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Monday April 7, 2014

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BOG talks PRT, housing, athletics plan by Laura Haight Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia University Board of Governors met Friday morning to discuss the five public-private partnerships that will improve Morgantown and generate tax revenue. These public-private investments will lead to safer, more modern neighborhoods throughout the community, provide financial returns for WVU and bring benefits to Morgantown and

its taxpayers. The five projects include University Place, College Park, University Park, Evansdale Crossing and the Monongalia County Ballpark. Narvel Weese, vice president for Administration and Finance, said 75 percent of student housing facilities are more than 25 years old, and WVU isn’t meeting student expectations. WVU facilities only house 25 percent of the student population. Most students find housing within the private sectors of Morgantown. “We are at full capacity,”

Weese said. “Our housing facilities have not kept pace with enrollment.” Another goal of the projects is to provide students with safer, more sufficient places to live. “We have some neighborhoods adjacent to campus that needed some revitalization,” he said. “Most of our housing that is in proximity to the Downtown Campus can be described as blighted, and we have some deteriorating neighborhoods.” Weese said the projects will preserve WVU’s debt capacity by shifting the debt

responsibility to the private sector of the partnership. Also, no state or tuition dollars are being used for the design or construction of these projects. These partnerships will generate more than $80 million in tax revenue during the next 40 years and will contribute around $1.7 million annually. At the end of these five projects, WVU will have more than 2,800 beds for student housing and a new baseball park with seats for 3,000 fans. Mayor Jenny Selin thanked WVU for the economic

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“Most of our housing that is in proximity to the Downtown Campus can be described as blighted, and we have some deteriorating neighborhoods.” Narvel Weese

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growth the University has brought to Morgantown. “Businesses are growing greatly,” she said. “We owe that to you.” Selin said the housing projects will improve Morgantown’s pedestrian facilities and reduce parking problems.

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“The fact that this housing is being created in town is really important, particularly for traffic,” she said. Selin said she also reassured President Gee the city and the University have a great relationship, and the

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Tennant, Heitkamp tour WVU NRCCE, talk clean coal bill

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North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp joined West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and WVU researchers to discuss cleaner ways to burn coal Friday. Mick Posey/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

The WVU Relay For Live event was held Friday evening through Saturday morning at the Cary Gym.

CELEBRATE. REMEMBER. FIGHT BACK. WVU joins fight against cancer, hosts annual Relay for Life event by laura haight staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University’s annual Relay for Life event lit up the Shell Building for 12 hours Friday through Saturday. Nearly 1,700 people participated in the walk that lasted from 6 p.m. -6 a.m. and raised more than $77,000 for the fight against cancer. Ryann Moore, Relay for Life specialist, said she was impressed by the turnout but hopes to meet the goal of $120,000. “We have a good turnout tonight,”

Moore said. “Hopefully we can do some fundraising after the event and get to our goal before the school year ends” Moore said she was happy to see so many people come to the event to raise money for The American Cancer Society. “It just means a lot because I have had so many people touched by cancer in my life,” Moore said. “To see so many people fighting back against the disease and remembering all the people that we’ve lost means a lot to me.” Participants had the option to purchase a luminaria, which is a white bag with a light inside and can either be

in remembrance of a loved one lost to cancer or in honor of someone who is fighting cancer. A few hours into the event, the luminarias were placed around the track and lit up in the dark to honor those affected by cancer. “(The luminaria ceremony) helps you reflect on cancer patients and those who have lost their battle,” Moore said. “It’s a very touching ceremony.” The American Cancer Society is one of the biggest contributors to cancer research. At WVU, research grants are given to students to help find the cure to cancer and give students experience

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New SGA leaders inaugurated into office By Jacob Bojesson Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The newly elected 201415 West Virginia University Student Government Association administration took its oath of office during an inauguration ceremony Saturday in the Mountainlair. President Chris Nyden and Vice President Jake Evans gave their inaugural addresses in which they promised to be a strong voice for every student at WVU. “We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow, and let there be no misunderstanding, we’re going to begin to act beginning today,” Nyden

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said, quoting Ronald Reagan’s inaugural speech. “My intention is upon making every single student at WVU a well-represented one. Giving them a voice that is firm in times of chaos and tactful in times of dispute. A voice that stops at nothing to represent each and every student, and a voice that will continue to bring results to the student body.” Nyden dedicated much of his speech to the issue of college affordability, which he said will be one of his primary goals while in office. “College affordability is an issue of this generation,” he said. “If we do

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WVU will host a lecture on the West Virginia Chemical spill and its implications tonight. NEWS PAGE 2

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WVU’s new student body President Chris Nyden and Vice President Jake Evans are applauded after being sworn into office.

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ON THE INSIDE Why do we care so much about coal? OPINION PAGE 4

By Jacob Bojesson Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant and North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp took a tour of the National Research Center for Coal & Energy at West Virginia University Friday to promote and discuss investments in coal technology. Tennant, who is running for the U.S. Senate in the fall, opposes jobkilling regulations on coal-field power plants and wants West Virginia and WVU to hold a leading position in the coal research and technology developments. “I will fight these EPA job-killing regulations that are shutting down our coal fire power plants because they’re unrealistic and unfair,” Tennant said. “We should be putting that investment here into advanced coal technology to see what can take place and how we can propel coal and push coal along.” Heitkamp is currently pushing for legislation in Congress to get more resources for advanced coal technologies like those being developed at WVU. Tennant invited Heitkamp to WVU to showcase the NRCCE as a prime candidate for Heitkamp’s clean coal bill. “We’re on coal and natural gas, and West Virginia can be the test bed. We can be the research and development that you see right here,” Tennant said. “I’m

certainly proud of what they are doing here, and those investments and those solutions can happen here in West Virginia. We have all those resources.” During the short tour led by students and faculty, Tennant and Heitkamp got to see and test some of the features of the NRCCE including a 3-D simulation of a gas turbine. Heitkamp said she was impressed by resources available at WVU but said the political climate in the country makes for an uphill battle. “In Washington, the real challenge is telling the coal story,” Heitkamp said. “We’re so far behind the curve in terms of the narrator, and one of the things that makes it tough is when you polarize positions. We think the clean coal bill that we introduced is a start, but we also need to have rational regulations, and it scares the market.” Heitkamp said the support for her bill is growing stronger, and states like West Virginia and North Dakota need to work together in the future process. “What I’m trying to do is expand the network beyond Joe Manchin’s to really have a broader conversation and try to neutralize some of the oppositions and have a discussion,” Heitkamp said. “We’ve gotten a couple of good calls, and I think we’ve got some good support at deal.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

NATIONAL DREAMS After an impressive showing at regionals, WVU gymnast Hope Sloanhoffer will advance to the NCAA national championship. SPORTS PAGE 9

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Executive to talk protecting W.Va. drinking water by hannah wigal staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Plant & Soil Sciences Club will host “The Elk River Chemical Leak: Implications for Protecting Drinking Water in West Virginia” by Evan Hansen, the president of Downstream Strategies. Downstream Strategies, an environmental science and policy consulting company based in West Virginia, has an interdisciplinary staff who works on issues relating to water, energy and

agriculture. The company also specializes in areas including geographic information systems, field monitoring, watershed planning, chemistry, permitting and acid mine drainage treatment design. As president of Downstream Strategies, Hansen explores resource and environmental problems and solutions while managing research teams, performing quantitative and qualitative policy and monitoring field conditions. In the lecture, Hansen will cover the events that

took place in Charleston in early January after the Elk River chemical leak, focusing on how the legislature responded to the disaster. “It’s important for people all over the state to know what happened with the Elk River chemical spill and what steps are being taken to prevent something similar from happening again,” Hansen said. He will also cover West Virginia Senate Bill 373, also known as “the leak bill,” which was introduced to take preventative measures against such disasters from

happening in the future. The bill, introduced by the lead sponsor Senate Majority Leader John Unger II, will be go into effect June 6. SB 373 requires public water utilities to create water source protection plans, which will ensure the that rivers serve as drinking water sources are not contaminated in the future. The leak bill also outlines new regulations for above-ground storage tanks. Hansen will speak about the work Downstream Strategies conducted in Charleston following the spill, such

as in-home water testing for residents in the affected areas. Hansen composed two reports after the spill and was invited to present them in four legislative committee meetings. “Everyone needs clean drinking water, and accidents can happen anywhere,” he said. Hansen said West Virginia residents need to be aware of the opportunities arising to create source water protections plans. The event will take place tonight at 6 in 1021 South

MORE INFO Contact the Division of Plant & Soil Sciences at 304-293-6023 for more information. Agricultural Sciences, and it is free and open to the public. For more information or questions regarding Hansen’s lecture, contact the Division of Plant and Soil Sciences at 304-293-6023. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU’s Pre-Dental Club had a make-your-own-cupcake booth at the Relay For Life Event Friday.

