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Gee tackles student questions at AMA by alexis randolph staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee sat down with Student Government Association President Ryan Campione for the SGA Ask Me Anything event.

The event, held Tuesday evening in the Mountainlair Food Court, held a public forum where anyone could ask Gee questions.

One of the most frequently asked questions on the online forum was how Gee’s Doyle Maurer/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM love of bow ties began.

Gordon Gee answers a question from Student Government Association presi“I have over 1,000 active dent Ryan Campione during a live Ask Me Anything session in the Mountainlair bow ties and another 1,000 Tuesday night.

inactive, and they have been made into quilts in true West Virginia tradition,” Gee said.

“I was 15 years of age and in a doctor’s office, this guy came in and he had a bow tie on, and I said ‘Hm, what is that?’ and he showed me what it was. So, I persuaded my dad to get me one, and I loved it.”

Gee addressed several serious issues WVU students and faculty face such as traffic, tuition price and the image of the University and the state.

“One of the powers of coming back is I understand our West Virginia modesty is sometimes our biggest enemy,” he said. “We have tre-

mendous assets between our physical resources and intellectual resources. We have to tell our own story.”

Gee also addressed complaints about the Personal Rapid Transit system. When asked if he thought it was reliable and necessary, Gee said it is essential to Morgantown life.

“It has worn out its internals. We are investing $50 million to bring it up to modern standards,” Gee said. “If we did not have the PRT and had 15 buses running back and forth, it would be a disaster for students and the University.”

Gee also fielded some

questions about his experiences at WVU. Gee gave students advice about balancing a social and academic life.

“I think that is important.

I think it is an ingredient for success in life, being able to balance your obligations and your opportunities,” Gee said.

“The best advice I could give was given to me by my father: ‘When you work, you should work and play while you play.”’

The University has changed a lot since Gee spent time at WVU in the 1980s.

“The University has grown and morphed, it plays on a global stage,” Gee said.

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Public hearing talks city’s federal grant funding

By Evelyn Merithew Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The City of Morgantown held a public hearing Tuesday to discuss the Community Development Block Grant.

The hearing, which took place in Council Chambers at City Hall, focused on the 2014-2018 Consolidated Plan’s goals and objectives for the five-year plan. “ This process is driven by public input.

The city gets the grant, but we don’t just come up with what we decide to do,” said Dave Bott, community development administrator.

“The whole process is driven by what the public thinks the needs of the community are.”

The City of Morgantown is an entitlement community and anticipates receiving $1.75 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal years 2014-18. The CDBG regulation limits public service activities to 15 percent, and planning and administrative activities to 20 percent annually.

The Consolidated

Plan has four basic grants: CDBG, the Home Grant, the Emergency Solutions Grant and the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program.

These four grants are combined into a plan and given an annual budget for each. The goals and objectives are reanalyzed every five years.

To receive funding, the City first submits an application to the federal government. Morgantown has received funding for 10 years as of 2014.

The goals of the plan have been established, but the City has held off on specifying the objectives to give agencies and the public a chance to look over the goals for the next 30 days.

Housing, a main source of funding from the plan, was a key talking point at the meeting.

“Housing is a critical need in the city for lowincome people. Housing is driven by the student housing market,” Bott said.

“You can’t fault the market for the situation in Morgantown

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WVU associate professor awarded for leadership with Prison Book Project by jacob bojesson staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Katy Ryan, an associate professor in English at West Virginia University, has been named this year’s Neil S. Bucklew Award recipient for her work with the Appalachian Prison Book Project.

The award is presented by the WVU Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and recognizes a person for his or her demonstrations of leadership, courage and support on a continuous basis in the area of social justice, diversity, equity

and inclusion.

Ryan started the Appalachian Prison Book Project a decade ago, and the nonprofit organization supplies prison inmates in six states with free books.

“A fantastic group of volunteers has kept the project going for 10 years,” Ryan said. ”The Bucklew Award is a recognition of the great collective work of many, many people who are committed to economic and social justice.”

Ry a n said the project has been a success, and since

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PHOTOS BY Mick Posey

TOP: After meeting with President Gee, members of the ROTC program ran back to Stansbury Hall as part of their Warrior Run on Tuesday morning.

RIGHT: At the end of the run, President Gee spoke to the WVU ROTC students outside the Blaney House.

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WVU ROTC students complete Warrior Run from Stansbury Hall to Blaney House

By Summer Ratcliff City Editor @SummerRatcliff

Tuesday morning while most West Virginia University students were still asleep, members of the Air Force ROTC program participated in a Warrior Run that led them from Stansbury Hall to President Gordon Gee’s front lawn at the Blaney House.

The detachment used to participate in the Warrior Run, but it has not been done for the past few years.

Travis Hoyes, a senior international studies student, said he decided to revitalize the event as a way to both provide a change from the usual drills, as well as a way for the cadets to get more involved with the school.

After arriving at the Blaney House, the cadets recited the Airman’s Creed and then had an opportunity to hear from President Gee. “President Gee welcomed us to his house and then asked Lt. Col. Burnside, our detachment commander, to explain a little about our detachment.” Hoyes said.

“Then (he) explained some of his life to us – from his first time as WVU president to the present.”

President Gee joked with the cadets about waking him up too early and also praised them for the journey they will undergo in their military experience and the work the cadets put forth to get where they are now.

Hoyes said the cadets thoroughly enjoyed being able to meet with President Gee and appreciated his hospitality.

“It really impacted me to see how open and welcoming President Gee was to the cadets that early in the morning,” he said. “I think for the cadets it was nice to have someone be so welcoming and supportive of the military.”

Hoyes said he hopes the Warrior Run can become an annual event again to allow future cadets to have the unique experience of meeting one-on-one with and receiving encouragement from the University president.

“Everyone enjoyed themselves and had many good things to say about the experience,” he said. “The event went

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very well, and many have said they want it to happen again in the future.”

Colonel Devin Ricchuito, Cadet Wing Commander and a senior nursing student, said it is nice to know someone of Gee’s status and position has an interest in the ROTC program and what the cadets do.

“It was a great experience. We’re always looking for an excuse to run as a group,” Ricchuito said. “It fosters teamwork and cohesiveness, which is vital in a military unit. Running to meet the president of the University gave the cadets a mission to accomplish.” summer.ratcliff@mail.wvu.edu

NCAA BOUND WVU gymnast Beth Deal is confident and ready as she prepares to head to the NCAA championships.

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Greek WEEK

Franz crowned WVU Mr. Greek 2014

From left to right, contestants Dane Franz, Ethan Winn, Anthony Ferguson and Michael Mckenna show off their bodies during the swimwear portion of the competition.

by laura haight staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Brothers of seven different fraternities participated in the Mr. Greek Pageant Tuesday evening at Ming Hsieh Hall. The pageant had four competitions: “frat wear,” swimwear, talent and formal wear.

Dane Franz, a sophomore geology student and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, was crowned as Mr.

Greek.

“I’m extremely happy for my fraternity,” he said.

Franz said he couldn’t have done it without the help of his brothers. He said they’ve worked hard preparing for this for the past four nights. “(They) formulated a plan, and I just executed it,” Franz said.

He said the “frat wear” portion of the pageant was the most difficult because it was the first part.

“After that, it wasn’t too difficult,” Franz said. “I started to get attention and started to like it.”

