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WVU players face marijuana citation Dravon Henry, Jaleel Fields, Yodny Cajuste, Xavier Preston cited at Lincoln Hall, Univ. responds by david schlake sports editor @dschlake_WVU
Legal problems have landed at the doorstep of West Virginia University and its football program once again, as four of its players were cited for the possession of marijuana at a residence hall on campus. According to WVU Police, Xavier Preston, Yodny Cajuste, Jaleel Fields and Dravon Henry were all cited at Lincoln Hall, part of the Evansdale campus, earlier this week.
Fields, 19, and Cajuste, 18, are both redshirt freshmen. Fields is a defensive lineman and Cajuste is an offensive lineman. Henry, 19, and Preston, 18, are both sophomores. Preston played in nine games and registered two total tackles as a linebacker for the Mountaineers. Henry earned some national recognition this season at the safety position, racking up 45 total tackles and raking in two interceptions, one of which he would return for a touchdown.
“As with all students, the incident also will be turned over to student conduct at the University,” team spokesperson Mike Montoro said Thursday. Dana Holgorsen didn’t have much to say about the incident. “We are aware of the situation, and the matter will be handled internally,” he said. Corey Farris, dean of Students and director of Housing, said this is a very systematic process, with a routine series of steps. ”The one part that falls
under my area is the student conduct part and the residence hall part,” Farris said. “We will follow our normal procedures and our normal processes for any student that violates our rules, whether it’s in the residence halls or off-campus.” “Depending on what comes out once we have information from the police, as well as our own as we talk to the individual students, (that) will sort of guide us on what sanctions are imposed and things like that eventually, if they’re found responsible for violating the University’s policies. Farris said students are treated equally in cases like
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ARE YOU MOUNTAINEER ENOUGH?
Mountaineer Mascot applications available, Michael Garcia plans to try out again by jake jarvis managing editor @jakejarviswvu
It’s that time of year again. Students can now apply to be West Virginia University’s Mountaineer Mascot. Michael Garcia, the current Mountaineer, said he’s applying again because he feels he still has much to contribute to the University and the state. Steve Orlowski, the Mountaineer selection committee chairperson, said the person selected has to have energy, school spirit and an all-around likability. The person selected as the Mountaineer is required to attend all football and men’s and women’s basketball home games, as well as any away games as determined by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Besides these, the Mountaineer is encouraged to attend other approved events. It’s because of these commitments that Orlowski said the Mountaineer must be able to devote considerable time to his or her position. “The most challenging part has probably been how I do not have as much time to spend with my family and friends,” Garcia
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ford’s colleagues with pictures of his passport, his apartment taped off and an unconscious Berisford. “He was hit in the head and left for dead,” Borosko said. “I got a picture of his passport (that) someone sent to me, and that was freaky. Immediately, I called the U.S. embassy just to get him protected. It was my whole world crashing underneath of me.” If Berisford would have received the right treatment, the outcome might have been different. Since he had no money, doctors refused to give him the proper treatment. Money was also an issue in bringing him home since his hospital bills kept growing. On top of all this, Borosko had no way of receiving instant updates on
With winter in full swing, emergencies could happen at any time. The Monongalia Emergency Centralized Communications Agency, or MECCA 9-1-1, has updated its Emergency Alert System, Swiftreach, that could help warn residents of Monongalia County of emergencies that may occur. With bitter temperatures, mounds of snow and icy roads, this system could warn residents about unexpected disasters. “Swiftreach is a mass notification system that is owned by the county,” said Mike Wolfe, director of Monongalia County HSEMA and MECCA 9-1-1. “We can produce prerecorded messages to landlines and cellular phones that are registered in the system. We can also extend text messages, emails and pager alerts as well as social media notices to our social media accounts.” This system does differ a bit from the notification system West Virginia University uses. Swiftreach is only used for severe and urgent notifications. Some of these instances include blizzard warnings, river flood warnings, evacuations and tornado warnings, just to name a few. “We use this system for things like severe weather that is going to affect us by causing widespread power outages or an interruption to other utilities,” Wolfe said. “Also, if there would be a hazardous material release, for example, if there was a wreck that caused a hazmat release.” Although a mass notification system has been implemented in Monongalia County for several years, Swiftreach has recently received new updates that will allow for easier access to both the senders and viewers of the messages. “Before, if you wanted to go in and sign up you had to go in to the website to be able to do so, and if we wanted to send out an alert we had to log into a website,” Wolfe explained. “So, they have now come up with a mobile app that we can sign in through the app to send out a message in a much faster way. It is much more accessible. But also, the
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Former Athletic Director Oliver Luck poses with Mountaineer Mascot Michael Garcia and Stephen Orlowski, Mountaineer selection committee chairperson, during the Maniacs’ tailgate on the Mountainlair Green Sept. 5, 2014. said. “But they understand ties and met people from people of all ages. ply because it’s a great and have been so support- around the state. “I think Mr. Garcia will process and the school’s ive throughout this inOrlowski said the time be a strong applicant but highest honor.” credible opportunity.” commitment isn’t just to I encourage everyone else In the University’s hisBeing the Mountain- the University but to the to apply,” Orlowski said. tory, there have been only eer does come with perks. entire state as well. Be- “Whether you’re male or two female MountainGarcia said the part of the cause fans of WVU ath- female, in-state or out- eers — Natalie Tennant, job he finds most reward- letics range from young of-state, have a beard or 1990, and Rebecca Durst, ing is how he has traveled to old, the Mountaineer don’t have a beard, I ento 34 out of the 55 coun- needs to be well-liked by courage everyone to apsee Mascot on PAGE 2
Alum returns to US after long battle with coma in China by jacob bojesson editor-in-chief @dailyathenaeum
Editor’s Note: On Oct. 15, 2014, The Daily Athenaeum published the story of West Virginia University alumnus John Berisford who was in a coma in China without receiving treatment. Berisford has since been brought home to the U.S. but his road to recovery has just begun. John Berisford talked to his sister over the phone on March 13 as he was getting ready to leave China and go home to West Virginia later that day. But Berisford never made it to the airport, and it may have been the last time he would ever speak to his sister. Berisford looked at life as one long adventure with the world as his playground. On that day in March, the adventure would come to a
sudden end after his apartment in China was broken into and the robbers left him for dead. The journey back has been a struggle for Berisford and his family, as he was left in a coma without receiving treatment, but they refuse to give up. Berisford grew up in Marshall County in the northern panhandle of West Virginia. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1996 and went on to receive a college education at WVU. He has spent most of his adult life exploring the world, visiting places such as Turkey, Australia, Thailand and living in South Korea and China for the past decade. “He was very adventurous,” said Dawn Borosko, Berisford’s sister. “It’s so hard to describe him be-
