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MPD, WVU police investigate fight

By Carlee Lammers managing editor @CARLEELAMMERS

The Morgantown Police Department and West Virginia University are investigating a fight that took place Saturday on North High Street near WVU fraternity housing.

Videos of the fight circulated on Twitter and Instagram Sunday.

Police responded to the fight, which involved a large

number of people, and made one arrest.

Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston said the MPD anticipates more arrests.

Preston met with WVU’s Greek Council Monday evening and said the two will work together on the investigation.

Bob Campione, interim director of Student Organization Services, said WVU has been in contact with MPD and are investigating the

incident.

“I have been told there were some arrests, and we are waiting on police, so we can get those names,” he said.

Campione said WVU plans to review the names of those arrested in order to determine if they are WVU students and members of any of the social fraternities on campus.

Campione said the Office of Student Conduct will handle each individual’s case from a University standpoint.

“If they are members of any social fraternity or organization on campus, then we will look at what took place and do some investigating. If we think we need to put sanctions against that organization, we will do so accordingly,” he said.

Campione said WVU has a zero tolerance policy for behavior like this and said the University will not take the situation lightly.

“It’s not something that

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we’re just going to let slide by,” he said. “That behavior is really not what’s conducive to a healthy environment here on campus.”

Evan McIntyre, president of the Inter-fraternity Council, said the IFC will be working closely with WVU and MPD throughout the investigation.

“We are having a full-on investigation through IFC. We are going to find out if there were any fraternities involved and then take any disciplin-

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Malcolm X’s daughter visits WVU, talks racial conditions in US

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Il ya sa h Shab az z , daughter of the late African American Muslim minister and human rights activist, Malcolm X, visited West Virginia University Monday to inspire students to continue addressing racial conditions throughout the United States.

Shabazz said several times although racial conditions have improved, the country has not reached its final destination in terms of diverse groups of people coexisting in harmony, and the country must look to the young to influence the social order of the future.

“According to the latest available FBI uniform crime report statistics for 2011, one half of all the hate crimes in this nation Mick Posey/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM are committed by people Ilyasah Shabazz is warmly greeted Monday evening in the Mountainlair Ballroom to discuss her book ‘Growing Up X.’ between the ages of 15 and 24,” Shabazz said.

A key focus of her lecture was that hatred is a learned curately and said she hopes to bring to light her knowlbehavior taught to children at a young age, and that hate edge of who her father was. serves no purpose in advancing the American commuAs the daughter of one of America’s most prolific and nity in any direction. controversial figures of the 20th century, Shabbazz said “If we teach (children) to hate someone else, then in she recalls a wonderful childhood despite her father’s actuality we teach them to hate themselves, and all of titanic legacy. us become diminished,” she said. “We must raise the “There was no persecution whatsoever. I grew up, and bar for ourselves.”

I had an amazing childhood,” Shabazz said. “I would say Shabazz said people enjoy a wide range of modern even my adulthood has been amazing, and I’ve had the forms of leisure but must not forget the problems in opportunity to travel the world because of the impact society. my father left, so everything has been great to the extent “While we’re fortunate to be here to enjoy the latest that it has allowed me to just blossom.”

As an activist, Shabazz said that she does not feel forms of entertainment, we must also focus our attention on the ills in our society and know that each and ev- burdened with the task of living up to her father’s ery one of us can and must make a difference to change achievements.

“I never feel like there’s a burden on my shoulders people,” Shabazz said.

Shabazz works as a motivational speaker and activist when it comes to my father,” Shabazz said. “I’m very grateful that I had him as a role model, and I’m gratefor various issues taking place around the world.

She has written several books and briefly advertised ful for the perspective that both of my parents instilled.” her newest book about her father. Shabazz said the medanewsroom@mail.wvu.edu dia has mostly portrayed her father’s upbringing inac-

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MEET THE STARS

Meet some of the couples dancing in Dancing With the Mountaineer Stars this weekend.

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The American Red Cross will be on the Downtown Campus of West Virginia University Tuesday for a blood drive as a part of the Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars competition.

The blood drive, which will be held in the Mountainlair Ballrooms Saturday 1-7 p.m., will allow supporters to donate under the name of the couple of their choice.

Ben Seebaugh, SGA vice president, and his dancing partner Katie Heller are among the couples who must get a minimum of 10 people to donate on their behalf.

However, the current policies of the American Red Cross deem Seebaugh ineligible to be a donor because of his sexual orientation.

“The Red Cross has a discriminatory policy which doesn’t allow men who have had sex with men, or anyone who has had sex with a man who has (also) had sex with a man to donate, so that precludes me,” Seebaugh said. “I am a universal donor because I have O negative blood, but they won’t take it.”

Seebaugh said while they are encouraging people to

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donate, they also hope those who know they will be denied to turn out for the blood drive as a way to take a stand against a policy they feel is unjust.

“The Red Cross and their goals are great and giving blood is great, so we are encouraging people to go and give blood if they are eligible, but also we want to draw attention to this issue,” Seebaugh said. “Even those who know ahead of time they will be denied due to sexual orientation, we are encouraging them to go and try as a way to bring attention to this issue.”

On June 11, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability voted against recommending a change to the Food and Drug Administration’s policy of a lifetime deferral for homosexual males.

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Entrepreneur to speak at WVU B&E Speaker Series by alexis randolph staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University College of Business & Economics will host Donald “Don” Panoz, co-founder of Mylan pharmaceuticals company, this evening at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center at 6 p.m. as a part of its Distinguished Speaker Series.

As a child, Panoz worked setting up bowling pins, and he built and raced soapbox cars. He later served in the military and was stationed in Japan.

Even during his time in the military, Panoz was an entrepreneur. He sold jewelry and exchange cars as well as organized a charity football event called the Shrine Bowl, which featured U.S. soldiers playing Japanese college all-stars.

Panoz has built a dynasty founding or co-founding 15 different companies and organizations. Most recently, Panoz was inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame in November 2013.

The Distinguished Speaker Series hosts several

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Dancing with Mountaineer Stars couple takes stand against blood donation policy by summer ratcliff

The Mountainlair Ballrooms played host to Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of the late Malcolm X, as part of Black History month.

ary action,” he said.

McIntyre said if fraternities were involved with the incident, the IFC plans to also work to take preventative measures and ensure similar incidents will not happen again.

“We’re going to investigate this, move on and make sure action is taken so it will not occur again,” he said.

EDITORIAL Recent ‘frat brawl’ shows immaturity of some WVU community members.

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CEOs and entrepreneurs each semester in order to demonstrate work ethic and the value of hard work, according to Bonnie Anderson, director of Alumni Relations and assistant director of development for the WVU B&E. “We bring (the speakers) to campus to show their path to success. Basically, they tell their story,” Anderson said. “They go through what worked and what didn’t work along the way, and what they have learned, good or bad things.”

Anderson said the speakers are selected through the many contacts and resources of the B&E Department.

“We are constantly working with and talking to our alums. We try to do diversity as far as different companies and industries represented,” she said. “We have faculty members who know alums, or people who aren’t alums in certain areas.”

