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Tuesday March 18, 2014

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LET THE MADNESS BEGIN The WVU women’s basketball team will be a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Mountaineers will take on Albany Sunday at 3 p.m. in the first round. Photo by Shannon McKenna

Rec Center traffic to be detoured By Sam Bosserman Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

West Virginia University is once again facing a changing landscape. Construction projects ranging from the building of a new Agricultural Sciences Building to the addition of an art museum will make the Evansdale Campus a hub of activity. Before these improvements can be enjoyed, there will be a period during which construction fences and detours are a common sight. One such detour was added

during spring break, and traffic to the Student Recreation Center will be redirected. The detour is the result of shutting down the connection between Fine Arts Drive and the Rec Center to construct the new Evansdale Crossing building. John Sommers, a project manager with WVU Facilities Management, said the detour is not difficult to find and should not result in too much inconvenience once students learn where to go. “What has historically been access to permit parking is now also access to the general Rec Cen-

Garcia named 2014-15 Mountaineer mascot

ter parking,” Sommers said. “The temporary road is on the east end of the Rec Center (the field side), and it shouldn’t create any problems in terms of parking and access to the Rec Center.” This new path leads to the same parking areas students were previously able to access from Fine Arts Drive. Sommers said several parking spots may be taken for construction purposes. However, Sommers said the contractor will develop additional parking in the grassy area adjacent to the Rec Center. Sommers said he believes the

completed Evansdale Crossing will be well worth any inconvenience experienced during construction. Some of the features of the new building will include several food venues, journalism classrooms and a Barnes & Noble Bookstore. “There will also be a student services area that some people are calling a ‘one-stop shop’ for students to enroll, register, etc., all in one place,” Sommers said. According to Sommers, the new building will help make Evansdale more accessible, as a bridge will connect it to the Engineering PRT

station. Student will then be able to take elevators down and come out on the same level as the Rec Center. Sommers said another aspect of the construction is to relieve congestion on Fine Arts Drive by extending the road up from Patterson Drive. “Instead of turning right or left, it will continue straight up the hill so it will be more of a straight line to the Rec Center (from Patterson Drive),” he said. The Evansdale Crossing

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Michael Garcia, a junior political science student, was named the Mountaineer mascot at the WVU vs. Kansas home game March 8.

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Michael Garcia will don the buckskins and shoot the iconic musket for the 201415 school year. Garcia, a junior political science student from Fairmont, W.Va., was announced as the 63rd Mountaineer mascot of West Virginia University during the men’s basketball game against Kansas March 8. “I think right before they announced it, I was prepared to handle either outcome,” Garcia said. “As soon as I got it, it was an adrenaline rush and excitement like no other.” He said his family attended the game to support him and were shocked by the outcome. “My mom was going crazy,” Garcia said. “They couldn’t believe it.” When Garcia applied for the position in 2013, he made it to the final four, which he said helped prepare him for this year. He said the interview with the selection committee was the hardest part, but this time he was ready. “They’re drilling you question after question,” Garcia said. “Last year, I didn’t really know what to expect. This time I felt really confident and felt like I knew what they wanted out of the Mountaineer, and I prepared myself for that.” Garcia said he is happy to have been selected out of all those who applied, but he said he wished more students tried out. “If it were up to me I’d have every student apply,”

he said. “I knew if I could be a bigger part of the University and embody all the parts of WVU, then I wanted to do it.” The current Mountaineer mascot Jonathan Kimble and Garcia will take part in the passing of the rifle ceremony April 11, and Garcia will officially be installed as the next mascot. He will run onto the field with the football team the next day during the Gold and Blue spring game. “Running out on the field is going to be pretty awesome,” he said. “I’ve imagined it in my head a few times.” Garcia said he’s mostly excited about the position, but he is battling with his nerves. “I think I’m nervous, because it’s such a big responsibility,” he said. “I’m going to do my best with it and know that’s all that matters.” Garcia said he understands the responsibility of the Mountaineer to represent the state in addition to WVU. “Being the Mountaineer isn’t about me,” he said. “I’m the Mountaineer, but I’m only a small part of this University. This position is about showcasing the people and the University.” Garcia said he will meet with his advisers and Kimble in the coming weeks for advice on how to be the mascot. “It’s truly an honor and it’s going to be an amazing year,” he said. “I have the opportunity to do some really great things, and I hope I can live up to the expectations.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

apology

In the March 5 edition of The Daily Athenaeum, the Opinion page published an unsigned letter to the editor regarding statements allegedly made by a teacher at a local high school. The representations in the letter were uncorroborated. It is the policy of the Daily Athenaeum never to publish uncorroborated anonymous letters. The Daily Athenaeum is responsible for the accuracy of the information it publishes. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of professional ethics and integrity. Our publication of the anonymous uncorroborated letter to the editor was a serious error of judgment for which we sincerely apologize to the teacher referenced in the letter and to our readers.

New downtown Panera cafe opens today by carlee lammers managing editor @CARLEELAMMERS

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Panera Bread opens its new North High Street location today. Those who come to the cafe this week are eligible for multiple giveaways.

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The new Panera is the first two-story cafe in the state of West Virginia. The upper level features views of High Street.

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•Today, 500 customers will receive free travel coffee mugs with the purchase of any menu item, which will give them two weeks of unlimited coffee refills. • Today and Wednesday those who purchase a You Pick Two will receive a $5 gift card for future use. •Thursday morning customers who purchase a breakfast sandwich or an egg souffles will get the item at half-price. •Friday from 3-7 p.m. customers can buy $3 soup in bread bowls.

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The wait is over. Panera Bread’s North High Street location officially opens its doors today. The grand opening has been delayed a few times, but according to staff members, the cafe is wellprepared for the opening. The two-story cafe will seat more than 100 patrons and offer a full menu and bakery items. Emily Lutz, Panera Bread regional marketing coordinator, said the downtown location, which will be one-of-akind for the state, is worth the wait. “This is the first two-story cafe in West Virginia,” she said. “We are just so excited to have such a unique opportunity to open right on campus in the heart of downtown.” Morgantown’s first cafe, located off Patterson Drive, has been one of the company’s most successful locations, according to Lutz. Lutz said the company is hopeful the second location will be more convenient for some residents in the local area and just as successful. “We really wanted to be able to expand and offer a second cafe location. That way people can still get in, have a quick lunch and get right back on the road,” she said. “Now people can walk right here if they work or live downtown.” Lutz said the new cafe was designed with college towns

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BACK TO BACK The West Virginia University rifle team won its 16th national title Saturday. The Mountaineers have won two consecutive championships with the most rifle national titles of any school in the country.