For the “frat wear” segment, participants modeled while wearing pastel shorts, Sperry shoes and sunglasses, then answered questions about their fraternities.

For the talent competition, Franz captivated the crowd by playing a country mash-up on the guitar and ended with the crowd sing-

ing “Wagon Wheel” with him.

“I’ve never played in front of more than four people,” he said. “Playing in front of all these people and getting a positive reaction was awesome.”

The other participants entertained the crowd with magic tricks, comedy and guitar playing.

Jackie Camacho, vice president of programming and philanthropy for Panhellenic Council, said the

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event went well.

“It was a little rowdy, but everyone was enthusiastic,” Camacho said. “A lot of people showed up, so it was fun.”

Fraternities who participated earned points for their teams for Greek Week. The winner won 250 points, second place won 150 points, third won 100, and each fraternity who participated won an extra 50 points.

Camacho said her favor-

ite part of the event is always the talent portion because of the variety of performances.

“You get to see their personality and what they come up with,” she said. “You get to see if they’re funny or if they have a realistic talent like singing or playing the guitar.”

Greek Week events will continue with Greek Games tonight and Airbands on Thursday. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Industry group seeks continuous flight tracking KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — An aviation industry group is creating a task force to make recommendations this year for continuously tracking commercial airliners because “we cannot let another aircraft simply vanish” like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

As low clouds, rain and choppy seas off western Australia hampered Tuesday’s hunt for the missing jet, the head of the operation warned that the 25-day-old search “could drag on for a long time,” and Malaysian investigators said they were scrutinizing the last-known conver-

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Continued from page 1 the start in 2004, the group has mailed more than 13,000 books to prisons in and around West Virginia.

“We started the project in 2004 because there was such an obvious need for books inside prisons,” she said. “Anyone in prison can write to us and make a request for reading material, and we do our best to find a good fit from our shelves of donated books.”

The project has seen a positive response from the inmates who keep requesting more reading material.

“Storytelling and reading are fundamental human activities,” Ryan said. ”There are humane and practical reasons to provide imprisoned people with tools that might improve their lives and all of our lives. We know that education is the single best way to reduce recidivism, and we consider the book project part of that larger social goal.”

Social justice issues have long been an important topic for Ryan. She has

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Continued from page 1 because people who make investments in housing want to make money.

They’re going to make money in the market that returns on what their investment is.”

The current construction taking place in the City is starting to shift some of the older single-family houses that were transi-

sation between the plane and ground control.

The search has turned up no sign of the Boeing 777, which vanished March 8 with 239 people aboard bound for Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.

A multinational team of aircraft and ships are searching the southern Indian Ocean for the plane, which disappeared from radar and veered off-course for reasons that are still unexplained.

The aviation mystery has highlighted the need for improvements in tracking aircraft and security, according to the International Air Trans-

port Association, a trade association for the world’s airlines meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

“In a world where our every move seems to be tracked, there is disbelief that an aircraft could simply disappear,” said Tony Tyler, the director general of the group whose 240 member airlines carry 84 percent of all passengers and cargo worldwide.

“We cannot let another aircraft simply vanish,” he said in announcing the high-level task force to make recommendations on tracking commercial aircraft.

But the Air Line Pilots As-

sociation, the world’s biggest pilot union, warned that live-streaming of information from the flight data recorder, as an alternative to the current black boxes, could lead to the release or leak of clues that could make pilots look bad before all the facts about an accident are known.

“That data is there for safety analysis,” said Sean Cassidy, an ALPA officer and a pilot with Alaska Airlines. “Unfortunately, if you have this massive wave of data that’s getting out there – if it’s not safeguarded and protected –

there’s going to be a real rush to judgment, especially towards the pilots in event of an accident.”

ALPA said if the goal is to better track airplanes, the answer is a beefed-up, satellite-based navigation system called NextGen. In Washington, a congressman is considering introducing a bill that would require the installation of second black box as a backup measure on new commercial passenger aircraft that are used on longer flights, over oceans or in remote locations. The devices, known as deployable flight re-

corders, would eject before a crash to make them easier to find, and can be designed to float and transmit a signal to searchers.

At a March 12 congressional hearing, Rep. David Price said the disappearance of Flight 370 had once again demonstrated the need for such devices, which are costly, but could save time and money by providing critical data to help explain a crash. His spokesman, Andrew High, said the North Carolina Democrat is considering re-introducing a bill he sponsored several years ago.

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committed a lot of time to researching topics such as the death penalty.

She will host an Educational Justice and Appalachian Prisons Symposium Friday and Saturday during which current and former inmates will meet to discuss issues related to these topics.

“Many wonderful speakers will be joining us, including imprisoned and formerly imprisoned people, corrections officials, judges, law professors, humanities scholars, students, and representatives of books projects,” Ryan said.

She said the APBP is a matter larger than just giving books to inmates; it is a way of holding a discussion regarding social issues regarding education and the justice system.

“This is an opportunity for anyone interested in prisons, education or social justice to learn more about what is going on in West Virginia and other states in terms of higher education in prisons and alternative sentencing.”

“Now, it plays in a different ball game. I have a much more powerful role to play in the state. One thing hasn’t changed – the traffic is awful.”

A noticeable change, according to Gee, is the renovated library. He said the renovated library is one of his favorite buildings on campus.

“I had heard really good things about this president, and I also heard he had a great sense of humor and wanted to see it for myself,” said Christina Brown, a sophomore chemistry student.

“He was really funny.”

Brown said she learned a lot about the state of the University.

“It was interesting to hear him talk about the way the University looks outside of (West Virginia),” Brown said.

“I’m glad to see he is trying to address the issue of our degrees not being worth as much because we are from West Virginia.”

To learn more about President Gee, visit http://presidentgee.wvu.edu.

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tioned into apartments for students back to singlefamily housing. This housing will become available to lower-income individuals for rent.

Over the past 10 years, $1.3 million from the CDBG went to rehabilitation housing.

Bott said homelessness is also an ongoing problem in Morgantown. However, in the last two years, the homeless task force has been developed, and there is now a Coordinat-

ing Council on Homelessness that has focused on rapid rehousing of the homeless rather than just case management.

“This has been a proven technique in many communities and works well because these people become housed,” Bott said.

“There are (monetary) savings of around 40 percent, and that 40 percent can be turned back into other activities.”

Another project that will be a main source of fund-

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Students stopped to listen to Gordon Gee speak in the Mountainlair during his live AMA Tuesday. ing is anti-poverty, dealing specifically with lowincome individuals who work. Out-of-school programs also receive some of this funding ,and the results have been significant.

“There was large gang activity especially in the Greenmont Neighborhood. These (out-ofschool) programs turned that gang situation around, and we’ve practically, if not fully eliminated it in town,” Bott said. “Graduation rates have increased,

grades have increased, and there’s a real ability of the parents to work and know their kids are safe.”

Contrary to what they previously knew about the budget, Bott said the City has $10,000 more in its budget to distribute to funding certain programs and activities.

“What we did with these goals is rather broad,” he said. “We are being more conservative with our goals and objectives.

“We don’t want to

set them so small that they’re too easy to obtain. We’ll set the objectives so that we have some outcomes that impact the community.”