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Anthony Cifre sits in jail until he could raise $10 for the Relay For Life event held Friday evening.

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Continued from page 1 doing their own research. Rebecca Blair, the Relay for Life WVU director and a senior animal and nutritional sciences student, has participated in Relay for Life since she was in grade school and joined the committee when she came to WVU. “I think everyone should participate in Relay for Life simply because in some way everyone has been touched

by cancer,” Blair said. “It hits home to every single person.” The committee consists of 35 students who have been planning this event since September 2013. Entertainment at the event included Zumba, line dancing, cornhole, Mr. Relay, a bouncy house, massages and sunrise yoga. Blair said she participates in this event for her grandfather, who has battled cancer for as long as she can remember. Although he is

cancer-free, he still has complications from his battle. “It means a lot, because I’ve never seen him healthy, and it’s not fair,” she said. “Nobody should have to go through that, and nobody should have to see their grandparents like that.” Blair said her favorite part about the event is staying up all night. “Although it is a pain in the butt to keep yourself going – if you think about it as a cancer patient who gets diagnosed and is very tired

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There were many activities during the Relay For Life event Friday at the Shell Building including cornhole. – that’s everyday for them,” she said. Erin Barthelmess, a senior biology student, raised the highest amount for the event with more than $1,500. Barthelmess’ father was diagnosed with a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma when she was a freshman, and he attended the event with her and her family. “He’s an inspiration to me,” Barthelmess said. “To be able to raise money and give back to find a cure for him and people like him is

great.” Although Barthelmess was the top fund raiser, she was humble about her accomplishment and said she was thankful for all the people participating in the event. “I don’t want to be praised for it because I just want to help and give back to this amazing cause,” she said. “I’m so thankful that I was able to raise that much money.” Barthelmess said her favorite part of Relay for Life is the survivor’s lap.

“It’s a good chance to see all the survivors come together, and they can share their stories with each other,” she said. “That first lap is such a powerful moment for them and for everyone watching them.” The Relay for Life Committee will continue their fundraising efforts until July 2014. To make a donation, visit http://relayforlife.org/ wvuwv.

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tion and improve wait times. Additional renovations are planned for the Coliseum, Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, the Shell Building, and the Natatorium. The BOG also approved Phase 2 of the Personal Rapid Transit Modernization Project. Phase 2 will redesign and replace the Automatic Train Control System, replace substations and electrical gear and repair tunnels. The current Automatic Train Control system caused 50 percent of PRT outages. By replacing this system, the performance of the PRT will improve significantly. This phase of the project is estimated to cost $52.6 million dollars and is set to be complete by fall 2016.

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not take a stand today and stand up for those students we won’t be holding true to the ideals of this country. I don’t want to stand here 25 years from now knowing my child doesn’t have the same accessibility I did because we didn’t stand up for them.” The 2013-14 SGA president, Ryan Campione, delivered his presidential farewell speech in which he looked back on what he considered a successful year for SGA. In summer 2013, Campione put together a list of 83 master projects for the year and was satisfied with the end result. “I am very proud to stand up here today and say that we had not a fantastic team but a phenomenal team,” he said. “With that, through the help of everyone we were able to get 70 percent of the way through all 83 of those projects.”

city understands WVU’s important role in the success of Morgantown. “We appreciate (the University) taking over these blighted areas and producing results,” Selin said. The Board of Governors also voted on key issues pertaining to the University. The BOG approved an athletics facilities master plan and bond resolution. These projects will cost the University around $1.6 million. Some of the highlights of the plan include renovations to the stadium, which includes replacing existing toilets and concessions. The concourse will also be widened and new entry gates will be added to reduce conges-

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Community taking a dive for young cancer patient KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Being told to “go jump in a lake” is usually a snarky kiss-off. But it’s become a heartwarming call-to-action for a Missouri community whose effort to help the family of a 5-monthold boy with cancer has inspired thousands across the country to submerge themselves in cold bodies of water. Organizers of the Facebook-based Plunge for Landon fundraiser said they have lost count of how many people have posted videos of themselves taking a dive for Landon Shaw, a Tarkio infant who was diagnosed in late February with a rare form of cancer. People are jumping in, from chilly farm ponds north of Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico and the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. “I can’t believe how viral this is going,” said Alyssa Shaw, Landon’s mom. “My son has been such an inspiration to everybody and opened up people’s eyes that you can’t take life for granted.” Before they jump into the water, participants record themselves challenging three other people to do the same, with monetary pledges for each person who completes the challenge. The effort had raised more than $30,000 by Friday evening, only five days after notice of the fundraiser was first posted on the popular social networking site.

Entire schools, police departments and businesses around the region have posted videos of participants taking the plunge. Landon was 4 months old on Feb. 23 when his parents took him to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City to find out why he was vomiting and losing weight. Doctors found a tumor on his left kidney, which they removed, and later discovered a large mass on his brain. Landon’s heart stopped during an operation to remove the brain tumor, his mother said, and he lost so much blood that doctors gave the family little hope their baby would survive. “The surgeons came into the room and said they would be surprised if he made it through the night,” Shaw said. Landon did make it through, and his condition improved enough that on April 1, Shaw and her husband, Brandon, were able to bring their baby home. But the child still has a long road ahead, with chemotherapy sessions, MRIs and CT scans. And the family is on Medicaid, Shaw said, which isn’t nearly enough to cover medical bills that are just starting to arrive. The plunge group’s Facebook page had more than 11,700 members Friday, seven times the number of people who live in the small farming community of Tarkio, two hours north

Kansas City Chiefs fan Ty Rowton, known as XFactor, exits the water with a toy fish in his mouth after takeing a Plunge for Landon in a farm pond near Bonner Springs, Kan., Friday. A 5-month-old boy’s battle with cancer has inspired hundreds to jump into cold bodies of water, from a local golf course pond to the Gulf of Mexico and even the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. of Kansas City. Lydia Hurst, who helps maintain the group’s page, said participants include a soldier in Afghanistan, and people in Germany, South Korea, Spain and Ireland. Ty Rowton, also known as the red tight-wearing Kansas City Chiefs super fan “X-Factor,” dove into a pond near Bonner Springs, Kan., on Friday after being challenged by several people he didn’t know. In turn, he challenged the Royals, Chiefs and all their fans to also chip in to help baby

Landon. Hurst took her own plunge Tuesday morning in sub-freezing temperatures. Like most people she knows who did their own plunges, she said she never would have jumped into a frigid farm pond had it not been for the thought of the little boy. “My legs got numb faster than I thought they would,” she said. “It was shocking. I went home and showered and didn’t get warm until about noon that day.” Residents of the former

college town of roughly 1,600 also have been holding bake sales and fundraising suppers – popular affairs in rural Bible Belt communities – to help the family pay for travel and other expenses. But the plunge drive has brought in the bulk of donations. A YouTube video shows U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, a lifelong Tarkio resident, in a suit and tie as he dove head-first into the Potomac in Washington on Wednesday. He challenged several Republican leaders, both

nationally and in Missouri, to take the plunge. Lora Cummins, a former Tarkio resident who is an ordained minister and beach body coach in Port Aransas, Texas, accepted the challenge of some of her ex-classmates in the town and jumped into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday. “All of us are so fortunate to have grown up there and forged lifelong bonds,” she said. “Facebook has brought us all back together.”

