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City passes marriage equality resolution by jacob bojesson staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The Morgantown City Council unanimously approved a resolution in support of the Employment and Housing NonDiscrimination Act in the West Virginia Legislature and a resolution in support of marriage equality in the West Virginia Legislature.

The two resolutions were of large public interest; dozens of people unable to go inside the chamber due to seat limitations.

More than 20 people, including West Virginia University students and faculty and representatives from various organizations, took a stand and expressed their support for the resolutions without opposition.

A letter by David Fryson, chief diversity officer at WVU, expressed the University’s support of the resolutions and its openness to equality.

“I don’t think any words I was going to say could come close to what I heard this evening,” said Mike Fike, city council member from the sixth ward. “I think my question is, how can we not vote for it? I can’t see any logic that would say that we couldn’t pass these resolutions.”

Before voting on marriage equality, Ron Bane, council member from the first ward, said the voting in support of marriage equality does not mean that the council members exclude Morgantown citizens who may disagree.

“I want to make sure that those people in Morgantown that have their own views (understand) that they are not being excluded by this council by passing it, because they are allowed to have their views, whether (they) disagree with it or not,” Bane said.

“The only thing I didn’t like about some of the statements was that some of you said their statements were shortsighted and ugly. This council is to represent everybody in the city of Morgantown. In my 14 years of sitting in this chair, this is the toughest (issue).”

Rachel Lake, who spoke up during the meeting, said the decision was significant, but the issues have a long way to go.

“I grew up in West Virginia, so there are a lot of us who don’t have the same rights as everybody else, and it kind of sucks.

It’s one of the biggest reasons why we leave,” she

by Meghan bonomo staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Professional triathlete, Kate Bruck, has plans of racing in Morgantown and said she is thrilled to come back to her alma mater.

Bruck graduated from West Virginia University in 1997 with degrees in sociology and criminal justice. She earned her professional athlete title in June 2012 and began racing professionally in September 2012.

The Ironman Triathlon is inspired Bruck to race.

Ironman triathlons consist of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile marathon. As of fall 2013, she is a sub10 hour Iron Distance finisher with her personal best record at Ironman Arizona with nine hours and 49 minutes.

“Some people know all along that they are meant to do something, and I think all along that was kind of my case, as well,” Bruck said. “That first time I ever watched the Ironman was when I was young, (in) the third or fourth grade, and it was kind of just one of those things in the back of your mind where I knew I wanted to do it.”

She began running and swimming competitively when she was about 7 years old. When Bruck

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WVU alumna to compete in Ironman triathlon turned 12 years old, she went to track and field junior Olympics and won the bronze medal.

During her time at WVU, she was active but did not focus on developing her athleticism.

“I had considered and was asked to be a walk-on for the WVU swim team, but I just wanted to focus on studying. And I was also a Kappa Kappa Gamma, so that was really important to me,” Bruck said. “I raced in the local races there in Morgantown, and I was a lifeguard all four years and swam at the (WVU) Natatorium during the off hours.”

Bruck said she loves to come back and go to sports events when she has the chance.

“West Virginia is a great campus and a wonderful university. I would do it over a million times if I had the opportunity,” Bruck said. “I feel like those of us that do go to school there are so lucky that we have that opportunity.”

Bruck’s career began after college when she decided to get fit and run in her first marathon around the age of 25 years.

“After I did my first race, I was completely hooked, and I wanted to train and race in the Boston Marathon. So (for) my second marathon, I qualified for Boston,” Bruck said.

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WVU police officer has made it through to Hollywood Week of this year’s ‘American Idol’ competition.

Some people wait a lifetime for an opportunity to make their dreams a reality.

However, one West Virginia University police officer is in pursuit of his dream and won’t look back until he’s caught it.

In August 2013, Carlton Smith, a 26-year-old Buffalo, N.Y., native and 2009 WVU graduate, drove 10 hours to Boston to pursue his once-in-a-lifetime dream of becoming the next American Idol.

From a very young age, Smith said he always wanted to be a singer. At the age of 5, he decided to learn to sing as a way to keep up with his older sister, who seemed to be getting all the attention.

Throughout his childhood, teenage years and even into college, Smith still held on to the dream of one day becoming a professional singer. However, Smith’s family instructed him to first ensure he had a guaranteed career path, before pursuing a career in the music industry.

Heeding the advice of his family, Smith graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminology and then went into law enforcement. He has worked as a University police officer since 2011.

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“I always thought it would be amazing to be a professional singer, and it would easily be the best job in the world, but I really didn’t consider auditioning for American Idol until recently,” Smith said. “This year I just decided, why not? I figured it was my time to try to be happy and try to pursue what I want to do.”

During a long weekend off work, Smith auditioned for the 13th season of the hit reality TV series, “American Idol,” which premiered Jan. 15 on FOX. During his audition, Smith wowed celebrity judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. and received a coveted ticket to Hollywood to compete in the second stage of the competition.

Smith said the first thought that went through his head when he heard the judges give him three yes’s was to not cry since he had just explained he was a police officer.

“It was just unreal,” he said. “This kid from Buffalo, N.Y., mostly a nobody, now has this amazing opportunity, and these three well-established people looked at me and told me ‘you may be good enough to be something.’

“It was absolutely breathtaking. I get this shot of a lifetime. You can’t beat

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“...These three wellestablished people looked at me and told me ‘You may be good enough to be something.’ It was absolutely breathtaking. I get this shot of a lifetime. You can’t beat that feeling.

I was overflowing with joy.”

– Carlton Smith, WVU Police Officer

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Smith, who has wanted to be a singer from a young age, auditioned for the show in Boston.

Activist to lecture on prison reduction by meghan bonomo staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Angela Davis, a human rights activist, will speak out on social issues and share her life experiences with West Virginia University students at the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas.

“An Evening with Angela Davis: Legendary Human Rights Activist” is cosponsored by the WVU Center for Black Culture & Research as a part of Black History Month.

Davis has been a professor at the University of California Santa Cruz for the past 15 years and is now professor emerita of history of consciousness, which is an interdisciplinary doctoral program, and of feminist

Studies.

She has been internationally recognized for her dedication to combat all forms of oppression in the U.S. and abroad.

Liz Dickinson, a writer and editor of event management at WVU, said she encourages students to attend.

“I think it would be beneficial for students to attend, because (Davis) is someone that is historically significant, and she is coming to Morgantown to talk with students,” Dickinson said.

“She is a professor, she likes students, and she likes to spread her message and her research. I think it’s a great opportunity.”

Davis’ experience with oppression is personal, because she was wrongfully accused of a crime. She

IF YOU GO The Festival of Ideas lecture will take place tonight at 7:30 in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. #WVUIdeas was placed on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitive List and spent 18 months in jail and trial.

“She’s going to be talking about her life and her experiences, and she works a lot with prison reduction programs. Her work is centered on what she calls the prison industrial complex, and she would like to do away with that,” Dickinson said. “She calls it a modern abolitionist

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movement to do away with prisons all together.”

According to the Festival of Ideas website, Davis sits on the executive board of the Women of Color Resource Center, a San Francisco Bay Area organization that emphasizes popular education of and about women who live in conditions of poverty.

She also works with Critical Resistance, a national organization dedicated to dismantling the prison-industrial complex.

Internationally, Davis is affiliated with Sisters Inside, an abolitionist organization based in Queensland, Australia, which works in solidarity with women in prison.

In conjunction with the Festival of Ideas

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SOONER SHOWDOWN The WVU men’s basketball team will take on No. 21 Oklahoma tonight at the WVU Coliseum.

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Wednesday February 5, 2014

AP

Putin strokes leopard, wins IOC support

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday.

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Stroking a Persian leopard sprawled on his lap, tough-guy President Vladimir Putin showed his softer side Tuesday as he prepared to welcome the world to his budget-busting Winter Olympics.

Basking in the glow of support from International Olympic Committee Chairman Thomas Bach, Putin began his stay at the Sochi Games by promoting a cuddly image, visiting a group of endangered Persian leopard cubs born last summer in the mountains above the Black Sea resort.

“We’ve decided to restore the population of the Persian leopard because of the Olympic Games,” Putin said. “Let’s say that because of the Olympic Games, we have restored parts of the destroyed nature.”

Putin entered the cage and petted the leopard on the head. “We liked each other,” he said.

Some journalists accompanying him weren’t so lucky. They apparently upset the big cat, which scratched one of them on the hand and bit another on the knee, Russian news agencies reported.

In Putin’s presence later, Bach used an IOC gathering to criticize politicians for attacking the Sochi Olympics “on the backs of the athletes” and to slam world leaders who snubbed the games. He said sports should not be “used as a stage for political dissent or for try-

ing to score points in internal or external political contests.”

Without naming any individuals, Bach’s comments appeared directed at President Barack Obama and European politicians who have taken stands against Russia’s law banning gay “propaganda” among minors.

“People have a very good understanding of what it really means to single out the Olympic Games to make an ostentatious gesture which allegedly costs nothing but produces international headlines,” said Bach, a German lawyer and Olympic gold medal winner.

The buildup to the Olympics has been overshadowed by Western criticism of the anti-gay law and Russia’s record on human rights and other issues, making Sochi among the most politically charged games in years.

Obama and key European leaders are shunning the Olympics. Obama, in a clear message against the anti-gay laws, has sent a delegation to Sochi made up of three openly gay athletes – tennis great Billie Jean King, 2006 Olympic hockey medalist Caitlin Cahow, and figure skater Brian Boitano.

Speaking to the same IOC meeting, Putin said nothing about the hard issues confronting the Sochi Games – cost overruns, unfinished hotels and an uproar in some countries over gay rights.

But he boasted that

Russia had undertaken the monumental effort of starting from scratch in Sochi and completing the needed construction in a short time, something he said it took other countries decades to prepare.

“We realize what a difficult decision this was to hold the games in a city that barely had 10 to 15 percent of the necessary infrastructure,” Putin told the IOC. “You believed in us, you believed in the Russian character which can overcome all difficulties.”

Putin’s visit to the leopard preserve was designed as a show of environmental concern during the Sochi Games, which open Friday. The sanctuary was established five years ago as an Olympics-related project.

The former KGB operative has thrown open the Kremlin treasury to finance the Olympics, lavishing a record $51 billion on sports facilities and transportation infrastructure in Sochi.

With the vast sum Putin invested in the games, he has turned the oncesleepy resort into a kind of Disneyland of phantasmagorical structures – new highways, sweeping overpasses and top-notch sports venues. Winding roads and rail lines were cut upward into the mountains to newly built Alpine facilities.

While the massive project doesn’t represent a door-die moment for Russia, the most expensive Olym-

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cepted, it’s not going to matter.”

