MONDAY APRIL 24, 2017
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Hundreds take part in the first March for Science in Morgantown
Relay for Life raises thousands for American Cancer Society
Baseball drops series to Wildcats as bullpen struggles late
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MONDAY APRIL 24, 2017
SATURDAY The Intensive Autism Delivery Services Clinic is hosting an Autism 5K and Family Fun Walk at 10 a.m. at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park. For more information, visit http://clinics.cedwvu.org/autism/ autism-5k-run-and-family-fun-walk/.
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The WVU Film Society is hosting an Appalachian Queer Film Festival at 6 p.m. in the Gluck Theater. Admission is free for students and $10 for non-students. A meet and greet with the director and a panel will follow.
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NEWS
West Virginians march for elected officals to pay attention to the environment BY ADRIANNE UPHOLD CITY EDITOR
Hundreds of West Virginians came together in Morgantown for a non-partisan March for Science. While the event was non-partisan, Debi Lewis, one of the organizers, said the march wouldn’t have happened without the current administration. “We worked hard to keep the event non-partisan, but I think it’s clear that if it weren’t for the (recent) policies (cutting funding, eliminating regulations, denying climate change, etc.) being promulgated by the current administrations in both Washington and Charleston (W.Va.) we really wouldn’t need to march or rally around these issues,” Lewis said. Shortly after the November election, Progress Starts Now was formed to edu-
cate people about what the Trump administration could do for funding in the state and climate issues like denying climate change. Some of the signs that marchers held included: “My patients need science for a cure,” “Planet over profit” and “There is no planet B.” More than 20 organizations joined the march and 14 were WV-affiliated. Marches for Science were hosted across the country on Saturday. Members of the marches want elected officials to acknowledge the scientific evidence and change policy decisions that could adversely affect the planet and future generations. “Throughout American history, science has been a powerful tool to what we used to achieve our goals,” said Penny Dacks, a participant in the March for Science. “Why are we doing this? Because incredible sci-
entists are here in West Virginia and they deserve to be celebrated.” Dacks said the support that came for the march illustrates how much West Virginians cares about the environment in their backyards. “Just a few decades ago, West Virginia streams and rivers were polluted,“ said Evan Hanson, an environmental scientist and president of Downstream Strategies, a Morgantown-based environmental consultation agency. “Who wants to turn on your faucet at home and have clean running water? Water is West Virginia’s most precious resources. We, as West Virginians, have a responsibility to keep our water clean.” Decades ago, Deckers Creek was heavily polluted from acid mine drainage. The organization Friends of Deckers Creek was created to help solve this issue.
Hanson said Friends of Deckers Creek designed and insulated new treatment solutions to empty the pollution. “This is a great example of amazing scientists in Morgantown,” Hanson said. “Just 10 years ago no one thought Deckers Creek could support trout, but it does. We have scientists to thank for that.” Lewis said she expects to see more marches happening surrounding healthcare, immigration and the environment in Morgantown, West Virginia and the country. “It is my hope that the marches begin to stem the tide of anti-intellectualism that has infected our nation,” Lewis said. “Scientists spend a great deal of effort attempting to find ways their hypotheses could be wrong. Our government could learn a lot from that approach.”
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Attendees of the March for Science in Morgantown meet in Woodburn Circle Saturday morning.
University improves recycling habits, but expert says they could do more BY JENNIFER GARDNER MANAGING EDITOR
WVU says its efforts to increase recycling on campus are working, but some believe the University could be doing more. WVU implemented a single-stream recycling system three years ago in an effort to increase the amount recycled by the University and
cut down on waste. Despite some pushback, it is working, according to Traci Knabenshue, director of the WVU Office of Sustainability. The single-stream system is meant to make recycling more convenient by accepting more materials and not requiring the consumer to sort them, instead having everything sorted by a machine.
