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WVU to change FallFest, Greek Life by kendall snee staff writer @dailyathenaeum

In early May, Vice President of Student Life Dr. William Schafer announced a change to the FallFest date and his intentions to implement seven changes to Greek life come Fall 2015.

Schafer stated there have been longtime plans of moving FallFest from its original date of the first Monday of classes. Schafer also said the change to

FallFest in no way connects with the changes to Greek life.

“What we’ve talked about doing is just moving FallFest to the day before on that Sunday, not moving it to later in the fall semester, which someone may have accidently heard or put out on twitter. Where the concern is having it on the first night of school and the perception that creates. There were discussions even before I arrived about this change,” Schafer said.

WVU Arts and Entertainment sent out an email on Monday notifying students of the date change to Sunday August 16, and asking students to send in suggestion cards for performers.

Schafer is new to the Mountaineer staff and shows interest and promise when it comes to revitalizing student conduct.

“I’ve been here about 3 months and I’ve met with many students, faculty members, even the mayor, just trying to understand

Student-run organization continues annual Tent City by corey mcdonald staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University is known for its traditions, especially during football season. Morgantown and the University emit a sense of pride that is second to none, and at certain times during the school year we see that pride take shape in new and various ways.

During the fall 2014 semester, students were able to be part of an entirely new and exciting development that characterized the spirit native to WVU. That development was Tent City.

“Really we just decided to head out there because it was Game Day and [to] have a good time and then more and more people followed,” said Tommy Skinner, the first of many students to pitch a tent on the Mountainlair Green in anticipation of ESPN’s College GameDay on November 1.

The spontaneous living arrangements grew rapidly, turning into a community of students anticipating the football game against Texas Christian University.

The first tent was headed by Tommy Skinner, Brittany Brown, and Andrew Osborne, all of whom are now in charge of a student-run organization dedicated to making sure that Tent City remains an annual event every football season.

After the success of Tent City, the University’s Division of Student Life approached Skinner with an opportunity to continue this event next year, this time with the full support of the University.

where we are and where we go from here with positive steps in the Greek system,” Schafer said.

Schafer, having several universities worth of experience in his field, hopes to make the changes in Greek life a conversation for all to participate in.

Having discussed seven opportunities for community involvement, Schafer hopes to break down the barriers separating each part of the system. His first objective is to hire an ele-

vated personnel to be the overseer of Greek life.

“I felt I needed to change the organizational structure and elevate a new position in Greek life so that we would now have somebody who is very experienced and would oversee, then being able to directly report to the Dean of Students any concerns,” Schafer said.

“We are initiating a nationwide search to hire a new director of Greek life. I think this is the right move. It will provide great support and

offer different experience.”

Schafer’s next initiatives deal with the discussion portion of positive Greek life changes, including a retreat during the weekend of August 28 for all chapter leaders. The other discussion is a planned round table talk including many Greek advisors for Saturday August 22.

Schafer’s fourth implemented change is to postpone rush week until six

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“A ton of people from the administration are extremely supportive of the event and we’re looking to make it bigger than last year and include a lot of fun things in it as well,” Skinner said.

The event is planned to begin Monday October 5, allowing students to begin camping the week before Saturday October 10, when WVU takes on Oklahoma State. Since ESPN’s revisit to Morgantown is not guaranteed, the organization decided to set the event for the homecoming game.

“That was one thing we want to help build a lot of meaning for – homecoming,” Skinner said. “Right now there are some events for homecoming, but it’s not what it could be so we are going to try and help bring it up.”

Skinner, while being hopeful of the return of ESPN’s GameDay, was realistic about the chances.

“We understand that there’s no GameDay this year. We’re obviously hoping that they do come, but at the same time we’re ready to make it fun so that people can come out and have that same experience,” Skinner said.

While the majority of the feedback about Tent City’s return is positive, there are some concerns about the University getting involved with the event. There is a fear that their involvement could inhibit the amount of independence the students will have compared to last year.

However, students involved with the organization stress that the Uni-

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Class of 2015 bids farewell, receives advice during Commencement

by Rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University held various commencement ceremonies Friday May 15 through Sunday May 17 in honor of the many seniors who earned their degrees at the end of the spring semester.

The ceremonies were held at the WVU Coliseum, the Creative Arts Center and the Morgantown Event Center, with each school holding individual ceremonies to represent the individuals in the programs.

Graduation was an emotional experience for many seniors. Feelings of confusion and excitement were felt by many of the graduates during and following the ceremony.