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Berisford has returned to the US. cause he’s just a down-toearth, loving person. He wasn’t quite a talker.” As part of completing his Ph.D. in English, he was teaching English as a Second Language in China when a group of robbers broke into his home. What exactly happened that
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spring day in Yangzhou remains unknown, but the consequences will impact Berisford and his family for the rest of their lives. The news of his condition came as a shock for his family on the other side of the globe. Borosko received an email from one of Beris-
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Friday January 23, 2015
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No-tip restaurant offers food for thought on pay, benefits
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Customers to Girard Brasserie and Bruncherie might be in for a surprise when they read the note attached to their bills: “Tipping is not necessary.” That’s food for thought in an industry where servers depend on gratuities for the bulk of their pay. Yet staff at the French-inspired restaurant earn about $13 an hour, and they get sick time, vacation days and health insurance. The economics aren’t easy, said Girard co-owner Brian Oliveira. Ideally, though, the provisions make for more loyal and content employees, who then create a better experience for customers, he said. “We had to make less money as owners and sacrifice some of that, but in the end, it created a better environment and everyone’s happier,” said Oliveira, who
is also the chef. The unusual model highlights a debate about pay and conditions in an industry that employs 10 percent of the U.S. workforce, according to the National Restaurant Association. The group doesn’t track the number of no-tip models among the nation’s nearly 1 million eateries, but examples have popped up over the past year in Pittsburgh,
Bridge Day panel OKs finger scans, jumpers protest FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — The Bridge Day Commission has decided to require BASE jumpers, rappellers and vendors to undergo finger scans over the protests of several jumpers who said they will skip this year’s event. Media outlets report that commission members voted unanimously on Wednesday to require the scans. Jumpers criticized the requirement, citing privacy concerns and what they called an adversarial relationship with West Virginia State Police. Commission members said the scans only will be checked against a terrorist watch list and are less intrusive than the one-day festival’s current background checks. “It’s the simplest, most effective way to do it,” West Virginia State Police Sgt. K.E. Tawes, a commission member, said. Jumper Alan Lewis of Tennessee is organizing an alternative event in Twin Falls, Idaho, where jumping off the Perrine Bridge is al-
lowed year-round. He told the commission that Twin Falls welcomes jumpers. Jumper Marcus Ellison of Fayetteville said jumpers feel insulted by the finger scan requirement. “When we can go someplace across the country and no one suspects us of being a terrorist 365 days a year, where do you think we’re going to go?” Ellison said. BASE stands for building, antenna, span and Earth, the fixed objects from which parachutists leap. Bridge Day, held on the third Saturday in October, is the only time that BASE jumping and rappelling from the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County is allowed. The festival typically draws about 450 jumpers. Gene and Maura Kistler, who own Water Stone Outdoors, asked the commission to find a way to keep Bridge Day intact. “I’m just here to say I hope everyone hangs in there and works this out so my business can continue to float,” Maura Kistler said, “because it really, really matters.”
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certainly cause for a student to be removed and kicked out of all University housing.” Farris stressed no matter what happens for the players legally, the disciplinary action through the school is completely separate. ”The rules and regulations in the student conduct process is that (incidents) on campus are independent of what goes on in the courtroom downtown,” Farris said. “On campus, (we need) something called the preponderance of evidence. The courts downtown require much more to prove someone did something.” This isn’t the first time WVU has seen marijuana possession in the football headlines, and it’s not the first time a player has made the news for something other than school and athletics. Last year, TCU faced a series of marijuana incidents that led to disciplinary action. In 2012, four TCU players were caught in a drug sting, arrested and dismissed from the
Continued from page 1 this , regardless if they are student athletes or not. “That’s a routine process for us. There’s no special treatment or anything like that,” Farris said. But as in any case, there’s no telling what disciplinary action will be taken with the players until the specifics are released. “Anything can happen,” Farris said. “Until we get the details on quantities and things like that, anything from what we would call deferred removal (can happen), and that can involve some educational counseling and programming through WELLWVU and other areas. It can also mean that there may be community service involved. “Depending on if they are large quantities and things like that – that can
New York, Los Angeles and near Cincinnati. The federal hourly minimum wage for non-tipped workers, such as dishwashers and cooks, is $7.25; the minimum for tipped workers like waiters and bartenders is $2.13. Paid time off and medical benefits are almost unheard of in the highturnover business. Congress hasn’t raised the tipped wage in nearly
25 years. The restaurant association, which has fought increased minimums, argues that requiring higher wages will force owners to lay off servers, cut workers’ hours or raise prices. Some cities and states, acting on their own to address growing income inequality, have established higher minimum wages that apply both to workers who receive tips and to workers who don’t receive tips. Among the highest: $10.74 an hour in San Francisco, $9.47 an hour in Washington state and $9.25 an hour in Oregon. The state minimum for tipped employees in Pennsylvania is $2.83 hourly. After taking tips into account, that translates into a median wage of $8.25 an hour, or just over $17,000 per year for a full-time employee, according to Restaurant Opportunities Centers United,
an organization seeking to improve conditions in the field. But tips offer the potential to earn a lot more — and sometimes much more quickly — than even a higher hourly wage might allow, said Geoff Bowman, a longtime bartender in Philadelphia. Currently in between bar gigs, he earns $2.83 plus tips as a server at Dottie’s Dinette, just few blocks from Girard in the city’s Fishtown section. Bowman acknowledged the lack of time off and health insurance have been “speed bumps and challenges” in a career he otherwise enjoys. At Girard, the menu and checks explain that “dishes are priced accordingly” to provide staff with higher wages and benefits. A fixed price, three-course dinner ranges from $31 to $42. Kelly Cinquegrana visited
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Girard shortly after its debut in late November, in part to support the idea of a better working environment. The cost of the meal was reasonable — “equal to giving a tip, anyway” — and she gave the food and service a glowing review on Yelp. “I think it’s pretty important to want to treat wait staff well,” Cinquegrana said. So far, only one employee, a dishwasher, has used a paid sick day, said Girard co-owner Cristian Mora. Scheduling is harder than he imagined and margins are tight; the new approach is “not for everyone,” he said. “A lot of people do make a very good living with the model as it is now, with the guest leaving a tip,” he said. But Mora, who also didn’t have health insurance for most of his 15-year restaurant career, said he’s glad to be among the vanguard.