Rwanda genocide: Man,victim now friends NYAMATA, Rwanda (AP) — She lost her baby daughter and her right hand to a manic killing spree. He wielded the machete that took both. Yet today, despite coming from opposite sides of an unspeakable shared past, Alice Mukarurinda and Emmanuel Ndayisaba are friends. She is the treasurer and he the vice president of a group that builds simple brick houses for genocide survivors. They live near each other and shop at the same market. Their story of ethnic violence, extreme guilt and, to some degree, reconciliation is the story of Rwanda today, 20 years after its Hutu majority killed more than 1 million Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The Rwandan government is still accused by human rights groups of holding an iron grip on power, stifling dissent and killing political opponents. But even critics give President Paul Kagame credit for leading the country toward a peace that seemed all but impossible two decades ago. “Whenever I look at my arm I remember what happened,” said Alice, a mother of five with a deep scar on her left temple where Emanuel sliced her with a machete. As she speaks, Emmanuel – the man who killed her baby – sits close enough that his left hand and her right stump sometimes touch. On Monday, Rwanda marks the 20th anniversary

of the beginning of 100 days of bloody mayhem. But the genocide was really in the making for decades, fueled by hate speech, discrimination, propaganda and the training of death squads. Hutus had come to resent Tutsis for their greater wealth and what they saw as oppressive rule. Rwanda is the most densely populated country in mainland Africa, slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Maryland but with a population of more than 12 million. The countryside is lush green, filled with uncountable numbers of banana trees. The Hutu-Tutsi divide may be the country’s most notorious characteristic but also its most confounding. The two groups are so closely related that it’s nearly impossible for an outsider to tell which the average Rwandan belongs to. Even Rwandans have trouble knowing who is who, especially after two decades of a government push to create a single Rwandan identity. For Alice, a Tutsi, the genocide began in 1992, when her family took refuge in a church for a week. Hutu community leaders began importing machetes. Houses were burned, cars taken. Hutu leaders created lists of prominent or educated Tutsis targeted for killing. They also held meetings where they told those in attendance how evil the Tutsis were. Like many of his

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Hutu neighbors, Emmanuel soaked in the message. The situation caught fire on April 6, 1994, when the plane carrying Rwanda’s president was shot down. Hutus started killing Tutsis, who ran for their lives and flooded Alice’s village. Three days later, local Hutu leaders told Emmanuel, then 23, that they had a job for him. They took him to a Tutsi home and ordered him to use his machete. A Christian who sang in his church choir, Emmanuel had never killed before. But inside this house he murdered 14 people. The next day, April 12, Emmanuel found a Tutsi doctor in hiding and killed him, too. The day after, he killed two women and a child. “The very first family I killed, I felt bad, but then I got used to it,” he says. “Given how we were told that the Tutsis were evil, after the first family I just felt like I was killing our enemies.” In the meantime, Alice’s family took refuge in a church, just as they had done before, crammed in with hundreds of others. But this time, Hutu attackers threw a bomb inside and set the church on fire. Those who fled the fire inside died by machetes outside. Alice lost some 26 family members, among the estimated 5,000 victims at the church. Alice, then 25, escaped with her 9-month-old daughter and a 9-year-old niece into Rwanda’s green

countryside, moving, hiding, moving. She hid in a forested swamp. “There were so many bodies all over the place,” she says. “Hutus would wake up in the morning and go hunting for Tutsis to kill.” By late April rebel Tutsi fighters led by Kagame had reached the capital and chased Hutus out. Hutu troops began to flee to neighboring countries, and the violence spread, with killings carried out by both sides. On April 29, Emmanuel joined Hutu soldiers searching the countryside for Tutsis. The attackers blew a whistle whenever they found a Tutsi hiding. The murders began at 10 a.m. and lasted until 3 p.m. Alice had been hiding in a swamp for days, keeping out only the top of her face so she could breathe. That was where the Hutus found her. They surrounded the swamp. Then they attacked. First they killed the girls. When that was done, they came after Alice. She was sure she would die, but instinctively put up her arm to defend herself. Emmanuel, Alice’s school mate, recognized the woman but couldn’t recall her name. Perhaps that made it easier to rain down machete blows on Alice’s right arm, severing it just above the wrist. He sliced her face. His colleague pierced a spear through her left shoulder. They left her for dead.

She was bloodied, scarred, and missing a hand, yes, but not dead. Alice fell unconscious, she says, and was found three days later by other survivors. It was only then that she realized she no longer had a right hand. In the months after the genocide, guilt gnawed away at Emmanuel. He saw his victims during nightmares. In 1996, he turned himself in and confessed. His prison term lasted from 1997 until 2003, when Kagame pardoned Hutus who admitted their guilt. After he was freed, he began asking family members of his victims for forgiveness. He joined a group of genocide killers and survivors called Ukurrkuganze, who still meet weekly. It was there that he saw Alice, the woman he thought he had killed. At first he avoided her. Eventually he kneeled before her and asked for forgiveness. After two weeks of thought and long discussions with her husband, she said yes. “We had attended workshops and trainings and our hearts were kind of free, and I found it easy to forgive,” she says. “The Bible says you should forgive and you will also be forgiven.” Josephine Munyeli is the director of peace and reconciliation programs in Rwanda for World Vision, a U.S.-based aid group. A survivor of the genocide herself, Munyeli says more killers and victims would like

to reconcile but many don’t know who they attacked or were attacked by. “Forgiveness is possible. It’s common here,” she says. “Guilt is heavy. When one realizes how heavy it is the first thing they do to recuperate themselves is apologize.” Although Rwanda has made significant progress since the genocide, ethnic tensions remain. Alice worries that some genocide planners were never caught, and that messages denying the genocide still filter into the country from Hutus living abroad. She believes remembrance is important to ensure that another genocide never happens. For Emmanuel, the anniversary periods bring back the nightmares. He looks like a man serving penance, who does not want to talk but feels he must. “I’ve been asking myself why I acted like a fool, listening to such words, that this person is bad and that person is bad,” Emmanuel says. “The same people that encouraged the genocide are the ones saying there was no genocide.” He, too, worries that the embers of the genocide still smolder. “The problem is still there,” Emmanuel says. “There are Hutus who hate me for telling the truth. There are those up until now who participated in the genocide who deny they took part.”