Since WVU implemented the program, Knabenshue said the University’s recycling tonnage has increased by 60 percent. Not only is this good for the environment, she said ,it is also saving the University money. “When you take recycling over to the tipping station, there’s no fee on that,” Knabenshue said. “When we throw trash away, we pay a
fee per ton to throw that trash away. So we avoid a lot of that cost.” Though Knabenshue says WVU has improved, some believe we could be doing better. “I think a lot of students do not know how to recycle or how to do it on a regular basis,” said James Kotcon, associate professor of Plant Pathology. “We frequently find recyclable
materials, such as aluminum cans or plastic bottles, thrown into the trash and we find non-recyclable materials or things contaminating, like food waste, put in the recycling bins.” Kotcon is the faculty adviser of the Society of Environmental Professionals and the Sierra Student Coalition. He believes WVU could be doing more to educate
students and staff on the importance of recycling, what materials to recycle and how to do it more effectively. “Sorting that material and doing a better job of keeping it clean is a very simple thing to do, but it does sometimes take more education and more incentives for everyone to do that properly,” Kotcon said. “We’ve made great progress, we need to go further.”
4 | OPINION
MONDAY APRIL 24, 2017
OPINION
Utilizing leftover Earth Day inspiration: How your ideas can impact global hunger DANIELLE NIERENBERG
GUEST CORRESPONDENT AND FOOD TANK PRESIDENT Graduation is fast approaching—and the real world is looming. Many students aspire to find a job, start a company or invent something new in their time after college. For students interested in food and agriculture, Food Tank is highlighting some unique opportunities to fund their projects, receive professional training and bolster their resumes. These are likely projects that students have already developed for a class, thesis, or independent study. Over the last few years, prizes for student innovation in nutrition, food sustainability, and agricultural innovation have increased. The Thought For Food Challenge calls on bright university students to form teams and develop breakthrough solutions to feed a growing population. The Food+City Challenge Prize is an international startup competition that encourages innovation for urban farming. The Food to Market Challenge seeks a solution from a team that is innovative, feasible, and scalable to improve the Chicago area food system. The Gender in Agribusiness Investments for Africa (GAIA) AgTech Innovation Challenge hopes to bridge the gender gap in African agriculture by reviewing solutions that demonstrate clear benefits to groups that are of-
ten marginalized in the agricultural sector, including women. And the Fiberstar Student Innovation Contest asks students to come up with new ways to use citrus fibers. Sponsoring organizations believe issues such as the irresponsible use of resources, food waste, and the prevalence of malnutrition need practical interventions. These competitions have cash prizes so winners can invest in their innovations to propel them forward. These are six great opportunities that showcase individual ideas and accomplishments. While some of these programs have reached deadlines for 2017 submissions, they are all great opportunities to consider in the future. It’s never too early to start working on your submission for 2018. Yours could be next. Food-X Accelerator Program: $50,000 Food-X is the first intensive business education program focusing on launching food and agriculture-related enterprises. Any early stage company in the food system, particularly around healthful eating, sustainable farming, and distribution is welcome to apply. Food-X prefers companies that are incorporated in the U.S. with at least two founders. Enterprises that are selected receive an investment of $50,000, a 14week business growth program with office space in New York City worth $35,000, indepth mentorship from in-
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A man walks past a mural the day before Earth Day, in Philadelphia, Friday, April 21, 2017. dustry experts and access to a valuable network of investors. In exchange for this funding, Food-X asks for a 7 to 10 percent stake in the companies it helps to launch. Online applications for the next cycle are due July 30, 2017, and the winners will be chosen in Sep. 2017. Good Food Media Award: $10,618 The Thomas Reuters Foundation and BCFN are calling all journalists, bloggers, freelancers and individuals covering a variety of food issues to enter for a chance to win the Good Food Media Award. Winners will receive $10,618, an all-expenses paid media training program, and have their work distributed by Reuters, a media outlet that reaches about one billion readers. The judging panel for this award will consider both published and unpublished writ-
ten journalism, video, and photography. Judges consist of leaders in journalism, photography, and agricultural sustainability from around the world. Submission guidelines and applications are available online until May 31, 2017. A public voting poll will help choose the winners who will be announced in October 2017. Food Innovation Challenge: $127,000 The Food Innovation Challenge encourages young people to accelerate their business and product ideas. Applicants must have a new idea that is a baked good, snack-type bar or condiment that will be sold in a retail environment. Applications are
