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New student org collects winter clothes for homeless by lauren caccamo staff writer @dailyathenaeum
helps the victim when they don’t want to be publically known but still want to file a report on the crime that was committed against them. I think this helps a lot,” Kisner said. In previous years, many victims failed to file a report after being raped, Kisner said. Behind failure to act lies fear of embarrassment or concerns that the rapist will retaliate on the victim. Police officials say it’s best to file a report even if the individual doesn’t want to press charges. If an individual changes their mind later down the road, police can still do something about the incident as long as it has been reported, according to Chief Ed Preston of the Morgantown Police Department. Preston said if an individual doesn’t file a report, it increases the likelihood that the perpetrator will commit the crime again. “A small number of men will commit these crimes over and over again because they were not caught. Filing a report is good,” Joseph said. Training has also improved when dealing with
A new West Virginia University student organization, Speak Out, Reach Out, is conducting a unique service project to provide warm clothing to homeless persons around Morgantown in light of the frigid weather. WVU students involved in SORO will be collecting scarves while the cold temperature persists with plans to tie the collected winter garments along trees located where homeless populations are known to congregate. SORO treasurer and doctoral student Brittany Catania said the scarf drive is an innovative way to reach out to those in need. “I think it’s so creative,” Catania said. “For Morgantown, especially, it’s been really cold here so I’ve been thinking—to be a homeless person in Morgantown in a time like this and to not have maybe a whole lot of resources to me signals a need for more community outreach and more involvement by students because it’s cold and there’s not a whole lot of places to go.” Faculty adviser Jennifer Taylor, who serves as an associate professor in WVU’s Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling and Counseling Psychology, said the idea initially came to her upon seeing a similar scarf drive implemented in another town. “I was worried somebody might think it would look gaudy, but it actually looks quite pretty. There were these knitted scarves hanging from the trees,” Taylor said, describing the scene. Taylor, who is in the midst of gaining city approval to hang scarves on trees belonging to Morgantown, said she believes the initiative will not only promote awareness for homelessness in Morgantown but will also indicate a positivity and friendliness to outsiders. “We think this could be useful for a couple of reasons. Most importantly, it would provide a scarf for people in our community who need something to keep them warm this winter. But it would also signify to visitors in our area that we’re a warm town with neighbors who care about each other and look out for each other,” Taylor said. Both Taylor and Catania said the city appears to be receptive to the idea and have little doubt their original plan won’t work. Still, they have a back-up plan. Should they not receive the proper permission, SORO plans to continue the scarf collection and distribute them to persons in need through more traditional tactics like personally handing them out by the downtown library. According to Catania, a collection box is sitting in Allen Hall and others may soon sprout in different corners of the WVU campus, such as the Rec Center.
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Michael Garcia cheers wildly after learning he was selected to as the Mountaineer Mascot for a second year in a row.
Committee selects Garcia to serve as Mountaineer Mascot for a second year By jake jarvis managing editor @newsroomjake
Michael Garcia will get to hold on to his buckskin and rifle for the 2015-16 school year. Last night at the men’s basketball game, where West Virginia defeated Texas 71-64, Garcia beat out Troy Clemons, Ethan Ball and Reed Andrews to be named the Mountaineer Mascot. “I was definitely anxious about the whole process because I wanted to come back, but
I was confident throughout the whole process,” Garcia said. “When I did the cheeroff, I was just doing everything I do during a normal basketball game and then compressing that into one half.” He said he’s glad to be selected again because now he has a better understanding of what it means to be the Mountaineer. “The Mountaineer is all of us. The Mountaineer is all of the 30,000 students on campus, and I try my best to represent everyone and be a part of everyone,” he said. “That’s a tough task to handle as the Mountaineer, but it’s one I take on every day.”
The Mountaineer must attend all football and men’s and women’s basketball home games, as well as any away games determined by the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. For the days leading up to last night’s announcement, Garcia distracted himself by attending events as the Mountaineer and keeping up with his appearances. He said he “did what I know best.” In the blur of the announcement and the win, Garcia said he could barely find
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Officials attribute rise in W.Va. rape crimes to more victims coming forward by robert lee correspondent @Dailyathenaeum
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Renee Conneway and Emma Laffere, representatives from the Davis College of Natural Resources, speak to students about opportunities within their field at the Major Match Fair in the Mountainlair Ballroom.
Fair helps students find majors to match interests by caitlin coyne correspondent @dailyathenaeum
The West Virginia University Career Services Center joined forces with University College Tuesday to host a Major Match Fair for students in the Mountainlair. The fair started at 10 a.m. and was designed to help students learn more about the academic opportunities offered at WVU by giving them a chance to talk directly with representatives from different schools and majors. “We have information for everyone, not just undecided students,” said Eric Godfrey, a University College
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counselor. While a majority of those in attendance were undecided freshmen, students at every level and major could benefit from the fair by learning about different graduate programs, numerous available minors and opportunities for double or dual majoring within different schools. “We are hoping to help students with course selection, too, not just their major selection,” Godfrey said. Godfrey believes a problem many students face is a misunderstanding concerning the necessary prerequisites for their chosen majors. “We’re trying to pave the way for (the students’) next
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steps. We want to make this as easy for them as possible,” Godfrey said. Another aspect many students benefitted from was an explanation of the connection between different careers and interests and the majors recommended for those fields of study. As students entered the fair, they were encouraged to take the Focus Assessment, an interest-based self assessment that considered students’ interests and priorities along with their personality types, and recommends dominant areas of study that would be most compatible
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Rapes are increasing in West Virginia, whereas other crimes such as aggravated assault, larceny theft and property crime are decreasing, according to the FBI’s latest report. Experts say the 9.4 percent increase from 2012 to 2013 is because more rape victims are coming forward and filing reports. “Rape crimes are still occurring: They have not decreased, but it’s important to note that victims are taking action and filing reports,” said Brenda Joseph, a civil legal advocate and 30-year veteran for the Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center. Sheriff Al Kisner of the Morgantown Sheriff’s Department said the increase in rape cases can be attributed to the police department and other organizations taking greater strides in crime prevention and educating the general public on the importance of filing a report. “A big factor is that the media, where they used to identify rape victims in the past, no longer name the victim as much, which
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Woman wishes she could have saved son killed by police
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Agapita Montes-Rivera, right, the mother of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, who was shot and killed by police in Pasco, Wash., on Feb. 10, 2015, sits with interpreter Fabian Ubay, left, as they talk with the media in Kennewick, Wash., Tuesday, Feb. 24. Agapita Montes-Rivera viewed her son’s body for the first time Monday, Feb. 23, and said she hopes for justice in the case that has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation. The killing of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Pasco was captured on video by a witness. KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — When Agapita Montes-Rivera first watched the video of her son being gunned down by police in Washington state, she rushed to the TV set in a futile effort to help him. The 60-year-old woman from tiny Parotita, Mexico, was more than 2,000 miles away and hadn’t seen her son in a decade. “Truthfully, when I saw they were chasing him, and he puts his hands up, and they shoot him, I threw my hands at the television,” Montes-Rivera said Tues-
day. “Had I been there in person, I would have been the first to jump in so they wouldn’t have shot him.” Antonio ZambranoMontes’ Feb. 10 death in the agricultural city of Pasco has sparked protests and calls for a federal investigation. Police killed the unarmed man who spoke little English after he allegedly threw rocks at officers. In an interview with The Associated Press, MontesRivera said the three officers involved should go to prison.
