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Shafer named VP of Student Life by jacob bojesson editor-in-chief @dailyathenaeum

Bill Shafer of Georgia Institute of Technology has been named the new vice president of student life at West Virginia University, replacing Ken Gray who retired in 2014.

Shafer served 11 years as vice president for student affairs at Georgia Tech and brings 35 years of experience from institutions around the country to his new position.

“I really didn’t have any plans to leave at this point

until I started hearing more about this position so this came on my radar in November,” Shafer said. “I was sold on the amazing opportunity that I think this school has in student life.”

It is not the first time Shafer has been presented with an “amazing opportunity.” He credits the experiences he’s had at universities across the country to the knowledge he can now bring to Morgantown.

“Since I’ve been at this and have done a lot of the different responsibilities in student services, that and working at different institu-

tions with different kinds of students (is what I bring to WVU),” Shafer said. “From students that are first in their families to go to college at UT El Paso to where I am now (where) there are some of the brightest students in the nation that go to Georgia Tech – I think those different experiences allow you both in the services and the kinds of students you work with to give you a much fuller picture of what higher education is. I’m hoping that will add value to West Virginia University.”

Shafer said the chance

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Yesterday, West Virginia University students, faculty and staff gathered in the wee hours of the morning to kick off Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a “day on, not a day off”, as the project’s slogan was advertised.

Organized by the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and the Center for Service and Learning, a group of volunteers were bussed to Fairmont to conduct a variety of service projects alongside Fairmont State students in order to honor Dr. King’s legacy in serving and strengthening communities.

Fairmont native Elizabeth Dooley, associate provost for undergraduate academic affairs at WVU, greeted students in her hometown and called for a day of action.

“Today is a call for action; a day of service and reflection. This is a day when we can reinvigorate our interest in our communities and a day when we can embrace the content of each of our characters so that we can form a greater understanding of where we are and where we are going,” Dooley said to WVU and Fairmont State students.

Volunteers were split into groups in order to spread community outreach and service throughout the downtown area.

Mary Polling, children’s case manager at Hope, Inc., a domestic shelter visited by

volunteers yesterday, said she feels the work to be done in local communities is crucial to their survival.

“You know, there’s a lot of work here that needs to be done and we depend on each other for that help,” Polling said. “The work that’s been done here is crucial to the victims that stay here— the women and the children.

We’re just so grateful for everyone coming by.”

In the weeks immediately following the holidays, Hope, Inc. was overwhelmed by donations that went unattended due to a small staff faced with a growing clientele. Volunteers helped ease the situation by sorting through clothing, linens and toys for the organization.

Freshman WVU student Amber Kaska said she chose to volunteer not only to help those in need, but also to improve the overall relationship with WVU’s student body.

“The University is just as much affected by the community that surrounds it and vice versa. So, students should care that they have a great relationship with these people and I think, overall, that will ultimately strengthen the University,” Kaska said.

Being an active member in Kappa Kappa Gamma and an intern in the Student Government Association, Kaska also said she saw the “day on, not a day off” slogan as an inspiring way to begin reconstructing WVU’s reputation.

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room,” Shafer said. “What we try to do now more is connect with the academic side of the institution to create programs, actually both in and outside the classroom, so I’m looking forward to that.”

Shafer informed his staff at Georgia Tech about his new position on Friday and admitted he has not yet had time to set up goals and a plan of action.

When he takes over on March 1, he will get to know his new playground by going out and meeting with the students.

“When you hear about

an institution, when you talk about it at interviews (and) read about it – you really have to come and work there, though, to understand the culture and who the students are, so that part I’m really excited about,” Shafer said. “I’ll be out on campus a lot meeting people at functions, I enjoy that part and that’s how we hear about important things we need to focus on.”

Shafer, a Colorado native, met WVU President E. Gordon Gee while they

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DDEI busses students to Fairmont for community service by lauren caccamo

to work at WVU presents a new challenge full of opportunities for him.

He believes students’ college education goes beyond the classroom and that student life is equally as important as the academics for a person’s growth.

“Professionally, the responsibilities, the programs and services are the kinds of things that I think we need to focus on to create a great student life program for students and of course from my background, I think this is at least equally as important to students as what happens in the class-

Various students came together Monday afternoon to clean up Price Street and the surrounding area.

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Students clean up community while working to improve community relations by lauren caccamo correspondent @dailyathenaeum

WVU students took the initiative to make yesterday’s holiday a day to serve the community, offering WVU students a chance to have a “day on, not a day off” right on campus.

SGA representatives and WVU students spent the afternoon cleaning up both Price and Spruce Street, picking up discarded trash and sweeping broken glass from the roads and sidewalks.

George Capel, SGA director of alumni relations, said he reached out to the City of Morgantown’s Pedestrian Safety Board and was able to set the cleanup with relative ease, adding that he plans to turn the cleanup event into a more frequent activity amongst WVU students.

“It’s important for us to take care of this town,” Capel said. “We live here, we should care about it looking nice and looking clean.”

Students volunteering in the clean-up made their way up and down the two streets with an additional objective: to improve the relationship between the student body and the city.

“On a day like this with nothing to do, it’s a chance to just get really involved and show everybody that we’re not just focused on partying like everybody seems to think we are,” said Katie Padden, a junior at WVU who volunteered at the cleanup.

“This is just an important thing to do. The City of Morgantown offers us so much, you know. The least we could do is try to clean our mess up. It’s time to start taking pride in our campus,” said senior Ashley Morgan, SGA’s athletic councilor.

Both Morgan and Capel plan to run on the ticket for the upcoming SGA elections later this spring semester for the vice president and president candidacy, respectively. The two said they want to expand the idea of service past Martin Luther King Day and

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Mon River removed from EPA’s ‘impaired’ rivers list after lower Calcium sulfate by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The Monongahela River has recently been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of “impaired” rivers.

The river was originally included in the list of “impaired” rivers in 2010 due to high concentrations of sulfate. Although high concentrations of sulfate are not life-threatening, they could negatively influence public water supply, recreation and fishery within the area.

The West Virginia Water Institute, led by Paul Ziemkiewicz, began studying the river in 2009. Samples taken from the river helped the re-

searchers determine exactly which type of sulfate was “impairing” the Monongahela River.

“The river looked good, but it was nonetheless impaired with high concentrations of sulfate,” Ziemkiewicz said.

Calcium sulfate is commonly present in underground mining water. This problem can occur when mining companies release pumped and treated water, which still contains calcium sulfate, into nearby rivers and streams with low water levels. Lower levels of water allow high concentrations of calcium sulfate to be present.

After this discovery, the research team was soon in

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contact with the local mining companies with hopes of finding an affordable, quick solution. The research team suggested to the mining companies that they hold off on pumping until the river’s water levels had increased.

This would allow a decrease in the concentration of calcium sulfate to occur. All parties involved agreed this solution would help lower the high concentrations of calcium sulfate.

“We gave a clever solution to the companies. As soon as we took this model, the industry voluntarily implemented the solution,” Ziemkiewicz said.

Andrew Poszich, a senior

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Ducks stand by the Monongahela River.