OPINION

Monday April 7, 2014

Paternity leave for baseball dads? RYAN VAN BUREN COLUMNIST

The opening week of baseball is an exciting and optimistic time for most Major League Baseball teams, but for the New York Mets that was anything but true. In a story that is begin-

ning to catch some national heat, Daniel Murphy, the Mets’ starting second baseman, missed the first two games of the season when his wife gave birth to their child. When a major league player is placed on “paternity leave,” he is allowed to miss up to three games to be with his wife and family. Murphy only missed the first

games, leaving more time to spend with his wife, but was still receiving heat through some of the national media. One of the loudest critics was former NFL quarterback and current co-host of CBS’s “Boomer & Carton” show Boomer Esiason, a father of two. “Quite frankly, I would have said C-section before the season starts,” Esiason

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Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy missed the first two games of the 2014 season to witness the birth of his first child.

said. “I need to be at Opening Day. I’m sorry. This is what makes our money. This is how we’re going to live our life. This is going to give my child every opportunity to be a success in life. I’ll be able to afford any college I want to send my kid to because I’m a baseball player.” These comments have caused an outrage from parents all over the country whether they have experienced a C-section or not. What Esiason said was so arrogant and disrespectful to a baseball player who played 160 out of 162 games in 2013. It’s not like he was questioning a player who has missed a lot of time for multiple injuries. This is a durable player who wanted to spend time with his wife in one of the most amazing miracles in life. Of course, throughout all of this controversy Murphy was asked about the situation and why he took the course of action he did. “I got a couple of text messages about it, so I’m not going to sit here and lie and say I didn’t hear about it,” he said. “But that’s the awesome part about being blessed, about being a parent, is you get that choice. My wife and I discussed it, and we felt the best thing for

our family was for me to try to stay for an extra day – that being Wednesday – due to the fact that she can’t travel for two weeks.” Another radio host in New York known for making headlines is Mike Francesa. He didn’t help the cause, choosing to attack Murphy’s actions. “You’re a major league baseball player. You can hire a nurse,” Francesa said. “What are you gonna do, sit there and look at your wife in the hospital bed for two days?” If you have strong family ties or not, you have to admire the brave and loving Murphy chose to be with his wife on the day she gave birth. For me, and most Americans, this would have been worse if he wasn’t there hand-in-hand with his wife while she went through this tough and painful experience. What type of man does it make Murphy if he left his wife in a time she needed him most? Isn’t that why two people get married? Francesa has no excuse for his cold-hearted and narrow-minded comments, and the only way Esiason has any excuse is because the game of football he played and baseball are very different. I still don’t think

it would be right for a football player to play in a game when his wife giving birth, but it’s a big difference when football plays 16 games, and baseball plays 162 games. Esiason realized the stupidity behind his comments and issued an apology to the New York Mets and especially to Murphy. “I just want to say again on this radio show that in no way, shape or form was I advocating anything for anybody to do. I was not telling women what to do with their bodies. I would never do that,” he said. “That’s their decision, that’s their life and they know their bodies better than I do. “And the other thing, too, that I really felt bad about is that Daniel Murphy and Tori Murphy were dragged into a conversation, and their whole life was exposed. And it shouldn’t have been.” Esiason is commendable for recognizing and owning up to the mistake he made, and hopefully Murphy can put these controversy behind him and have an AllStar year, to go along with his loyal parenting. It’s easy to be a parent from afar, but what Murphy did should be celebrated and respected nationwide. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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We always hear coal is the foundation of West Virginia’s economy. The mining industry creates jobs, and it’s the only option for most of the southern part of the state. But what if coal wasn’t the biggest moneymaker in West Virginia? As of 2012, West Virginia represented about 13 percent of coal production in the United States, the second-highest producing state in the country. However, according to the West Virginia Coal Association, the coal mining industry directly employed only 22,599 in 2010, approximately 3 percent of the population. The marked decline can be attributed to advances in technology replacing physical manpower. Historically, many rural communities have depended on extractive resources such as mining, timber, fishing, oil and gas for jobs and other eco-

nomic benefits. During the past century, though, the actual economic impact has decreased, and the increased extraction activities have resulted in harmful public and environmental health problems. Despite these harmful practices, state and local governments continue to depend on these industries because of decreasing support from other sources. One politician who is asking for support against EPA regulations is West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, who is running for the U.S. Senate in the fall. “I will fight these EPA job-killing regulations that are shutting down our coal fire power plants because they’re unrealistic and unfair,” Tennant said. “We should be putting that investment here into advanced coal technology to see what can take place

and how we can propel coal and push coal along.” Yes, the practices that will protect our air and water supply are unfair. Tennant wants West Virginia to be the testing ground for research on advanced coal technologies. What she left out was how much more damage this kind of testing will be causing to the surrounding environment. We’ve all heard the antimountaintop removal campaigns and protests. And many have written these people off as extreme activists who just want something to yell about. But the negative effects of coal production can no longer be ignored. On Jan. 9, 10,000 gallons of the toxic coal-cleaning chemical crude methylcyclohexane methanol, MCHM and an unknown amount of propylene glycol phenyl ether poured into the Elk River from

a storage tank owned by Freedom Industries Inc. This plant is located right outside Charleston, one of West Virginia’s most highly populated cities, and the surrounding area. No definitive number was given for the amount of citizens affected, and many are convinced now, three months later, their tap water is safe to consume. This wasn’t a layer of coal dust affected the breathing of adults and children in some unnamed town. This was less than four hours from where we reside. Businesses were shut down, students didn’t go to class, and people were out of work for at least 10 days. That was 10 days of lost wages, not counting the cost of repairs and reparations for the afflicted. A little further into the past but still within recent memory is the Sago

Mine disaster. On Jan. 2, 2006, a coal mine exploded in the Sago Mine in Upshur County. The blast collapsed the tunnels and trapped 13 miners for nearly two days – only one man survived. This was one of the worst mining disasters in U.S. history. The incident received worldwide media coverage. Unfortunately, after allegedly accidental incorrect information from mining officials was released, many news outlets, such as the New York Times printed 12 miners had been found alive. So, with all these disasters, the ones receiving massive amounts of media attention,West Virginians are still holding fast to their belief that without the mining industry, their livelihoods would disappear. This may be true for some of the population. And what can we do to

spark a change? One thing we can do is change the conversation. We can stop listening to politicians who use the coal industry as their platform. Once they realize that isn’t what their voters want to hear, the conversation will die down. Ideally, coal would remain a part of West Virginia industry. It is a good nonrenewable energy source that can be put on reserve in the event the renewable resources fail. In this situation, coal plants would be environmentally friendly and adhere to strict and safe regulations for their workers. Since it doesn’t seem that will happen in the near future, all we can do is make ourselves aware of what’s happening and maybe vote against those running for office who aren’t listening to our pleas. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Travel the state before graduation Nicole Curtin A&E WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

Summer is quickly approaching, and many students may be staying here in Morgantown while others return home. While you might have a job or take summer classes, this is a perfect opportunity to make some trips around the state. For out-of-state and even in-state students, there are a lot of parks, landmarks and historical sites in West Virginia everyone should see. No. 5 – Canaan Valley Resort, Davis, W.Va. The resort is very popular for its skiing in the winter, but there are plenty of outdoor activities in the spring and summer, as well. The resort has a golf course, swimming pool, hiking and biking trails,

a trapshooting field and paintball field. Canaan Valley is close to many of the other natural wonders of West Virginia and has its own National Wildlife Refuge full of animals, wetlands and forests. Visitors can hunt in accordance with the state and refuge hunting laws, fish, learn about the environment and take pictures of the beautiful landscape. To find out more information about Canaan Valley and the resort, visit http://canaanresort.com. No. 4 – Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, W.Va. Located where the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers meet, the historic town has a lot to offer. During the summer, there are so many activities for everyone to do outside, including hiking Maryland Heights, rafting or swimming in the rivers and visiting other natural

landmarks. There are historical sites, such as John Brown’s Fort, the Wax Museum and St. Peter’s Catholic Church that all have a unique history behind them. There were three Civil War battles in Harpers Ferry and Storer College, a historically black college, is located there, as well. For more information about Harpers Ferry, visit http://historicharpersferry.com. No. 3 – Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, W.Va. Named after the Blackwater River, which comes over a five-story waterfall, the falls are a very popular tourist attraction during all seasons. The park offers a variety of outdoor activities such as cross-country skiing, sledding, hiking, fishing and swimming. There is also a nature center, which offers a variety of programs.