taken from April 11 to May 16, 2017. After a multi-step process, the organization will announce prize winners at a banquet on Aug. 11, 2017. The Grand Prize is $127,000 which includes a combination of seed funding and services by different groups. It also provides the winner with product promotion and retail space at participating stores as well as a local county market. Norman Borlaug Award For Field Research and Application: $10,000 The Norman Borlaug Award will recognize exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under 40 years old who has fought to eliminate global hunger and poverty. Backed by the Rockefeller Foundation, candidates must be conducting field research or be working anywhere in the food system with farmers, animal herders, fishers or others in rural communities. It is intended to be presented to one innovator who also displays persistence and leadership. In unusual and rare circumstances, another person may share the award. Nominations are due June 30, 2017. The $10,000 award will be presented at a ceremony during World Food Prize Week events in Des Moines in Oct. 2017. The World Food Prize Foun-
dation also provides roundtrip airfare for the winner, as well as meals and lodging while in Des Moines. BCFN YES! Research Grant Competition: 20,000 € ($21,235) The 2017 BCFN YES! Research Grant Competition seeks groundbreaking research ideas that have a high impact potential for the sustainability of food systems. Emerging experts are encouraged to submit studies that are innovative, promise significant impact and can meet global research needs. Project submissions can be related to new or ongoing research. Proposals must be submitted online by June 28, 2017. BCFN will select up to three winners who will receive a 20,000 € (US$21,235) research grant applied to a one-year investigation. WFP Innovation Accelerator: $100,000 The WFP Innovation Accelerator is a three to sixmonth program that helps scale solutions to solve world hunger. Teams receive up to US$100,000 in funding, mentorship from industry experts, and access to the world’s largest humanitarian organization, WFP. Apply online to submit your bold solutions. Located in Munich, Germany, this accelerator provides the guidance and space to make ideas a reality.
MONDAY APRIL 24, 2017
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CULTURE
WVU’s Relay for Life raises $26,000 for cancer BY ERIN DRUMMOND CULTURE EDITOR
The WVU’s Shell Building filled with applause Friday evening as survivors and current cancer fighters took a “Survivor Lap” around the track, opening the 12th annual Relay for Life. According to Shannon Fitzpatrick, the co-director of WVU’s Relay for Life, the event raised around $26,000 for the American Cancer Society. More than 500 participants on 46 teams registered to participate. For the event, each team set up a holiday-themed
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Members of the Relay for Life Committee pose with President Gee at the walk held Friday night. campsite to continue fundraising throughout the night by selling food, goods, games and activities. This year’s theme was
“Holidays.” Teams decorated their tents to represent the Fourth of July, Mardi Gras, Cinco de Mayo, Donut Day and more.
The top teams to raise the most money included the Relay for Life Committee with $4,123 raised, the Pi Beta Phi sorority with $2,190, the Physical Therapy program with $1,851 and music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota with $1,720. Ashley Harold, a member of the Pi Beta Phi team, raised the most funds for the event with a total of $1,725. Each year, the title of Mr. Relay is awarded to one participant at the event. This year, it was awarded to Oche Oche-Obe, a member of the Phi Sigma Pi team. Within five minutes, Oche-Obe
Local volunteers clean up community on Earth Day The Center for Service and Learning launched its annual Week of Engagement with projects tailored to Earth Day. Volunteers were able to participate in a Rail Trail Cleanup, Woodburn School Clean Up Day, planting trees at Cooper’s Rock and a community garden clean out and mulch in. The WVU Sierra Student Coalition hosted an Earth Day Celebration where environment speakers, music, activities and food were served on the Mountainlair green.
raised $108 during the contest. Together, the Mr. Relay contestants raised around $400. Just because the annual event is over doesn’t mean participants stop raising money, Fitzpatrick said. Donations are accepted until August. “I relay because when I moved to Maryland, one of the kids on my street had cancer,” Fitzpatrick said. “I used
to go over there all the time to study because he couldn’t go to school a lot.” Along with her friend, Fitzpatrick’s uncle passed away from cancer caused by previous cancer treatments he received. Her aunt also passed away from breast cancer, which she was diagnosed with while she was pregnant. Those who would like to donate can do so at http:// www.relayforlife.org/wvuwv.
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LISTICLE Top 10 Reasons to work at The Daily Athenaeum In college, students should strive to walk at graduation with an internship, or some sort of real world experience for their job field under their belt. For students of any major, The DA can be a great place to exercise professional skills, while making new friends and having fun.