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Tuesday January 20, 2015

To counter terror, Europe’s police reconsider arms

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In this Monday Jan. 12, 2015 file photo,elite police officers take position outside the kosher market where four hostages were killed and shortly before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the site, in Paris. With the deaths of the three French officers during three days of terror in the Paris region and the suggestion of a plot in Belgium to kill police, European law enforcement agencies are rethinking how _ and how many _ police should be armed (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File) PARIS (AP) — One was a young policewoman, unarmed on the outskirts of Paris and felled by an assault rifle. Her partner, also without weapons, could do nothing to stop the gunman. Another was a first responder with a side arm, rushing to the Charlie Hebdo offices where a pair of masked men with high-powered weapons had opened fire on an editorial meeting. Among their primary targets: the armed police bodyguard inside the room.

With the deaths of the three French officers during three days of terror in the Paris region and the suggestion of a plot in Belgium to kill police, European law enforcement agencies are rethinking how — and how many — police should be armed.

Scotland Yard said Sunday it was increasing the deployment of officers allowed to carry firearms in

FAIRMONT

Continued from page 1 “Today was a great opportunity for anybody to do anything. There’s nothing going on and classes have only just begun, so what better time to get out of your house and actually do something, you know?

I think even just showing a little initiative will really change the way people look at our school,” Kaska said.

Eva Hajian, a contract specialist for WVU’s procurement department, said she also saw the opportunity in having a day off to get back into volunteering and community service, a hobby she’s had to put aside in the past due to the chaos of last semester’s workload and holiday cram.

“To quote Gandhi, ‘The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others’,” Hajian said.

Volunteers who spent their day in Fairmont returned to campus by noon.

A separate group, also organized by the Division of

Britain, where many cling to the image of the unarmed “bobby.” In Belgium, where officials say a terror network was plotting to attack police, officers are again permitted to take their service weapons home.

On Monday, French law enforcement officials demanding heavier weapons, protective gear and a bolstered intelligence apparatus met with top officials from the Interior Ministry.

An official with the ministry, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing talks, said automatic weapons and heavier bulletproof vests were on the table.

Among the most horrific images from the Paris attacks was the death of police officer Ahmed Merabet, who can be seen on eyewitness video lying wounded on the pavement as a gunman approaches and fires a final bullet into his head.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Center for Service and Learning, traveled to the capital city of Charleston, W.Va. to help with the West Side Revitalization effort. Volunteers who spent the day in Charleston did not return to campus until 5 p.m.

Though the project was meant to promote service in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Dooley reminded volunteers that events like these are crucial to the betterment of society.

“We should all take the time to reflect on individual and collective accomplishments,” Dooley said.

“Now that the ‘60s are over and we’re in 2015, what part have you played in your life? What will your legacy be? Colleges and universities should reflect on their successes, and community leaders should be encouraged to engage in this critical dialogue, not just today on Martin Luther King’s birthday, but always discussing how we got here and where we are going.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Merabet, who is seen alone on the street, had a service gun and a bullet proof vest, said Michel Thooris, of the France Police labor union.

“But he did not come with the backup he needed, and the psychology to face a paramilitary assault,” Thooris said. “We were not prepared in terms of equipment or mind-set for this kind of operation.”

One of the attackers, Amedy Coulibaly, said in a posthumous video that his plan all along was to attack police.

“We don’t want necessarily the arms that American police have. We need weapons that can respond,” said Philippe Capon of French police union UNSA. Among those weapons, he added, are modernized criminal databases, because the current databases are out of date, and firewalled between different law enforcement branches. “The databases

are not interactive. They are not accessible to all. They are not up to date,” he said.

Unlike their British counterparts, French national police are armed although their municipal counterparts tend to be weaponless. But Thooris said they are not permitted to have their service weapons while off duty, raising the possibility that they could be targeted when vulnerable or unable to help if they stumble across crime afterhours.

Because of increasing unease and last week’s anti-terror raids, police in Belgium are again allowed to carry weapons home rather than put their handguns and munition in specialized lockers.

“The conditions we have now are clearly exceptional,” said Fons Bastiaenssens, a police spokesman in Antwerp, where there are many potential targets, especially in the

Jewish quarter.

In addition, firearms suddenly became far more visible, with some police carrying heavier weaponry as they guard sensitive buildings and police offices, and paratroopers in the streets of the major cities.

In Britain, the overall threat level is “severe” — meaning intelligence and police officials have evidence that a terrorist attack is highly likely. The threat to police officers themselves is judged to be very high after the Paris attacks as well as the recent disruption of a reported Islamist extremist plot to attack individual police officers in west London.

In response, the Metropolitan Police said Sunday it is bolstering the deployment of specialist firearms officers who are authorized to carry weapons. The force, also known as Scotland Yard, declined to pro-

vide details, and senior police officials say there is no need for a wholesale policy shift that would arm all police.

But Mark Rowley, chief of the counter-terror operation, said the “overall security posture” of the police is being reviewed in light of the Paris attacks.

In Norway, where farright fanatic Anders Behring Breivik killed 69 people in a shooting spree at a political youth camp and eight others by bombing a government office, police are increasingly agitating for weapons.

“We have seen from the declarations of Coulibaly and also from what happened in Belgium that police can be primary targets for terrorist groups,” said Nicolas Comte, of the SGP police union in France. “We have to give the means to police services, and notably intelligence, to fight this new form of terrorism.”

Pope: Catholics don’t have to breed ‘like rabbits’ ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis is firmly upholding church teaching banning contraception, but said Monday that Catholics don’t have

RIVER

Continued from page 1 student, expressed hope concerning the Monongahela River’s reputation but questioned the river’s current status.

“Removing the Monongahela River from the list would help with the stigma associated with the river being a ‘dirty’ river. However, it is difficult to believe that the river has reached this status due to its history and reputation,” Poszich said.

Justin Combs, a graduate student, said although he is enthusiastic about the river’s removal from the list of “impaired” rivers, he believes future monitoring is needed.

“I feel that the removal of the Mon. River from the EPA’s list is good, and shows improvements. However, I believe the river must continue to be monitored for future issues,” Combs said.

Ziemkiewicz said the lower concentrations of calcium sulfate will be primarily noticed by users of the public water supply. According to Ziemkiewicz, this solution was “efficient” and “elegant.” The EPA agreed with the data provided by the institute, and the river was removed from the “impaired” list in December 2014.

For more information, visit http://wvwri.org. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

to breed “like rabbits” and should instead practice “responsible parenting.”

Speaking to reporters en route home from the Philippines, Francis said there are plenty of church-approved ways to regulate births. But he said most importantly, no outside institution should impose its views on regulating family size, blasting what he called the “ideological colonization” of the developing world.

African bishops, in particular, have long complained about how progressive, Western ideas about birth control and gay rights are increasingly being imposed on the developing world by groups, institutions or individual

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nations, often as a condition for development aid.

“Every people deserves to conserve its identity without being ideologically colonized,” Francis said.

The pope’s comments, taken together with his defense of the Catholic Church’s ban on artificial contraception during the trip, signal that he is increasingly showing his more conservative bent, which has largely been ignored by public opinion or obscured by a media narrative that has tended to highlight his populist persona.

On the trip, Francis gave his strongest defense yet of the 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae, which enshrined the church’s opposition to

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extend their focus to other parts of the state as part of the “Million Hour Match” initiative that began last November.

“This city and this university sort of represent the entire state, so we should lead by example and try to make a change,” Capel said.