There are also several overlooks, like Lady Point, which is well-known for its view of Blackwater Canyon, the most famous view in the state. The park offers camping and lodging for trips, and there are beautiful views throughout the park during all seasons. For more informationm visit http://www.blackwaterfalls.com. No. 2 – Hawk’s Nest State Park on Gauley Mountain, Ansted, W.Va. The cliffs of Hawk’s Nest rise almost 600 feet above the New River at the point of the park. Hawk’s Nest was the site of an incident in the 1930s in which workers from Union Carbide died of silicosis from building a tunnel. The park features many trails for hiking and great overlooks like the Fisherman’s Trail, which takes visitors to see the Hawk’s Nest Dam. The Lover’s

Leap trail takes hikers to a beautiful view of the New River. There are also white water rafting, swimming and the most popular attraction, the aerial tramway, which takes you from the top of Hawk’s Nest Lodge down to the marina on the river. For more information on lodging and prices, visit http://hawksnestsp.com. No. 1 – New River Gorge, Fayette County, W.Va. Coming in at No. 1 is the New River Gorge, featuring the New River Gorge Bridge, one of the most photographed places in West Virginia. The New River Gorge is the venue for Bridge Day every year, where thousands of people come to see the views, walk across the bridge and even jump off it. This is the largest extreme sports event in the world and occured on every October since 1980. There are many activ-

ities to do if you visit the New River Gorge, including white water rafting, mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, zip lining, canopy tours, mountain golf courses, scenic drives and jet boat rides in the gorge. The historic New River Gorge has is close to Fayetteville and Oak Hill, where visitors can shop, dine and get more of that southern West Virginia culture. For more information on planning a trip to the New River Gorge, visit http:// newrivergorgecvb.com. While it might be three years until you graduate and split ways, going with your friends on a trip to learn more about West Virginia will be a great memory from college and give bonding time with your friends. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

20 years later: Media falsely portrays Kurt Cobain sarah Cooper A&E WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

“All drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your selfesteem. They make you feel good for a little while, and then they destroy you. They’re no good at all. But I’m not going to go around preaching against it. It’s your choice, but in my experience, I’ve found they’re a waste of time,” said Kurt Cobain. Formed in 1985 and contributing to the growing grunge music scene of Seattle, the well-known band Nirvana started from rough roots but grew to become one of the most influential groups in modern music culture – selling more than

25 million albums in the United States since their official debut in 1989. In time, co-founder Cobain, who passed away 20 years ago Saturday, was no longer a part of the underground music industry – his artistic visions and messages were going mainstream and bringing with them publicity for which he was unprepared. Cobain was often overwhelmed and frustrated by media attention, claiming everything about the band’s music was being misunderstood. Unfortunately, although the beloved singer-songwriter actively lyricized his support for the pro-choice movement, raised awareness concerning sexism and stood against homophobia and racism – the media had narrowed on his controversial lifestyle. Instead of relaying accurate information

regarding the group’s political views and desire for equality, coverage outlets publicized more details of Cobain’s heroin addiction. In this way, the media further placed confinements around Cobain’s image – portraying him as they wanted and not positively contributing in revealing his good intentions. The image they’ve created causes onlookers to stereotype Cobain as a careless drug addict. They neglect to mention Cobain’s difficult childhood as he dealt with his parents’ divorce. He also suffered from chronic bronchitis, intense physical pain due to an undiagnosed stomach condition, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and was later diagnosed with bipolar disorder. With a family history of suicide, mental illness and alcoholism, Cobain be-

gan experimenting with drugs and alcohol at age 13. While lacking support and structure in his life, he found such things to relieve his stomach pain and allow him to escape from the events he could not understand or control. However, despite living with an addiction that was becoming more and more well-known, Cobain was sincerely distraught by his actions and the image created around his name. In no way did he intend to glamorize drug usage to his fans. After trying to stop multiple times, Cobain felt professional and personal pressures closing him in – making it difficult to rehabilitate. “It served as a Band-Aid for a while, but then the pain came back so I quit. It was a stupid thing to do, and I’ll never do it again, and I feel real sorry for anyone who thinks they can use heroine as a medicine because ... it (doesn’t) work,” Cobain said. On a daily basis, many media consumers find themselves feeding into the dehumanizing portrayals of celebrities. Cobain isn’t the first to experience such pressures or a lack of proper representation. Many remember Audrey Hepburn as the pretty actress from

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Kurt Cobain, who passed away 20 years ago Saturday, is shown with his child Frances Bean in the early ’90s. the 1961 film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” rather than her career as a multilingual humanitarian who worked closely with UNICEF. It’s unfortunate that so many great details about

worldwide “role models” and celebrities are construed or forgotten. Most work on maintaining positive legacies that many tend to destroy or fail to recognize. Because of this dehumanization, when we’re staring at the faces of a distraught actor on a magazine cover, we neglect to realize they battle the same daily stressors, face similar situations and are buried in the depths of constant public attention. Personally, we may never begin to understand the hardships the combination brings. We find ourselves wondering why celebrities like Amanda Bynes and Lindsay Lohan have gone “outof-control,” yet we continue bringing in the tabloids and exposing them during times of rehabilitation. Dealing with fame and publicity is hard and can be overwhelming, and when we buy into the interpretations presented in tabloids, we contribute in heightening that pressure to a crushing degree. The media sensationalizes the negative aspects of celebrity lives, leaving the positive in the shadows. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ brings in $96.2 million WESTLEY THOMPSon A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

««««« « “Captain Amer ica : The Winter Soldier” premiered Thursday with $96.2 million. The movie is the sequel to the 2011 Marvel film, “Captain America: The First Avenger,” and takes place two years after the events of the 2012 Marvel movie “The Avengers.” Captain America, now mostly adjusted to the culture shock of waking up in the new millennium after being frozen in the ’40s, spends his time as a special forces S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, working to resolve and neutralize threats to peace throughout the world. With Black Widow and Nick Fury, Captain America eliminates those who wish to harm Earth’s citizens. However, the tactics and philosophies behind S.H.I.E.L.D. does not please Captain America. While their goal is admirable, he believes S.H.I.E.L.D.’s tac-

tics invade peoples’ freedom. Soon, a bigger problem arises. It is revealed S.H.I.E.L.D. has been infiltrated by Hydra, the fringe Nazi science division against which the good Captain fought in the first movie. They plan on using the clandestine organization to take over the whole world. To further complicate matters, Hydra has a special and mysterious mercenary under their control, a dangerous man with an impossibly long service record, known only as “The Winter Soldier.” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is an excellent sequel that far surpasses the first film. The plot in this sequel is captivating and holds the audiences’ attention from beginning to end. It is interesting to see Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, trying to find himself a place in this new and confusing world. He is a 90-year-old super soldier, who spent 70 years frozen as the world grew and changed around him, so watching his adjustment and adaptation gave insight

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lies sick in a hospital. Her frail 90-year-old body is starkly juxtaposed by his youthful and larger-thanlife physique. They talk about the old days, but you can tell Steve missed most of her life. Their conversation is nostalgic and pleasant for the most part until Peggy’s Alzheimer’s kicks in and she sees Steve for the first time again. While some scenes are sad, “Winter Soldier” is a superhero film and comes packed with enough action to keep the audience enter-

tained for a while. Captain America’s fight scenes are fantastic, and it’s refreshing to see him fight human adversaries instead of aliens. The Winter Soldier is not an average human villain, though. He is highly trained in combat situations and has an unbreakable robotic left arm, a seemingly perfect defense to the Captain’s shield. They have even seemingly done the impossible and made Falcon a relevant and cool character. Although, in a world popu-

lated by Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor, a man with a wing-like jetpack still leaves a lot to be desired. Go see “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” It is a vast improvement compared to the original, and is a ton of fun to watch. The story is well-written and keeps the audience hooked for the entire duration of the movie. Remember to stay after the credits for two bonus scenes on Marvel’s upcoming movies. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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NEW YORK (AP) — Howard Stern is just one of the names industry spectators are floating around as a possible replacement for David Letterman. At least for now though, the longtime radio personality says of the idea, “My plate is full.” Stern addressed the latenight TV talk show host’s retirement announcement while arriving in New York on Friday for “America’s