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2009. There have been other female Mountaineer alternates. The selection process is a long one, resulting in the newly selected Mountaineer taking control of the rifle at the annual Blue and Gold football game in April. Before this, the committee chooses up to 10 people to conduct a halfhour interview with on Feb. 14. From there, the top four candidates move on to a cheer-off during the Feb. 16 basketball game where each will get to wear the traditional buckskins and carry the rifle. The committee measures how the individual interacts with the crowd and the crowd’s response. The new Mountaineer Mascot and the second highest finalist, the Mountaineer Mascot Alternate, will be announced Feb. 24 at the men’s basketball game against Texas. Applications are due by 3 p.m. on Jan. 30.
public who have signed up for Swiftreach can receive alerts through the app as well as the other means they have signed up for, whether it be text messages or phone calls.” Swiftreach also has the ability to contact people in certain districts of the county in case of a very local emergency. For example, in case of an emergency that poses a threat to only the West Run part of the county, Swiftreach can send those residents notifications without sending them to all of Monongalia County. Some West Virginia University students see this app as an important and useful tool in case of emergencies. Nicolette Russo, a junior public relations student, said she will definitely look into signing up for Swiftreach. “Knowing how dangerous the winters can get here, I think this will be a very helpful app for the next couple of months especially,” Russo said. “I think it is great that there is an app like this because it has the potential to help a lot of people.” Doyle Maurer/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM
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team. In February 2014, wide receiver Ladarius Brown, who was tied for the most receptions during the previous season, was kicked off the team as a result of marijuana-related charges. Two months later, star wide receiver Brandon Carter was arrested on charges of the same nature and would end up being dropped from the roster due to academic issues. During last season, WVU cornerback Daryl Worley faced a misdemeanor assault charge after an incident at Lux Nightclub. Video surveillance footage showed Worley having an argument with a woman, in which he allegedly grabbed the woman’s throat and pushed her down. Following the incident, Worley was suspended from the team. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported if the players do not contest the citations, each will be placed on probation, and each will have to pay court costs. dschlake@mail.wvu.edu
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Continued from page 1 her brother’s condition as no one was checking up on him on a daily basis. Even with the help of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and the U.S. embassy, regular communication with the hospital in Yangzhou seemed to be impossible. “Our main goal was to get him home, but nobody spoke English, so that made it very difficult,” Borosko said. “I would have to email the embassy my list of questions and they would drive to the hospital, and it would take five hours to get there. They’d answer the questions, and then it would take them a week just to get back to me.” The family was faced with a task to raise close to $100,000 to bring Berisford home. The hospital bills had reached close to $35,000 by October, and the air ambulance that was required for his transportation back to the U.S. added an additional $60,000. A GoFundMe page
was set up by Borosko where people could donate any amount to help bring Berisford home. The entire community of Marshall County also came together to do what they could. Berisford’s childhood friend Nicole Shipman, who now works at John Marshall High School, got her students involved. “He was a lot of fun, he was genuine,” Shipman said. “He was somebody that you wanted to be your friend. He treated everybody equally. He would have given you the shirt off his back. He was an all-American boy, I guess you can say. I know him from growing up in Marshall County 4-H together.” It wasn’t until an anonymous donation of over $60,000 was received that the family could finally make the arrangements for his return. Berisford was transported to the Cleveland Clinic where he was initially treated before being transported to Youngstown, Ohio, where Borosko lives. Berisford is now in stable condition, and Borosko is hopeful that she will one
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day be able to talk to her brother again. However, the lack of treatment he received in China means he will never be able to walk again as his body has been positioned in an unhealthy way over the past nine months. The entire experience has been traumatic for Borosko and her family. Berisford’s and Borosko’s mother is yet to see her son as she is still coping with what happened. But instead of looking back in anger, Borosko is grateful to have her brother back. “Basically we’re just taking it one day at a time because some days are good and some days are really bad,” Borosko said. “I was angry at first, but anger is not going to get me anywhere. It’s not going to get me back what John lost, so now I can only take that anger and use it in a more positive way to get him at least in a good place.” Borosko works down the hall from where Berisford is in treatment at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown, which gives her the opportunity to see him every day. “I can go in, give him a kiss, say hi to him and then I go do my work,” she said. “When I take a 15 minute break, I go in his room, sit there for 15 minutes and talk to him. When I’m called off at seven o’clock, I go back into his room and spend another 2-3 hours just reading to him and basically spending time with him.” Borosko hopes Berisford’s story can teach Americans who are traveling to other countries how important it is to know what to do when an emergency occurs. “Make sure that you have traveler’s insurance; make sure you have a point of contact,” she said. “If you don’t have traveler’s insurance, it’s very difficult to bring somebody out of a country - especially China, who is a communist country.” The fundraising for Berisford’s treatment is still ongoing, and people are encouraged to donate money to the fund at http://gofundme. com/8L2igs. carl.bojesson@mail.wvu.edu
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Chelsea Corrao, a graduate student, conducts the WVU Women’s Chorus Thursday evening in the Creative Arts Center. Performances required a lot of concentration from both Corrao and the performers. By Westley Thompson Your Tears, Afrika.” This upAssociate A&E Editor beat song inspires hope @WestleyT93 in the listener. “Dry Your Tears, Afrika” was writWind, percussion and ten for the film “Amistad” voice collided together which chronicles a mutiny last evening at the Creative aboard a slave ship. The final song of the Arts Center’s Gladys G. Davis Theatre. For her Mas- concert was “Serenade for ter’s Recital Chelsea Corrao Wind Band.” This piece brought together and con- from 1980 is airy and ducted the WVU Wind buoyant. The song sort of Symphony, WVU Wom- bounces along and makes en’s Chorus and the WVU the listener imagine a Percussion Ensemble for a sunny meadow or woodsy path. truly beautiful concert. The concert was well The concert consisted of six songs, each performed constructed. Each song had skillfully by the musicians. its place and job. Each song First was “Overture for swung the mood in a difWoodwinds.” This piece ferent direction, but not in performed exclusively by a distracting way. Instead, the Wind Symphony de- each change of feeling was lighted the audience with welcomed by the audience its uplifting and carefree and held its attention. sound. While listening one Many audience memis almost transported away bers were impressed with to an adventurous road in a the skill Corrao displayed spirited forest. while conducting. “My favorite part was The concert took a more somber tone with the next that (Corrao) could keep song, “When Jesus Wept.” the percussion piece toThis song, written by Wil- gether,” said Garrett Shepliam Billings, takes place pard, a sophomore muduring the moment of Je- sic student. “That piece is sus’ last breath. The song is tough to conduct and she sad and moving. Ruth Wil- kept it together.” liams sang hauntingly at Much of the audience the beginning of the piece. was truly impressed with The mood swung sharply the conductor’s skill. again as “Ogoun Badagris” “I thought it was great,” was performed by the Per- said Brennan Wood, a secussion Ensemble. This nior student who studies piece draws inspiration both exercise physiology and technique from Hai- and music. “Chelsea is is tian drumming patterns a fantastic conductor that and a particular Voodoo rit- controls the ensemble well. ual. The music is loud and She puts a lot of emotion powerful. It fascinates you into it and it shows.” and pulls the entire audiThe performance was exence into an almost trance- cellent all around. Corrao like state. The song’s name- did a wonderful job consake is a Voodoo deity of ducting the show. Much immense violence. Only of the success is owed to blood sacrifice was said to the musicians and singKyle Monroe/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM ers as well. Each was quite Ruth Williams, a sophomore music education student (center), watches Chelsea Corrao, a graduate student (left), conduct ‘Dry Your Tears, Afrika’ Thursday evening calm him. “Weep No More” was talented with their instruperformed next. The Wom- ment of choice. The concert en’s Chorus performed was definitely a nice show this slow but positive piece to see. wonderfully. Performed next was “Dry wethompson@mail.wvu.edu