Capel also added that he plans to continue these cleanups on consecutive Mondays starting next month, calling the cleanups “M.A.D. Mondays” a nod to a previous cleanup effort on “Make a Difference Day”, or “M.A.D. Day”, last October.

For more information on how you can get involved, contact MADmondayswvu@ gmail.com.

were both working at Shafer’s alma mater, University of Colorado at Boulder, in the 1980s.

The two have since stayed in contact and Gee believes Shafer is a perfect fit for WVU. “We have been on this hunt to find precisely the right person for this University and doctor Schafer is that,” Gee said. “He is recognized nationally as one of the leaders in student life so we are very fortunate to have him.”

Gee wanted an experienced person external to the University to take over for Gray to bring in new and fresh ideas, while keeping the good parts

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artificial birth control. He warned against “insidious attacks” against the family — a reference to gay marriage proposals — echoing language often used by overwhelmingly conservative U.S. bishops. And he insisted that “openness to life is a condition of the sacrament of matrimony.”

At the same time, however, he said it’s not true that to be a good Catholic “you have to be like rabbits.” On the contrary, he said “responsible parenthood” requires that couples regulate the births of their children, as church teaching allows. He cited the case of a woman he met who was pregnant with her eighth child after seven Cesarean sections. intact.

“We wanted to have someone who has ideas, someone who’s had experience, and with that experience creates as a developer. My view about student life is that it’s central to what we’re trying to accomplish at this institution, without students we don’t have a university,” Gee said. “More importantly we want students to be here and be very satisfied with their experience and it’s that experiential side we’re going to really be working on.”

Shafer is not completely new to West Virginia as his parents are from Shinnston in Harrison County.

He said his West Virginia roots dating back to 1843 were an attraction about coming to WVU. carl.bojesson@mail.wvu.edu

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Opener upstages seasoned comedienne Wanda Sykes at CAC Jake Jarvis Managing Editor @jakejarviswvu

Wanda Sykes performed to a sold-out audience Friday night at the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre. This performance was the first of the year for the fourtime Emmy award winner, but for Sykes, standup comedy is old hat.

The real treat of the evening was the pickle.

Sykes’ opener, Keith Robinson, came out on stage to a crowd of mostly old white people. He let us know from the beginning that “you’re gonna see some shit tonight.” He told us we might hear stuff about Ferguson, Mo., or

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Keith Robinson outshined Wanda Sykes at Saturday’s show at the Creative Arts Center.

Bill Cosby. comedienne like Sykes, the Sometimes, an opener audience comes into the for the main comedian performance hall already feels awkward. The au- loving her.

Robinson acknowledged dience doesn’t know the performer and isn’t famil- this inherent awkwardiar with their work. With a ness by equating himself

to a pickle that comes with a sandwich — not something you order, but you get it anyway. Sykes, of course, is the sandwich.

The sandwich was alright, in need of a little salt, but not bad.

There were awkward pauses where it felt like Sykes had forgot what she was going to say next. To an untrained eye, this seemed only like she was allowing for time to move between jokes.

I can tolerate a few pauses if the stuff between the pauses is good.

Both Sykes and Robinson made poignant observations about race. The predominantly white audience laughed at both comedians, but tended to

laugh more at Robinson’s observations. In fact, the audience (including myself ) just laughed more at Robinson.

Perhaps it isn’t Sykes’ style to elicit uproarious laughter. Her jokes tended to lean more toward observations about growing old, raising a family and the struggles that come with having a new wife.

I couldn’t help but crack up when Sykes told us about the times she’s peed herself in public. Even though I’m young with a strong, hearty bladder, we’ve all been there.

I also thought Sykes had strong control over the audience. It was clear she knew where to expect laughs and this helped lead

the audience to the punch line, increasing the anticipation of the next joke with each step she took across the stage.

Sykes also talked in a really nice conversational tone. It felt easy to listen to her jokes. Even if you hadn’t seen her perform before, you felt familiar with her.

Robinson was a highenergy ball of contagious laughter. Sykes was an old friend who came over for dinner to reminisce about good times.

I’m a picky eater, and I usually don’t go for pickles, but in this case, the pickle was better than the sandwich. jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

‘American Sniper’ good portrayal of heroism, effect of war in Iraq Westley ThompsoN Associate A&E Editor @westleyt93

««««« Already a box office success with $90 million in the bank after its opening weekend, “American Sniper” has wowed audiences everywhere and for good reason.

“American Sniper” is a biographical look at U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the deadliest marksman in American military history, with 160 confirmed kills. By focusing on such a deadly individual, the movie could have become just a simple action flick.

Instead, “American Sniper” explores the personal and familial struggles Kyle went through during his four tours of duty.

From the time he was very young, Kyle had a strong protective instinct.

As a boy, his father raised him with the philosophy that the world consists of three types of people: sheep, wolves and sheep-

dogs. It was the sheepdog’s duty to protect the sheep.

This lesson resonated with Kyle the rest of his life.

As adults, Kyle and his brother are living out their dream of being cowboys in Texas. Each weekend, they travel to a different part of the state and compete in rodeos. However, one evening after watching a news segment on an attack on a U.S. embassy, Kyle decides to give up the cowboy lifestyle and join the Navy SEALS so he can protect Americans.

After SEAL training is finished, Kyle meets his future wife in a bar. After 9/11, Kyle is deployed to Iraq for the first time.

The movie jumps back and forth between Iraq and Kyle’s life at home. Although his first kill weighs heavy on his mind, Kyle quickly adapts to life in a warzone. His exceptional skill with a sniper rifle earns him the nickname “Legend” from his fellow soldiers. They adulate him and value his presence in the field because he keeps everyone else safe.

At home things are less

than stellar. War has made Kyle distant from his wife, he becomes quiet and unapproachable. His desire to protect other soldiers grows into an obsession that drives him to sign up for three more tours of duty.

Tensions and problems amass both overseas and at home. After a particularly harrowing fourth tour of duty, Kyle decides to retire from active service.

At first Kyle is worse than ever at home. However, he soon finds solace in helping fellow veterans readjust. This in turn helps him adjust, and life finally begins looking up for him and his family.

“American Sniper” does an excellent job at portraying both the positive and negative aspects of war. On one side of the coin, combat is exhilarating. Throughout the movie, the SEALs and Marines are quite gung-ho about finding and killing enemies.

One describes war like holding onto an electric fence: It’s tingling and invigorating and makes you feel alive, even as it hurts

you.

War also comes at a horrific cost. Many soldiers, some of Kyle’s closest friends, are maimed and killed while serving in Iraq, some due to decisions he made as a leader.

For those lucky enough to escape physical harm, war also carries with it a heavy mental and emotional toll.

The acting is wonderfully done. Cooper’s performance is particularly amazing. He convincingly brings the audience into Kyle’s battle-scarred psyche. Sienna Miller’s portrayal of Kyle’s wife, Taya, is an excellent performance as well. Virtually left alone to raise a family, Taya struggles to keep herself together in the face of her husband’s troubles.

She is a constant reminder of the importance of family without ever coming close to the “nagging wife” stereotype. It is also worth noting Ben Reed, WVU alumni, as the actor who plays Kyle’s dad in childhood flashbacks.