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Tuesday March 18, 2014

Students raise more than $3k in pool marathon by hannah wigal staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Two West Virginia University students attempted to break the world record for the longest marathon playing billiards while supporting the Morgantown community. The longest singles billiard marathon world record is 74 hours and 50 minutes. Skyler Banfill, a recreation, parks and tourism student, and Ian Lake, a pre-business and econom-

ics student, decided they wanted to break the current record by playing pool for 80 consecutive hours. The pair planned to play pool from March 9 at 10 a.m. to March 12 at 6 p.m. at Anytime Billiards in Uniontown, Pa. The two students paired up with the greater Pennsylvania and West Virginia Make-A-Wish Foundation to use their record breaking attempt to receive donations for the charitable organization. The pair was able to make it a total of 46 hours

before Lake had to quit due to exhaustion and a back injury. A witness and friend of the team took Lake’s place and played with Banfill until he was unable to continue playing after 65 hours. “This was a successful fundraiser, not a failed world record attempt,” Banfill said. “We used the world record attempt as a medium to attract attention to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.” Even though the team was unable to break the world record, they were

still able to donate almost $4,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Lake said he was proud the team passed their fundraising goal, even though they were unable to play as long as they originally planned. Banfill said he spent a year planning the marathon and researching nonprofit organizations to raise money for. “I knew that when others saw that two people were putting so many efforts toward a cause, it would have tremendous potential for

monetary good,” Banfill said. When he met Lake while traveling with the WVU pool club, Banfill said he knew they would work well together. “I previously confronted six or seven people, and I was disappointed to find there wasn’t anyone with the same enthusiasm toward this cause,” Banfill said. “Ian (Lake) was the first person to come to me about the fundraiser. That’s how I knew his head was in the right place.” The team spent two days

preparing for the event by sleeping and expending as little energy as possible. The team was required to have at least two witnesses present throughout the duration of the event, and volunteers signed witness contracts for four-hour shifts. Donations for the local Make-A-Wish Foundation are still being accepted on the event’s website. “We had a more than successful fundraiser, and I couldn’t be happier with the results,” Banfill said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Putin recognizes Crimean independence Tuesday KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ignoring the toughest sanctions against Moscow since the end of the Cold War, Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula as an “independent and sovereign country” on Monday, a bold challenge to Washington that escalates one of Europe’s worst security crises in years. The brief decree posted on the Kremlin’s website came just hours after the United States and the European Union announced asset freezes and other sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials involved in the Crimean crisis. President Barack Obama warned that more would come if Russia didn’t stop interfering in Ukraine, and Putin’s move clearly forces his hand. The West has struggled to find leverage to force Moscow to back off in the Ukraine turmoil, of which Crimea is only a part, and analysts saw Monday’s sanctions as mostly ineffectual. Moscow showed no signs of flinching in the dispute that has roiled Ukraine since Russian troops took effective control of the strategic Black Sea peninsula last month and supported the Sunday referendum that overwhelmingly called for annexation by Russia. Recognizing Crimea as inde-

pendent would be an interim step in absorbing the region. Crimea had been part of Russia since the 18th century, until Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred it to Ukraine in 1954 and both Russians and Crimea’s majority ethnic Russian population see annexation as correcting a historic insult. Ukraine’s turmoil – which began in November with a wave of protests against President Viktor Yanukovych and accelerated after he fled to Russia in late February – has become Europe’s most severe security crisis in years. Russia, like Yanukovych himself, characterizes his ouster as a coup, and alleges the new authorities are fascist-minded and likely to crack down on Ukraine’s ethnic Russian population. Pro-Russia demonstrations have broken out in several cities in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border, where the Kremlin has been massing troops. Fearing that Russia is prepared to risk violence to make a land-grab, the West has consistently spoken out against Russia’s actions but has run into a wall of resistance from Moscow. Reacting to Monday’s sanctions, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov declared that

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We already have an athletic sponsorship. We go out door-to-door to local businesses ... We really just try to keep things local,” she said. One way Panera aims to give back to the community is through an unsold bakery item donation program. Because the company does not use preservatives in its baked goods, Lutz said stores are not allowed to keep items for longer than one day. Rather than trashing the unsold items, each store donates the baked goods to local hunger relief organizations. “Every single night at this new location we will be donating all of our leftover baked goods back to local hunger relief organizations right here in the local community,” she said. The Panera Bread location on North High Street will be open Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday from 6 a.m.-9 p.m.

Continued from page 1 in mind. “A lot of our cafes are located (near) universities and different campuses. We want Panera to be a welcoming environment where you can come in and sit down for a few hours and study, enjoy a meal or catch up and stay with friends,” she said. “That’s really what we’re all about.” Some residents are concerned the new downtown Panera will detract from local businesses in Morgantown. Lutz said Panera champions community involvement and hopes to interact with the WVU and Morgantown community as much as possible. “We are very grassroots -oriented. Even though we are a chain, our franchise is based out of Ohio. In everything we do we try to be community involved. This cafe will be heavily involved at activities at WVU.

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they were “a reflection of a pathological unwillingness to acknowledge reality and a desire to impose on everyone one-sided and unbalanced approaches that absolutely ignore reality.” “I think the decree of the president of the United States was written by some joker,” Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, one of the individuals hit by the sanctions, said on his Twitter account. The White House imposed asset freezes on seven Russian officials, including Putin’s close ally Valentina Matvienko, who is speaker of the upper house of parliament, and Vladislav Surkov, one of Putin’s top ideological aides. The Treasury Department also targeted Yanukovych, Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov and two other top figures. The EU’s foreign ministers slapped travel bans and asset freezes against 21 officials from Russia and Ukraine. “We need to show solidarity with Ukraine, and therefore Russia leaves us no choice,” Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters in Brussels. Despite Obama’s vow of tougher measures, stock markets in Russia and Europe rose sharply, reflecting relief that trade and business ties were spared. “I guess the market view

is that Russia forced their case in Crimea, pushed through the referendum, and the Western reaction was muted, so that this opens the way for future Russian intervention in Ukraine,” said Tim Ash, an analyst who follows Ukraine at Standard Bank PLC. On Monday evening Vice President Joe Biden was heading to Europe to meet with NATO allies. He was headed for Warsaw, where he was slated to meet Tuesday with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President Bronislaw Komorowski. He was to meet separately with Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves. In Lithuania, Biden planned to meet with President Dalia Grybauskaite and Latvia’s President Andris Berzins. In the Crimean capital of Simferopol, ethnic Russians applauded Sunday’s referendum that overwhelmingly called for secession and for joining Russia. Masked men in body armor blocked access for most journalists to the parliament session that declared independence, but the city otherwise appeared to go about its business normally. “We came back home to Mother Russia. We came back home, Russia is our home,” said Nikolay Drozdenko, a resident of Sevastopol, the key Crimean

port where Russia leases a naval base from Ukraine. A delegation of Crimean officials was to fly to Moscow on Monday and Putin was to address both houses of parliament Tuesday on the Crimean situation, both indications that Russia could move quickly to annex. In Kiev, acting President Oleksandr Turchynov vowed that Ukraine will not give up Crimea. “We are ready for negotiations, but we will never resign ourselves to the annexation of our land,” a somber Turchynov said in a televised address to the nation. “We will do everything in order to avoid war and the loss of human lives. We will be doing everything to solve the conflict through diplomatic means. But the military threat to our state is real.” The Crimean parliament declared that all Ukrainian state property on the peninsula will be nationalized and become the property of the Crimean Republic. It gave no further details. Lawmakers also asked the United Nations and other nations to recognize it and began work on setting up a central bank with $30 million in support from Russia. Moscow, meanwhile, called on Ukraine to become a federal state as a way of resolving the polarization between Ukraine’s

western regions – which favor closer ties with the 28-nation EU – and its eastern areas, which have long ties to Russia. In a statement Monday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry urged Ukraine’s parliament to call a constitutional assembly that could draft a new constitution to make the country federal, handing more power to its regions. It also said the country should adopt a “neutral political and military status,” a demand reflecting Moscow’s concern that Ukraine might join NATO and establish closer political and economic ties with the EU. Russia is also pushing for Russian to become one of Ukraine’s state languages, in addition to Ukrainian. In Kiev, Ukraine’s new government dismissed Russia’s proposal as unacceptable, saying it “looks like an ultimatum.” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Deshchytsya visited NATO headquarters in Brussels to request technical equipment to deal with the secession of Crimea and the Russian incursion there. NATO said in a statement that the alliance was determined to boost its cooperation with Ukraine, including “increased ties with Ukraine’s political and military leadership.”

