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Gee talks culture change, deferring pledging a semester by jacob bojesson editor-in-chief @dailyathenaeum

Following a fall semester of scandals, West Virginia University took it upon itself to achieve a “culture change” within its community. While no one can define what this culture change exactly entails, President E. Gordon Gee believes the University is taking steps in the right

direction.

One of the first policy changes within the University toward achieving this culture change may be to defer pledging eligibility for freshmen seeking to become part of a fraternity or sorority to their second semester.

“It’s in the planning stages, and it’s in discussion,” Gee said. “I do believe this is one of the things that will happen.”

Following the death of freshman student Nolan Burch during a pledging activity for the Kappa Sigma Fraternity in November last year, the University made it clear they would take actions to prevent it from happening again.

“I’m a very strong advocate for second semester pledging,” Gee said. “These are suggestions that are coming from the students as well.”

Gee spent four years of college living in a fraternity house and is a strong believer in the Greek system and the positive aspects that comes with it at a university like WVU. Having served as a university president at several institutions for almost half his life, Gee has been part of setting pledging regulations in the past, with successful outcomes.

“When you come to an institution like this, there are so many different options and so many people from different walks of life. We all need to spend some time getting to know each other, getting to know the institution,” Gee said. “If you come in and the first thing you do is get yourself off into just one group, just one activity – you lose

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Editor’s Note: Each day this week, we’ll feature one of the four competitors vying to be the next Mountaineer Mascot. Today, we’re featuring Ethan Ball. by lauren caccamo

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Most West Virginia University students and alumni can recall the orientation inside the Coliseum on the first day of classes, when freshman students are herded into the stadium for a mandatory information session.

But while for many, the event remains a somewhat insignificant memory, for Ethan Ball it could potentially have set the course for the rest of his college career.

“After the presentation was over I walked right down to the current Mountaineer, Michael, and I said

The West Virginia University Student Government Association announced Wednesday night that Student Body President Chris Nyden would be resigning from the elections committee for the upcoming SGA elections.

There will be a SGA candidate meeting Friday, however, the candidates have yet to be announced.

The SGA will hold two debates this year on March 1 and 2. The Board of Governors debate will be held Sunday, March 1.

The president, vice president and athletic coun-

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Ethan Ball shakes the hand of Igor Pangrazio, an ambassador from Paraguay, at the West Virginia v. Kansas game Monday night in the Coliseum.

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to him, ‘You know, in a few years if I can grow a beard I want to make a run for that.’

And he said, ‘Maybe don’t give it a few years.’ So right away he kind of took me under his wing and helped me get involved with what I needed to do,” Ball said.

A freshman business marketing student, Ball

right to do so.

“We try to remind people in a respectful way that we are a tobacco-free campus,” Weese said.

The University claims Sheetz is an exception because it has a Public-Private Partnership with them. A Public-Private Partnership

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Ball dreamed of being the Mascot since orientation

is not your typical Mountaineer candidate. But between the help of current Mountaineer, Michael Garcia, and the support of his family and friends, Ball said he thinks he can represent the University and the state just as well as

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selors debate will be held the following Monday, March 2nd.

SGA announced there will be no online voting this year. Students will have to choose from three locations across campus to voice their opinions on who should represent them for the upcoming school year.

This is down from seven locations from last year, due to the fact that the majority of the extra locations were deemed superfluous because of their low voting rates. A motion to keep the extra locations available for students at university satellite locations was raised, however.

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Sheetz in UPlace allowed to sell tobacco products despite WVU’s tobacco free campus policy, Sunnyside Superette owner speaks out

Peter McGinley helps a customer Wednesday afternoon at the Sunnyside Superette. that place, if you buy cigaHowever, tobacco is proon.”

Cigarettes being sold at rettes there because you’re hibited in name only. There Sheetz is the most conten- on campus property.” is no citation or ticket protious topic for the Superette Since 2013, West Vir- gram to discourage students owner. ginia University has been or employees from smok“I think it’s bullsh--. a tobacco-free campus. To- ing on campus, according You can quote me on that. bacco is banned from all to Narvel G. Weese Jr., vice Bullsh--,” McGinley said. parts of campus and they president of administration “Why can’t every other store cannot be sold in stores on and finance at WVU. There on campus (sell cigarettes)? campus. This includes cig- have been no recorded firNo matter what they say, arettes, cigars, e-cigs and ings or expulsions, although you can’t smoke in front of chew. the University reserves the

NCAA gives WVU 2-year probation for texting, phone calls West Virginia University was hit with penalties from the NCAA as a result of recruiting violations committed by 14 different sports.

Between June 2010 and February 2013, West Virginia University coaches sent impermissible text messages and phone calls to potential recruits and parents.

West Virginia will now serve a two-year probation that will end Feb. 17, 2017 as handed down by the NCAA’s Division I Infractions Panel.

The women’s gymnastic, football, women’s basketball and women’s soccer programs committed the bulk of the violations, all of which have resulted in Level II violations. The violations in the other 10 sports were deemed Level III violations.

The NCAA cited that one assistant coach within the gymnastics program committed the majority of the violations involving unacceptable texts and phone calls within that program.

“Obviously none of us are happy when that happens,” said WVU President E. Gordon Gee. “In this instance though, these were an accumulation of small, minor things. Texting instead of calling, or calling instead of texting.”

Gee said a majority of the violations, which all took place more than two years ago, are no longer considered violations after the NCAA changed its regulations.

“What’s ironic about this is that none of these would be a violation now because the NCAA changed its rules,” Gee said. “In some senses, we’re being punished for something the NCAA knew was not not right. In terms of punishment we have some probationary stages but we have no loss of scholarships, no loss of titles (and) no loss of coaches.”

Gee said he hasn’t read the full report from the NCAA but that it is an instance of about 66 violations over the three years.

The WVU president further said the University reported several of the violations itself and that it will not hide any of the actions to avoid controversy.

“We did by the way report this. This was not something that was discovered under a rug. We discovered it, we selfreported it and we self-imposed some sanctions,” Gee said. “We don’t want to downplay it, we want to take our medicine but we also expect that it is something that will not happen again.”

Coaches involved with the violations made claims that they misunderstood recruiting communication rules. The University also claimed it did not fully comprehend how to use the compliance software it bought, in order to monitor phone and text message activity.

“While I am disappointed with today’s NCAA Report, I do take note that our department found the infractions, self-reported them and

‘I THINK IT’S BULLSH--’

As Sheetz moves into University Place with its “made-to-order” grocery concept, the fate of Sunnyside’s staple grocery store, the Sunnyside Superette, has been called into question.

Peter McGinley, the owner of the Sunnyside Superette, has faced competition before, but nothing like Sheetz, a company with the corporate backing of a national chain.

“My point is I’ve been here myself for almost 15 years, the store’s been here for 75 years and this is gentrification. They want to change the entire neighborhood, which they’ve already done, which I understand,” McGinley said. “But you can’t just screw the little guy because you want the big guy to succeed. I would have no problem with Sheetz there, if they didn’t sell tobacco, which they shouldn’t. It is a smoke-free f---ing campus. The nearest place that they are going to be able to smoke a cigarette, when they walk out of that Sheetz, is the block that I’m

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News student org lets students share their expertise by courtney gatto staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Students know all too well what it is like to attend lectures, but now they can have a chance to lead them.

Student to Student, a new organization at West Virginia University, has set out to give students the opportunity to lecture and teach topics of their choice to other students on campus. The group is currently looking for excited and knowledgeable lecturers to kick off this series.

Jared Clapper, a sophomore biology student, is the founder and president of Student to Student. He says he is excited to get started and see what lectures the students of WVU can come up with.

“I think it’s a great way to learn new things, interesting things,” Clapper said. “I just think if people would like to give up an hour of their time every two or three weeks, they could really learn some cool things from other students.”

Students who wish to conduct a lecture can do so about any topic they desire. Although these are lectures, the material discussed does not have to be strictly academic. Clapper encourages students to discuss anything they are passionate about, in a fun and informative way.

“They can be about bettering your life, a certain way to do this, a certain way to do that, it can be an interesting hobby people can get involved in or something someone is involved in at WVU even,” Clapper said. “It could be also academic. If it is a cool enough subject, I think people would really want to go to it. It could

even be something someone is doing research on so they could talk about what they’re doing.”

This series of lectures will not have a related theme of topics that people must present. The subjects of the discussions will constantly be changing to allow students the opportunity to learn about a variety of content.

“I am going to try tailoring the lectures so they interest a wide variety of people and not just one select group,” Clapper said.

Although the presentations and lectures have not started yet, some students on campus seem to think this could be an intriguing organization.

“I think it’s an interesting idea, it would help our student body realize its diversity,” said Olivia Dudley, an international studies student. “I would definitely attend, depending on the topic. Maybe it could be more than just a presentation; if someone has an interesting skill then maybe they can present it and teach others. I think it’s a cool idea.”

These lectures are planned to occur every few weeks at various classrooms and lecture halls throughout the campus.

The organization’s officers will be meeting together this week to discuss any potential speakers or ideas for an upcoming lecture.

“I just want to get people that are interested in lecturing and really spread the word to people,” Clapper said.

For more information on attending or presenting at a lecture, email wvustudenttostudent@gmail. com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Hines advises WVU students ‘aim high’ by emily leslie correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Arria Hines, CEO and President of Allegheny Science and Technology, spoke to students and faculty yesterday at the B&E Distinguished Speaker Series, about what it takes to become successful in the corporate realm.

As a native West Virginian, an MBA graduate from West Virginia University and the CEO of a successful business, Hines offered valuable insight to WVU students at the series.

“My dad always said, ‘Nothing ventured, nothing gained.’ You all are here today as a testament to that. You’re venturing out, you’re going to college and you have your sight set on things,” Hines said.

Hines encouraged students, especially soon-tobe-graduates who are job searching, to explore and to embrace good opportunities.

“You’re going to have to test the waters. Your first job out of the gate probably is not going to be your dream job,” Hines said. “But guess what? Every job you have is a foot-in-the-door somewhere, and you don’t know what’s in the room until you get in the door. You’ve got to get in the door and take a chance.”

Hines emphasized the importance of giving full effort to each job. She spoke about her own experience as a part-time financial analyst with NASA, which only lasted two weeks until she became a full-time employee, doing their financial reports. Her hard work and dedication in this job paid off later, when she was starting her business and NASA helped by giving her a contract.

“The good job I did at NASA helped me later when I was starting Allegheny Science and Technology. They knew the quality of work I could do,” Hines said. “So, no matter what job you’re doing, always do a good job because you never know – at some point, you might meet that person again and it’ll be on a bigger scale, and they’re going to remember you.”

When the series opened for discussion, senior finance student Sharlette Carey asked

Hines a question many students may be struggling with.

“What advice do you have for people who may be sitting in the room who are unsure if they should be in their degree, or if their degree is even worth it in the end because of loans or the job market?”

Carey asked.