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Tuesday night, four West Virginia University football players were cited for possession of marijuana in Lincoln Hall. For many students, the events which ensue following a citation such as this would involve court dates, Student Conduct Board meeting, counseling and possibly meetings with other authorities at WVU. Hopefully, this will be the case for these student athletes. This incident is the perfect chance for the University to dispel the age old ideal of student athletes receiving unfair and biased treatment. They can do so by ensuring these students are treated in the same way any member of the student body would be treated. While it is the off season, there is also a call for disciplinary actions on their team as well. Everyone makes mistakes, it is human nature. This is not a call for expulsion, nor a call for these boys to be kicked off their team. It is simply asking authorities to deal with this matter in the same fashion which they would if it were your average freshman plucked from the Mountainlair. These boys (who are most likely promising athletes) may help to build on the program which brings in millions of dollars in revenue. However, this does not give them a free pass. It is very important for administration to set a principle now. By showing the No. 1 priority is academics, putting each of these players in the role of student first, the University will help to set and build upon the precedent that illegal actions cannot be made without legal and educational consequences. The Daily Athenaeum would like to encourage University officials handling this situation to consider precedents they set for students, and to remain consistent in their decisions regardless of what the students are able to bring to the table. We also want to recognize, by nature, these student athletes are put on the spot and brought into the public eye. This attention, something an average student may not recieve, also serves a consequence of their actions to be considered,which will hopefully discourage the same behavior in the future. truegoldandblue.com
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More than a game: Teaching sportsmanship to youth taylor jobin columnist @taylorjobinwvu
The seconds ticked down. My eyes wandered up to the scoreboard from the bench. As time expired, the score read: 69-2. I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I once lost a freshman basketball game 69-2. It’s forever the worst loss of my entire sports career, and, while I’m chuckling as I type this, one of the most scarring and motivating moments of my life. I only, and mean only, bring this up because of the recent curious case of Arroyo Valley High girls’ basketball coach Michael Anderson, who was suspended two games for beating Dale Chung’s Bloomington High 161-2. That’s absurd, unfair, and disingenuous to the girls of both schools. It’s also a mockery of what it means to be a coach. Obviously the scores are somewhat different, with Arroyo Valley scoring about 100 more points than in my game, but the concept of a
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laughable and overall meaningless blowout remains the same. You can say it was bad sportsmanship, beating a team that badly. Or it’s not teaching the girls the right way to play. If you believe either of these things, please never coach a youth sport. Sportsmanship is giving and leaving everything you have out on the playing field, all while remaining within
the confines of the rulebook and showing class whether you win or lose. It’s a concept which goes both ways. Unless the rules of basketball have changed, I don’t believe there’s a rule saying the score must be kept within a certain margin or stating both teams have to leave feeling better about themselves. I have yet to read a report the Arroyo girls showed anything other than class in their
victory. The coach requested a running clock after halftime, and the refs refused. “People shouldn’t feel sorry for my team,” Chung said. “They should feel sorry for his team, which isn’t learning the game the right way.” I disagree, Chung. I’ve played basketball since I could walk, I played on championship winning teams and I once played on a
team almost as inept as your Bruins, where we lost all but two games, were comically blown out every night and “run until you puke” at 6 a.m. practice was a common occurrence. However, I never started a season 0-16, averaging 10 points per game with a 56-point margin of defeat. Now, I don’t know you or any of your girls, but I know I’d keep the blame internal when it’s my team who scored in single digits in seven of its 16 games; especially against a team that is 17-1 with a, coincidentally, 56-point margin of victory. The Bloomington girls will take this loss one of three ways: They will use it as motivation to never let such an embarrassing loss happen again; they’ll file it in the “lol” section of the brain, then forget about it 15 minutes later; or they’ll realize basketball just isn’t for them, and they’ll try something new. All of those are positive outcomes with zero downside. The other side of this is the Arroyo High girls. They get punished for being well prepared and in a different
league talentwise. They won their next game by 61 points. This controversy teaches the girls not to give it their all when it’s their time on the court. If you’re that much better than someone, don’t even bother trying because it might hurt their feelings and make them insecure. This raises the question, is there a right way to win without giving your best or playing hard? To quote Michael Jordan, “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” The Arroyo High girls didn’t even try in the second half, they only played reserves and still outscored them 57-1. Regardless of what happens the rest of the season, coach Anderson will always have the smudge of a suspension on his record, and the girls’ season will always have an asterisk next to it. All because another school, its parents and the school district had to be sore losers about a blowout. Sportsmanship goes both ways. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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You’re walking to class on campus when, suddenly, a bike comes flying around the corner. You desperately move out of the way, but the girl behind you isn’t so lucky. She’s on her phone and didn’t notice the bike coming. The cyclist calls out, but too late, and bam! The two collide in a mess of road rash, bike parts, bleeding heads, and broken bones. Nine-oneone is dialed and while you wait, the cyclist and the pedestrian get into an argument over who caused the accident. The pedestrian turns to you and asks, “It was his fault, right?” Yes and no. This is not an unexpected situation on campuses across America. The unfortunate truth is that pedestrian-bicycle collisions are fairly common. Most are simple sideswipes that leave the cyclist off balance and the pedestrian with a bruise, but some can be serious enough to hospitalize the victims. But why? Simply put, bikes are everywhere. They are cheap, efficient, useful, and handy for short distances. This
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lends to their popularity amongst college students across America. Given the sheer number of bikes, impacts are due to happen, but what could be done to help lower the number and severity of impacts? Initially, some would go to extremes, perhaps banning bicycles or having defined routes through campuses that must be strictly followed. Interviews with freshmen have revealed their distaste for cyclists, but our less-than-savvy classmates may not be seeing a full picture here since upperclassmen have been overall supportive of bikes. On OSU campus, various regulations are already in effect that forbid the use of bicycles on certain routes. Some of you may have noticed signage to the effect of “cyclists and skateboarders please dismount here.” You may have also seen suggested bicycle routes posted by the RPAC to allow for the ease of traffic in a busy area. These are all ideas some Buckeyes have posited to me when asked what should be done about bicycles on campus. The Ohio Revised Code classifies bicycles as vehicles, being the exception to the rule since all
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other man-powered transports are not “vehicles” per se. This makes the bicycle an unusual and frustrating area of traffic law. Governed by the laws of vehicles, it must drive on the right side of the road, signal, have at least one headlight and taillight, and must yield to pedestrians. However, the bicycle may drive on the sidewalk. That’s right. Bikes are legally permitted on sidewalks, except where municipalities prohibit this. Here’s where it gets murkier.