The council also declared 2014 as the year of community sports in Morgantown and discussed a Capital Escrow Fund Adjustment during the meeting.

The next city council meeting will be held Feb. 18. For more information on the City Council, visit http://morgantownwv.gov.

IDEAS

Continued from page 1 said. “If they pass these and this goes up to the next level, it would mean the world to a lot of people.

“You can put policies in place, but it is people following the policies and enforcing them that really is the ticket, so if it’s legal and not socially ac-

IDOL

Continued from page 1 that feeling. I was overflowing with joy.”

In December 2013, Smith traveled to Los Angeles to compete in the Hollywood Round of the competition, which will begin airing tonight at 8 on FOX. While the outcomes of the preliminary rounds are still unknown to the general public, Smith said no matter what happens, he will always continue to pursue his dream and will never abandon his love for music.

“Music is an escape and a way for your situation to

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Continued from page 1 presentation, the documentary, “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners,” will be shown tonight at 5 and 9 in the Gluck Theatre in the Mountainlair.

“It’s all about Angela Davis (and) her life, so if students want to watch it beforehand or follow up after-

AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin pets a snow leopard cub at the snow leopard sanctuary in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Tuesday. Putin checked in Tuesday at a preserve for endangered snow leopards and visited a group of cubs born last summer in the mountains above the growing torrent of activity in Sochi for the Winter Games. pics in history – with billions of dollars reportedly lost to graft – will reverberate through the economy and Kremlin politics. Putin’s third term as president will end in 2018.

Top officials from Olympic heavyweights such as France and Germany also won’t be in Sochi.

The paucity of national leaders of major world powers leaves Putin with a schedule of meetings that will begin Thursday

with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the following days he will sit down with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Japanese leader Shinzo Abe. Bach reiterated that Putin had given the IOC assurances that the Olympic Charter would be upheld during the games and that homosexuals would not face discrimination. But he stressed that athletes

must not use the Olympic Village and venues for “political demonstrations.”

The IOC has come under criticism for not doing more to fight the antigay law, but Bach said the committee was a sports organization with limited responsibilities.

Bach’s speech was delivered at a ceremony marking the opening of the IOC’s three-day session, or general assembly, ahead of the games.

wards, they’ll have a chance to see that,” Dickinson said.

A reception will be held after the lecture with a book signing, where guests will have the opportunity to meet and greet Davis in person.

For more information about Davis and the Festival of Ideas lecture series, visit http://festivalofideas.wvu. edu.

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isolating herself from friends and family.

“You hope that your friends and family do understand that triathlon is not a 9-5. As a professional athlete, (you) work 24/7,” she said. “Everything you put in your mouth, every nap that you take, every 10-hour sleep at night.

“You are working all the time, because you are working to be the fittest and healthiest athlete that you can possibly be, so when you come to starting line you are ready to go, and it’s hard to get people to understand that.”

Bruck will come back to Morgantown to compete in the Revolution3 Triathlon Aug. 1-3, 2014. The threeday event will use Morgantown’s Rail Trail and river area.

Bruck said she gets paid to do what she absolutely loves.

“I’ve never been happier or more content in my life ever. It’s woven in my soul,” she said.

To learn more about her story and keep up with her progress, visit http://ktbswx. com.

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be different. There’s always a way that music can change your life and have an impact on you,” he said. “Winning something like this would be life-changing and would validate my passion.

“So many people never have a chance to pursue their dream, but I for sure have that opportunity.” summer.ratcliff@mail.wvu.edu

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Smith has been a WVU police officer since 2011.

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From there, her passion grew, and she signed up for her first triathlon in 2007: the Ironman Kentucky.

“The first couple of races I did were pretty pathetic. I had no idea what I was doing. I would just go out on the bike for the weekend and swim here and there,” Bruck said.

“After my second one, I think that’s when I decided, ‘You know what, I want to be serious about this. I want to qualify for the world championship,’ and I guess the rest, as they say, is history.”

Bruck is currently training for the 2014 season and will be competing in her first big race in April for the Half Ironman in Florida. “(Running) is my favorite part. I always get so excited to get off my bike and start hunting down my competition in the marathon,” Bruck said. “Once I hit mile 20, I’m sad because it’s almost over.”

She said the most difficult aspect of her career is not the physical endurance, but the guilt that comes with

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Lawmakers seek Endangered Species Act overhaul

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Rep. Norman ‘Doc’ Hastings, R-Wash., center, discusses a new report that proposes alterations to the 40-year-old Endangered Species Act, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, during a news conference on Capitol in Washington. Hastings, along with Rep. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., left, led the Endangered Species Act Congressional Working Group, a panel of House Republicans who want the law to be administered by the states to balance wildlife protection with economic development.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Republicans in Congress on Tuesday called for an overhaul to the Endangered Species Act to curtail environmentalists’ lawsuits and give more power to states, but experts say broad changes to one of the nation’s cornerstone environmental laws are unlikely given the pervasive partisan divide in Washington, D.C. A group of 13 GOP lawmakers representing states across the U.S. released a report proposing “targeted reforms” for the 40-yearold federal law, which protects imperiled plants and animals.

Proponents credit the law with staving off extinction for hundreds of species — from the bald eagle and American alligator to the gray whale. But critics contend the law has been abused by environmental groups seeking to restrict

development in the name of species protection.

Led by Rep. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington state, who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, the Republicans want to amend the law to limit litigation from wildlife advocates that has resulted in protections for some species. And they want to give states more authority over imperiled species that fall within their borders.

Also among the recommendations from the group are increased scientific transparency, more accurate economic impact studies and safeguards for private landowners.

“The biggest problem is that the Endangered Species Act is not recovering species,” said Hastings.

“The way the act was written, there is more of an effort to list (species as en-

dangered or threatened) than to delist.”

Signed into law by President Richard Nixon in December 1973, the act has resulted in additional protections for more than 1,500 plants, insects, mammals, birds, reptiles and other creatures, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Republicans have seized on the fact that only 2 percent of protected species have been declared recovered – despite billions of dollars in federal and state spending.

Noah Greenwald, a wildlife advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity, disputed the 2 percent figure as a “gross manipulation of facts” that ignores the hundreds of protected species now on the path to recovery.

The political hurdles for an overhaul of the law are considerable. The En-

dangered Species Act enjoys fervent support among many environmentalists, whose Democratic allies on Capitol Hill have thwarted past proposals for change.

Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio, the ranking Democrat on the Natural Res o u rc e s C o m m i t t e e, suggested Tuesday that Republicans appeared intent on gutting the law. He predicted the changes being sought would go nowhere in the Senate.

“There is no appetite to overturn the (Endangered Species Act),” DeFazio said.

Federal wildlife officials said they would not comment on Tuesday’s report until they have a chance to review it.

Throughout its history, the law has faced criticism from business interests, Republicans and others.

They argue actions taken to shield at-risk species such as the northern spot-

ted owl have severely hampered logging and other economic development.

Those complaints grew louder in recent months after federal wildlife officials agreed to consider protections for more than 250 additional species under settlement terms in lawsuits brought by environmental groups.

Included in the settlement was the greater sage grouse, a chicken-sized bird that has been in decline across large portions of its 11-state Western range. A final decision on whether to protect sage grouse is due next year and could result in wide-ranging restrictions on oil and gas development, agriculture and other economic activity.

The endangered act was last amended in the 1980s.

Given the current level of rancor between Democrats and Republicans, ac-

ademics who track the law were skeptical that the latest calls for change would succeed.

“Both sides have enough power to prevent something happening that they don’t like. But nobody has enough power to pass anything,” said Dale Goble, an expert on the act who works as a law professor at the University of Idaho.

Goble added that the main reason some species linger for decades on the endangered list is a shortage of federal money to help pay for their recovery.

Vanderbilt Law School professor J.B. Ruhl said previous attempts to reform the Endangered Species Act in the 1990s and again last decade failed.

Regardless of the merits of the latest proposal, Ruhl said the topic remains a “third rail” many politicians are unwilling to touch.

Microsoft CEO to focus on mobile, cloud technology LOS ANGELES (AP) — As longtime Microsoft insider Satya Nadella takes the company’s helm, he is declaring a new focus on a “mobilefirst, cloud-first world.” So far, he only has the latter half of the formula figured out.

Microsoft and its new CEO are trying to catch rivals such as Apple, Google and Amazon, which are each building their own thriving ecosystems for mobile devices. At the same time, the company wants to expand its burgeoning business as a provider of software and services over the Internet.

Nadella, head of Microsoft’s cloud computing business, was named Tuesday to be Steve Ballmer’s immediate replacement. He is only the third chief executive in Microsoft’s 38-year history.

The 22-year Microsoft veteran has enlisted the help of company founder and first CEO Bill Gates, who is leaving his role as chairman to serve a more hands-on role as an adviser at Nadella’s request. Gates will spend a third of his time working on products and technology.

Nadella, 46, led the company’s small but growing cloud computing unit, in which customers pay Microsoft to house data and run applications on distant servers connected to the Internet. Those services are a departure from Microsoft’s traditional business of making software for installation directly onto personal computers.

In addition to growing that business, one of Nadella’s first tasks as CEO will be to complete Microsoft Inc.’s

$7.3 billion purchase of Nokia’s phone business and patent rights – part of a plan to boost Windows Phone software in a market dominated by iPhones and Android devices.

“Going forward, it’s a mobile-first, cloud-first world,” Nadella said Tuesday in a video accompanying the announcement.

He said he would capitalize on Microsoft’s experience making the industry’s leading productivity software package, Office.

“We need to be able to pick the unique contribution that we want to make,” he said. “That’s where our heritage of having been the productivity company ... is what we want to get focused on.”

Gates will remain on the company’s board. The new chairman will be board member John Thompson, who led the search for a new CEO after Ballmer said in August that he planned to step down.

Thompson said Nadella was the board’s “first and unanimous choice.”

Nadella has “the right background to lead the company in this era,” Gates said in a video message. “There’s a challenge in mobile computing. There’s an opportunity in the cloud.”

The new CEO has been an executive in some of the company’s fastest-growing and most profitable businesses, including its Office and server and tools business. In three years as server and tools president, he helped grow that business into one with $20 billion in annual revenue – about a

quarter of Microsoft’s total revenue in the most recent fiscal year.

For the past seven months, he was the executive vice president who led Microsoft’s cloud computing offerings. Nadella’s new cloud enterprise group has also been growing strongly, more than doubling customers in the latest quarter, although it remains a small part of Microsoft’s current business.

Analysts hope that Nadella can maintain the company’s momentum in cloud computing and business software while minimizing the effects of unprofitable forays into consumer hardware. It’s a transition IBM Corp. succeeded in making in the 1990s, but that companies such as Hewlett Packard Co. and Dell Inc. have struggled with.