“I know it’s hard – trust me. I’ve been in your shoes. I know its hard work with a lot of late nights, deadlines and studying, but this is preparing you for the real world,” Hines said. “You should explore what career fields are available. What you get a degree in may be something that you never do in life. You need a support system because the financial burden can be overwhelming. The return investment doesn’t come quick, but it does come.”

Hines also offered a few tips on what WVU students can do now to start building a successful career.

“Internships and volunteering are great. The best thing you can do is test-drive a job before you get into it, because sometimes you get into a field and realize you don’t even like it,” Hines said. “Networking, networking, networking. I have built my business on relationships. Never miss an opportunity to meet professors or guest speakers and build good relationships with them. Also, always stay positive. Smiles open doors.”

Hines encouraged students to reach for their dreams, no matter the financial investment and hard work it may take to get there.

She especially reached out to female students.

“I see a lot of future female CEO’s sitting in here,” Hines said. “The sky is the limit for anybody. It’s all about what you want and how much you want it.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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George Green shares the story of his journey from the music industry to a life of finding Islam and committing himself to a religious path during a presentation in Wednesday night in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

Jay Z’s old tour manager talks leaving music industry, finding Islam by corey mcdonald staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The Muslim Student Association held a special presentation Wednesday night featuring George Green, a motivational speaker and humanitarian, who provided insight behind his humanitarian work by narrating his life journey and the discovery of his faith.

The presentation was part of the Leading AfroAmerican Muslim Professional (LAMP) speaker series, and was co-sponsored by the Islamic Center of Morgantown and the WVU Muslim Student Association.

The program was introduced by Mohamed Ali the founder of the LAMP - who began the presentation by greeting the crowd with a heartfelt lecture on the importance of respecting every human being regardless of ethnicity.

“Respect the person next to you and know you didn’t choose your ethnicity: God gave that to you,” Ali said. “Race is a social construct, that’s something that the U.S. Census Bureau tells us that we are.”

George Green was then welcomed by a standing ovation, and introduced himself by acknowledging the crowd with the Muslim salutation of As-salamu alaykum - the Arabic interpretation of “Peace be

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Continued from page 1 the sense of being at a great University.”

Gee commonly speaks of the relationship a student has with the University, and vice versa.

In order to achieve a culture change at WVU, Gee believes this relationship needs to expand outside the classroom.

“I think the University gets a C- in my view,” Gee said.

“We provide good housing, we provide a safe environment and we provide a good 18 hours in class. But for the other 150 hours (of the week) we have not been as fully engaged in providing options, opportunity and ways for students to really think about who they are and that is when a lot of this culture change needs to take place.”

While strengthening the relationship between student and University, Gee also thinks it’s important to recognize students as adults who can handle responsibility and make their own decisions.

“If students are treated as adults and are given adult responsibilities, they will act accordingly,” he said. “If we treat students as kids or that ‘father knows best’, that allows students to exhibit behaviors that may not be in their best interest. The other thing is this, sometimes we’re just too tough on ourselves.

We have wonderful people doing wonderful things.

We don’t want to punish the many because of the excesses of a few.”

Gee emphasized that a culture change doesn’t in-

upon you.”

“I am simply here to share my journey and to hopefully inspire and motivate some of you,” Green said. “God willing I’m hoping- each and every one of you - to take something from my colorful and heartfelt story.”

Green’s vibrant life story began in Harlem, where he was raised in a dysfunctional family environment and a harsh impoverished neighborhood.

Green recalls the lack of male role models he experienced in his early beginnings which drove him to be influenced by the youth of his community. It was here where he began hustling and getting into trouble.

“Crime was everywhere,” Green said.

Green recalled the immense impact his grandmother had on him - and would have for the rest of his life. It was she who suggested Green take the step to get an education and play baseball at Auburn University.

Green went through initial hardships of transitioning out of his New York lifestyle, but it was his grandmother’s presence who influenced him to mature. He eventually began to grow as a person and apply himself in school.

He began working as an intern at multiple record labels during his summers.

It was here where he began to branch into the music volve taking away “fun” from the students, it’s about doing it in a responsible manner.

One of the areas where Gee believes responsibility can be expanded, while also increasing safety for students, is by lowering the drinking age at college campuses to 18.

While it might sound contradictory at first, Gee thinks a higher drinking age, spanning over a majority of a student’s undergrad years, drives students to binge drink in unsafe environments.

“We drive our students into this binge drinking mentality. People hide, they go underground, they go into dark places and by the time that they go out they’ve lost all their common sense,” Gee said. “It’s a very complex issue and there are so many moving parts but if we can get it down to some simple ways to deal with it – I think we can do a lot better.”

With just over a year in Stewart Hall under his belt, Gee continues to look forward to a great future for the University.

The problems he sees within the culture are not exclusive to WVU and Gee wants the University to set new standards others will look up to rather than just following suit.

It’s not about solving our issue because our issue is large on every campus on this country,” Gee said. “By solving our own issues and creating a new paradigm, we set a new standard for many others. I want people to come to Morgantown, W. Va., because they can learn something from us.” carl.bojesson@mail.wvu.edu

business after his chances of playing baseball professionally were cut short by an injury. After landing a job at Jay Z’s Roc-aFella Records, he worked his way up to become a tour manager for several prestigious cliental such as Kanye West, Jay Z,and Cam’ron.

Green began living a lavish 5-star lifestyle, working with the biggest entertainers in the industry. This type of distinguished lifestyle had an immensely negative impact on him, causing him to revert back to the self-destructive habits of his Harlem background.

“It basically brought me back to the things I tried to leave,” Green said. “The lifestyle I was living promoted destruction, it promoted womanizing, it promoted drugs and alcohol; now I’ve backtracked. My character became very ugly.”

Green began to question his lifestyle by exploring outlets through religion.

During his presentation, he recalled his initial exposure to the Islamic religion during a tour to Dubai with Akon - an African American Muslim entertainer.

Although he was intrigued by this ideology, he experienced several unsuccessful attempts to acculturate himself into this culture. But it was the passing of his grandmother that pushed him entirely into the religion.

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One will be outside the Mountainlair and the other will be by the Evansdale PRT. Another point of conversation was the dollar amount for fines for campaigning before the predetermined campaign date.

The amount is currently set at $15, but there was a large number of governors who agreed that amount should be higher to prevent any early campaigning. Many ideas were proposed, but none were voted on. However, the discussion on campaign fines raised the topic of financial exclusivity in SGA. Daniel Brewster, a so-

“I felt that I was responsible for much of the pain towards my grandmother due to my destructive lifestyle, and when she passed away that was it - I was completely on my own and it allowed me to start to make a change,” Green said.

He abandoned his previous self-intoxicated lifestyle and accepted fully the teachings of Allah.

“I accepted Islam blindly; no one to help me or guide me,” Green said. “I just wanted to embrace upon something that was different, and I made a commitment to Allah as well as to my grandmother. She wasn’t able to see the life -changing decisions that I made.”

Green made a commitment to change his life and direct his energy to humanitarian efforts.

“Once I embraced Islam, I embraced a humanitarian mindset,” Green said. “And I’m not here to just only advocate for Muslims. I help people all over the world who are Muslims or non-Muslims.

“Faith and Belief: those were the things I were missing during my comfortable lifestyle,” said Green. “God, Allah, Jehovah - whatever we want to refer to him as - granted me a second opportunity to change things around and have a purpose.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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ciology instructor at WVU and SGA’s faculty advisor, spoke about the socioeconomic barriers that are inherent to SGA, and to some students any amount of monetary punishment could be devastating.

“I know that you think $15 is a minimal amount.

Fifteen dollars, as a sociologist, to many college students is a lot of money,” Brewster said.

Spenser Wempe, chief financial officer, took professor Brewster’s point a step further. She brought up the point that usually, candidates who break the rules do so out of ignorance or because of ambiguity in the rules. Therefore, the monetary punishment should not be raised too high. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A fire sparked by a train derailment in southern West Virginia smoldered for a third day Wednesday, keeping federal and state investigators at bay and leading residents near the site worrying about the long-term water quality of a nearby river.

The fire — sparked when a CSX train carrying 3 million gallons of North Dakota crude jumped the tracks Monday in the unincorporated town of Mount Carbon — was 85 percent contained, said state public safety division spokesman Larry Messina.

“There’s a few small fires,” Messina said. “Until those fires are out and they make sure that site is safe, they’re going to keep folks away from that vicinity.”

CSX and multiple state and federal agencies are investigating. Federal Railroad Administration spokesman Kevin Thompson said some preliminary work has been done, including the retrieval of the train’s data recorder.

But due to the fire, “we haven’t been able to do our physical investigation on site,” he said Wednesday.

All but two of the train’s 109 cars were tank cars, and 27 of them left the tracks.

Nineteen tank cars were involved in the fire, said CSX regional vice president Randy Cheetham.

A road running parallel to the train tracks along one side of the Kanawha River remained closed Wednesday.

The derailment shot fireballs into the sky, leaked oil into a Kanawha River tributary, burned down a house nearby and forced nearby water treatment plans to temporarily shut down.

As of Wednesday evening, crews had removed cars that did not derail and have started to remove derailed cars that were not involved in the fire, according to a joint statement from several agencies that have responded to the derailment. CSX will begin transferring oil from damaged cars to other tanks for removal from the site when

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anybody else.

“The fact that I’m not scared to put myself out there and make an effort, I feel like that’s a quality that should be represented in the Mountaineer,” Ball said.

“Everybody told me if you want it, why don’t you go after it? So, simply put: life is short, why not chase the dreams and make the best effort we can?”

From the time he was 10 years old and later into high school, Ball performed in a play that outlined what he describes as “the humble beginnings” of the state, with Theatre West Virginia, a company based in Beckley, W.Va. Through his performances, Ball said he “began to grow a real respect for the state.”

By the time he was ready to apply to college, Ball was certain WVU was the place for him.

“West Virginia University has a pride unlike any other school. There’s just something about the people here—they take this place so seriously and they are so proud to say they go to West Virginia University,” Ball said. “I wanted to be a part of that family because it’s such a unique place.”

Ball said he feels the Mountaineer, in particular, embodies the characteristics he’d like to see most in himself.

“The Mountaineer is a great symbol of character, personality and commitment to service, and I felt that I would love to embody those characteristics as a person and what a better way to accomplish that than becoming,

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ABOVE: A train derailment that sent a tanker with crude oil into the Kanawha River on Monday is still smouldering Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, near Mount Carbon, W.Va. Fires burned for hours after the train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed, sending a fireball into the sky and threatening the water supply of nearby residents, authorities and residents said Tuesday. Officials evacuated hundreds of families and shut down two water treatment plant following the Monday afternoon derailment. The West Virginia National Guard was taking water samples to determine whether the oil had seeped into a tributary of the Kanawha River.

conditions become safe, the statement said.

About 500 feet of containment boom have been deployed to lessen the potential environmental impact, the statement said.