Got Talent” auditions. Stern is one of the judges on the show. The 60-year-old stressed Letterman’s impact on latenight TV, saying he’s sad to see Letterman leave. Stern said he enjoyed his appearances on the “Late Show with David Letterman.” “I’ve been doing the show for years and years and I’ve had so many funny, great times with him that, you know, it’ll be weird not to

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West Virginia’s first conference road trip of the season ended in three straight losses as the Mountaineers were swept by the TCU Horned Frogs Friday and Saturday. After losing the first game of the series Friday, the Mountaineers dropped both games of the doubleheader Saturday as TCU earned its first sweep of a Big 12 opponent since joining the conference. L e f t- ha n d e r Ha r r i son Musgrave started the weekend with another strong pitching perfor-

mance Friday night. The junior threw 116 pitches in seven innings of work, giving up one earned run on seven hits and two walks while striking out five TCU hitters. The Mountaineers held a 3-1 lead when Musgrave left the game after the seventh inning, but the West Virginia bullpen was not able to close out the game. The Horned Frogs mounted a rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, scoring three runs off West Virginia relievers Corey Walter and Michael Bennett. TCU won the game on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Dylan Fitzgerald. TCU head coach Jim

Schlossnagle said in an interview with Gofrogs. com the Horned Frogs had trouble getting hits in key situations until the game was truly on the line. “Obviously we had more hits than they did. We just didn’t have enough timely hits,” he said. TCU pitcher Brandon Finnegan struggled at times but was able to keep his team in the game. He gave up two runs on four hits in 5.2 innings pitched Friday. Trey Teakell entered the game to relieve Finnegan and gave up one run on two hits in 3.1 innings pitched. “(Harrison) Musgrave’s really, really good. They

did a great job against (Brandon) Finnegan of driving his pitch count up. Teakell pitched well enough and kept the game close enough to give us a chance in the last inning,” Schlossnagle said. TCU owned the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader as pitcher Preston Morrison threw a complete game one-hit shutout, and the Horned Frogs drubbed the Mountaineers 8-0. Morrison retired the last nine batters he faced in the game on the way to his second complete game of 2014. West Virginia starter Sean Carley was knocked

around by TCU hitters. He completed five innings of work, giving up five runs – four of which were earned – on the strength of 10 hits. All in all, the Horned Frogs outhit the Mountaineers 16-1 in the shutout. TCU won a battle of the bullpens in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader and the final game of the series. Neither team’s starter made it through five full innings, but TCU once again got the best of West Virginia’s bullpen, tallying 10 hits in a 3-1 victory that secured the Horned Frogs the sweep. West Virginia gets its

first chance to rebound from being swept when it travels to take on Penn State Tuesday. The Mountaineers will return to conference play when they host their first Big 12 series at Hawley Field against Oklahoma State Friday through Sunday. connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu

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If the Mountaineers really want to be competitive and relevant in the Big 12 in 2014 and beyond, the most significant aspect they’re going to need to address is cultivating much better and more consistent quarterback play heading forward. Just ask West Virginia offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson. “There is one key factor (for success). The quarterback has to perform well,” Dawson said after the open practice in Charleston Saturday. That simply wasn’t the case in the 2013-14 season following the departure of Geno Smith, as West Virginia’s offense was downright anemic, which stemmed directly from the collective ineffectiveness of its stable of signal callers. Together, Ford Childress, Clint Trickett and Paul Millard threw just 16 total touchdowns all of the 2013 season. Only TCU (14) and Kansas (9) had less, and they combined for a 3-15 conference record last season. In fact, the 39 touchdowns through the air between those three teams in 2013 is still shy of what Smith accomplished by himself in 2012. Smith, by the numbers, was easily the most prolific passing quarterback in the school’s history, so there’s no question the bar has been set incredibly high. But at the same time, neither Childress, Trickett or Millard were even in the same universe to the standard of production Smith set in WVU’s debut season in the conference in 2012. Will things be any different in 2014? Well, they could be. Trickett, who threw for team-highs of 123 completions, 1,605 yards and seven touchdowns, played the majority of last season with a torn labrum from the second conference game of the year. The redshirt senior quarterback had surgery in the offseason from which he is still recovering from, but should be ready to go by the season opener against Alabama at the end of August. If Trickett’s health can translate into more production and consistency for the Mountaineers, it may be just the boost this team needs to compete a little closer with the up-tempo, high-powered offenses that make up the Big 12. With Millard, there are fewer questions surrounding his health but more concerning his actual abilities. His accuracy and arm strength both left a lot to be desired last season, but his inherent familiarity with Dana Holgorsen’s offensive system may eventually help make up the difference. In fact, Millard is the only quarterback still on the roster since Holgorsen first arrived in 2011. It’s also entirely possible Millard has made notable improvements of his own since 2013. It’s a different sport but just think about the strides Juwan Staten made in just a single offseason. The potential wild card in this whole mix has to be junior college transfer quarterback Skyler Howard. Howard brings a different level of athleticism and even a slightly different skill set than either Trickett or Millard, but he’s still very raw and definitely appears to be quite unfamiliar with the Mountaineers’ offensive system. It also remains to be seen just how effective a true mobile quarterback can be in an offensive scheme that seems to inherently require an accurate pocket passer. Regardless of who ends up taking the majority of snaps for WVU in 2014, the primary key is the Mountaineers’ simply get more production from its quarterbacks. You never want to discount the importance of special teams or continuing to improve defensively, which West Virginia has done, but if you can’t put points on the board, you’re not even going to have a fighting chance in such an offensive-minded conference. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Sloanhoffer advances to NCAA National Championships by dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Senior gymnast Hope Sloanhoffer finished tied for first on the balance beam and tied for second in the all-around at the NCAA Athens Regional Championships April 5, therefore advancing to the NCAA National Championships. The Cornwall, N.Y., native tallied a 39.175 score in the all-around and a 9.85 on the balance beam. “I’m extremely excited for Hope (Sloanhoffer) and this program,” said WVU head coach Jason Butts in an interview with WVUs-

ports.com. “She is an incredible gymnast, and she has delivered WVU back to the national stage. She deserves this qualification. To say she is peaking at the right time in her career is an understatement.” Sloanhoffer became the 18th gymnast to qualify for nationals in program history and the first under Butts. “I am so overwhelmed,” Sloanhoffer said. “I knew I had a couple mistakes throughout the meet, and I wasn’t sure how the scores would shake out. Finding out the I qualified for the National Championships is a dream come true. I couldn’t imagine ending

my Mountaineer career any other way.” Junior Beth Deal and freshmen Alexa Goldberg and Nicolette Swoboda also competed for the Mountaineers. Swoboda finished seventh in the all-around with a score 38.975. The Westbury, N.Y., native turned in a career-best score of 9.75 on the uneven bars and scored 9.775 on the vault routine. “To come in here as a freshman and hit fourfor-four is a great seasonending day for Nicolette (Swoboda),” Butts said. “She has been such a good freshman for us all season long, and I think this will

set her up to become a leader for this team in future years.” Deal finished ninth on beam with a score of 9.775, while Goldberg finished eighth on the uneven bars with a score of 9.85. “Neither of those athletes has been in this type of situation before, and I’m really proud of the focus they maintained all day,” Butts said of Deal and Goldberg. “They both handed in tremendous routines.” No. 7 Michigan finished first with a score of 196.75, while No. 6 and host Georgia finished second with a score of 196.375. With Sloanhoffer ad-