Overall, “American Sniper” is an excellent movie. It realistically por-

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‘American Sniper’ is based on the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. It premiered Friday. trays war without getting individual’s tragically short heavy-handed with politics life, and it accomplishes in either direction. Instead this goal. it looks to give an accurate wethompson@mail.wvu.edu portrayal of one legendary

AP

Gotta fight for your right to sue Amazon Studio’s movie plans NEW YORK (AP) — The Beastie Boys want to force the maker of Monster Energy drink to pay nearly $2.4 million in legal fees and costs so the rappers’ $1.7 million jury award is not dwarfed by expenses in a copyright violation case, lawyers say.

A Manhattan federal court jury awarded the group most of the $2 million it requested at a June trial, but that was not enough to cover costs that lawyers said were worsened by the actions of the Corona, California-based Monster Energy Co., the musicians’ lawyers said in papers filed in Manhattan federal court.

They said more than two years of litigation punctuated by Monster’s failure to engage in goodfaith negotiations, an eight-day trial and Monster’s effort to overturn the verdict ran up the legal bill.

“Monster’s tactics significantly increased the costs for Beastie Boys to vindicate their intellectual property rights, such that, absent an award of attorney’s fees and costs, plaintiff’s success at trial would become a Pyrrhic victory,” they wrote in a filing Saturday.

Monster had admitted wrongly using the group’s songs in a video that was online for five weeks. But the beverage maker said at trial it should owe no more than $125,000. The company’s lawyers did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment Monday.

The Beastie Boys, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012, have turned out four No. 1 albums and sold more than 40 million records as they helped bring hip-hop to the mainstream over the last three decades.

In 1986, they topped the charts with their debut, “Licensed to Ill,” which include the anthem “(You

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is getting into the movie business.

Amazon Studios announced Monday that it will significantly expand into movie production by acquiring films for theatrical release and early-window streaming through its subscription service, Amazon Prime Instant Video. A key part of the new venture is to shrink what’s historically been a three-month window reserved for theaters, instead getting movies to its website four to eight weeks after theatrical release.

Roy Price, vice president of Amazon Studios, said the company’s goal is to produce 12 movies a year, with production beginning later this year.

“Not only will we bring Prime Instant Video customers exciting, unique and exclusive films soon after a movie’s theatrical run, but we hope this program will also benefit filmmakthatericalper.com

The Beastie Boys have been embroiled in a legal dispute with Monster Energy drinks.

Gotta) Fight for Your Right ing Monster products. He also said the jury’s finding (To Party!)”

Beastie Boys’ band that Monster acted in bad members Adam “Ad- faith would be relevant to Rock” Horovitz and Mi- an award of attorney’s fees.

The group’s lawyers said chael “Mike D” Diamond both testified at trial, with Monster had offered as Horovitz waiting through- much as $250,000 to setout several hours of jury tle before trial but had dedeliberations to be in court manded the Beastie Boys for the outcome. Another drop their demands to bemember of the band, the low $1 million. The lawyers gravelly-voiced rapper said the group had agreed Adam “MCA” Yauch, died to reduce its demands to of cancer in May 2012 at $1.65 million. age 47.

They said the Beastie Horovitz had testified Boys even offered to nethe legendary hip-hop gotiate a deal post-trial to group would never license curb additional litigation songs to endorse commer- costs, but Monster did not respond to the offer. As a cial products.

In a December rul- result, they added, they ing upholding the verdict should be awarded attorand award, Judge Paul A. ney’s fees of $2.38 million, Engelmayer said that five including $895,926 spent Beastie Boys songs used by prior to trial, $1.28 milMonster in a video made it lion during trial and the easy to conclude that the $200,438 post-trial cost Beastie Boys were endors- through December.

ers, who too often struggle to mount fresh and daring stories that deserve an audience,” said Price.

The announcement marks a new foray into the movie business for the online retail giant, which has in recent years developed a slate of TV series since Amazon Studios launched in 2010. Most recently, its acclaimed “Transparent” won two Golden Globe awards, including best comedy or musical series.

Independent film producer Ted Hope, who cofounded the production company Good Machine, will oversee creative development for the new unit, Amazon Original Movies.

The move marks the latest major digital player pushing into Hollywood’s movie business. Netflix last year inked deals with Adam Sandler and the Weinstein Co. Amazon’s entry into movies also comes on the heels of Sony Pictures’ un-

precedented digital distribution of the Seth Rogen comedy “The Interview,” the first major studio film to be released simultaneously in theaters, online and on video-on-demand platforms.

Top North American theater chains have vigorously protested such moves. On Friday, Patrick Corcoran, vice president of the National Association of Theater Owners, fired back at those who saw Sony Pictures’ digital release of “The Interview” as a sign of things to come. Corcoran said the movie’s release “doesn’t change anything,” and noted that its two-week $31.5 million digital gross was far less the film would have made at multiplexes.

But new entrants such as Amazon and Netflix don’t have to worry about theater chains the way Hollywood studios do. Any Amazon Studios movie release will likely only play in independent theaters.

Fitness model loses fight to train BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — A fitness model and actor who previously shot workout videos on railroad tracks was struck and killed by a train during filming near Los Angeles.

Two men were videotaping George Plitt Jr., 37, on the tracks north of the Burbank train station when Plitt was hit by a Metrolink passenger train, according to Burbank police Sgt. Scott Meadows.

Investigators have ruled out a suicide, and were trying to determine who directed the men to film in a restricted area of the tracks Saturday afternoon. They have interviewed witnesses who saw Plitt standing on the track even as the train’s horn was blaring, Meadows said.

Plitt also went by the name Greg and was a well-known fitness model.

The actor and West Point graduate has appeared on more than 200 magazine covers, Bravo’s reality television shows “Work Out” and “Friends to Lovers” and NBC’s daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” according to a website in Plitt’s name.

A motivational video on the website shows Plitt working out on the tracks as a Metrolink train passes by.

Metrolink spokesman Scott Johnson said Monday that the Los Angelesregion commuter train system tries to warn people when it sees they have posted images or videos of themselves on its tracks, but he didn’t know

whether Plitt had been contacted in the past.

Walking on tracks is trespassing, Johnson said.

“The tracks are for one thing - trains,” he said.

It appears Plitt may have believed the train was on a nearby, parallel track, Meadows said.

“It’s like a blind turn,” he said. “When the train came, you might not be able to tell which set the train is on.”

It was not immediately clear what the men were filming.

Police had no further updates on their investigation Monday.

Plitt was born in Baltimore. He served five years in the Army after graduating from West Point, the website said.

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Making a PROMISE for W.Va. West Virginia is in danger.

People are leaving, jobs aren’t coming and Governor Earl Ray Tomblin proposed a budget which cuts nearly $12 million in higher education funding, most of which comes from West Virginia University – $4,579,357 to be exact.

This time of year, thousands of high school seniors across the state anxiously await college acceptance letters. Many ultimately attend instate institutions only after exhausting other options.

There’s a sentiment among many students: We’d like to get out of here if we can afford it, but if we can’t afford it right now, we’ll wait until after college.

But why are we so anxious to get the heck out of dodge?

Well, a better question is this: Why should we stay?

We could stay because of family, many of us do. We could stay because we can’t afford to leave, even more of us do. We could stay for the mountains.

But the mountains don’t feed a family.

The Mountain State is full of intelligent young people. Despite the popular portrayal of our state, we are ingenious, courageous and resilient.