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8 | SPORTS
MONDAY APRIL 24, 2017
SPORTS
Faith and skill take Manoah home to country roads BY PATRICK KOTNIK SPORTS WRITER
BASEBALL When deciding where his baseball career would continue, Alek Manoah looked to God for guidance. Hailing from Miami, WVU freshman right-handed pitcher Alek Manoah was highly sought after out of high school and recruited by numerous powerhouse schools, but one Big 12 school stood above all the rest. “West Virginia is the only Big 12 school that did recruit me,” Manoah said. “To me it’s the best conference in baseball.” According to Manoah, God’s path is what led him to Morgantown. “The main thing for me was just following God’s path,” Manoah said. “He guides me in everything. He chose this school for me and that’s why I didn’t go to those other bigger schools. I knew that wherever I went, God was going to guide me to do the right thing. At the end of the day, he’ll have me on top.” Manoah’s raw talent made him a standout player in high school, an Under Armour All-American and a prospect for the Major League Baseball draft, but he went undrafted this past June and made his way to Morgantown. “I had phone calls on draft day, but it was just something where this was the right place
for me at the right time,” Manoah said. Being more than 1,100 miles away from his home in Miami, Manoah started off his freshman year adjusting to his new life in Morgantown. With only four players on the roster originally from the state of West Virginia, Manoah found a bond with other players who also were miles away from their homes. “Culture here’s a lot different than Miami, but I’ve adapted to it pretty well,” Manoah said. “There’s a lot of us that are from different parts of the country. So we all kind of are in the same position, so we all kind of just come together and help each other through it.” After settling into his new life in Morgantown, Manoah began to settle into his role as a reliever for the Mountaineers at the start of the season, but it wasn’t until he decided to take action that he started to see more playing time. Prior to a make-up game against one of the nation’s top offenses in Morehead State, Manoah approached WVU head coach Randy Mazey and urged him to start him on the mound. “Some of the guys were talking in the locker room that they were a good-hitting team,” Manoah said. “That made me want the ball more.” Manoah got the nod and made his first collegiate start on the mound. However, this game is best remembered for Manoah’s
barehanded snag off a line drive hit that was featured as SportsCenter’s No. 2 play of the day. “Those aren’t plays you can practice,” he said. “Those are plays where I believe God was behind me this entire day and that’s just a play I was meant to play.” The 6-foot-6 Miami native has since taken on a larger role in the team’s pitching rotation. With junior Connor Dotson suffering a season-ending arm injury prior to game against Oklahoma State, the Sunday starter in WVU’s pitching rotation remained in question. Freshman Kade Strowd filled in for Dotson for one Sunday game, but was replaced in favor of Manoah for the series finale against TCU. Manoah struggled in his first Sunday start against TCU, lasting less than four innings and allowing four runs on seven hits, but bounced back in Sunday’s series finale loss to Kansas State, lasting four innings and allowing only one run on one hit. In WVU’s quest for an NCAA Tournament berth for the first time since 1996, Manoah has served as one of many contributors to WVU’s success and has earned some valuable experience in the process. “From my experience it’s been amazing,” Manoah said. “To come back and win ball games and to be ahead and win ball games, it’s nothing like it.”