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The upper level of the cafe offers more than 100 seats around a fireplace.

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Continued from page 1 building is expected to be open to students by fall 2015. Sommers said he is happy to see WVU looking forward to the future with the infrastructure investments they have made. “It’s good to see WVU continue to grow and expand by taking steps to make the campus more accessible and appealing,” he said. “Over the next couple of years, the Evansdale Campus is really going to begin to be a more active part of the campus.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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‘The Glass Menagerie’ brings drama BY CORY SANCHEZ A&E WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

In a small city apartment, a family challenges personal disagreements to find a fragile bond and a broken reality within “The Glass Menagerie.” “I loved when the two girls were hugging and crying,” said Daniel Gibson, a Morgantown resident. “It really touched me.” Written by Tennessee Williams, “The Glass Menagerie” is a memory play. The memories are drawn from the narrator and main character Tom Wingfield as he attempts to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer. However, he is pressured to stay at home to tend to his mother, Amanda, and sister, Laura. The pattern of internal conflict, both mental and emotional, rests in each character. For example, Tom is forced to work in a shoe factory to provide for his family, rather than pursue his dream of becoming a

writer. Amanda clings to a past that is far from her poverty-stricken reality, while Laura attempts to overcome her shy, introverted personality and obsession with small glass figurines. “I could see the real genuine pain and the emotion of Laura,” said Joy Caver, a New York resident. The son and daughter both feel inadequate under Amanda’s scrutiny and criticism. Rather than pursue their dreams and interests, Laura and Tom are forced to play roles set by their controlling mother. Kathle en Amshoff, WVU’s guest director from New York, said the play is a powerful story about the drama of young people adventuring into independence. “Tom’s plight is that he’s attached to his family yet wants to strike out on his own,” Amshoff said. “If that’s not a dilemma a college student can relate to, I don’t know what is!” “The Glass Menagerie” features Bachelor of Fine

WVU acting students Aubrey Rice and Beau Harris star in the WVU production of ‘The Glass Menagerie.’ Arts acting students Au- by the set design, light- actors and designers,” Ambrey Rice as Laura and ing, sound and the caliber shoff said. “Most are graduBryan Staggers as Jim, the performance.” ate and undergraduate stufriend Tom invites home Set in the Gladys G. Da- dents, and watching their from work. Second-year vis Theatre, attendees will growth throughout the proMaster of Fine Art students, find a stage that takes on cess totally inspired me.” Beau Harris and Stephanie the realistic appearance of The emotions, conflict Freeman play the other two a 1937 apartment. From the and despair of the characmain characters, Tom and record player to the flowery ters also aroused the audidresses, more than 30 pro- ence by bringing them to Amanda. “I was very impressed,” duction staffers helped to the edges of their seat. Caver said. “I go to a lot reflect the time period. “It’s so beautiful and of professional theater, “I’m extremely proud of tender,” Caver said. “I love so I was really impressed the excellent work by the when Jim gets Laura to

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drop her guard. She dances with him, kisses him and makes her believe that there’s a chance at a new life.” The play will continue to be performed today through Sunday at the Creative Arts Center. Tickets are available at http://ticketmaster.com or by calling 304-293-SHOW. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘300: Rise of an Empire’ lacks storyline, development BY WESTLEY THOMPSON A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

««««« “300: Rise of an Empire” is the sequel to 2007’s stylized action hit “300.” “Rise of an Empire” takes place before, during and after the events of the first movie. The movie follows Themistocles, an Athenian general who must unite the Greek city-states under one banner in order to defeat the massive army of the Persian Empire. Although Themistocles is a revered general famous for repelling the Persians during the Battle of Marathon, he carries with him a burden. During that battle he killed the Persian Emperor Darius I, setting off a chain of events that led Darius’s son, Xerxes, to take the throne as a crazed, selfstyled “God-Emperor.” The plotline of the movie is decent. The majority of the movie focuses on naval battles between the Athenians and the Per-

sians. A general story arc exists, mostly told through narration by the Spartan Queen Gorgo, played by Lena Headey. The story isn’t really important in depth, though. To enjoy the movie, all one really needs to know is the Greeks and Persians are at war. The rest is fluff and sadly is written as such. The cinematography, especially during the battle scenes, is amazing. The whole movie series is based on a graphic novel series, and the importance placed on visualization is apparent. Beautiful sunlit fields surround the city of Sparta, and the tall grass moves peacefully in the breeze as Queen Gorgo and Themistocles discuss a political alliance. The beauty of these scenes is juxtaposed with the dark, violent and intense battle scenes. During combat the skies turn angry and gray as soldiers from both sides slaughter each other in highly stylized and incredibly exciting slow motion. “Rise of an Empire”

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leans heavily on the welldone fights, which is to be expected, as that is what made “300” such a popular movie. Unfortunately, it does so too much. While both are just action movies that are meant to look cool, “Rise of an Empire” seems to lack the cohesion and simplicity that made “300” so good. The plot is jumbled, uninteresting and hard to follow. This negatively impacts the whole movie – although the battles are cool, it doesn’t feel like they are leading up to anything big. Eventually the final fight comes, but it doesn’t seem like it. Audience members are left thinking more will take place because the leadup was so bad. If I didn’t see the credits roll, I would have assumed there would be at least one more major fight. The whole movie just seems to lack urgency and direction. Things are sort of moving forward, but developments in the story are not well-defined.

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The characters also aren’t as likable as in the first movie. In “300,” I cared a lot about what happened to Leonidas and his gang of 300 Spartan soldiers. In “Rise of an Empire,” though, I just didn’t bother. I was rooting for the Greeks to win, but I honestly thought little about the individuals in the Athenian army. However, the movie is still a lot of fun to watch.

The action and fighting is amazing, and the director has managed to make naval battles on the big screen exciting, a feat that is almost unheard of in Hollywood. If you go into this movie with the mindset that you’re just going to watch some cool battle scenes, then you will be satisfied. “300: Rise of an Empire” is a beautiful movie but lacks in terms of storyline

and character development. The visual aspects of the film are amazing, but they can’t carry the movie on their own, no matter how good they are. Overall, it feels like a lackluster rehash of the original – something that is fun to watch but not worth paying money to see. Wait for it to appear on Netflix. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Larry Keel plays at 123 “Morgantown is such a fun town,” Keel said. “Always a great bunch of energy and enthusiasm up in 123 Pleasant Street. We’ve played there lots of times and always look forward to a wild and wonderful WV-style night of pickin’ and getting together with everyone.” – Larry Keel, Musician Mick Posey/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Larry Keel performs to a packed house Friday at 123 Pleasant Street.

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Michael Lisk, a business administration student, said his tattoo has many meanings. The USS Constitution symbolizes his patriotism and the rose reminds him of his grandfather. “It’s a reminder to myself to stay afloat,” Lisk said.

L’Wren Scott found dead

NEW YORK (AP) — L'Wren Scott's designs were worn by celebrities ranging from Nicole Kidman to Naomi Campbell. She was known for designs that were beautiful, close-fitting and stylish, sometimes prim without baring a lot of skin, in luxurious fabrics like velvet and satin. Angelina Jolie, Amy Adams, Marion Cotillard,

Jennifer Lawrence, Christina Hendricks, Sarah Jessica Parker and Tina Fey were also among the famous women who wore her designs. Scott, who was Mick Ja g g e r ' s girlfriend, had also worked as a model and celebrity stylist. She was found dead Monday in her Manhattan apartment.