Microsoft shares fell 13 cents Tuesday to close at $36.35.

Nadella’s appointment comes at a time of turmoil for Microsoft.

Founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen, the company has always made software that powered computers made by others – first with its MS-DOS system, then with Windows and its Office productivity suite starting in the late 1980s. Microsoft’s coffers swelled as more individuals and businesses bought personal computers.

But Microsoft has been late adapting to changes in the technology industry as PC sales declined. It allowed Google to dominate online search and advertising, and it watched as iPhones, iPads and Android devices

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In this photo, philanthropist Bill Gates speaks during an interview, in New York. Microsoft has named Satya Nadella, an executive in charge of the company’s small, but growing business of delivering software and services over the Internet, its new CEO. grew. Microsoft’s attempts to manufacture its own devices have been marred by problems, from its quickly aborted Kin line of phones to its still-unprofitable line of Surface tablets.

Analysts see hope in some of the businesses Nadella had a key role in creating.

Microsoft’s cloud computing offering, Azure, and its push to have consumers buy Office software as a $100-a-year Office 365 subscription are seen as the biggest drivers of Microsoft’s growth in the next couple of years.

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Facebook reaches 10-year anniversary Jake Jarvis A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

The popular social networking site, Facebook, celebrated its 10-year anniversary Tuesday. As one of the most profitable businesses in its field, Facebook has already stood the test of time.

“Thefacebook,” founded

by Mark Zuckerburg, started as a social networking site open only to Harvard University students. It was a simple

way to search for people in the school a particular class.

Zuckerburg envisioned using the site as a way to help share information with his classmates. During an art history course, Zuckerburg uploaded more than 500 photos of classical work to share with his friends. By commenting, sharing and discussing the works on “Thefacebook,” the class was able to significantly raise their average exam scores.

However, in recent

years, the purpose of Facebook has changed.

In 2006, users were greeted with the “News Feed,” and in 2009 saw the addition of the “Like” button. Most recently in 2012, sponsored posts began springing up. It may feel like the Facebook we know and love has been around since day one, but this is not the case.

Facebook, now open to advertisements, is entering the awkward teenage years of development.

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of the ads, the videos, the games and the sharing are getting a little excessive.

This might be why many users have stopped using the site.

According to GeekWire. com, 25 percent of Facebook’s teenage market stopped using the site and are instead choosing sites such as Tumblr and Twitter and working professionals are choosing LinkedIn as a way to network in their field.

The future of Facebook will depend on the company’s ability to balance the need for profit through ads and the quality of the user’s experience.

Facebook paved the way for social networking companies to monetize their site. There may be some problems, but this is a totally new experience for all parties involved.

Still, despite its flaws, Facebook is a must-have for this writer. Where else can I do my research on a person before going out on a first date? Where else can my grandmother bombard me with embarrassing childhood photos? Just like going to the bathroom, Facebook is a daily chore for more than 1.2 billion users.

In celebration of the an-

Mark Zuckerberg talks about his site during a presentation. niversary, Facebook has released a personalized video for each user, chronicling your most popular activity on the site. Simply visit http://Facebook. com/LookBack to view your video.

I hate to admit it, but my heart was heavy during my video. Facebook is the place where we store our pictures and even memo-

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ries, where we talk to our friends and where a relationship becomes “official.” To see how we’ve grown in the past 10 years is astounding.

S o congratulations Zuckerburg.

Yo u ’ v e changed the world in a decade. And to think, it all started in a dorm room. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

National Electronic Showcase series kicks off at Lux Nightclub

BY LACEY PALMER A&E EDITOR @laceypalmer

Beginning tonight, National Electronic Showcase will take place at Lux Nightclub every two weeks to promote the electronic music genre in Morgantown.

Sponsored by Music To Your Ears Productions and theRubberU, the event will host a national touring headliner at each show.

Kicking off the first installment is Prophet Massive from Los Angeles, which is a solo DJ project

by Jason Hann, the percussionist of EOTO and The String Cheese Incident.

“When you have promoters willing to bring music to your area, they are creating access to the area that is sometimes only provided in the bigger cities, but a strong music scene takes care of itself,” Hann said. “I, for one, love every time I come back to Morgantown because the

fans are up on the music, excited about what’s coming through and know that if it’s thrown by a particular promoter, it’s going to be a certain level of quality.”

Hann said he believes electronic music will continue to grow in popularity and reflects the current generation.

“Right now, electronic is the music of the next generation the way rock ‘n’ roll used to be,” Hann said.

“Every generation is proud of the music that accompanied them while growing up. It’s still music that makes their parents say, ‘What’s that noise?’”

The sounds reflect a time where most kids have access to computers, and the journey of seeking out knowledge through easily-accessible instruments means a different mode of expression that they can relate to.”

Hann said he expects tonight’s first installment will be a success.

“Expect nothing but an insane get down,” he said. “Morgantown always brings an amazing vibe. I’ll provide the vehicle. They just need to be up for the ride.”

The West Virgina University Flow Arts Club will also be in attendance and have the ability to free flow throughout the show, according to Adam Payne, event promoter. Flow arts is a type of performance that uses props such as hula hoops and poi, and the venue will allow for audience members to bring these props and use them in a designated area.

“There will also be performance stations set up for some of the more skilled artists to showcase their skill for the audience,” Payne said.

In upcoming weeks, the National Electronic Showcase will feature acts such as Terravita and Robotic Pirate Monkey, 3LAU, Downlink and Dieselboy and Cosby Sweater.

Opening for Prophet Massive this week will be dubstep artist Mongo (Marshall Jarvis) of Morgantown and DJ Split. After sharing the stage with acts such as Big Gigantic, Herobust, BUKU and Eliot Lipp, Mongo is prepared for the Morgantown stage.

“Morgantown has had a huge void for a venue that brings in national touring electronic acts on a regular basis,” Payne said. “We’re hoping to fill that void with this event at the newly remodeled dance club.

We have some very big names of all electronic genres on the schedule, and we’re excited to finally offer Morgantown a home for national EDM acts.”

The showcase will be for those 18 years old and older and is set to begin at 9 p.m. every other Wednesday. Ticket price will vary depending on the main artist, and this week, tickets will be only $5. lacey.palmer@mail.wvu.edu

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Jason Hann, also known as Prophet Massive, will play the first show of the series.

MACGlee provides outlet for adults who enjoy singing Rehearsals for the MACGlee choral group will begin tonight at 6:30 at the Monongalia Arts Center on High Street in the Tanner Theatre. MACGlee is a group for adults in the Morgantown area who enjoy singing secular, choral literature like Broadway show music, jazz selections, folk songs and special selections by G. Gershwin and L. Bernstein, similar to FOX’s hit series, “Glee.”

Director Ken Godwin said he is excited for the group to begin preparing for the spring performance.

“I look forward to the members

of the group continuing their love of vocal music and singing,” he said.

Godwin said he personally is looking forward to the weekly rehearsals as an artistic, social and spiritual outlet in life. He said he believes it supplies residents of the area a chance to come together and share their musical talent while relaxing and having fun. Joining MACGlee will give members the opportunities to learn new styles of music and take a break from daily life.

University students are also welcome to join the group,

and Godwin said it will be beneficial for all who choose to do so.

“I’m hopeful they will develop relationships with fellow singers and develop a deep understanding and appreciation for the art of choral singing,” he said.

The spring per formance will be held May 4 at 4 p.m., and anyone is welcome to join.

Rehearsals are every Wednesday from 6:30-8 p.m. at the MAC Arts Center. You must audition to join the group. For more information, contact Ken Godwin at

Former President Bill Clinton was Jay Leno’s top ‘Tonight’ target NEW YORK (AP) — For Jay Leno, Bill Clinton was the comic gift who kept giving. By one exhaustive count, the outgoing “Tonight” show host made 4,607 jokes at the former president’s expense during his time on the program.

The Center for Media and Public Affairs catalogued nearly 44,000 jokes Leno made about political figures and celebrities at “Tonight” through Jan. 24.

Leno is leaving “Tonight” after Thursday.

His first Clinton joke came on May 25, 1992,

shortly after taking over from Johnny Carson and when Clinton was still a presidential candidate.

“Clinton says that he’s troubled by the amount of sex on television,” Leno said. “He says that where he’s from sex is a deeply personal thing between a candidate and his campaign volunteers.”

“Leno jokes about powerful people and he jokes about scandals. Bill Clinton is both,” said Robert Lichter, director of the Washington-area think tank and author of the upcoming book, “Politics is

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Not only is Clinton more than a thousand jokes ahead of the runnerup (George W. Bush, 3,239 jokes), Leno’s top 10 targets also include Hillary Clinton and Monica Lewinsky.

Leno’s concentration on politics is evident in

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the list of his top 10 targets. They include seven people who served as president or vice president or ran for the presidency. And just outside the top 10 are John McCain, Mitt Romney and John Kerry.

Meanwhile, Kim Kardashian had a relatively low count of 37 jokes.

“Leno is an old reliable,” Lichter said. “He’s like an old shoe that fits and is comfortable. He was never trendy, he was never cutting edge. But he was a master of the one-liner.”

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Human Rights Commission members author historic resolutions The Morgantown City Council voted Tuesday to endorse two progressive resolutions advocating for the rights of West Virginia’s LGBTQ citizens, their partners, families and allies.

Both resolutions, “The Resolution in Support of the Employment and Non-Discrimination Housing Act,” and “The Resolution in Support of Marriage Equality Legislation,” call on the West Virginia Leg-

islature to pass laws that would bring our state up to speed with the rest of country.

This might not seem like a big deal – a gesture made a local government – but for West Virginia it’s a huge step in the right direction.

West Virginia remains among the few states still resistant to the waves of progress that have swept across the country in the past decade.

Finally, a group of people has posed the question many have been wondering for a long time: Why does West Virginia still not have statewide protections for sexual orientation or gender identity?

So, let’s take a moment to pause and applaud that group: the Morgantown Human Rights Commission. The seven-member panel worked together in December to author the

pair of resolutions for the council’s consideration.

According to its website, the commission was established in 2001 with a mission to “provide leadership for addressing community interaction and fairness concerns,” and ensure the city is “not only providing services, but maintaining ways in which a community can live together inclusively, functionally, and justly despite differ-

ences, complexities and conflicts.”

Michael Fike, Frances Whiteman, Anne Marie Lofaso, Jan Derry, Anna Marlen Savino and Don Spencer make up the current commission (one seat is currently vacant) and are those directly responsible for the historic resolutions.