Containment trenches also are being dug, said State Environmental Protection spokeswoman Kelley Gillenwater.

“We need to make sure no crude oil gets into the Kanawha River,” Gillenwater said in an email.

Once the rail cars and essentially, the symbol of the state,” Ball said.

Since walking onto campus last fall, Ball said he has tried to launch himself into leadership roles across campus and get involved in the student body. Currently, he is an active member of the Martin Hall Agency. Ball said he hopes one day his experiences at WVU will prepare him to become a successful entrepreneur.

For now, Ball waits, along with the rest of the WVU student body, for the decision as to who will be the next Mountaineer.

Though he is running against three upper classmen, one of whom holds the mascot position currently, Ball does not appear to be too worried.

“It’s pretty incredible because you submit this application and you never think about who is going to read it. Then you get called back into an interview and you’re sitting in front of 15 important alumni talking about why you want to be the Mountaineer,” Ball said. “So, it’s a little bit of a shock to move up in the process. Every step is another shock. But it’s so worth it.

I feel like the more passionate and sincere you are about why you want to be the Mountaineer—it just sort of flows naturally.”

After an intense interview session conducted to select the four finalists, combined with Monday night’s cheer-off, Ball said the experiences alone, by making it so far in the process, have been incredible.

“It was just an unbelievable experience,” Ball said of the cheer-off. “It still doesn’t even seem real at all.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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other debris are removed, soil testing and excavation can begin, she said.

Water treatment systems were brought back online after initial tests showed no oil in them. Residents remain under a boil-water advisory, while bottled water was being distributed at a high school.

Classes at West Virginia University Institute of Technology were canceled for the rest of the week. Students in two residence halls were bused 40 miles to facil-

ities in Beckley.

People living away from the wreckage were allowed to return to their homes Tuesday after damaged electrical lines were repaired.

“We weathered the storm,” said retired Montgomery police chief Lawrence Washington. “Every storm in your life isn’t in the forecast.”

Nancy Holcomb, who lives in Boomer directly across the river from the derailment, was concerned

LEFT: Fire smolders a 3rd day from W.Va. oil train derailment. Hundreds of families were evacuated and nearby water treatment plants were temporarily shut down after cars derailed. about the possibility of the West Virginia American oil getting into the river.

Water’s Charleston filtra“We swim in this river,” tion plant, prompting a tap she said. “I don’t want to get water ban for 300,000 resiout in this river now.” dents for several days until West Virginia has seen the system was flushed out.

“Obvious we’ve had exother fuel disasters in recent years. periences with water in the On Jan. 23, an overturned past,” said Gov. Earl Ray tanker truck spilled nearly Tomblin.

4,000 gallons of diesel fuel West Virginia’s rail sysinto a tributary of the Green- tem contains 2,401 miles of brier River near Lewisburg. track, including 1,113 miles In December 2012, a nat- of CSX track and 801 miles ural gas transmission pipe of Norfolk Southern track, ruptured and exploded in according to the state DeSissonville about 40 miles partment of Transportation. to the northwest, destroying Chances are, state resifour homes and melting the dents live close enough to asphalt on a section of Inter- hear a train’s whistle. state 77. No one was killed.

“Why do people stay afThe tap water concerns ter things like this happen?” that followed the derail- Washington said. “This is ment brought reminders home. There’s a lot that of a January 2014 chemical goes into this community. I spill along the Elk River in know a lot of people say it’s Charleston 30 miles to the bad, but there’s good peonorth. That spill got into ple here.”

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Continued from page 1 is usually when a public sector organization, in this case WVU, contracts a private company for its expertise in a certain industry, Sheetz.

The private company incurs most of the risk, but it keeps most of the profits.

Weese said the University will collect 69 percent of the leasing revenue from both University Place and Sheetz.

“They are leasing space, so we will get 69 percent of that lease revenue. All the revenue that is generated from either leasing student housing or leasing space to private entities will be split 69-31. There is an incentive pay (if ) certain sales numbers are hit,” Weese said.

The University has a contract with both Sheetz and the private contractor, Par-

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Continued from page 1 worked with the NCAA in full cooperation to address and correct the issues,” said West Virginia Athletic Director Shane Lyons in a press release. “I am confident that the department has taken the necessary steps to correct its compliance and recruiting software program, re-educate the staff on updated NCAA changes on the rules surrounding text messages and phone calls and fulfilled our obligations to the NCAA concerning the situation long before I started as athletic director back on Feb. 2.”

WVU’s self-imposed penalties were adopted by the NCAA panel. Those self-imposed penalties include: reduction of telephone communication in all 14 sports involved in the violations, during the portions of the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 academic years, reduction of off-campus recruiting in football, women’s soccer, women’s and men’s basketball, restriction to official visits for the women’s soccer program and reduction of one football scholarship.

“We take this very seriously and we accept the NCAA’s findings,” said Executive Se-

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The Sunnyside Superette is located on University Avenue, just down the road from West Virginia’s University Place where a Sheetz will soon open. adigm Development, which built University Place. Contracts could not be reviewed before press time.

“This new grocery concept fills a void in the heart of campus and in the Downtown Morgantown area,” said Ryan Lynch, partner nior Associate Athletic Director Keli Cunningham in a press release. “West Virginia University continues to be committed to the legislation and policies of the NCAA and the Big 12 Conference, and we will continue to work with the NCAA to fulfill our obligations during the probationary period.”

“We are confident that the misunderstanding with the software package has been remedied and that we will be better equipped to help our coaches and staff avoid these kinds of infractions in the future.”

Cunningham also insisted that was not a total effort by any of the coaches to not follow regulatory NCAA procedures or to gain any advantage in the recruiting process and that this was backed by the NCAA’s decision.

The case was resolved by WVU submitting the violations to the Committee of Infractions in written form.

Through a collaborate effort of the parties involved, both WVU and the NCAA used the summary disposition process instead of an in-person hearing.

This violation came during the time when West Virginia was already on probation for another infraction. carl.bojesson@mail.wvu.edu

with Paradigm Development Group, in a May 2014 press release. “Not only will students enjoy a modern, convenient lifestyle at University Place, but now they will be able to shop, eat and socialize there.”

McGinley believes the

Superette will be able to survive the incoming competition.

“This isn’t a restaurant, this is a grocery store,” McGinley said. “They can have all the business they want because they’re going to come to realize that unless they get on the meal plan, which they might very well do because WVU will do whatever they can to get that Sheetz successful, students don’t want to spend that money.”

Beer prices at the Sunnyside Superette are lower right now than at the Sheetz location near Milan Puskar Stadium.

McGinley said he would make sure it always stays that way, but if Sheetz monopolizes the Sunnyside grocery market, then the Superette will no longer have a place to sell students cheap beer. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Monongalia County Health Department It can be easy to forget how serious Measles can be, but it’s one of the most contagious and preventable diseases.

To prevent becoming infected by the measles virus, you need to be vaccinated.

Both the measles vaccination and immune status testing are available from the Monongalia County Health Department.

If you are not sure if you need to be vaccinated, you need to have your immune status checked.

Call 304.598.5119 for an appointment.

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A case for deferring recruitment On Wednesday, West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee visited The Daily Athenaeum’s newsroom to sit down with members of the DA Editorial Board. Gee discussed a variety of topics revolving around campus life, including the recent attention placed on WVU’s Greek life.

One idea for cultural change discussed was the idea of deferred recruitment for fraternities and sororities. By deferring recruitment from a student’s first semester to their second, students would ideally be able to find a more rounded place on campus as well as discover more about themselves as an individual.

Currently, according to the WVU Interfraternity Council’s bylaws, Article II, Section 2, Letter B, a recruit can be “any student currently enrolled at West Virginia University, or Morgantown Area Technical College who is not

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Crowds of girls wait outside sorority houses on Prospect Street during fall recruitment week. currently affiliated with a their second semester com- also a 5 percent higher refraternity.” pleted more credit hours tention rate for spring reIn a study published by (32.27 v. 27.68). They also cruits versus fall recruits.

Oracle: The Research Jour- earned a higher first year (Via students.case.edu) nal of the Association of cumulative GPA (3.09) than A research report conFraternity/Sorority Advi- students who went through ducted for the Division of sors found men who de- recruitment in the fall (GPA Student Affairs at Auburn ferred participation in fra- 2.92) as well as non-affili- University lists both pros ternity recruitment until ates (GPA 2.86). There was and cons to the deferred re-

cruitment argument. While the findings from the Auburn point toward a recommendation against deferring recruitment, the study was rich with reasoning for the idea. The study cites time commitment, fiscal commitment and poor grades as just a few reasons to support deferred recruitment. (Via cws.auburn.edu) Along with these issues, there are several other issues specific to WVU culture and Morgantown which would make deferred recruitment a viable option.

Underage drinking is an issue which has been put under a microscope on campus. Joining a fraternity or sorority inevitably gives students more access to underage drinking. With events that center around alcohol and parties prevalent within Greek life, there is an inherent pressure to join in and drink with your fellow brothers or sisters.

By deferring recruitment

by at least a semester, first year students would be given a semester to adjust to this drinking culture of college and find the limits they feel comfortable with.

Another issue unique to Morgantown is the amount of activity during fall semesters as opposed to spring. Fall is full of huge events such as Homecoming, Mountaineer Week and FallFest. Pair these fun social opportunities with a new and arguably more difficult academic environment and students already have a lot on their plate. In spring semesters, things start out slower, giving both the organizations and the recruits more time to research, prepare and dedicate to the recruitment process.

Overall, The Daily Athenaeum supports the idea of deferred Greek life recruitment as a positive step on the road to cultural change for WVU. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Regulating Police Brutality:

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The most recent case of alleged police misconduct was committed on February 6, 2015, in Madison, Ala. Sureshbhai Patel, an Indian man who does not speak English was out for a morning walk when a neighbor called the police to report a suspicious person. When the police arrived, Patel was slammed to the ground face first with his hands restrained behind his back because he did not yield to a pat down by officer Eric Parker.

The aggressive policing left Patel partially paralyzed and he is currently pressing charges from his hospital bed. Officer Parker has since been suspended from the police department and his police chief has recommended he be fired.

The incident raises important questions. In a world where everything is caught on camera, criminals are more capable than ever and every act of policing is scrutinized and criticised, is aggressive policing a necessary evil or is it harming society as a whole?

Taking media focus off extreme Body cameras only first step, examples, ending racial profiling holding individuals accountable abby humphreys columnist @obiwan_baloni

I sighed heavily to myself when I saw yet another police brutality case in the news. In the end, it only adds to the list of incidents portraying to the public just how insensitive, cruel and aggressive police officers across the country are apparently becoming.

In this situation, accusations of racism should be put to rest immediately. What Officer Parker requested of Sureshbhai Patel was spurred by a phone call made to the police station, not his own racial biases. If any party was racist in this case, the person who called to report an older Indian man as suspicious is guilty. The policemen were simply following orders to investigate, which would have been the same whether the caller had depicted an elderly woman on crutches or a known serial killer.