For more information about the Community Development Block Grant program in Morgantown, visit http :/ /m organtow nw v. gov/government/city-government/developmentservices-department/ community-development. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

A&E MAC hosts Standup Showdown 3

Wednesday April 2, 2014

BY WESTLEY THOMPSON A&E WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

The Monongalia Arts Center on High Street will host their second MAComedy Standup Showdown later this month. The competition is open to the public, but only four contestants will actually get to make it on stage April 25.

To enter, contestants must submit a one-min-

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ute video showcasing their jokes to the MAC via email.

Three of the contestants will be chosen by a panel of judges at the MAC. The fourth – the wildcard contestant – will be chosen by last year’s winner and this year’s headliner, Christian Cox. The winning comedian of the night will receive a grand prize of $100, as well as a chance to be next year’s headliner.

“MAC has always wanted to do standup,” said Roger Banks, MAC theater director. “We have recently brought new life to the theatre program. We do have a very vibrant standup comedy environment here in Morgantown.”

Banks is excited to see the different types of standup and has always felt that local talent offers a fresh and exciting perspective. The MAC is hoping to see a large

turnout with a lot of variety.

“We’re really looking for a wide range of community representatives,” Banks said. “We even want to see senior citizens submit videos; we want a diverse population.”

Between the open mic standup at Gibbie’s, the weekly Mountaineer Comedy Club shows and now MAC’s Standup Showdown, Morgantown looks to be developing into quite the hub

for hopeful standup stars.

“We look at standup comedy as an art form,” Banks said.

“We want to provide that environment where comedians can take part in some friendly competition. I really like to nurture talent, and it’s amazing to see local people exploring things, and it works. It’s such a high.”

Hopeful standup comedians should make sure to

take advantage of this excellent opportunity provided by The Monongalia Arts Center.

They must receive an email at info@monartscenter.com by April 14 for the contestant to be considered eligible.

Even if you aren’t brave enough to go on stage, stop by the MAC and check out the show. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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The Cherry Street Band rocks Morgantown Sound

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The Cherry Street Band, a local jazzy, rock band, performs during Monday night’s Morgantown Sound.

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Drew Nickerson, lead guitarist of The Cherry Street Band, performs during Monday night’s Morgantown Sound.

‘Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls’ reveals author’s personal life Mitchell Glazier A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

In David Sedaris’ latest collection of essays, “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls,” he spins dull dayto-day life as an American living in West Sussex, England, into an incredible chronicle of daily life.

The book is a departure from Sedaris’ usual format, as he typically compiles nearly fifty short stories to form a collection.

In “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls,” Sedaris’ tales are cohesive, weaving the same characters throughout each story and allowing the reader to become more intimate with the people and places that make up the author’s life.

The book begins with Sedaris’ life with his partner, Hugh Hamrick.

In the opening pages, Sedaris tells of his “coming out” to his parents as a teenager. After revealing his sexuality, Sedaris became promiscuous, traveling around New York City during the AIDS epidemic.

These small glimpses of the author’s early life draw readers close to the scenes and people presented throughout.

Sedaris is relentless with detail in “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls,” telling readers of his awkwardness and adventures in shaving his nether regions.

While this may seem too revealing, Sedaris proves that he is human, a flawed millionaire.

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Sedaris’ writing exhibits strokes of sheer brilliance. It takes incredible talent and attention to detail to turn banal scenes of daily life into something provocative and intensely interesting.

He reveals his compulsive tendencies with saving newspaper clippings and articles from British newspapers, and his strange fears and credos.

These aspects make Sedaris vulnerable, which causes readers to trust his

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various adventures and accounts.

For readers who enjoy humor, Sedaris is a master of nearly every kind.

Some jokes are dry, while others usher rollicking laughter. For a break from academia, “Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls” is a satisfying read.

“Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls” is available for $27 at Barnes & Noble, or used on Amazon. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Paris Winfrey, lead vocals for The Cherry Street Band, performs during Monday night’s Morgantown Sound.

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OPINION

Wednesday April 2, 2014

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How to stand out among a sea of other applicants HANNAH CHENoweth COLUMNIST

Every college student has been subject to their fair share of advice regarding resumes and interviews. Some people try to scare you with statistics about the job market – telling you how utterly unprepared you are and possibly ranting about our “entitled” generation.

Others will give you lengthy rules for your resume, as if there’s only one correct format. The truth is everyone is going to tell you something different.

As helpful as it can be to listen to people who have experience, it is up to you to rely on your own intuition to make your own path.

It’s true it can feel somewhat hopeless trying to stand out in a sea of applicants who have the same qualifications as you.

HR managers can comb through thousands of resumes and see the same generic credentials over and over. But there’s no need to despair. It’s simply a challenge.

Recently, an article published by The Elite Daily showcased a woman who dared to go above and beyond to land her dream advertising job. The woman actually created a Lego version of herself for the interviewers to assemble, with her skills and background displayed on the very non-traditional packaging.

“I wanted a fun way to stand out to agencies and get my resume out of the trash can,” she said.

Isn’t that what we all

want? The job hunt and threat of unemployment can make the most levelheaded person feel crazy.

Taking a job below your education level can burden you with a huge amount of financial stress as you are swamped with loans and real-world expenses, but many people with a degree are forced to do just that.

As the job market has been on the bleak side in the past five years, stories of people going to extreme lengths to get noticed by employers have become more common.

There was the woman in Georgia who used Christmas lights to spell out her resume outside her home.

The blinking words read: “My wish, HR job, Liz Hickok, LinkedIn.” A man named Alec B ro w n s t e i n actually bought Google ads with the names of advertising ex-

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ecutives so that when they searched his or her name, a job request popped up: “Hi, I’m Alec Brownstein.

Googling yourself is a lot of fun. Hiring me is fun too.”

This cost him a total of 15 cents.

These ideas don’t require an off-the-charts IQ or a ton of money. They are simple, creative and effective. There are some ideas that are just as unusual but aren’t quite as effective.

For example, CareerBuilder.com posted a story in which an applicant explains an arrest on his record. He wrote: “We stole a pig, but it was really small.”

One applicant attached a letter from her mother. Yet another attributed a threemonth spell of unemployment to the stress of losing a cat.

There’s a saying that “no press is bad press,” which could also translate to the concept of attention in general. I would say when job-hunting, there’s probably a fine line between standing out and completely scaring an employer.

You definitely don’t want to be the guy who actually attached an application for the company on why they deserve him (true story).

The point is it can be tough to break into the job market, but tough times can breed creativity and innovation. There are plenty of clever ways to catch an employer’s attention that haven’t even been thought up yet. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

EDITORIAL AMA, or Ask Me Anything, is a growing trend.

What began as a popular topic on Reddit has become so culturally ubiquitous that celebrities, authors and even the president of the United States have participated in them.

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee and the Student Government Association are no exception.

SGA hosted an AMA with Gee that invited students to ask Gee or members of SGA anything, ranging from serious to silly.

The two most popular questions were about Gee’s famous love for bow ties and the parking situation in Morgantown.

Really, nothing we haven’t asked before.

So, how effective are AMAs, really?

Yes, there are those few who do ask serious questions, but since most AMAs are done online, it’s difficult to come up with a satisfactory answer to a difficult question, especially when there are 100 more questions to answer. It’s easy to choose the simple questions, instead of digging deep on the fly.

These AMAs are good for getting to know a person, but they aren’t really much good for anything else. SGA tried to have a solo AMA earlier this year, but how can we expect to ask what they plan to do about the lack of vegan food in the dining halls in a Reddit post?