According to the University Police webpage, bicycles are not permitted on sidewalks. While this is allowable under Ohio traffic laws, there seemed be some ambiguity over whether or not this is for all sidewalks and what the university classifies as a sidewalk. Does it have to parallel a road to be considered a sidewalk? As previously mentioned, signage near the Oval specifically tells cyclists and skateboarders to dismount for the small section between buildings.
Does this mean that cyclists could ride on these paths before the posted sign? Does the University only ban the use of bikes where posted? Why do the University Police not enforce these principals? The University Police were not forthcoming with that information. This is, however, not a one-sided story. Interviews with Buckeyes have shown that most pedestrians recognize the need to be more mindful. One of my favorite suggestions was to “stop texting.” Of course we’ve
all seen the “Don’t Text & Drive” signs all over the country, but few have recognized the need for people to tear their faces away from their screens long enough to see a bicycle, car, or bus coming right at them. Bicycles must yield the right-ofway to pedestrians, so if you step out in front of one, the cyclist is obligated to do everything in his or her power to stop. However, the stopping distance for bikes can vary quite a bit depending on the bike’s speed, wheelbase (the distance between the axles), road conditions, and the type and condition of the brakes. But not all is on the pedestrians either. As a cyclist, it is obviously more convenient for you to take the sidewalk at some point and, due to traffic, even necessary. However, for most of campus, the roadways will do fine for most students’ needs. Be safe, be smart, wear a helmet, take the road, and call out or sound a device when passing pedestrians. For pedestrians, turn down your music, look up from your screens, move to the right for bicycles if they wish to pass you, and do not step out in front of bikes.
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‘Into the Woods’ blends many traditional fairy tales and features musical compositions by Stephen Sondheim.
‘Into the Woods’ brings new light to old tales Alexis Randolph Opinion Editor @lexrandolphwvu
««««« « For those who grew up on Disney’s traditional fairy tales, “Into the Woods” will prove a fresh take on some familiar material. With its combination of master narrative and musical monologues, we venture into the forest with faces new and old. In a world where everyone has a wish, the Baker (played by James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) sim-
ply wish to have a child. However, they soon find out that the not-so-typical witch next door, the beautiful and musically gifted Meryl Streep, has cursed the Baker’s bloodline to be barren. So, the Baker and his wife must find the witch some common fairytale items, such as the cape, the cow, the hair and the slipper, in order to change their fate. Along the way, they encounter Jack, Cinderella, Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel, hoping to have their own wishes granted. Soon we find each of their stories entangled Ra-
punzel, the sister snatched by the witch from the Baker’s family, Red and Jack bickering as children do and even the Baker’s Wife and Cinderella sharing a heart-to-heart. With so many twists and turns the plot proves to never bore. For those who haven’t seen the movie, the following may contain spoilers. As each story unfolds into its very own happy ending (even for the evil witch), we see the true magic of Disney shine through. With many characters finding their wishes not all they expected, Cinderella ponders her marriage and the Baker his
parental instincts, we get a taste of after the happy ending. The biggest surprise comes when Cinderella and her charming, however not faithful, prince split on the best of terms for Cinderella to experience the life she truly wants, which she expresses as somewhere between the richest and the poorest options. This idea of a happy ending outside of marriage is not a new theme to Disney (see “Brave” or “Frozen”) yet this is noticeably one of the first times we see a couple accept their true natures and admit love at first
sight may not be the best gauge for compatibility. With a simple musical tune, Disney has also managed to challenge the binaries of good and evil found in your everyday fairytale. Streep’s witch casts major doubt not only on her own “evilness” but also the “goodness” of her fellow characters. With each major character sporting their own morality flaw (the thieving Jack or the lying Cinderella) the witch claims her own blame merely comes from everyone else’s inability to take responsibility. While this theme of “Good versus Evil” can be
a helpful tool in teaching children right from wrong, this challenging helps to shed light on the depth of one’s character as opposed to the way others may traditionally see them. “Into the Woods” works to break through many of the past requirements for the telling of a tale by injecting real life issues into its pretend world. Prepare to have all of your notions of a ‘true’ Disney tale rocked as you head into the theater. And remember, be careful what you wish for. anrandolph@mail.wvu.edu
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Matt Stanton brings refreshing vocabulary to Comedy Club ALLY LITTEN Correspondent @dailyathenaeum
West Virginia University alumnus Ray Zawodni opened for Matt Stanton Thursday night at the Mountaineer Comedy Club. Zawodni got many laughs during his 30-minute opening. With a goofy, witty humor he made many jokes ranging from Biggie Smalls to tattoos and text messaging. Zawodni graduated from WVU four years ago with a degree in broadcast journalism. From his experi-
ence at school, he gave the audience some advice: If you’re an engineer, you’re set. If not, you should find an engineer. Zawodni talks about how he “eats to impress” on first dates. He chooses light meals so his date will over look his round figure and think he cares about his health, while hoping she misses the stain on his shirt from the hoagie he ate on the way there. On the second date, he exposes his true diet. Zawodni turned his recent break up into a joke by talking about his exgirlfriend’s secret fear of seeing dead people. Yes,
ladies, as Zawodni mentioned many times, he is single, and he looks like a “younger, fatter Jay Leno.” The next guest was Matt Stanton. You might recognize him from “The Bob & Tom Show,” “The Clean Guys of Comedy” and Yahoo! News. Driving here from Pittsburgh, Stanton took over for the last hour of the show. Stanton started doing comedy 10 years ago. At Northern Kentucky University, Stanton wrote the humor column. He now tours the country entertaining people. With a lively sense of humor, Stanton captivated
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Israeli house arrest for leaked songs JERUSALEM (AP) — An aspiring singer who auditioned for Israel’s top TV song competition was placed under house arrest Thursday on suspicion of hacking into international pop star Madonna’s computer and stealing and selling unreleased songs, his lawyer said. Police said Israel’s cybercrime unit arrested 38-yearold Adi Lederman on Wednesday after an investigation coordinated with the FBI, which confirmed its involvement. Police also accused Lederman of stealing songs from other international artists whom they declined to name. Songs from Madonna’s upcoming album “Rebel Heart,” to be released in March, were leaked online in December. At the time, she urged her fans not to listen to the stolen copies that had surfaced, writing on Instagram: “I have been violated as a human and an artist.” She later released six songs, calling it an “early Christmas gift” for fans. Madonna welcomed Lederman’s initial arrest, writing on her Facebook page that she was “profoundly grateful to the FBI, the Israeli Police
investigators and anyone else who helped lead to the arrest of this hacker.” She called the hack “deeply devastating.” Madonna has long claimed a special bond with Israel. The diva has made personal pilgrimages to the country, she practices Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism, and she launched her 2012 “MDNA” tour in Israel. The investigation began after Madonna’s representative in Israel lodged a complaint, a police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with protocol. Lederman, a Tel Aviv resident, auditioned for the Israeli
reality show “A Star is Born” in 2012. When asked by one of the judges what he does for a living, he responded: “Mainly wasting my life away, it seems, because I’m told that I should be on stage.” He sang Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry About a Thing.” Efrat Nahmany-Bar, a lawyer for Lederman said he denies the allegations. She said Lederman has not been charged and believes there was not sufficient evidence for an indictment. She said Lederman has no access to computers under the terms of his house arrest.
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the audience and there was never a moment of silence. He talked about his cross country experience at Northern Kentucky University, bowling alleys and the state of Kentucky. The highlight of Stanton’s performance was when he talked about tattoos. His story was about his mother forcing him, at 10 years old, to watch his sister get a tattoo because she thought it was a “teaching moment.” Staring at your older sister’s inner thigh is not something you want burned in your mind at 10 years old. Stanton is an interesting comedian for two reasons.
He is incredibly tall. He is 6 -foot-6 and very skinny. He resembles Kramer from Seinfeld. Obviously, he is very hard to forget. Also, he does not use curse words. Stanton made many inappropriate jokes, but with a clean mouth. It was very different and refreshing. Overall, the Mountaineer Comedy Club put on a great show. There was never a dull moment. Zawodni rocked the first 30 minutes and Stanton put on a great performance. Mountaineer Comedy Club is run by WVUp All Night. Comedians from Comedy Caravan perform
two times every month. Admission is free. Next Thursday, Up All Night will host Open Mic Night at the Side Pocket in the Mountainlair. It will start at 9 p.m. and admission is free. For more information about Comedy Night at the Side Pocket and other Up All Night activities, go to http://mountainlair.wvu. edu/wvupallnight/. For more information about Matt Stanton, go to http://mattstantoncomedy.com/HI.html/ or follow him on Twitter @ STANTONCOMEDY. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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Men’s basketball
Wooden Award top-25 midseason list announced by connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum
A little more than a week ago, the John R. Wooden Award mid-season top25 list was revealed. Much like the Heisman Trophy in football, the Wooden Award is given to the most outstanding player in college basketball. The list is whittled down from its original 50 names over the course of the season. One of the 25 players to make the mid-season cut was West Virginia senior point guard Juwan Staten. In the coming weeks, the list will again be cut, this time containing the top 20 players in the country. Also over the coming weeks, I’ll be breaking down the field as it changes. Today, I’m starting with the nine seniors on the list (players in alphabetical order): Ryan Boatright (Guard, Connecticut) – After providing an added boost to Shabazz Napier during the Huskies’ improbable championship run last season, Boatright has stepped into a leader’s role for this year’s squad. While his production has gone up, his team’s has gone down, but this is an individual award, and Boatright’s stat
line (15.7 points, 4.6 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game) is nothing to sneeze at. Jerian Grant (Guard, Notre Dame) – The Irish are enjoying a return to good form this winter, and they have Jerian Grant to thank. His 6.2 assists per game puts him atop the ACC in that category, and he’s averaging a robust 16.7 points per contest to complement that. D’Angelo Harris on (Guard, St. John’s) – It’s been a few years since St. John’s has made any real noise in the Big East, but that could change in the coming weeks if D’Angelo Harrison keeps producing at the level he has been all season. The Red Storm offense has benefited immensely from his 19.5 points per game, and his defense (1.3 steals per game) has been an added bonus. If he could stay on the floor longer (he has fouled out of two of the Red Storm’s last five games), those numbers could be on the rise. Tyler Haws (Guard, Brigham Young) – When it comes to the kind of player you want leading your team, Tyler Haws is pretty close to the embodiment of what coaches are looking for. Checking in at 6-foot-
5, Haws is a bit bigger than most opposing guards, and he exploits that advantage. His 22.5 points per game rank No. 3 in college basketball. He shoots close to 50 percent from the floor and makes 88 percent of his free throws, which is crucial for ball handlers down the stretch of any game. Frank Kaminsky (Forward, Wisconsin) – Sitting at 17-2, the Wisconsin Badgers are a trendy pick to make a Final Four run this season. A major reason why has been the play of Frank “The Tank” Kaminsky. He ranks No. 5 in the Big 10 in scoring (16.9 points per game) No. 5 in blocks (1.8 per game) and No. 2 in rebounds (8.2 per game). With a double-double in three of the five conference games he’s played so far, Kaminsky has been a force in the paint. Kevin Pangos (Guard, Gonzaga) – Every once in a while it feels like a player has been with his college team for far more than the allotted four years of playing eligibility. Kevin Pangos is absolutely one of those guys, and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible. He is a steady force, anchoring the Zags offense with prowess unmatched by his predeces-
sors. His points per game average has dipped to 12.5 this season (down from 14.4 last year), but Gonzaga is winning. If he’s anything like his coach, the legendary Mark Few, the rest is just gravy. Also, he has been more on the giving end of things this season, averaging five assists per game, up from 3.6 last season. Chasson Randle (Guard, Stanford) – In a conference where the basketball headlines are traditionally reserved for the likes of Arizona and UCLA, although not so much lately for the latter, Stanford’s Chasson Randle is stealing some of the spotlight. He’s led the Cardinal to a 4-1 start in conference play, half a game behind Utah at the time I’m writing this. His 19.8 points per game are tops in the Pac-12. Juwan Staten (Guard, West Virginia) – The preseason Big 12 Player of the Year hasn’t done much to prove himself unworthy of his title so far in the 201415 season. After sticking with his coach, Bob Huggins, through some lean times, Staten is now reaping the benefits, spearheading a turnaround that has West Virginia ranked in the Top 25 and looking like
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Guard Juwan Staten backtracking down the court against Oklahoma. a shoe-in for its first NCAA pletely different. Led by Tournament berth since Wright, who averages 15.1 2011-12. points, 5.9 assists and 2.3 Delon Wright (Guard, steals per game, the Utes Utah) – The Utes’ first have broken into the top three years in the Pac-12 10 at times this season and Conference were nothing are a real threat to win the to write home about. Utah league. hasn’t finished higher than No. 8 in the league yet, but dasports@mail.wvu.edu this season has been com-
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West Virginia swimmers head to Big 12 competition by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum
With the Big 12 Championships only about a month away, the West Virginia University women’s swimming and diving team will journey to Ames, Iowa, to get in a shift versus Big 12 competition against the Iowa State Cyclones Saturday. It won’t be the first time the Mountaineers have tested themselves against a conference opponent ; they’re coming off a 155145 home loss to TCU last
Friday. WVU head coach Vic Riggs said he is generally encouraged by his team’s progress throughout the season, and Saturday will be a chance to get some momentum going as his team heads toward the year’s biggest events. “The main thing will be to improve on our racing and relays,” Riggs said. “Overall, each meet we are getting better. We just need to continue that trend. We definitely have the chance to end the dual meet season with a win or two and positive energy going into Big 12s.”