In the “The Resolution in Support of Marriage Equality Legislation,” the commission states that al-

though its members hold varying religious and personal view points on LGBTQ issues, “it is a fundamental, uniting principle of our organization that all people are entitled to equal rights...”

If only all leaders and politicians could be this egalitarian, the world would quickly become a much better place. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Can SeaWorld clear its name?

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Having been the center of controversy for several months, the SeaWorld Corporation is enduring the biggest public relations nightmare since the Tylenol epidemic in 1982.

SeaWorld has been providing families with unforgettable experiences since 1964.

Across its locations in Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio, SeaWorld has 22 captive whales, more than any other entity.

The popular theme parks first caught the attention of animal lovers in July when the heart-wrenching documentary “Blackfish” was released on Netflix.

Through its investigation on SeaWorld, the film reveals a corrupt, immoral and unethical corporation. Saying the film has since gone viral would be an understatement.

“Blackfish” tells the tale of Tilikum, the world’s largest killer whale in captivity, who is responsible for the deaths of three people. Former SeaWorld trainers, marine biologists and experts from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration illustrate a 19-year timeline, guiding viewers from the whale’s first attack in 1991 to the most recent in 2010.

To make a long story short, SeaWorld bought Tilikum from SeaLand in the Pacific despite the fact the whale had just caused the death of 20-year-old Keltie Byrne.

Although SeaWorld claimed the whale would be only be used for breeding purposes, trainers performed with the whale on a daily basis. This ultimately led to the death of 40-year-old trainer Dawn Branchaeu nearly 20 years after Byrne was attacked.

With each interview, it becomes more

and more clear SeaWorld is a threat to both humanity and animals.

SeaWorld demonstrates blatant disregard for the whale’s well-being. The film suggests mistreatment has caused the whales to become psychologically unstable and includes minutes of jaw-dropping footage where the whales clearly demonstrate feelings of frustration and aggression toward trainers.

The corporation has since made efforts to disprove the accusations that have inundated its social media channels since the film’s release. SeaWorld’s desperate attempt to restore its name has proved to be pitifully unsuccessful.

People are not stupid. If there was no truth behind these accusations, the corporation could easily take the producers to court for defamation. For this reason, simply denying the claims is not going to cut it for SeaWorld.

From a public relations standpoint, it is extremely hard to restore a brand’s image once its ethics and morals have been questioned. If SeaWorld’s executives want to stay in business, they will need to take a new approach and implement a different strategy quickly.

Instead of highlighting all the negative attention, SeaWorld needs to raise awareness about how it helps and properly cares for its marine animals.

For example, many people are unaware of SeaWorld’s animal rescue and rehabilitation program which has saved over 22,000 injured or abandoned marine animals.

In order for the parks to have any chance of survival, SeaWorld needs to rebuild the public’s trust and regain credibility. The task is much easier said than done. The only way SeaWorld can do this is if it finally confesses to the public and make an actually effort to change its abusive policies. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Marijuana banned from the NFL – for now HANNAH CHENOWETH COLUMNIST

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Recreational marijuana is now legal in two states, but it is still considered a banned substance for all players in the NFL.

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New legislation always brings up a lot of issues, and the kinks are resolved in unusual instances.

There is still dissent all across America with the recent legalization of recreational use of marijuana in Colorado and Washington. A recent NBC News/ Wall Street Journal poll reported 55 percent of Americans are in favor of the legalization. Each year, the numbers of those who support the cause continue to increase.

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell was very clear in his State of the League address Sunday when he said pot will still be considered a Schedule I drug within the NFL. Marijuana is legal in both Washington and Colorado, home of the Seahawks and Broncos, respectively. This topic gained attention in the past few days because of the Super Bowl. But because the drug is illegal on a federal level, the NFL’s stance remained firm.

Goodell alluded to his

personal opinion of the drug in his address but stayed true to the league’s line.

“There is certainly some very strong evidence to the negative impacts, including addiction and other issues,” he said.

After being asked by the crowd if he would submit to a random drug test, Goodell said he is routinely tested and was “happy to say” he’s clean.

While Goodell maintained a firm stance, supporters of legalization were eager to use this weekend’s Super Bowl to advocate.

The Marijuana Policy Project used five billboards near the stadium in New Jersey to say “pot is safer than alcohol and football.”

The logic behind this statement is undeniably true.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 37,000 deaths a year are caused by alcohol.

It’s so common to hear about someone you know getting a DUI, killed or injured in a drunken driving accident, ending up in jail because of a night out or otherwise screwing things up in their life due to drinking.

Binge-drinking can lead to death. Since there has never been a reported fatal marijuana overdose, we can’t even know how many thousands of doses it would take for pot to have a fatal effect. Weed statistically is safer than alcohol, although the latter is legal in all 50 states.

Marijuana will eventually be legalized on a federal level, and the NFL’s standards will have to move in the same direction.

The effects of marijuana are not all negative, but Goodell’s reasoning is understandable when it comes to the athletes’ use when they are competing at a professional level.

Medical marijuana should at least be allowed for the players if they are suffering from an injury or illness and is prescribed by a doctor.

It seemed Goodell was not completely closed off to the idea of this in the future.

He said if the NFL was indeed considering medical marijuana for players, “That’s something we would never take off the table if we could benefit our players at the end of the day.” daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year your resourcefulness mixes well with your high energy. You might feel as if there is nothing you cannot do. Open up to new ideas and different people.

Use care with daily matters and your health, though you likely will be fortunate in these areas. Too much celebration and a sweet tooth could add to your waistline. Be careful! If you are single, you’ll meet people with ease.

After mid-July, someone might stroll into your life and stop you in your tracks.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Your thoughts could stop you from acting. You might be receiving a very different vision from what is being presented to you. Others’

perceptions will seem off. Stop and re-evaluate. How you react could be interesting to those who understand your responses. Tonight: Your treat.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH A get-together with a friend will point you in a new direction. You might not want to leap into action until you have thought through all the other options. Brainstorming could provide many more alternatives. Be flexible, talk and share. Tonight: What you want.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HH Consider a boss’s or a supervisor’s idea; this person has experience. Be realistic about your boundaries and capabilities. You could learn a thing or two from someone else. Loosen up and enjoy a friend whom you don’t get to see often. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Reach out to someone who can make a difference. You need to use your intellect and emotions to see the best way to formalize a doable idea. A meeting could provide many ways to the same results. Listen carefully.

Tonight: Read between the lines.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You will feel inspired by someone close to you. Consider using this person’s advice when dealing with a boss or an important business matter. Good fortune will come to you as a result of following your inner voice. Tonight: Leader of the gang.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Work with someone else, and know full well that together you can achieve a long-term goal. Remain sure of yourself in a discussion, and

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Transylvania natives take over Gluck Theater

BY SAM BOSSERMAN A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

WWVU-FM’s weekly, live music show, Morgantown Sound, got a Transylvanian makeover this week as the featured band, The Renfields, rocked the Gluck Theater with songs of zombies and massacre.

Hailing from Transylvania, W.Va., the Renfields describe their music as Transylvanian pogo punk and said some of their influences include The Misfits and The Lillingtons.

The band brought an intriguing presence to the stage, with members staying in character throughout the performance. Some of the characters in the band include Dick Ramsses-Renfield, an “Egyptian Guitar god” and “The Fiend.”

Each member of the band wore a costume specific to their character adding to both the impressive visual nature of the

show and the entertaining interaction among the band members on stage.

Vincent Renfield, singer and guitarist, said he was excited to play at Morgantown Sound, particularly since the band is a local group.

“This is year 10 of our tour around the United States, which, thanks to our hearse breaking down, means traveling around West Virginia and some of the surrounding states,” Vincent said. “We’re very excited to be here in Morgantown, because we don’t get the chance to play here often.”

Renfield described the band as nothing more than a couple of Transylvanian teenagers trying to get a foothold in the American music scene.

“We’re just clean-cut, Transylvanian kids who are trying our best to play the American style of punk rock,” Vincent said.

According to Vincent,

the band would like to see more opportunities to play in Morgantown, especially given the fact the band currently has to travel in order to play live shows.

“It’s a shame that a local Morgantown band has to go four hours away just to play a show,” Vincent said.

Despite wanting to perform more shows closer to home, Vincent said the band has been having success and are on the brink of releasing a new CD. “We have a new CD coming out that we’ve been working on for a very long time, and it’s also the first CD we’ve done in a legitimate studio,” Vincent said.

Members of the band greatly enhanced the entertaining nature of the show through several segments of witty banter. These segments were not only humorous but also illustrated the degree of on-stage chemistry among the band members.

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the drummer described why the band plays together so effectively.

Renfield IV said he hoped people would come check out the band at one of their upcoming

shows and see for themselves how entertaining their performances can be.

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The Renfields will be performing next at an all-ages show at The Main St. Cafe in Clarksburg. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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2. Pixies – “EP-2” (Self-Released)

Whether arching those brows and pursing that pout in front of Woodburn Hall or in the reflection of a toothpaste-specked mirror, we’re all guilty of taking a selfie every now and again. After the term was added to the Oxford Dictionary in August 2013, the company also named it the word of the year, further cementing its spot in our social networking history.

There are several questions involved in the deliberation of the selfie-taking process, and including: Serious or smiley? Mirror shot or front-facing camera? Once these questions are answered, however, you’re still not finished.

Now, you are set to the task of choosing the most flattering filter out of twenty that evens out your complexion and highlights those cheek bones.

Upon finding “the one,” a rush of excitement flutters through you as you hover over the share button. As your selfie uploads, you realize that this is it.

There’s no turning back now.

Since the creation of the front-facing camera, selfies have swept nearly every social media outlet. As celebrities also take selfies, they’re nearly impossible to escape on social media sites.

Spurring from the popularity of the photo-taking technique is a new Dove Beauty Campaign video, aptly titled “Selfie.” The video encouraged viewers to redefine beauty by taking selfies without makeup or filters. Body image and the perfection people are pushed to achieve by the media

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The Renfields, who rarely break character, pose in their Transylvanian attire.

3. Phantogram – “Phantogram (EP)” (Barsuk - Republic) 4. Polica – “Shulamith” (Mom And Pop) 5. Wild Moccasins – “88 92” (New West) 6. Denzels – “Blow (EP)” (Admirable Traits) 7. Pow! – “Hi-Tech Boom” (Castle Face) 8. Silent Lions – “The Compartments (EP)” (Self-Released) 9. Jake Bugg – “Shangri-la” (Island) 10. Damien Jurado – “Brothers And Sisters Of The Eternal Son” (Secretly Canadian) 11. Drowners – “Drowners” (Frenchkiss) 12. Summer Camp – “Summer Camp” (Moshi Moshi) 13. Me Like Bees – “The Ides” (Crossbill) Ciara takes a selfie backstage during 2013’s FallFest. and Photoshop were challenged in the Dove campaign. As a young girl in the video declared, “I was going through my selfies last night. Yep, I’m pretty cute.” Selfies truly place beauty in the hands of the photo’s subject, which is a powerful concept in developing self-acceptance.