There will always be that person who trolls the AMAs to ask pointless or nuisance questions, which ruins the forum for the rest of the users.

While it can be admired Gee and SGA are trying to reach out to

more students using the types of media they frequent, it’s possibly just a waste of everyone’s time to know how Gee first came to wear bow ties.

Only a handful of students and community members showed up to the event, either from lack of interest or simply not knowing about it.

Without a full representation, it’s impossible to get a range of questions from the students, faculty and staff, and community members.

Students so often get upset for not being made aware when big changes are made at the University. This would have been a perfect opportunity to find out Gee’s plans for the foreseeable future, or at least what the WVU community should be on the lookout for.

The University can only do so much to raise awareness about important events, changes or updates; the students have to meet them halfway and get involved and start asking questions about their institution.

Props to them both for attempting to connect to the student body and get more of them to participate. Next time let’s try to hit a little harder, though. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Collaboration versus solitude: which one drives innovation?

MEGAN PATIRY ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

From universities to boardrooms and open-layout offices, we as students and employees are encouraged to work together within teams and are taught from an early age that forming a group brainstorm or study session is the most effective way to learn and generate ideas.

But is this “New Groupthink,” a term coined by Susan Cain, author of “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” really the best platform for learning?

Keith Sawyer, author of “Group Genius,” suggests that “researchers have found that breakthrough ideas are largely due to exchange and interaction,” and that most introverted individuals who enjoy working in solitude wouldn’t have been successful entrepreneurs had they not been involved in some kind of collaboration with others.

Powerful figures such as Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, and Steve Wozniak, his co-founder, and even Bill Gates are used as prime examples of how both solitude and collaboration play a role in the creative process.

In Sawyer’s point of view, Apple wouldn’t have been possible if it weren’t for Wozniak’s idea exchange with Jobs and the Homebrew Computer Club (even though Wozniak was a proclaimed introvert) and that the Macintosh computer resulted from Job’s collaboration with Xerox Parc, “the lab where the windowsand-mouse technology was first demonstrated.”

“No solitude story there,” Sawyer posted on his blog.

However, when we review Cain’s perspective on introversion, idea genera-

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tion and the Wozniak-Jobs story, we see an entirely different picture – the one where Wozniak worked diligently with the intention of pure creation alone. A piece of advice quoted from Wozniak’s memoir in Cain’s article “Rise of the New Groupthink” reiterates Wozniak’s value of solitude when it comes to innovation, stating: “Most inventors and engineers I’ve met are like me ... they live in their heads.

They’re almost like artists.

In fact, the very best of them are artists. And artists work best alone... I’m going to give you some advice that might be hard to take. That advice is: Work alone... Not on a committee. Not on a team.”

Cain also highlights that while some interaction is good and fuels productivity, most office platforms that involve being “corralled into endless meetings or conference calls conducted in offices that afford no respite from the noise and gaze of co-workers” is limiting, since studies show the employees with “open-plan” offices are more susceptible to sickness, have a higher incidence of stress and are more hostile than their closed-office counterparts.

We can even get a taste for the disdain of constant contact through a simple headline from an article in the Guardian, titled, “Openplan offices were devised by Satan in the deepest caverns of Hell.”

So what is going on in groups that in some cases spurs innovation, yet oftentimes limits it? The differences may be in the way humans socialize; as social beings, most humans desire to be liked and accepted by their peers and certain groups (think cliques in high school).

Keeping this in mind, it is only natural that in a group environment, individual’s opinions are easily swayed and influenced by that of

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In her book ‘Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking’ author Susan Cain discusses ways for timid people to succeed in the modern world. the group – namely, the more charismatic leaders.

This isn’t to say that introverted individuals are pushovers, but that almost everyone in a group setting is (at least subconsciously) trying to fit in with the group and/ or monitoring the reactions of others, which is a huge distraction.

“The reasons brainstorming fails are instructive for other forms of group work, too,” Cain wrote.

“People in groups tend to sit back and let others do the work; they instinctively mimic others’ opinions and lose sight of their own, and often succumb to peer pressure. These distractions disappear when an individual is alone.”

Cain goes on to mention a study involving Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns, which

found that when we voice an opinion that is different from the majority, we “activate the amygdala, the organ in our brain associated with fear of rejection.” Berns termed this phenomenon “the pain of independence,” and highlights how it can be difficult to open up with ideas in a group setting.

“Any time people come together in a meeting, we’re not necessarily getting the best ideas; we’re just getting the ideas of the best talkers,” Cain said in an interview with Fast Company.

While it is safe to say that solidarity versus collaboration and creativity depends highly on the individual personality, it is also worth noting that there may be different stages in the creative process that require both solitude and collaboration.

If someone is really try-

ing to nail down an idea and bring it into creation, solitude is by far the best option for getting the work done, and this is something companies that employ individuals doing this type of work should consider in order to generate higher quality work.

On the other hand, oneon-one collaborations in a casual environment may lead to unexplored avenues of thought around an established idea. Collaborations are also great for executing ideas into the public and mainstream, as ideas often rely on a bit of extraversion to bring to light.

It is interesting to note, however, that many successful leaders and innovators of history and today, such as Ghandi, JK Rowling and Eleanor Roosevelt, are introverts.

Also, religious teachings around the world center around prophets such as Moses and Buddha venturing off alone in order to come back with revelations.

Even Albert Einstein was a reported introvert, writing, “The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.”

It seems, in a society that values the Group and charismatic, extroverted leaders, that it is time to reevaluate the roots of innovation and awaken the respect that once existed for the quieter individual. Only then can we begin to strike a balance between group efforts and working alone.

And maybe, after years of enacting the New Groupthink, we can again realize that it is only after we have left the herd that we can return with revelations.

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23 Quick summary 26 Learned 27 Actress Thurman 28 Bath bathroom 29 Go to the bottom 33 How parts of a whole can be written?

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you have a lot going for you. Others easily succumb to your charm. Never underestimate your potential, as you will be in a period where you could make a dream a reality. Friends inspire you and support you with some very wild ideas. If you are single, your Romeo or Juliet could appear at the most unexpected moment. The relationship will flourish naturally. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy living together even more than you have in the past.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You have reason to want to change directions, and you will act in, what others will believe to be, an unanticipated way. Little do they know how well thought out many of your

ideas are. A partner could toss more seriousness into a situation. Tonight: Buy a new item on the way home.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You’ll feel as if you are empowered and can turn a situation around. The problem is that one person, who has been more than difficult for a while, could try to stand in your way. Open up to some more innovative ideas, and you might find a solution. Tonight: All smiles.

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The final episode of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ aired Monday, revealing the mother after nine seasons.

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**Spoiler Alert** It’s a story that lasted nine years, but Ted finally finished telling the story of how he met his children’s mother Monday night.

In true “How I Met Your Mother” fashion, the finale took quite a few twists and turns and ended in an unexpected way, but all of the loose ends were tied up.

As with the rest of the season, the wedding weekend was mostly pointless. We already knew Ted wouldn’t move to Chicago the day after the wedding. The most

important part was the farewell between the characters for its closure, but ultimately, that farewell wasn’t a true farewell for the group.

The finale raced through some 15 years summarizing the group’s future, but the story started back in 2005 when the series started. The episode started off back in MacLaren’s, with Robin promising to never split with her friends no matter what the circumstance. That promise became important later in the episode.