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focus more on his interactions with the crowd, West Virginia University students and citizens of West Virginia as a whole. “The people are the most important part of my job,” Garcia said. “If there were not people to interact with, there would be no Mountaineer.” But what if he hadn’t won? “If I wouldn’t have won, then the best Mountaineer would have been selected,” Garcia said. “It’s never been about me. I just wear the buckskin.”
Continued from page 1 his parents or congratulate the other contestants with more than a handshake. “I’m excited for whoever the next backup is going to be. It’s going to be a good experience for him and hopefully that will be something he continues on in and tries again,” Garcia said. “I know they’re proud of what they’ve done.” Now that he knows what to expect from the experience, he said he’d like to
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Only becoming an official student organization last fall, the scarf drive acts as SORO’s first social justice and community outreach initiative on campus that extends beyond the panel discussions and movie nights previously hosted by the group. One such movie night SORO hosted in the past year inspected The Whiteness Project, an interactive investigation into what it means to be “white” in America. “I think that sort of environment supported by faculty is essential to providing a safe sort of place to have these discussions that are otherwise pretty difficult to have,” Catania said. According to Taylor and Catania, the organization originally formed as a way to bring multicultural groups together. “The goal is to reach out to our students and address the cultural diversity in our community and the multitude of ways students are culturally diverse whether through their sexual orientation or religious affiliation, or even age, among other things,” Taylor said. Catania called SORO’s mission unique. “I think what’s unique about Speak Out, Reach Out is that it recognizes that diversity comes in many different forms. We’re trying to
“Police killed a person just for carrying a rock,” she said in Spanish at a library in Kennewick, across the Columbia River from Pasco. Montes-Rivera was in Washington for the grim task of retrieving her son’s body and returning it to their village for burial. “A lot of police who carry guns believe they can just kill anybody,” she said. “It has happened too many times.” Pasco Police Capt. Ken Roske declined to respond directly to the woman’s comments. But he said
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Due to a reporting/editing/other error in the Feb. 4 edition of The Daily Athenaeum, we reported that candidates for the Student Government Association’s Board of Governors would debate two nights. The BOG candidates will debate at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Mountainlair. Athletic counselor, president and vice president candidates will debate at 6 p.m. Monday night in the Mountainlair. Voting times on March 3-5 are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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provide visibility and awareness to traditionally marginalized groups of people to create a more supportive and acknowledgeable group of students as a whole,” Catania said. The group’s presence on the WVU campus may still be fairly new, but Taylor said she hopes SORO will maintain a supportive role to other student organizations. “I really hope that we can work together with some of the other cultural organizations on campus and really help support that initiative that WVU is a welcoming community for people and an affirming community for multicultural populations,” Taylor said. “Other things we plan on doing are some more social justice work. So, along with the scarf drive, we’ve discussed in our monthly meetings what the needs of our community are in a broader sense. How can we help serve the community and serve the different cultural groups in town and support them as well? How can we raise awareness of traditionally marginalized populations and really help to give them a voice? This adds an opportunity on campus to learn more about other cultures while also reflecting on our own cultural identity, as well.” To learn more about Speak Out, Reach Out and how you might become involved, contact the organization at speakoutreachoutwvu@gmail.com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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Continued from page 1 for them. Godfrey believes the assessment was a helpful tool in making students more comfortable and less overwhelmed by all the options in front of them. While many students were required to visit the fair for classes or extra credit opportunities, the conversations between them and the representatives from the different programs remained constructive. “I’ve been busy all day,” said Greg Goodwin, a recruiter and advisor for the College of Physical Activity and Sports Science. “This has been a wonderful opportunity to get to know the students who are still trying to feel out their niche.” Goodwin said the students he talked to seemed genuinely interested in learning about the different opportunities offered by CPASS. “They’re asking about various majors, and they’re asking really good questions to prepare themselves to take the next step,” Goodwin said. Goodwin added he believes every student leaving the fair seemed “a little less undecided” than when they walked in. By taking place right before the spring counseling sessions, the Major Match Fair allowed students to prepare for meetings with their advisers by making them
the department has confidence in an investigation being conducted by a regional task force. Authorities have said Zambrano-Montes was acting erratically the night of the shooting, and officers felt threatened. They said a stun gun failed to subdue the 35-year-old agricultural worker. In a bystander’s video, five “pops” are audible, and Zambrano-Montes can be seen running away, pursued by three officers. As the officers draw closer, he stops, turns and faces them. Multiple “pops” are heard, and he falls to the ground near a busy intersection. The Franklin County coroner has ordered an inquest into the death, and federal authorities are monitoring the task force’s probe. The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington on Tuesday sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking for a federal investigation. Montes-Rivera, who has 16 children, said she was not aware of any erratic behavior in her son’s past. “He was cheerful, a hard worker,” said the mother, adding Zambrano-Montes more aware of the opportunities available to them. “(The representatives) let you know exactly what to expect from a major, not just what you’re already thinking,” said Sefilda Mucollari, an undecided freshman who is now considering a major in journalism after attending the fair. “You learn so much,” she said. “You’re talking directly to people from departments so you know what they’re saying is right.” Rashidah McCoy, a graduate research and teaching assistant at the Reed College of Media said many of the students she talked to were unaware of the opportunities available to them. “They don’t know how much journalism really encompasses and how it can serve their interests,” she said. “You can make your degree your own here.” Godfrey is confident the fair was mutually beneficial for both the students and the departments that participated. “There are good conversations and engaging conversations happening here,” he said. Godfrey is also confident in the potential the fair holds for the coming years. “I see a lot of potential for even more departments to take part in this,” he said. “I hope in the future more students have this built into their classes so they can take advantage of everything offered to them.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
came to the United States 10 years ago to find work and help out his family. The family’s attorney, Benjamin Crump, has said Zambrano-Montes was in the country illegally and spoke little English. Crump also represented the family of Michael Brown, a black man killed by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Court records show Zambrano-Montes was arrested last year for assault after throwing objects at Pasco police and trying to grab an officer’s pistol. Montes-Rivera arrived in Pasco on Monday, and she had not yet had any contact with law enforcement. She said her husband was unable to make the trip and remained in Mexico. The last time MontesRivera spoke with her son was Dec. 30, when she asked him to come home for a visit. He replied that he needed to make more money to make the trip. The Mexican government is paying for Zambrano-Montes’ funeral home expenses and to transport the body back to Mexico, according to the Mexican counsel in Seat-
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Continued from page 1 rape cases. “Society and law enforcement are better trained on what to do when a rape happens to somebody. The training that our investigators have undergone allows them to be more sensitive when they need to approach a rape victim,” Kisner said. “This causes the victim to be more cooperating.” Joseph said if society can switch the mindset on victim blaming after they’ve been raped, victims can become more likely to file a report. “It’s a good sign that people are filing reports with the police departments. It means people are beginning to feel safe enough to do so,” Joseph said. Aside from educating people, there are other ways to help prevent individuals from being raped. James Nolan, sociology and anthropology professor at WVU, advised women to avoid dark streets or alleyways and walk in groups. Carrying pepper spray or even using their purse as a weapon can help. For men, Nolan said it helps to find something nearby to use as a weapon for self-defense, avoid dark streets or alleyways and to walk in groups. In any situation, for both men and women, it’s always advised to use your vocal power.
tle. Mexico’s president earlier criticized the shooting. Zambrano-Montes’ killing has sparked two weeks of protests in Pasco, which has a population of 68,000 and is more than 50 percent Hispanic. Montes-Rivera said she is surprised by all the attention the death has received. She was overwhelmed when she visited a makeshift memorial to her son downtown. The killing was the fourth by Pasco police in less than a year. Officers were exonerated after similar investigations in the first three cases. Critics in the latest case say the officers should have used less than lethal force to subdue Zambrano-Montes. Authorities have said Zambrano-Montes was not armed with a gun or knife. Whether he had a rock in his hand when he was shot is still under investigation. Two of the officers involved in his shooting were white, and the other Hispanic. All three opened fire, though the number of shots has not been disclosed. Authorities have asked for patience as the investigation continues. Nolan said screaming distracts the perpetrator and also increases the chance of being saved by somebody nearby who heard the cries for help. “The worst thing an individual can do in any rape situation is allow the perpetrator to get them alone,” Nolan said. “At that point, it becomes extremely hard to escape or protect themselves.” According to Joseph, there’s no guarantee an individual is protected from date rape drugs, but there are ways to help avoid them from being used on an individual. “A safe bet would be to travel in packs. This helps if somebody goes missing,” Joseph said. “If the group designates at least one or two friends to remain sober, this can be used to help watch over the group to try and create a safer atmosphere.” Typically, a rapist attacks a person to establish dominance and feel some sort of power over the victim, according to Kisner. Kisner urges victims of rape or sexual assault to contact the local police department immediately. Those who wish to show their support can join the Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center for their ‘Walk A Mile in Her Shoes’ event held on Saturday, April 26 from 1-4 p.m., starting at the WVU Mountainlair Green. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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Student input in mascot selection During Tuesday night’s men’s basketball game against Texas, Michael Garcia was named the Mountaineer Mascot for the 2015-16 school year. The Editorial Board of The Daily Athenaeum is confident Garcia will continue to do an excellent job as a representative of school spirit and pride. However, we feel the selection process has the possibility to cause a dissent between the student body and the selection of the mascot. Each year, a selection committee comprised of students, faculty and staff go through the application and interviewing process in order to select the next face of the Mountaineers. Candidates apply and then the committee chooses no more than 10 applicants for a significant interview. Following interviews, the final four are picked and they participate in a cheer-off where
they are evaluated, again, by the committee. The common thread here is, only members of the committee have a real input into the selection process. The mascot serves to represent the University as a whole, however only a few are getting a vote. In order to have more student input, fostering a connection between the mascot and students, the selection process should include a vote by the student body which would be combined with the scores from the interviews and cheer-off to select the Mountaineer Mascot. As a fellow student, the mascot should be someone we can connect with and rally behind. With a large time commitment and pressure on an individual, it would be a great thing to know the community you are rallying is behind you and supports you in the position you have been selected for.
The interview and application process should not be discredited. The committee serves to make sure the individual chosen is up to the responsibility of being the mascot. Because it is a serious commitment to the University, this step is key. However, the vote is something that can shed light on the connection the candidates can form with the student body. As students, we are able to vote on who is selected as our Homecoming King and Queen, who are significantly less visible and carry arguably less weight than the mascot. So, why not allow students to vote for the mascot in a similar process as Homecoming? By allowing students to have more input, the selection process could be made more unique and become an exciting part of student tradition. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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Returning mascot, Michael Garcia, accepts the famed musket from a Mountaineer Selection Committee member at the Texas game Tuesday night. Garcia will fill the role for one more year.
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Respecting musical artists through track purchasing abby humphreys columnist @obiwan_baloni
Music apps have become a common part of today’s daily routines. Activities like exercising, doing homework and even partying are often accompanied by Spotify tracks or Pandora stations. I even have a playlist on Spotify filled with songs just to shower to. Because of widespread accessibility and a large number of artists available, having millions of songs at our fingertips through streaming apps has almost become an expectation, not a luxury. Almost every major band and artist has agreed to let their songs be used on the popular apps, but at a price. It was recently revealed Pharrell made only $2,700 after 43 million Spotify streams of his song “Happy,” which brought the music industry under scrutiny. Spotify grants only $60 per million streams to its artists, even though it has
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over 10 million paid subscribers worldwide. Is today’s music industry truly about expression, or is it just another heartless business? Taylor Swift tried to draw attention to this question after withdrawing her discography from Spotify after the release of “1989,” but she didn’t make
much of a noticeable statement in doing so. Though her decision may have appeared pretentious or uncalled for, she does make a point. Music follows the laws of supply and demand like any other business, and when met with a service offering unlimited product for $10
a month, suppliers must keep producing more and more in an effort to stand out from the crowd. But if a million streams only yield $60, where’s the incentive for producing thoughtful and groundbreaking new material? Instead of being regarded as artists with a unique talent
to offer the world, those in the music business appear to be just another part of the metaphorical assembly line today. On streaming apps, poppy beats made from a five-minute session on a computer can generate just as much attention and money as another artist’s magnum opus. To add insult to injury, artists who take the time to compose and produce all of their own songs (such as Beck, winner of 2014’s Album of the Year) are paid the same low compensation as the nine different songwriters in charge of this year’s next one-hit wonder. It’s now image and marketing tactics that determine profits, not raw talent. While some may argue celebrities in the music business are rich enough without royalties from streaming apps, musicians before the Internet got wealthy because they spent time honing a skill and becoming the best in their field (e.g., Jimmy Page, Freddie Mercury, David Byrne). However, anyone
can be a star with today’s technology, causing creative minds to quickly lose value in modern society. Though I listen to Spotify often, I’m making more of an effort in 2015 to purchase physical copies of albums I know I already enjoy. Instead of relying on streaming apps for the majority of our listening, Pharrell has demonstrated it doesn’t help artists to treat their work as a mere commodity available anywhere, anytime. If you have a few bucks to spare, spending them on a CD directly helps artists whose work you know you’ll appreciate. Consider this quote from Taylor Swift, which I believe sums up the basis of Pharrell’s state of mind: “Music is art, and art is important and rare. Important, rare things are valuable. Valuable things should be paid for. It’s my opinion that music should not be free… I hope [artists] don’t underestimate themselves or undervalue their art.” daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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Why all minorities should be grateful to the African American community mouhammed sakkal guest columnist @dailyathenaeum
With Black History Month now upon us, it is an appropriate time for all minorities living in America to honor those who sacrificed far more than blood, sweat and tears to transform the redundant America into a more open-minded and inclusive place. Although it is obviously counterintuitive and illogical for a society comprised of primarily non-native people to hold a disturbing and racist world-view, unfortunately it is a truth that plagues our history, and one we should never forget. For to forget the countless injustices done first to the enslaved Africans, then to the African American communities under Jim Crow and later to the African Americans striving and fighting during the Civil Rights Movement, would be an additional injustice in itself. Those of us living in America, especially the minorities, have an obligation to educate ourselves about this rich history that eventually led to the America where if you worked hard enough, even if you were a couple of Middle Eastern, Muslim immigrants like my parents, you could live the American dream and have a happy, prosperous life. We, myself included, must learn about the selfless
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abolitionist Harriet Tubman who, after escaping slavery, spent her life helping dozens more attain their freedom. We must learn the stories, not just the names, of the great Civil Rights Movement leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., who although at one point in time had very different philosophies and approaches to achieving social and racial equality in America, both contributed tremendously to the cause. We must learn about Booker T. Washington, William Du Bois, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall and the countless other prominent figures who all contributed tremendously to the ends. Through the creation of institutions such as the Tuskegee Institute and the NAACP; through the sit-ins and boycotts; through the campaigns of civil resistance and non-violent civil disobedience - the African American community achieved the passing of some great legislation during the Civil Rights Movement. This legislation include the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Fair Housing Act and one which was outstandingly significant to the status and diversity of future minority immigrants in America, the Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965. This act completely changed the way immigration was conducted in the U.S. Prior to the passing of this act, the law in the U.S.
excluded almost all Asian and African immigration and preferred northern and western European immigrants to southern and eastern ones. This was because immigration policy was under an ethnocentric system known as the National Origins Formula, which restricted immigration based on existing ethnic proportions in the population in order to maintain the ethnic composition of the U.S. With the passing of this act came a massive rise in immigration from the many untraditional, non-European countries and gave rise to the multicultural melting pot we see today. Whether you are an avid supporter and enthusiast of Black History Month or like Morgan Freeman, a critic who views it as a relegation of a great people’s history to one month - I think we can all agree the sacrifices made by many prominent African American figures have not just led to prodigious progress for American society, but phenomenal progress for humanity as a whole even if there is still so much more to be done in both America and across the world. This history is especially important in allowing so many immigrants to come here and prosper. As immigrant minorities in this country, we must be thankful and supportive toward the African American community. We must support
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them in their campaigns today and in helping them demolish institutionalized racism. According to Anas White’s article on the deeper meaning behind #BlackLivesMatter, institutionalized racism includes, “[the] high rates of police brutality, extrajudicial executions, media
smearing and vitriol, and the failure of the justice system to actually hold anyone accountable for dead black men, except dead black men.” This is a systemic, recurrent virus of injustice in our society that needs to be eradicated. The African American community has
lived and died for our right to be equals in this society and continue to struggle to this day for that right. We must stand behind them every step of the way in these struggles to achieve a more fair, equal and just America for all. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
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FBC hosts Coffee House event, invites musicians By Jillian Clemente A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum
“That’s basically where it all started - with a refurbished Keurig,” said Hannah Roth, a junior animal and nutritional science student and president of the First Baptist Church Ministry. The “it” she’s referencing is the free weekly Coffee House event with live music that FBC kicks off tomorrow night on the third floor of the church. This week’s featured artist will be Steve Smith, a recently signed artist to West Virginia University’s independent record label, Mon Hill Records. Roth said one night she was in that lounge, sipping coffee from that refurbished Keurig machine with her fellow group members and they thought it would be a neat idea to do this for the community. Every Thursday from 6:348:34 p.m., the community is invited for free coffee, refreshments and live music on the third floor of FBC. “I thought that it would’ve been a cool thing, to go chill out and have a cup of coffee or two...rather than go back to my dorm room,” Roth said. “This is a neat opportunity for students to just chill out.” “Whether they just sit and listen, play checkers,
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Steve Smith, a renowned country artist, will perform during a coffee house at the The First Baptist Church of Morgantown is offering live music, free coffee and homemade desserts in a relaxed atmosphere First Baptist Church on High Street. The church is looking to book all types of per- during an upcoming Coffee House on Thursday, February 26 at 6:30 p.m. formers for future coffee houses. do homework or chat with friends, we want it to be a place to relax and unwind,” said Kimberly Aurelio, the Youth Adult coordinator for FBC. The set-up of the newly refurbished lounge caters to lounging and intimate group settings, with a plethora of couches, a ping pong table, a kitchen and a small stage. “If it brings students to church, that’s great, but that’s not the goal,” Roth said. “It’s not to bring people to the church or the group.
It’s there to help students.” It’s right there, too. The FBC is located off High Street and can literally see WVU from its office. “It’s also an opportunity for the community to get to know the people at First Baptist Church,” Aurelio said. And that community is the one FBC loves. “The whole reason we’re doing this is because we’re a church in the city with a heart for the city,” Roth said. “We want to be that heart with the students and be
there in any capacity they need, and we felt the best way to do that is through a coffee house.” One guy that also has a heart for WVU and its community is Steve Smith, the featured musician for the night. According to Aurelio, Steve Smith Band played a benefit concert to raise money for a Sigma Nu brother, Jordan DeMaske. Aurelio met Steve and his wife and they love the WVU community.
“It seemed only fitting to invite Steve back to open the first (Upper Room Ministries) RM Coffee House,” Aurelio said. As for the future lineup of musicians, David Wells, a Grammy-nominated artist, plays next week. After that, the invitation is open to all musicians. “We are looking for all types of talent - whether groups or solo artists, jazz, country, classical, fusion, instrumental or vocal, etc.,” Aurelio said.
Aurelio offered the music slot to up-and-comers as well. Or, the time can be split up. “It’s an opportunity to relax, have fun and play and have a good time,” Aurelio said. Musicians can email Aurelio at kimberly.aurelio@ gmail.com. Coffee House goes from 6:34-8:34 p.m. tomorrow at First Baptist Church, 432 High Street. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
#WorkoutWednesday
Staying fit when it’s too cold for the gym with book squats, planks & more Caitlin WOrrell A&E Writer @Dailyathenaeum
Counter Tricep Dips
Textbook Squat and Curl
This exercise may not be feasible in all kitchens, but you can substitute using a chair. Prop yourself up on your hand and feet with your hands placed near your sides. With your hands pointed forward, dip down by bending at the elbows. After lowering, push back up and repeat.
This exercise requires two large hardcover textbooks, preferably greater than five pounds. Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width apart and arms extended at your sides. With one textbook in each hand, lower into a squat. Hold at your lowest point and curl your arms up for a bicep curl. Once your arms are back down at your sides, push back up to a standing position and repeat.
Though many of you may have set your new years sights on a killer bod, the harsh winter weather may be keeping you from making it to the gym. But with spring break right around the corner, missing a workout is not an option. Working out at home may seem challenging, whether you’re tight on space or hard up for equipment. There are plenty of ways to utilize your apartment or dorm space to keep up your fitness on a snow day. Combining different styles of exercise including yoga, Pilates and even cross-fit, can give you that same gym burn while keeping the work out fun and fresh.
THE HUNDRED Lay flat on your back with your hands extended at your sides. Curl your legs up at a 90-degree angle. Straightening your legs with intensify this exercise. Roll your spine up to crunch and hold. Engaging your core, use your arms to pump and count down from 100.
KNEE PLANKS Position yourself with your knees bent at an incline. Prop yourself up by resting on your elbows. Keeping your core engaged and tailbone tucked, hold the plank for 30 seconds and repeat. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
Donkey Side Kicks In a tabletop position, lift your right leg out to the side. Keeping the knee bent, reach the knee toward the right elbow and hold for two seconds. Slowly lower the leg back down and repeat on the other side.
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Wednesday February 25, 2015
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 5
Morgantown Sound
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Mason Fanning plays bass for Ghost House, a post-emo, progressive band from Morgantown.
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Ethan Schnell is the lead guitarist and vocalist for Ghost House. The band performs original songs, such as ‘Arctic Explorer.’
Ghost House, F- Your Birthday take the stage Jack Baronner A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum
For this week’s edition of Morgantown Sound, U92 brought in two rock acts that lit up the Gluck Theatre and the airwaves across Morgantown. F-Your Birthday and Ghost House took to the stage to provide a taste of their music, as well as brand-new tracks. Fresh off a show at 123 Pleasant Street Friday, FYour Birthday was at it again. The band’s signature punk rock sound echoed throughout the Gluck Theatre, and listeners tuned in to U92 to liven up their Monday night. This rock duo, with Roman Meisenberg on drums and Chris Henry on vocals and guitar, met through knowing the right people. “I used to live in New Brunswick, N.J., and I met this girl who worked at the store across the street, and eventually moved to East-
ern Pa. and then Western Pa. to her house. They (Chris and the girl) actually started dating for a little bit. We met and started a band in December 2012,” Meisenberg said. The duo played one of the first songs they ever recorded, “Nail Gun,” Monday night. Henry said they wrote that song in three different places: In his basement, in Meisenberg’s basement and at the Creative Arts Center in room 200B. The do-ityourself ethic is truly alive with these performers. Meisenberg remembers growing up in the New Jersey metal scene and watching all his friends and brother practice, make band shirts and burn tracks onto CDs. The whole idea of the getting-it-done-yourself approach stuck with Meisenberg. Henry had a different reason. “I just grew up in a really poor family, so I never had the means to pay for people to record my music or release anything I do,” he said.
Now at West Virginia University, Henry is learning the tricks to music recording technology that will help get F-Your Birthday the type of sound quality every good band needs. Henry is also working hard to further himself as a musician by taking creative writing classes. All of the classes and hard work are surely paying off as F-Your Birthday puts on one stellar show. Even without a full house Monday night, the band members rocked their bodies to the beat, clearly enjoying themselves. F-Your Birthday will be taking a break over the summer, during which time it will travel to China. It should have its next fulllength album out by late August or September. The second band to wrap up the night was posthardcore rock band Ghost House. This four-piece band includes Ethan Schnell on guitar and vocals, Geoff Minnear on guitar, George Zatezalo on drums and Mason Fanning on bass.
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Chris Henry plays guitar and sings vocals for F- Your Birthday, a two-piece rock band from Morgantown during Morgantown Sound. Formed in 2013, the mem- opportunity to be on the ra- The release date is to be bers of Ghost House have dio. To be able, every Mon- determined. been going at it ever since. day, to turn it on and hear F-Your Birthday is set “I think it’s cool that something from our town is to play 6 p.m. March 11 in Clarksburg, W.Va., at the (Morgantown Sound is) really cool to me.” Ghost House is in the Main Street Cafe. usually Morgantown-specific,” Minnear said. “It’s al- works of creating a fullways awesome to have the length album, as well. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
Dancing with our mountaineer stars
Mountaineer, Miss Morgantown join forces for dance competition By Hannah Harless A&E Writer @Dailyathenaeum
Editor’s note: Each day, we will feature a different couple competing. The Dancing with Our Mountaineer Stars competition is returning to West Virginia University for its fourth year. The event is a creative spin-off of America’s most-watched dance competition, ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” The cast is comprised of prominent professors, staff and students at WVU. Mountaineer Mascot Michael Garcia and current Miss Morgantown Corie Posey are among the cast. Garcia was an obvious choice for the competition since his induction as the 63rd Mountaineer Mascot for the 2014-2015 year. Garcia said he has donned the buckskins and musket proudly, enthusiastically and respectfully this year and has become a recognizable face at sporting events and other school activities. He is viewed as a chivalrous figure to aspiring future Mountaineer Mascots and has become a
friendly hand to shake for the student body. “WVUp All Night’s Sonja Wilson contacted me and asked if I would be in the competition,” Garcia said. “It sounded like something really fun to do, and all the donations that are given to the Red Cross seemed like a great cause to be a part of.” After he was selected for the competition, Garcia said he knew exactly who he wanted as a dance partner. Garcia met Posey last May at one of the commencement ceremonies. Posey needed a ride to an Honors Flight that was bringing veterans back from a Washington trip, and Garcia offered her one. At the time, Posey went to the event as Miss Harrison County and Garcia went as the Mountaineer Mascot. The two hit it off and are currently dating. The hard work Posey has put in to compete in many beauty competitions seemed to pay off this December as she was crowned Miss Morgantown. Posey competed on the platform of Mental Health Awareness and
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Michael Garcia is the current Mountaineer Mascot at WVU. showcased her musical talent with a violin solo. Since being crowned Miss Morgantown, Posey has taken part in many volunteer activities around the area for many credible causes. “I’m really excited to dance,” Posey said. “It’s a lot of work that goes into one fun night. I’m also really excited to see what everyone else has come up with.” While Garcia may lack
dance experience prior to the dance competition, Posey knows a thing or two about the activity. Posey was on the dance team in high school and has gained experience and knowledge of dance techniques and choreography from that commitment. The two have been practicing hard to make sure they have every step down. “First, we had to decide what songs we wanted and
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Miss West Virginia Paige Madden crowns contestant Corie Posey after winning the title of Miss Morgantown. cut those into a 3-minute ing with our Mountaineer piece,” Posey said. “Then, Stars Blood Drive next we made up choreography Tuesday from 1-7 p.m. and have been practicing in the Mountainlair Ballit, sometimes changing it rooms and by attendto add in harder or easier ing the show, hosted by parts, depending on how WVUp All Night at 7 p.m. well we are doing with it.” Friday, March 6 in the “We have practiced the Mountainlair Ballrooms. dance quite a few times,” The competition is free Garcia said. “We almost and open to the public. have it down. We’re going Donations to the Amerito have a lot of fun with it.” can Red Cross will also be Anyone can show sup- accepted. port of the couple by donating blood at the Dancdaa&e@mail.wvu.edu
123 Pleasant Street
Sworn Enemy, Life Worth Sacrifice, Worst Kept Secret to perform By Chelsea Walker A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum
With performances at from rock n’ roll bands Life Worth Sacrifice, Sworn Enemy and Worst Kept Secret, 123 Pleasant Street will host three thrashing acts Thursday. A 123 returnee, Sworn Enemy will showcase its groove and thrash influences Thursday night. The group, formed by friends in Queens, N.Y., took shape in 1999, after they aimlessly played cover songs and hung out in studios.