While students are not involved in the selection process, they are the beneficiaries of the series, with

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STAYING STRONG The West Virginia women’s basketball team is rallying around its manager with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

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Tuesday February 25, 2014

Disney College program offers magical chance for students by meagan carpenter staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University students looking for a semester overflowing with valuable work and real-life situations can find such an experience through the Disney College Program.

Allison Heller, a senior public relations student who works as a WVU campus representative, said the Disney College Program is an opportunity for college students around the world to live, earn and learn in the Disney community.

Students are given the option of working at either

Disneyland Resorts in Anaheim, Calif. or at Walt Disney World Resorts in Orlando, Fla. Each program varies from 5-12 months.

“Programs run anywhere from five to eight months and participants, if they are in good standing with the company, can apply to extend their program,” Heller said. “Participants can’t stay any longer than 12 months per program and have to take off six months before returning for another program.”

Students can apply online, and if he or she passes the preliminary process, the student will have a phone interview with a re-

cruiter. The applications opened up two weeks ago and will only remain live until the end of March, so students are urged to apply soon if they wish to be considered.

Students who wish to apply must be in good academic standing with WVU and can be either a parttime or full-time student taking college-level classes.

“Recruiters are looking for passionate people about the company and people who love working with families, groups and who have great communication skills,” Heller said. “If you have a particular skill set, your skills may fit bet-

ter to a particular role, and those strengths the recruiters are looking for certain roles.”

Not only will students learn about good work ethics and procedures, but they will gain valuable skills while participating.

Heller said students will benefit from the time management skills they will learn during the internship program.

“They’ll learn how to work in a team and also how to professionally network through the Disney community,” Heller said.

“Time management is a huge aspect, as students learn to balance their 30-40

hour work week with taking any online University classes, any Disney classes they take for networking as well as friend and play time.”

Heller said she enjoys working with the Disney College Program because of the passion and time everyone who works for the company puts into it. She said students will never have this opportunity again because it’s only open to college students, and participants get to meet people from all around the world and work for one of the most recognized companies in the world.

“We all love what we do

and are so passionate about the company we work for.

If you get any of us talking Disney we won’t stop,” Heller said. “It’s an opportunity of a lifetime, and students will gain so much more than just Disney on their resume. They will live in a fabulous location and meet so many incredible people.”

For more information about the Disney College Program, email Allison Heller at aheller2@mix. wvu.edu or to apply visit http://cp.disneycareers. com/en/default. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

u.s. news

Seafaring drug smugglers challenging Coast Guard SAN DIEGO (AP) — While security has tightened at the U.S. border, drug smugglers are increasingly turning to the high seas.

The area where boats were seized off California and the northwest coast of Mexico tripled to a size comparable to the state of Montana during the 2013 fiscal year, which ended in September.

Off South America, traffickers over the years have been traversing territory so big the continental United States could be dropped inside of it.

Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel has been loading marijuana bales onto 50-foot vessels as far south as the Mexican port of Mazatlan – where its leader, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was captured early Saturday – and running them up the Pacific coast to the U.S., deep into California. It’s unclear if Guzman’s arrest will hinder the maritime runs.

Meanwhile, budget cuts have hit one of the lead U.S. law enforcement agencies on international waters – the Coast Guard, the only U.S. military service able to make drug arrests hundreds of miles offshore. To meet automatic federal budget cuts, it reduced its operating costs

by 25 percent in 2013. It also lost help from U.S. Navy ships on drug missions off Latin America that were decommissioned and not replaced because of cutbacks, or sent elsewhere because of Washington’s new military focus.

As such, only a third of suspected drug smuggling boats or aircraft out of South America that were tracked by U.S. intelligence in cocainetrafficking corridors in the Pacific and Caribbean were stopped last year, the Coast Guard’s top officer, Adm. Robert Papp, told The Associated Press.

“Our interdictions are down 30 percent from the year before, when we had more assets out there, so that’s an indicator to me that as soon as we start pulling assets away, they’re running more drugs and they’re getting through,” Papp said.

U.S. authorities stopped some 194,000 pounds of cocaine last fiscal year – more than 40,000 pounds less than in 2012, according to Coast Guard statistics. Marijuana seizures dipped between 2012 and 2013 from 124,000 pounds to 81,000 pounds.

On Monday, authorities said they seized a 30-foot boat in the harbor in Oceans-

ide, north of San Diego, with more than 500 pounds of methamphetamine inside a compartment. Customs and Border Protection said the twin-engine boat came from Mexico.

Defense officials have warned that the cuts would hamper efforts to reach the president’s goal of intercepting 40 percent of the illicit drug shipments flowing into the region by 2015. Fighting drug traffickers at sea is crucial because small aircraft used by traffickers can only carry about a ton of drugs versus large boats that can cart up to 20 tons of cocaine or more, authorities said.

As much as 20 percent of the cocaine moving through South America ends up in the United States. Large amounts also travel across the ocean into Africa, providing funding for insurgents and drug traffickers, and then on up into Europe.

“We’ve had to cut back in hours and funding, and cut back on resources on the water,” said Cmdr. Chris German, deputy chief of law enforcement for the 11th District, which stretches from Oregon to Peru. “The Coast Guard’s aircraft and ships have cut back on fuel, so ev

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A Coast Guard officer following traffic on his screen while facing a dense fog which is almost completely eliminating visibility during a patrol off the San Diego coast in San Diego. ery hour we’re not in the air or on the water, it does leave a gap.”

Even so, sea smuggling has not grabbed the attention of lawmakers like the flow of illegal goods across the land border, where billions have been spent on beefing up security. Part of the reason is the challenge to patrolling the ocean.

With more than 42,000 active-duty members, the Coast Guard is assisted in the drug war by other U.S. agencies.

It works closely with other nations, but that help only goes so far. Bilateral treaties sometimes limit waters it can patrol, and some of the foreign navies are small and underequipped.

U.S. officials, for instance, cannot venture into Mexican waters without prior permission and will stop a chase and alert Mexican authorities if suspected boats cross into that territory. Treaties with nations such as Colombia allow U.S. authorities more latitude.

“The land border is a

much simpler border to defend. You can put up fences.

You can put people out there.

But it’s a finite area. You know where your land starts and where it ends,” Papp said. “When you go out into the maritime, it’s huge.”

The Coast Guard oversees 95,000 miles of coastline and 4.5 million square miles of maritime territory where the United States has rights: “We don’t have that many ships, and we don’t have that many aircraft, so there are many different places and routes that the bad guys can take to try and get around us.”

Rear Adm. Karl Schultz, the 11th District commander, said the tiny Coast Guard is doing its best to optimize its resources but the challenge is “like a police cruiser in Cleveland responding to something in Atlanta.”

Off California, smuggling vessels are typically spotted by planes from the Coast Guard or a federal agency, such as CBP, California National Guard or the Department of Defense. Coast Guard or CBP boats are then

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them after the Q&A.” The most important thing students can take away is lessons learned.

The series also encourages professionalism and networking for graduate and undergraduate students. Many speakers get involved with students on a personal level by giving out their email or handing out business cards.