After a failed marriage between Barney and Robin and a successful career for Robin, she found herself distant from everyone else.

Barney still remained a part of the group and went back to his old gallivanting ways only to find he had finally impregnated someone, but Robin stopped coming around due to Barney’s personality and Ted and The Mother’s marriage.

Lily and Marshall became the couple that had been developing throughout the series. Although three children became a strain on the marriage and their New York lifestyle, they seemed to make it work and became even more successful professionally.

The last season of HIMYM had been building up to Ted’s introduction to the mother of his children, and that moment finally came

in the last episode. Tracy, who we affectionately referred to as The Mother for nine years, was finally introduced to Ted at the wedding and again at that train station common to the last two seasons.

Tracy became the reason Ted didn’t leave for Chicago the next day. After seven years and two kids, the couple finally got married surrounded by their best friends, including Robin.

Sadly, Ted’s love for Tracy couldn’t keep her alive, as she died a short time later.

Although that is the twist that took most people over the edge, it fit the show quite well. HIMYM was never about dealing with the easiest of things in life or finding

love; it was about being alive and telling the story that everybody has in their own life.

Marshall’s dad wasn’t supposed to die, Robin should have been able to have kids and Ted and Tracy should have lived happily ever after.

But then, life happened.

Just like life happens to each of us each day. We all have ideas of the way things are going to work out, but sometimes the most unexpected things become the most cherished things in your life.

In a show of unexpected moments, the most unexpected moment happened in the last 30 seconds of the series. This unexpected moment included the one per-

son Ted cherished throughout his life – Robin.

Ted’s children recognize as soon as Ted is done telling the story of how he met their mother that the story wasn’t about her at all, but about Robin. After much prodding, he decides to finally conquer his feelings and goes to her, with the blue French horn in hand.

The series finale didn’t give the anticipated ending to each character, but they all got their own “happily ever after.” Funny enough, the wishes from the first season of each character were finally fulfilled nine years later. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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New variety of apps assist couples in long-distance relationships

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As the end of the school year nears, some students may be going back home to their significant other while others may be parting ways from their loved ones.

The expansion of media has tightened gaps between people and broadened the ways human beings can connect. Texting, video calls and voicemails have helped tighten this gap, but this gap is reduced more and more as phones get more advanced.

Smartphones have de-

veloped various applications that integrate different media into one single app to aid people in connecting with others, especially those in long-distance relationships.

The app “Couple” allows you to pair with another user and exchange private messages, send pictures, share locations and start video calls directly from the app. This app also introduces different features, such as allowing you to make lists and schedule dates as well as sketch and thumbkiss.

What is particular about these features is both users can view and edit the lists and dates, and sketch-

ing can be used individually or with your partner. Thumbkissing is a way to stay close no matter where you are by simply waiting for your partner to join and matching your thumbs on the screen; when both people touch the same spot phones vibrate simultaneously.

There are other apps that offer the same kind of features, such as “Pair” and “Cupple,” which are almost exactly like “Couple” and have most of the same features.

The app “FeelMe” focuses exclusively on a feature similar to thumbkiss where touching the same spot will make phones vi-

brate simultaneously.

Other apps available to help guard long-distance relationships are “Avocado,” “TheIceBreak” and “Tokii.”

On “Avocado,” couples can send private messages, create and share moments, quick notes and to-do lists and upload photocons, which are personal emoticons shared between a couple. Couples can also archive relationship milestones and share content on social media as a pair.

The unique name of this app comes from avocados growing in pairs and avocado trees only producing fruit when grown alongside another tree. This

makes the avocado the most romantic salad topper out there.

“TheIceBreak” brings a twist to the way couples can connect. This app “helps you make the most of your relationship,” according to the app store.

It allows couples to ask fun questions that can be privately or publicly answered. The idea behind this app is to get to know your significant other better. The best part is that as you answer questions, you collect Date Night Coins to exchange for local restaurant discounts.

There is also a private wall, where you can share photos and messages. In-

dividuals can rate overall communication, partner support and relationship satisfaction over a period of days.

Last but not least, “Tokii” is an app that lets your partner know how you’re feeling. Prompts encourage couples to talk and work on emotions, and individuals can set a daily mood your partner can comment on.

There are many apps out there such as these that help couples stay connected no matter the distance. For more information, check out these apps in the app store. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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««««« « Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira released her tenth album two weeks ago.

The self-titled album is the first in English since “She Wolf” released in 2009.

“Shakira” was supposed to be released in 2012. However, it was delayed due to the singer’s pregnancy.

Shakira has been very busy lately, from the birth of her son last year to her time and success as a coach on multiple seasons of NBC’s hit show, “The Voice.” Although it has been nearly four years since her last album was released, Shakira’s new music was not rushed and the quality reflects this.

The tracks on her selftitled album show maturity and how Shakira has adapted to many genres.

The new music reflects the changes she has gone through recently in her personal life and career.

“Can’t Remember to Forget You” was the first single from “Shakira.” This song features pop singer Rihanna and reached No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart and peaked in the top ten songs in Spain, France, Germany and Switzerland.

This song has donned many radio airwaves in the last few weeks since its release. This upbeat song, with the amazing vocal abilities of Rihanna and Shakira, was successful.

The reggae feel of this song pairs well with lyrics that discuss the feeling of not being able to forget someone that you love.

“Empire” was recently released as the second single off the album in the United States. This song has become increasingly popular through Shakira’s promotional ads for her deluxe album for Target. This track lyrically expresses how two people coming together is like the merge of empires.

It starts off slow, building into a powerful song.

“Medicine” is a unique track on this album that unites Shakira and her “The Voice” co-star and country star Blake Shelton. This country-influenced track shows the musical chemistry between two very different genres and artists.

This song is a change of pace from the usual relationship between Shakira

and Shelton that is seen on “The Voice.” The metaphor between love and medicine makes this a relatable song that is easy on the ears.

“23” is another love song that is geared toward Shakira’s boyfriend and the father of her son, Spanish football player Gerard Pique. This song lyrically explains how Shakira did not believe in love until she met Pique. This love song shows Shakira’s fans how she really feels about Pique. “23” gives a peek into her personal life that

isn’t typical among stars of her status. Her love for her boyfriend is apparent throughout this song, and it also includes a shoutout from the couple’s son, Milan.

Shakira never disappoints with her ability to vocally and lyrically reach new levels and tackle different genres. Shakira may seem like a one-dimensional artist, however her self-titled album proves otherwise. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

“South Park: the Stick of Truth,” a video game based on the hit TV series, is a satire of role-playing games and sustains a progressively engaging experience within the humorous plot.

“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone created a video game that allows players to feel as if they are in an episode of “South Park.” From the town to the people, almost everything is interactive as you play as The New Kid, also known as Douchebag.

This leads to an engrossing experience fans of the television series will enjoy. The creators made sure each experience had a nice flow in the story.

A “South Park” welcome sign and “Moovin” truck greets players after the character selection process.

The short clip continues as the new residents talk about The New Kid with no real personal attachment.

As the narrative progresses, the reason why the family moved to the quiet, little mountain town remains unclear. However, the mother and father drop vague hints.

Whatever the case, the story propels forward into meeting Butters, who is fighting against another kid dressed as an elf. The New Kid intervenes and saves Butters. Players are then taken to Cartman, the wizard king.