vancing to nationals and Deal, Swoboda and Goldberg turning in solid performances, Butts said he believes the day was a huge success. “We weren’t here as a team, so I wanted these individuals to shine and represent our program well, and they knocked it out of the park,” Butts said. “This was a great representation of WVU gymnastics. They came in here with a lot of energy and did a great job.” The NCAA National Championships is set for April 18-20 at the Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Ala. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU drops set of Big 12 matches over weekend by anthony pecoraro sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University tennis team dropped both of their matches in Oklahoma, falling to No. 18 Oklahoma, 7-0, and No. 22 Oklahoma State, 7-0, Friday and Saturday, respectively. Mountaineers’ head coach Miha Lisac said entering the spring season his team would be ready to compete in this difficult conference. However, after two shutouts this weekend, the Mountaineers have found themselves on the bottom of the Big 12 Conference for the second straight year. “West Virginia playing in the Big 12 (Conference), which on the women’s side is extremely strong and having the potential to also compete for some of the top spots in the nation, I’ve really kind of ironed

out a plan as to what the program will look like,” Lisac said. The Mountaineers (316, 0-8 Big 12) fell behind early after dropping doubles play to the Sooners in all three matches. At No. 1 doubles, the freshmen tandem of Oana Manole and Kaja Mrgole was defeated, 8-1, to the No. 64 pair of Mia Lancaster and Whitney Ritchie. The Sooners (14-3, 4-1 Big 12) Morgan Chumney and Whitney Wofford dominated West Virginia’s sophomore Hailey Barrett and junior Ikttesh Chahal, 8-3. In singles, WVU fell behind in the team, scoring 2-0 after sophomore Irinka Toidze was defeated in straight sets to Emma Devine, 6-0, 6-1. The match was clinched at the conclusion of the No. 2 singles match, as the No. 116 Ritchie downed Mrgole, 6-2, 6-1. At No. 4 singles, Chahal won four games in

the first set against Lancaster but could not continue the momentum into the second, falling 6-4, 6-0. Saturday, the Cowgirls (12-5, 6-0 Big 12) recorded their eighth-straight victory, however, Barrett and Chahal snapped their losing skid as they defeated Carla Tur Mari and Maria Alvarez, 8-7. At No. 2 singles, Mrgole rebounded after dropping the first set to Kanyapat Narattana, but after forcing a tiebreaker, Mrgole was unable to continue her momentum, falling, 6-1, 7-6. The Cowgirls clinched the team match at the conclusion of the No. 1 singles match as Barrett fell to Megan McCray in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2. West Virginia will finish its regular season against Iowa State Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Ridgeview Racquet Club in Morgantown. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Junior Ikttesh Chahal prepares to hit a backhand on the run in a home match against Texas Tech.

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WVU earns four second-place finishes at Indiana by anthony pecoraro sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University rowing team competed in their third outing of the spring, tallying four secondplace finishes against Indiana University Bloomington Saturday on Lake Lemon in Bloomington, Ind. Head coach Jimmy King said in an interview with WVUsports.com his team needed to work on their timing in order to compete with the Hoosiers, especially

following two prior disappointing performances this season. “Our timing is still off, and if we are going to compete successfully against the Hoosiers, our crews will need to be on point against this caliber of competition,” King said. West Virginia and IU raced two flights of the 2,000-meter course. In round one of racing, Indiana’s top varsity eight boat won the heat with a 6:36.8. The Mountaineers “A” varsity eight crew completed

the course in 7:10.2. Indiana’s “B” varsity eight finished in 6:55.3, while WVU’s “B” crew crossed in a time of 7:19.2. In varsity fours, the Mountaineers “A” boat trailed IU’s lone varsity four crew, who finished in a time of 7:50.5, seven seconds ahead of WVU with a time of 7:57.6. WVU’s “B” boat came in at 8:18.5. In the second round of varsity eights, Indiana’s “A” boat dominated the Mountaineers by recording a time of 6:45.6 and the Moun-

taineers “A” crew finished in 7:22.6. The “B” boat for West Virginia crossed in 7:20.0 behind the Hoosiers’ “B” crew, who took second in the flight, completing the course in 7:00.9. WVU’s “A” varsity four crew recorded an 8:05.6 finish on its second run, ahead of the Mountaineers “B” boat, who took third in the flight with a time of 8:28.7. Indiana’s varsity four crew won the flight with a 7:50.7 time. In the novice varsity eights, the Hoosiers won in

a time of 7:13.0 followed by the Mountaineers’ novice crew who finished in 7:32.5. The third varsity crew came in at 8:02.9 in the first flight. In the second flight, the novice boat for WVU finished in 7:46.2 and the third varsity crew an 8:23.0 finishing. The Hoosiers’ novice eight won the heat, finishing in 7:28.3. The Mountaineers will return to the water Saturday and Sunday for a two-day match at the Knecht Cup in West Windsor, N.J. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Irving not satisfied with media treatment

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving says he’s had enough. Frustrated with media reports he says have unfairly portrayed him this season, the Cavaliers All-Star guard said Saturday that he’s happy in Cleveland and only focused on winning. “The barrage and little bit of attack that I saw, I’ve been getting it all season and I feel I definitely don’t deserve it,”

Irving said before the Cavs were beaten 96-94 in overtime by the Charlotte Bobcats, doing further damage to Cleveland’s slim playoff hopes. “It’s one of those things where I can deal with it, but at a certain point, it’s gotten too much. It’s been like that the whole entire season.” Following a disappointing loss in Atlanta on Friday, Ir-

ving went on Twitter to defend himself against a report that said he wants out of Cleveland. The Cavs can offer him a maximum contract extension this summer. “Sick to my stomach with all these rumors and accusations,” Irving wrote in one of four tweets posted on his account. “Can I play without media guessing at my life.” Before scoring a career-

high 44 points with eight assists and seven rebounds in Saturday’s game, Irving, who recently missed eight games with a strained left biceps, said he’s tired of the negative publicity and speculation about his future. “They’re writing reports, ‘Is he staying or is he going?’” Irving said. “I mean that’s the last of my worries right now. It’s portraying me in a light

and it’s bringing negativity to the team that I don’t want. Our focus right now and my focus right now is winning and trying to finish out the season strong. That’s where my focus has been and where it’s going to stay.” A former No. 1 overall pick, Irving has not made the postseason yet during his pro career. He has missed nearly 49 games due to injury.

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Garrison ready to return in 2014 after injury by greg madia multimedia editor @dailyathenaeum

During an open scrimmage Saturday at Laidley Field, West Virginia running back Dustin Garrison played like the same runner he once was. He carried the ball, shrugged off defenders, caught passes out the backfield and even scored two touchdowns against the first team defense. Garrison scored from eight yards out and then from nine yards away a few series later, completely stealing the show. “I thought Garrison had a really good scrimmage. I mean, he showed up. He was a guy that stuck out today,” said WVU offensive coordinator Shannon

Dawson. Garrison, the starting running back during the 2011 season, was an asset for WVU. He even rushed for 291 yards in a game against Bowling Green, which still sits as the thirdhighest single-game rushing total in WVU history. Unfortunately for Garrison, injury struck hard. He tore his ACL preparing for the Orange Bowl. Then, after working back to play in a limited role throughout the 2012 season, the 2013 season was lost to a pulled hamstring. After a conversation with head coach Dana Holgorsen, Garrison elected to take a medical redshirt in order to get healthy for this spring. “I feel like I did my freshman year with my knee and

my hamstring. Those injuries nicked me up,” he said. “Right now, I have no complaints. My body is feeling good, and I have a lot to play for.” In the three months prior to spring practice, Garrison worked tirelessly on injury prevention. “I was always in the training room this offseason. I did a lot of stretching, more of that stuff. Now I have more flexibility,” Garrison said. The former Pearland High School star can even physically matchup with linebackers. Before the scrimmage Saturday during an Oklahoma Drill, he got the better of standout linebacker Brandon Golson, and Garrison did the same to 6-foot-3 linebacker Edward Muldrow last week.