All of the lectures are filmed and posted on the B&E website.

To learn more about Panoz, visit http://be.wvu. edu/speaker_series/donpanoz.htm.

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Anderson said she feels lectures and speakers are an extremely effective way to get students involved and engaged. “(It is) hugely effective.

In fact, we just got an email from a student who wrote us and told us the impact that this one speaker in particular had,” Anderson said.

“It is also evident when the speaker is finished talking and we have students who will come up and talk to

This event is free and open to the public.

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The FDA determines donor eligibility requirements, and the American Red Cross is then required to follow their decisions.

Trang Huynh, an American Red Cross donor counselor, explained the policy as a way for their organization to err on the side of caution and explained the organization also realizes blood diseases can affect anyone.

“According to the CDC and the FDA, those who practice male-to-male sex present more risks to be exposed to the diseases than any other group of the population,” Huynh said. “No matter how often a person donates, every single donation is tested before it is shipped to a hospital

called to board suspicious vessels.

CBP is prohibited from firing on boats off the U.S. coast unless the pursuit begins within 12 miles of shore.

The Coast Guard has no such constraints, so the onus has fallen on it as smugglers have ventured farther offshore.

The Sinaloa cartel has been loading marijuana bales vessels as far south as the Mexican port of Mazatlan and running them up northern Baja California after taking control of that state’s coastal territory several years ago, said Michael Carney, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s assistant special agent in charge of investigations in San Diego.

Smugglers driving threeengine boats have been landing along remote coasts of Northern California, reaching as far as the beach town of Santa Cruz, which is about 350 nautical miles from the border city of San Diego.

That’s a shift from the oneengine drug skiffs seen landing for years in San Diego County.

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for any type of blood transfusion. Although we have very extensive technology to detect disease in the blood, there is what we call a window period, which is the time period after sexual activity and the time when a disease can be detected.”

In June 2013, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to oppose the FDA policy, calling it “discriminatory and not based on sound science.” The AMA also urged a change to the federal policy to ensure blood donation bans are applied to donors based on individual level of risk instead of sexual orientation alone.

According to a statement listed on the American Red Cross website, “the Red Cross does support the use of rational, scientifically based deferral periods that are applied fairly and consistently among

donors who engage in similar risk activities. We will continue to work through the American Association of Blood Banks to press for donor deferral policies that are fair and consistent and based on scientific evidence, while still protecting patients from potential harm.”

Heller said while she and Seebaugh do not want this to be a boycott, their aim is to simply raise awareness for those who desire to donate yet are not permitted to do so.

“We hope to be able to keep track of the number of people who were willing to donate blood but were turned away because of an archaic policy,” she said. “By raising awareness on those numbers and how many lives they could have saved and making that known, we hope it has a big effect.” summer.ratcliff@mail.wvu.edu

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‘The Colored Museum’ breaks racial stereotypes

BY CORY SANCHEZ A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

“The Colored Museum,” a fearlessly funny satire that reintroduced problems within African American culture, was put on by West Virginia University’s Lab Theatre program, which provides theater students a creative outlet outside their course work.

“The Colored Museum” has little to do with a real museum, but instead is a series of 11 separate scenes or “exhibits,” which illustrate a different facet of African American life in history.

“Shackles must be worn at all times,” said Miss Pat, flight attendant of the slave ship in the first scene, “Git on

Board.” “Phones can be purchased for the price of your first-born male.”

Miss Pat was played by Mya Brown, director and WVU theater student. Brown hooked the crowd with her lively, pre-departure announcement, and she stood in front of the crowd with a smile that marked concern but spoke with no real attachment towards the social issue. Her unbridled confidence left the audience grinning and laughing.

Written by George Wolfe, “The Colored Museum” continued to reveal aspects of African American culture.

The next skit, “The Hairpiece,” displayed the insanity of a woman as two wigs argue over which wig best suits the woman’s purpose.

“The bitch is bald,” said Cynthia Nwoko and Aneesa Neibauer, theater students.

The two actresses played the wigs, while Brown played the confused bald woman.

All actresses brought a sense of tension into the argument.

Nwoko argued for the frizzy hair, while Neibauer argued for hair that flows. The argument continued back and forth, until the wigs were speaking in unison. They said, “Tell her you’re wearing me.” The assertiveness of two disembodied wigs left Brown in a stupor, and with a swift turn, Brown collapsed to the floor.

The skit was received by a round of applause.

The shameless satire was not received as well in the following skit. Played by Ra-

shad Timmons and Cameron Williams, two WVU theater students, the skit was unable to display its humor fully. However, the two actors made a terrific performance by sending a message to the audience about black conformity.

Timmons said to his friend, Williams, he wanted to fully commit to his decision of not being black. For example, Timmons would be putting away records and hair products into a storage box, such as Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix and oil sheen.

A lot of emotion ensued and arguments began to be passed back and forth; ultimately, the skit ended with a violent death.

The scene left the audience baffled after so many

funny skits. However, the overall message was received due to the actors’ serious tone.

The play regained its humor in “Lala’s Opening.”

Aneesa Neibauer starred in “Lala’s Opening” with grace. Lala, a self-absorbed star, took the center stage. After constantly talking about herself in a foreign accent, Lala began to receive negative reviews from an imaginary critic. Neibauer showed Lala’s frustration through wild arm movements and the loss of her accent.

“My hair is too long. My accent too French. That’s why I came to America – to prove you ain’t got nothing on me,” Neibauer said.

The skit proved to be both outrageous and hilarious,

because Neibauer demonstrated the perfect diva personality.

Yet, the ending skit became the most powerful of the entire performance. All five actors joined the stage to say their lines simultaneously. The babble soon grew into an understood message.

In unison, they said, “My power is in my madness and my colored contradictions.”

The message ended a well-performed play and helped the audience understand the African American culture a little more. Overall, the five actors contributed to Black History Month with a performance that was both dominant in humor and sincerity. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘Teen Mom’ airs updated specials on first ‘Glow in the Snow’ offers skincare group of mothers, displays hardships treatments, reconstructive surgery options

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Farrah Abraham, Amber Portwood and Catelynn Lowell updates viewers on their lives in recent MTV specials.

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MTV aired three new specials Sunday night following up on the lives of three of the original “Teen Moms” – Farrah Abraham, Catelynn Lowell and Amber Portwood – since the first season of the popular show ended.

The series “Teen Mom” began in 2009 on MTV following the success of the show “16 and Pregnant,” which followed the pregnancies and hardships of high school girls that had become pregnant. Four girls from the “16 and Pregnant” series were chosen to create a spin-off, “Teen Mom,” to follow their lives after having their babies.

“Teen Mom 2” is still airing new episodes on MTV with a set of more recent teen moms from “16 and Pregnant.”

These shows were created to show the difficulties teen mothers face in an effort to raise awareness to prevent teen pregnancy. On every episode, there are public service announcements advising teens and viewers to visit http://itsyoursexlife.org, a widely supported sexual health organization, for more information.

Abraham, Lowell and Portwood all had very different experiences with the show.