Aislinn Dempsey, a recent communications graduate, expressed her feelings during the commencement address.

“It was kind of chaotic going in. I didn’t have the realization I was graduating until I walked across the stage

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A student-decorated graduation cap expresses worry about financial responsibilities after graduation.

and had a moment of sorrow that it was “Although graduation was long, all over. I had to finally grow up. (Grad- stressful and full of emotions, it was an uating) is bittersweet and it goes by way unforgettable experience. I was bursttoo fast.” ing with pride as I walked across the International Studies graduate Olivia R. Albrighton-Vanway also explained see GRAD on PAGE 2 her feelings about the ceremony.

PRT closes for summer to continue with modernization plans by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University’s 40-year-old Personal Rapid Transit system will be undergoing renovations this summer, making it closed to passengers until August 10.

The major modernization ideas have been identified as the PRT Master Plan and the renovations project will contain multiple phases.

Nearly $21.7 million has been invested to advance phase one of the PRT’s modernization plan.

According to Arlie Forman, the associate director

for transportation and parking, the project is presently being funded predominately by bond funds. However, project team members are pursuing discretionary funding opportunities through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, which is a low interest loan program, as well as the TIGER program, which is a joint commission between the Eberly College, the College of Engineering and the College of Human Resources focused on reinvigorating and furthering STEM programs at the graduate level.

Phase two of the project

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PRT cars line the Beechurst station during the summer while under repair in preparation for the fall semester. is expected to target the new of substations and electridesign and replacement of cal gear and tunnel repairs. the automatic train con- These renovations are estitrol system, replacement mated to cost $53 million.

The second phase of renovations, if approved, will be financed through revenue bonds supported by WVU fees and federal grants. The final phase of renovations will focus on replacement cars and other miscellaneous PRT improvements.

According to Forman, the PRT was originally built using aerospace, aircraft and military components. These components include items such as fasteners, latches, electronic plugs, exotic metals and electromechanical items that are found throughout each PRT vehicle. However, these components are expected to be

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upgraded during the renovations project.

“We have found replacement parts for many of these specific parts which reduces maintenance costs,” Forman said.

Forman believes the amount of breakdowns currently associated with the PRT is related to the present train control system. The new system will include new vehicle controllers, wayside and station computer control equipment, central control equipment and fare gates with new destination selection units.

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Continued from page 1 versity is merely a support system, and the group still remains entirely independent from the University.

“I think that’s a common misconception - that a lot of students think right now that the University is taking it over. That’s definitely not the case,” Skinner said. “It’s really just a support backbone type of thing, it’s still entirely a student run effort again so the University is not diving in and stealing anything.”

According to Skinner, one of the main reasons behind Tent City’s success last year was due to behind the scenes efforts from the faculty of the Division of Student Life, as well as the Mountainlair faculty.

“The tent numbers and the lanyards for example were all provided by the University, and a lot of people in the Mountainlair worked extremely hard to make sure things were okay with the fire marshal, and things like that,” Skinner said.

The University’s involvement this year will provide the organization with a substantial amount of benefits to make Tent City as successful as possible. For ex-

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Continued from page 1 stage and hugged Dr. Gee.” Several of the schools hosted many notorious commencement speakers to offer words of encouragement to their soon to be alumni, including Ken Herock, former NFL player and WVU football player, Rob King, senior vice president for SportsCenter and News at ESPN, Ron Stollings, West Virginia state senator as well as other individuals who have succeeded both educationally and professionally in West Virginia and abroad.

The respective speeches at each ceremony were meant to motivate and encourage the graduates as they prepared to tackle the future.

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ample, the athletics department will provide field passes to the organization as a special giveaway for students.

“We’ll be having a lot more big giveaways like (field passes) throughout the semester. We are looking to give away stuff at least at that level, if not more,” Skinner said.

One of the biggest improvements the organization wants to achieve is to be able to provide food to all students attending the event.

“We’re going to be providing food for everybody almost every day. We have a lot of donors reaching out to us right now to get that going,” Skinner said.

“The University is providing us with a budget, they’re providing us with some things that we can do throughout the day and stuff like that, but they’re staying as far away from it as they can because they want it to be student-run,” Skinner said.

Another concern is the risk of drug or alcohol related issues arising at the event. However, in light of the successes of last year this remains a relatively lowrisk concern, according to Skinner.

The University Police will be present, patrolling

as a safety precaution, but there will be no increase in the amount of police presence compared to last year.