Cartman teaches players the plot of the game, where

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The New Kid must become involved in an epic fantasy war involving humans and elves. The war rages in the struggle to control the allpowerful Stick of Truth.

Players must protect the stick by using special abilities, weapons and also specific fighting techniques.

For example, there’s a oneof-a-kind way to fight other fourth-graders.

However, players must first select a character class: fighter, mage, thief or Jew. Each class carries five different abilities that can be unlocked and leveled up.

Players quickly discover how to use these abilities as Cartman throws your character into an arena match with Craig. This battle system is turn-based, where each turn allows players to either dodge or deal damage.

There are also mediocre ways of executing incredible abilities.

For example, Butters heals other characters by patting them on the back.

Plus, another way to heal characters is to throw them a bag of potato chips.

“South Park: the Stick of Truth” is not a serious roleplaying game. It was made with the offensive, shocking and crude humor South Park fans enjoy. The entertainment keeps each scenario and battle interesting, so the details are an accomplishment.

The game captures the spirit of the characters and the town. Players will feel infused within the game and the series as they play as The New Kid. “South Park: the Stick of Truth” was released as a mature-rated game by Ubisoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles and Microsoft Windows.

Becca Mullin has made the most of her WVU summers by taking classes, studying abroad, doing an internship with the City of Morgantown, and working as a New Student Orientation Leader.

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WVU sweeps series against Pitt after 6-4 victory Tuesday night in Pittsburgh by connor murray associate sports editor @connorkmurray

West Virginia and Pittsburgh went back and forth, trading blows in the second and final installment of the Backyard Brawl of the season. The Mountaineers pulled away in the latter stages of the game and beat the Panthers 6-4 at Charles L. Cost Field.

It was a fresh face that provided the decisive moment of the game for West Virginia.

Junior catcher Cam O’Brien, who transferred to WVU from Northeast Texas Community College, broke a 4-4 tie with

a two-run, two-out single in the top of the seventh inning.

“I’ve been waiting for Cam to come along and come along,” said head coach Randy Mazey in an interview with WVUsports.com.

“He’s actually been swinging the bat OK, he just hasn’t been getting any hits. It was really good to see that happen to him because he’ll go into this weekend with some confidence, and confidence is everything to a hitter.”

The Panthers threatened but were never able to mount enough of a rally to pull back ahead in the final three innings as West Virginia’s bullpen locked the game down

and helped bring the Mountaineers’ overall record to 16-8 and extend their winning streak to four games.

Junior pitcher John Means got the start for the Mountaineers but was pulled after 2.2 innings. The team’s twitter account announced Means was removed so early because he was on a pitch limit.

The Mountaineer offense was able to take advantage of Pittsburgh’s freshman starting pitcher T.J. Zeuch. Junior center fielder Bobby Boyd scratched out three hits and scored West Virginia’s first run of the night out of the leadoff spot.

In West Virginia’s home

victory over Pittsburgh March 25, junior righthander Michael Bennett was able to save the Mountaineer bullpen, pitching four strong innings in the win.

While the outcome was the same last night, West Virginia was forced to burn through three relief pitchers, including Bennett, to secure the victory.

Bennett was the next to enter the game from the Mountaineer bullpen. His outing got off to a rough start when he allowed back-to-back RBI doubles to Steven Shelinsky Jr. and Jordan Frabasilio.

Bennett settled down after that, throwing 50 pitches

to get through 2.2 innings of work while allowing two runs.

Although his team has won four games in a row, Mazey said his team has a lot left to prove heading into the strength of its conference schedule.

“I like where we’re at right now, but we can’t start drinking the Kool-Aid just yet.

There is a lot of work left to do,” Mazey said. “We’ll feel good about this one on the bus on the way home, but when we get to practice tomorrow we’re going to start planning for TCU.” connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu

WVU searching for offensive line depth

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Center Tyler Orlosky identifies the defense during West Virginia’s win over William & Mary Aug. 31.

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The message has been echoed in WVU football camp that head coach Dana Holgorsen is pleased with the number of guys he has on the field this spring.

However, Holgorsen and the rest of the Mountaineer coaching staff continue to keep an eye out for young players to make a breakthrough and insert themselves into a playingtime role.

“Nobody has enough depth,” Holgorsen said.

“If you ask the reigning national champions, I would imagine they would say the same thing. We’ve got

a lot of bodies out here right now. We’re a solid two-deep on both lines.

We have healthy bodies (who) are able to line up and play ball.”

The Mountaineers are certainly looking for continuity in all areas of the field but none more than the offensive line. The 2013 season was seemingly a revolving door with a number of players in the mix who were continually adjusting to new positions.

While West Virginia will return several players who saw plenty of action a year ago, Holgorsen is still looking for solid replacements for the graduating Pat Eger and Curtis Feigt.

“We’re still looking for a third tackle,” Holgorsen

said. “We don’t have a third tackle (who) we feel comfortable playing with right now.

“The five (starters) have been doing good. The inexperience at tackle was something we were concerned with. Marquis (Lucas) has really adjusted to tackle. His play has been good.”

Lucas, along with seniors Quinton Spain and Mark Glowinski, will likely be the anchors to an uncertain starting line going forward.

The early thought suggests redshirt sophomore center Tyler Orlosky will be back snapping the ball in 2014. The Cleveland native made three starts last season and played in 11 of

the team’s 12 games.

Fresh faces like junior Stone Underwood and sophomore Adam Pankey have been impressive this spring, and others like redshirt freshman Marcell Lazard and juniors Russell Haughton-James and Sylvester Townes are vying for spots at the top of the depth chart.

Pankey, the Hamilton, Ohio, native, has been the breakout performer among the offensive linemen since the start of spring ball in early March.

Hampered by injuries early in his Mountaineer career, Pankey saw gametime sporadically last season but has worked hard to earn a starting job for 2014.

“I worked a lot on my upper body, and I’m still working on a lot of upper arm stuff,” Pankey said.

“The biggest thing for me is getting stronger because I’m a little bit smaller than everybody. I’ll continue to work on that throughout the spring. I just want to be on the same level as everybody.”

The Mountaineers will continue spring practice this week and will travel to Charleston for an open practice in the state capital Saturday afternoon.

The spring schedule will culminate in the annual Gold-Blue Spring game April 12 at Milan Puskar Stadium. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU offense full of question marks

With just over a week until West Virginia’s annual Gold-Blue Spring game, it’s safe to say head coach Dana Holgorsen will not name a starting quarterback in time.

Senior Paul Millard and sophomore Skyler Howard have split reps with the first and second team and Logan Moore has taken reps with the third team offense.

Holgorsen is in no rush to make a decision, especially since injured senior Clint Trickett won’t take any reps until fall.

Millard impressed during practice Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium. He threw four touchdowns to four different receivers during the team sessions.

Howard has a skill set that fits where the position is headed as he’s more mobile and can extend plays with his feet but hasn’t impressed as much throughout the spring.

Howard is athletic, but there is still a learning curve.

Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson said multiple times WVU won’t pick a starter until the fall unless either Millard or Howard really shows a glimpse of why he could lead the team.

From what I’ve been able to see (from three open practices), Millard is simply ahead of Howard because he knows what to do.

If given time to throw, Millard is the guy. He knows the ins and outs of the playbook, and he just has to throw from where he can set his feet. He gets in trouble when he tries to do too much.