Abraham faced the hardship of her boyfriend’s passing away; his death occurred just two months before Sophia was born.

She also dealt with a rough home life, having to file an assault charge against her violent mother.

Since the first season of “Teen Mom” ended, Abraham has been in the news and tabloids more than not. Abraham has had many plastic surgeries and other procedures to better her chances of becoming a model. She was even accused of tweezing her daughter Sophia’s eyebrows and trying to help her appearance, although she is only five years old.

The fame from “Teen

Mom” allowed Abraham to become a household name, and when she released a sex tape, it did not go under the radar. Abraham explained in her “Being Farrah” special Sunday night that she is not ashamed of the tape, and she is planning on going into the sex toy business to help support her family.

Although her fame is unconventional, Abraham has been able to support Sophia and herself by purchasing a new home and car, as well as putting Sophia through preschool.

She also released a tell-all book, “My Teenage Dream Ended” in 2012.

As shown on “Being Farrah,” Abraham is doing well for herself and plans to continue with her career path. Her parents have since divorced, and her father lives in her guesthouse in Texas while her mother still lives in Iowa.

Lowell also had unusual teenage years. Lowell became pregnant by her boyfriend, Tyler, and they made they very difficult decision to put their daughter, Carly, up for adoption. They wanted her to be with a family that could give her everything, and Carly’s adoptive parents are very open with her biological parents being involved with her life. At the end of the season, Tyler proposed, and the couple was to be married.

Since the show aired, the couple has bought a house together and allowed Lowell’s sister to live with them. They enrolled in college and have been making a living by giving talks about adoption and teen pregnancy.

The couple appeared on an episode of “Couple’s Therapy” on VH1 during which Tyler abruptly called off the wedding and explained he didn’t know what he wanted.

During the “Being Catelynn” special, the episode followed the birth parents as they struggled with their relationship and dealing with not seeing their daughter as often as they

would like.

During the follow up, Lowell also was feeling sick and took a pregnancy test to determine whether her symptoms were morning sickness. The test came back negative, and after much conversation with Tyler, he re-proposed and promised Lowell a life together.

Portwood has also been an infamous teen mom and shown up in the tabloids often. Portwood also became pregnant in high school by her boyfriend, Gary, and she gave birth to her daughter, Leah. Portwood had many anger problems and problems with addiction, which led to her downward spiral as the season of “Teen Mom” ended. Amber abused her boyfriend and was consistently taking prescription pills, which ultimately led to her arrest in 2011.

Portwood served 17 months in prison for drugrelated charges after being charged with domestic violence in 2010. Portwood went though a rehab program and at the beginning of the “Being Amber” special, she was released. The special followed Portwood readjusting to every day life and recreating a relationship with her daughter, Leah.

Portwood’s former boyfriend, Gary, moved on and has a new girlfriend, who is also the mother to a toddler. Gary’s girlfriend took a motherly role in Leah’s life while Portwood was in jail, and this made for an uncomfortable situation as Portwood tried to reconcile differences with Gary and move on for Leah’s sake.

These “Teen Moms” definitely do not have it easy, but MTV uses these girls as examples in an effort to prevent teen pregnancy and increase awareness for sexual health.

Although the fame and gossip only add to their stressful lives, being a parent is hard work, and these specials documented that the hardships do not stop when the filming does. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Robin Thicke, Paula Patton ending marriage NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Thicke and Paula Patton are calling it quits.

A representative for the actress confirmed Monday that she and the singer are ending their nine-year marriage.

“We will always love each other and be best friends, however, we have mutually decided to separate at this time,” the entertainers said in a joint statement.

Thicke, 36, and Patton, 38, met when they were teenagers. They had a son, Julian Fuego Thicke, in 2010.

Robin Thicke had a breakthrough last year with the international hit “Blurred Lines,” which was nominated for several Grammy Awards.

Patton has appeared in the films “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,” “Idlewild,” and “Precious : Based on

the Novel `Push’ by Sapphire.”

Patton also appeared in Thicke’s music videos, including “Lost Without U” and “Love After War.” She was the inspiration behind most of his music, and she appeared on the cover of his 2003 debut, “A Beautiful World.”

Their separation was first reported on People m a g a z i n e ’s website.

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MD & SPA is under the direction of W. Thomas McClellan, M.D. Dr. McClellan is a local plastic surgeon who saw a need for professional skincare and laser services by Board Certified Skin Specialists in Morgantown, W. Va., when he began his practice in 2008.

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‘El Chapo,’ billionare drug lord captured RYAN VAN BUREN COLUMNIST

Mexico’s most notorious and powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been arrested after a lengthy and dangerous manhunt.

According to CNN, Guzman was captured in a joint operation lead by Mexican marines, Drug Enforcement Administration authorities and United States marshals at a beach resort in Mazatlan.

“It is a significant arrest provided he gets extradited immediately to the United States,” said Phil Jordan, who spent three decades with the DEA and headed the El Paso Intelligence Center. “When you arrest the most powerful

man in the Americas and in Mexico, if you talk to any cartel member they’ll say he’s more powerful than Mexican President Pena Nieto. This would be a significant blow to the overall operations not only in the America, but Chapo Guzman had expanded to Europe.

He was all over the place. If he is, in fact, incarcerated until he gets extradited to the United States, it will be business as usual.”

Guzman didn’t become Public Enemy No. 1 by the Chicago Crime Commission for nothing. Guzman was famous for eluding and dodging authorities for years, while operating the largest drug empire in the world.

The manhunt for Guzman started when he escaped a Mexican prison in 2001, right before an extradition order

Authorities seized weapons, drugs and cash from Guzman’s home.

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to the United States. In the United States he’s facing a bounty of drug trafficking and other charges from his multibillion-dollar drug empire that continues to grow daily.

Over the years most of Guzman’s associates had been captured, and he became more and more vulnerable.

According to The New York Times, there was a $5 million reward for his capture. Guzman lived in complete secrecy while his fame and power only continued to rise.

Guzman was featured on the Forbes list of the world’s richest people, with a networth of over one billion dollars.

The story of Guzman’s rise to power is a prime example of rags-to-riches with a movie script.

Guzman was born in the foothills of the Sierra Madre in northwestern Sinaloa State and began smuggling drugs in the late ’80s, where he started working for Miquel Angel Felix Gallardo. Gallardo was at one time Mexico’s largest cocaine dealer, and Guzman followed right behind his footsteps to the top.

When Gallardo was captured in 1989, Guzman was rewarded one of his drug smuggling routes to the USA and turned it into an empire that, to this day, touches almost ev-

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Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican Navy Marines at a Navy hanger in Mexico City, Mexico on Saturday. ery continent. He now is the kingpin of the Sinaloa Cartel and a legend throughout Mexico.

“When you arrest Chapo Guzman you’re arresting the leader of all the cartels,” Jordan said. “This guy had a hand in everything, and he owned every politician.”

Jordan admitted the arrest was a huge surprise.

“There is no way that I would have bet that they would have ever arrested him under this administration unless he double-crossed somebody or didn’t make the full

payments on bribes,” he said.

Guzman has defiantly made life for USA and Mexican officials a nightmare throughout his reign as a drug lord and mastermind.

Now that he is captured, it’s the job of these two governments to work together to get him incarcerated in America and given the sentence he deserves. If he doesn’t make it into America, the chances he slips away again is increased tremendously.

His cartel has been the center of the violence and tragedy that has ran through Mexico

for the last couple of years.

Mexico will never become a powerful and thriving nation until their own government can get a grasp on the illegal operations that are more powerful than the actual president and high-ranking politicians.

No country in the world is perfect and has all the answers, but Mexico has to make an effort to clean up their drug wars before more and more innocent people get introduced and mixed up in the criminal lifestyle. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU students fight on North High Street in this screenshot taken from an Instagram video on Saturday.

Violence, fighting major issues on campus

Exploring the weird world of iPhone apps HANNAH CHENOWETH COLUMNIST

There’s no question about the pervasiveness of social media in today’s culture. Kids are more likely to play with tablets than toys, and with all the options of social media outlets, the things technology can now do has gotten more creative and bizarre than ever.

In almost every unique situation that your imagination can concoct, it is not uncommon to hear

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someone say “There’s an app for that!” While many apps are highly beneficial and make daily life a little easier, some are truly wacky.

An example of how privacy has practically been written off as a thing of the past is the new app “Forever Not.” This app allows users to make bets on how long other people’s relationships will last. Literally, the app pulls up “Facebook official” couples and presents the user with a mix of friends and celebrity couples. If you believe the couple will last, you swipe right ; if

you foresee an inevitable break-up in the next 30 days, you swipe right. All ratings are anonymous.

This app could be potentially seen as negative, but the next app is undeniably downright destructive. The point of “Hangtime” is to chuck your phone – high, low, far – and the app then records the amount of time your phone spends in the air.

This app definitely takes boredom and recklessness to a new level. The app is said to be for “the brave, the wealthy, or incredibly stupid.”

Another app that is ut-

In an appalling show of “manliness,” a group of males participated in a widespread, all-out brawl in front of the Sigma Chi fratnernity house on North High Street.

The fight blocked traffic through the area and at least 20-25 males were involved, and one male was arrested.

In a video posted on Instagram, you see a boy being kicked and stomped on and another being chased down and thrown into the street.

Obviously, this act was not “all in good fun.”

The fight was in broad daylight. Were these boys thinking this type of behavior is acceptable?

It’s a sad state of affairs when certain members of our West Virginia University community viciously attack each other to waste time or show off.

Unfortunately, this immature set of peers reflects poorly upon the rest of us, who very often do enjoy good fun. This type of behavior creates a negative image for the rest of the University.

Ed Preston, Morgantown police chief, is working with Bob Campione, interim director of Student Organization Services, to determine if those arrested were part of a fraternity or any other WVU student organization.

Campione said this type of behavior is treated with zero tolerance and will not be taken lightly.

We’re optimistic his efforts combined with the University and Morgantown Police Department will bring these individuals to justice.

However, we are less optimistic these arrests and disciplinary actions will provide

much of an example for the rest of the student body.

Every mass fight or riot or couch burning or car flipping reflects on WVU as a whole, diminishing our reputation and integrity as a top-rate school.

The actions of a few impact all of us as a whole. We should be doing everything we can to promote equity and peace.

Plenty of organizations and individual students are doing just that, but situations such as these undermine their efforts.

We need to all work to make the most of our experience at WVU and creating needless fights are not the way to do so.

So, why are we all not getting that yet?

terly useless, but weirdly entertaining, is called “There Cow!” The user of this app is greeted by a morose-looking cow who stares deep into your soul.

All that you can do to perk up the cow is poke her, which produces a moo.

This is right up there with the now-banned “I Am Rich” app, which displayed a red diamond that read “I am rich” on your phone. It served absolutely no other purpose than to remind you of your wealth, because it cost $1,000 before Apple shut it down.

Looking to avenge your

enemies? There’s an app for that as well. The “iVoodoo” app allows the user pick a photo of their arch enemy and then place it on the head of a cartoon voodoo doll. A salvo of pins is at the fingertips of the user to creepily stab all over said-nemesis. This is definitely a passive-aggressive approach to letting out any unresolved anger, but one that could possibly make you smile a little in the progress.

If you’ve ever asked a friend about your appearance and suspected they sugarcoated the topic,

there’s even an app that can help you out with that.

The app “Fit or Fugly” analyzes your photo and then uses the golden ratio to determine if you are scientifically attractive for less than a dollar.

It’s crazy that Apple didn’t release its first iPhone until 2007, and now there’s an app for everything from blowing out birthday candles to zipping an imaginary zipper. If you’re looking for an escape from boredom, there is definitely an app for that.

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ACROSS 1 Lunchbox staple, initially 4 Handy, say 8 Hatcher of “Lois & Clark” 12 Pakistani language 14 Pakistan neighbor 15 Tablecloth fabric 16 Striped fish 17 Dangerously sharp 19 Ranch nightmare 21 “Wake Up Little Susie” singer Don or Phil 22 “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator 24 Next-to-last Greek letter 26 Difficult turn on the slopes 27 Fellows 28 Cape Town’s land: Abbr.

31 1983 Streisand film 33 “From __ to shining ...”

34 Has-__ 35 Common pump choice 39 Early garden 40 La-Z-Boy room 41 Very unpleasant, weather-wise 42 Country south of Turk.

43 Costly cracker-topper 44 35-Across, e.g.

46 Boxer’s stat 47 Gnarly one on the waves 50 “Beat it, kid!”

53 “I’m serious!”

56 “Star Wars” droid, and a hint to letters shared by 17-, 22-, 35- and 47-Across 58 Eyelid trouble 59 Taxi fixture 60 Clothier Strauss 61 Traffic sound 62 Glimpse 63 Lose sleep (over) 64 Mario Brothers console DOWN 1 Stout servers 2 Unruly kid 3 Holden Caulfield creator 4 Cable stations, e.g.

5 Vintage sitcom stepfamily 6 Vegged out 7 Ambient music pioneer Brian 8 Assisted through a tough time, with “over” 9 Caltech grad, often: Abbr.

10 Hose holder 11 Race nickname 13 West Point letters

15 “Deathtrap” playwright Ira 18 Disclose 20 Suave shelfmate 23 “So true!”

24 Funereal piles 25 Like some rye bread 28 Comedian who ended his show with “... and may God bless” 29 Make arrangements for 30 Raggedy dolls 32 Winery cask 33 Baltimore daily 34 Cry from a flock 36 Loved to pieces 37 Scuba spot 38 Come after 43 Gossip fodder 44 Vinyl record feature 45 Cleverly skillful 47 “Here, piggies!”

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you open up to an inevitable conversation that you have been resisting. For some, it might involve an identity crisis of sorts. Recognize all of the varied feelings involved. You will gain clarity, given some time. Try not to make radical choices at this point. If you are single, you will have a tendency to put someone you meet on a pedestal. Be realistic. Know that no one can fulfill that fantasy. If you are attached, the two of you could be in a very romantic period, as long as you give up a tendency to be over-analytical. Why not simply go with the flow?

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Your first impression of a domineering boss might surprise you. You will want to adapt if you are consid-

ering working for or with this person. Be more upbeat than you usually are, and this situation is likely to work out. Tonight: Keep a firm hold on your wallet.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You might feel intimidated by someone. This person shares so little that you could feel awkward around him or her. Opportunities seem to arise out of the blue. Be willing to allow your creativity to emerge. You know what you need and want. Tonight: In the game of life.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH Someone knows how to get your attention, and he or she will do just that. This person might want to share some ideas with you; however, your response to being cornered might be so negative that you might not even hear what is being offered. Tonight:

Chat over dinner.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH How you deal with someone is likely to change because of recent events.

You could express a need to do something very differently and receive a lot of flak. Be willing to come up with a less shocking approach to the same goal. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HH You will be determined to have a situation work. You’ll want to brainstorm with another imaginative person. Revise your schedule in order to squeeze in a special request. A stalemate between you and a boss seems to continue. Tonight: Run an errand or two on the way home.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH An unexpected piece of news could

jolt you and force some creative thinking. Communication might not flow as you would like. In fact, you could feel overwhelmed. Revise your thinking, and you will find answers.

Tonight: Leave problems behind.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Understand your resistance. You might feel as if you are walking down a path to unsteady ground. You’ll wonder what to do and what might be best for you ultimately. Generally, you can transform a situation; however, today you might find it harder. Tonight: Spontaneous works.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HH Make an effort to reach out to a child or loved one. Understand where this person is coming from in a discussion. You probably don’t realize how serious you can be in your interactions. If others respond strangely,

know why. Tonight: Hang out with friends.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Your more possessive side is likely to emerge. You might be in a situation where you could be more controlling than usual. Understand what is happening between you and someone else. Don’t close down; instead, share your feelings. Tonight: Make it your treat.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Express your sense of responsibility, and handle what you must. Stop trying to insist that others proceed as you do, especially if they don’t agree with your chosen path. You could surprise a family member. Tonight: Whatever knocks your socks off.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH

Much is going on behind the scenes.

You might keep rethinking recent events and reframing them. You could be resistant to accepting a difficult situation; instead, use it to empower yourself. Recognize that you can’t always come out on top. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Note an inevitable unpredictability when it comes to money and spending. Emphasize your long-term goals, and understand that somehow you will need to rope in and tame this problem. You can succeed if you so choose. Tonight: Where the action is.

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Meet the stars

This week, we’ll feature the 15 couples performing in Saturday night’s Dancing With Our Mountaineer Stars

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Ben Seebaugh and Katie Heller Friends Benjamin Seebaugh and Katheryn (Katie) Heller, will dance together in the Dancing with the Mountaineer Stars competition.

Heller, the dancer, said she has danced for just about as long as she can walk and has studied extensively in studios from ages 4-18. And since she doesn’t get much stage time today, she said, she’s always itching to kick up her heels and dance.

But she isn’t just a dancer.

As a strategic communications student and an SGA governor, she has an advantage in negotiating her way to a win this weekend.

Heller and Seebaugh attended last year and said it convinced them to join.

“So, here we are a year later,” Heller said. “I’m excited to be a part of the show and plan to just have fun with it and enjoy the experience.”

Seebaugh, the star, is also quite accomplished. He is

the vice president of the SGA and was a 2012 Harry S. Truman Scholar.

According to Seebaugh, he has no dancing experience, but he is more than comfortable with a crowd.

“It has been an uphill battle, but Katie (Heller) has been whipping me into shape, so I feel pretty confident that we won’t get last place,” Seebaugh said.

The pair have been rehearsing since the beginning of the year, and Heller choreographed the dance over Thanksgiving Break 2013.

“I hope to learn how to dance after all of this so that I can show off my sweet moves at the club,”Seebaugh said. “Right now, the robot and the running man aren’t working too well for me.”

Even if Seebaugh breaks out the running man, this couple should be fun to watch.

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Ali Kowalski and Hayden Marushi West Virginia University students Ali Kowalski and Hayden Marushi have teamed up for this Saturday’s Dancing with the Mountaineer Stars, where they will perform an original piece to “Nowadays” from the musical “Chicago.”

Marushi, 22, is a multidisciplinary studies student from Stafford, Va. This is his second year participating in the competition, and he said he is glad to be back.

“It’s been a fun process working with my partner, Ali,” Marushi said. “She had quite a bit of dance training, so that has been great and has helped us create our dance quickly.”

Kowalski, 21, is the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Student Ambassador. Having seen the competition in past years,

Kowalski decided to submit her application.

“We got a late start, but after seeing his work from the ‘Dance Now!’ show, I wasn’t worried,” Kowalski said. “Hayden (Marushi) is a little quiet, but his full personality seems to come out when he dances. It’s been a great experience partnering with him.”

Although performing in front of a crowd is nothing new for either contestant, this experience will be different for Kowalski.

“Even though I’ve danced before, I’ve always done group performances, so the thought of just one partner was a little nerve-racking at first,” she said. “But it has been a great experience, and I can’t wait for everything to come together Saturday.”

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Brittany Fink and Scott Link The Brittany Fink and Scott Link duo bring sparkling personalities and smiles to the Dancing with the Mountaineer Stars competition.

Fink, the star of this pairing, is used to all eyes being on her. Not only is she the reigning Miss Mountaineer, but she is also a third-year law student at West Virginia University. With practice in a courtroom, this competition should be a cake walk.

Fink also has been a long-time track athlete, and she is a member of the Student Conduct board and a Foundation Scholar.

“We get along phenomenally well and have so much fun at practice,” Fink said. “Both of us have fun and outgoing personalities that make this experience so much more enjoyable.”

Scott Link, a current ex-

ercise and sports psychology student, is the dancer in this pairing. Link is at home on the stage in front of a crowd. Last year he was the first runner-up in Mountaineer Idol.

So, he can sing, but can he dance?

“I actually do not have any previous experience as a dancer,” Link said.

Link is considered a dancer because of his musical theater background.

He worked with choreographers in theatre settings but never officially received dance instruction.

They pair has been practicing once a week for the past few weeks and are almost ready to perform.

“We both bring a positive attitude to the experience and are excited to show off what we’ve been working on,” Link said.

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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2014

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Commitment key for WVU down stretch Lapses on defense hurt West Virginia in its loss against the Baylor Bears Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum.

In Baylor’s 88-75 win over the Mountaineers, West Virginia’s lack of size and commitment on the defensive end was its ultimate downfall. In some scenarios, the Bears’ big guys in Cory Jefferson and Isaiah Austin had their way with the WVU forwards. Jefferson finished with a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Austin contributed 19 points and seven blocks.

At times it felt as if Baylor’s forwards and center were able to score at will.

You can’t let a team beat you in the same fashion continuously. That was the case Saturday when BU dominated the post.

The point of this column isn’t what transpired Saturday afternoon, however. It’s what WVU head coach Bob Huggins said in the postgame press conference.

