 13th in Joe Feaganes Invitational by neel madhavan sports writer @dailyathenaum

Coming off a 10th place finish in the Tiger Turning Stone Invitational last week, the West Virginia University men’s golf team returned to its home state this week to compete in the Joe Feaganes Marshall Invitational. The Mountaineers had a very up-and-down performance this week, as they finished 13th out of 16 teams, with a score of seven-over 859 for the tournament.

Belmont University looked like it was going to run away with the trophy with an impressive team score of 18-under 834, but a miraculous 15-under 269

by Bowling Green in the final round pushed Belmont, until a couple birdies on the home stretch gave the Bruins the title.

The Mountaineers teed off at the Guyan Golf and Country Club in Huntington, West Virginia along with Belmont, Bowling Green, Cleveland State, Dayton, Eastern Kentucky, Longwood, Morehead State, Northern Kentucky, Ohio, Richmond, Samford, Wichita State, Wright State, Youngstown State and tournament host Marshall.

Guyan Golf Course is a short, old, 6,523 yard, par71 golf course. It is a traditional style course, with fairways lined with trees and bluegrass rough, built on rolling terrain.

In order to prepare for the style of course they’d be seeing in Huntington, head coach Sean Covich held the majority of the team’s qualifying practice rounds at the Pines Country Club in Morgantown.

“It helped that a few of our West Virginia-native players had played Marshall’s course before,” Covich said. “The experience and knowledge that those

guys had from playing that course helped us prepare as a team.”

Senior captain Easton Renwick had his first competitive start of the season and a strong tournament.

He led the team with a fiveunder 208 that was good enough for a top-10 finish. After an average oneunder 141 during the first two rounds, Renwick rebounded in the third round with a team best four-under 67.

After starting in the number-one position again this week, freshman Max Sear struggled to find a rhythm, shooting an eight-over 150 during the first day. But he improved and closed out the tournament with a oneunder 70 that left him in a tie for 63rd at seven-over 220.

West Virginia native Alan Cooke started well, shooting a four-under 67 that put him in the top-5 after round one. But, he struggled in the second and third rounds to finish with a three-over 216 that put him in a tie for 41st place.

“I was really nervous last week for the first tournament, that’s something I’m not used to,” Cooke said.

“Now that I got over that initial pressure, I was able to settle in and play a little better this week.”

Jon Ransone finished tied for 54th with a fiveover 218. Sophomore Tae Wan Lee shot a 12-over 225 that left him in tie for 85th place. After a solid performance, individualist Mason Short finished with a four-over 217 that put him in a tie for 49th.

The Mountaineers now have a week off to prepare for their next tournament on Sept. 28-29 at the Graeme McDowell Shoal Creek Invitational at Shoal Creek Country Club in Birmingham. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Senior Caleah Wells spikes a ball past a Marshall defender’s hands in last night’s win over the Thundering Herd.

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West Virginia defeats Marshall in home opener by johnna herbig sports correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Last night, the West Virginia University volleyball team defeated its in-state rival Marshall in its home opener with a score of 3-2.

The Mo u n t a i n e e r s played five sets against the Herd but ended up winning, with the set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 22-25, 2624 and 15-9. This was a big win for the Mountaineers.

West Virginia had lost 11 of the last 12 matches against Marshall, so not only was this a big opening win, it was a solid comeback in the series.

The Mountaineers were led by sophomore outside hitter Morgan Montgomery, who had 31 kills and 12 digs. Senior Caleah Wells had 17 kills and sophomore Mia Swanegan followed behind with 11

digs. Sophomore Gianna Gotterba had the highest amount of digs on the team, having 21. Last year, Montgomery finished the season with 38 kills total, and having 31 alone last night and the kills she has accumulated so far, she has definitely passed her record from last year.

The Herd was led by junior Cassie Weaver who had 18 kills and 12 digs. Junior Ally Kiekover has 12 digs and sophomore Taylor Pelton had 10 kills, while junior Allie Kellerman led the team in digs having 14, and junior Taylor Riedel had 12 digs herself.

This marks the first win West Virginia has had over Marshall since 2010, which returns the Golden Ball Trophy to the Mountaineer’s posession.

West Virginia’s Morgan Montgomery had her career-high number of kills,

having 31 of the teams combined 68 kills.

“She has been good for us from day one,” said head coach Reed Sunahara.

“She worked her rear-end off during the spring and over the summer, and it is paying off. I am happy to see the results and she can continue to get better.”

The win was definitely big for the team, and maybe will propel the team mindset going into tougher play in the coming weeks.

“I feel like I’m in a position that I need to, and I have to (be),” Montgomery said in reference to her leading the team offensively and as a team leader.

“Being the only returning outside from last year’s team, I want to bring everyone on board, the new girls, the girls we had last year, just getting everyone on board. This is our new

era, and this is where we want to go.

Blocking continued to lack on the Mountaineer defense last night. Middle blocker Hannah Shreve led the team with four blocks, Wells and setter Brittany Sample also posted three each.

“We have been working on it all week, and from the start,” Sunahara said about the blocking effort. “We’ve got to continue to get better, but at the end it paid off.”

The Mountaineers have a few days off before they head to Rock Hill, South Carolina for the Winthrop Invitational this weekend.

Friday WVU faces the Winthrop Eagles at 6 p.m. and take the court again Saturday against Davidson at 10 a.m. and Murray State at 4:30 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Holgorsen plans to use bye week to advantage nicole curtin sports editor @nicolec_WVU

This week, the West Virginia football team is on a bye, and according to head coach Dana Holgorsen that’s just what the team needs heading into next weekend’s matchup against Maryland.

“I know what this game means to our team, our school and our fan base, it’s the same thing for them,” Holgorsen said in yesterday’s press conference.

“Fortunately for us, we get

two weeks to deal with it, opposed to where they only get one week to deal with it.”

Preparations for the game against Maryland started Monday and will continue this week until the team gets a break over the weekend. While the players are in the weight room, coaches are using the week to get out and recruit.

Ten coaches from the staff will be out and about; according to Holgorsen they will be trying to meet with as many coaches and visiting as many games as

they can on Thursday and Friday.

Even with those plans set, the team is still preparing for Maryland and will keep its focus on that and staying healthy.

“I think you constantly keep figuring things out about your team. Its not just week one to week two,” Holgorsen said about what he knows after the first two games. “Defensively, we know we are going to be pretty good, we have to live up to the expectations that we put upon ourselves defensively. Offensively, we

need to keep getting better.

I do think that we made improvements this past week, I think we did in both the run game and pass game.”

On the aspect of the running game, Holgorsen discussed redshirt junior running back Rushel Shell and his performance so far this season. Shell has averaged 34.5 rushing yards through two games and coach said he needs more.

“He needs the ball more, because the more he gets the ball the more rhythm he gets and the stronger he gets,” Holgorsen said. “We

are talking about a guy that was close to 1,000 yards last year, he’s second guessing himself a little bit, and you can’t do that at running back. You have to hit it.”

At this point last season, Shell had rushed for 109 yards, whereas now he has 70 under his belt. Giving him the ball more and the opportunity to make better reads is something Holgorsen plans to do.

Leaving responsibilities up to junior quarterback Skyler Howard has impact on the offensive production as well.

“There were a couple of times last week where he should’ve kept it and he should’ve handed it off, but when you have 0.5 seconds to make a decision, you are not going to make the right one all the time,” Holgorsen said in reference to play calls and Howard’s decision making. “We are going to keep putting him in the best position we can play call wise, I can assure you that it is impossible to call perfect plays all the time too.” ncurtin@mail.wvu.edu

men’s soccer

Cain scores lone goal in Mountaineers’ loss to Wright State Tuesday, 3-1

by Chris jackson sports correspondent @dailyathenauem

After a 6-2 demolition of James Madison on Friday, inconsistency once again plagued the Mountaineers.

Senior Ryan Cain’s goal in the 21st minute wasn’t enough as Wright State (51) surged in the second half, tallying three goals and handing West Virginia (2-4) a 3-1 defeat Tuesday night.

“In the second half, we allowed the physical play to disrupt us,” WVU head coach Marlon LeBlanc said in an interview with WVUsports.com. “Unfortunately, we buckled under the pressure.”

Cain’s team-high, fifth goal of the season came off assists from Jamie Merrian and Joey Piatczyc, and appeared to do the trick early on. It propelled WVU out to a quick 1-0 lead and a shot at repeating Friday’s efforts.

Instead, the consistency problems Coach LeBlanc and his squad were looking to fix came crashing down once again.

Wright State knotted it up at one in the 58th minute and 15 minutes later put the game-winning goal through the net. Eric Lynch’s pass re-

Senior Ryan Cain races to the ball in a home game against JMU this season. sulted in another goal and bursts, but both were proset WVU’s hopes at possi- ceeded by disappointing bly creating its first winning 3-1 losses. The 6-0 rout of streak of the season to rest. San Francisco in August Brett Elder placed the was followed by a two game dagger in the final minute, skid in the state of Michiextending Wright State’s gan and Tuesday’s was foladvantage to 3-1 and un- lowed by a defeat to one of deniably ending any hopes the country’s hottest teams.

Neither win was followed of a WVU equalizer.

WVU’s two victories both by the consistency factor resulted in six goal out- that LeBlanc and his play-

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ers stressed all week leading up to Friday’s victory over James Madison. However, all four losses this season have been to teams with a combined 12-6-2 record.