“Obviously for safety reasons they have been contacted and agreed to the same things last year, so there won’t be any increases, but they’ll be present,” Skinner said.

“There weren’t extreme problems last year, and that was one of the good things,” Skinner said. “That was one thing that turned out to be a goal during the week - we realized that when you get a bunch of people together there’s the opportunity for problems to arise, but Tent City definitely avoided those and did turn out with a positive aspect.”

While plans are already set in motion for the week of October 5, Skinner and his fellow students managing the event have high hopes for Tent City’s future after this year and its impact on WVU. “We’re definitely hoping for it to become a tradition, one of our goals is to keep it growing and this year will be the test for that,” Skinner said. “If we can solidify it this year I think that we’ll have that tradition.”

my friends and the people who taught me and got me to where I am today. We were all excited to graduate but sad to part ways,” said Tyler Overholt, a biology graduate. “The speech, the ceremony, the people I know and my time at WVU overall has made me extremely confident to pursue my dream career in medicine, it wasn’t just one thing.”

In addition to the traditional degrees, many honorary degrees were handed out during the ceremonies as well.

Honorary degrees are a way for WVU to acknowledge personnel for their hard work and support in the past.

During the various commencement ceremonies, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell received a Presidential Honorary Degree, chem-

ical industry leader Preston Wu Shyon Chen received an honorary Doctorate of Science, former West Virginia delegate and Morgantown mayor Charlene Jennings Marshall received an honorary Doctorate of Law, and retired financial executive and current hospitality industry leader Douglas R. Van Scoy received an honorary Doctorate of Business.

After the commencement ceremony, graduates and their families were encouraged to attend a reception ceremony located near the graduation venue.

Approximately 4,500 graduates from 45 states and 43 countries received degrees during the three days. Families of the graduates expressed pride and joy while sharing the graduation experience with their loved ones. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 1 Forman said the renovations implemented in all phases of the project will make the PRT a more reliable mode of transportation following the completion of the renovations.

Its reliability will be increased by a decline in the amount of downtime previously caused by antiquated components.

“It’s anticipated that the replacement of the automatic train controls system and replacement of the automatic fare collection system could reduce downtime events by 40 percent,” Forman said.

Forman said that a decrease in downtime will make transportation easier

for WVU students, local residents and visitors.

“By reducing the frequency and/or length of downtime events the system should become more efficient,” Forman said.

Forman believes that there are many components necessary to form and ensure the success of a business model, such as the PRT renovations project.

“With all projects, accurate, timely and concise communications is the key,” Forman said. “Due to the enormous amount of information that needs to be shared, we have formed various working groups that depending on their specific task, meet weekly or monthly with formal presentations to the working group as a whole at predetermined milestones.”

The PRT opened in 1975

and since then has provided transportation to over 80 million passengers. The PRT connects WVU’s three campuses and has been the main source of transportation for students, residents and visitors to navigate through the Evansdale and Downtown campuses.

Throughout the summer, WVU will offer a shuttle service free to students to make up for the lack of transportation. The shuttle will run from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Monday through Friday with stops at Mountaineer Station, the Coliseum and Towers. The Mountainline bus schedule will keep normal summer operating hours.

The PRT will resume normal operations Monday, August 10. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 1 weeks into the fall semester instead of just three.

“There’s a lot of research out there nationally that shows that those first six weeks of school are really critical for new students’ success. Just to get them settled in. Schools do this differently all across the country, we’re going to give this a try and see how it works,” Schafer said.

Schafer’s next new protocol deals with medical am-

nesty. He plans on implementing a policy in which students can report if someone is in trouble or danger due to substance abuse without the fear of disciplinary action being taken against them. Medical amnesty is a an attempt to keep the health of the student as a primary interest. Schafer believes many tragedies could be avoided with medical amnesty in place.

“Students are often left on a sofa passed out somewhere and people don’t call for help for them because they are worried about what might happen to them-

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selves because they may have been drinking underage,” Schafer said.

Schafer hopes medical amnesty will eliminate these worries and motivate students to seek out help.

Schafer’s final revision to the student conduct policy will involve Greek advisors no longer taking disciplinary action with students, but rather leaving that work up to the Office of Student Conduct.

Schafer also plans to bring in external analysis experts for help on revisions to the policy. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Girls on the Run 5k: Getting fit and feeling fierce Ally litten

A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

Positive body image campaigns have been all over the news recently. People are starting to embrace bodies of all shapes and sizes, encouraging women to love themselves for who they are. The goal is not to be a size two, but rather to just be a healthy, active person. Right here in Morgantown, Laurie Abildso is helping lead that change.