That being said, I agree the amount of force used to detain Patel was completely unnecessar y.

Tailing the “suspicious” person for a while would have been sufficient in determining that he wasn’t a threat to anyone in the neighborhood.

However, I believe the main issue lies not in Patel’s incident, but with the public’s opin-

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ion of similar situations paraded across the web these past few months.

What’s published in newspapers and web articles only gives one side of the story and can easily create enemies out of the same men and women sworn to protect us.

For starters, the individual policeman involved in Patel’s partial paralysis doesn’t represent all policemen in America. Another officer in the same situation may have decided on a completely different course of action. Madison’s police force clearly doesn’t condone Officer Parker’s behavior and even the governor of Alabama has spoken out sympathetically on the matter.

While most would agree the amount of force used against Patel was clearly excessive, the general public appears to be unaware of the danger policemen face on the job. I don’t believe many people realize just how overcautious an officer must be when detaining a suspect.

Because criminals are becoming increasingly creative with technology, the officers had no way of knowing whether Patel had a concealed bomb, knife or gun on his person because he appeared to refuse a pat-down. Regardless of any language barrier, merely passing him and other nonthreatening-looking people off

as harmless or innocent, could potentially endanger many lives.

According to the Officer Down Memorial Page online, 14 policemen have already died in 2015. “Better safe than sorry” is a wise motto in this profession.

In the U.S. justice system, criminals are guilty until proven innocent.

When being detained, however, the protocol must be just the opposite to avoid unnecessary injury toward other civilians and policemen themselves.

There are perhaps thousands of instances where over-cautiousness has saved lives, but only mistakes in judgment make headlines.

Ultimately, policemen are not our foes. Regarding them as such only furthers the divide between the government and the citizens, which is where many of today’s problems originate. Seeking to understand one another instead of overgeneralizing is where the solution lies, not in either side condemning the other.

Installing body cameras and ending racial profiling training may further help assuage public unrest over this issue. I wish Mr. Patel a speedy recovery—building trust takes years, but it can be destroyed in a matter of seconds. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Without police there would be chaos and death in the streets. We need them and they need us to survive. But to prevent a rotten apple from poisoning the bunch, it’s up to us to pick it, for both future generations and us.

There is no place for the overaggressive, militarystyle policing which has become more and more prevalent over the years.

Harsher punishments for petty crimes and extra precautions to improve officer safety do not lower crime rates, but instead raise the level of distrust between a community and the people who are supposed to be protecting them.

An example of this would be former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s “get tough on crime” policies in the ‘90s. His “broken windows” theory on crime was that a community that is more likely to permit petty crimes is also more likely to permit harsher crimes.

In a vacuum this is true, and anyone who has taken Psychology 101 can attest to it. However, we do not live in a vacuum and unfortunately for Giuliani, neither does NYC. Tougher penalties for petty crimes are not what lowered, the crime rate during the 90s.

It was a combination of

unprecedented good economic times, coupled with a 35 percent increase in the police force. More police being around and less need for crimes of desperation lowered the rates, not aggressive policing.

Fast forward to today, and every other week there seems to be another case of police brutality circling the national media headlines, all with some sort of racial or ethnic undertone – Patel’s case being no different.

Some cases are justified, others are not, but every case has a vocal minority on either side, clamoring to be heard. But usually, the officer in question is let off the hook with resounding consistency.

A study by the Wall Street Journal in 2011 stated just 41 police officers were charged with murder or manslaughter, while 2,700 homicides by officers were deemed justified in the eyes of the law.

This reckless acquiescence of cop-committed homicide is leading us headfirst down a slippery slope of civil liberty subtraction.

To combat this, President Obama recently announced a plan to spend $75,000,000 on 50,000 body cameras nationwide. While this is a decent first step, it is nowhere near enough and only scratches the surface of the problem.

Body cameras can lower the crime rate to an extent. Police officers in Rialto, Calif., began wearing body cameras in 2012, according to the New

York Times. Over the next year, the volume of complaints filed against officers dropped nearly 90 percent compared to the previous year, and the use of force by officers also fell significantly.

But it is ignorant to think video evidence is enough to convict an unjustified homicide committed by a police officer. Have we so easily forgotten the viral video of Eric Gardner’s murder, which only went viral after the coroner declared his death a homicide? Or what about John Crawford, the man who was shot to death in a Wal-Mart for holding an air rifle?

I propose something different than body cameras.

Any police jurisdiction with a history of misconduct, should immediately have its federal and state funding cut until a full investigation can be completed.

Any officer with a history of violent misconduct should be suspended without pay, until his or her own investigation is completed.

The way the law is, any officer sued in civil court does not need to pay for damages out of pocket, as their personal liability insurance is paid for by the state. If we were to make these liabilities a personal expense to officers with a predilection to brutality, then a standard of financial accountability would be set, deterring future officers to act as brashly as they have in the past. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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#tbt: NHL, Pamela Anderson, more This throwback takes us to Nagano, Japan, on February 19, 1998, where 20 American NHL players trashed their Olympic village hotel rooms following a loss to the Czech Republic. Three apartments shared amongst U.S. all-stars, reported 10 chairs were broken and three fire extinguishers were emptied, with debris even being thrown from the fifth-floor rooms to the courtyard below. Apologies came from most of the U.S. hockey team after its 4-1 loss to the Czech Republic.

The game was a shock for starters, with the U.S. fielding six 50-goal scorers and 17 NHL stars. American forward Doug Weight denied the incident was unsportsmanlike vandalism, stating the players were innocently rowdy and only had a few beers.

“As for the broken chairs, we’re big guys and the chairs aren’t real strong and some of them had been broken since we got here just from sitting on them to play cards,” Weight said.

Weight’s statement was just about as legitimate as Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson’s marriage. On February 19, 1995, the Canadian-American actress wed Motley Crue drummer

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Tommy Lee in one of pop culture’s most infamous and scandalous holy unions. After knowing Lee for a total of four days, Anderson, who wore only a bikini, wed the rock star on a beach in true “Baywatch” style. The couple’s marriage yielded a leaked sex tape and hepatitis C, supposedly from sharing tattoo needles. Anderson gave birth to two sons before her split with Lee in 1998.

In a somber throwback, Feb. 19 also marks the death day of legendary AC/ DC front-man Bon Scott. In 1980, the Scottish-born Australian musician was found dead in his car after a night of drinking with his friends.

The 33-year-old ultimately choked to death on his own vomit after being overserved. In 1979, the band was rapidly growing popular with the release of “Highway to Hell,” one of AC/DC’s most noted albums that undoubtedly put the group on the map. In 1980, the band hired Brian Johnson as lead singer who would help finish “Back in Black,” which was released months after Scott’s death in the summer of 1980.

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In this Sept. 19, 2014 file photo, Nicki Minaj performs at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, Nev. Minaj says two members of her tour have been stabbed in Philadelphia, one of them fatally. Minaj wrote on Twitter Wednesday, Feb. 18 that the two had flown into Philadelphia for rehearsals two days ago. Philadelphia police say two men, ages 29 and 26, were stabbed early Wednesday outside a bar. They say the 29-year-old was killed and the younger man critically wounded.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A in the city's West Oak Lane Police said the fight be- cording to her website. stabbing outside a bar early section. gan when a man started ar- The rapper is known for Wednesday left one memThey said the elder guing with the victims in- such hits as "Anaconda" ber of Nicki Minaj's tour man suffered multiple side the bar at about 2 a.m. and "Bang Bang," her pop dead and another in crit- stab wounds and was pro- and pulled a knife once song with Jessie J and Ariana Grande. ical condition, the singer nounced dead shortly after they got outside. and authorities said. arriving at a hospital. The Minaj posted a link to Police are withholding The two tour members younger victim was stabbed a TV report on the bar the identity of the homicide had flown into Philadelphia in the left side and arm and stabbings. victim until his family can for rehearsals two days ear- was in critical condition, "Another senseless act of be notified. The second viclier, Minaj wrote on Twitter. police said. violence that took the life of tim wasn't identified either.

Philadelphia police Both were taken to the a great guy. So sad," Minaj The city offers a $20,000 said two men, ages 29 and hospital by car before po- wrote. reward for information 26, were stabbed early lice arrived at the Che' Bar Minaj's tour begins leading to an arrest and Wednesday outside a bar and Grill, police said.

March 16 in Europe, ac- conviction in any homicide.

AP: Q&A with Neil Oscar spotlight draws attention to Patrick Harris industry diversity issue

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Neil Patrick Harris at the 87th Academy Awards nominees luncheon.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — even impressed now by Neil Patrick Harris might the older-school generuse his job as Oscar host ation of Johnny Carson, as a way to meet his favor- Bob Hope, and their ability to stand in one place ite stars.

"I have, essentially, an and make (people) feel all-access pass to the the- comfortable just in their ater," Harris said during demeanor. Because it's a a recent interview. "So I very classy night - everylove being able to stand one's in their tuxedoes there and say hello to and fancy dresses - so people I've never met be- I'm hoping to make it feel fore. I'm very easily star like an A-list dinner party struck, so it'll be very ex- that you get to come and citing to shake hands with attend. celebrities."

AP: How nervous are Harris has hosted the you?

Emmys twice and the Harris: Well, my job as Tony Awards four times - host is to not be nervous and has won both awards. when the show is happenOn Sunday, he takes on ing. But I think, in life, behis first Oscar show. The ing nervous about somemultitalented entertainer thing that's forthcoming took a few minutes be- is very helpful, whether tween rehearsals to talk it's an awards show or a with The Associated Press family gathering or a job about his plans for the big interview. If you're too calm and confident, then I night. think you aren't executing --AP: How is preparing to to the best of your ability. host the Oscars different So I try not to let nerves from the Tonys or Emmys? get the best of me, but I Harris: I want to make welcome them because sure my content is inclu- it tends to fuel me to try sive of everyone watch- harder. ing, and more people AP: What are you most watch the Oscars than any excited about for the other awards show proba- evening? bly combined. I have more Harris: I'm hoping that filters probably, in terms we come in just under five of content... The Oscars - hours. If we can beat that it's ritual for many peo- mark, then I feel like it's a ple. They see it every sin- success. gle year, and all around AP: Have you prepared the world. So I want to be for the possibility of Kanye a little classier and try to West coming onstage? be a bit more mainstream Harris: I think the sewhile trying to maintain a curity at "Saturday Night wink and a nod to those in Live" is still holding him the know. in his seat there from last AP: You watched all the (week's) show. So, fingers past Oscar hosts as part crossed, he's detained in of your research. Who New York City. No, nothstood out for you, and ing would make me hapwho would you most like pier than something as random as that, as Kanye to emulate?

Harris: My initial an- West deciding to particiswer would probably be pate in the show in some Billy Crystal. I was just way. That's why you want the right age to be so taken to watch the Oscars. We by movies as an idea, and hope for things to happen he had such joy and exu- that you'll only experience berance about the world by watching it... The craof film... But as I've done zier the better, as far as I'm more research, I'm more concerned.