Daniel Diaz recorded a pair of saves and was fighting shots from every spot, going up against nine Wright State shot attempts after halftime.

Cain’s five goals are currently fourth best in the nation and second in the Mid-American Conference, behind only Bowling Green’s Pat Flynn (eight).

WVU has now dropped three of its last four contests heading into a matchup with a Georgetown on Sunday. Georgetown enters with a 2-2-1 record and was

a preseason top 10 team before dropping two of its first three matches.

“We have to go back to the drawing board and figure out if we’re going to be able to be blue collar when the time calls for us to be blue collar so we can grind out results,” LeBlanc said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Swimming and diving

Carr set for big junior season with Mountaineers

BY ROGER TURNER

SPORTS CORRESPONDENT @DAILYATHENAEUM

As the West Virginia men’s swimming and diving team prepares for the upcoming season starting next month, junior Nate Carr has high aspirations for the 2015-16 Mountaineers.

Carr is a West Virginia native from Charleston and plans to build upon productive freshman and sophomore seasons. As a freshman, Carr made an immediate impact for the Mountaineers as a member of the 400 and 800 free relays, as well as in the 200 and 400 individual medleys.

To conclude the 201314 season, Carr earned first team All-Big 12 honors for his team-best performance in the 200-yard breast stroke during the

Big 12 Championships.

Carr was also an All-Big 12 second team selection for the 200 and 400 individual medleys.

The following year, Carr jumped into the pool as a sophomore for WVU and continued the production. He capped off an eye-opening sophomore season with standout performances at the Big 12 Championships, finishing fourth in the 400 individual medley. As an Olympic Trials qualifier coming out of high school, making an impact in the pool for WVU is nothing new for Carr.

Heading into this season, Carr and his fellow teammates expect West Virginia to be a quality competitor in the Big 12.

The men’s team will return two of the four members who were part of last year’s 400-yard freestyle

relay team, Carr and senior Ross Glegg.

This year’s competition slate for the Mountaineers features meets against some of the nation’s top swimmers, which is no surprise to Carr. In his freshman season, Carr won the 200 individual medley versus Ohio State, as well as against competition during the West Virginia State Games and WVU Invite.

As a freshman, Carr was an NCAA Championships qualifier as a member of the 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams. The teams placed 29th and 27th, respectively.

Carr’s chances of reaching the NCAA Division I Championships a second time is a challenge embraced by the junior athlete.

“I’m excited for this season and the opportunity

to swim with this group of guys,” he said. “We’re experienced and can’t wait to get the season started.”

West Virginia men’s and women’s swimming and diving team placed third overall in last year’s Big 12 Championships.

Only two Mountaineers qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships last season, both of which were lost due to graduation.

This year, the West Virginia men’s team will look to Carr to be a prime performer and give WVU a chance at another NCAA qualifier.

Nate Carr and the Mountaineers will dive in for the 2015-16 season in two weeks for the GoldBlue Intrasquad meet at noon on Saturday, Oct. 3 at the WVU Natatorium. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Goaltender Ian Donnan mans the net in a game last season. by dj deskins too, allowed five goals on sports writer Alabama’s 35 shots. @dailyathenaeum “I think both goalies played solid. We didn’t give The West Virginia Uni- them too much help,” Richversity men’s Division 1 ards said. “Nobody really club hockey team suffered stole the show, and we’ll two disappointing losses to keep evaluating the goalie Alabama on Friday and Sat- situation moving forward.”

Richards is unsure of urday in the team’s opening weekend. who will play in WVU’s two Head coach Kyle Rich- home games this weekend ards was hoping for his against Lehigh but imagteam to get off to a hot ines it will be his two other start against the Crimson goaltenders, Luke Thurston Tide, especially since both and Benjamin Zienty.

The thought is that one games were on the Mounof the four net-minders will taineers’ home ice.

“There was just shock separate themselves from and disappointment,” Rich- the group and take the ards said. reigns in the crease, but Richards is now in his if no one is able to, Richsecond year as head coach ards will be forced to make and is looking to bring a a tough call in order to give new brand of hockey to his team a consistent presWVU. ence from that position.

His goal to model the Richards was disapteam after teams like the pointed with his team’s Chicago Blackhawks and weekend because he Tampa Bay Lightning, who knows they are capable of play a fast, in-your-face a much better all-around style of hockey, stalled game.

He felt a bright spot on in the first weekend, but he remains optimistic his the team was Nicholas young core of athletes will Olds, who made his debut with the Division 1 team turn things around.