Confidence is often boosted by reinvention.

A fresh wardrobe or new hairstyle can be transformative. Posting your picture on Instagram shows you are comfortable in your own skin, and this is a moment of truly putting yourself out there. Selfies seem to say, “Yes. This is me, and I love myself.”

There is a stigma in popular culture with loving one’s body. People who express their self-acceptance often experience scrutiny from peers. Interestingly enough, selfies seem to

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challenge this premise.

These pictures allow the definition of beauty to be redefined by real people – not magazine editors.

The selfie has certainly come a long way. These photos, while seemingly insignificant, change the way you view yourself.

Your angle and pose for the camera until the photo is, as you deem it, just right.

As the Dove Beauty Campaign challenged, take a few minutes this week to post a selfie. If you own your flaws, the video argues, others can’t exploit them. Your love for yourself will shine in everything you do, influencing those around you to follow suit.

Confidence isn’t achieved overnight, but the selfie can help jumpstart the journey. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

14. Tom Brosseau – “Grass Punks” (Crossbill) 15. Peggy Sue – “Choir of Echoes” (Yep Roc) 16. Streets of Laredo – “Volume I And II” (Self-Released) 17. Prata Vetra – “Another Still Life” (Pratavetra) 18. Gap Dream – “Shine Your Light” (Burger) 19. Milosh – “Jetlag” (eOne-Deadly) 20. Toy – “Join The Dots” (Heavenly) 21. White Fence – “Live In San Francisco” (Castleface) 22. Luke Rathborne – “Soft” (True Believer) 23. Nick Waterhouse – “Holly” (Innovative Leisure) 24. Audacity – “Butter Knife” (Suicide Squeeze) 25. Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks – “Wig Out At Jagbags” (Matador) 26. Shearwater – “Fellow Travelers” (Sub Pop) 27. Dum Dum Girls – “Too True” (Sub Pop) 28. Linnea Olsson – “Ah!” (Gotterfunk) 29. Mogwai – “Rave Tapes” (Sub Pop) 30. Quilt – “Held In Splendor” (Mexican Summer)

Justin Bieber gets March trial date in Florida case Social media allows advertisers to skip commercials MIAMI (AP) — A trial date has been set for Justin Bieber in Miami for his recent arrest on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving with an invalid license.

The March 3 date for the three misdemeanors was set Tuesday by an automated court system.

Bieber’s attorneys have filed a written plea of not guilty. Initial trial dates are often delayed.

The 19-year-old pop star was arrested Jan. 23 in Miami Beach after what police called an illegal drag race between two exotic sports cars driven by Bieber and R&B singer Khalil Amir Sharieff.

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Justin Bieber appeared briefly in front of a judge via video after his Jan. 23 arrest.

Sharieff was also on a DUI charge.

Breath tests Bieber’s blood content below

arrested threshold for underage drivers. Police say a toxishowed cology test detected maralcohol ijuana and Xanax in his the .02 system.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Brands have figured out how to get Super Bowl buzz without paying Super Bowl bucks.

Some of the companies that had the most success during the game were not official sponsors.

Newcastle beer created a hit online campaign spoofing the self-importance of Super Bowl ads.

J.C. Penney generated attention on Twitter by posting nonsensical tweets during the game. And Esurance grabbed the spotlight by offering to give away $1.5 million in an ad that aired just after the game ended.

It’s the latest proof that companies don’t need to pay $4 million to capture the 111.5 million Super Bowl watchers. It’s mostly the result of the growing popularity of social media to reach a large number of people who are watching the game on a big screen TV with another eye on their cellphone or tablet computer.

“There’s an opportunity created by social media for people to have conversation with the Super Bowl-watching consumer ... without having to pay

the $4 million,” said Kelly O’Keefe, professor of brand strategy at the Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter.

Esurance, a part of Allstate Insurance, saved a bundle by buying the first ad after the Super Bowl ended.

But it still became one of the most talked about spots.

In the ad, “Office” actor John Krasinski sits in front of a pile of money and said Esurance saved $1.5 million by buying a post-Super Bowl ad, and planned to give it away to someone who tweets hashtag (hash) EsuranceSave30 by 4 a.m.

Eastern on Tuesday.

Within a minute after the commercial aired, the company had 200,000 entries.

The hashtag has stayed the top trending hashtag on Twitter since the spot ran.

And as of Monday, Esurance had gotten 2.57 million entries and its Twitter following went from 8,900 to 187,000 followers.

“It was a terrific media buy,” said O’Keefe. “Everybody’s been talking about it.”

J.C. Penney took a slightly weirder route, but it got

people talking.

During the Super Bowl, the official Twitter handle of J.C. Penney started sending out odd tweets, like, “Who kkmew theis was ghiong tob e a baweball ghamle. (hash) lowsscorinh 5-0.”

That sparked speculation that the account had been hacked, or the person in charge of the handle was inebriated. But soon J.C. Penney revealed it was all a prank to promote the hashtag TweetingWithMittens.

Opinion was split over whether this stunt actually helped build J.C. Penney’s brand. But it definitely captured people’s attention during the Super Bowl, and cost nothing.

J.C. Penney said it gained over 10,000 followers on Super Bowl Sunday, received over 40,000 (at)jcpenney mentions and 1,800 mentions of the hashtag (hash) tweetingwithmittens.

“Standing on the sidelines, as opposed to being part of the Super Bowl, and aiming to be a part of the conversation, is really smart,” said O’Keefe, the brand professor.

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Wednesday February 5, 2014

Local history museum opens new Morgantown aviation exhibit

BY JAKE JARVIS A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

The Morgantown History Museum celebrated the opening of its newest exhibit, “Morgantown: 100 Years of Wild Blue Yondering” Saturday. The exhibit features the history of aviation in Morgantown for the past 100 years.

The Morgantown History Museum is dedicated to collecting and preserving pieces of history about the local and regional area to be fully accessible to the public.

It’s hard to imagine the small city of Morgantown could have an entire exhibit devoted to the history of aviation, but the truth is it has a quite rich history dating all the way back to 1910.

It all started when Ben Garrison rose 25 feet off the ground in his fly-

ing machine. With the help of Ralph Kinderman, Garrison was able to perfect the craft to increase flight distances and altitude.

Ultimately, the machine was crashed by a large gust of wind. In true West Virginian spirit, the duo did not let this sway them from reaching their goal.

Within the next century, Morgantown’s aviation industry developed, mirroring the rest of the country.

This exhibit explores that development in depth, including nonstop air delivery and even commercial flight.

In the exhibit are video displays and even an interactive plane-riding experience. This way, patrons can hop in and see what it was like to fly in 1910.

Michael Mackert, assistant coordinator of the museum, discussed

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“I would like (patrons) to walk away knowing better how Morgantown developed.”

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how important the work of the museum is, specifically this exhibit, to c o n n e c t i n g Mo r g a n town residents to their past.

“I would like (patrons) to walk away knowing better how Morgantow n develop e d,” Mackert said. “I’d like them to have a much more connected feeling to our city.”

Most people who visit the exhibit might be students working on a project, but people should keep an open eye when

stopping by.

“This museum is important because it brings people into town. It’s an attraction,” Mackert said.

“It’s good for people who come into town for football games.”

The exhibit will be open until Sept. 20, but just in case you miss out, the Morgantown History Museum always has a rotating display of exhibits all year round.

As great as the museum is, this nonprofit organization requires generous donations to keep it alive. Monetary donations can be made by visiting http://MorgantownHistoryMuseum.org, and artifact donations can be made by contacting the offices.

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Sexual abuse allegations resurface from decades ago for celebrated director Woody Allen NEW YORK (AP) — “Cries and Whispers: The Ugly Explosion of an Unconventional Family,” announced the Aug. 31, 1992, cover of Time magazine, which bore Woody Allen’s bespectacled face.

The sordid saga involving Allen and erstwhile romantic partner Mia Farrow had indeed exploded into the public consciousness days earlier. The most sensational part: an allegation that the celebrated director had taken their adopted daughter Dylan, 7, into an attic-like space at Farrow’s Connecticut home and molested her.

Allen vigorously denied the allegation and was never arrested or charged with a crime. Despite predictions by some that his career would falter, it hasn’t. At age 78 he still puts out a movie a year, won his fourth Oscar in 2012 for “Midnight in Paris,” and is nominated again this year - his 24th nod - for the “Blue Jasmine” screenplay. The two movies were his biggest commercial hits in years.

Indeed, it’s his continued success that likely brought the abuse claim back into the spotlight.

Allen was given a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes in January that included a glowing televised tribute. That prompted critical comments from Mia Farrow and her son Ronan Farrow.

(Ronan, an emerging TV personality, is presumed to be Allen’s biological son though Mia recently said he might be Frank Sinatra’s son.)

Then this past weekend, Dylan Farrow, now 28, married and living in Florida, penned an emotional open letter, accusing Hollywood of callously lionizing her tormentor.

The letter revived in stunning detail an allegation more than two decades old, the details of which many had forgotten. Here is a look back at key moments and players of a story that, whichever side you believe, is one of the more disturbing celebrity sagas in memory: — December 1991: Allen formally adopts two of Farrow’s previously adopted children, Dylan, 7, and Moses, 13, after Farrow tells a court he’s an excellent father. The couple

has been together for more than a decade, though they live separately on opposite sides of Central Park.

— January 1992: Visiting Allen’s apartment, Farrow discovers a set of nude, explicit photos Allen has taken of her 21-year-old adopted daughter, Soon-Yi Previn (her father is Farrow’s exhusband, Andre Previn).

The discovery precipitates their split.

— February 1992: Farrow gives Allen a Valentine with a photograph of her and some of her children; a steak knife is stuck into Farrow’s heart, covered with a photo of Soon-Yi, and meat skewers are stuck in the chests of the children. (The card will be displayed on CBS’ “60 Minutes.”)

— August 1992: Amidst lengthy and bitter custody negotiations, Allen visits Farrow’s Connecticut home Aug. 4.

There, it will be alleged, Allen takes Dylan to an attic-like space and molests her. Farrow videotapes Dylan accusing Allen of the molestation. On Aug. 13, Allen sues Farrow in New York state court for custody of Dylan, Moses and Satchel (now Ronan).

A few days later, Connecticut police confirm they’re investigating the abuse allegations. On Aug. 18, Allen makes an unusual public appearance to deny them.