NEW YORK (AP) — It was a year ago that Lupita Nyong'o, shortly before winning the Academy Award for best supporting actress in "12 Years a Slave," gave a speech about what she called "dark beauty."

Nyong'o, who so dazzled Hollywood and the Oscar-view ing public through awards season, spoke tenderly of receiving a letter from a girl who had been about to lighten her skin before Nyong'o's success, she said, "saved me." The letter struck Nyong'o because she recognized herself in that girl: "I remember a time when I too felt unbeautiful. I put on the TV and only saw pale skin."

The Mexican-born, Kenyan-raised actress was a central part last year to an Academy Awards flush with faces uncommon to the Oscar podium.

What a difference a year makes.

This year's Oscars repeat a stubborn pattern that has plagued the Academy Awards throughout its history: Whenever change seems to come, a frustrating hangover follows. "Every 10 years, we have the same conversation," Spike Lee, a regular witness to the sporadic progress, has said.

Seldom have such fits and starts been starker than this Oscars, coming a year after a richly diverse Oscar crop. In Sunday's Academy Awards, all 20 acting nominees are white, a result that prompted some to declare that they would boycott this year's ceremony.

The lack of nominations for "Selma" director Ava DuVernay and star David Oyelowo were a particular flashpoint, viewed by many as unjust oversights not only because they merited honoring, but because their absences furthered an ignoble Oscar history.

"I was surprised but then I wasn't," said Darnell Hunt, a UCLA professor and director of the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American

Studies, who co-authored a 2014 diversity report on the film and TV industries.

"What we saw in terms of the nominations this year was business as usual.

What we got was more or less an accurate reflection of the way the industry is structured and the way the academy is populated."

An Associated Press survey of the academy's voting history since the first Academy Awards in 1929 shows gradual progress but not nearly at a rate to match the ever-increasing diversity of the American public. In those 87 years, nine black actors have won Oscars, four Latinos and three Asians, a record that doesn't even speak to other categories like best director, where only one woman (Kathryn Bigelow) has won.

The number of nonwhites to be nominated for best actor or best actress has nearly doubled in just the last two decades, but the 9.4 percent of non-white acting nominees over the academy's history is about four times less than the percentage of the non-white population.

Not all of this can be laid at the film academy's feet, but some of it can. The 6,000-plus membership of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was found to be 94 percent white and 77 percent male in a 2012 Los Angeles Times investigation.

Since becoming president of the academy, Cheryl Boone Isaacs has worked to diversify the organization's ranks, though change comes slowly considering membership is for life.

But the academy is a reflection of the film industry; it can only reward the films that get made. What this year's all-white acting nominees did was lay bare the enormous, hulking iceberg of the movie business' diversity problems.

The UCLA diversity report released last year after eight years of research put found underrepresentation of minorities and women throughout film and TV, from board rooms

to talent agencies.

"White males have dominated things for so long that it's been hard to image an alternative that would produce or be open to producing the types of projects that are likely to enlist more people of color or women.

So it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, this vicious cycle that produces the same type of stuff over and over again," says Hunt.

What's par ticularly galling for many of those working to change Hollywood is that minorities are among its most passionate customers.

"They acknowledge the demographic. They understand our participation rate. They continue to market these projects to the community, but never with the community's identity or building a base of A-lister talent," says Felix Sanchez, president of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts.

Hunt hopes that by studying diversity objectively, the data will reveal "the bottlenecks" that are stifling advancement. That includes findings that show more diverse projects make more money at the box office and earn better TV ratings. He knows the one thing Hollywood will respond to: the bottom line.

But fr ustration is mounting. Another year's worth of research, to be released later this month

by UCLA, shows no significant change, says Hunt.

Stacy L. Smith, founder and director of USC Annenberg's Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative, calls the lack of progress in the industry "egregious."

"Hollywood does not think diversity is commercial," Smith said. "The numbers speak loudly and clearly about who is valued and who isn't."

With studies finding so little progress, Smith proposes the industry adopt a modified version of the NFL's Rooney Rule, which stipulates that teams must

interview minorities for vacant coaching jobs.

Not everyone agrees.

"Enforced `diversity' will undermine the very mission of (the academy)," wrote Lionel Chetwynd, a n O s c a r- n o m i n a t e d writer and an academy member. "As new filmmakers and craftspeople achieve new levels of excellence, the face of the academy will change as it should, to the meter of its time, the pace of its art."

Why does all this matter? It isn't just an issue of equal opportunity, though it is that. It's because when people aren't reflected in culture, when they don't see themselves on screens, behind cameras or on the Oscar stage, they feel invisible and voiceless. Hollywood would do well to remember that young girl who wrote to Nyong'o, and hope to inspire a flood of such letters.

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The creative juices will surely be flowing in anticipation of the annual Hungry Poets Night. Hosted at the downtown Blue Moose Café, the annual poetry event hopes to grab the attention of ambitious freelance writers and poetry enthusiasts who compete for the best original work.

It also is the perfect way to celebrate National Poetry Month. This will be the 11th year of the Hungry Poets event, hopefully expanding the gathering even more than in years past.

The Hungry Poets Night, which is put on to honor Gabe Friedberg, commemorates his deep passion for writing and the arts. Gabe spent a brief time at West Virginia University, taking a creative writing class that sparked his interested in the subject even further.

He was an active member of the Morgantown community. He graduated from Morgantown High School and worked for the Chestnut Ridge Hospital. Gabe’s life was cut short when he unexpectedly passed away from a heroin overdose at the age of 22.

His parents, Jim and Helene Friedberg, were especially concerned for the way young people casually perceived drugs follow-

ing the death of their son.

This sparked their interest in creating a creative outlet for teenagers and young adults as this can be a vulnerable and emotional time in their life.

“It’s important to support artists who are teenagers and twenty-somethings,” Friedberg said. “It’s a time of life that people are choosing their direction, and if their direction can go into positive creative channels, maybe it’s not only better for Morgantown culture, but it’s less likely they’ll go in a negative direction.”

To be eligible for the competition, writers must first submit their work via mail for a preliminary judging phase. Each person entering the contest must choose one work to submit. All poems should be between 50 and 500 words.

They should also be neatly typed. Submissions for the contest must be postmarked or hand-delivered

by March 6. It is also important to note that all applicants must be under the age of 30.

Writers are encouraged to explore any topic of their choice, but only the most prestigious works will have a chance to be presented live. Finalists will then be chosen by an esteemed group of judges and announced the week of March 23. The remaining finalists

will then have the opportunity to share their poems at Blue Moose Café on Hungry Poets Night. There are generally up to 12 finalists picked to present. Competitors must present their work live to be considered for a prize.

Becoming a finalist definitely has its perks, as each remaining poet will receive a $15 gift card to the Blue Moose Café.

The poetry night hopes to serve as a creative outlet for young, unpublished writers. It is also a chance to add to the rapidly growing art culture of downtown Morgantown.

“You can’t ever have too much in the way of arts and performance. It’s all part of the bigger picture here,” said Gary Tannenbaum, manager of the Blue Moose Cafe. “Anyone who is an artist or poet wants to have people hear their work. But also this is a contest too, so they stand to win something.”

In addition to the finalists, other accomplished poets will be presenting their published pieces to a packed house. There will also be live music from various local musicians to add to the overall artistic experience.

Hungry Poets Night will be held on April 18 at the Blue Moose Café. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will return to the stage at 123 Pleasant Street Saturday.

The electro-funk rock band, originally consisting of members Greg Ormont and Jeremy Schon, found its roots in a Psychology 101 class at the University of Maryland.

Both Ormont and Schon had a strong love for music at a young age and a deep desire to continue playing while in college.

While studying together, Ormont and Schon came across an experiment performed by well-known psychologist B.F. Skinner in which he used operant conditioning treatments to train pigeons to play ping pong.

Ormont and Schon found their name for the newly found duo. The duo began playing in coffee house shows and open mic events every chance they had, under the name Pigeons Playing Ping Pong.

After performing as a

duo for a few years, Schon decided to extend the number of members in the band and welcomed high school friend Dan Schwartz as a drummer and history classmate Ben Carrey as a bassist. Doing this made the band’s sound much more full and versatile.

From there on out, the men continued to play as a band which has been able to play at many promising venues and festivals, including Catskill Chill, The Werk Out, Camp Barefoot, Wormtown Music Festival and many more. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong plays nearly 200 shows every year, all across the country. In fact, Mondays and Tuesdays are the band’s only resting days.

“Personally, it has always been a dream of mine to play music and perform.

It’s just crazy how everything just kind of happened out of nowhere.

Everything just fell into place,” Schon said.

While touring across the nation, the band developed a relatively strong following. More people

were turning up for shows, and the band’s name was becoming very recognizable. Due to this fact, the band was able to become a full-time job for Ormont, Schon, Schwartz and Carrey.

“We thank our fans for being able to do what we do full time,” Schon said.

“We have a great fan base that supports us and gives us the opportunity to tour all year round.”

The band will perform some of its older and newer work, as well as cover songs, at Saturday’s show.

“The concert is what you make of it. We do our best to create a fun, carefree atmosphere for the audience, and it’s up to you to join in on that,” Schon said. “The interaction with our fans keeps the atmosphere energized.”

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will take the stage at 9 p.m. Saturday at 123 Pleasant Street. General admission tickets for the concert are sold online and at the door for $12. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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NY Met to play ‘Marnie’ 2019-2020 NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera has commissioned Nico Muhly to compose “Marnie” for its 2019-20 season, based on Winston Graham’s 1961 novel that was adapted into an Alfred Hitchcock movie.

The plot centers on a woman who embezzles from her employer, gets caught and is blackmailed to marry one of her bosses.

Muhly composed “Two Boys,” which debuted at the English National Opera in 2011 and appeared at the Met two years later.

The Met said Wednesday “Marnie” is a co-commission that will debut at the English National Opera in 2017.

“One of the things that intrigues me in general as a human being but also

as a theatergoer is deception and hoaxes and people sort of strategically lying,” Muhly said Tuesday from London. “The whole beat of the thing is her changing identities and tricking people and robbing them.

There’s a kind of mystery element to it.”

Nicholas Wright will write the libretto. “Marnie” will be directed by Tony Award-winner Michael Mayer, who in his Met debut three years ago shifted Verdi’s “Rigoletto” to 1960s Las Vegas.

Mayer suggested to Met general manager Peter Gelb that “Marnie” be adapted into an opera, and both thought it should be composed by Muhly. Mayer and Muhly worked together in 2011 on Tony Kushner’s “The Illusion” at the Signature Theatre.

“It’s a journey of selfknowledge,” Mayer said.

“This is a woman who was traumatized as a child, and she behaves in wildly inappropriate ways.’

Gelb said the current season is close to budget after $18 million in cuts achieved in labor negotiations last summer. The average ticket price at $160 reflects an average 1 percent increase next season, when the Met introduces a Fridays Under Forty initiative of 10 performances with 8 p.m. starts, tickets priced at $60 to $100 and pre-opera social events.