‘Mr. Peabody & Sherman’ takes weekend box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — The animated, timetraveling adventures of a dog and his son beat out action heavy tales at the weekend box office. After opening in second place last weekend, DreamWorks’ “Mr. Peabody & Sherman” came out on top over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday with $21.8 million. The ranking marked an upset, as Disney’s street racing thriller “Need for Speed,” starring Aaron Paul, had been predicted to take the No. 1 position. Instead, it only managed third place with

$17.8 million, while “300: Rise of an Empire” dropped to the No. 2 slot after opening in first place the previous weekend. Warner Bros.’ 3-D sequel to the 2007 warrior jaunt “300,” gained $19.2 million, bringing its total to $78 million. It took the first film only one weekend to reach $70.9 million. The Universal Pictures airliner thriller “Non-Stop” continued to drop after opening at No. 1 three weeks ago. Last weekend it landed in the No. 3 slot and this week it dropped again to No. 4.

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Tuesday March 18, 2014

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may outweigh the How to eat on a budget in college Benefits inconveniences of construction, traffic

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Sometimes it seems like life is a never-ending cycle of transitions. Once you get used to one thing, a curve ball is thrown and you have to readjust. This is especially true of the first few years you leave the nest. We take for granted having breakfast ready, lunch packed and dinner on the table. Then we get to college and think we’ve hit the jackpot when we realize the dining halls are buffet-style with all-you-can-eat dessert. I wasn’t able to wrap my head around the fact ice cream cones were accessible to me 24/7. But this is where the Freshman 15 comes into play. Some students have a meal plan for their entire college career, but most students are on their own once living off-campus. It’s then that you might realize you have no idea how to grocery shop, or you’re spending entirely too much money but are still unsatisfied. There are more creative ideas on how to obtain food then one might realize. There are bulletin boards all over campus covered with fliers for club meetings with free pizza, snacks or free samples from all sorts of organizations. Once you start keeping an eye out, they seem to pop up everywhere. Bulletin boards are also where the Faculty Dinner Series is advertised, as well

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as on MIX. Each month, a speaker gives a presentation while a meal including salad and dessert is served. The presentations are typically open to 25 students, and all you have to do is RSVP through email. It doesn’t hurt that the speakers are also usually extremely interesting. It’s definitely a valuable experience I would recommend. It may have been a while since you’ve been to church, but you probably remember the awesome potlucks that came with it. Potlucks might come once a month, but refreshments are almost always served. Who knows, going to church on Sundays could even become part of your weekly routine. The No. 1 way to save money is to grocery shop wisely instead of eating

out constantly. You can feed yourself for days with the money that you would spend on food and drinks at a restaurant. A good way to stick to your budget is to make a grocery list ahead of time, and stick with it. I think it goes without saying you should never grocery shop while hungry – we’ve all made that mistake before. With your stomach growling, every item seems like a must-have. If you have roommates, it’s smart to buy items in bulk. You can easily find coupons just by browsing for a few minutes on the Internet for items that you know you need. The most affordable groceries can be found at Aldi, where prices are less expensive than any store around. The catch is there is a lot less variety, but it’s definitely the

place to go if you don’t care about brands. I’ve cut my grocery costs in half just by switching to shopping at this store. The most startling thing to me when I first shopped on my own was how all the junk food seemed to be cheaper than the healthy items. Fresh fruits and veggies, especially, can be pricey, which is why frozen food items and canned fruit is a good option. Feeding yourself is something that might seem simple but can be surprisingly stressful. You might have to be a little thrifty and creative, but it makes the meal all the more satisfying when you know you made the effort to get the best deal possible. dapersectives@mail.wvu.edu

West Virginia University is growing. In an effort to offer more to the students, construction has begun on the Downtown and Evansdale Campuses. University Place, a new apartment complex on University Avenue that will cater to college students, will open in fall 2014. The construction has closed down a few roads in Sunnyside and shifted University Avenue, but it seems as though it will all be worth it in the end. Traffic to the Rec Center will be rerouted until improvements are made to the Evansdale Campus and the so-called Evansdale Crossing. This new building will feature places to eat, journalism classrooms and a Barnes & Noble bookstore. An additional student services area will allow students to enroll and register for classes. Panera Bread opens its doors today to the masses craving broccoli cheddar soup, everything bagels and

sugary lattes. While not affiliated with the University, Panera will still improve the quality of life for students who need their mid-day sandwich fix and a place to study with complimentary Wi-Fi and a view. These projects have all inconvenienced students and Morgantown residents alike, but the benefit will outweigh the temporary cons. Expansion is always proof the city and the University are growing, which will draw in more students and faculty,and in turn, the local economy. The one problem is Morgantown wasn’t originally built to house such an expansive population, and the infrastructure is reflecting that. We can only hope Morgantown and WVU will take all the necessary steps to protect the city’s integrity and keep its residents – temporary and permanent – safe. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Who should report entertainment news? JULIA BIANCO CASE WESTERN UNIVERSITY

I really hate to be that person that starts their article with a definition, but I just need to put this out there: according to dictionary.com, the definition of ‘news’ is “a report of a recent event, intelligence, or information.” O kay, s o it s eems pretty straightforward – news is anything that has happened recently. But we don’t report on everything that happens, ever, and not every news outlet reports on everything other news outlets pick up. Star reports celebrity gossip, Wired reports on science and technology, Entertainment Weekly reports on television and movies. All of these publications have very specific goals and agendas – they make it clear what they’re going to report, and then that’s what they discuss. However, the lines become blurred when you move onto larger and more general publications, such as The Associated Press, with less specific agendas. What should they be reporting? Recent AP headlines have ranged from “Barbie doll featured in Sports illustrated Swimsuit’s 50th anniversary issue,” to “Long, merciless winter takes heavy toll on nation’s pipes, pavement, and road-repair budgets,” to “Congress votes to restore full cost of living pension increases for younger military retirees” – a wide variety of topics, none of which received any questions about their validity as news. However, I have never seen quite so much vitriol directed at a news organization as when the AP decided to tweet the news about Justin Bieber’s recent arrest. The offending tweet, “BREAKING: Police offi-

cial says Justin Bieber is expected to turn himself in on assault charge in Toronto,” received such hateful respons es as “This deserves BREAKING?” from Scott Faldon, “They need a new alert : Biebing,” from Alex Heard, and a straight up “this is not newss!!!” from Lando- L2P. Responses like this are common when a more serious news outlet tweets something about entertainment. Any mention of a celebrity is often regarded as a superficial topic, and people are ready to jump on news organizations for talking about something they deem so shallow. Why is this? And is the outrage justified? I say no. If we’re going by the dictionary definition of what news is, which is what I think we should go by, then big things that happen to celebrities is news. If Justin Bieber gets arrested or if Shia LaBeouf opens a weird art exhibit where he wears a bag over his head, then that’s something that happened, and it’s something that should be reported. However, there is a flip side to that coin. If a regular person who you would walk by on the street were to get arrested on something like a suspicion of a DUI, the AP would not report on it, because it would be considered too small scale. One could argue that what happens to Justin Bieber is just as inconsequential to the rest of the world as the things that happen to you or me on a day to day basis. This is where we really have to consider the nature of society, and, especially, the nature of celebr ity. Many people blame our celebrity obsession on new media, but fame has been around for centuries. News about the comings and goings of Alexander the Great was written in paint on stones because people wanted to hear