For these reasons, The Daily Ath-

enaeum’s Editorial Board supports house bill 2020, a proposal by Del. Patrick Lane, R-Kanawha, to expand the PROMISE scholarship for students enrolled in STEM majors to receive free room and board in addition to tuition.

This bill might be strengthened by adding a requirement that recipients of this scholarship work in West Virginia for a minimum of 2-4 years after graduation.

We should encourage the future recipients of this aid to invest their energy in programs of study relating to renewable resources to help our state leave the crippling malignancy of the coal industry.

If the state wants to give us this money, let’s put it to good use.

What our state needs now more than ever is an investment in education. We’re proud to see this potential for PROMISE to expand, but we’re just as saddened by the probable cuts to our University’s budget.

Remember: We vote. And when we do, we’ll remember what you voted for.

Just as we accept the challenge each day to work toward a brighter future for West Virginia, we challenge the state legislature to increase spending on higher education.

OUR View Changes to PROMISE scholarship will help to keep students in West Virginia and interested in higher education at state schools.

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Happiness jars: Experiencing gratitude each day abby humphreys columnist @obiwan_baloni

Though returning to school after the holidays may be refreshing for some, the start of a new semester can leave others feeling rushed and out of place from the first day onward.

I can’t be the only one who has resorted to a zombie-like state of living in the first weeks after the New Year. In between lectures, homework and dreary walks to class, the days may begin to blur together and cultivate doubt or despair in even the most positive of people.

The issue lies not in life’s current circumstances, but in the way our minds perceive them. Daily achievements and small victories are often overlooked if stressors like exams or presentations are always on our minds, as worry is a more mentally demanding

emotion than satisfaction.

However, there is an easy fix to feeling down, and all it takes is an empty jar and an ounce or two of creativity.

The happiness jar was born from the mixing of Buddhist principles with do-it-yourself websites like Pinterest. Though there are many variations of the craft online, the most basic instructions are to decorate a jar of your choosing and drop small notes containing things you are thankful for inside throughout the year.

When this practice becomes a daily habit, it promotes being present and aware of every moment, and it can bring a certain amount of uniqueness to each day which might otherwise be lost in monotony.

I made my first happiness jar at the beginning of 2014, and after just a few days, I noticed both my memory and mood improving. Instead of unconsciously ruminating on

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having a bad meal or procrastinating on a paper, I felt more aware of the small good moments of each day by making a mental note to record them in my happiness jar.

Today, I’m happy to say being grateful is something I now do automatically. I’ve found even on the worst days, finding time to record something as small as watching a good

TV show or indulging in a few Oreos makes a difference in how I remember each day in the future.

Simply because I made a conscious effort to remember the good over the bad,

I noticed my outlook on life changed dramatically over the course of just a few months.

At the end of the year, busting my happiness jar open and seeing just how many good moments I might have otherwise forgotten about brought new hope for 2015. The typical dread at starting a new school year was replaced with excitement and enthusiasm for the first time since elementary school.

Keeping a happiness jar is a fun and meaningful way to inspire the healthy habit of being thankful for life’s daily successes. Most importantly, it teaches we are in charge of how we remember the way our life unfolds.

Numerous philosophers and religious figures have spoken on the subject for centuries, but I believe a certain Jedi said it best: “Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Campus smoking ban not enough to inspire change, show students risk

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Tobacco free. What does it mean? To me, it means quitting for myself and no one else. It means stopping because I want to, not because the school wants me to.

I’m sure if you’ve ever taken a stroll through campus, you’ve noticed a “tobacco free campus” sign.

I’m also sure on this same stroll, you’ve seen people smoking anyway.

Tobacco is a substance we, as legal adults, are en-

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titled to buy and destroy ourselves with. It is sold right off the perimeters of campus, and though it is frowned upon, a full restriction is not going to stop anyone. If anything it will make them go out of their way to do it. They want it more now they’re told they can’t have it.

If there is anything I have learned, it’s that when you tell someone they can’t do something, it makes them want to do it more. It’s purely psychological. No one wants to be controlled by others, so by saying someone cannot

do something, you are not helping in the slightest.

The heightened attention to the substance doesn’t do anything for the addicts’ subconscious either.

I understand people not wanting to walk through smoke within a few feet of building entrances. That’s okay, but just outside anywhere?

Smoking shouldn’t be off limits. Outside is where people have traditionally smoked and is where they will continue to smoke until it dies out altogether.

I am not advocating the use of cigarettes in the slightest. I think it is a ter-

rible drug which causes more harm than good.

But people can do what they want with their bodies and if they choose to put harmful substances in them, then who are we to say they cannot, especially when it is legal already.

If we really want people to stop smoking, we should put up signs listing why they should stop.

Here are some real reasons to stop smoking.

Here’s the obvious one; you will be healthier. You will be less likely to get cancer, have a heart attack, heart disease, a stroke, etc.

You will even be less prone

to getting sick in general.

Healthier skin, teeth, fingernails, lower blood pressure and easier breathing.

You will save those loved ones around you from the secondhand smoke slowly destroying them. Yes, smoking is just as dangerous for people around you as you yourself. It is one thing to cause yourself damage, but to take other people who you supposedly care about with you is another matter entirely.

You’ll have more money.

All the money you used to spend on cigarettes will go toward something more productive or healthy or

fun, whatever it may be. If you even just bought one pack a week for five dollars, that would be more than twenty dollars a month. With 52 weeks in a year, you would save $260 and many people spend more. That’s a brand new phone. That’s a BouncePro trampoline. That’s hundreds of candy bars (which, though also unhealthy, are not nearly as unhealthy as cigarettes.)

It’s not too late for a New Year’s Resolution. The year is still young and so are you. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia swimmers celebrate Senior Night

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A swimmer from the WVU women’s swimming and diving team pulls ahead in a relay against TCU over the weekend.

by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University swimming and diving team sent their seniors out with a bang on Friday night, splitting a dual meet with TCU on a Senior Night that saw WVU athletes set two pool records and one school record.

In a tune-up against Big 12 competition about a month before conference championships, the Mountaineer men’s team claimed a 192-108 win,

while the women lost by a razor-thin 155-145 margin. West Virginia jumped to an early lead with some critical relay wins, and head coach Vic Riggs said he was proud of his team’s performance.

“I think both teams came out and really set the tone in relays,” Riggs said. “We had a lot of really good, up-front swims in that first session. Overall, our attitude, our racing and our energy was the best I’ve seen all season.”

On the diving board, senior Jenn Rey stepped up

to break a school record on the 1-meter board with a mark of 292.27, breaking the mark set in 2013 by fellow senior Haily VandePoel. Not to be outdone, VandePoel finished first on the 3-meter board, with Mountaineer divers finishing 1-2-3 in that event. On the men’s side, freshman Alex Obendorf placed first in both the 1-meter and 3-meter events.

Tw o Mo u n t a i n e e r swimmers also set pool records Friday. Junior Andrew Marsh, who has consistently been one of his

team’s top performers, broke Bryce Bohman’s 2-year-old record in the 100-yard backstroke with a first-place time of 48:27.

Shortly afterward, sophomore Nate Carr shaved nearly a full second off the previous WVU Natatorium record in the 200yard individual medley, surpassing Tim Phillips’ 2008 mark with a time of 1:50:42.

“The men felt they could put the meet away in the middle session,” Riggs said. “We continued to have really strong perfor-

mances from Andrew, but overall we had some men who stepped up who we needed to step up.”

With a large crowd in attendance and the WVU marching band playing before the meet, senior swimmer Tim Squires claimed wins in both the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events, along with a victory as part of a 200yard medley relay team.

Although he was unable to reach the 50-yard pool record he’s had in his sights all season, Squires said performing on Se-

nior Night was still a great experience.

“It was pretty sick,” Squires said. “You have that every Senior Night, but it’s just different when you’re finally a senior. It was just a different feeling, so it was nice.”

The Mountaineer women’s team will return to action next weekend in a dual meet at Iowa State on Saturday, Jan. 24. The men will have that weekend off, before facing Ohio State on the road Jan. 30. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU takes third place in tri-meet at Ohio State

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Senior Dayah Haley on the vault in a meet against the University of Pittsburgh last season.

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The West Virginia University gymnastics team traveled to a tri-meet over the weekend where they faced No. 15 Ohio State and No. 5 Michigan.

Through the meet, seven Mountaineers finished with career-high scores to help the team put up a season best score of 194.175.

Michigan scored 196.975 taking first place and Ohio State finished with 195.025 in second.

“I was very happy through the first three rotations today,” said coach Jason Butts in an interview with WVUSports.com.

“We improved so much on those events. Vault was fantastic and beam was good, if not a little shaky.

We gave away some tenths there, but we can get them back. We also had huge improvements on the floor.”

Starting on the beam, West Virginia opened the meet by going six-for-six tallying a 48.725 score. Senior Beth Deal anchored the lineup, winning with 9.875, a season high and her fifth career beam win.

Junior Melissa Idell finished with a career high 9.8 and took sixth place.

Saturday was the first time sophomore Nicolette Swoboda took the beam this season and she finished in eighth place with 9.775.

In the second rotation the Mountaineers came out with 48.55 from their floor routines. Idell started floor for WVU and hit a season best 9.8 taking sixth place. Senior Dayah Haley anchored and came out with 9.775 for the second week in a row, giving her a spot in ninth place. Sophomore Alexa Goldberg also scored 9.7 on the floor for West Virginia.

The third rotation on the vault was where West Virginia scored their first 49.0

or higher mark of the year.

Three gymnasts hit or set career highs on vault totaling 49.2, which was the team’s highest vault score since they earned 49.25 in a home meet in February of 2013.

Junior Jaida Lawrence led the team earning second place with a 9.9 score, the team’s first 9.9 or higher of the year.

Swoboda finished second on the team but third in the meet with a 9.85 mark, Haley and freshman Zaarika Muhammad both put up a career-best 9.825 on the vault tying for seventh place. Freshman Robyn Bernard had her first career vault in which she scored 9.8, finishing in 10th place.

West Virginia went into the fourth rotation with a score of 146.475, sitting in second place of the meet. Three falls on the uneven bars quickly took them down to third. The three routines that hit all

scored 9.8 or above, helping to hold onto the season high score, but were not enough to save the points lost from falls.

“Unfortunately, our bars performance was totally unacceptable,” Butts said. “We cannot expect to advance in postseason if that’s how we’re going to compete on the road. We need to get back into Cary Gym this week and correct these uncharacteristic mistakes.”

Goldberg led the Mountaineers on the bars, scoring 9.875 for the second week in a row and tied for second place. Tying for sixth place, junior Lindsey Litten matched her career-high score of 9.825 and Muhammad put up a career-high of 9.8 taking ninth place.

West Virginia did not have an all-around competitor at this meet. Michigan’s Sachi Sugiyama won the all-around competition with a score of 39.45.

The Mountaineers open their season and Big 12 play this weekend at the Coliseum against Iowa

State and No. 19 George Washington. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Coach Bob Huggins yells at his players during the Mountaineers’ win against Oklahoma last week.

No. 20 Longhorns knock down high-riding No. 16 West Virginia, 77-50 connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum

A little more than halfway through its third season in the Big 12, West Virginia’s men’s basketball team is starting to look like it really belongs, restoring its reputation as a tough out and a contender.

For the most part, even during their first two struggling seasons in the conference, West Virginia has held its own against the Big 12’s traditional powers. Even mighty Kansas suffered a loss in Morgantown last season.

There is still one team

that has given the Mountaineers fits over the course of the last calendar year: The Texas Longhorns.

He a d c o a c h R i ck Barnes’ team made hay against West Virginia last season, besting the Mountaineers on three separate occasions. All three games were relative blowouts, with the Longhorns using their superior size to dominate post play and the contest as a whole.

After starting 3-1 in conference play and coming off a 21-point victory against No. 18 Oklahoma, West Virginia was riding

high heading into Austin for their first attempt at exorcising its demons this season.

Any momentum the Mountaineers gained in that win was erased in a hurry, as the Longhorns imposed their will once again, pounding West Virginia 77-50 Saturday.

Coming into the game, West Virginia exuded confidence in the fact that its full court press would give Texas problems and prevent the Horns from exploiting their size advantage.

T h e Mo u n t a i n e e r s brought the pressure as

usual, but Texas was able to withstand it, to say the least. In fact, the Longhorns may have beaten the Mountaineers at their own game, racking up a 21-8 advantage in points off turnovers.

West Virginia’s big men, Devin Williams, Jonathan Holton, Elijah Macon and Brandon Watkins felt the brunt of Texas’ defensive attack, shooting a combined 4-for-16 for the game. Shooting has been a weakness for the Mountaineers this season, but it was a major problem Saturday as the team shot 13for-54 from the floor.

Longhorn center Cam

Ridley dominated the game, scoring 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting, registering four blocks and pulling down six rebounds.

Sw i ng ma n f o r wa rd Jonathan Holmes used his rare combination of size and athleticism to pace his team, registering a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds in 31 minutes of action.

For the second-straight game, West Virginia’s floor general, senior point guard Juwan Staten was held to single digits in scoring. He managed just three points and went 1-for-7 from the field.

The Mountaineer bench was able to pick up the slack against Oklahoma, but the task proved too tall against Texas.

The Longhorn reserves outscored West Virginia’s 28-19 and was paced by 6-foot-11 freshman forward Myles Turner, who chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds. Turner made a living at the free throw line Saturday, going 9-for-9 from the stripe.

West Virginia has a full week off to work out what went wrong before TCU comes to the Coliseum Saturday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU gets first conference win against OSU, 61-49 by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

With his team stumbling through a 0-4 start to Big 12 play, West Virginia University women’s basketball coach Mike Carey decided it was time to make a change.

For the first time this season, he switched up the starting lineup – and sophomore guard Bre McDonald responded, scoring a career-high 16 points in her first-ever start to lead the Mountaineers to an

elusive conference win, 61-49 at No. 21 Oklahoma State Saturday.

“This is her first game to start,” Carey said after the game. “She came into the game focused and ready to play. That was great.”

The Mountaineers have struggled all season when leading scorer Bria Holmes hasn’t been at her best, but McDonald’s contributions helped the visitors overcome a 4-18 shooting night from Holmes. McDonald, a Georgia Tech transfer who had not previously scored

double figures in any game this season, hit three of her five 3-point attempts.

For her part, Holmes managed to scratch out 10 points and a careerhigh 10 rebounds for her first ever double-double.

Senior point guard Linda Stepney added 15 points, six rebounds and five assists, while sophomore center Lanay Montgomery continued her strong interior play with 12 rebounds and six blocked shots.