— November 1992: In Vanity Fair magazine, author Maureen Orth presents Mia Farrow’s side of the story. Dylan, she reports, told her mother that Allen told her during the episode that “if she stayed very still he would put her in his movie and take her to Paris. He touched her ‘private part.’”

Allen appears on “60 Minutes,” describing violent rages by Farrow - and threats to kill him - over his affair with Soon-Yi. He also says Farrow told him weeks before the abuse allegations: “I have something very nasty planned for you.”

— March 1993: After a seven-month probe, a team of childabuse specialists at YaleNew Haven Hospital con-

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Woody Allen faces allegations of sexual abuse from his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow. cludes Dylan has not been molested. The doctor leading the probe, John M. Leventhal, will later say in a sworn statement, reported by The New York Times, that he theorized Dylan either invented the story or had it planted in her mind by her mother. A day later the custody trial opens in New York. Allen testifies he is a “wonderful father.”

— May 1993: The seven-week trial winds down. Among its many revelations: Moses wrote Allen a letter saying he hoped his father would kill himself. Farrow acknowledges lashing out physically at Soon-Yi. Allen’s lawyers suggest Farrow tried to blackmail Allen for millions of dollars.

A psychologist testifies that Farrow threatened to stab Allen’s eyes out.

— June 1993: Allen loses his custody battle. State Supreme Court Acting Justice Elliott Wilk denounces him as an inadequate, irresponsible and self-absorbed father.

The judge says he doesn’t know if the molestation happened, but bars Allen from seeing Dylan for at least six months and limits visits with other children.

He also criticizes the Connecticut investigation that found no abuse.

— September 1993: In Litchfield, Conn., State’s Attorney Frank Maco says there was “probable cause” to charge Allen with molesting Dylan and that police had drawn up an arrest warrant, but that he decided not to pursue the case, in part because it would traumatize Dylan.

At his own news conference, Allen lashes out at Farrow, police and Maco.

The director, who hasn’t seen Dylan in 14 months, reads her a message: “I’m sorry I missed your eighth birthday ... I love you, and I miss you, and don’t worry - the dark forces will not prevail.”

— May 1994: Allen’s appeal of the custody ruling is denied.

— December 1996: A judge denies Allen’s request for better visitation terms, and says Allen still doesn’t understand how he’s made the children suffer.

— June 1997: Allen loses his bid for disciplinary action against Maco when a state panel rules that the prosecu-

tor was acting within his rights when he announced he had evidence Allen had abused Dylan. Allen had charged that Maco’s statement essentially convicted him of child abuse and prejudiced his custody fight.

— December 1997: Allen marries Soon-Yi in Venice, Italy.

The couple continues on to France, where the newspaper Le Monde describes the American reaction to Farrow’s charges as “the outrage of a certain America, family-oriented and puritanical, against a man that didn’t conform enough...” Allen and SoonYi will go on to adopt two daughters, Bechtel and Manzie.

— February 2012: Allen wins his fourth Oscar for “Midnight in Paris.”

— October 2013: In Vanity Fair, Dylan Farrow gives author Orth her first comments on the record, saying in part: “I have never been asked to testify. If I could talk to the seven-year-old Dylan, I would tell her to be brave, to testify.”

— January 2014: Allen gets the Cecil B.

DeMille lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes; as is his practice, he doesn’t attend.

Ronan Farrow tweets: “Did they put the part where a woman publicly confirmed he molested her at age 7 before or after Annie Hall?”

Mia Farrow tweets the next day: “A woman has publicly detailed Woody Allen’s molestation of her at age 7.

Golden Globe tribute showed contempt for her & all abuse survivors.” (Robert Weide, director and producer of a PBS documentary about Allen, notes in a widely circulated article on The Daily Beast that Farrow had specifically agreed to the use of her “Purple Rose of Cairo” clip in the Globe montage.)

— February 2014: Dylan Farrow pens her open letter, which appears on the blog of New York Times columnist and Mia Farrow friend Nicholas Kristof. “Woody Allen is a living testament to the way our society fails the survivors of sexual assault and abuse,” she says.

Allen’s publicist responds: “Mr. Allen has read the article and found it untrue and disgraceful.”

Pharrell Williams to perform on Oscar telecast LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pharrell Williams will perform at the Academy Awards.

Oscar producers said Tuesday the producer-performer will sing his nominated song “Happy.”

There was no word on whether his Grammy Award-stealing hat would make an appearance.

Williams wrote “Happy” for “Despicable Me 2.” It’s nominated for original song along with U2’s “Ordinary Love” from “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” “Let It Go” by Idina Menzel from “Frozen” and Karen O’s “The Moon Song” from “Her.” The 40-year-old Williams has been on quite a run with prominent

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Junior WVU guard Juwan Staten dunks the ball in a home game against Kansas State Saturday.

Kruger’s Oklahoma Sooners take on 13-9 West Virginia Mountaineers tonight at Coliseum by kevin hooker sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia men’s basketball team will look for its third straight win against No. 23 Oklahoma tonight. Two big wins over Baylor and Kansas State improved their overall record to 13-9 and 5-4 in Big 12 Conference play.

“We’re getting better,” said head coach Bob Huggins. “We were just so young at the beginning of the year. I think our freshmen are starting to understand what it takes to win. At the beginning of the year, I don’t think they had any idea.”

The Sooners enter tonight’s showdown with a 17-5 overall record and 6-3 record in conference play. Head coach Lon Kruger’s team overachieved so far, but the Sooners have established themselves as a legitimate contender in their conference.

“Lon (Kruger) always does a great job,” Huggins said. “Obviously he’s won everywhere he’s been.”

Kruger coached at UCLA for eight years before taking the Oklahoma job in 2011.

The Sooners are coming off an 81-75 loss to No. 16 Iowa State. Oklahoma’s top guard Buddy

Hield scored 30 points in the loss while forward Ryan Spangler hauled in 12 rebounds.

Of their nine remaining games on schedule, the Mountaineers will face Iowa State and Oklahoma twice.

“Their freshmen from (2013) now have a year under their belt and are playing extremely well,” Huggins said. “Spangler is obviously their best rebounder in (the Big 12) and perhaps the best player in the league. I think Oklahoma presents a lot of problems.”

Rebounding has been an issue for the Mountaineers all season, rank-

ing No. 8 in total rebounding in the Big 12. With a lack of depth in the backcourt, the Mountaineers have relied on freshman Devin Williams to add an inside presence in the paint.

Williams averaged 7.4 rebounds per game, but reeled in just four against Kansas State, to go along with four points. Fellow freshmen Nathan Adrian and Brandon Watkins played extended minutes down low in an effort to revitalize the Mountaineers’ inside play.

However, it’s fairly obvious the bulk of WVU’s offense comes from their perimeter players. Juwan

Staten, Eron Harris and Terry Henderson combine to score 60 percent of the offensive points.

“We obviously need to make shots,” Huggins said. “ We ’ r e perimeter-oriented.”

The Mountaineers will look for continued stellar play from Staten tonight, who scored a career-high 35 points against Kansas State during the weekend.

He shot 8-of-13 from the field and 18-of-21 from the free throw line.

“He wants to win.

That’s the bottom line,” Huggins said. “I’ve said it a thousand times: the kid cares, and he works. He’s the kind of guy who you

hope has success because he’s earned it.”

At 5-4, WVU is 2.5 games back of the Kansas Jayhawks for the conference lead. The Big 12 is arguably the top conference in college basketball all season, with five teams represented in last week’s AP top-25 poll.

“I’m not too worried about our next couple of games,” Huggins said.

“You just have to get ready for whoever you have next. I’m sure (his players) looked at the schedule and standings but it’s been more about the next game.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Holmes’ leadership helping WVU in 2013-14 season by jon fehrens sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Sophomore guard Bria Holmes is a physical presence for the No. 17 West Virginia women’s basketball team. At 6-foot-2, Holmes’ height allows her to score around the block while her touch on the basketball makes her a shooting threat.

Her array of offensive weapons made her one of the most coveted recruits for the 2012-13 season.

“She can get hot from the 3, but yet has the ability, because of her size, to attack the paint and get in there and make stuff happen in the paint,” said WVU head coach Mike Carey.

“She also has the ability to make people shoot over top of her. It’s a little tougher shooting over a 6-2 perimeter player than it is a 5-8 perimeter player.”

West Virginia has not seen a player like Holmes in quite some time. She’s only the second McDonald’s All-American to play for the Mountaineers, the first being LSU transfer Ya Ya Dunning.

“We’re fortunate to get Bria, and we need to keep developing her. If she does that, she’s going to be a special player,” Carey said.

Holmes is already well on the path of becoming the special player Carey predicted. After leading all bench-scorers in her freshman season with 5.8 points per game and earning a spot on the Big 12All Freshman team, she was awarded with occasional spots in the starting rotation.

Holmes showed the Big 12 her capabilities by exploding for 21-points against Oklahoma State Jan. 4 on national television. The spotlight seemed to fuel Holmes as she helped propel her team to a 71-67 win by laying up a clutch bucket with only 1:35 left in the game. Her 21 points against the Cowgirls lead all players and was her second 20-point game of her career.

After the Oklahoma State game, Holmes continued to get buckets. She dropped a game-high 18 points in a loss to Texas and 21 in front of a home crowd against Oklahoma.

Holmes is now the leading scorer on the team averaging 13.6 points per game. 3-pointers play a big factor in her scoring, she leads the team with 43 3s, and she is currently No. 6 in the Big 12 for 3-point field goals made. “(Holmes) has a great

first step as far as quickness,” Carey said. “I said this (in 2013) that she is just going to get better and better and better. There are other phases of her game that I think she’s going to improve on, and I think she’s going to be a complete player for us.”

In her sophomore season, Holmes took a step forward in becoming a more complete player. She was second on the team in blocks with 14 and leads the team in steals with 31.

With Holmes and senior center Asya Bussie down in the paint, opponents have found it hard to score around the basket.

There is no question Holmes’ play this season has played a major role in cory dobson/the daily athenaeum her team’s success. Following Saturday’s 66-62 Sophomore guard Bria Holmes drives past a defender in a home game against Baylor earlier this season. win, in which she only scored eight points, her team moved up in the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches’ Poll.

There are only eight games left in the regular season for the Mountaineers to claim their first Big 12 women’s basketball title, but if Holmes and her teammates continue their strong play, they may be a serious threat to conference leader Baylor.

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rifle

WVU performing strong in crucial moments

By Meghan Carr Sports Writer @Dailyathenaeum

The No. 1 West Virginia University rifle team (8-0, 6-0 GARC) is shooting its best marks of the season when it counts most.

“Many of the guys have been through this for a couple years already, and they know how intense this part of the season gets.

I think they certainly all buy into what we’re here for, this part of the season,” said head coach Jon Hammond.