This will be the women’s team’s first competition without their male counterparts, who have this weekend off before next week’s road matchup at Ohio State. Saturday’s meet with Iowa State comes in the middle of the busiest stretch of the season for the women’s team: Meets on five straight weekends, finishing with next week’s home competition against Ohio. Despite the heavy workload and the faster pace that will come from competing with just the women’s team, Riggs said it’s
business as usual for his squad. “Really no different on plans,” Riggs said. “It is a travel meet, so getting plenty of rest this week and eating right is most important. The meet is fast because (there are) no men, but we’ve done that before.” It’s the second straight year West Virginia has faced Iowa State in the pool. The two teams met last February in Athens, Ohio, falling to the Cyclones 200-93. Although the Mountaineers come into Saturday’s meet off a
narrow loss to TCU, it was one of the team’s better showings this season and contained some sparkling individual performances. Led by senior Haily VandePoel, the women have excelled all season on the diving board, but it was fellow senior Jenn Rey who stepped up against TCU – her score of 292.27 on the 1-meter board broke VandePoel’s school record, while VandePoel finished first on the three-meter board. Me a n w h i l e, ju n i o r swimmer Jaimee Gillmore pulled off a double
victory in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events. Sophomore Emma Skelley, one of the team’s top performers all season, claimed another distance win in the 1,000-yard freestyle. Aditionally, Amelie Currat and Julie Ogden both scored important individual wins for the Mountaineers. With the women’s team on the upswing, Riggs has to hope his team can peak at the right time with Big 12 Championships on the horizon. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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Curry gets angry, Warriors beat Rockets 126-113 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry got involved in a rare altercation before finishing with 22 points and 10 assists, and the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 126-113 on Wednesday night for their franchise-record 17th straight home win. The typically mild-mannered Curry ran at Trevor Ariza after the Rockets forward bumped him on the way down court early in the third quarter. Curry had to be held back by teammates, and officials called a technical foul on Ariza following a video review. The Warriors had already grabbed control by outscoring Houston 30-13 in the second quarter. They led by 30 in the third before the Rockets’ reserves made the final margin closer. Golden State swept the four-game season series against the Rockets for the first time since 1973-74. All
four wins came by at least 10 points. James Harden had 33 points and six assists for Houston. Dwight Howard spent most of the game in foul trouble, finishing with seven points and 11 rebounds. The Warriors (34-6) harassed Howard and Harden inside and out - with Andrew Bogut and Draymond Green playing the role of lead antagonists - and the frustration of another blowout loss to the NBA’s best team finally boiled over for the Rockets. Houston (29-14) had four of the game’s five technical fouls. That included two against forward Josh Smith, who was ejected for arguing with an official. But the sequence that will be remembered most came with the Warriors leading 72-49 early in the third quarter. Curry, apparently fed up
with constant grabbing and pulling, got a technical foul while jostling for position with Patrick Beverley. Curry was called for an offensive foul on the next play, and as he stood near center court, Ariza bumped him on his way down to the other end and Curry took issue with it. The point guard yelled at Ariza as he ran toward him and had to be restrained by teammates. Officials halted play, reviewed what happened and called a technical foul on Ariza. The emotional display briefly delayed Golden State’s latest highlight show filled with dazzling dunks, emphatic alley-oops and of course - acrobatic shots from Curry. Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 27 points, and Bogut grabbed 10 rebounds, scored nine points and tied a season high with five blocks. Green added 18 points and six boards.
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The game started fast and physical - and the Warriors kept it there. In the opening minutes, Howard got called for a technical foul for shoving Green after a made basket. Bogut also blocked Howard twice during one play,
bringing the building to a fever pitch. Harden almost singlehandedly kept Houston close. He had 13 points and five assists in the first quarter, powering an 8-0 burst that sliced Golden State’s advantage to 32-29.
But the Warriors kept coming in waves, kept pushing the pace and kept bruising and bullying Howard inside and getting him in foul trouble. They led 62-42 at the half.