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about it. We as a society need someone to idolize, and celebrities give us someone easy to look up to. We want to hear about what they do because it gives us an easy escape from our day to day lives. Fame is fickle, and it is often hard to trace how specific celebrities got famous and when it got to the point that their every move was the talk of the hour. However, there are clearly certain people who society has taken a fascination with for whatever reason, and they have become an integral part of our culture and our identity as Americans. Treat that as what you will, but it’s hard to deny that it is a fact, how-

ever much some people may not like it. We are a culture obsessed with fame, and it is reflected in what we see, what we read, and what we do. Clearly, there are just as many people, if not more, who want to hear about Justin Bieber’s arrest as a Congressional decision or a recent weather trend. That’s not something that can be called into question – again, you can say that this is a fundamental flaw in our society, but it’s hard to say that it’s not true. What this issue really comes down to, though, is the question of whether a news outlet that prides itself for reporting only the

best information should be stooping to the level of our fame-obsessed culture. Objectively, the answer to this question should be yes. If people want to read about it, for whatever reason, it is news. There is no going around that. News can be more specifically defined as what has happened to people or places or things that people want to hear about. The Associated Press is an organization that states its purpose as “the essential global news network, delivering accurate, insightful news from every corner of the world, 24 hours a day.” Hollywood is, for better

or for worse, a corner of the world, and it would be almost unethical for the AP to ignore it completely just because it’s considered “lowbrow” news.

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HOROSCOPE BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year your mind evolves to a new way of thinking, as a result of what is going on around you. You might see some situations as unchangeable, but by next year at this time, you could see these key matters in a totally different way. If you are single, you are likely to fall head over heels for someone this year. Late spring and summer could be significant. Give yourself a year before you make any commitments. If you are attached, you often might be at odds with your sweetie, especially with a critical matter or with your different approaches to spending. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Others count on you add-

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Junior Ziva Dvorsak finished first in the smallbore and helped lead West Virginia to a national title Saturday.

West Virginia wins NCAA-best 16th rifle national championship by meghan carr sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University rifle team earned a nation-best 16th NCAA National Championship Saturday in Murray, Ky., after winning both smallbore and air rifle disciplines. The Mountaineers finished with a 4,705 total after two days of competition, the highest total in the history of the national championships and won their second con-

secutive title. Friday, the Mountaineers took the smallbore title for the first time under head coach Jon Hammond after scoring their second highest smallbore total of the season. WVU finished with a total of 2,338 for the victory. Junior Ziva Dvorsak finished first in the smallbore relay with 588, followed by eventual top shooter for the Mountaineers sophomore Garrett Spurgeon, who earned a 585 mark. Juniors Thomas Kyanko, Meelis Ki-

isk and Maren Prediger finished with 584, 581 and 571, respectively. “I don’t know if we expected this result, but I knew we were capable of this. They are all really good, experienced shooters. We prepared carefully for this championship. We wanted them to be comfortable shooting this match, and they were,” Hammond said. “They were confident, and they were able to shoot scores in and around their season averages. You can’t ask for a whole lot more

than that.” Spurgeon finished second in overall competition with a 451.6 mark. Kyanko went on to finish sixth overall with a score of 412.6 and Dvorsak placed seventh in the discipline with 401. Alaska-Fairbanks sophomore Tim Sherry placed first after a close battle with Spurgeon. Sherry jumped ahead of Spurgeon in the final shot, outshooting him 7.7-7.6. After a strong performance in smallbore the previous day, the Mountaineers

dominated in air rifle Saturday, earning 2,367 marks and the second consecutive air rifle title for the team. Prediger and Dvorsak shot a 596 and 594 in the discipline. Spurgeon earned a 591 mark, followed by Kyanko’s 586 mark. Kiisk rounded out the counting squad in air rifle relay with a 582 score. Prediger, Dvorsak and Spurgeon advanced beyond to the air rifle final. This was the second final in a row for Dvorsak and Spur-

geon – both advancing in the smallbore to the finals. Prediger entered the finals in first place for air rifle and finished with a 205 mark but was edged out by Kentucky’s Connor Davis, who earned a 205.4 mark. WVU finished the 2013-14 campaign with a 10-0 overall record and a 7-0 conference mark, earning its fifth Great American Conference championship and a 16th national title. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

men’s basketball

WVU travels to Georgetown for first round of NIT by amit batra sports editor @batra01

Following a disappointing performance in the Big 12 Conference tournament, the West Virginia men’s basketball team learned their postseason fate Sunday evening. The Mountaineers (1715, 9-9 Big 12) will travel to Washington, D.C., to face Georgetown in the first round of the NIT tonight at 7. The game will be played at McDonough Arena and televised nationally on ESPN. West Virginia will be

making its 16th appearance in the NIT, holding a 21-15 record in NIT play and winning the tournament in 2007, its last appearance in the NIT. WVU beat Clemson to claim the title. The Mountaineers also won the tournament in 1942. In this year’s NIT, West Virginia holds a 4-seed, while Georgetown comes in a 5-seed. The winner will face the winner of 1-seed Florida State and 16-seed Florida Gulf Coast. “We’re happy to be able to continue play in the postseason,” said West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins in an interview with WVUS-

ports.com. “Obviously, we are playing a team that we are familiar with and a team that is familiar with us from our Big East (Conference) battles. We’ve had great games recently with Georgetown and in Washington, D.C., at the NCAA tournament.” West Virginia and Georgetown have battled each other plenty in the past. In the all-time series, the Hoyas hold a 26-25 series advantage. The last meeting took place in Morgantown in January 2012. WVU won the game over the then-No. 9 Hoyas, 74-62. Georgetown (17-14, 8-10

Big East) finished No. 7 in the conference this season. Following a 1-2 start to the season, the Hoyas saw a six-game winning streak, including a win over thenNo. 10 VCU. The Hoyas were up-and-down the rest of the season after an 11-4 start but did see victories over thenNo. 7 Michigan State and then-No. 13 Creighton. Georgetown is coming off a first-round Big East tournament upset loss to DePaul. First team All-Big East guard Markel Starks will be the biggest threat to West Virginia, averaging 17.1 points per game. He ranked No. 4 in the league in scoring, No.