Behind eight points from McDonald and seven

points from junior guard Jessica Morton, the Mountaineers carried a 27-23 lead into halftime. Although Oklahoma State jumped out of the gate to take a quick second half lead, the 3-point shooting of McDonald and Stepney put West Virginia ahead – and the WVU defense did the rest of the work, locking the Cowgirls down on a late 21-4 run that put the game away.

“I thought overall our players played hard,” Carey said. “We got some scoring off the bench, which we haven’t been doing. It was good to get a win.”

Although the Moun-

taineers shot just 33.3 percent from the field and turned the ball over 20 times, they made the ones that counted: 8-21 from 3-point range and 17-21 from the line, strong performances in areas they have struggled with all season.

It was the Mountaineer defense that carried the day, holding the Cowgirls to 28.8 percent shooting. Oklahoma State’s three leading scorers – Liz Donohoe, Brittney Martin and Roshunda Johnson – combined to shoot 10-46 from the field. Center LaShawn Jones led the team with 12 points, and was the only Cowgirl

starter to shoot over 50 percent.

Led by Montgomery and Holmes, the Mountaineers were able to dominate the boards, 52-36.

After a rough start to the season, Montgomery has been a revelation in recent weeks, with the Oklahoma State game being her third straight with double-digit rebounds.

Now 11-6 and 1-4 in Big 12 play, the Mountaineers will next be in action Wednesday, when they take on the 11-5 Kansas State Wildcats at 7 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Week after week, the Big 12 continues to show its depth as each of its teams has demonstrated potential to emerge as a serious conference contender. As week 11 comes to a close, we’ve seen most of the conference’s top teams beat up on each other, proving the race for the Big 12 title is truly up for grabs.

1. Kansas Jayhawks (14-3, 3-1 Big 12) Although the Jayhawks let one slip away in Ames Saturday, they have won four of their other five games against ranked opponents, with their only loss being to No.1 Kentucky. The loss to Iowa State definitely shows the strength of the rest of the conference, but doesn’t take much away from what Kansas has been able to do so far this season. Expect to see the ten Big 12 teams upset each other, as seven of them are ranked in the Top 25, but don’t take your eyes off Frank Mason III and the boys from Lawrence.

2. Iowa State Cyclones (13-3, 3-1 Big 12) While the conference boasts many teams that have made an argument to be contenders, the Cyclones have shown their presence as a frontrunner on every side of the ball. They’ve been tough on defense and have shown they can move the ball to dissect a defense, as they lead the league in assists, averaging 18.6 per game.

They barely escaped Morgantown with a win more than a week ago, thanks to their superior shooting and their collective size at the post has kept them in other close games. Although they lost by a point to a tough Baylor team on Wednesday, they bounced back by beating then-No. 9 Kansas by five to prove they are here to take care of business.

3. Texas Longhorns (13-4, 2-2 Big 12) The middle of the conference is the most difficult to separate when it comes to the Big 12, as the scores have been so inconsistent. Texas lost to Oklahoma by about 20, Oklahoma lost to West Virginia by about 20, and West Virginia lost to Texas by about 20. How do you rank teams with those kinds of scores?

It’s easy to look at the results from each team’s perspective and make an argument. But the Longhorns made a statement Saturday against the Mountaineers, showing they are the team everyone hyped them up to be before the start of the season. Junior center Cameron Ridley completely dominated West Virginia’s forwards underneath, and the Longhorns collectively showed they could match the pressure of one of the strongest defenses in the country. Perhaps now they will bounce back from their two disappointing losses to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State and find their rhythm again.

4. West Virginia Mountaineers (15-3, 3-2 Big 12) The Mo u nt a i n e e r s didn’t just look bad in Austin Saturday, they looked awful. While their pressure on defense was still present, they shot themselves in the feet time and time again with turnovers, missed layups, poor shot selection and hardly any physicality in the paint.

But one game shouldn’t take away from what West Virginia has been able to do all season with a team that has earned the nickname “Press Virginia.” The Mountaineers took a top tier Iowa State team down to the wire, and completely dominated an Oklahoma team that couldn’t keep up with the tempo and the pressure that head coach Bob Huggins’ squad brings to the court every game. If West Virginia can show improvement in its perimeter shooting and find a way penetrate defenses with more

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Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg argues with an official during a game last year. size, they’ll continue to win.

5. Oklahoma Sooners (12-5, 3-2 Big 12) Despite the fact that the Sooners suffered two back-to-back losses to Kansas State and West Virginia, they bounced back by stomping Oklahoma State at home to earn back some respect from the rest of the conference. While they looked miserable trying to keep up with West Virginia’s defense in Morgantown, they’ve still won four games on the season against Top 25 teams. The Sooners have perimeter shooting and enough size to compete with any team in the conference, but they face a schedule with teams that possess the same traits.

6. Oklahoma State Cowboys (12-5, 2-3 Big 12) The Cowboys have kind of been the sleeper in the conference thus far. While they’ve lost five games, three of which were in the conference, they managed to find success in nonconference play, in addition to knocking off Texas and a hot Kansas State team in previous weeks.

They’ve lost two in a row, one to Iowa State and another to Oklahoma, but the Cowboys have built a resume that says they can compete with top-tier teams.

7. Kansas State Wildcats (11-7, 4-1 Big 12) The Wildcats are going to have to win some more games if they plan to make their way into the Top 25, but they’re doing just that as they currently lead the conference in standings. A team that seemed to have no chance of keeping up with such a strong conference several weeks ago has somehow found its identity, winning four in a row.

The Wildcats have a lot in front of them with such a brutal schedule, but knocking off Oklahoma and Baylor in their four-game winning streak says a lot about what this team is capable of.

8. Baylor Bears (13-4,

2-3 Big 12) Their record is impressive, but I’m just not sold.

The Bears have managed to find themselves in the rankings, but their nonconference schedule was pathetic and they only have one noteworthy win.

Granted they beat a very strong Iowa State team, but they blew a huge lead in the first half and barely snuck out with the win. Besides that, they beat a fairly weak TCU team in overtime, and lost the rest of their conference games. Not to say the Bears haven’t shown some potential to be a real player, I just don’t see much room for them in a heavyweight group of teams.

9. TCU Horned Frogs (14-3, 1-3 Big 12) There was a lot of controversy when the Horned Frogs found a spot in the Top 25 after their 13-0 start, due to their very weak schedule. I’m a firm believer that wins are wins, and 13 straight is impressive. The Frogs have had a tough time in conference play, winning only one of four, the only win being against a weak Texas Tech team. Transfer guard Trey Zeigler has definitely given them some help, but TCU needs a lot more than one player to make a name for itself in Big 12 basketball.

10. Texas Tech Red Raiders (10-8, 0-5 Big 12) The Red Raiders just can’t catch a break in conference play. They’ve gone 0-5 since the start of conference play, and they played a lousy nonconference schedule. They’ve shown some hope at times for fans in Lubbock, but after a 62-42 trouncing from TCU, it’s hard to say much is looking up for the Red Raiders. One thing fans could take out of this season, however, is a young talent that could reshape the program in freshman guard Devaugntah Williams. He could be the difference in years to come, but this year the Red Raiders just can’t keep up.