“We had moments where after playing in Division 2 we looked good and looked last season. like the team we wanted to Olds tallied a goal durbe,” Richards said. “Starting ing the first period of off with two losses at home WVU’s game on Saturday, doesn’t really sit well with but besides Jimmy Murray, anybody. Hopefully from he was the only one to find here on out we can be more the back of the net. consistent and play our The Mountaineers as a kind of game. ” whole had trouble findLeading up to the first ing the net, particularly on game, Richards remained the power play, where they unsure of who would get were 1-17 on their man adthe start in net for the vantage chances.

Mountaineers because he WVU will host Lehigh felt he had four very capa- for two home games this ble starters to choose from. weekend and will look to He eventually elected to turn things around to get play Ian Donnan. back to a .500 record.

Donnan, who was the Richards said he’s opprimary backup for WVU timistic that his team will last season, allowed five improve because they are goals on 33 shots in the younger and still learning opening loss. the system but that they’ll In the team’s second take each game one at a game on the following day, time and try to string some Richards gave Ryan Wick- wins together. iser an opportunity bedasports@mail.wvu.edu tween the pipes, but he,

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AP

Big 12: Texas athletic director Patterson fired

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The awkward dismissal of Texas football coach Mack Brown came first, then the departure of athletic director DeLoss Dodds.

That was followed by the firings of school President Bill Powers and basketball coach Rick Barnes.

Now athletic director Steve Patterson is gone, too, after less than two years - an abrupt end to his rocky tenure atop the nation’s wealthiest athletic program that remains in turmoil.

Patterson, whose aggressive approach to raising money, rankled fans and some major donors, was dismissed Tuesday by university President Greg Fenves, according to two people with direct knowledge of the decision who spoke on condition of anonymity because the school hadn’t announced the move.

The decision came three days after a plane carrying a “Patterson Must Go” banner circled the football stadium before the Longhorns’ first home game of

the season.

Pa t t e r s o n ’s t e n u re lasted only 22 months.

While he was responsible for two popular hires - football coach Charlie Strong and basketball coach Shaka Smart - Patterson raised ticket prices after a losing football season, pushed coaches to raise money for endowed scholarships and created a fan “loyalty” program to prioritize ticket purchases.

And while Strong still enjoys the support of fans, he is 7-8 overall in his second season.

Smart hasn’t yet coached a Texas game.

Firing Patterson creates a major void at Texas at a time when some Big 12 presidents are pushing to expand from the league’s current 10 members, and trying to solidify its position in the new College Football Playoff. And it comes as Texas is seeking a lucrative new apparel contract once its current deal with Nike expires in 2016. Nike recently partnered with Michigan in a

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Steve Patterson at his introduction as Texas AD in 2013. deal worth a reported $169 Tuesday afternoon. million.

Patterson was supposed Fenves previously met to be a hire that would several times with Patter- calm turbulent waters at son after complaints from Texas. fans and donors, which The university had put had reached as high as together a star-studded Board of Regents Chair- committee to find a reman Paul Foster. placement for Dodds, a Fenves and Patter- powerful figure across the son met briefly Tues- Big 12 and nationally. An day morning and Patter- impressive interview won son was told he was fired, him the job over former the people told AP. He West Virginia athletic dihas a guaranteed contract rector Oliver Luck, who through 2014 that pays many had considered the him at least $1.4 million favorite for the job. per year. Fenves declined Pressure to fire Brown comment to a group of re- was already building to feporters outside his office ver pitch before Patterson

arrived in November 2013.

Brown was fired barely six weeks later in the first of several major departures.

Powers, a key player in the Big 12, was forced to resign in 2014 after years of clashes with regents.

By March 2015, Patterson had also fired Barnes even after the coach led the Longhorns to the NCAA tournament for the 16th time in 17 seasons.

Patterson broke barriers by hiring Strong away from Louisville, making him the first black head football coach at Texas, which had a long history of segregation and racism. He also pushed to get alcohol sales at athletic events, scheduled a men’s basketball game in China next season and talked of someday scheduling an international game for the Longhorns football team.

Most of Patterson’s career was spent as an executive in professional sports, notably the NBA, and he struggled to connect with university officials and supporters in the same way as Dodds.

One of his first missteps was an awkward public push to have the city of Austin help finance a new basketball arena after having not “invested a nickel” in the current Erwin Center over the previous 30 years.

Those comments caught city officials off guard and forced the school to backtrack.

And several actions ra i s e d q u e st i o n s o f whether he connected with his coaches.

At his exit news conference, Barnes accused Patterson of leaking private conversations and demands that Barnes shake up his staff before he was ultimately fired.

Patterson also refused to engage in a breach-ofcontract lawsuit filed by Oklahoma State against Texas offensive line coach Joe Wickline. Texas was not named as a party in the case, which is still ongoing, but led to Strong and his staff being subjected to embarrassing depositions to describe who calls plays.

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