“Instead of absorbing a seen it. It was really good to hit, I’m initiating it,” Garri- see him come out and play son said. like that.” His body is allowing him to compete for the startdasports@mail.wvu.edu ing job against Dreamius Smith, Wendell Smallwood, Rushel Shell and Andrew Buie. “My mindset is just to do everything 100 percent. If I go out there and do everything I can on the field and off of it, I’ll feel pretty good,” he said. “I just have to fight and be the best running back.” Come fall, if he continues to play like he has throughout the spring, the West Virginia coaches will THE DAILY ATHENAEUM be forced to put him in the Follow us on Twitter for all the breaking backfield. news updates and news feeds. “Dustin (Garrison) can play when he plays like @dailyathenaeum that, there’s no doubt,” Dawson said. “People have

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The West Virginia track team completed a weekend that was filled with three competitions. Head coach Sean Cleary had the majority of his team compete at the Ohio Cherry Blossom Invitational, while the rest of the team competed at the Florida Relays and the Stanford Invitational. “This has been an interesting weekend for the team. We had three very strong performances in three venues over the past two days,” Cleary said. “For the majority of the team, the opportunities to them in Athens were right on with what they needed.” In Athens, Ohio, sophomore Mariselle McBeam placed first in the high jump with a leap of 1.65 meters. In Palo Alto, Calif., senior Sarah Martinelli had a career-best performance. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Martinelli posted the second-best time in program history. Her time of 10:17.38 was her personal best.

“Out West, Sarah (Martinelli) ran a tremendous race. Starting off with a lifetime best in her first steeple of the year is very encouraging for later this spring,” Cleary said. “Early season meets are a good opportunity to work out the rust from winter. We will look for bigger marks over the next few weeks.” In Gainesville, Fla., senior Stormy Nesbit led the way for the Mountaineers. In the triple jump, Nesbit’s leap of 12.55 was less than a 10th of a meter shy of her best mark during the indoor season. “Overall, the group looked to be a little off. We did have some nice performances, but overall we need to be better over the next few weeks. The turnaround is very quick before we get back on the bus again,” Cleary said. “We need to go home, stay focused and be ready to raise our game.” The Mountaineers will return to action Saturday for the George Mason Invite in Fairfax, Va. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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3 BEDROOM/2 BATH HOUSE. Wiles Hill area. Extra rooms. Yards. Pets discussed. 304-594-1200. bckrentals.com 3 BR COLLEGE AVENUE. W/D hookup. Carpet. No pets. $900/mth. Utilities & deposit. Call 724-324-9195. 5 BEDROOM HOUSE in South Park across from Walnut Street Bridge. W/D. Call Nicole at 304-290-8972 1/BR. 211 WILLOWDALE. W/D. 1 PET allowed. $650/mo. plus utilities. Showing for May. 304-599-8303. 304-290-6591. ¾3/BR HOUSE PLUS ADDITIONAL ROOM. Grant Ave. 1½ bath, W/D, Parking, Lease, NO PETS. $1200+utils. 304-983-2229 or 304-319-1851 ½ 3BR 2BTH HOUSE on Sylvan. $1,100/per month, plus utilities. Available in May. Call: 304-692-7587 3BR 1BTH HOUSE on Stewartstown Road. $1000/per month, plus utilities. Avail. in June. call: 304-692-7587 3BR 1Bath 307 EAST BROCKWAY AVENUE. $800 Month. Lease/ Deposit required. W/D, No Pets, Off Street parking (304) 290-1332 4/BR HOUSE FOR RENT on Charles Ave. $1500/mo ($375 per person) + utilities. No pets. Available May 30th. Call 304-692-7587. AVAILABLE AUGUST 1ST. 4BR house, close to downtown/campus. W/D, large front porch. $1500/month. 304-685-7835

ROOMMATES JONES AVENUE. 4BR 2BATHS. Central to all campuses, New appliances, Large Bedrooms, includes W/D, All Utilities, Parking. $565/each 304-292-5714 NICE 4/BR HOUSE. Private bathroom. 2 min. from College. $500/month, includes all utilities. 740-381-0361

HOUSES FOR SALE 3 UNIT APARTMENT FOR SALE. On Willey Street. $125,000. Financing possible. 304-276-0738. 304-594-0720

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks. Any make! Any model! Any condition! 304-282-2560

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3BR HOUSE, BATTELLE AVE, quiet street, 5/minute walk to Mountainlair. Off-street-parking, kitchen appliances, W/D. Available May 15th. $435/person/utils. included. 304-685-8170. A MUST SEE 4 BEDROOM FURNISHED HOUSE. 8 min. walk to main campus. Quiet residential area. 2 Full baths. Quality Furnishings, D/W, W/D, Microwave, Off Street Lighted Parking, A/C, All Amenities, Year Lease. No Pets. 304-296-7476 or www.perilliapartments.com ATTRACTIVE 4BR HOUSE on Beverly Ave. Downtown Campus. Fully furnished. 4 off-street parking spots. WD, DW, central AC, modern furnishings, no pets. Lease and Deposit required. Available May 15, 2014. 304-599-6001 CLOSE TO CAMPUS. 4BR, 2BTH with WD. $1100/mth plus utilities and deposit. 304-594-3705

1-2BR DOWNTOWN/FIRST ST./SOUTH PARK. Starting at $400/p. 1BR Jones Place, $750/p. No Pets. 304-296-7400. scottpropertiesllc.com 1BR AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY or May. Large 3BR available in May. 5/minute walk to downtown-campus. 261 East Prospect. Large porch. Parking Available. W/D, DW. 304-288-2499 or sjikic@yahoo.com

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2014

* 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments

BEVERLY AVE. APARTMENT. 2-3-4/BR LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION Well-maintained. Off-street parking. W/D. DW. A/C. NO PETS. Available May 20th 2014. 304-241-4607. If no answer: 304-282-0136.

NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $625-$825+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking. NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

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1-2-3BR, (3/BR HAS 2/BA.) WD close by. Close to downtown. NO PETS. Available May 15th. 304-276-0738. 304-594-0720. 1-2BR APARTMENTS in South Park. Includes utilities. WD, AC, DW. $350 per person and up. NO PETS www.mywvuhome.com 304-288-2052 or 304-288-9978.

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JUST LISTED ACROSS FROM ARNOLD HALL on Richwood Ave. 3 or 4BR, 2 BTH house, excellent condition W/D, dishwasher, parking. $455-$495/each. Utilities included. 304-288-1572, 304-288-9662 or 304-282-8131

CALL TODAY 304-413-0900 www.metropropertymgmt.net

JUST LISTED! GREAT HOUSE! 250 Richwood Ave. Close to Arnold Hall 4-5BR, 2BTH. W/D, dishwasher, parking, big yard. $495-$525/each utilities included. 304-288-1572, 304-288-9662 or 304-282-8131

HELP OUR SON who is facing uncommon challenges, including mobility, intellectual, vision and hearing impairment. This is an employment opportunity for students interested in teaching or providing care for individuals with disabilities on holidays and in summer. Employment is through REM. Additional information from his family: 304-598-3839. RELIABLE YARD HELPER. Mid April thru Oct. Need vehicle. 5 mins from UHS. $8/hr. Apply at: osage@mail.wvnet.edu

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