NFL investigating Patriots for deflated footballs past, most infamously when they were punished for videotaping sideline signals used by the New York Jets during a 2007 game. Belichick was fined $500,000, and the team was docked $250,000 and stripped of its 2008 first-round draft pick.

According to the NFL rule book, home teams are responsible for furnishing playable balls at all times. Each team brings 12 primary balls, while home teams are required to also bring 12 backup balls.

Once the referee makes sure the footballs are properly inflated, they’re delivered to ball attendants provided by the home team.

The league’s game operations manual notes: “If any individual alters the footballs, or if a non-approved ball is used in the game, the person responsible and, if appropriate, the head coach or other club personnel will be subject

to discipline, including but not limited to, a fine of $25,000.”

D e f l at i n g a f o o tball could change the way it would be gripped by a player or the way it travels through the air.

The Patriots beat the Colts 45-7 to reach the Super Bowl. New England will play the defending champion Seattle Seahawks for the NFL title at Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 1.

Colts coach Chuck Pagano said he did not notice issues with the football.

He did not specify when asked whether the Colts had reported the issue to officials.

“We talk just like they talk to officials (before the game), we have an opportunity to talk to the officials about a lot of things, things that you’ve seen on tape like the formations we talked about last week,” Pagano said. “Every coach in the league gets an opportunity to visit with

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In Sunday night’s lopsided AFC finale, quarterback Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and running back LeGarrette Blount gained 148 yards while scoring three touchdowns to send New England to its sixth Super Bowl in the past 14 years.

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck had his worst game as a pro, completing only 12 of 33 passes for 126 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions.

On his regular weekly morning-after-game appearance Monday on WEEI radio, Brady said he wasn’t aware of the report about the league’s investigation into whether footballs were properly inflated against Indianapolis.

“I think I’ve heard it all at this point,” Brady said with a laugh.

“That’s the last of my worries,” he said. “I don’t even respond to stuff like this.”

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NFL (AP) – The NFL is investigating whether the New England Patriots deflated footballs that were used in their AFC championship game victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

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Brad Paisley is backlit by a spotlight as he performs in the WVU Coliseum Saturday evening.

Parmalee, a country group originating from Parmale, N.C., performs Saturday.

Swon Brothers, Parmalee, Brad Paisley stop in Morgantown on Country Nation World Tour Hannah Harless A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

Country legend Brad Paisley, Parmalee and “The Voice” contestants The Swon Brothers, kickstarted their Country Nation World Tour at West Virginia University’s Coliseum. The artists performed back-to-back concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The venue was packed with nearly every seat filled on both nights.

Brad Paisley entered the stage with his famous guitar licks during a song performed by both family bands, The Swon Brothers and Parmalee. Fans weren’t expecting his nonchalant entrance and went wild with excitement as he walked in.

Following the collaborative performance, the stage lit up in blue and white with “Brad Paisley” written in lights on the backdrop.

The band chimed in simultaneously, and everything on the stage united.

“I told my booking agent that it would be fun in the winter to play in college towns,” Paisley said. “Obviously, the first college town I think about is Morgantown. To me, it really is the ultimate place for that because it’s where I spent

A couple dances during Parmalee’s set.

A&E Gallery For more pictures of the Brad Paisley concert, visit thedaonline.com. many a Saturday growing up, going to football games. When you want to set the tone for a tour, there is nothing quite like Morgantown, W. Va. We’ll know we did a good show if there are couches on fire tonight.”

Throughout the show, Paisley performed many hits from a various number of his albums. This included songs from his earlier albums like “Mud On the Tires” and “Time Well Wasted,” as well as songs from his more recent albums, “Moonshine in the Trunk” and “This is Country Music.”

Paisley paid homage to the state of West Virginia, with lyrical references as well as performing with a personalized WVU guitar and photos of many iconic landmarks from around the state spanned across the backdrop.

“I think every writer is influenced by where they grew up, and I’m lucky to have come from a place that is very much exactly what you would expect for as kind of training for country music,” Paisley said. “I think if I was born somewhere else, I don’t necessarily know where I’d be.”

Not only was Paisley engaged with the audience musically, but his interaction with the audience also showcased his boyish charm and unforgettable sense of humor. Paisley took many selfies during his two nights of performances and also gave away signed guitars, which had fans jumping with elation.

On the Saturday performance, Paisley made the night even more memorable for one lucky couple who shared their marriage proposal on stage with a filled Coliseum. The crowd erupted with cheers.

The Swon Brothers, composed of Zach and Colton Swon, began performing p ro f e s s i o n ally when they were chil-

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Brad Paisley flashes a smile to the audience as he is surrounded thousands of fans. dren in Muskogee, Okla., in their family’s gospel group. When their southern gospel group, Exodus, stopped touring, the family created a familystyle variety show entitled Westwood Music Show in Wagoner, Okla.

“We never really had a backup plan,” Colton Swon said. “When we were young we aspired to be the it-version of Brooks and Dunn. We just started writing and played every gig in between. We were passionate about it and knew that this is what we wanted to do for the rest of our lives.”

The Swon Brothers garnered national attention after auditioning for “The Voice” in 2013, where both Zach and Colton were selected to be on Team Blake

by Blake Shelton. They were the first duo to make it from the Top 12 live shows to the season finale.

Soon after the show, the musically inclined brothers signed a deal with Arista Nashville, which was the same record label of their old Muskogee neighbor, country superstar Carrie Underwood.

Since signing with Arista Nashville, The Swon Brothers have released a new album, been nominated as the 2014 CMA Vocal Duo of the Year and featured in People Country’s Sexiest Man issue.

“Our life has been ninety to nothing since being on The Voice,” Colton Swon said. “It’s just been go, go, go for the past two years.

We had a much-needed break around Christmas, but now we’re ready to get back on the road again and get this tour started with Brad Paisley.”

The duo performed many songs from its selftitled album, “The Swon Brothers,” which was released in October 2014.

The brothers performed their celebrated singles “Later On” and “Pray for You,” as well as other tracks that got the crowd

Zach Swon, lead singer of The Swon Brothers, performs.

Students and Morgantown residents alike pack the Coliseum Saturday night. on their feet.

Parmalee took the stage directly after The Swon Brothers and got the crowd excited with its enticing guitar riffs and powerful party anthems. The band conversed with the crowd often throughout the performance and shared a few laughs as well.

The country rock group performed many songs off its debut album, “Feels Like Carolina,” including fan favorites “Carolina” and “Close Your Eyes.”

While the band performed most of its own songs, the group added its own twist to them by mixing in wellknown hip-hop and rap songs such as “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” Overall, the first stop on the Country Nation World Tour was a success. The seats in the Coliseum were filled on both nights with a crowd that beamed with state pride. The tour will continue through May. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

MAComedy Night The Monongalia Arts Center will host its first MAComedy Night for the new year. The show will feature the four winners from last year’s MAComedy Standup Showdowns. Christian Cox, Kasey Kesner, Wayne Dorsey and Jordan Bailey were all selected to compete in the Showdowns by a comedy panel along with each show’s headlining act. Each winner com-

peted for the title of “Morgantown’s Funniest Comedian.” This Friday’s funniest comedian showcase costs $10. Tickets can be purchased by calling 304-292-3325 or visiting http://monartscenter.com/shop.

Tickets are also available in person at the MAC lobby. The show starts 8 p.m. Friday in the Tanner Theatre.

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