The long-time head coach said he feels the team is lacking the commitment he’s seen in years where he’s had success. Huggins said Baylor scored every time down the floor at will.

Now, as WVU looks to finish off the season strong with four games remaining before the Big 12 Conference tournament, the Mountaineers need quality wins fast or the team will ultimately miss the NCAA Tournament and be in the NIT. Huggins would go as far as to say the team wasn’t committed with the week off they had following the loss to Texas on the road. He questioned his squad’s willingness to study film and not knowing the opponents’ strengths and weaknesses.

“It takes commitment on their part,” Huggins said.

“When you go out and you know a guy is going to drive right, because he hasn’t driven left all year, and you go out and let him drive right – that’s not much of a commitment. When I’m screaming after a timeout to get to where they’re supposed to get to run a set, that’s not commitment.”

In the postgame conference, Huggins acknowledged the team’s shooting struggles along with the lack of commitment the team has shown in wanting to get better.

The Mountaineers’ results have been up and down this season, but the lack of consistency may have a connection to the recent trend of not knowing the opponent teams’ strengths and weaknesses.

Huggins said he knows the want to get better is there, but the ability to actually study film and put the work to get to the level they know they’re capable of is not.

In comparison to a good student in school, you have to actually work to do well.

It’s a similar type of scenario for the WVU men’s basketball team as of late, according to Huggins.

“Good students don’t just go to class,” he said. “They actually go home and study and go over things and make sure they understand them.

If you want to be a good player, that’s what you have to do.”

The frustration was evident in the postgame press conference, but the most alarming part was the commitment aspect being questioned. It’s not just about the execution now; it’s about the team’s work ethic.

WVU had its struggles defensively Saturday. The team allowed 38 points in the paint, and not to discredit Baylor, but a lot of the ways the Bears beat the Mountaineers came in the same exact fashion.

So, as we move forward with this 2013-14 season, it will be interesting to observe if the team’s commitment to success will be brought up again. The commitment factor could alter results from this point forward.

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A DIFFERENT BATTLE

Women’s basketball team rallying around manager fighting Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by jon fehrens sports writer @dailyathenauem

While the West Virginia women’s basketball team battles their way through the Big 12 Conference in hopes of a conference championship, one of their own fights a different battle. Senior women’s basketball manager SeLarra Armstrong is battling against Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, but don’t feel bad for Armstrong; she doesn’t give herself any pity.

“I have never (asked), ‘Why me?’ It has always been about me finishing out my last semester and finishing school out,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong first joined the women’s basketball team in her freshman year at WVU. After hanging around the team enough, WVU head coach Mike Carey finally offered her a position on the team as a manager.

“I came in as a work study and was originally assigned to basketball, but

our secretary came in and said that women’s basketball needed a manager.

I was a manager in high school, so I accepted it,” Armstrong said. “My first semester freshman year was kind of boring. I was just in the office and counting papers.

“Near the end of my second semester I asked, ‘Could I come onto the court?’ I’ve been on the court ever since.”

Through the years, Armstrong began to form relationships with coaches and players. She has become so close with the team now that several players, including senior guard Christal Caldwell, feel like she is family. Her close bonds with the team made it even harder to tell them about her diagnosis.

Armstrong discovered a lump on her neck in one of her study halls. At the time she thought it was nothing to worry about. But after several weeks the lump was still there. Armstrong finally sought medical attention in mid-October

where doctors scheduled a biopsy for mid-November.

Three weeks after the biopsy, doctors encouraged Armstrong to have an ultrasound to see if anything was visible. Her ultrasound revealed that she could be suffering from Lymphoma, so doctors scheduled Armstrong for surgery Dec. 27.

On Dec. 31, 2013, Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer.

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is a type of lymphoma that attacks one lymph node group after another. With the proper medicine and medical care, victims suffering from this disease often live well after chemotherapy treatments are over.

At age 22, Armstrong’s life was changed forever, but she knew she was not going into this battle alone.

The day she was diagnosed, she went to tell her basketball family. Immediately Carey and his staff educated themselves on the disease and implemented ways to raise her spirits.

Today, the basketball

players and the team’s staff wear warm-ups with Armstrong’s first name printed across the back. They also wear bracelets that say, “Cancer sucks” and “No One Fights Alone!” to show Armstrong that they are truly in this battle together.

In Wednesday’s game against Oklahoma State, the Mountaineers surprised Armstrong by honoring her with a video tribute and a generous gift from the Hoops N’ Heels club. Even with the gifts and a standing ovation from the West Virginia faithful, Armstrong continued to put her team first and was happy enough with her team’s seventhstraight victory.

“It was a relief off my shoulders that they were able to win that big. I didn’t know what was going to happen, but I’m just happy that we won,” Armstrong said.

Armstrong has just finished her second her second cycle of chemo and has 3-5 cycles left depending on how she responds to

the treatment. She is currently in cycle 2A and is scheduled for another PET Scan March 21.

Armstrong’s attitude on cancer is very similar to the one that her team has carried through the season.

She is resilient, hard working and will never give up; Armstrong is determined to beat this.

“I can’t let cancer beat me. (You) go to chemo, get your premeds and get hooked up to the machine with my port,” she said. “(I) do the first medicine, the second, the third and fourth, and then they tell me to rest. What am I resting for? I’m good.

“Since I’m younger than most people, I have a lot of energy. If I can get up then I’m getting up; I’m not laying around here all day.

That’s not me.”

Armstrong’s team has now moved to No. 11 in the AP poll and are preparing to take on Texas Tech Wednesday night in Morgantown at the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

WVU looks to move on from disappointment by joe mitchin sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Despite dropping their last two games in convincing fashion, the West Virginia men’s basketball team remains with the same message: just keep winning.

The Mountaineers have been humbled twice this past week against two teams near them in the Big 12 Conference standings.

The last two Saturdays have resulted in losses at Texas, 88-71, and an 88-75 decision against fellow bubble team, Baylor.

“It’s very deflating,” said

sophomore guard Eron Harris. “But, just like you can’t get too high, you can’t get too low. I don’t think it’s ever over for us.

“At the end of the day, the Big 12 tournament is what counts to get into the (NCAA) tournament. We’re just going to try to win the next one.”

The next one on the WVU schedule is a date with No. 15 Iowa State Wednesday in Ames, Iowa. The Mountaineers and Cyclones last met Feb. 10 when West Virginia earned its biggest win of the season with a 25-point victory.

This time around could prove to be a much more

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SeLarra Armstrong, center, was recognized during West Virginia’s game against Oklahoma State Feb. 19.

Guard Juwan Staten calls out a play Saturday.

challenging fixture as Iowa State has gotten back to its winning way while the Mountaineers have gone in a different direction.

“We know Iowa State is going to come out and play well,” said junior guard Juwan Staten. “They definitely play well at home. They have a great atmosphere (and a) great crowd, so we just have to go out and be ready from the jump.”