After weeks at No. 3 on the College Rifle Coaches Association Poll, the Mountaineers have finally claimed the top spot for

the first time since Oct. 31, 2013. The move up comes after consecutive weeks of top shooting marks from the Mountaineers.

Future WVU opponents Kentucky and Alaska-Fairbanks dropped back to the No. 2 and No. 3 spots, respectively.

Along with their rise to the top, the shooters are becoming more and more consistent at home and on the road.

The rifle team is earning top marks this semester, cracking 4,700 twice for two weeks in a row. The Mountaineers first cracked 4,700 in their first match of the spring season.

WVU dominated NC State in their spring season

opener, beating the Wolfpack 4,707-4,604. Maren Prediger and Ziva Dvorsak took the top spots in air rifle and smallbore.

WVU has an added threat this semester with its addition of Ziva Dvorsak. The junior has given depth to both smallbore and air rifle. Although Dvorsak wasn’t recruited for her smallbore experience, her marks are giving the Mountaineers some of their top smallbore scores of the season.

“I think Ziva (Dvorsak) surprised herself with how well she has shot in smallbore,” Hammond said.

The rifle team earned their highest mark of the season and a nation’s-

best of 4,710 at Murray State for the Winthrow Invitational last weekend.

The Mountaineers were led by junior Maren Prediger’s 598 mark in air rifle. The aggregate score wasn’t the only seasonbest mark the Mountaineers earned. WVU earned a season-best 2,378 in air rifle. Sophomore Garrett Spurgeon finished second for WVU with a seasonbest 587 mark.

The rifle team’s peak comes at the right time with post season competition around the corner.

WVU will compete at the NCAA qualifiers Feb. 22, but before they begin postseason, the Mountaineers have two very tough rivals

awaiting them.

WVU is still undefeated with two matches remaining in the regular season.

The last two also happen to be the toughest for the Mountaineers.

“When we saw it on the schedule, we knew it would be tough. It’s going to be tough. I mean they are two of the best, but there (is) no doubt this team can do it,” said redshirt freshman Jean Pierre-Lucas.

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MIAMI (AP) — The NFL’s report in the Miami Dolphins bullying case is expected to be released soon, shedding further light on the much-scrutinized, troubled relationship between offensive linemen Jonathan Martin and Richie Incognito.

The report likely will address whether the Dolphins organization was at fault for the locker-room culture that led Martin to leave the team last October. He later said he was harassed daily by teammates, including Incognito, and alleged their racial, aggressive and sexually charged comments played a role in his departure.

Incognito’s suspension by the team was lifted Tuesday. Dolphins officials say that was an administrative move agreed to by all parties last year, and had nothing to do with any new developments in the league investigation of the case.

Last week, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said he has an idea of what will be in the league’s report, and indicated he doesn’t expect any new revelations. He said he’s proud of the way the people running the franchise responded to the scandal.

Martin has said he tried to be friends with Incognito. The two players traded more a thousand text messages in a year’s span, and the teasing and vulgar banter went both ways, with references to sex, drugs, violence and bawdy behavior, often in a jocular tone.

The back-and-forth continued last week. In his first interview since the scandal broke, Martin told NBC persistent vulgar language around the team made him feel trapped. Incognito’s attorney Mark Schamel responded with a statement saying Martin was “hiding behind false allegations” rather than dealing with “his poor on-field perfor-

mance and myriad other issues.”

The NFL report will come from New York attorney Ted Wells three months after he was retained by the league to investigate the case, which inspired a national debate about hazing and workplace bullying.

Wells will determine the role of coach Joe Philbin, his staff and Miami management in the case. One issue is whether anyone on the coaching staff ordered Incognito to toughen up Martin, who became a starter as a rookie in 2012 but played poorly at times.

Martin has said people in the organization knew he was unhappy about comments teammates made to him, but he didn’t talk to Philbin about it.

The 6-foot-5, 312-pound Martin abruptly left the team Oct. 28. He was briefly hospitalized and then joined his family in California and underwent counseling for emotional

issues. Incognito was suspended Nov. 3 and sat out the final eight games.

Both players have said they want to play in 2014, but it likely won’t be with the Dolphins. Incognito becomes a free agent next month and will probably sign with another team, and Dolphins are expected to trade or release Martin, who has two years remaining on his contract.

In a tweet Tuesday, Incognito said he supported Martin “100 percent in his return to football in 2014.”

Teammates said the two linemen seemed to be good friends, despite their contrasting backgrounds. Martin, 24, was a classics major at Stanford, while Incognito, 30, was kicked off his team at Nebraska and went on to develop a reputation as one of the NFL’s dirtiest players known for out-of-bounds behavior.

Incognito has said he regrets racist and profane language he used

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Teammates both black and white have said Incognito is not a racist, and they’ve been more supportive of the veteran guard than they have of Martin.

In November there were reports that Ross might clean house after the season. But Philbin was retained to return for a third season in 2014, and most of his staff remains, including offensive line coach Jim Turner, who worked most closely with Incognito and Martin.

“Jim Turner is an amazing coach and friend,” Incognito tweeted Tuesday.

General manager Jeff Ireland left the Dolphins in January after six seasons because of the team’s mediocre results, and because he clashed with Philbin over personnel decisions.

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Syracuse (22-0, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat Notre Dame 61-55 on Monday night, its fourth win by six points or fewer, to remain one of two unbeatens along with No. 4 Wichita State. Off to the best start in school history, the Orange are on top of the poll for the first time since a six-week run in 2011-12, and it’s the 15th week alltime Syracuse has been No. 1.

“None of us talked about it,” said Trevor Cooney, who rescued Syracuse against the Irish with a career-high 33 points. “It’s just a number right now. We want that number at the end of the season.”

Combined with No. 1 Arizona’s first loss of the season last weekend, the Orange’s 91-89 overtime win over Duke on Saturday moved them up one spot to the top.

Syracuse (21-0) received all 65 first-place votes from the national media panel Monday, making the Orange the first unanimous No. 1 since Duke was for six weeks in 2010-11.

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Ohio State still seeking answers after bad spell

ANTHONY PECORARO sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Seahawks prove defense wins championships

Ohio State head coach Thad Matta talks with Trey McDonald during the first half of a game against Wisconsin Saturday.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Thad Matta watches the video clips over and over.

Somewhere in the midst of all those pixels he’s trying to find the answers to what’s wrong with his Ohio State Buckeyes.

“It appears to be a little bit of a different scenario each time,” he said of the contributing factors when the Buckeyes go into a lull.

They’ve been doing that a lot lately. One month ago, Ohio State was unbeaten and ranked No. 3 in the nation.

The Buckeyes (17-5, 4-5 Big Ten) begin February having lost five of seven games and find themselves out of The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in 80 polls, since January 2010.

Heading into Tuesday’s game at No. 17 Iowa, Matta and his staff are scrambling to patch some holes and get things turned around. The Buckeyes pulled off a big road win on Saturday, edging No. 14 Wisconsin 59-58.

“It’s a lot easier said than done, reeling a couple off,” Matta said.

The last two games, including an overtime loss to Penn State at home, have come down to a final shot.

“I’d love to not be in that position,” Matta said. “It’s making me old.”

The reasons for the Buckeyes’ failures – and what they did right in winning – are elusive.

“It can be a few differ-

ent things,” point guard Aaron Craft said. “Sometimes we let one end of the floor tie into the other end.

If we’re not getting stops on defense that might affect us a little on offense.

And vice versa.”

Offensive mistakes have been a big problem. The Buckeyes were averaging just over 10 turnovers a game; they’ve averaged more than 13 a game in the last seven games.

“We don’t have that zip that we have on the offensive end that we usually do when we’re playing well,” said forward Sam Thompson. “We’re turning the ball over. That’s probably the most common theme of our struggles.”

The Buckeyes have also had trouble shooting.

They were making 47.4 percent of their shots from the field before their swoon and are at 40.5 percent since.

Matta saw signs at Wisconsin – as tough a place to play as there in the Big Ten (at least until the Badgers dropped their last three at home) – which were encouraging.

“I like the fact that Saturday we were down eight in the first half, and seven or eight in the second half and still found ways to come back and win the game,” he said. “We made plays that we needed to make down the stretch to win the game, both offensively and defensively.

And we hadn’t done that

through this stretch.”

The Buckeyes live and die off their defense. Yet, at times, they’ve given up points in chunks, particularly close to the basket.

“When we’re not playing well on the defensive end, we’re not playing as one unit,” said Thompson, inserted into the starting lineup on Saturday for Shannon Scott for the first time this season.

“We have five guys guarding their own man as opposed to moving as one.”

When they hosted Iowa on Jan. 12 – an 84-74 loss that pretty much set them on this downward spiral the Buckeyes allowed 44 points in the paint.

“They’re going to score in the paint – that’s kind of their M.O. this year,” Craft said. “We need to find ways that we can hopefully minimize that as much as possible.”

All in all, the Buckeyes have been a fragile team, profoundly affected by bad calls, foul trouble, missed shots and when an opposing player makes a great play.

These days, nothing is taken for granted.

It was pointed out to Matta that one of his players had a dunk late in the Wisconsin game that might have padded the lead.

“That’s not even a sure two (points) anymore,” he said.

He was kidding. But maybe not.

A phrase used throughout all sports, especially football, is “Defense wins Championships.” First coined by legendary Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, the phrase was proven right again in Super Bowl XLVIII. The Seattle Seahawks, under head coach Pete Carroll, showed with a stellar defense and a topnotch run game, championships can still be won the old-school way.

The Seahawks’ defense silenced many critics after giving up only eight points to the best offense in all of professional football. Everyone knew how good Seattle’s defense was, but many believed Denver’s offense was better and wouldn’t have a problem scoring on Seattle’s defense. This defense shut out the Bronap cos for three quarters and forced four Denver turnovers throughout the game – something nobody thought was possible.

The Denver Broncos’ problems began from the first play on offense. As Seattle’s defense came right after Peyton Manning with the shotgun snap sailing right past his head, Denver’s fall was too good to be true for Seattle. With the ball recovered in the endzone, the officials signaled a safety on the play and put Seattle up to the earliest lead in the history of the Super Bowl, 2-0.

After the safety, Denver had a three-and-out series and followed that up with an interception to start their offense in Super Bowl XLVIII. Since then, Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman and the rest of the Seahawks defense kept those sacks, interceptions and magical plays coming all night from MetLife Stadium.

This type of old-school football created an oldschool Super Bowl beatdown. It was a type of game commonly played in the 1970s and 1980s, but not in today’s game with the exceptional passing game, which dominates the league.