5 in free throw percentage (85.9 percent), No. 7 in assists and No. 13 in 3-point field goals made. The senior guard plays nearly 37 minutes per contest. Sophomore guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera is averaging 17 points per game this season and leads the team with 58 3-point shots. Against DePaul, Smith-Rivera led the way for the Hoyas with 21 points. In a win over Creighton earlier this season, SmithRivera converted eight of his 14 shot attempts, good for 57 percent. West Virginia is coming off one of its worst perfor-

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mances of the season. The Mountaineers fell to the Texas Longhorns Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament. The Mountaineers’ leading scorers in Juwan Staten and Eron Harris were held below double figures. Freshman forward Brandon Watkins’ 10 points and seven rebounds led WVU in the 66-49 Texas victory. West Virginia will look to get back on track against Georgetown tonight in the 2,500-seat McDonough Arena. amit.batra@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU should take advantage of opportunity in NIT greg madia multimedia editor

When one goes to college, tries something different or even gets a new job, the adviser, supervisor or manager will say “this opportunity is what you make of it.” People then either take advantage of that opportunity or let it go by the wayside. In college, maybe a student thrives by finding a student organization that interests them. In a new job, maybe the employee starts at entry-level position, but works hard and eventually moves up into

management. Similar logic can be applied for West Virginia basketball as the Mountaineers enter the postseason. They will not be part of the NCAA tournament’s field of the 68 best teams, but instead will be part of the NIT’s field of the next best 32 teams. The NIT serves as that different challenge or new job for head coach Bob Huggins and his team. It is an opportunity, and like the college student or new employee, WVU can either take advantage of it or let it slip through its hands. In the past, teams with similar resumes and stories participated in the NIT. West Virginia finished the regular season 17-15 and

9-9 in the Big 12. A fellow Big 12 school, Baylor finished the regular season 18-14 overall and 9-9 in the conference in 2013. The Bears missed out on the NCAA tournament, but made use of an NIT bid. Baylor won the NIT and played five extra games together. They took advantage of the opportunity. Baylor proved they could compete at a high level. Entering the 2013-14 season the Bears were in the preseason Top 25. Furthermore, the Bears started this season 12-1, finished it 2411 and even played in the Big 12 Championship. Now, Baylor is an NCAA tournament team. Even looking back at re-

cent program history. The 2006-07 version of the Mountaineers finished the regular season 22-9 and 9-7 in the Big East Conference, but weren’t selected for the NCAA tournament. Those Mountaineers made of the most of their opportunity by winning the NIT. In the NIT title game, a young Da’Sean Butler scored 20 points. The following season, West Virginia reached the Sweet Sixteen, and a few years later, Butler was the centerpiece of a Final Four team. The current West Virginia team has the same opportunity. The entire team returns in 2015. Guard Juwan Staten will at least submit papers

to the NBA, but the general consensus is he will return to WVU similarly to how Kevin Jones stayed in school for his senior year after having interest in the NBA following the 2010-11 season. Staten and company can use the NIT to get better. They also can earn experience to play in a tournament setting after a disappointing Big 12 tournament appearance, getting blown out by Texas in the first round. The NIT is just like anything else – what you make of it, and it’s what West Virginia will do with the opportunity that matters. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

wrestling

Mountaineers finish fourth in Big 12 championships by NICOLE CURTIN sports writer @dailyathenaeum

During spring break, the West Virginia University wrestling team competed in the Big 12 Conference Championships in Norman, Okla. The Mountaineers finished in fourth place with a team score of 26 points, and six wrestlers placed individually. Leading the team was sophomore A.J. Vizcarrando, who earned second place. Following him were seniors Nathan Pennesi, Mac Mancuso, junior Mike Morales, sophomore Tim Wheeling and freshman Cory Stainbrook – all of whom finished in third place. In an interview with WVUSports.com, WVU head coach Craig Turnbull said he was pleased with the team’s performance at the

championship. “The primary goal of today was to get as many people to the national tournament as we could,” Turnbull said. “It appears we will get five, maybe six through. The gold standards are likely to go, but it was a great performance tonight from Stainbrook and Vizcarrando, wrestling themselves to the national tournament. The real bubble person is Pennesi.” In the heavyweight weight class, Vizcarrando earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with his second-place finish. He was the only Mountaineer to reach the finals, where he was up against the tournament’s top seed, Austin Marsden of Oklahoma State. Marsden brought Vizcarrando down with less than a minute left, beating him in a 5-2 decision. Stainbrook (125 lbs.) needed one win during the

conference championships to advance to the national tournament. In the opening round, Stainbrook took on top seed Jarrod Patterson of Oklahoma. Patterson took down Stainbrook three times to win the match 9-4. In the third-place bout, Stainbrook won a 5-4 decision over Earl Hall of Iowa State, earning his way to nationals. In the 133-lb. weight class, Pennesi faced Iowa State’s Shayden Terukina for third place. Pennesi beat Terukina with a fall late in the third period to secure thirdplace honors, after losing to Cody Brewer of Oklahoma 16-1 in the beginning of the tournament. At 149 lbs., Morales also earned his third-place honor and a trip to the national tournament. He started the tournament against No. 1 seed Kendrick Maple of Oklahoma, which Morales lost

in an 8-3 decision. For third place he faced the Cyclones’ Luke Goettl, who he beat with a 9-6 decision. Wheeling faced John Nicholson of Iowa State for the third-place bout in the 157-lb. weight class. Taking the lead in the first period, Wheeling took down Nicholson, putting him in a 2-0 lead. A second takedown in the first put him up 4-1. Nicholson caught up with a takedown of his own in the second, but Wheeling held on for a 6-4 decision after an escape early in the third period. At 174 lbs., sophomore Bubba Scheffel entered the tournament as a fourth seed and earned his first career bid to the national tournament. The Big 12 had four automatic qualifiers including Scheffel, as he led the conference in wins with 29 on the season, 15 by fall. Mancuso was the final

Mountaineer to finish with third-place honors, beating Danny Chaid of Oklahoma, 8-2. Senior Colin Johnston entered the tournament as a No. 1 seed in the 141-lb weight class but dropped both of his matches. He entered with a gold-star rating and will have to be awarded an atlarge bid to go to the NCAA Championships. Oklahoma State took home the team crown as they finished with 98.5 points. Behind them was Oklahoma taking second with 68.5 points, and Iowa State came in third with 45.5 points. The NCAA Championships will be held Thursday-Saturday in Oklahoma City at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Tickets can be purchased online at http:// NCAA.com. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

gymnastics

WVU drops meet to Maryland Sunday in College Park by dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Despite a season-best road score, the West Virginia University gymnastics team dropped a close meet to Maryland Sunday by a score of 195.525194.975 in College Park, Md. The Mountaineers (69, 0-2 Big 12) fell short of avenging an earlier loss to the Terrapins Jan. 17. “The two most important road meets of the season are coming up,” said WVU head coach Jason Butts in an interview with WVUsports.com. “We need to make sure that the

mistakes we made today are ironed out this week. Having said that, I’m really proud of the gymnasts (who) stepped up today and made sure our mistakes didn’t add up.” Senior Hope Sloanhoffer turned in another fantastic performance on her way to winning both the vault and all-around events. “I’m pumped for Hope (Sloanhoffer) – she’s peaking at the exact right time,” Butts said. “She really did exceptional today.” The Mountaineers opened the meet on the bars event, tallying a season-best score of 49.05. Sloanhoffer tied for first with a season-best score

of 9.875, while sophomore Lindsey Litten finished fifth with a score of 9.825. Senior Erica Smith and freshman Alexa Goldberg tied for sixth with a score of 9.8. “What an awesome way to start the meet,” Butts said. “We feel like we fixed some of our mistakes on that event, which will be good for next week’s Big 12 Championship.” On the vault event, the Mountaineers claimed three of the top four spots. Sloanhoffer won the event with a score of 9.875, while freshman Nicolette Swoboda tied for second with a score of 9.85 and junior Dayah Haley fin-

ished fourth with a score of 9.825. Junior Beth Deal continued her stellar work on the beam event, tying with Sloanhoffer for second with a score of 9.85. WVU also claimed three of the top five spots on the floor event. Sloanhoffer tied for first with a score of 9.9. Freshman Mackenzie Myers tied for third with a score of 9.875, while sophomore Melissa Idell finished fifth with a score of 9.825. The Mountaineers return to action Saturday to host the Big 12 Championship at the WVU Coliseum.