With just four games remaining in the regular season, WVU sits at 15-12 with an even 7-7 conference record. The Mountaineers will be fighting for their postseason lives by playing all three of the top Big 12 schools. Only a March 1 date with TCU will feature a game where the opponent nestles beneath West Virginia in the standings.

“When we look ahead at our schedule, our next four games are going to be very tough,” Staten said. “But we’re not out. We feel like we can go on the road and win.

“We’ve proved we can play with any team in the conference, and we have four games to get it right and pick up our sense of urgency.”

The even-keeled Mountaineers have not lost faith in the future of their season despite dropping three of their last four contests.

WVU actually defeated three of the four opponents remaining on the schedule the first time they met ear-

lier in the 2013-14 season.

West Virginia has suddenly disappeared from the popular Bracketology predictions and is not part of the current plan of seven Big 12 schools making the Big Dance. For the Mountaineers, the game plan is to survive and advance.

“We know (Iowa State) is going to come out and deliver a hard blow early,”

Staten said. “We need to sustain and deliver a couple of blows of our own.”

That motto could very well work for the rest of the season.

West Virginia and Iowa State will tip off Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the intimidating Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Sophomore Garrett Spurgeon aims at a target in a home match against Kentucky earlier this season.

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Sophomore shooter Garrett Spurgeon has become a leader in the range this season for the Mountaineers.

“He’s one of the younger ones, but on the range he’s definitely one of the leaders,” said WVU head coach Jon Hammond.

Spurgeon hails from Canton, Mo., where he was a standout shooter. He attended Canton R-V High School where he was a twotime Missouri air rifle state champion. In 2012, Spurgeon competed in the USA National Shooting Championships for Rifle and Pistol and earned a gold medal in the junior men’s 50m rifle three positions.

Spurgeon was a breakout athlete in his freshman year, winning the Great American Conference Rookie of the Year award.

The Canton native earned 583.7 season average in smallbore and 587.57

season average in air rifle, giving him 1171.07 aggregate score for his first season with the Mountaineers. His season average for smallbore was second on the team to Petra Zublasing’s 591.33 in the discipline. Spurgeon was a part of the smallbore, air rifle and aggregate counting squads during his freshman year.

Spurgeon was selected to the All-GARC First Team Smallbore and Combined Score and received Honorable Mention in air rifle. He was also selected to the NRA All-America First Team Smallbore and Second Team Air Rifle.

This season, Spurgeon has improved in every sense of the word. His season averages for both smallbore and air rifle are up, boosting his aggregate score.

If you could describe Spurgeon’s sophomore year in one word, it would be consistency.

“I think the biggest thing is his consistency has really

improved and looking at his air rifle matches, he has basically been tying or beating his personal-best, so he’s at a really good place, and he enjoys this part of the season,” Hammond said.

Consistent seems to be the word Spurgeon would use to describe his performances this season, as well.

“Consistency was a big goal of mine coming into this year, and I think that so far I’ve accomplished that,” he said. “The scores haven’t changed very much, but they are more consistent.”

Spurgeon is averaging 584 in smallbore and 592 in air rifle. He put on his best smallbore performances against NC State and at the Winthrow Invite and his best air rifle performance against Kentucky in his last regular season match.

The Mountaineers won the GARC regular season title after defeating Kentucky at home.

The Mountaineers competed in the NCAA qualifiers Saturday and Spurgeon

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earned one of his top marks in smallbore, shooting 586 and placing first in the discipline for the eighth time this season. He followed smallbore by shooting a 580 in air rifle. He was on the counting squad for both guns.

Spurgeon only has two matches left, as he and his team will compete Saturday in the GARC Championships and will travel back to Murray, Ky., in three weeks for the NCAA Championships.

“I know he’s highly motivated, and he’s kept pushing himself. He came in as one of the top recruits and a great shooter,” Hammond said. “There’s always going to be limited room for improvement, and it’s always hard to improve where you’re at a really high level, but he’s really pushed on this year.

“He’s a competitor, and I think he’s ready to finish out the season in these final matches.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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“It’s just kind of surreal that it is really is coming to a close,” Sloanhoffer said.

“We get to still have Big 12 championships in the Coliseum, so it’s sad but not super sad yet.”

In her four years competing with the Mountaineers, Sloanhoffer said she recalls many performances and moments that stand out to her.

“The Pink Meet is definitely one that always hits close to home for all of us,” Sloanhoffer said. “Just to be able to honor Wendy Roach the last two years has been really special and awesome for all of us.”

Although she’s competed in numerous venues across the nation during WVU’s time in both the EAGL and Big 12 Conferences, Sloanhoffer feels there’s always something special about competing at home in front of WVU fans.

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“Having all of our fans in the stands cheering for us and being able to yell ‘Let’s Go!’ and having the whole Coliseum roar back ‘Mountaineers!’ just isn’t something you can get on the road,” Sloanhoffer said. “I’ll definitely miss the energy the fans bring and the amount of fun we have in the Coliseum.”

This season, Sloanhoffer has won 13 events and owns a team-best 21 podium finishes. After meets against NC State, Towson and George Washington, Sloanhoffer won back-toback Big 12 Conference Gymnast of the Week awards.

Sloanhoffer said she believes the team has been improving steadily each week and looks for the team to take that confidence and energy and pour it into the remainder of the season.

“Something that we always say is ‘keep climbing,’” Sloanhoffer said.

“We’ve put in a lot of hard work, and I think it showed this weekend.”

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Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED BLACK BEAR downtown hiring for full-time line cook, night kitchen manager and prep cook. For day shift. Kitchen experience, hard working team member, paid based on experience. Will train. Apply within MODEL SEARCH. MEN/WOMEN, children/teens/infants, 6/mo & up.

TV/fashion advertising. Rates up to $150/hr. Credits: Models placed on Rescue 911, People Magazine/many others. Apply in person: Sunday, March 2, 2pm-4pm.

Euro Suites, Chestnut Ridge Road, Morgantown, WV. Van Enterprises. PA licence since 1973.

Not a school, Christian-centered, family-oriented.

Check out:

www.smithrentalsllc.com 304 - 322 - 1112 1, 2 & 3BR APTS. Stewart St. W/D, parking, No Pets. 304-288-6374

FURNISHED HOUSES 3 BEDROOM HOUSES. ALL Utilities Paid! South Park and Downtown.Starting at $425 304-292-9600 kingdomrentals.com

Morgantown Mattress Outlet Liquidation outlet with overstock inventory 50-70% off retail value.

Sets starting as low as $140. Call or text (304) 290-1578.

Almost Heaven Hydroponics We have everything you need to grow. Add a .com to our name and visit us online, on Facebook or in our Morgantown location!

Almost Heaven Hydroponics, 3476 University Avenue – 304-598-5911

Call 304-293-4141

MUST SEE, JUST LISTED across form Arnold Hall. 5 & 6BR houses. 241 Richwood & 451 East Prospect. Like new, W/D, DW, parking. $530-$565 all utill included. 1yr lease and no dogs.

304-288-1572 or 304-288-9662 or jewelmanllc.com

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Big 12 Tab Published March 7

NCAA Bracket Published March 18

Call 304-293-4141 for ad placement

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2014