Sworn Enemy is made up of vocalist Sal Lococo, guitarists Jeff Cummings and Matt Garzilli, bassist Mike Pucciarelli and drummer Taykwuan Jackson. With influences from bands such as Slayer, Exodus and Cro Mags, Sworn Enemy’s sound is that of a typical underground metal band. The New York band has released two EPs and five albums since its start in 1999. The group’s most recent record “Living On Borrowed Time” was released in May 2014 and features 11 tracks, including the band’s single “Do
or Die.” Cummings said the group is excited to return to Morgantown after its previous high-energy show, where the group took the stage at 123 Pleasant Street in June of last year. He said everyone, from the fans and staff to owners, makes the riveting group feel welcome. “Smaller venue shows are always much crazier, and there isn’t a barricade which makes for a better show and connection with the fans,” Cummings said. “It’s a killer venue, and all involved are about the
music and making great shows happen.” The underground thrash group is currently lining up tours and producing new material between travels in 2015. As for Thursday night, Cummings said those in attendance will stay moving and their heads will be banging through the entirety of the show. “We usually play a good mix of all our records, and we might have a few surprises in there,” Cummings said. “We do a few covers from legendary bands from the scene that
could end up in the set.” No stranger to the Morgantown music scene itself, local rock band Worst Kept Secret will make an appearance Thursday night as well. The punk group from Elkins, W.Va., is made up of vocalist Shawn Fisher, guitarists Jared Miller and Ben Geelhaar, bassist Pat Cole and drummer Ryan Schauman. The pop-punk southern-metal group met in high school and has been in formation for almost a year. Since its start in the summer of 2014, Worst Kept Secret has re-
leased a four-track EP entitled, “Nuff Said,” along with its single “Bender.” Local rock legends from Uniontown, Pa., Life Worth Sacrifice will also make an appearance. Guitarists Ed Balabon and Kary Groves, along with vocalist Ronnie Smith and drummer Ryan Yauger, make up the rock quartet. 123 Pleasant Street will open its doors at 9 p.m. Thursday. The show starts at 10 p.m. For tickets, visit http://123pleasantstreet. com/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
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S U D O k U
Wednesday February 25, 2015
Difficulty Level Medium
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
Tuesday’s puzzle solved
Across 1 Mutinous Kubrick computer 4 High-end violin 9 Sextet for Henry VIII 14 British verb suffix 15 “Some glory in __ birth ...”: Shak. 16 Ginsburg associate 17 Sprightly dance 18 Shepherdess’ movie role? 20 Sharp-wittedness 22 Gore, once 23 Jeweler’s movie role? 29 Met previously 30 “I’m listening ...” 31 Delta deposit 32 False flattery 34 Robbins’ ice cream partner 36 ER personnel 39 Horse trainer’s movie role? 41 Org. concerned with the AQI 42 Crankcase component 44 Sends out 46 Boyfriend 47 Bearing 48 Meat pkg. letters 52 Weightlifter’s movie role? 56 Chamber group often including a piano 57 Under control 58 What 18-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across exemplify? 63 Loafer front 64 Madison Square Garden, e.g. 65 Cookbook verb 66 Decorative vase 67 H.S. hurdles 68 Heavy metal cover 69 Del. clock setting Down 1 Take by force 2 “... based on my abilities” 3 Peanut, for one 4 Fifth cen. pope called “The Great” 5 “Come to think of it ...” 6 Stephen of “Breakfast on Pluto” 7 Succor 8 Hungry for success, say 9 Track transaction 10 “No thanks” 11 Google Maps directions word 12 Sea-Tac approx. 13 Protein-rich bean
19 Org. that funds cultural exhibitions 21 Litter peeps 24 Cruise stop 25 Italian archaeological attraction 26 Puma competitor 27 Paper holder 28 Italian tourist attraction 33 CFO’s degree 34 Invite as a member of 35 Verizon competitor 36 Unruly groups 37 The Lord, in Lourdes 38 Response to freshness? 40 “You got that right!” 43 Campsite sight 45 Very 47 Peak near Olympus 49 Lincoln Memorial feature 50 Bloodmobile visitors 51 Zealous 53 Black-and-white sea predators 54 Narrow inlet
55 __ management 58 Bug on the line 59 Timeline parts: Abbr. 60 Shooter lead-in 61 Sealing goo 62 Periodic table suffix
Tuesday’S puzzle solved
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thick of things.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could not be in a better frame of mind than you are early in the morning. Tension builds, as others also will have very strong ideas. There is a fact that is eluding you or that has not been shared, which could change your perspective. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Put your best foot forward. You could find that someone disagrees with you over a key issue. Try to understand why, but know that the answer might not be readily available, as there seems to be so much confusion between you. Tonight: Tap into your imagination.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Understand that you might need to say “no” to an indulgence or to a request from a loved one. You might be surprised by this person’s reaction. Funnel your energy into pursuing a goal that is very important to you. Open up talks. Tonight: In the
CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Your ability to read between the lines emerges. However, until you validate your hunches, hold off on making any decisions based on them. Detaching could be difficult, as your imagination leaps from one idea to the next. Enjoy the unexpected. Tonight: Do your own thing.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You can pull rabbits out of a hat with one smile. Be smart and let your smile do some of the work when you encounter a conflict. An element of confusion could mark your day. Be careful that a deception involving your finances is not developing. Tonight: Where you want to be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You might be asked to fill in for someone, which will add to your responsibilities. Know when to say that you have had enough. Open up to suggestions, but also be willing to say “no.” Your high energy could take you in a different direction. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance. You might not realize how complicated you have made a situation. Detach, and you might see a pattern. It would be wise to consider updating or changing it. Ask a friend if he or she sees this same pattern. Tonight: Follow the music.
make the first move. A lot seems to be changing, and quickly at that. Be sure of your expectations with a money matter. It is better to discuss it too much rather than not enough. Tonight: Go along with someone else’s suggestion.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You know how much you need to SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH do. Count on one idea triggering anBe aware of the cost of saying “yes” other. You could experience a treto a loved one. You could be upset by mendous gain as a result. Relax and what happens when you deal with work with the moment. You might this person. Share this problem with discover what a good time you a partner, and discuss ways of han- can have when you are less rigid. dling it. You may be amazed by how Tonight: Whatever suits you best. simple it is. Tonight: Togetherness. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You could be on top of a HHHH You might want to let others situation if you really wanted to be.
However, you seem to be in another world. Be careful with financial matters, and stay on top of your priorities. Any sloppiness could cause a problem, and you won’t want to deal with that. Tonight: Throw a party! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Tension builds, as it appears a family matter needs handling. You are likely to have other domestic responsibilities, so understand that you’ll need to prioritize. Only time will tell whether someone honors your choices. Tonight: Head home early. BORN TODAY Musician George Harrison (1943), artist Philippe-Auguste Renoir (1841), tennis player Bobby Riggs (1918).
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Wednesday February 25, 2015
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TEXAS TUESDAY
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Jonathan Holton delivers a slam dunk during the Mountaineers’ win against Texas last night.
No. 20 West Virginia avenges 27-point loss, beats Texas, 71-64 by ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum
No. 20 West Virginia was able to avenge their previous loss against Texas, downing the Longhorns, 71-64, last night in Morgantown. After Texas scored the game’s first points, the Mountaineers answered, as Jonathan Holton found a bucket inside the lane, while Juwan Staten finished a fast-break layup. Another basket inside the paint by Devin Williams gave West Virginia a 6-2 lead with 16:01 to play in the first half. The Mountaineers went on an 8-0 run that lasted
over three minutes. Texas committed eight turnovers early in the contest. West Virginia’s defense kept the Longhorns off balance. The Mountaineers extended their lead to 17-6 after Elijah Macon completed an old-fashioned 3-point play. “We didn’t settle (and) I thought we had great patience,” said head coach Bob Huggins. “We passed the ball. I thought we did a really good job in moving them (Texas) and took what was there for us.” West Virginia went on another run, this time a 10-0 streak lasting over two minutes midway through the first half of play. A 3-pointer from Jon-
athan Holmes narrowed Texas’ gap, but the Mountaineers quickly answered on the other end as Nathan Adrian connected on a 3-pointer. The Longhorns were able to capture some momentum late in the first half, though. A 3-pointer from Holmes, a dunk from Cameron Ridley and a layup from Demarcus Holland brought Texas within 10, making the score 35-25 just before the half. Solid shooting and tenacious defense, however, allowed West Virginia to carry a lead into halftime. A skirmish broke out between Williams and Holmes with 20 seconds left in the half. Holmes was
ejected from the game after throwing an elbow at Williams. The Longhorns managed to cut their deficit to six points after a strong showing early in the second half. A three from Holland, free throws from Myles Turner and dunk by Ridley sparked a 7-0 run that lasted for more than a minute. Midway through the second half, West Virginia regained momentum. Two free throws from Williams and a 3-pointer from Daxter Miles Jr. put West Virginia back up by double digits, at a score of 50-40 with 9:15 left in the game. “We knew we had to get this one, especially at home, too,” said Miles Jr.
“We wanted it more than them today.” Williams led the Mountaineers in scoring with 14 points on the night. The Mountaineers went 22-52 (42 percent) from the floor and 7-19 (37 percent) from beyond the arc. “The monkey is off the back,” Williams said in regard to his team finally beating Texas. “I think it is for the whole team in general, coaching staff and the state of West Virginia. It feels good, I’m just going to soak it in.” West Virginia went on a 13-2 run that extended over six minutes midway through the second half. Texas answered with a run, as well. The Long-
horns strung together an 8-0 run that lasted just over a minute. With just over a minute to play, Texas made things interesting. Isaiah Taylor completed an old-fashioned 3-point play to make it a 63-59 game. Jevon Carter, however, came up with a layup with under 30 seconds left, while Gary Browne sank two foul shots to allow the Mountaineers to hang on. West Virginia beat Texas, 71-64, to improve to 22-6 overall and 10-5 in Big 12 play. Huggins and company will now travel to Waco, Texas, to take on No. 19 Baylor Saturday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu
women’s basketball
Mountaineers drop another Big 12 game, lose to TCU, 73-63 by nicole curtin
associate sports editor @Nicolec_wvu
The West Virginia University women’s basketball team dropped its 10th Big 12 game last night to the TCU Horned Frogs, 73-63, in Fort Worth. This was the Mountaineers’ first loss to TCU since joining the conference in 2012. The Mountaineers were never able to overcome the lead that TCU put up. With an early lead of 6-2, things seemed to only go downhill. WVU senior guard Linda Stepney got in early foul trouble, picking up her second foul about five minutes in. “Give TCU credit,” said head coach Mike Carey in an interview with WVUsports.com. “They hurt us in double-penetration and we didn’t make the shots we needed to.” Just under the 16-minute mark, the Horned Frogs had a lead of 8-6, and continued to fight and pull
ahead, drawing the score out to 19-12 with 11 minutes left. For about five minutes in the first half, West Virginia was not able to score. Junior guard Bria Holmes was able to break the dry spell with a jump shot, but at that point, TCU had its biggest lead of the first half with 12 points, with the score at 26-14. Holmes led West Virginia with 10 points in the first half. Going into halftime, the Horned Frogs were leading, 39-27. In the first half, the Mountaineers shot only 29.3 percent from the field. TCU performed comparably better with 50 percent. Coming into the second half, the Mountaineers fought back and came within six points following a bucket from Holmes, cutting the score to 39-33. Further into the second half, the Horned Frogs laid the scoring on West Virginia. With about seven
minutes left in the game, TCU jumped out leading by 17 points, 66-49. Even with some late buckets, West Virginia could not catch up to TCU to tie, let alone lead the game. Holmes attempted 31 shots from the field last night, setting a new school record for single-game field goal attempts which was previously set in 1981 by Cathy Parson with 30 attempts. Holmes led the Mountaineers with 24 points, and freshman forward Teana Muldrow and junior guard Bre McDonald both posted 11 points. Although Stepney only played just over half a game with 21 minutes, she dished out five assists, putting her at 412 for her career, 10thbest in program history. TCU shot 48 percent from the field on the night, 53.3 percent from the 3-point line and a very strong 94.4 percent at the foul line. West Virginia on
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Senior forward Crystal Leary commands the offense during a game earlier this season. the other hand, finished ginia is now 16-12 on the fore the Big 12 Conference with a 32.5 percent aver- season and 6-10 in the Tournament in March. age in the paint, 23.1 per- Big 12. The Horned Frogs They will face Texas at cent beyond the arc and 70 move on to 16-11, and 8-8 home on Sunday. percent on free throws. in conference play. Adding last night’s game ncurtin@mail.wvu.edu Only two games remain onto the record, West Vir- for the Mountaineers be-
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Kansas State fans and students storm the court following a win against No. 8 Kansas Monday night, knocking Kansas head coach Bill Self into the scorer’s table. MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — More than a dozen security officials dressed in bright green shirts gathered behind the basket, just as they were trained. When the final seconds ticked away on Kansas State’s stunning upset of rival Kansas, they immediately sprinted onto the floor. Thousands of students and fans still beat them there. The surge of humanity crushed Jayhawks coach Bill Self against a press table. His junior forward, Jamari Traylor, was body-checked by another fan. Assistant coach Kurtis Townsend had to peel away still more fans shouting profanities and making obscene gestures at his players. “This has to stop,” said Self, whose eighth-ranked Jayhawks have watched similar scenes unfold countless times over the years, including earlier this month in a loss at Oklahoma State. “You need to get security to the point where player safety isn’t a question.” What should have been an uplifting victory Monday night for a Kansas State program that has struggled all season in-
stead has become the catalyst for deep-seated dialogue on fan decorum. How far should they take their celebrations? How much interaction should they have with players and coaches? How much responsibility falls on the shoulders of conferences and schools? “Celebrations are going to happen. We know that,” said Dr. Lou Marciani, who directs the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security at Southern Mississippi. “But we have to do a better job of encouraging the conferences and institutions to address this issue in a more serious manner because something is going to happen.” In fact, several scary incidents have already happened. Joe Kay, a Stanford recruit, was paralyzed in 2004 when he was injured in a maelstrom following his final high school game. North Carolina State’s C.J. Leslie once had to rescue a disabled student who had fallen from his wheelchair during a melee after beating Duke. A year ago, a brawl erupted when New Mexico State players started throwing punches at
Utah Valley fans who had rushed the court after the final buzzer. Longtime coach Fran Fraschilla, who called the Kansas State game as a color analyst for ESPN, remembers winning a conference championship at Manhattan College years ago. His school’s fans rushed the floor and nearly trampled his wife and infant son. “Court storming is a part of college basketball, for better or worse,” Fraschilla told The Associated Press. “But there are certainly ways you can ensure as much as you possibly can the security of the players and coaches and court personnel so nobody gets hurts.” The problem is there are no consistent guidelines. NCAA spokesman David Worlock said it is the responsibility of conference and schools to provide sufficient security, which means there are different protocols at just about every arena in the country. There are 351 schools playing Division I men’s basketball this season. Some conferences, including the SEC, have banned court-storming altogether, levying up to $50,000 in fines against schools that
are repeat violators. But that has hardly stopped the flow of students onto the floor when national powerhouses such as Kentucky are toppled. The Big 12 said in a statement Tuesday it was reviewing the postgame celebration at Kansas State, but underscored “home team game management is responsible for the implementation of protocols to provide for the safety of all game participants, officials and fans.” Security can do only so much, though. At some point, holding back a wave of fans can become just as dangerous as letting them onto the floor. That is why for years, the late North Carolina coach Dean Smith had players go straight to the locker room when a court-storming was inevitable, rather than try to wade to midcourt for the traditional postgame handshake. In rare cases, commonsense has prevailed. Earlier this season, Notre Dame students began to stream onto the court following a victory over Duke. Fighting Irish star Jerian Grant realized what was happening and motioned for the students to return to their seats -
and they did. No security was necessary. “We’ve had some pretty good teams through the year and they’ve rushed the court and I’ve been bopped and hit and stuff, and it’s no fun, especially when you lose,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “Sometimes it’s hard. They ran just run right through.” Kansas State athletic director John Currie acknowledged in an interview with the AP that the school failed to provide sufficient security when Monday night’s game ended. Currie said administrators spent Tuesday reviewing what went wrong, and the school was working with local law enforcement to locate fans caught on video hitting opposing players. “You can always get into tactical analysis of any particular operation. I don’t think that’s constructive right now. We could have had the national guard in there and it might not have mattered,” Currie said. “The reality of it is we didn’t do as good of a job after the game as we should have done. We’re accountable for that. We own that.”
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FIFA closes on dates for Qatar World Cup by graham dunbar ap sports writer
The World Cup in Qatar keeps provoking outrage and breaking taboos. Seven years before the 2022 tournament kicks off in the wealthy emirate, FIFA recommended a break with soccer tradition on Tuesday moving its marquee tournament to November and December instead of the usual June-July time slot. A FIFA task force meeting in Doha agreed that playing
in the cooler months at the end of the year would protect players and fans from 40-degree C (104-degree F) heat in Qatar’s summer. But the decision angered many in Europe because highly profitable leagues will be shut down for several weeks in the middle of their seasons. “We expect the clubs to be compensated for the damage that a final decision would cause,” European Club Association chairman KarlHeinz Rummenigge, a former Germany great, said in
a statement. The EPFL, a group representing Europe’s top leagues, said the World Cup will cause “great damage” to domestic competitions when slotted into the broader Nov. 19-Dec. 23 period suggested by FIFA. Next month’s final approval for the switched dates seems to be a formality from a FIFA executive committee chaired by President Sepp Blatter, who has long insisted November-December is the only realistic option for the tournament.
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Some of those same officials surprisingly chose Qatar in December 2010 despite the gas-rich country’s lack of soccer tradition and vote-rigging claims implicating several voters and bid candidates. A FIFA investigation into those allegations was closed only two months ago, concluding that wrongdoing did not influence the victories for Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. FIFA voters back in 2010, several of whom have left FIFA while implicated in corruption cases, also ignored warnings from their own advisers about dangerous temperatures in Qatar. If Tuesday’s meeting corrected that mistake - as Blatter often described the original dates in Qatar - it was achieved at a likely cost in future compensation payouts. Fitting domestic seasons around a radically rescheduled World Cup would be “very chaotic,” said Richard Scudamore, the CEO of the English Premier League, which holds broadcast deals worth billions of dollars annually. The FIFA consultation process launched 17 months ago was widely seen as prejudged by Blatter, even as Europeans detailed plans to kick off the World Cup in January, April or May 2022. In a one-hour meeting Tuesday, only FIFA’s preferred option was analyzed in detail before being sent for approval on March 19-20 in Zurich. Blatter, who is an IOC member, has favored November-December to avoid
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clashing with the 2022 Winter Olympics. FIFA said its task force chose the “most viable period.” “Given that the two bidding cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics - Almaty (Kazakhstan) and Beijing (China) pledged recently to host the winter games from Feb. 4-20, 2022; that the month of Ramadan begins on April 2 in 2022; and that consistently hot conditions prevail from May to September in Qatar, the only remaining effective option is the November-December window,” FIFA said in a statement. The task force’s recommendation won the support of Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee. “It was always clear with the FIFA president and me that the clash between the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Winter Games would be a no-win situation,” Bach said Tuesday in the Brazilian capital Brasilia. “This recommendation is in line with this analysis. And I hope the FIFA executive committee will follow this recommendation, and this way creating a win-win partnership for both football and the Olympic winter sports.” Two potential opponents to FIFA’s planned change fell into line late in the process. UEFA accepted the apparently inevitable conclusion despite preferring a January-February tournament, when the Champions League pauses, some northern European leagues are in their offseason, and others have a midwinter break.
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Devin Williams finally overcomes Texas’ size by connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum
There are few teams in the NCAA that are as imposing as the Texas Longhorns. With five players pushing the 7-foot height mark, the statement “Everything is bigger in Texas,” certainly applies to the Horns’ post presence. In recent history, the Longhorns have used this superior size to impose their will on many opponents in the Big 12, esp e cially West Virginia. In their four previous matchups leading into Tuesday night’s game at the WVU Coliseum, the Longhorns had dominated the Mountaineers—their closest margin of victory being 11. Losing in this manner can be demoralizing for any player, but for sophomore forward Devin Williams, who bears the bulk of the responsibility for dealing with Texas’ size whenever the two teams face off, it served as motivation. That’s why Tuesday’s 71-64 win meant just a little bit more than WVU’s 21 other victories this season.
“We figured it out and got the win. It feels good, feels real good. Out of all the wins we’ve had this year, this one tops it for me,” Williams said. After holding a lead as big as 18 in the first half, West Virginia saw its margin for error slip to four points when a pair of free throws from Isaiah Taylor brought Texas to 63-59 with just under a minute to play. Williams, who would never normally be so far up the floor on an inbound, but had to be in this instance because of Texas’ full court press, caught the inbound in the corner and got fouled. A 62-percent free throw shooter to this point in his career, Williams isn’t exactly option No. 1 for West Virginia when it comes to clutch foul shots. But Tuesday was different. On this occasion, Williams stepped to the line with a Texas-sized monkey on his back, drained both free throws and cast the demons of his past out without missing a beat. “It’s just like when somebody is backing off on me and not respecting my
jump shot. That’s the same thing for me. I’ve just been working hard and putting the time in,” Williams said. “I stepped up to that line comfortable. I just told myself ‘Let’s get some money and let’s go home.’” Although his stat line wasn’t exactly eye-popping, he finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Head coach Bob Huggins said his effort in the face of the challenge of taking on Texas’ big men set him apart. “He was a man. That’s a big front line. He rebounded in traffic. He scored in traffic. He made free throws,” Huggins said. After dispatching Texas for the first time in his career, Williams won’t have to wait long for his next test. T h e Mo u n t a i n e e r s travel to Baylor Saturday to take on the Bears and their rebounding, post scoring machine: Forward Rico Gathers, who scored 17 points and pulled down 16 boards in a blowout win over WVU in Morgantown earlier this season. doyle maurer/the daily athenaeum
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West Virginia heads to Big 12 Championship meet by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum
The wait is finally over for the West Virginia University swimming and diving team. After months of dual meets and tune-ups, the Mountaineers will hit the pool in the Big 12 Championships this week, held Wednesday through Saturday at the Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas. The Big 12 Championships are being held on the Texas Longhorns’ turf, and it’s a competition they’ve exclusively dominated.
Since the Big 12 Conference was formed in 1996, Texas has won all 18 men’s conference titles and 12 women’s titles. The Mountaineers will be looking to break that streak this week. Although there are only three men’s swimming programs in the Big 12: West Virginia, Texas and TCU, the Mountaineer men acquitted themselves well in a runaway win over TCU Jan. 16 at the WVU Natatorium and have been the stronger of the two WVU squads this season. The women will be competing against a slightly larger field: Along with
TCU and Texas, Iowa State and Kansas will both be entering teams this year. The Mountaineer women took on both TCU and Iowa State in January, dropping a pair of close losses that head coach Vic Riggs counted among their best performances this season. Not only will the Mountaineers be competing for conference pride this week, they’ll also be playing for placement in national competition. Individual swimmers who qualify will go on to compete at the NCAA Championships in Iowa City between March 26-28, while
qualified divers will head to Piscataway, New Jersey for the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships March 12-14. Although the Mountaineers finished last in both the men’s and women’s competitions in last year’s Big 12 Championships, this year’s competition will be a chance to change their fortunes. For senior freestyle sprint swimmer Tim Squires, it will be a return to the pool where he set a pair of school records in winning the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events last season, on his way to winning the Men’s Out-
standing Swimmer of the Meet. Meanwhile, junior Andrew Marsh and sophomore Nate Carr, who have both established themselves as two of the men’s team’s very best performers, will get their chance on the big stage. Both Marsh and Carr had NCAA-qualifying performances in Austin last season. For the women, they’ll be looking to improve on a 2014 performance that saw their swimmers miss out on NCAA qualification. Sophomore distance swimmer Emma Skelley, who finished fifth overall last season in the 500-yard
freestyle, is one of the top candidates to go through, along with junior sprinter Jaimee Gillmore. And a year after she placed in the top 10 on both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards at the 2014 Zone A Diving Championships, senior Haily VandePoel will look to re-establish herself as one of the top divers in the Big 12. The action will start Wednesday evening with the finals in the 200-yard medley relay and the 800yard freestyle relay, along with the men’s 1-meter diving event. dasports@mail.wvu.edu