At running back, the competition is intense – more intense than the quarterback spot. It is an NFLlike battle. At this point, the edge has to be given to senior Dreamius Smith.

Smith does everything a running back in the WVU offensive system needs to do well: He bounces off defenders when carrying the ball, makes catches out of the backfield and has improved his blocking. Smith is the top guy, probably followed by Rushel Shell.

Wendell Smallwood may see more time on the field than Smith and Shell just because he has more versatility than those two guys.

Holgorsen even tabbed Smallwood as the secondbest inside receiver on the team behind Daikiel Shorts. Smallwood is taking reps at both running back and slot receiver right now.

Finally, Adam Pankey already has locked up the left tackle spot. At 6-foot-6, 305 lbs, he’s the prototypical left tackle. With Pankey ahead of all the other tackles, it leaves Marquis Lucas, Marcell Lazard, Michael Calicchio and Slyvester Townes all battling for the right tackle spot.

From all appearances, WVU is in no rush to make this decision.

Lucas is still transitioning from playing guard during his first three seasons on campus. Lazard was a redshirt freshman last year who has to learn what it’ll be like playing week to week in the Big 12. Calicchio has always been a backup, and to go from starter to backup for just one season might not be enough. Lastly, Townes is the class junior college transfer. It’s taking him time to adjust to the Division I level.

There is promise on offense but still quite a bit to figure out. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Spurs top Pacers, extend win streak INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gregg Popovich may be the only guy who can stop San Antonio right now.

If the Spurs coach had his way, this franchise-record winning streak would probably already be over.

His players don’t see it quite the same way.

Tony Parker scored 22 points, Boris Diaw added 14 and the surging Spurs earned their franchise-record 18th consecutive win by handing the Indiana Pacers their worst home loss of the season, 103-77, Monday night.

“We just wanted to continue to do what we’ve been doing, which is push the ball and play at a high pace and share the ball,” Parker said. “It’s nice to have the record in San Antonio, but it still doesn’t mean anything if you don’t win it all.”

A year ago, the Spurs fell short in Game 7 of the NBA Finals at Miami.

This year, San Antonio (58-16) seems to be surging at just the right time.

The Spurs haven’t lost since Feb. 21 at Phoenix and broke the franchise’s previous mark on the 18th anniversary of their only other 17-game winning streak by beating the NBA’s best home team on its own court.

If Popovich had his way, this talk would likely be over.

His players don’t believe their coach will allow the streak to continue much longer, especially if the Spurs can clinch the NBA’s best record with games to spare. They lead Oklahoma City by 3½ games in the Western Conference and have six more wins than the Pacers and seven more than the Heat with eight to play.

“I think he’ll be happy if we lose anytime soon,” Parker said, laughing before explaining that Popovich might end it himself.

Tim Duncan throws down a dunk against Indiana.

“I’m pretty sure because he’s going to rest like half of the team.”

On Monday, Tim Duncan went 3 of 10 from the field and Manu Ginobili managed only six points and two assists in 16 minutes. The Spurs still routed a team that had been No. 1 in the East all season. Indiana now trails two-time defending champion Miami by percentage points for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

“We’ll worry about a couple of things, staying healthy, finishing the season strong and hopefully going into the playoffs with the confidence we’re playing with now,” Duncan said.

The loss was a devastating blow to the Pacers, who have made no secret of their desire to get homecourt advantage in the East and had a seemingly safe three-game lead after beating Miami at home on Wednesday. But Indiana has lost three straight, finished March with an 8-9 record and the lowest scoring average of any team in the

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league.

They have lost five of six overall and seem to be in full panic mode with seven games to go.

“It’s awful, we’ve been in a downward spiral and we’ve been splintering a little bit,” Roy Hibbert said. “We’ve had plenty of players-only meetings and plenty of sit-downs as a team with coaches and we’ve had some upper management in here, so I don’t know. Maybe we should all go to group therapy or something, sit down with Dr. (Chris) Carr and figure out some of our grievances.”

Carr is the team’s performance psychologist.

Whatever the problem, even the Spurs could tell these were not the same Pacers who posted a double-digit win on San Antonio’s home court in December.

Indiana fans, who have seen their team go an NBAbest 33-5 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse this season, let them know they didn’t like it by booing at points during the game, most exten-

sively when coach Frank Vogel conceded the loss by sitting his starters for the final 3:37.

Paul George scored 16 points, while Hibbert and Lance Stephenson each finished with 15, but the Pacers were outrebounded 15-7 on the offensive glass and outscored 42-28 on second-chance points.

“Their togetherness really showed, that’s where they beat us,” George said.

“That was a team that’s all together playing as one, the team that we were to start the year.”

The Spurs put Indiana in a 13-5 hole, then used a 15-0 run to take a 32-15 lead early in the second quarter, forcing Indiana to play catch-up. The Pacers never got closer than seven.

Indiana did have a few bursts.

Stephenson provided some spunk with a onehanded dunk, a steal and a driving layup in a 39-second span of the second quarter to get the Pacers within 37-26. But Parker hit a 20-footer, Ginobili made 1 of 2 free throws and Parker drove in for a layup to rebuild the lead to 48-35 at halftime When George scored four in a row to finally get the Pacers within single digits at 59-50, Parker’s layup during a 5-0 spurt helped San Antonio make it 64-50. And when Indiana got as close as seven early in the fourth, the Spurs ran away.

So how much will Popovich let the streak continue?

“We’ve never set any numerical goals,” the Spurs coach said. “We just talk about being the best team we can, come playoff time.”

NOTES: The 26-point margin also matched Indiana’s worst loss of the season, at Houston on March 7. ... Indiana has lost six straight home games to San Antonio.

Notre Dame advances to Final Four SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Muffet McGraw and Notre Dame have become fixtures in the Final Four.

But with Skylar Diggins gone to the WNBA, it was hard to imagine the Irish would make it back this season, let alone go undefeated in the process. Yet they are, beating Baylor 88-69 Monday night to return to the national semifinals.

“It means so much to our program. I think it’s a statement,” McGraw said. “When Skylar (Diggins) came in, I think people expected that we would be in the Final Four and then when Skylar graduated I don’t think anyone expected that we’d be back in the Final Four. So I think it says a lot about this team.”

Jewell Loyd scored 30 points and the unbeaten Irish continued their quest for perfection in front of a raucous home crowd.

“I couldn’t be prouder of this team,” said McGraw, who is in her 27th season at Notre Dame. “This senior class came in unheralded and set all kind of records. To win it at home, to celebrate with our fans is special. Jewell Loyd, what a phenomenal game.”

Natalie Achonwa added 19 points and 15 rebounds

for the Irish (36-0), who will bring a perfect record into the Final Four for the first time, facing either Louisville or Maryland on Sunday night in Nashville.

The Irish did get a scare Monday when Achonwa hurt her left knee with just under five minutes left. McGraw said her senior center would have an MRI exam on Tuesday.

“It sucked the air right out of the room,” McGraw said.

“I don’t know what it is yet. ... You hate to see a player go down like that.”

It’s the fourth straight season that the Irish are in the national semifinals. Notre Dame became the sixth school to reach the Final Four in four straight seasons, joining UConn, LSU, Stanford, Louisiana Tech and Tennessee.

The loss ended the brilliant career of Baylor guard Odyssey Sims, who finished this season with 1,054 points – eight short of Jackie Stiles’ single season NCAA record.