Next season opens Sept.

21 with a new production of Verdi’s “Otello” by Bart Sher, conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and starring Aleksandrs Antonenko, Sonya Yoncheva and Zeljko Lucic.

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Baylor leads the Big 12, one game away from title by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

This year’s Big 12 has been immensely hard to pick apart. Sure, you’ve got Baylor and Oklahoma well clear at the head of the pack, but past them is a morass of midlevel squads, all eight of which are at or below .500 in conference play this season.

Anyone can beat anybody, and for the most part, ever yone has beaten everybody. With only about three weeks remaining in the regular season, something’s got to give.

1. Baylor Lady Bears (24-1, 13-0 Big 12) Kim Mulkey’s squad is the undisputed top dog of the Big 12, with brilliant point guard Niya Johnson and top scorer Nina Davis leading, which is by far the most potent offense in the conference. But Baylor’s undefeated roll hasn’t come without challenges – they’ve barely survived scares at West Virginia and at Texas, and an upcom-

ing road trip to Oklahoma and Iowa State could see the Lady Bears suffer their first conference loss.

2. Oklahoma Sooners (16-9, 10-4 Big 12) After a 6-5 nonconference schedule that featured losses to South Florida and Arkansas Little Rock, it was tough to imagine Oklahoma finding such success in Big 12 play. Then the Sooners started the conference slate on a seven-game winning streak. Recent weeks haven’t been so kind, but Oklahoma has still established itself as a cut above the rest. The Sooners have a tendency to find themselves in high-scoring shootouts, and that’s just the way they like it.

3. Oklahoma State Cowgirls (16-8, 6-7 Big 12) While many of the Big 12’s early favorites have fallen on hard times, Oklahoma State started cold but is now looking like a real contender. The Cowgirls have won four of five, and have more or less sin-

glehandedly ruined Iowa State’s season. Oklahoma State keeps the pace slow, smothering teams with the best defense in the Big 12 and then knocking down their open shots on the other end. Keep an eye out for them come tournament time.

4. Iowa State Cyclones (16-9, 7-7 Big 12) Iowa State has traditionally been one of the conference’s power teams, but Bill Fennelly’s squad nearly collapsed in recent weeks. The Cyclones have dropped five of seven – but they got a huge lifeline with an overtime win over Oklahoma on Tuesday night. Iowa State has fallen from the ranks of the Big 12’s elite to that of the also-rans, but they’re always a very tough team in this conference.

5. TCU Horned Frogs (15-10, 7-7 Big 12) TCU has more or less escaped attention for most of the Big 12 season, but you look up and there they are, third in the conference with three weeks

to go. Head coach Raegan Pebley has massively overachieved in her first season in Fort Worth, while the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum has become one of the toughest places to win in the Big 12 – only Baylor and Oklahoma have managed the feat so far.

6. Texas Longhorns (16-8, 5-8 Big 12) It seems like forever ago that the Texas Longhorns were a top-five team and perhaps the only legitimate threat to Baylor’s Big 12 supremacy. Then star forward Nneka Enemkpali went down with a torn ACL, and since then fate has been unkind. Texas has done commendably well against an extremely tough schedule in the weeks following Enemkpali’s injury, and they still have enough talent to be a real problem in this conference.

7. Kansas State Wildcats (15-9, 5-8 Big 12) After a 1-6 start to Big 12 play, Kansas State has been able to squeak out a few wins in recent weeks,

none bigger than an overtime win over Oklahoma State, on Jan. 28. But the Wildcats shouldn’t be considered a threat – their strong defense was enough to get them through a cupcake n o n c o n f e rence schedule, but it isn’t enough to le their dreadful offense overcome top teams.

8. West Virginia Mountaineers (15-10, 5-8 Big 12) It seems like every time West Virginia seems to be building some momentum, they end up taking a step back. The Mountaineers are just 1-6 on the road in Big 12 play this season, but the schedule only gets easier from here on out – three home games and two road matchups with TCU and Kansas State, teams that the Mountaineers have already beaten.

Although things haven’t quite gone according to plan, West Virginia still has a chance.

9. Texas Tech Lady Raiders (15-10, 5-8 Big 12)

Predicted to finish last in the Big 12 before the season, Texas Tech has outperformed expectations but is still bringing up the rear in the conference. Texas Tech has one of the worst offenses in the Big 12, but doesn’t have the defensive chops to survive. They’re coming off back-to-back wins, but they could drop all five of their remaining games on the schedule.

10. Kansas Jayhawks (13-14, 4-10 Big 12) O n paper, Kansas should be a whole lot better than they actually are.

The Jayhawks have presumptive All-Big 12 selection Chelsea Gardner anchoring the middle and they’re the most accurate team from 3-point range in the conference, but they’re still just eighth in the Big 12 in scoring. Outside of a brief three-game winning streak in late January, Kansas has been an absolute disaster. At least the men’s team is having a nice year. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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NFL Combine day 1: ‘the doctor will see you now’ INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prospective NFL draftees don’t flinch at benching 225 pounds until exhaustion or trying to beat their personal best at the 40yard dash. They do dread one sentence: “The doctor will see you now.”

The NFL combine began Wednesday with orthopedic and medical exams for 320 draft prospects, all of whom gave blood and were subjected to X-rays and impact testing - to establish a baseline for subsequent concussion tests - the night before. Players were asked to bring medical records and information on any conditions or family history - i.e., a heart condition - that might affect their ability to play.

During the exams, some will be reminded of injuries long ago forgotten, others about fractures they didn’t know they had.

One or two will learn their path to a pro career ends in an examination room, because of ailments ranging from undetected heart conditions to joint injuries beyond repair.

Small wonder young

men who don’t fear collisions with hard-hitting linebackers or fullbacks get nervous thinking about several hours being gently poked, probed and questioned by a battery of experts, all trying to predict how well the players will last in this brutal sport.

A rundown on the day’s medical sessions: THE DOCTOR IS IN ...

AND IN ... AND IN: A group of 15-20 players enters the first of six orthopedic exam rooms in the basement of Lucas Oil Stadium at 8:30 a.m.

Inside each are orthopedic doctors and head athletic trainers representing five or six teams. Nearby is a portable MRI machine provided by Methodist Hospital.

Each player’s medical history, with detailed reports on previous surgeries, is presented to the panel during open discussion. All information is shared and there are follow-up questions if necessary - directed by specialists on shoulder, knee and foot injuries, etc. - and more X-rays if requested.

“The only thing proprietary about the process is the grade each team gives every player,” said Dr. Matt Matava, who runs the medical operation for the St. Louis Rams and is president of NFL Physicians’ Society.

Each team uses its own grading scale, generally from A-F or 1-5. Doctors consider previous injury history and current medical condition, and attempt to make a judgment of each player’s longevity.

An overwhelming majority fall into the “C” range, since most have been injured and operated on at least once.

“We might see up to two dozen `A’s’ every year, but that’s mostly kickers” laughed Matava, who’s working his 15th combine.

“Otherwise, they’ve got to have remarkable genes and be really, really lucky.”

Sessions average 20-30 minutes; each group of players moves on to a second room for a second orthopedic exam, then repeats it four more times for the other groups of teams.

Like all the other offen-

sive linemen, Duke tackle Takoby Cofield submitted to an additional X-ray - of his spine, a frequent source of injury problems at the position. Leave it to the Duke kid to turn the exam into a study session.

“They told me I was one of the healthiest guys they’d seen,” he said. “But when I saw the X-ray of my back, man, I couldn’t believe how big the vertebrae were.”

OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND SAY AHHH Think of your latest physical exam, only more thorough, then multiply by three. Each of the three rooms for primary care sessions will be staffed by close to a dozen NFL team physicians.

“No stone unturned, that’s how I’d describe it,” said UNLV lineman Greg Boyko. “But I get it. They’re making a big investment.”

Dr. Robert Heyer, a pulmonary specialist who works for the Carolina Panthers and will succeed Matava as head of the NFL physicians group, said the only people tested as extensively as the players

“might be astronauts.”

“This is my 21st combine and the toughest part is always the same,” Heyer said. “There’s usually one or two guys who, for various reasons, can’t safely play in the NFL, and we have to break the bad news.”

One year, doctors found a cancerous tumor, close to eight pounds, wrapped around a player’s aorta.

“He was big enough that it wasn’t discovered at the start and it grew as he grew. He went straight from here to the hospital and an oncologist. He’s not playing,” Heyer added, “but I’m happy to report he’s otherwise healthy.”

With the league’s increased scrutiny on concussions, establishing each player’s real history has become a priority.

Heyer said there are three to four players a year who claim not to have had a concussion but have had at least one.

Similarly, some players are surprised to discover they have what doctors call “athlete’s heart” - a slightly enlarged ticker because of

the increased blood flow necessary to power a large ballplayer during peak exertion. The kidney is another organ that routinely draws attention, because of the constant pounding players endure.

“We also look closely for hypertension, diabetes and a few other things,” Heyer said. “But to be fair, these are young men, for the most part, in prime health.”

Heyer said each team’s doctor meets with the coach and general manager and receives a list of potential draftees who get special attention.

Otherwise, the biggest challenge is trying to project how long each player can endure the rigors of the NFL. Heyer proudly acknowledges his biggest miss - center Ryan Kalil, the club’s second-round pick in 2007.

“I kept looking at him and I just couldn’t figure out how he was going to last,” Heyer laughed.

“Eight years later, he’s been to the Pro Bowl four times and he’s still going strong.

US hockey team’s ‘miracle’ gold medal was 35 years ago LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — It’s been more than three decades since his landmark goal became the centerpiece of the U.S. Olympic hockey team’s Miracle on Ice. For 60-year-old Mike Eruzione, it still seems like only yesterday.

“It was a long time ago, but for me it’s different,” said Eruzione, whose game-winning goal against the Soviet Union in the medal round at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics still sends chills down an awful lot of spines.

“I deal with it so often it’s hard to believe it’s been 35 years. Every week I’m doing something or going somewhere that’s associated with 1980.”

With his inimitable deft touch, Hall of Fame coach Herb Brooks guided Eruzione and his fuzzyfaced teammates, college kids matched up against one of the best teams in hockey history. On Feb. 22, they triumphed with an improbable comeback.

The U.S. defeated the Soviets 4-3 on Eruzione’s 30-foot shot midway through the third period to deprive them of what likely would have been their sixth gold medal in seven Winter Olympics, then clinched the gold by rallying past Finland 4-2.

“It doesn’t feel like yesterday,” said Buzz Schneider, a winger on the U.S. team and today involved in real estate in Minnesota.

“But people remind me all the time. It’s just part of who we are, I guess.”

And it’s become a significant part of the legacy of Lake Placid. One of

only three places to host a Winter Olympics twice (St. Moritz, Switzerland, and Innsbruck, Austria, are the others), Lake Placid has capitalized on its Olympic heritage in a big way.

According to the New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority, which operates the winter sports venues in the region, nearly 2 million visitors, including thousands of youth hockey teams, go each year to this Adirondack Mountain village of 2,600.

It’s difficult to imagine life around here w ithout that O lympic heritage, personified by Lake Placid-born speed skater Jack Shea.

He was the first U.S. double gold medalist in Winter Olympic history, winning twice in 1932 after reciting the Olympic oath in his shining moment at those first Lake Placid Games.

“The Olympic name itself lives on,” said 80-yearold Jack LaDuke, who served as audio-visual director for the 1980 Winter Olympics. “People want to come to the Olympic village. They want to see where it happened. The Olympics itself is a big draw - the history of it.”

There is excitement in the air again. Every surviving member of the hockey team - rugged defenseman Bob Suter died at 57 in September and coach Brooks was killed in a car accident in 2003 at age 66 - is coming back for a “Relive the Miracle” reunion on Saturday night at Herb Brooks Arena, the

Some too young to rem e mb e r have b e e n touched, too.

Kimberly Kruckenberg, of Matthews, North Carolina, was 9 and hockey certainly wasn’t on her radar then. It is now, and she and her husband, who both play the sport recreationally, will celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary with Eruzione and his buddies at the fantasy camp.

“Being in the arena and kind of going through history, to be able to watch them experience it, kind of relive it almost, was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up,” Kimberly said.

“I probably won’t stop foxsports.com smiling. I’ll be sitting there Members of the US 1980 hockey team celebrate beating the Soviet Union in the Olympic gold medal game in awe, being able to be hockey rink they made pact of that era has since Americans again. It was where they were.” famous. faded. The memory of that incredible.”

Eruzione, who works in February night in Lake alumni relations at Bos- Placid has not. ton University, and sevNever will.

“We were just coming eral teammates also are hosting a five-day fan- off the Vietnam War and tasy camp beginning there was a lot of anti-naMarch 29 that so far has tionalistic mood and rhetattracted more than 50 oric in this country,” said participants.

Ed Weibrecht, then-presAnd NBC plans to an- ident of the Lake Placid chor its “Hockey Day in Chamber of Commerce America” coverage from and owner of the MirLake Placid on Sunday and ror Lake Inn with wife feature the team.

Lisa. “There wasn’t a level When the U.S. won that of national pride that I hockey gold in 1980, it think we have today. was a time of world strife.

“A tear almost comes The Soviet army had just to my eyes - that was so invaded Afghanistan as overwhelming,” Weibrecht the Cold War simmered, said.

“At the end of the game, a group of Americans was being held hostage all you could hear was the in Iran, the U.S. economy chant: `USA! USA! USA!’ was hurting and President And when the people Jimmy Carter already had poured out into the street, announced a U.S. boycott that’s all you could hear of the Summer Olympics for an hour up and down in Moscow.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You will have a difficult time being subtle, but this kind of reticent behavior might be appropriate at the moment. You could have an important conversation about a potential trip with a friend. Listen carefully to what he or she wants to share.

Tonight: Let off some steam.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Zero in on what you desire. Verbalizing what you want is far more important than you realize, especially as you are starting to deal with someone who tends to be less communicative. A comment could

force you back to the drawing board. ing a change has in energizing you. fuel to your interactions. Tonight: want some of this magic! Tonight: by this experience. Tonight: Work off Stay centered.

Go to the gym first. steam.

Tonight: Don’t swallow your anger. Tonight: A sudden burst of energy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Take charge if you want to have a project come out exactly as you would like. Run with the ball, yet still listen to others’ suggestions. Rather than saying “no,” keep their ideas in mind. You never know when one might work. Tonight: Work off some extra energy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Fortunately, you deal well with others; however, a spacey individual could stop you in your tracks. You might need to listen more closely to what this person is saying. Note what he or she doesn’t say, as that could have unusual significance.

Tonight: Try something different.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Your focus will be on getting your work done. How you see a personal matter could change once you attempt to initiate a conversation.

Clearly, the other party seems more vested in control than in expressing his or her feelings. Tonight: Back away from a volatile situation.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You might have a difficult time feeling energized right now.

Don’t push yourself so hard. You could hear some news that encourages a lively conversation. People could fly off the handle, but by then, you will be a big ball of energy.

Tonight: Do what you want.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH While others seem locked in conversation, you will want to take a closer look at your budget.

Money could be a hot topic right now. You might want to reassess a personal situation, which is likely to involve extra funds. Tonight: Start pricing out your options.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance or to someone who seems to have a different view from you.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Others will seek you out, though you might not be up for a prolonged one-way conversation. You could try to add more fun to the exchanges.

Ultimately, you will find that sharing your feelings is likely to add some

SCORPIO (Oc t. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Your creativity and curiosity can be powerful tools when mixed together. Your ability to move past a situation and find a much better path is likely to emerge. Others often seek you out for advice; they

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might be hard-pressed to understand where a friend is really coming from. Just when you seem to be able to focus on the conversation, this person is likely to close down.

Try not to let yourself be so irritated

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You will be able to read between the lines. Getting confirmation of what you see could be impossible. A power play might affect a friendship. Be careful in handling it.

Tonight: Don’t go overboard.

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West Virginia Black Bears unveil team logo by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

With their inaugural season in Morgantown approaching, the West Virginia Black Bears minor league baseball team unveiled their primary logo and team colors for the first time Wednesday, at a press conference at the Waterfront Place Hotel.

Formerly known as the Jamestown Jammers of the short-season A-level New York-Penn League, the team officially moved to Morgantown in August of last year.

The name “West Virginia Black Bears” was selected from thousands of submissions in October.

Now, with their logo featuring a black bear standing in front of a mountain range, they have an identity to match the name. Black Bears’ general manager Matthew Drayer said the logo, along with the team colors – blue, gold and black – are meant to symbolize the team’s relationship with the region.

“We really wanted to rep-

resent the state itself,” Drayer said. “We thought with the name the Black Bears, we wanted to really tie in the colors that represented the state, and we really wanted to make sure we represented our relationship with West Virginia University and with our parent club the Pittsburgh Pirates.”

Drayer unveiled the logo, which was drawn up by Ohio-based designers Rickabaugh Graphics, along with assistant general managers John Pogorzelski and Ernie Galusky. Although the team has hats and other merchandise ready, they have not yet designed their full game uniforms.

The black bear is naturally the centerpiece of the team’s logo, and Drayer said it was important to strike a delicate balance with how the animal is portrayed.

“We wanted something intense and determined,” Drayer said. “We didn’t want to make it too ferocious where it didn’t sit well with the children. We are a family entertainment business and we want to have a family-

friendly image, so we wanted something with an intense and determined look on it, more than being ferocious.”

The Black Bears are set to play in the new Monongalia County Ballpark, currently in construction near University Towne Center. As a short-season team, they are not set to begin play until June, after the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The first Black Bears’ roster will mostly be made up of young prospects from the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2015 draft.

While season tickets are already available, single game tickets will not be available for another few months, likely going on sale sometime around May. Uniforms and a mascot have not yet been designed. Drayer said they will be unveiled at a separate event sometime closer to the season.

The Black Bears will make their season debut on June 19, when they play the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in Morgantown. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Prediger finds her way back to the top after hardships

Maren Prediger takes aim during a match in 2013. by ashley conley ally bad summer where I was correspondent really bad and I didn’t really @dailyathenaeum know what was going on. So for the last almost six or seven Originally from Petersau- months, I was trying to get rach, Germany, transition- back to where I was before the ing into the lifestyle of a col- summer,” Prediger said. lege athlete at West Virginia Through trials and tribuUniversity hasn’t always been lations, Prediger only grew easy for senior rifle standout, stronger.

The decorated senior has Maren Prediger.

From juggling her school a personal best score in air rischedule and finding time to fle of 599, twice in her career, study, to training and practic- which came against Ohio ing as a contributing member State and Mississippi. Her on the top rifle program in the personal best in smallbore NCAA, Prediger has experi- is a solid 587, which came at enced numerous challenges. the GARC Championships These obstacles have led her last season. to become one of the best, According to Prediger, the particularly air rifle, shooters coaching talents of rifle head coach Jon Hammond is one on the Mountaineer team.

“For me, it was a little bit of of the main reasons she dea fight. I got a new Smallbore cided to attend West Virginia rifle and while I was getting University. better, I was still trying to find Hammond participated my position in the Smallbore in the 2008 Beijing Olympics especially,” Prediger said, with the British Olympic team about how the majority of her as well as the 2012 London Olympics. season has gone thus far.

Currently in his ninth sea“In air rifle, I just had a re-

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son of coaching rifle, all of which have been spent at West Virginia, Hammond has coached the Mountaineers to three national championship titles.

Speaking of national championship titles, the Mountaineers are favorite to win 17th championship in school history at this year’s NCAA Championship in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Before that, the Mountaineers will host the NCAA Qualifier in Morgantown at the WVU Rifle Range at 8 a.m. Feb. 21, 2015. The following weekend, the team heads to Oxford, Mississippi, to compete in the GARC Championships.

“The game plan is just to get through it without actually burning out,” Prediger said.

“I know for the last two years, for me, that was the plan because it was hard and it was in the middle of midterms, too, to get all the exams and all the studying

done. We’re just trying to stay on the level that we are at the moment and improve on the things we know we can improve and try to keep practicing and keep getting better, and then we’ll see how it works out,” she said.

Following her senior sea-

son at West Virginia, Prediger is planning on continuing her education at West Virginia University by attending graduate school but also plans on continuing her shooting career.

“I’m definitely going to continue my shooting ca-

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Wisconsin forward Frank Kaminsky slams the ball in the Badgers’ game against Penn State.

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No. 5 Wisconsin beats Penn State, 55-47 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP)—Sam Decker scored 22 points and Frank Kaminsky added 16 as No. 5 Wisconsin overcame a late Penn State surge to defeat the Nittany Lions 55-47 Wednesday night.

Dekker and Penn State’s D.J. Newbill waged an entertaining scoring battle.

Newbill scored 29 points, but the next-highest scorer for Penn State (15-12, 3-11) was Brandon Taylor with seven.

The Badgers (24-2, 121), despite shooting 39 percent, were aided by Nigel Hayes’ 13 rebounds and nine points.

Wisconsin’s 24th victory marked the school’s best start in program history.

Seventeen of Penn State’s 27 games have been decided by eight points or fewer and the Lions stuck around in this one. But they were 2 of 13 from long range and got to the foul line just three times; Penn State’s players outside of Newbill were just 8 of 33 from the

field.

Wisconsin never trailed and pulled out to a 39-26 lead at the outset of the second half when Dekker sandwiched a pair of buckets around two from Hayes.

That forced a Penn State timeout, then neither team scored for more than three minutes before Newbill’s layup for Penn State and another Dekker 3-pointer that put the Badgers up by 14.

The teams combined for just 21 points in the first 11 minutes of the half, and the Badgers patiently built a 4630 lead. Hayes and Kaminsky dominated the boards and Penn State went cold.

But Newbill brought the Nittany Lions back within striking distance when he put in seven straight points and Geno Thorpe added two more to make it 48-43.

Newbill had a chance to bring the Lions within three but tripped over his own man and Kaminsky picked up the loose ball and was eventually fouled. He hit both to make it 50-43 and

followed that with a strong drive and a layup for a ninepoint Badger lead with 2:09 to go.

Kaminsky and Dekker scored the Badgers’ first 11 points and Newbill pumped in the Lions’ initial 12. Two of Kaminsky’s early points came on a thunderous slam off an uncontested drive through the lane, while the bulk of Newbill’s were pullup jumpers.

Wisconsin took a 19-8 lead, then went on a dry spell in which it scored just five points in 10:30 as Penn State closed to 24-21 late in the half.

Dekker scored five straight and Kaminsky two free throws countered a Julian Moore 3-pointer as the Badgers pulled ahead by seven at halftime.

TIP INS: Wisconsin: The Badgers entered the game with a winning streak of eight and an average margin of victory of more than 15 points. . Wisconsin has allowed just three teams to score 70

points or more this season: Duke, Indiana and Penn State. . The Badgers led the nation entering Wednesday’s game in fewest fouls (13.1), fewest turnovers (7.4) and fewest opposing free throw attempts (12.4). ... Wisconsin is 27-6 in road games over the past two seasons, good for second place among teams from major conferences. .... The Badgers have 15 straight winning seasons in conference play.

Penn State: Nine of Penn State’s Big Ten games have been decided by nine points or less. The eight losses have been by an average of five points. . The Lions have played Wisconsin 43 times and 23 times the Badgers have been ranked among the top 25; the Badgers lead the series 33-10.

UP NEXT: Wisconsin: The Badgers return home to face Minnesota on Saturday.

Penn State: The Lions are at Northwestern on Saturday.

E x-Skins Coach Mike Shanahan discusses Robert Griffin III, Snyder on Radio WASHINGTON (AP)— Thought the dysfunction among former Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan, quarterback Robert Griffin III and team owner Dan Snyder was a topic of the past? Think again.

Shanahan was interviewed on D.C. radio station ESPN980’s “The Sports Fix” show for more than an hour Wednesday, dishing mostly about Griffin and Snyder - and what the coach called both men’s desire for RG3 to become a dropback passer - but also about Donovan McNabb, Albert Haynesworth and other topics.

In Shanahan’s telling, a disagreement over the direction the team’s offense would take - and whether Griffin was ready to be a classic pocket QB - led to the breakdown of their working relationship.

“I knew my time was shortlived with that type of mindset,” said Shanahan, who was fired after the 2013 season, with a year left on his contract.

Griffin was the 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, but he tore up his knee in a playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks. According to Shanahan, two days after that season’s Super Bowl, Griffin met with him and described “what plays were acceptable and unacceptable.”

“That term `unacceptable’ is used by Dan, the owner, quite often, so I (had) a little bit of a smile when I heard some of these complaints.

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Robert Griffin III throws a pass during a game last season. to throw more, run less. ... He Shanahan spoke on the wanted to be more of a drop- radio at about the same time back, Aaron Rodgers-type Wednesday that Gruden was guy,” said Shanahan, who declaring at the NFL scoutcoached the Denver Broncos ing combine in Indianapolis to two Super Bowl titles in the that Griffin will head into next 1990s with John Elway at QB. season as the Redskins’ start“I went and talked to Dan. ing quarterback.

Griffin did not immediI said, ‘Hey, Dan ... for a quarterback to come to me, a vet- ately respond to a request for eran coach, and share these reaction to Shanahan’s inthings, No. 1, he can’t be the terview; a Redskins spokessharpest guy, to do some- man said Snyder wouldn’t thing like that, or he’s got to comment. ... feel very good about the Among other subjects owner backing him up. And touched on by Shanahan: since you have been telling - After Griffin hurt his me from Day 1 he’s a drop- knee in the first half of the back quarterback ... this is playoff game against the Sean extension of you,’” Sha- ahawks: “Both the doctor nahan continued. “He said it and Robert said he was perfectly fine.” Griffin stayed in wasn’t.”

Shanahan wound up until wrenching the knee benching Griffin at the end of again and needing offseason the 2013 season. Griffin also surgery. lost his starting job last sea- When Peyton Manning son under Shanahan’s suc- was a free agent before evencessor as Washington’s head tually joining the Broncos, “We were talking to Peyton at coach, Jay Gruden.

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- If the Redskins’ salarycap penalties had been announced sooner, the team probably would not have made the trade to acquire Griffin.

- His evaluation of Griffin coming out of college as a Heisman Trophy winner: “Loved his arm strength. He had velocity. He had spin on the ball. You could tell how competitive a guy he was.”

- The unprecedented trade with the St. Louis Rams that allowed Washington to draft Griffin with the No. 2 overall pick: “I did not feel good about giving up two No. 1s and a No. 2.”

- The deal that brought McNabb over from NFC East rival Philadelphia: Team official Bruce Allen “”orchestrated the trade” and Snyder “was the guy who really wanted Donovan the most.”

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Sophomore forward/guard Bre McDonald follows Oklahoma State’s Brittney Martin down the court in last night’s game.

13 points in the first half, 22 turnovers, lead Mountaineers to loss against Oklahoma State, 53-46 by nicole curtin

associate sports editor @nicolec_wvu

The West Virginia women’s basketball team fell to Oklahoma State last night in a low-scoring, slowpaced game.

With this loss the Mountaineers record moves to 15-11 overall, 5-9 in the Big 12. Junior guard Bria Holmes led WVU with 12 points and senior Averee Fields put up 10.

In the first half, Oklahoma State scored first with a jumper from Liz Donohoe about 50 seconds in. For the next four minutes, there was a combined seven missed shots until the Mountaineers finally got a bucket in. A jump shot from sophomore Bre McDonald tied the score

at 2-2.

The offense on both sides of the court was just off, several sloppy passes were thrown and shots were easily blocked.

Holmes fouled twice early and was taken out, she only played three minutes in the first half.

“The last time Bria Holmes picked up two quick fouls, the rest of them picked it up and played well. This time she picks up two quick fouls, unbelievable,” said head coach Mike Carey.

The Mountaineers and Cowgirls went into the locker rooms at halftime with the score at 23-13, Oklahoma State holding the lead. West Virginia had 16 turnovers in the first half and a 26.1 shooting percentage, 12.5 percent on

3-point shots. From the field, WVU made six of its 23 attempted shots and one of eight attempted threes.

For the 13 points the Mountaineers had, McDonald scored six, Teana Muldrow had five and Fields had two.

“Starting tomorrow we’re not wearing West Virginia in practice. They don’t deserve to wear West Virginia in practice,” Carey said. “You can see how much we moved the ball: 4 assists, 19 turnovers, that says it all.”

Oklahoma State shot 37.9 percent from the field in the first half, only attempted one three and did not make it and shot 50 percent from the free throw line.

OSU’s Brittney Martin was the lone Cowgirl sent

to the foul line, she made one shot of two.

Coming into the second half, West Virginia appeared to want to take advantage of the opportunity to come out on top, scoring just under the 19-minute mark. Both teams scored back and forth more quickly than in the first half. Holmes said coming out of the locker room the Mountaineers had a mindset to do so.

“I feel like we didn’t have a lot of energy in the first half. Nobody was hitting anything or making any shots, so come out with more energy, be more aggressive, attack the rim and just try to score because we weren’t scoring at all,” she said.

In the second half, the Mountaineers shot 44 per-

cent from the field and scored 33 points, finishing with 46. Holmes’ 12 points all came from the second half and all but one Mountaineer contributed to the final score.

With only four assists on the whole game and 22 turnovers, it’s easy to see why the Mountaineers didn’t score, but it’s not easy to see why they couldn’t move the ball more and make more of their shots.

In the game, West Virginia put up 48 shots and only made 17, and went two of 11 from beyond the arc, finishing with a 3-point shooting average of 18.2 percent.

“We’ve still got girls on the team that don’t know the plays, at this time and date, so your offense is lim-

ited and now you’ve got someone in place of Bria Holmes and the person doesn’t know the plays,” Carey said.

“We work on this stuff every day. I take the blame.

It’s my fault.”

There are four games left in the regular season schedule for West Virginia, and last night was a mustwin for them to enter in the NCAA Tournament.

“We’ve just got to pick it up. We have four games left, we still have the Big 12 Tournament and we’ve just got to turn around and people to step up including myself,” said senior guard Linda Stepney.

WVU returns to action at 12 p.m. Saturday against Iowa State at home. ncurtin@mail.wvu.edu

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Big 12 releases new concussion diagnosing policy by dillon durst Sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The Big 12 Conference recently announced its new policy for diagnosing and handling concussions.

The policy, which was approved by the Big 12 Board of Directors, requires that all Big 12 member institutions have a team physician-directed c o n c u s s i o n ma nag e ment plan on file, which will “specifically outline the roles of the athletics health care staff to include physicians, athletic

trainers, physician assistants, neurologists, neuropsychologists and physical therapists,” according to WVUsports.com.

“The Big 12 is fully committed to the health and welfare of its student-athletes,” said Big 12 Board of Directors Chairman, and Oklahoma State University President, Burns Hargis.

“The implementation of this policy, along with the Conference’s previously announced initiatives for all programs to provide multi-year grants, grantin-aid up to the full-cost of attendance, and the op-

portunity to return to campus to complete degree requirements for those that leave school early, speak volumes of our commitment level.”

The policy will also require member institutions to educate student-athletes, coaches and medical staffs about their responsibility of reporting any signs or symptoms of concussions.

Member institutions will also be required to submit an annual updated concussion management plan, to the Conference office.

According to the Ameri-

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can Association of Neurological Surgeons, between 4-20 percent of college and high school football players will sustain a brain injury over the course of one season.

The risk of concussion in football is three to six times higher in players who have had a previous concussion.

Also, college linemen experience over 1,000 subconcussive head hits in an average season. A lineman in the three-point stance is the most susceptible of all football players to a brain injury.

In December, former West Virginia University quarterback Clint Trickett retired from football after suffering five concussions in 14 months, including two that he hid from trainers.

“In fairness to our training staff, they didn’t know.

I didn’t tell them, so that was on me,” Trickett told ESPN.com prior to West Virginia’s Liberty Bowl game against Texas A&M. “If they would have known, they probably would have been more cautious about it, but I was trying to push through it.”

According to the NCAA, 9.5 percent of student-athletes who play football selfreported multiple concussions in 2014, and 17.9 percent reported one.

With the new policy in place, “Big 12 member institutions, in collaboration with the Conference office and game officials, will work collaboratively to better identify, deter, limit and/or prevent such unsafe plays that can lead to concussions or more serious head and neck injuries.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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