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WVU pitching staff riddled by injuries, uncertainy by Chris Jackson, Sports Editor
Limited bodies hindered Dana Holgorsen during the spring. The same can be said for WVU baseball coach Randy Mazey. Holgorsen, though, was going through what almost every college football program in America endures during spring football. Players aren’t fully healed from the previous season, an entire senior class was lost to graduation and the fullbatch of incoming freshmen and transfers doesn’t arrive until the summer. It’s different in Mazey’s case. Of course, he can’t control injuries. Nobody really can. However, he’s dealt with a tough task, especially this late in the regular season. Junior right-hander Conner Dotson—who was the bona-
fide Sunday starter—was lost to an arm injury back on April 2 at Oklahoma State. Then sophomore right-hander Michael Grove exited with an arm injury this past Saturday, leaving another void in the weekend rotation. So, Mazey handed the reigns over to Kade Strowd following Dotson’s case, a promising freshman, but one who didn’t expect to be thrown into the mix just like that. Dotson suffered the blow moments before his start and it was Strowd’s time from there. Strowd did basically all he could the first outing, with WVU earning the win and clinching the series at No. 23 Oklahoma State. But he didn’t last too long. The freshman went 4.1 innings and threw 95 pitches despite the victory, reaching a high pitch count that cost him the following weekend against Kansas, which was his last time as the Sunday starter, as he reached just 3.2 innings. That’s when Mazey was uncertain about the Sunday spot going forward and made Strowd the Tuesday starter last week versus Marshall; he came out of the bullpen Sunday and threw 43 pitches. That’s also when he turned to Alek Manoah—a highly-touted freshman with a very promising future on the diamond—as the Sunday starter for the last two weeks. It now looks like Manoah’s spot to lose, but things can change as another weekend starter exited with an injury on Saturday. Grove went down with the arm injury just 16 pitches into the
8-4 loss at Kansas State. The severity is still unknown and he will be evaluated Monday, but if he misses a few starts, that’s another task for Mazey and another void left to fill. Grove was a dominant force recently and boasts the team’s best ERA. He took a perfect game into the eighth inning against Kansas on April 8 before tossing a one-hit shutout. WVU is now faced with his unknown status, which would require another shift in the rotation and replacing one of the top arms in the Big 12. Only six players started this year and Mazey’s choices mainly consist of youngsters. One of those is freshman Isaiah Kearns, who is 4-0 and made four starts—fourth most on the team. Mazey could potentially flip days around for a few starters if need be. Possibly Manoah shifts to Saturdays, Strowd moves to Sundays again and Kearns/somebody else is the Tuesday arm, or any combination of those three. Besides those, Mazey deals with limited choices. The bullpen has struggled in recent games, including Sunday’s display by allowing 10 of the 11 runs. Luckily, WVU remains 23-15 and is right in the mix for a Big 12 regular season title. But it’s still going to be a challenge down the stretch, especially with the looming update on Grove’s status going forward. What’s your take? Email Chris at cgjackson@mix.wvu.edu, or send a tweet to @cjacksonwvu
10 | SPORTS
MONDAY APRIL 24, 2017
Bullpen falters as WVU loses series to K-State BY JOEL NORMAN SPORTS WRITER
BASEBALL Sunday was a pair of firsts for WVU baseball. The 11-4 loss to Kansas State in Manhattan was the first time that the Mountaineers had lost back-to-back games in two weeks. It was the first time that WVU gave up four home runs to an opponent in 2017. It was also the first time that the Mountaineers lost a weekend three-game series in over a month. WVU —previously winners of six straight series dating back to March 24— lost its second Sunday game in the past three weeks and lost its first Big 12 series of the season in the process. Alek Manoah made his fourth start of the season and for the third time he failed to make it into the fifth inning. The freshman right-hander allowed one run on one hit over four innings while walking four and striking out one. Manoah gave the Mountaineers a chance to win, but as has been the theme of late, the WVU bullpen struggled and sealed the games’ fate. When Manoah exited the game after plunking Josh Ethier in the fifth, the Mountaineers led 4-0. Riley Troutt, Kade Strowd and Jackson Sigman each allowed at least three runs (Strowd allowed four) and WVU never recovered. Troutt never got an out in the fifth, allowing all three batters that he faced to
reach and score. Troutt gave up a single to Will Brennan and walked Quintin Crandall to load up the bases. After Ethier and Brennan scored on Cameron Thompson’s single, head coach Randy Mazey pulled Troutt. Strowd relieved him and allowed his inherited runner to score. Then he loaded up the bases after giving up a single. Steve Serratorre smacked a bases-clearing double to give the Wildcats a 5-4 lead that they would not relinquish. Strowd allowed two runs in the sixth after giving up back-to-back doubles and then allowed Jake Scudder to reach on a bunt single that drove in another run. In the seventh, Strowd also allowed Josh Rolette’s first solo home run of the day. In the seventh, Sigman relieved Strowd and got the final two outs, but he struggled in the eighth, giving up three solo home runs to Crandall, Scudder and Rolette. Sigman has struggled mightily as of late, allowing 11 runs in his past six appearances. The senior sidearmer has a 16.43 ERA in that span. Sigman didn’t allow any runs in his last two appearances before this weekend, but gave up three runs on Friday and three more on Sunday. For WVU, the offensive highlights of the day largely came from Kyle Gray, who went 3-for-4 with a home run in the fourth inning. Chase Illig and Brandon White collected two hits apiece.
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