It can easily be argued this Seahawks defense mirrors the 1985 Bears defense. Chicago was the last NFL defense to lead the league in fewap est yards, fewest points alOhio State’s Amir Williams, top, knocks the ball away from Wisconsin’s Josh Gas- lowed and have the most ser during the second half of the Buckeyes game against the Badgers Saturday. takeaways until Seattle accomplished that achievement this season.

The Emerald City, where “when it rains, it pours,” demonstrated just that on all three sides of the football, at Denver’s expense.

The entire Seattle squad played physical and fast throughout game, and even when we all knew it was over, the Seahawks’ aggression never stopped.

Seattle, still very young and talented, won’t be going anywhere soon, and another championship in the near future would not surprise me at all.

They have the playmakers needed to beat any team in the NFL and a fan base that makes the Richter scale move. Ultimately, that is a great combination for success.

Flood finally adds Friedgen to Rutgers staff PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — If Rutgers had been off on the first weekend in October last season, the school might have lured former Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen out of retirement a lot earlier.

Ralph Friedgen to Rutgers makes Big Ten even more awkward for Maryland SB Nation Scarlet Knights coach Kyle Flood disclosed Tuesday that he talked to Friedgen about becoming the team’s offensive coordinator last season, but was turned down because the veteran coach’s daughter, Kelly, was getting married.

“I had too much money sunk into it to say I could coach unless he had an open date on Oct. 5,” Friedgen quipped.

When Flood telephoned again after offensive coordinator Ron Prince left Rutgers to join the Detroit Lions, the 66-year-old Friedgen jumped at the chance to return to the college ranks.

“I really missed the association with the players,” Friedgen said in a conference call to introduce the Scarlet Knights’ three new coordinators. “That was the biggest thing I missed.

I couldn’t replace that in my life. “ Friedgen said working in a recent all-star game got his coaching juices flowing again. Having his wife, Gloria, tell him to get out of the

house more also helped.

With the exception of receiver Brandon Coleman, who is leaving school early to join the NFL, Friedgen gets most of his offense back for Rutgers’ first season in the Big Ten Conference. The biggest question will be whether quarterback Gary Nova can regain the job he lost because of ineffectiveness during a 6-7 season.

Friedgen has been meeting with players and watching videotape since being hired five days ago, the same day that Flood promoted Joe Rossi to defensive coordinator and hired Bob Fraser as special teams coordinator.

The specials teams coach the past two seasons, Rossi served as the interim defensive coordinator for the Pinstripe Bowl in a 29-16 loss to Notre Dame after Dave Cohen was fired following the regular season. Fraser is returning to Rutgers after two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Friedgen spent 10 seasons at Maryland, posting a 75-50 record. He was fired in 2010 despite leading the Terps to a 9-4 record. He has long resume as an offensive coordinator working with the San Diego Chargers of the NFL, and Georgia Tech, Maryland, Murray State, ap William & Mary and The Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen yells from the sidelines during the first half in a game against Wake Forest in College Park, Md. Citadel.

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SOONER SHOWDOWN

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Junior guard Juwan Staten charges to the basket Saturday against Kansas State.

West Virginia looks to extend winning streak, takes on No. 21 Oklahoma tonight by doug walp sports writer @dougwalp

The West Virginia men’s basketball team has a chance to match its longest conference winning streak since officially joining the Big 12 with a victory over visiting No. 21 Oklahoma tonight at the WVU Coliseum.

The Mountaineers have won two league games in a row for the second time this season, but are 0-16 in their last 16 games against ranked teams, including an 0-4 mark so far this season.

West Virginia (139, 5-4 Big 12) is also just 1-4 all-time against Oklahoma (17-5, 6-3), who has taken the last four meetings between these still relatively new conference opponents.

Meanwhile, the Sooners

are coming off a six-point loss at Iowa State after running off four straight league wins, including victories over two top-25 opponents.

Oklahoma is 3-2 on the road but has also dropped just two games to schools outside the top 25 all year.

Sooners’ head coach Lon Kruger is 52-33 in his three seasons in Norman and is 531-337 overall with notable head coaching stints at Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and UNLV over the last 25-plus years.

“Lon goes a great job,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins. “He’s obviously won everywhere he’s ever been.”

Every one of Oklahoma’s probable starters average at least double figures in scoring and are led by senior guard Cameron Clark and sophomore guard Buddy Hield, who

average 16.1 and 17 points per game, respectively.

Sophomore for ward Ryan Spangler is also having a breakout season and is averaging a double-double on the season with 11.1 points per game and 10.2 rebounds per contest.

“Those freshmen from a year ago have that year under their belt and have played extremely well,” Huggins said.

“And Ryan Spangler is obviously the best rebounder in the league, maybe the best player in the league.”

As a team, the Sooners are the No. 3 offense in the Big 12 at 83.5 points per game, but Oklahoma has also allowed more points than any other team in the conference.

“They’re a good team,” said sophomore guard Terry Henderson.

“They have a lot of

shooters, and they make shots. It’s going to be a good game. Hopefully we’ll have a good crowd for them.”

West Virginia ranks in the middle of the pack in most team Big 12 statistical categories – other than turnover margin, in which the Mountaineers rank No. 1 – but junior guard Juwan Staten leads the conference in points, assists and total minutes played in league competition.

Staten is fresh off a career-high 35 points in a win against Kansas State and has put himself right in the thick of the Big 12 Player of the Year race with his recent performances.

“He’s been terrific,” Huggins said. “He’s really studied film and tried to learn the game. He’s just gotten so much better with his decision making – when to go, when not to

go or give the ball to other guys.

“And he’s w orke d really hard on his shooting. When he makes that 17 or 18-foot jumper, he’s hard to guard. ” Oklahoma is just the first of four consecutive ranked opponents for the WVU, who will be looking to knock off a top-25 adversary for the first time since January 2012 against then-No. 9 Georgetown.

All five of WVU’s last five wins against ranked opponents have indeed occurred at the WVU Coliseum.

“Our confidence is very high right now,” Staten said. “We’re coming off a two-game winning streak.

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Dibo’s shooting helps WVU top Kansas State

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Junior forward Remi Dibo looks to make a pass against Kansas State Saturday.

by greg madia multimedia editor @dailyathenaeum

Leading just 68-67 with 2:09 left in the game, West Virginia needed a big shot in order to separate from Kansas State.

The Mountaineers played well, taking a lead as large as 10 points, but the Wildcats battled back. The Mountaineers needed something good to happen for them.

Then it did.

With a chance to take the lead for the first time since the first half, Kansas State’s Thomas Gipson turned the

ball over. West Virginia junior forward Remi Dibo took advantage.

Dibo, standing behind the 3-point line, caught a pass from Devin Williams and was wide open. Dibo fired a shot, and it went in, giving WVU a 71-67 lead.

“I worked to get open, (and) I think my teammate did a good job finding me. He saw me wide open, and I took care of the rest,” Dibo said.

West Virginia closed out the game and won 81-71 against the Wildcats, but for Dibo, who finished with 10 points, the game reaffirmed

why he put in so much hard work.

“I just want to make sure my hard work pays off, so I try to be competitive,” he said.

Dibo made his second career start Saturday and his first since mid-December 2013.

Working with WVU head coach Bob Huggins helped Dibo get better as the year has progressed.

“I had a little suspicion, because I’ve been practicing really hard,” Dibo said. “Then they switched my (practice) jersey from gold to blue, so it was an indication to me that I’d start.”

One of the parts of his game he’s worked on is becoming more than a shooter offensively.

“Right now I’m a better shooter than driver,” Dibo said. “Guys know that I can put the ball on the floor. It’s just that you have to be comfortable to do it at this level.

I had to learn more this past summer. I used to dribbledrive more during my career at Casper (Junior College). I know I can do it more, I just have to be strong with the ball.”

Working on driving to the hole will make defenders re-

spect he won’t just shoot the ball.

Having a whole arsenal of offensive skills will make Dibo a better player.

He proved that when he was able to drive the lane with about five minutes to play. Shaking off a defender, the 6-foot-7 Frenchman got to the rim with ease.

For Dibo having success in a rare start allowed him to prove to himself he can do or at least work to what the coaching staff wants out of him. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

DOUG WALP SPORTS WRITER @DOUGWALP

WVU showing vast improvement A year ago, watching a WVU men’s basketball game from start to finish had become fairly difficult to bear.

The play was sloppy, the team chemistry was nonexistent, and the will to win seemed to dissipate by the night as the Mountaineers dropped their last seven contests in a row to end the 2012-13 season with a resounding thud.

But after an offseason of major personnel changes and notable internal development, the West Virginia men’s hoops team has shown clear improvement from a season ago, even despite its modest overall record of 13-9.

But the Mountaineers haven’t just been an objectively better basketball team for the bulk of this season, they’ve been a lot more fun to watch, too.

It’s been a variety of factors: the numerous down-to-the-wire endings; the plethora of longrange shots from a pair of the league’s best perimeter shooters in Eron Harris and Terry Henderson; the countless late-game heroics, the emergence of Juwan Staten; not to mention the overall competition level of the Big 12 has also been collectively raised by nearly every team in the conference.

The combined results have been fantastic to this point.

The Mountaineers have played cleaner and higherscoring games this year.

They hold the best turnover-to-assist margin in the Big 12 and are collectively averaging more than 12 points more per game so far this season than last year.

Last season, the Mountaineers didn’t have a single player that averaged double-figures for the season. This year there are at least seven guys who could put up double figures on any given night, and three guards – Staten, Harris and Henderson – who actually do it just about every game they play.

Maybe the best part about all of this is Huggins’ team is still far from reaching its full potential, and the Mountaineers seem to be getting better from game to game. Even Huggins says so.

“We’re getting better. We were just so young to begin the year,” Huggins said.

“I think our freshman are starting to understand what it takes to win in this league. I don’t think they had any idea going into it.

As much as the older guys tried to tell them, I don’t think they had any understanding of how hard this league is night in and night out.”

The WVU faithful seem to be returning, too.

After a season-high 12,402 fans showed up to see WVU play Kansas at the end of January 2013, attendance figures began to plummet nearly as fast as the Mountaineers’ chances of playing in the postseason.

To begin this year, fans were even more hesitant about coming out and paying to see the Mountaineers at WVU Coliseum, and Huggins himself fielded a number of questions from the press about the lack-ofcrowd issue throughout a big part of WVU’s non-conference schedule.

But as the level of opponent and collective level of WVU’s play continued to rise, so did the Mountaineers’ attendance figures.

The Coliseum has seen three straight home crowds of more than 10,000 fans, after just four total home crowds of more than 10,000 all of last season, and has already topped its highest single home attendance total from 2012-13 with home games against No. 21 Oklahoma, No. 16 Iowa State and No. 8 Kansas still all on tap. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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