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WVU travels to Ohio for College Invitational by nicole curtin
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The West Virginia women’s track team will travel to Youngstown State University in Ohio today for the College Invitational. Other teams participating in the meet include YSU, Duquesne, Dayton, Pittsburgh, Alderson Broaddus, Buffalo State, Slippery Rock and Wheeling Jesuit. The YSU Invitational is the second meet in six days for the Mountaineers after they hosted the WVU Invitational over the weekend. West Virginia is just getting heated up in a long series of meets prior to the Big 12 indoor championships in February. Field events for the meet begin at 2:30 p.m., and the running events start at 3:30 p.m. Last weekend in the WVU Invitational, sev-
eral runners finished in the top five for their events. Senior Katlyn Shelar recorded a season-best score in pole vaulting with 3.96 meters, taking first place. Freshman Shamoya McNeil participated in the triple jump for her first event as a member of the WVU team and took first place with an 11.77-meter jump. West Virginia’s 4x800 meter relay team also finished in first place with a time of 9:29.29, over 30 seconds faster than Duquesne who got second place. Several runners from Duquesne placed in the top 5 or top 10 during the WVU Invite, and a handful of the teams the Mountaineers will face at YSU were also in the meet last weekend. West Virginia’s Meghan Jean-Baptiste is holding the fastest time for the 60-meter dash this season with 8.13, while
YSU’s Nina Grambling has a slightly faster time at 7.58 and Pitt’s Alyssa Wise has a season fastest 7.60. While Shelar is holding on to pole vaulting for West Virginia after her high of 3.96 meters last weekend, sophomore Tori Bertrand is also capable of vaulting a decent distance for the Mountaineers. Bertrand hit her personal best of 3.75 meters when she took first place at the Marty Pushkin Track Classic earlier this season. Youngstown’s highest vault this season came from Sarina Mauerman with 3.10 meters in December, and Hannah Ropp vaulted the same height in that meet. Ashley DeMange has the best pole vault from Dayton this season with a 3.70-meter vault earlier this season. In the WVU Invitational, the runners who placed in the top 15 for the 60-meter
dash came from Duquesne and other schools who will not be competing in the YSU Invite. Having a different group of competitors might give West Virginia a chance to have more runners place in competitions like the 60-, 200- and 400-meter dashes. Mountaineer runners took places in the top 10 in other categories like the 1,000-meter, one mile, 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs. West Virginia also dominated in the pole vault, taking five places out of nine, and three of the other top scorers were from Robert Morris University who is not in the lineup this weekend. West Virginia fans can keep up and get live results throughout the meet on WVUSports.com on the women’s track page. ncurtin@mail.wvu.edu
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Senior guard Juwan Staten commands the offense during West Virginia’s home game against TCU last year.
No. 18 West Virginia looks to bounce back, welcomes Horned Frogs to Morgantown by ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum
No. 18 West Virginia will return to action Saturday night against TCU. Both teams are coming off losses to Texas and will be looking to get back on track. The Horned Frogs (144, 1-4) were downed by the Longhorns 66-48 Monday night. In that game, TCU forward Kenrich Williams led the team in scoring with 10 points.
On the season, guard Kyan Anderson is leading the team in scoring. Anderson is averaging 13.2 points per contest. As a team, TCU is shooting 46 percent from the field and 34 percent from beyond the arc. The Horned Frogs are struggling in conference play, but in the Big 12 every game appears to be competitive and it’s hard to assume they won’t come prepared Saturday. West Virginia (15-3, 3-2) is coming off its first blowout
loss of the season. The Mountaineers were manhandled in Texas as the Longhorns beat West Virginia 77-50. Senior guard Juwan Staten continues to be the principle player for the Mountaineers. Staten is averaging 15 points per game. Staten, however, has been relatively quiet in West Virginia’s last outings. The senior guard only scored three points against Texas and went 1-7 from the floor. Devin Williams is right behind Staten. The sopho-
more forward is averaging 10.8 points per game and is reeling in 7.7 rebounds on average. “We just got to keep our heads up,” Williams said following the loss to the Longhorns. “We’ve got 13 more game to go and we just got to stay with it.” This will be the second meeting between West Virginia and TCU this season The Mountaineers opened conference play against the Horned Frogs, and at the time TCU was unbeaten.
The Mountaineers, however, handed TCU its first loss of the season, downing them 78-67. In that meeting, senior Gary Browne paved the way. Browne scored 16 points that night while Williams scored 14 and Jaysean Paige chipped in with 10. West Virginia remains in the thick of the tough Big 12 conference standings. With a 3-2 record in conference play, the Mountaineers are looking to stay above .500 by taking care of the Horned Frogs
at home. It will be interesting to see if the Mountaineers are able to bounce back following a blowout loss to Texas. TCU is no easy task and could potentially score an upset in Morgantown, should the Mountaineers be unable to regroup. The two teams will square off at 2 p.m. Saturday inside the WVU Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
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Mountaineers take on Kansas, look for third straight win by nicole curtin
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The West Virginia women’s basketball team will travel to Lawrence, Kan., this weekend for a matchup against the Kansas Jayhawks. Each team is coming off a win Wednesday night. WVU (12-6, 2-4) earned its second conference win against Kansas State 63-51. The Jayhawks got their first conference win of the season against Texas Tech and are sitting at 10-9 overall, 1-5 Big 12. In their game against KState, the Mountaineers went into halftime down 2522, overcame the deficit for the first time this season and won the game. After dropping their first four conference games to Oklahoma, No. 3 Texas, No. 5 Baylor and
Texas Tech, it was hard to tell if they would be able to get out of that rut. Last week when WVU lost to Texas Tech, they went 1-16 from behind the arc and only 2-11 at the free throw line. Three days later, Coach Mike Carey put in a different starting lineup against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in Stillwater, and there was significant improvement. Against OSU, the Mountaineers shot 33 percent from the field, 38 percent from the 3-point line and 81 percent from the free throw line. Junior Jessica Morton played her first minutes for West Virginia against Texas Tech, where she scored one jump shot and put up four points against Oklahoma State. Morton played Wednesday against Kansas State as well and led the team with
22 points. Junior guard Bria Holmes has dropped down to No. 4 in the Big 12 scoringwise, averaging 16.3 points per conference game. Baylor’s Nina Davis has taken the top spot in the conference putting up about 20 points a game. Holmes scored 12 against K-State and just 10 against Oklahoma State the game before. Shooting from the 3-point line has hurt Holmes this season, as she has gone 6-44, or 13 percent, in conference play. Against the Wildcats Wednesday night, she made one of five 3-point attempts. Holding on to her leading shooter spot for WVU, Holmes has averaged 20 points a game through the season with senior Averee Fields scoring about 16 points per game. Leading the Jayhawks is senior forward Chelsea
Gardner with a 15.9 point average. In Kansas’ win over Texas Tech, Gardner dropped 20 points and senior guard Natalie Knight, who is second in scoring, scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Both Kansas and West Virginia are in the rough, middle of the season period. Wins are crucial to get under their belts now to get to the NCAA Tournament in March. The Jayhawks are second in the Big 12 for free throw percentage, something the Mountaineers should keep in mind during their matchup. West Virginia is sitting at the bottom of that list. So far this season, the women’s team has made 64 of 106 free throw attempts. After West Virginia’s win over Oklahoma State last weekend, they knocked the Cowgirls out of the Top 25.
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The Mountaineers exit the WVU Coliseum after their win Wednesday. OSU and Oklahoma are still receiving votes to be in the AP Top 25, while Texas sits at No. 8 and Baylor at No. 3. WVU still has to face all these teams again this season. That being said, continuing to be successful against Kansas Saturday and
Texas Tech next week might give them the momentum to finish on a high note. Saturday’s game against Kansas will be broadcast on Fox Sports Network and begins at 2 p.m. ncurtin@mail.wvu.edu