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Baseball

Mountaineers win series at Cal State Northridge by joe mitchin sports writer @dailyathenaeum

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First baseman Ryan McBroom went 4-for-6 with a home run and five RBI in WVU’s win against Cal State Northridge Sunday.

The West Virginia University baseball team closed out its week-long spring break trip in style Saturday afternoon in Northridge, Calif. The Mountaineers took down Cal State Northridge, 14-11, to take the threegame series. West Virginia sits at 10-6 on the season after beating CSNU, 5-4, Thursday night before dropping the middle of the series Friday evening, 4-2. WVU banged out 18 hits in the high-scoring thriller Saturday afternoon at Matador Field. The 14 runs are a season-high for the Mountaineers, who saw senior first baseman Ryan McBroom go 4-for-6 and driving in five runs on the day. McBroom’s day was highlighted by an eighth inning home run that started a four-run inning for West Virginia. “It’s nice to win a game when you don’t get starting pitching,” said head coach Randy Mazey. “We’ve been getting great starting pitching, and you always wonder if the starter can’t go seven innings are you going to be able to win. It’s nice to know we can get into an offensive fight and still win the game.” Saturday wasn’t a day starting pitcher Sean Carley will want to remember. The junior right-

hander went 5.1 innings while giving up eight runs on 10 hits on top of his three walks. Carley was the game’s winner while Cal State Northridge starter Jordan Johnson took the loss after lasting just 3.1 innings. Senior Corey Walter earned his third save of the season. The Mountaineer offense, however, saved the day and won the series for the team. Six hitters in the WVU lineup Saturday had multi-hit performances in the victory. The Matadors defeated West Virginia Friday night, 4-2, as junior pitcher Harrison Musgrave labored for much of the evening. The Mountaineer ace gave up nine hits and four runs in 6.2 innings pitched. He took the loss, his first of the season. Thursday night’s series opener was taken by West Virginia, who received some unlikely pitching help from the arm of righthander Zach Bargeron. The senior made his first start of the season and went 4.1 innings, allowing just two runs on five hits while earning a no-decision. “The guys that we pitched (today) don’t get to pitch much,” Mazey said. “We’ve got three really good starting pitchers, so our relievers haven’t really seen the mound all that much. We had to flip a lot of guys out there to see what they are capable of.” Catcher Cam O’Brien started

the scoring for WVU when he drove in a run in the fourth inning. The Mountaineers scored three runs in the frame. O’Brien finished 2-for-4 on the evening. “We’ve got a good team, but good teams don’t pick and choose when they show up and play,” Mazey said. “When there’s not a ton of people in the stands we still need to find a way to play well.” The Mountaineers’ West Coast spring trip is now in the books and will go down as a successful experience. WVU swept away Sacramento State and UC-Riverside March 8 and 9 in a threegame weekend in Riverside, Calif. The Mountaineers made a pit stop in Las Vegas for a onegamer with UNLV Tuesday, with the Rebels taking down West Virginia, 4-3. Overall, the Mountaineers went 5-2 on the trip. “It’s been a long trip for these kids,” Mazey said. “It seems like we’ve been out here for a month, so it’ll be good to get back home and sleep in our own beds and get back to familiar surroundings.” West Virginia will play its first game of the season in the Mountain State today in Charleston when the Mountaineers take on in-state rival Marshall. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

men’s basketball

West Virginia falls to Texas in Big 12 quarterfinals

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WVU lost to Texas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 championship in Kansas City last week.

by connor murray associate sports editor @connorkmurray

Whatever slim chance West Virginia had left of making the NCAA Tournament quickly faded into the Kansas City night, as the Mountaineers were outscored 35-14 in the first half and fell to the Longhorns 66-49 Thursday. Texas opened the game on a 12-0 run and never looked back. The Longhorns shot 49 percent from the floor for the game and held West Virginia to 30 percent shooting. “They came out, and it seemed like they weren’t missing. They got going

early,” said junior guard Juwan Staten. Staten landed awkwardly after driving to the basket and limped to the locker room mid-way through the second half. Left without their team leader and nothing but a potential NIT berth to play for, the Mountaineers hobbled to the finish line and made their second straight opening game exit from the Big 12 Tournament. Less than a week after being named a first team All-Big 12 selection, Staten was forced to watch his team struggle from the sideline. “It was really tough seeing my teammates out

there playing and trying to fight back. Watching from the sideline is a bad feeling,” Staten said. “It felt like I was kind of letting my teammates down. I wanted to be out there with them.” West Virginia came into this tournament riding high after an upset of thenNo. 8 Kansas Saturday. Any momentum the Mountaineers picked up from that upset didn’t make its way to Kansas City. Staten said the team knew what a victory against Texas and a deep run in the tournament would mean, but when it came time to execute, the Mountaineers fell short.

“We talked about the possibilities of what could happen if we won and how important the game was. When the game started things didn’t go as planned,” Staten said. “We got off to a bad start, and we trailed from that point on. It’s definitely frustrating when you know how bad you want it, how much you stress it and things don’t go your way.” When Texas was making its move early in the game, West Virginia was unable to hit jump shots to put a halt to the run. The Mountaineers made just 18 percent of their shots in the first half. “When they’ve got dou-

ble digit points and you’ve got zero points that’s hard to come back from, but it’s not impossible,” said sophomore guard Eron Harris. “They did a good job of holding us off for the whole game, and I give them credit for that.” Throughout most of the game, West Virginia appeared to be completely lost on the offensive side of the ball. As the point guard of the team, Staten said it was his job to keep the team focused an in position, despite what was going on around them. “My job is to be the extension of the coach on the floor, so if I see somebody in the right spot then I have

to tell them … It seemed like we were deer in headlights tonight,” Staten said. With the possibility of playing in a postseason tournament, albeit not the Big Dance, still in the air, Staten said his team will have to find a way to learn from this game and move on. “This game was tough, and we’re going to think about it today. It’s going to sit with us a little while,” Staten said. “Once we start preparing for the next team, then we’ve got to let this game go and use it as motivation for the next one.” connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu

Better times on the horizon for Mountaineer men’s basketball team kevin hooker sports WRITER

2010 must seem like a distant memory for the West Virginia men’s basketball team. On Sunday, the NCAA Selection Committee confirmed the Mountaineers wouldn’t qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row after a first round exit in the Big 12 Tournament. WVU hasn’t won a game in the conference tournament since the 2010 season when the Mountaineers won the Big East Tournament and lost to Duke in the Final Four. WVU finished 17-15 on the year with a 9-9 record in conference play, a fourgame improvement from the 2012-13 season. WVU woefully made the tournament in 2011 but lost con-

vincingly to Gonzaga in the first round. Although times have been tough for the Mountaineer faithful in recent seasons, the tides should be turning soon. Yes, WVU only won 17 games this year, but it did so with almost an entirely new roster. Jabarie Hinds, Aaron Brown, Keaton Miles, Aaric Murray and Deniz Kilicli all left the team in the offseason. Coach Bob Huggins admitted last year’s team was one of the most difficult teams he had to coach, because they were unwilling to change their defensive ways and often seemed disinterested. And it showed in their play. Huggins’ 13 wins last season marks his lowest win total in a season since he began coaching in 1980. With the Mountaineers needing to fill a void in their front court, Huggins signed four-star recruit Devin Williams. Although inconsistent at times, Williams showed