Sims scored 33 points for Baylor (32-5), but had little help on offense. Her teammates were a combined 12 for 45 with no one else scoring in double digits.

“I had a great run. My four years, I’ve enjoyed it,” Sims

said. “Not one moment have I been unhappy at Baylor. I got to play with a lot of great players. This season is probably my most enjoyable. I like the team I’ve been around.”

The victory extended Notre Dame’s home winning streak to 28 games. Baylor was the last team to beat the Irish in South Bend – doing so on Dec. 5, 2012 – but that team had 6-foot-8 star Brittney Griner.

The Irish took control in the first half with senior Kayla McBride on the bench in early foul trouble. Trailing 21-17 midway through the first half, the Irish got going behind Achonwa and Loyd.

Achonwa, who had a doubledouble in the first half, started a 14-0 run with a layup. Loyd then scored the next eight points, including a highlight reel three-point play that made it 24-21 and whipped up the sellout crowd, which included Diggins.

“That was huge,” McGraw said. “We needed every single thing that she did. Jewell felt like she could score whenever she wanted. We were running things for her and she delivered on every possession.”

By the time Sims hit a pullup in the lane with 5:32 left the Lady Bears trailed 31-24.

The Irish led 44-32 at the half as Loyd, who earned most outstanding player of the region honors, finished with 21 points in the first 20 minutes.

Sims rallied the Lady Bears, scoring the first nine points of the second half to cut the deficit to 46-41. After a Notre Dame basket Baylor was called for back-to-back offensive fouls – the eighth and ninth called in the game – and coach Kim Mulkey had seen enough, letting the officials know her displeasure.

That earned her a technical foul.

The teams traded baskets over the next few minutes and Baylor closed to within 65-60 before Notre Dame took over by scoring 16 of the next 20 points, including eight from the free throw line.

The Irish were 30 for 33 from the foul line in the game.

The game-changing run is when Achonwa got hurt.

She went down holding her left knee and after a few moments got up with help and pointed to her teammates before heading to the locker room, telling them to get it done.

They followed their senior leader’s advice and came away with the victory. She joined them for the celebration on the court.

Obama welcomes Boston Red Sox WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed the World Series champion Red Sox to the White House Tuesday, praising their triumph on the field while hailing them as a symbol of their city’s “grit and resilience” in the wake of last year’s Boston Marathon bombing.

Not all of the ceremonial greeting was quite so serious. David Ortiz, Boston’s best-known player, presented the president with a Red Sox jersey emblazoned with “Obama” and the number 44 on the back, then promptly took a cell phone picture of himself and the chief executive.

“What an honor, thanks for the #selfie @BarackObama” he quickly tweeted.

And Jonny Gomes, an outfielder, strolled the White House grounds

dressed in a sports jacket that looked like an American flag, stars on one half, and stripes on the other.

Standing in front of players and team officials, Obama noted that the Red Sox have won three championships in the past decade, more than any other team.

He said sports sometimes “seems like it’s trivial, it’s just an entertainment.

And then, every once in a while, you’re reminded that sports represents something else and it has the power to bring people together like almost nothing else can.”

Three people were killed and more than 260 injured nearly a year ago in a bombing at the Boston Marathon. The Red Sox staged a tribute to the victims on the field and had “Boston

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12 | SPORTS

Wednesday April 2, 2014

FOOTBALL

Alford, fresh faces need to make impact in 2014

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Wide receiver Mario Alford runs in the open field last season.

by jon fehrens sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Mountaineer fans may have only caught a glimpse of senior wide out Mario Alford last season since he only started in five games, but Alford is poised to open the eyes of the West Virginia faithful in the 2014 campaign.

Alford transferred from Georgia Military College where he led the team in rushing and touchdowns.

When he arrived in Morgantown, he sat behind wide receiver Ronald Carswell until he was dismissed from the team. With Carswell out of the picture, Alford was able to see more playing time and

started to gain the trust of head coach Dana Holgorsen.

In 12 games last season, Alford racked up 27 catches for 552 yards and two touchdowns. His play impressed the coaching staff so much he started the final four games for the Mountaineers.

Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson originally put Alford in the slot to replace Tavon Austin. It did not take long for Dawson to figure out that Alford was built to play outside receiver due to his incredible speed.

Alford may be West Virginia’s best kept secret. He ranked No. 17 in the Big 12 for receiving yards and No. 16 in receiving yards per game.

These numbers are expected

to rise, as Alford will now have two years of experience in the Holgorsen system.

If West Virginia is going to get back on track, its veteran wide out corps must lead the way. Alford is part of a receiving group that returns Kevin White, Daikiel Shorts, Jordan Thompson and KJ Meyers.

The mix of leadership and experience could be what propels the West Virginia offense. In the pass-happy Big 12 Conference, this group could be the most dangerous corps in the entire league.

“I love it this year because we’ve got everyone coming back from last year, my first year it was a whole new group of guys in the receiver corps,” Alford said in an in-

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terview with WVUsports. com. “We know the playbook like the back of our hands now.”

Who will throw the ball to them is still an open question. Clint Trickett is still recovering from offseason shoulder surgery and has not been cleared for spring practices yet. For now, the starting reps have been handed to Paul Millard and junior college transfer Skyler Howard.

Mountaineer fans will be able to get a look at Alford and the rest of his teammates on April 12 for the annual Gold-Blue Spring game at 1 p.m. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Mario Alford comes down with a reception against TCU.

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With the postseason in full swing, junior gymnast Beth Deal looks to carry her momentum into the NCAA Athens Regional Championships this weekend in Athens, Ga. The Parkersburg, W.Va., native has been a rock for the Mountaineers in the second half of the season on the balance beam, scoring a career-best 9.95 on the routine at the Perfect 10 Challenge in February.

Deal also scored a 9.9 on beam at the Big 12 Championship March 22 and feels like she’s in a great spot to keep the momentum going this weekend.

“I feel like I’m doing the best gymnastics right now,” Deal said. “That’s definitely where you want to be at the end of the season is to be at your peak, and that’s where I feel like I’m at.”

Deal will be paired with No. 6-seed Rutgers along with freshman Alexa Goldberg. Senior Hope Sloanhoffer will be paired with No. 1-seed and host Georgia, while freshman Nicolette Swoboda will be paired with No. 5-seed NC State.

Deal said it’ll be a little weird competing with a different team but isn’t too worried about it.

“It’s disappointing not having the whole team there,” she said. “I know Alexa (Goldberg) is in a rotation with me, so that’s going to help that I’ll have another teammate, but it’s going to be weird not having everyone there cheering for me.

I know a few of the girls on their team, though. All gymnasts are nice and outgoing, so it’ll be good.”

Although the team didn’t qualify for the regional championship, Deal says the practices have remained largely the same.

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“I’ve been doing a few extra things on beam just because that’s what I’m going to be competing in, but other than that I’ve been doing the same thing that we have all year,” Deal said.

Being on arguably one of the biggest stages in college gymnasts may intimidate some gymnasts. Deal, however, thrives on the big stage in front of large crowds.

“Even though they’re not going to be our fans, it’s still so exciting with all the energy,” Deal said. “I love it.”

To qualify for the NCAA National Championships, Deal will need to win the balance beam routine outright – something she believes she is capable of achieving.

“It’s going to be difficult, but I think it’s doable,” Deal said. “I’m very confident in my beam routine, and I think I can do it.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu