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Professor credits ‘sixyear-itch’ for Democrats’ loss by corey macdonald staff writer @Dailyathenaeum

As one of the very first events presented by the John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics at West Virginia University, professor Patrick Hickey gave a special presentation on the results of the 2014 midterm election.

Hickey, who studies American politics, began his lecture by presenting the results of both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate by using statistical information on specific demographic turnouts.

Republicans gained 244 seats in the House of Representatives, while only 184 Democrats gained seats; 56 percent control of the House shifting to the Republicans, and 44 percent to the Democrats.

Seven races are still to be decided, yet these borderline rulings represent a major milestone for the Republicans.

“If two of the seven races that have yet to be called go Republican, it will be the biggest majority the GOP will have in the House of Representatives since World War II,” Hickey said.

Hickey speculated the Republicans will most likely win at least two, if not more,of those seats, furthering the Republicans’ control of the House.

Controlling the rules and redistricting process in previous terms aided the Republican win of the House, according to Hickey.

“Republicans in both 2000 and 2010 picked up a lot of state houses, and thus had control over the redistricting process. That allowed them to re-draw districts in a way that was favorable toward the Republicans,” Hickey said. “I always tell my students, ‘If you have a choice to do anything, pick the choice to write the rules.

If you can write the rules to the game, you can decide how the game is going to turn out.’”

As for the Senate, Hickey assumed the race could go either way, however in the end the Republicans had an edge over the Democrats.

The results of the election awarded 52 seats to the Republicans, compared to 46 seats for the Democrats.

Two seats have yet to be decided in Alaska and Louisiana, however general speculation assumes the Republicans will take both seats.

“I think the likely outcome is 54 Republican seats and 46 Democratic seats,” Hickey said.

The Democrats won only a single Senate seat out of their seven potential toss up elections, landing a win in New Hampshire while giving up their six previously held seats.

Overall, the Republicans successfully played defense in both the House and the Senate.

Hickey then proceeded to provide some explanations to the turnouts of this year’s

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Morgantown police arrest 3, cite 16 members Wednesday morning by jennifer skinner

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he Inter-fraternity Council and West Virginia University suspended a fraternity after an incident last Wednesday morning.

According to the Morgantown Police Department, 19 intoxicated student pledges of Sigma Chi caused disturbances and disorderly conduct in the South Park Neighborhood around

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raise awareness for their community.

“Since student government is the voice of the The Student Govern- students, we want them to ment Association held get a say,” Scott said. a social soiree for LGScott said he would lisBTQ students at Eliza- ten to what the LGBTQ beth Moore Hall Monday community had to say evening. rather than figure out the Members of various LG- best course of action on BTQ student organizations his own. were invited to attend the “I think we could cersoiree, where Daniel Brew- tainly be doing a lot more ster, professor of Sociol- at WVU not only in eduogy, and David Fryson, cating ourselves, but also head of West Virginia Uni- ensuring that the univerversity’s Division of Diver- sity is advocating for all sity, Equity, and Inclusion, students, and that there is spoke to attendees. not a single student that Nick Holstein/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Stephen Scott, vice feels as though they don’t chair for the Student Gov- belong,” said Chris Nyden, After the evening’s presentations, speakers and attendees alike were given a chance to mingle and discuss ideas about moving forward into a more LBGTQ acceptant society. ernment Association, or- student body president. dent; it grows by people ganized the event to find As a Big 12 school, out more about what LG- Nyden said WVU needs who are willing to step out BTQ students want SGA to to compete with other of their box, to step out of schools in the conference, do on campus. their comfort zone, and to “We had this soiree to and that includes becompush forward.”

Three members of SHAPE, Student Health Care Alliance for Pride EqSince Student Government is uity, were in attendance at the voice of the students, we the event.

Benjamin Hackett, a want them to get a say. second year medical student, said SHAPE is a new student organization on begin a facilitation of ideas ing a front-runner in this campus this year for medof what the Student Gov- area. ical students. ernment can do for the “We need to get this LG“I wanted to see what student body, as well as BTQ center on campus. Law students Brown Holston and Josh Ash discuss the ideas presented at the LB- was happening, and what how the University can be There are several other Big GTQ soiree with Student Body President Chris Nyden.

SGA had planned for campus,” Hackett said. more inclusive of the LG- 12 schools who have it,” BTQ community,” Scott Nyden said. “It’s sad when clusion efforts at WVU. of greater access,” Fryson Right now, SGA is in said.

“In America, we have said. “What we are doing the process of planning Texas Christian University A box was set up for stu- has it but we don’t have it some 200 years of free- now is a part of this stream events on campus for this dents to provide sugges- at WVU. I’m hoping some- dom experience. And free- of freedom experience. It community. dom experience always doesn’t grow by itself, and tions and comments on day we’ll have it soon.” what SGA can do to help Fryson spoke about in- moves toward the path it doesn’t grow by accisee SOIREE on PAGE 2 staff writer @dailyathenaeum

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Dawson, 18; Joshua Spacek, 18; Calder Wilson, 18; Austin Giacomo, 18; Kyle Jamieson, 20.

The students initially told the police they were associated with the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, but after cooperation from both fraternities, the students were found to be part of Sigma Chi. The next day, IFC President Ansh Kumar sent a letter to Sigma Chi, suspending them until a formal investigation of

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Sixteen students were charged with underage possession/consumption. Three students were arrested and charged: Alex Board, 19; Ryan Walter, 18; and Noah Miller, 19.

Sixteen students were charged with underage possession and consumption: Nicholas Collins, 18; Connor Michael Henahan, 18; Michael Buechler, 19; Andrew Gracie, 18; Karl Steinbach, 18; Aaron Blasinsky, 18; Ryan Woodard, 18; Benton Nanners, 18; Zachary Adams, 18; David Evans, 18; Johnathan

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ELECTION

Continued from page 1 election, selecting two important features of a successful campaign: mobilization and persuasion.

Hickey accredited a lack of turnout for the Democrats to Obama’s “six-year itch,” which according to political scientists, is the pattern that takes place during a president’s sixth year where unavoidable disgruntled attitudes toward the President and his political party cause a significant loss of seats in Congress, shifting the control of party power.

He also attributed a lack of turnout to the semblance of unimportance for Democratic voters.

“When the President’s on the ballot, people surge to the polls, but two years later when he’s not on the ballot, those people aren’t as excited so turnout declines,” Hickey said.

He said the most important angle played by the Republicans was their ability to control the playing field.

“Republicans chose the terrain in 2014. The Re-

publicans made the election about Obama, and the Democrats let them,” Hickey said.

The Democrats’ loss of the House majority was a consequence of a lack of confidence on the Democrats’ part and an inability to stand behind their policymaking decisions as a party.

“Democrats, instead of saying all the good stuff that came out of the presidency, ran away from Obama,” Hickey said.

Hickey provided an example close to home. Natalie Tennant, the Democratic candidate who lost in the West Virginia Senate race to Shelley Moore Capito, displayed an inconsistency in relation to her party, gravitating more toward conservative policies typical of the Republican party.

“I liked it a lot, I thought it was really informative,” said Franklin Roberts, a political science student. “It presented data-based information. You hear on the news typically how people feel about it, but this presented actual statistical information.”

Tuesday November 11, 2014

TODAY’s NEWS BRIEFS Three men were arrested start of the parade. Vehicles enrollment at private or technifor first-degree degree traveling on Willey Street will cal institutions. armed robbery and conspir- be detoured to Prospect Street.

City Council will meet at acy at approximately 1 a.m.

Monday at 725 Wells Street.

The men, wearing masks and wielding handguns, forced their way into the residence. The robbers then held the victims at gunpoint, stealing “various items.”

An officer near the scene of the crime observed a 2003 Chevrolet pick-up truck leaving the scene of the crime.

Other nearby officers spotted the truck and stopped it for a routine traffic stop. Inside the truck, officers found marijuana, drug paraphernalia, three handguns, masks and gloves.

All of the items stolen from the residence were then recovered and returned to the victims.

Veterans will be celebrated with a parade at

6:30 p.m. tonight. The parade will begin traveling down High Street.

Parade spectators are welcome to park in the Spruce Street parking garage at the

Traffic at University Avenue and Willey Street, as well as vehicles entering the Downtown area from Beechurst Avenue, will be delayed.

6 p.m . tonight to discuss the city’s financial condition and the council’s legislative priorities for 2015.

according to figures released from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission.

The figures compare enrollment numbers from 2013 to 2014. A 1.6 percent decrease is shown.

At West Virginia University, this decrease was only 1 percent in enrollment for the institution of 29,175 students.

The hardest hit institution is Bluefield State College, which saw a 10.5 percent decline in enrollment.

According to an article by the Associated Press, enrollment at Marshall University, West Virginia State University and West Virginia University Institute of Technology’s department saw increases in enrollment.

These figures do not consider

speech zone, across from the Mountainlair.

The event is a part of the #GratefulWVU campaign.

Money raised from the sale will go toward Scott’s Run Settlement House’s Thanksgiving basket charity and to funding humanitarian assistance for Syrian refugees.

The Student GovernOfficials saw a decrease ment Association is hostin fall enrollment at pub- ing a fundraising bake lic universities in West Virginia, sale the entire week in the free

Dr. Stuart Yudofsky will speak at 7:30 p.m. in

the Mountainlair Ballrooms as a part of the WVU Festival of Ideas.

According to the program’s website, Yudofsky is a “pioneer in neuropsychiatry who researches mental health in the military and post-traumatic stress disorder.”

The event is open to the public and no ticket is required.

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Obama calls for tougher regulations on Internet WASHINGTON (AP) —

President Barack Obama on Monday embraced a radical change in how the government treats Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download speeds and higher costs but angering Republicans and the nation’s cable giants who say the plan would kill jobs.

Obama called on the Federal Communications Commission to more heavily regulate Internet providers and treat broadband much as it would any other public utility. He said the FCC should explicitly prohibit Internet providers like Verizon and AT&T from charging data hogs like Netflix extra to move their content more quickly. The announcement sent cable stocks tumbling.

The FCC, an independent regulatory body led by political appointees, is nearing a decision on whether broadband providers should be allowed to cut deals with the content providers but is stumbling over the legal complexities.

“We are stunned the president would abandon the longstanding, bipartisan policy of lightly regulating the Internet and calling for extreme” regulation, said Michael Powell, president and CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, the primary lobbying arm of the cable industry, which supplies much of the nation’s Internet access.

This “tectonic shift in national policy, should it be adopted, would create devastating results,” added Powell, who chaired the FCC during the Bush administration until 2005.

Consumer groups and content providers hailed Obama’s move, with Netflix posting to its Facebook page that “consumers should pick winners and losers on the Internet, not broadband gatekeepers.”

“Net neutrality” is the idea that Internet service providers shouldn’t block, slow or manipulate data moving across its networks. As long

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In this Oct. 10, 2011 file photo, the exterior of Netflix headquarters is seen in Los Gatos, Calif. Internet providers shouldn’t be allowed cut deals with online services like Netflix or YouTube to move their content faster, and should be regulated more like phone companies, President Barack Obama said Monday in an announcement that was swiftly rejected by industry. as content isn’t against the law, such as child pornography or pirated music, a file or video posted on one site will load generally at the same speed as a similarly sized file or video on another site.

In 2010, the FCC embraced the concept in a rule.

But last January, a federal appeals court struck down the regulation because the court said the FCC didn’t technically have the legal authority to tell broadband providers how to manage their networks.

The uncertainty has prompted the public to file some 3.7 million comments with the FCC — more than double the number filed after Janet Jackson’s infamous wardrobe malfunction at the 2004 Super Bowl.

On Monday, Obama waded into the fray and gave a major boost to Internet activists by saying the FCC should explicitly ban any “paid prioritization” on the

Internet. Obama also suggested that the FCC reclassify consumer broadband as a public utility under the 1934 Communications Act so there’s no legal ambiguity.

That would mean the Internet would be regulated more heavily in the way phone service is.

“It is common sense that the same philosophy should guide any service that is based on the transmission of information — whether a phone call, or a packet of data,” Obama said.

This approach is exactly what industry lobbyists have spent months fighting against. While Internet providers say they support the concept of an open Internet, they want flexibility to think up new ways to package and sell Internet services. And, given the billions of dollars spent to improve network infrastructure, some officials say it’s only fair to make data hogs like Netflix bear some of

the costs of handling heavy traffic.

AT&T on Monday threatened legal action if the FCC adopted Obama’s plan, while Comcast Corp. said reclassifying broadband regulation would be “a radical reversal that would harm investment and innovation, as today’s immediate stock market reaction demonstrates.” Similar statements were released

by Time Warner Cable Inc., Cox Communications and several industry groups including CTIA-The Wireless Association, USTelecom, the Telecommunications Industry Association and Broadband for America.

Many Republicans including House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky sided with industry in denouncing the plan as government overreach. “’Net Neutrality’ is Obamacare for the Internet,” Sen.

Ted Cruz, R-Texas, a tea party favorite, declared on Twitter. “The Internet should not operate at the speed of government.”

The Internet Association, which represents many content providers like Netflix, Twitter, eBay and Google, applauded Obama’s proposal.

On Monday, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 index edged up slightly, stock prices fell for big cable companies, including Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cablevision and Charter Communications.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, a former industry lobbyist and venture capitalist, has said he is open to using a “hybrid” approach that would draw from both Title II of the 1934 law and the 1996 Telecommunications Act. On Monday, Wheeler said he welcomed the president’s comments, but suggested that his proposal was easier said than done.

“The more deeply we ex-

amined the issues around the various legal options, the more it has become plain that there is more work to do,” Wheeler said. “The reclassification and hybrid approaches before us raise substantive legal questions. We found we would need more time to examine these to ensure that whatever approach is taken, it can withstand any legal challenges it may face.”

The FCC isn’t under a deadline to make a decision.

The president’s statement all but guarantees that the major cable companies will spend the next few months trying to encourage Congress to step in to protect their interests. Still, Internet activists are hoping that Obama’s position will go a long way, even as his popularity among his party has waned.

“When the leader of the free world says the Internet should remain free, that’s a game changer,” said Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass.

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for the student body, by brainstorming with Elise Cowgill, who is the director of Student Connections for SGA, and how we can become more in tune with the student body,” Scott said.

Students can soon expect a bigger focus on the LGBTQ community.

“For here moving forward, I would like to go to each of these organizations and focus on the LGBTQ rights, and have talks with David Fryson about what his office is doing about these inclusion efforts,” Scott said.

the fraternity from partaking in any member activity or social.

“As soon as the incident occurred, within three hours, I suspended the pledge program,” Monk said. “We accept responsibility for what happened, we’re making an action plan for the future, and we’re cooperating with organizations that are involved.”

Monk’s action plan includes monitoring pledges and their social behavior more while enforcing an understanding of underage drinking and its consequences.

“It’s a bad situation, and I absolutely wish it could have been avoided, but it happened and we’re going to deal with it,” Monk explained.

Kumar said these kinds of incidents do not occur frequently, and he expects fraternities to modify their behaviors in response.

“I see that Greek Life is going to change a lot over the course of the next four years,” Kumar said. Further, he hopes to see fraternities take the “no-pledging stance” some fraternities have today.

“The pledging process in general has become more destructible. If we get rid of pledging as a whole in fraternities, a lot of these problems will be diminished,” he said.

Sigma Chi’s suspension will last until the police, the University and the IFC finish the investigation.

Continued from page 1 “One group we haven’t done a lot of programming for is the LGBTQ community. The inspiration was really to focus more on what we can do

SIGMA CHI

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“It’s a big deal in our eyes,” Kumar said. “When things like this happen, we have to act promptly and severely.”

Throughout the indefinite suspension, Sigma Chi cannot continue with the pledging process, have alcohol present in the fraternity house or participate in IFCsanctioned activities and social events with other fraternities and sororities.

Yesterday, Ryan Monk, president of Sigma Chi, received an email from the University that suspended

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Biography on Bob Hope covers the comedian’s illustrious career NEW YORK (AP) — While today he may be thought of with misgivings, if at all, Bob Hope reigned for much of the last century as America’s wisecracking avatar of comedy.

By the time he died in 2003 at age 100, Hope had conquered vaudeville, Broadway, recordings, live concerts, radio, films and, from its infancy, TV, where he remained a welcome presence into his 90s.

“By nearly any measure, he was the most popular entertainer of the twentieth century,” writes Richard Zoglin.

That alone should bear out Hope’s career-long theme song, “Thanks for the Memory.” Yet memories of Hope have already dimmed, and his achievements, still felt by performers and audiences alike, now are largely taken for granted.

Aiming to correct that, Zoglin, an arts writer and editor for Time magazine, has drawn on his enduring fascination and years of research to produce “Hope: Entertainer of the Century” (Simon & Schuster), the first major biography of this towering figure. It’s a thorough, evenhanded and absorbing portrait of the man who, beyond his vast exposure through the media, “may well have been seen in person by more people than any other human being in history,” Zoglin writes.

From childhood, Zoglin loved Bob Hope for his films, including the classic “Road” comedies he made with Bing Crosby, and the zippy monologues that were a staple of his TV

specials.

Then the idea for a biography struck as Zoglin researched his first book, “Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America.”

“I talked to all those comedians, from (George) Carlin through (Jerry) Seinfeld, and I would ask them who their influences were,” recalled Zoglin in a recent interview. “Nobody once mentioned Bob Hope. I thought that was really unjust because, in my opinion, he invented their art form. That made me want to take a closer look at him.”

Hope the father of standup?

Zoglin explained, “Instead of packaged routines that were part of their own self-contained world, Hope took topicality and turned it into jokes - what standup comics do today.” And he was doing it as early as the 1930s.

Hope’s forte was rat-atat zingers churned out by his stable of writers, not him, but mined from his persona and the world he shared with his audience.

They were cheeky and relatable and, even when they touched on hot-button issues, they were carefully crafted to ruffle no one’s feathers. Consider this relic dating from Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s Red Scare of the 1950s: “McCarthy is going to disclose the names of 2 million Communists.

He just got his hands on a Moscow telephone book.”

Thus did Hope as a jokester maintain a close but not too close relationship with relevance, while staying safely far afield of the partisan.

Born in London, Leslie Towns Hope arrived in America at age 5 with his family. He was destined to achieve global fame, but would remain quintessentially American with his snappy vocal style, his image (brash, upbeat, irreverent), even the name he gave himself in his 20s (Bob “had more `Hiya, fellas’ in it” than Leslie, he reasoned). He embraced “our boys in uniform” (whom he entertained on innumerable concert tours), and was embraced by America’s power elite, including presidents Harry Truman through Bill Clinton, both on and off the golf course.

Hope’s ties to one of those presidents, Richard Nixon, and his all-toovocal support of the Vietnam War did him grave harm among the under-30 generation, a portion of which never forgave him.

But that stood as the lone misstep during a career that seemed blessed not only by Hope’s talent but also by his enterprise and impeccable timing.

“He was smart enough to figure out how to follow the mass audience wherever it was going, from vaudeville to radio, to movies, to television,” Zoglin said. And in tracking this multiplatform cakewalk, Zoglin also chronicles the century of show business that Hope blazed.

Meanwhile, the book penetrates as well as any biography could this man who lived his life masked by the public face of Bob Hope.

“I don’t think he had many close friends,” said

Zoglin. “He was a distant father and he cheated on his wife. I think there was a certain poverty in his inner life that maybe his public life compensated for: What gave him the most satisfaction was being onstage.”

‘Small Victories’ gives humor and life lessons “Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace” (Riverhead Books),

by Anne Lamott Fans of author Anne Lamott know reading her work is like finding a favorite sweater from the depths of the closet on the first crisp fall day: warm, comforting, familiar and easy. Her new book, “Small Victories: Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace,” is a collection of beautifully written essays, filled with nuggets of wisdom gathered over years of mindful living.

The stories tackle some heavy topics, from Lamott’s alcoholic, dysfunctional family to mourning the illness and death of friends.

But Lamott’s candor, and sarcastic, self-deprecating humor, lighten the content and engage readers.

The author’s faith is a strong part of her foundation and informs her views of the world. She infuses her storytelling with Christian principles and Zen insight, and manages all this without sounding preachy.

It’s this spirituality that helps keep her mind open to moments of grace in unexpected places, like finding common ground with strangers during a long flight delay, or appreciating warm gloves and shelter after a hard fall on the ski slopes.

Her tone is intimate and the pace slow, allowing readers to linger over each essay, like a great meal with friends you never want to end. She boils complicated matters down to basics, and stretches the limits of emo-

tional depth in simple stories with larger lessons.

Now 60, Lamott’s conversational and confessional style - sprinkled with pop culture references feels modern and cool, like her trademark dreadlocks.

A sensitive and thoughtful soul, she’s also a feisty liberal - and doesn’t pull political punches, taking several opportunities to bash President George W. Bush and conservatives.

In separate essays about her father and mother, Lamott shares intimate details of growing up in a family that suffered from “spiritual anorexia.” Her vulnerability is tangible, even years later.

Forgiveness is a recurring theme as Lamott strives to let go of anger and resentment and concentrate on the present.

“You sacrifice the need to be right, because you have been wronged, and you put down the abacus that helped you keep track of things,” she writes.

Lamott acknowledges many character flaws that ring true for anyone. In one story, she decides a fellow mom at school is her “Enemy Lite.” She’s certain this hateful woman - who’s either exercising or baking cupcakes - is judging her, and perpetually trying to show her up.

But as the relationship evolves, she realizes she was projecting all her fears of failure and maternal insecurities onto this woman.

Once she sees the situation clearly, she’s able to accept the woman’s kindness and forgive herself for not being

Author Anne Lamott writes about life experiences in her new book ‘Small Victories.’

perfect. “I was trying to get her to carry all this for me because it hurt too much to carry it myself,” Lamott writes.

Lamott’s subtle humor is at its best when she describes her foray into Internet dating. Her Goldilocks parade of prospects included men who were anti-religion, self-involved, apolitical and hated her politics. One wore an unbuttoned tropical shirt, another had an unbearable laugh. Alas, no love connection, but she finds satisfaction in conquering the awkwardness and fear of dating.

In several essays on dying with dignity and the mourning process, Lamott suggests grief is an individual experience with no set timetable or behavior rules.

She says it’s not only OK to yell, scream and cry, it’s probably necessary to receive the best gifts of grief: “softness and illumination.”

She’s learned the best you can do is try not to fix people, just show up and listen. When a friend’s child is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a community of friends and neighbors offers food, rides, baby-sitting and hugs. She compares the compassionate support to building a barn around the family - a shelter against the cruel unfairness of reality.

Lamott often seeks solace in nature and uses hikes in the woods or a walk on the beach as a peace tonic, and a reminder to stay in the now. She says you can reach your dreams

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Bob Hope is considered by many comedians to be an important influence.

if you’re willing to “fall in love with your own crazy, ruined self.” That love takes time to grow. By sharing her journey from drunk to sober, broken to mended, hungry to spiritually fulfilled, her words heal us all.

By the end, Hope stayed onstage too long, sadly past the time when he could keep fans coming back.

“Hope needed to keep performing,” writes Zoglin, “because he couldn’t stop believing that the audience

needed him.” And though the audience eventually stopped needing him, that doesn’t undercut his remarkable run or his lasting impact on popular culture.

Zoglin’s fine book makes a rich case for why.

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Membership should be enjoyable One of the best things about being a West Virginia University student is having the opportunity to join a number of different clubs and organizations.

Extracurricular activities give students the chance to meet new people and can even help create and foster life-long friendships. Being a member of a club or organization can also make a student feel included and may even be a factor in deciding to stay in school.

This is why The Daily Athenaeum feels it is a shame when this open willingness to join a group is taken advantage of and met with a lack of respect on the organization’s part.

On today’s front page Jennifer Skinner’s article discusses events that occurred Wednesday, Nov 5 and the punishment the organization has received as a consequence. This action by the University was absolutely necessary.

Incidents such as this give not just the University, but the entire Greek system a bad name. Whether these students attempting to be-

come members of the fraternity wanted to participate in these actions or not, they were taken advantage of.

For so many students, feeling like you have a place where you belong is a cornerstone to being a happy and well-adjusted student. These students wanted to not only be a part of Sigma Chi, but a part of the Greek community at WVU as a whole.

This overarching community promotes many values, including friendship, which these actions go against.

It is important to keep in mind the demographic joining organizations like Greek life. Many times, the students participating in the initiation process are freshmen in their first semester of college.

As freshmen, everyone is looking for new experiences and opportunities.

Some of these students may even be legacies, with family members encouraging their involvement. These students are socially vulnerable, in fact, most col-

lege students are socially vulnerable as we discover who we are as individuals.

Being someone’s friend does not involve pressuring or shaming them into com-

mitting illegal activities.

Instead, this is what one might call bullying. Bullying those who have put faith into you to lead them and help them become an

would create a safer and more welcoming environment for all clubs, organizations and teams at WVU. “Pledging” is not just a Greek issue. Other organizations and teams have had the same issues in the past.

Many would argue this initiation process is tradition. However, not all traditions deserve to be continued. What is the point in preserving a tradition which is hurting others?

Those in charge of groups such as Greek life, clubs and teams need to keep in mind the power they hold. You have influence over your members, whether you know it or not.

Treat them well, be positive role models and encourage all other members serving as authorities in the organization to do the same.

When an organization behaves in a way which unfile photo dermines the integrity of its integrated part of campus members, something must and University life. be done and the University, As discussed by a mem- police and the IFC are dober of the Inter-frater- ing just that. nity Council in the article, a “no-pledging stance” daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

commentary

The nature of college friendships on and off campus

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abby humphreys columnist @dailyathenaeum

I met my first best friend in first grade. I asked another girl to play pirates with me on the playground, and the rest was history.

Many years of exciting playdates, birthday parties and sleepovers ensued before the friendship ended at the start of middle school, when she moved to a different district and found a new set of friends.

During a time when hormone levels and emotional outbursts are at their peak, it’s no understatement to say the loss was devastating. However, my story isn’t an uncommon one. Chances are, your

first best friend was a neighbor, family member or someone in your elementary class.

As children, our social circles (and attention spans) don’t expand to include people we see only on occasion until we’re much older, so most close friendships made during this time come from people we have contact with on a daily basis.

However, interests can change in an instant as children grow into adults, and these typically lead to the characteristic falling-outs preteen fiction novels seems to thrive on.

Recently, a longtime friend I thought I knew very well turned out to be more of a stranger than I’d realized.

During our fight, I was forced to reevaluate the reasons why

we’d become friends in the first place, and whether the qualities in each other that brought us together were still present.

In college, everything we know about friendship changes. Once away from home, best friends from high school can become barely recognizable in just a few short months.

Some of us will end up staying close to and even becoming closer with those friends as time goes on. Others might feel relieved to leave most of them behind.

Maintaining the friendships we wish to keep is a problem unique to each person involved. No longer can we find a friend simply by walking into the school cafe-

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OU fans enjoy WVU experience Ray & evelyn brashear coweta, oklahoma

To Students, Alumni, and Fans: Thank you for the warm welcome and the absolutely wonderful experience we had when we attended the West Virginia—Oklahoma University football game on your campus in September. Everyone was so friendly. We arrived at the game a few hours early so decided to ride the PRT downtown and back to the stadium. No one was on the ride downtown (beautiful scenery) but when we got off and went around to the other side to return there were many, many students headed to the game. We got in the back of the crowd (dressed in our OU best) and were moving along

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with the crowd when one of the female students parted the crowd and had everyone let us go to the front and be the first ones on the next car.

But that was not all the hospitality we enjoyed. Walking through all the tailgaters to the stadium, three different groups invited us to join them. Then we got to the big Coca Cola tent and the distribution manager for the state brought out bottles of water and insisted we come in for their buffet.

So after being a part of four tailgates you can imagine that we did not have to buy any refreshments.

So often when we go to other campuses to attend games there is a cold atmosphere as we are on the opponent’s side. Not so at West Virginia University. You made us feel so welcome!

Thank you so much.

teria; instead, we have to actively make choices involving those we want to remain close with.

Even so, making plans over holidays and scheduling occasional Skype chats are usually the only real windows we have into the lives of people we used to know so well.

Even at this University, moving out of a dorm yields similar effects. Friends morph into acquaintances, and acquaintances fall to the mere level of Facebook friend.

Walking down the hall to knock and ask someone what they’re up to is a thing of the past; instead you may find yourself walking a mile to South Park to pose the same question. Even living together doesn’t guarantee a lasting friendship.

Contrary to what most would like to believe, I don’t think we have much say in which friendships stay strong through the years.

At this age, friendships begin to rely less on shared experiences and more on similar points of view as they take on more substance. People finally have the ability to decide what path they want to follow, and it’s expected that a conflict with others will eventually arise over this decision.

For this reason, who stays and who leaves is often a tossup. During this time, it may be hardest to accept that no amount of reconciliation can cover up a fundamental difference in interests or perspective.

In the end, there’s no one to blame, it just isn’t high

school anymore.

Though I wished the situation had turned out differently, the friends I made my freshman year appeared to vanish over the summer. My longtime friend and I made up, but are slowly starting to realize we’ve become different people with different goals. However, the yearlong distance has improved the bond between my high school friends and I, and we continue to write letters and stay close even today.

Friendship is frustratingly unpredictable, but perhaps Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder summarized it best: “Oh, I’m a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love…” daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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HOROSCOPE

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

intellectual and emotional spin by realizing that you are the force that Born today This year you learn has been raising tension to a higher to adapt to the unexpected. This skill level. Tonight: Relax by getting into will be instrumental to your success. a favorite pastime.

Stop frequently to center yourself and touch base with your intuitive TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH ability. You often sense events be- You are likely to say what you mean, fore they occur. If you are single, you which could cause some anger in could meet someone while travel- others. You generally are very diploing. This person seems to lift the veil matic, but right now you see a situon your perceptions. As a result, your ation differently. A trip or the possijudgments and decisions change. bility of a workshop could open even If you are attached, plan a special more doors. Tonight: Listen to news trip that the two of you have talked more openly. about. You develop a more spiritual bond as well. CANCER has the abilGEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH ity to open your mind to new ideas.

You could feel as if you have very little control over a financial matter.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH It appears a partner does not have Pressure comes from your judg- the same priorities or values. A new ments about what you “should” do. friend might breeze right into your You could decide to depower this life. Tonight: Shopping spree.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You’ll feel invigorated, and you might believe that anything is possible. In this frame of mind, try to reconnect with a fiery person who often causes a problem. Accept this individual rather than criticize him or her. Use your energy well. Tonight: Add a touch of naughtiness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Step back and let others assume more control. You might be overtired and need some time to rethink recent insights. Be very careful with someone you meet today, as this person might not be who he or she projects. Take it slow. Tonight: Not to be found.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Friends seem to be whispering in your ear. As a result, you’ll hear many different ideas that seem unrelated to the situation at hand. You could

become a little testy as you question SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) others in order to see how their ideas HHHH An associate or loved one play out. Tonight: Tap into your end- could be most challenging, espeless creativity. cially when dealing with a basic issue. The situation could have many LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH ramifications tied to it. Be willing Wherever you look, it seems as to discuss the matter openly. Othif others’ egos dominate. A boss ers might not be as accepting as might toot his or her own horn you seem to be. Tonight: Chat over while a loved one attempts to seize dinner. the moment. You’ll wonder whether you can get others to become more CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) aware of an immediate issue, ToHHHH You tend to come off much night: Head out early. harsher than you realize. In fact, some people in your immediate cirSCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH cle could find you to be demanding.

Reach out to an expert or someone As strong as you are, you still get at a distance about a particular topic shaken up by the unexpected. Simthat you feel you need more knowl- plify things rather than complicate edge on. You aren’t likely to be the them. Tonight: Go with a suggestion. same after this conversation. Maintain your sense of humor. An unexAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH pected element runs through your plans. Tonight: Relax to great music. You seem to be stressed out more

than usual. Processing a difficult situation might take more time than you have right now. You could experience a need to withdraw, but responsibilities call. Clear out as much as you can. Tonight: Get some muchneeded R and R. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Step back from a potentially volatile situation. Only then will this matter look different from what you first perceived.

You’ll be in a position of power as you gain insight. The question remains: What do you want to do? Tonight: Indulge in a favorite pastime.

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‘Annabelle’ just as scary as ‘The Conjuring’ ASHLEY DENARDO A&E EDITOR @amdenardo

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Colby White and Cody Blosser of Captain Catfeesh, a local hillbilly punk band, perform original songs “Hillbilly Death Rattle” and “Bacon Earnhardt” at Morgantown Sound Monday night in the Gluck Theatre.

Captain Catfeesh performs Lair WEstley Thompson Associate A&E Editor @westleyt93

Hailing from Morgantown, W.Va., is the twoman piece Captain Catfeesh. Last evening on U92’s live broadcast of Morgantown Sound, the band brought its music to the Gluck Theatre of the Mountainlair.

The band was originally a one-man show. Colby White, who goes by his stage name Captain Catfeesh, spent some time as a solo act. However, things changed about a year ago when he got a new roommate. At first, drummer Cody Blosser was just a roommate, but the two soon found out they were distant cousins.

“I’ve been playing for a long time under that stagename,” White said. “Oneman shows and whatnot.

Cody here moved in with me for about a year and we found out we were actually cousins.”

The two became close and a band was formed.

“I was looking for a drummer and he fit my sound,” White said.

For those questioning the strange spelling of the band’s name, there is an answer for that too.

“It’s Appalachian dialect,” White said. “‘Fish’ is pronounced like ‘feesh’ in the hills, the rural areas. I guess I got that from my dad and grandparents.”

The band’s sound is heavy and fast-paced with delightfully muddy guitar. The country and backwoods influences blend perfectly with the punk, metal and alternative musical styles. Its sound is reminiscent of True Widow or Alabama Thunderpussy.

According to the band’s Facebook page, the band’s genre is hillbilly punk.

“I couldn’t really find a good way to describe it to anyone,” White said.

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Cody Blosser plays the drums for Captain Catfeesh, a local hillbilly punk band, during Morgantown Sound Monday night in the Gluck Theatre.

“So, I usually use hillbilly punk or Appalachian alternative.”

“I like redneck grunge,” Blosser said.

Captain Catfeesh draws inspiration from a variety of bands. Nirvana is its favorite, but the band is also influenced by Motley Crue, The Butthole Surfers and Hank Williams, Sr. “We’re heavily influenced by our surroundings and classic country,” White said. “But we also have a lot of punk influences, alternative, grunge, that sort of stuff.”

For the two members of Captain Catfeesh, playing music is more than just creating cool sounds. It’s also a great outlet for anger and aggression.

Erin Irwin/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM “I like to hit stuff,” Colby White, the lead vocalist and guitarist for Captain Catfeesh, performs durBlosser said. ing Morgantown Sound.

“It helps me get agression out, too,” White said. community. via Facebook if you’d pre“I play like a caveman. I “You meet a lot of cool fer a physical copy of the wouldn’t say I’m a good people, too. Make friends,” CD. U92 hosts Morgantown guitarist by any means. Blosser said.

Catfeesh has recently Sound 8 p.m. every MonI’m pretty rough on my instruments.” released a new EP that is day night in the Gluck Blosser and Catfeesh available at http://captain- Theatre. also really enjoy other catfeesh.bandcamp.com/. wethompson@mail.wvu.edu members of the music You can also contact them

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Carolyn Silveira, a speech pathology and audiology student, has a sunflower and bow and arrow tattoo covering the side of her thigh. “My sunflower tattoo is based off the Walt Whitman quote “Keep your face always toward the sunshine and the shadows will fall behind you,” Silveira said. “The bow and arrow symbolize that the difficult things can pull you back , they’re also what ultimately help you move forward.”

Music for Veterans West Virginia University’s Symphonic Band wil l perform tonight to celebrate Veterans Day. The Symphonic Band, which is made up of approximately 50 members, will play patriotic numbers such as “American Salute,” by Morton Gould and “Midway March,” by John Williams.

The show will be ticketed. It is $10 for the public and $5 for WVU students.

This Veterans Day celebration of music will take place at 7:30 this evening in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre of the Creative Arts Center.

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and it is Leah, her baby.

I really believed it and thought the child was dead, and so did Mia. Then, it changes again and we see it isn’t the baby. We still don’t know where she is.

Another scene that sticks out for me is when the Annabelle doll starts raising up on its own, but we see its movement being helped by a demon.

It was eerie and completely disconcerting.

I came into the movie expecting to see Paranormal Investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren again, but they never appeared. They were only referenced.

The ending leaves it open for a sequel as a mother purchases the Annabelle doll for her daughter, though it concludes Annabelle’s story, stating the doll is currently kept in the Warrens’ paranormal museum and is blessed twice a month.

Hopefully, we will see more horror films follow the suspenseful steps of these movies instead of flicks that go for carnage over content and quality.

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“The Conjuring” was released in 2013 and currently has an 86 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by James Wan and based on a true story, “The Conjuring” terrified audiences without bloodshed or gore. The storyline, acting, writing and genuine ‘70s atmosphere made the movie one of the best horror films of our time.

Its prequel, “Annabelle,” is almost as good of a movie and is just as scary. It grossed more than $35 million in its opening weekend.

Directed by John R. Leonetti and based on a true story, “Annabelle” doesn’t follow the true history of the Annabelle doll as closely as I would have liked. That’s my only complaint.

The movie has a 30 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes for reportedly borrowing “unabashedly from better horror films, with “content to leave viewers with a string of cheap jolts that fail to build on the far more effective ‘The Conjuring.’”

It’s hard to be completely original with all of the horror movies available. While some scares did echo of past films, the execution of these scare tactics was effective and left me clinging to my seat, wishing I had a blanket to snuggle.

The actors were, once again, not well-known, but did a great job fitting in with the time period and reacting like people would in real life instead of being completely irrational and annoying as is the case with many other popular horror films such as “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

In the beginning, there is foreshadowing about cult activity on the television with a news story about Charles Manson.

The murder of the main characters’ neighbors was bloody and sickening. It was also linked to a Satanic cult, possessing the Annabelle doll.

Having a baby involved in the situation made it even more scary, at least for me. When the mother, Mia Form (Annabelle Wallis), takes the Annabelle doll out of the crib and slams it against the rail and throws it across the room, reality sets in

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Anthony pecoraro sports editor @PECORAROWVUNEWS

Good times await WVU hoops The official start to West Virginia’s basketball season isn’t until Friday, but the positives surrounding this new-looking squad has offered head coach Bob Huggins a lot to be encouraged about.

After demolishing Shepherd University Sunday in an exhibition game, 109-60, the Mountaineers have to be feeling good – even if their first opponent was clearly a weaker team on all levels.

Coming off a 17-16, 9-9 Big 12 season, West Virginia clearly had its work cut out in the off-season.

Then, after losing key players due to them choosing to play elsewhere in Eron Harris, Terry Henderson and Remi Dibo, those problems to fix the Mountaineer men’s basketball program rapidly increased.

However, I felt Sunday showed a shining light for the Mountaineers, who haven’t had 20 or more wins in a season since 2010-11.

Though Huggins said he was still disappointed in areas of Sunday’s exhibition, I believe there is still a lot to be happy about, especially when considering the turmoil West Virginia has suffered in its first two seasons in the Big 12.

“I’m really disappointed in our bigs because I thought they would score the ball much better than they did,” Huggins said. “I’m disappointed in the way we shot free throws in the first half, and we didn’t really run any offense. We’ve got to work hard on our offense, our spacing was terrible.”

Even with Huggins finding faults in the Mountaineers’ first time on the court, since facing Georgetown in the NIT Tournament in March, the overall development I’ve seen out of this team has come a long way since the end of last season, especially in the depth aspect.

Thirteen players scored for West Virginia Sunday, and more than half of those players were newcomers.

The Mountaineers had seven new arrivals get on the board against the Rams ,including Jonathan Holton, Jaysean Paige, Tarik Phillip, Elijah Macon, Daxter Miles Jr., Billydee Williams and Jevon Carter.

The seven put up 62 points combined and contributed heavily on rebounding by recording 26 of the Mountaineers 53 rebounds.

Perhaps even more remarkable is that the seven new players had 14 of WVU’s 20 steals in the game.

Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, Juwan Staten, did not start due to a lingering ankle injury but was able to put up 11 points in 18 minutes of play.

This was another positive sign I took away because although Staten’s injury should be something that should affect his overall playing ability this season, we still saw the resiliency he has in coming off the bench and putting some boards up in a blowout exhibition. Once Staten is completely healthy, the output potential he has to produce for the Mountaineers is extraordinary.

After finishing seventh in the Big 12 last season, the momentum I see entering the 2014-15 season should make Mountaineer fans happy about the state of the program, as the Big 12 is simply nothing to joke about when it comes to basketball. Four of the 10 teams finished the 2013-14 season in the top 25, and four Big 12 teams are currently ranked in the preseason top 25. apecorar@mail.wvu.edu

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MISSED CHANCES

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WVU quarterback Clint Trickett and wide receiver Kevin White have a conversation during Saturday’s game.

Missed opportunites, lack of consistency contributing to Mountaineers’ struggles by connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Despite coming out completely flat in the first half, West Virginia had its chances to get back into the game in a 33-16 loss to the Texas Longhorns Saturday.

The first drive set a tone for the game. After converting a third-and-six with a 21-yard completion from Clint Trickett to Kevin White, the Mountaineers appeared to be well on their way to cashing in.

On the heels of that big pass play, West Virginia went to the ground twice and found nothing. Running back Wendell Smallwood was stuffed by an aggressive Longhorn defensive line on back-toback attempts, and the Mountaineers were forced into a third-and-long they could not convert.

Te x a s i m m e d iate ly seized momentum after that, marching 90 yards for the game’s opening score.

West Virginia was able to respond on its second

drive, but an odd sequence in the red zone kept the Mountaineers from tying the game.

After Smallwood was stopped short of the goal line on third down, head coach Dana Holgorsen decided to keep his offense on the field and go for it.

Smallwood broke through the defensive line for a walk-in touchdown, but the play was blown dead for a review just prior to Trickett taking the snap, nullifying the game-tying score.

Follow ing the review, which did nothing to change the previous call on the field, blocking tight end Russell Haughton-James jumped offside prior to the snap, backing the Mountaineers up to the six yard line and forcing Holgorsen to send the field goal unit out. Instead of getting seven points, West Virginia had to settle for three.

“We had good field position, and we did drive it down there. I wouldn’t say that was the turning point, but it definitely didn’t

help,” Trickett said.

In hindsight, that play didn’t mean too much in the grand scheme of things. West Virginia lost this game by three scores, but whenever points are taken off the board, it has an effect on a team.

There is no telling just how much it did affect them, but West Virginia’s offense seemed to get into its own head on the plus side of the field Saturday. When all was said and done, the Mountaineers out-gained Texas 448351 and had the majority of the time of possession.

The difference was the Longhorns made the most of their chances, while missed field goals, penalties, turnovers and mental lapses kept the Mountaineers from capitalizing on theirs.

“We moved the ball pretty good. Our drives stalled. Honestly, our field goal kicker was not good, special teams in general were terrible,” Holgorsen said.

“You can’t point a finger at anybody, it was all

three sides of the ball, and obviously the finger gets pointed at me.”

The missed chances continued in the second half. The Mountaineers moved the ball deep into Texas territory twice, but a turnover on downs and a missed field goal ensured West Virginia came up empty again.

“It’s frustrating. It’s a point of emphasis we have during the week every week. We had some pre-snap penalties that messed us up. Obviously in hindsight, in the beginning of the third (quarter) we’d like to have some of those fourth downs back, but with the way they were running the ball I would have gone for it too. Hindsight is 20/20. That’s sometimes the way football is,” Trickett said.

Despite all these miscues, an inspired second half effort from West Virginia’s defense, which included seven-straight stops, kept the game within reach.

West Virginia’s offense finally woke up in the

fourth quarter. A fourplay, 80-yard touchdown drive cut the deficit to 2410, and after another stop by the defense, Trickett and the Mountaineers had a chance to make it even closer.

Backed up deep in their own end, West Virginia went for broke. Holgorsen decided to take a shot with a double move for receiver Kevin White.

The Mountaineers got just the look they wanted, and Texas’ safety bit on the fake, leaving nothing but green grass in front of White.

Trickett didn’t have any time to let the play progress, however. Defensive end Cedric Reed plowed through the WVU offensive line and sacked Trickett for a safety, effectively ending West Virginia’s chances at a comeback.

“We had a wide open receiver on a double move.

We just didn’t have time to get it to him. It would have been a 99-yard touchdown,” Trickett said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Women’s basketball

Mountaineers still have questions to be anwered by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

With the beginning of the regular season quickly approaching for the West Virginia University women’s basketball team, there are still some questions to answer.

One of the biggest has to do with how head coach Mike Carey will handle an inexperienced frontcourt.

It was not a problem the Mountaineers had to deal with last year. Then-senior center Asya Bussie, one of the most decorated players in Mountaineer history, earned All-Big 12 honors and helped the team to the most winning season in program history. But with Bussie gone, Carey has to find a new starting center.

The obvious successor is 6’5’’ Lanay Montgomery, a redshirt sophomore from Pittsburgh, who saw spot duty last season. Montgomery showed promise as a rebounder and shot blocker a year ago after medically redshirting her first year on campus, and Carey said she could have a bright future.

“I think Lanay Montgomery has got a chance to be really, really good,” Carey said. “Everybody

has to understand that she hasn’t played, really, in about two years.”

However, competition for the starting center spot has arisen in the form of junior college transfer Kayla Montgomery – no relation.

A 6’4’’ post from Powder Springs, Ga., Montgomery teamed up with fellow Mountaineer Jessica Morton in driving Gulf Coast State College to a 21-7 record last season.

In West Virginia’s exhibition win over Division II Wheeling Jesuit, Lanay Montgomery got the start but ended up playing about even minutes with Kayla Montgomery. Lanay Montgomery registered two points and nine rebounds – shooting just 1-4 from the field and missing all six of her free throw attempts – while Kayla Montgomery scored nine points on 4-6 shooting and pulled down five rebounds.

Carey was vocally disappointed with his team’s performance after the game, which they won 8749. He especially singled out the performance of his centers, and hinted that senior forward Crystal Leary, who lacks the height of either Montgomery, could also see time as the team’s

primary post player.

“I just need somebody to step up and play,” Carey said. “I’ll even use Crystal Leary at the center. One of them (has) to stand up and play with energy.”

Leary, a senior captain, was one of Carey’s primary reserves last season and established herself as one of the team’s better rebounders. In 22 minutes off the bench against Wheeling Jesuit, she had four points and four rebounds before fouling out.

For now, Lanay Montgomery still appears to be the presumptive starter.

Still, she knows she has a lot to improve on.

“First I need to focus on being a little more aggressive and just talking to my guards, letting them know where I want the ball,” Lanay Montgomery said. “Just working hard and working on my foul shots.”

The sophomore will have a little help. Bussie has been working with the team and Lanay Montgomery said the former Mountaineer star is constantly giving her pointers and tips on how she can improve her game.

Time will tell how much this will mean to Lanay Montgomery’s develop-

ment, but tutelage from a player like Bussie certainly can’t hurt.

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Cardinals’ quarterback Carson Palmer gets set to throw a pass.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – In his 12th NFL season, Carson Palmer was having the time of his life.

A career of big numbers but little team success was reborn in the desert, where the Arizona Cardinals, at 8-1, have the best record in the NFL. Then on Sunday, as the 34-year-old quarterback tried to evade a blitzing St. Louis Rams safety, he felt his left knee give way.

Palmer knew immediately that his season was over.

“I didn’t need an MRI or an X-ray,” he said. “I felt a pop so I knew it was my last time on the field this year.”

Tests confirmed that it was a torn left ACL, the same knee he injured even more severely in a 2006 playoff game while with the Cincinnati Bengals.

The injury came two days after he signed a threeyear contract extension

worth $50 million, with $20.5 million guaranteed.

Surgery will wait for another two weeks to allow the swelling to subside. The team hopes he will be ready for OTAs next summer.

On Monday, Palmer hobbled into the Cardinals’ media room on crutches and spoke about the emotional pain.

“It’s not easy,” he said.

“I’m not going to lie. I cried like a baby last night and I’m not an emotional guy. The last time I cried like this was when I lost my friend and teammate Chris Henry back in `09.”

Palmer seemed to finally be within reach of the kind of season so many had expected of him when he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Bengals in 2003.

A Heisman Trophy winner at USC, he stood 6-foot-5 with a cannon arm.

Huge statistical years followed, wins and play-

off appearances didn’t.

A year ago, Palmer came to Arizona from Oakland, joining coach Bruce Arians, who at 60 finally got a chance to be an NFL head coach.

The parallels were obvious.

“Like an old cowboy movie,” Arians said at the time. “This is our last rodeo in the desert.”

After struggling with the intricacies of Arians’ offense for the first half of last season, Palmer eventually grew more comfortable. Arizona won seven of its last nine to finish 10-6, barely missing the playoffs.

This season, Palmer went down in the opener with a damaged nerve in his throwing shoulder. He missed the next three contests, with backup Drew Stanton going 2-1. Palmer returned and Arizona kept winning, going 8-1 for the first time since 1948, when

they were the Chicago Cardinals.

“That’s probably the toughest part,” he said.

“I’m having more fun than I’ve ever had in my entire career. I’m on the best team I’ve ever been on, a phenomenal group of guys from the top down.”

Arizona has won 13 of Palmer’s last 15 starts.

This season, they are 6-0 with him. He has thrown for 11 touchdowns with three interceptions.

Elated with Palmer, the Cardinals signed him last Friday to the three-year contract extension.

With the Super Bowl to be played in Arizona next February, the Cardinals had visions of playing the big game on their home field, with Palmer leading the way.

“It’s hard,” Arians said.

“I knew walking out on the field what I was going to find. You’re pulling for a guy because he’s

put so much into it to get into the playoffs and win some games and maybe go all the way because you know what it means to him at this point in his career.”

Palmer vowed that he would play football again.

There was no contact when Palmer was hurt.

He had stepped up to avoid blitzing safety Mark Barron.

“I’ve done that move thousands of times,” Palmer said. “... My foot hit the grass and the grass gave way. It was just a freak thing.”

He knows what’s ahead.

Rebuilding his knee nine seasons ago was an even bigger challenge.

In that game, he completed his first pass for 66 yards, was hit and crumpled to the ground. He had signed a $100 million contract extension 10 days earlier, an eerily familiar scenario.

“Crazy,” he said.

Palmer appeared in only one other playoff game. His team lost them both.

Now any Arizona Super Bowl run will have to come without its starting quarterback and offensive team captain, the latest in an imposing list of Cardinals players lost due to injury.

As a cart wheeled him out of the stadium, Palmer heard the cheers of the fanatic Cardinals “Red Sea.” “There’s so much electricity in the stadium on Sundays and there’s so much hope, there’s so much excitement and there’s so much faith and belief (from) our fans,” Palmer said. “That’s not the way you ever want to leave a stadium, but this was a special year to play in front of our fans in our stadium. Nothing says we can’t finish this season in our stadium in front of a lot of our fans.”

Mets reach deal with free agent OF Michael Cuddyer NEW YORK (AP) – Ready to go on a long-overdue playoff run, the New York Mets realized they owed their pitching staff – and fans – a proven hitter.

On Monday, they got one.

The Mets made baseball’s first splash of the offseason, reaching agreement with two-time All-Star outfielder Michael Cuddyer on a twoyear deal worth $21 million.

“Michael is a tremendous addition to the middle of our lineup,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said in a statement.

The 2013 NL batting

champion became the first top free agent to switch teams since the World Series. Cuddyer, who turns 36 in March, had until later in the day to decide whether to accept a $15.3 million qualifying offer from Colorado.

“Sandy has talked about we’re looking to turn the corner here and start to compete in 2015,” Mets assistant general manager John Ricco told reporters at the general managers’ meetings in Arizona.

“I think this is a message that we’re going to be aggressive. Right out of the

box we had a guy we liked, and we went and got him,” he said.

When he’s healthy, Cuddyer hits. Even when he’s hurt, he still swings a serious bat.

Cuddyer hit .332 with 10 home runs and 31 RBIs this year in a season interrupted by injuries.

He was limited to 49 games and was on the disabled list three times because of a strained left shoulder and a strained left hamstring. From mid-April to early September, he spent of a part of each month on

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the DL. “He took a physical today.

We’ve looked at all the injuries and there was nothing there that we were too concerned about,” Ricco said.

“And the age is the age. Certainly there’s risk associated with any signing.”

The Mets went 79-83 last season, their sixth straight losing year. They are hoping to contend for their first playoff spot since 2006, boosted by a strong rotation helped by the return of ace Matt Harvey from Tommy John surgery.

New York hit .239 as a

team last year, 28th in the majors, and wanted to add a hitter or two this offseason. Their fans pointed to another stat - playing in a major market, they finished the regular season 21st in payroll at under $93 million - and hoped the team would spend what it took to improve.

Cuddyer made 35 starts in right field last year, along with 11 at first base and two at third base.

Cuddyer joins a lineup where Daniel Murphy was the leading hitter at .289. AllStar third baseman David

Wright had a down season and finished with an injured shoulder, while first baseman Lucas Duda provided pop with 30 home runs.

Wright and Cuddyer are friends from the same region of Virginia, and have spent offseasons working out together and playing racquetball.

In the Mets’ outfield, Juan Lagares won a Gold Glove last week in center. Curtis Granderson hit .227 with 20 homers while mostly playing right and Chris Young, Eric Young Jr. and several others shared left.

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VOLLEYBALL

Make or break time for West Virginia by nicole curtin sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The next three weeks are key for the West Virginia volleyball team as it enters its five final matches in the Big 12.

Currently, the Mountaineers’ record is 13-12, 3-8 in the Big 12. Conference wins will give the Mountaineers a chance to enter the NCAA Tournament, which begins the first week of December.

A year ago, WVU finished with an overall season record of 20-13 and 5-11 in the con-

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ference. These last five games can mean the difference between a possible 8-8 record in the Big 12 and a record such as 6-10. No matter how you look at it, the Mountaineers have come a long way since entering the Big 12 two seasons ago.

“If you look at last year, we aren’t in any different of a place than we were, and I think it could easily feel like it to a lot of people,” said head coach Jill Kramer. “Our preseason schedule was night and day, it couldn’t have been more different. I thought we

closed out the year pretty well last year and we can still do that. There’s still a lot of things we can do that we haven’t done in the past.”

Rounding out its schedule, West Virginia will face Texas Wednesday, Texas Tech Saturday, Baylor next Saturday, and Kansas and Kansas State at the end of November.

Currently in the NCAA RPI, Texas is ranked at No. 3, Kansas State is No. 15, Oklahoma is No. 19, and Kansas is just out of the top-25 sitting at No. 27.

Last season, West Virginia

finished its last five matches in the Big 12 with three losses and two wins. Last week, Iowa State swept Kansas State and Oklahoma beat Texas. Both of those teams have faced the Mountaineers twice this season.

After WVU lost its match to the Cyclones over the weekend, its fourth straight loss, this week presents a new opportunity and Kramer said they are ready to take on the challenge of these final matches.

“You get better from playing better teams and we’re

going to continue to schedule like that in the future,” Kramer said. “I hope people realize how much better we are, because we are much better than we were last year. I personally feel like there is not a comparison.”

With three of their final opponents higher in the rankings, the Mountaineers have their work cut out for them.

A win over Texas would be huge, and something the team has been trying to do for three seasons now. In their first match against the Longhorns this year, the Moun-

taineers won the first set and the match went into five sets, but they weren’t able to hold on.

According to Kramer, while Texas has consistently remained at the top of the Big 12, other teams in the conference have improved like WVU. “This conference is much, much better than it was last year. K-State is a ton better, OU (and) Kansas has a new setter, but I still think they are as good,” she said.

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TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin throws the ball against West Virginia earlier this season.

College Football (AP) – Two weeks ago, West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen starting preparing for a Baylor team that was coming off a wild comeback win over TCU. Last week, he flipped the script and examined that game as he and the Mountaineers prepped to play TCU. Which one is better?

“I’d hate to have to choose between them, so good luck to the (playoff ) committee,” Holgorsen said Monday. “We’ve played a lot of good football teams, and those two are as good as I’ve seen. If they continue to win in the Big 12 and finish 11-1, then they should be in the top four.

That’s for certain.”

No. 5 TCU and No. 6 Baylor (both 8-1 overall, 5-1 Big 12) are the clear front-runners if the Big 12 is going to grab one of the spots in the new four-team playoff.

Oklahoma is the only team that has played the Frogs, Bears and No. 13 Kansas State (7-2, 5-1), losing to all of the Big 12 coleaders. The Wildcats are likely out of playoff contention with two losses overall after a 41-20 loss at TCU on Saturday.

Asked on the weekly Big 12 coaches teleconference which of those three teams was the best, Sooners coach Bob Stoops said he wouldn’t offer an opinion on that. But he made reference to that Oct. 11 game in which TCU led by 21 points

in the fourth quarter only to see Baylor rally for a 61-58 win on the final play.

“As you look at right now, Baylor and TCU obviously are sitting at the top and they had a heck of a game that went down to the last seconds,” Stoops said.

“Again, that’s for everyone else to decide.”

Conference champions will be weighed heavily by the 12-member playoff selection committee for its final rankings Dec. 7. The Big 12 is the only powerfive league without a championship game, but is the only one that plays a roundrobin schedule.

If Baylor and TCU both finish 11-1, the Bears would have the head-to-head victory. But the Frogs won

31-30 at West Virginia two weeks after Baylor’s twotouchdown loss there in its lowest-scoring game of the season.

When the playoff committee put out its first rankings two weeks ago, defending Big 12 champion Baylor was coming off an open date following the loss at West Virginia. TCU had won a pair of lopsided games since the setback in Waco, with an eye-catching 82 points against Texas Tech.

TCU has been the highest-ranked Big 12 team in the playoff rankings, starting at No. 7, six spots ahead of Baylor. That margin was unchanged last week when both were up one slot, after the Frogs’ game-ending

field goal at WVU and the Bears with an expected lopsided win at home against Kansas.

In the new AP and coaches polls released Sunday, TCU was fifth and Baylor was up four spots to sixth after an impressive 48-14 victory at Oklahoma.

Kansas State dropped to 13th in both, and will also surely slip in the new playoff rankings Tuesday night after being seventh last week.

“The only thing we can control is to try to win out, be 11-1 and have an opportunity to be (Big 12) cochampions,” TCU coach Gary Patterson said. “Just how we play, and what the general public and the committee think about us

when we get done ... we’ve just got to control our own destiny.”

TCU, after playing five ranked teams in a sixweek span, has road games against Kansas and Texas before ending the regular season at home against Iowa State.

Baylor is off this week before playing Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Kansas State, the finale at home.

“Our mission when we started this season was to try to repeat as Big 12 champions, and that’s still our goal,” Baylor coach Art Briles said. “We’re not going to get our vision and our hopes and aspirations caught into the vapor right now. The reality is we have to go win.”

DA won’t file charges against 49ers’ Ray McDonald SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Santa Clara County district attorney’s office declined to file charges against San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald in a domestic violence investigation stemming from his Aug. 31 arrest.

Prosecutors said in a release Monday that they were unable to charge McDonald because of conflicting versions of what happened, a lack of verifiable eyewitnesses and a lack of cooperation by the alleged victim, McDon-

ald’s fiancee.

“All domestic violence complaints deserve our concern, sensitivity and careful review,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in the release. “After our thorough review of all the facts, we do not have evidence sufficient to convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. McDonald committed a crime” against his fiancee.

The DA’s statement said no one was left with “significant injuries.”

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pressure on the 49ers to bench him. He has 24 tackles, 15 of those solo, while starting all nine games for the 49ers (5-4).

“I appreciate the seriousness of the situation and I understand and respect that law enforcement had a job to do, which is why I cooperated fully with their investigation from beginning to end,” McDonald said in a statement. “I am relieved that the DA’s office has rightfully decided not to file charges. I want to thank everyone who was supportive during this difficult time.”

The arrest came only days after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced stiffer penalties for players accused of domestic violence, including a six-week suspension for a first offense and at least a year for a second.

That move followed scrutiny over former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice’s two-game penalty stemming from his arrest on an assault charge in February.

“The issue of domestic violence is important to us, as it is throughout society,” the 49ers said in

a statement Monday. “We have taken this allegation seriously, just as we have taken the principles of due process seriously. We have said from the beginning that we will consider the information available, allow the facts to lead to our decisions and respect the judicial process. Based on the information available to us and the District Attorney’s decision not to file charges, there will be no change in Ray’s status with the team.”

According to the DA’s office, the investigation determined that McDonald’s fiancee, who was identified only as “Jane Doe” in the statement, struck McDonald during an argument at his home during his birthday party and he then tried to restrain her.

The two scuffled and McDonald forcibly attempted to remove her from the home, the statement said.

McDonald called a San Jose police officer, saying he needed to get “a female” out of his house, the statement said. The fiancee subsequently called 911 and that led to McDonald’s arrest.

According to a memo

prosecutors sent to Rosen, both McDonald and his fiancee said she struck him first. The memo says her injuries were “consistent with restraint and an ensuing scuffle, not an attack.”

McDonald and his pregnant fiancee got into the fight after a woman attending the party told her some women were getting too friendly with McDonald. McDonald’s fiancee, who was sleeping upstairs, came down and confronted him, according to the prosecutors’ memo.

She asked a woman talking to him to step outside, according to the memo, and the two got into a fight. McDonald grabbed her arms to restrain her, according to the memo, and at one point grabbed her neck, as he tried to remove her from the house.

Both times he left visible injuries, according to the memo.

Following the arrest, 49ers CEO Jed York, general manager Trent Baalke and coach Jim Harbaugh repeatedly said they have zero tolerance for domestic violence, but rather than bench McDonald they agreed to let “due process” play out before mak-

ing a decision about his future with the team. Harbaugh said he wouldn’t allow any player found guilty of domestic violence to be on his team.

He also said at the time that public pressure wouldn’t affect how the 49ers handled McDonald’s situation. An eightyear NFL veteran, McDonald has been a key member of one of the NFL’s fiercest front seven units.

Harbaugh took his player at his word.

“As I’ve said from the very beginning, I was never there to stand up here and say what did or didn’t happen,” Harbaugh said Monday. “The stance on domestic violence, that principle of being completely against it and also the principle for being for due process, and the respect of the judicial system, legal process, and that these are people’s lives, let the facts and the information lead to the decisions that we would make as an organization and that ultimately the authorities would make.

They had a process, they had an investigative process that now seems to be concluded.”