great potential near the end of his freshman year, posting three straight double-doubles. He averaged 8.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. In his second season in Morgantown, point guard Juwan Staten showed the Big 12 he’s not only the top point guard in the conference, but perhaps the nation. Staten earned First Team All-Big 12 honors this season and lead the conference in both scoring and assists. He went from averaging 7.6 points and 3.3 assist his sophomore year to 18.0 points, 5.8 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game his junior year. Eron Harris followed up his promising freshman year with a solid sophomore season, scoring 17.4 points per contest on 42 percent shooting from 3-point range. And assuming Staten doesn’t dart for the NBA Draft, this same unit will stay in tact next season because the current roster has no seniors. With another offseason under their belts,

coupled with the fact that the rest of the Big 12 won’t have the same experience WVU has, a run in the NCAA Tournament next season is a strong possibility. WVU is also welcoming four-star recruit Daxter Miles and Jevon Carter (three-star recruit) to the program next season. Fourstar recruit Elijah Macon was unable to play this season due to ineligibility rules but should be expected in the lineup in 2014-15. So be patient, Mountaineer fans. College basketball is a very cyclic sport, and it often takes programs a few years to rebuild off the success it once had. Although Huggins hasn’t recruited the big time, five-star players that some schools are lucky to sign, he finds guys who will stay with the program for multiple seasons. With a solid core already in tact, there’s plenty of reason for excitement at the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Sophomore guard Eron Harris was an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection this season.

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women’s basketball

No. 7 West Virginia falls to Baylor in Big 12 tournament final by jon fehrens sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The Big 12 regular season champions and No. 7 West Virginia women’s basketball team fell in the Phillip’s 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball championship game to Baylor March 10. Before the Mountaineers lost a tough battle to the team with whom they shared the Big 12 regular season title, WVU head coach Mike Carey had to guide his team through two opponents who gave him headaches in the regular season. The Mountaineers’ regular-season success earned them a first-round bye, and they faced TCU in a quarterfinal matchup. TCU, another strong defensive team, played two close games against West Virginia, both of which the

Mountaineers won. Trailing by one late in the game, senior guard Taylor Palmer stroked back-toback 3-pointers to give her team a five-point advantage. Senior center Asya Bussie gave her team the biggest lead of the night by completing a 3-point play to finish a 12-2 run for the Mountaineers. “They played us extremely hard all three times this season,” Carey said. “I knew this (game) was going to be like this, and I told the team we knew we were playing them last night, and they’re a great team.” TCU’s Zahna Medley was having her way with the West Virginia defense until Carey put senior Jess Harlee to defend her. Before Harlee, Medley had 19 points on 5-of-6 shooting. She only made three of her next 11 shots to finish her

night with 32 points. Harlee’s teammates recognized her defensive effort after the game. “We just tried to make sure we were all on the same page and trying to slow down,” Palmer said. “We knew we had to get stops like coach said. (Harlee) came in, and she played tremendous on Medley. And it got her to slow down a little bit, and that’s when we started to make our run.” West Virginia swept the Horned Frogs on the season with a 67-59 victory. The No. 3-seeded Longhorns waited for the Mountaineers in their semifinal matchup. West Virginia only lost three games in the regular season – one of them belonging to UT. Carey saw his team play two physical games against Texas and expected another tough battle in the confer-

ence tournament. Sophomore Bria Holmes’ 23 points helped send the Longhorns home early with a 67-60 loss and earned her team the conference championship. Holmes was able to spring several times due to the amount of defensive pressure Texas gave inside. “It didn’t surprise me this wasn’t a very pretty game,” Carey said. “Both teams play pretty good defense, both teams go inside a lot and there’s a lot of banging.” Senior guard Christal Caldwell added 15 points, while Palmer came off the bench and chipped in 10 points. Entering the league championship, West Virginia earned its highest ranking in program history when the AP Poll had the Mountaineers at No. 5. The previous record was held by Carey’s 2009-10 squad,

when they remained at No. 6 for four consecutive weeks. For a team that executed so well down the stretch all season, WVU could not hold onto a lead and fell in the conference championship, 74-71. The Mountaineers held onto a onepoint lead with 54 seconds left, but the nation’s leading scorer, Odyssey Sims, hit a jumper with 53 seconds left to give her team a lead. The win in Oklahoma City gave the Lady Bears their fourth consecutive Big 12 title. “Our girls played extremely hard. We had a one-point lead with a minute to go and just didn’t execute, and then we went down to the other side and then didn’t score, and then we didn’t execute on the other side again,” Carey said. “There were runs both ways.”

Holmes led the Mountaineers in scoring again with 24 points, while Linda Stepney added 10 points. Stepney had a chance in the final seconds to tie the game but failed to finish a drive in the lane. After the game, both Bussie and Holmes were named to the Big 12 AllTournament team for their play in the tournament. “Overall, I told the players (to) remember how this feels, because the next time going down the stretch we’ve got to execute,” Carey said. “We normally execute well going down the stretch.” West Virginia earned a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament Monday evening and will take on 15-seed Albany in Baton Rouge, La., Sunday at 3 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

WOMEN’S TENNIS

WVU falls to Kansas, Kansas State in first conference matches by anthony pecoraro sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University women’s tennis team fell to No. 52 Kansas State, 4-3, in the Mountaineers’ Big 12 Conference opener Friday. In the second conference match Sunday, No. 35 Kansas defeated WVU, 7-0. Both matches were held at the Ridgeview Racquet Club in Morgantown. In an interview with WVUsports.com, WVU head coach Miha Lisac said he thought Friday’s match went well, even though the Mountaineers couldn’t come away with a victory. “I thought we did a very good job in doubles today and came out with good focus and energy,” he said. “It was a great situation to play from ahead. We had a couple of players (who) handled the match very well.” The Mountaineers (3-

10, 0-2 Big 12) started Friday’s match with the doubles point, winning the No. 2 match of duo sophomore Hailey Barrett and junior Ikttesh Chahal over the Wildcats’ Palma Juhasz and Iva Bago, 8-1. In the No. 3 spot, sophomores Vivian Tsui and Irinka Toidze teamed up for their third consecutive win in doubles, downing Riley Nizzi and Livia Cirnu, 8-1. In singles play, the Mountaineers dropped their first two matches, but freshman Oana Manole, who is 7-4 on the season in singles, tied the team score at two with a twoset victory over Cirnu, 7-6 (4), 6-1. To i d z e followed Manole’s lead to give West Virginia its second lead of the day, defeating Nizzi in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2. The Mountaineers could not get ahead of the Jayhawks Sunday as WVU dropped its first two doubles matches. The freshman tandem of Manole

and Kaja Mrgole was defeated by Dylan Windom and Paulina Los, 8-4. Tsu i a n d To i d ze snapped their threematch win streak, losing to Claire Dreyer and Morgan Barnhill, 8-3. In singles, no luck was to be had by the Mountaineers as Barrett fell to Windom, 6-3, 6-2, to extend KU’s lead to 2-0. At the No. 2 singles position, Mrgole, who is tied for the team lead with seven singles victories with Manole, claimed the first set over Maria Jose Cardona, 6-4, but stumbled in the second and third, 6-1, 6-1. Manole, who took the first set 6-4 against Maria Belen Luduena, gave up the next two, 6-4, 6-3. The Mountaineers will be in Waco, Texas, Friday to take on the Baylor Bears at 5 p.m., before traveling to Austin to face the Texas Longhorns Sunday at noon. doyle maurer/the daily athenaeum

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Sophomore Irinka Toidze follows through on a stroke in a home match against Buffalo earlier this season.