Specifically, she’s focusing on the perception of what preteen girls view as a healthy body.

Abildso is the council director of Girls on the Run, a national nonprofit organization in North Central W. Va. Founded in 1996, Girls on the Run helps provide essential life skills training to pre-adolescent girls.

Stretching over 200 cities in North America, Girls on the Run serves over 130,000 girls with the help of its passionate volunteers.

Teaching positive life skills, Girls on the Run also incorporates running into

The runners at the front sprint ahead as the Annual Spring 5K Race begins. the curriculum. With the friends and family lined help of volunteer coaches, the Rail Trail, ready to run the girls practice their 3.1 miles and conquer their running skills in hopes of goals.

“As for my favorite part, completing the annual 5k race held at the end of the I love seeing the joy on the program. girls’ faces as they cross the For the fifth time, the finish line,” Abildso said.

Girls on the Run Spring 5k Abildso was right. Every was held in Morgantown girl ran, jumped, walked at Hazel Ruby McQuain or skipped across the finWaterfront Park on May ish line with a huge smile 30. Preteen girls and their on their face, proud of what

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they had accomplished.

This year, Abildso decided to reach out to the local community. By getting the local community more involved with her cause, Abildso will be able to reward participants while also growing her organization.

“New this year, we are engaging downtown restaurants in a “Dash Downtown to Dine” initiative, where

restaurants will be giving discounts to our participants,” Abildso said.

Black Bear Burritos, Mother India, Garcia’s Latin Market, Real Juice Bar and Cafe, Morgantown Brewing Company, MedExpress, Oliverio’s and Buffalo Wild Wings all supported Girls on the Run by offering discounts and deals for runners. HealthWorks Rehab

and Fitness also gifted the girls with water bottles for their big race finish.

“I always appreciate the support we receive from the community,” Abildso said.

“We have great program and 5K sponsors and a fantastic crew of volunteers that make the event a safe and enjoyable time for all of the participants.”

The North Central chapter of Girls on the Run includes students from two schools in Harrison County, thirteen schools in Monongalia County, two schools in Preston County and two schools in Wentzel County.

To enter the program, girls pay a fee ranging from $20 dollars to $130 dollars, based on their family’s yearly income.

By paying this small fee, parents are paying to educate their daughters in hope that they gain valuable life skills and grow to live a healthy, active lifestyle.

For more information about Girls on the Run or to volunteer, please go to http://gotrncwv.org. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

WVU’s Best Swimming Holes: Uncovering Morgantown’s secret spots

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Summer in Morgantown doesn’t have to be a daze.

One of the greatest things about Appalachia is that

there are many bodies of water to play in. No matter what days you have off, there is always a beautiful paradise a short car ride away. Water falls, rapids, camp sites, rope swings - it’s all there waiting for

you. All you need to do is pack up some sunscreen, a few beers and grab a towel.

Here are the most highly recommended swimming holes in the Morgantown area.

Blue Hole

Located in Preston County, W. Va., Blue Hole is the ultimate swimming hole. One can enter Blue Hole from two directions.

It can be accessed through Masontown, W. Va., however, the road has been es-

pecially rough this season. This route takes about thirty minutes. Blue Hole can also be accessed through Bruceton Mills, W. Va. This route takes about an hour but it is a little easier on your car. Since the roads are so uneven, Blue Hole can unfortunately only be accessed by a truck or SUV. However, once at Blue Hole, there are endless possibilities. Many people set up camp there for an entire weekend. The chill beach area offers students a beautiful blue river to swim in and large rocks to tan on. Some of the more adventurous people jump off the huge bridge into the rushing waters below.

Wonder Falls Located out near Coopers Rock, Wonder Falls offers a scenic, shady beach area overlooking beautiful waterfalls. Load up your car and spend the day in Preston County, W. Va., enjoying the serenity of nature. Although the route to Wonder Falls is much better then Blue Hole, an SUV or truck is still needed to access the falls.

“Wonder Falls is similar to Blue Hole but there is way more room to spread out,” said Cassidy O’Connell, a WVU senior.

Deep Creek Lake

Get out of Morgantown and explore the local community. Located in Western Maryland, Deep Creek is about a 45 minute car ride from Morgantown.

Offering a beach area and many rental properties, Deep Creek gives adventure seekers endless options for fun. A gorgeous set of waterfalls, named Swallow Falls, is located a few miles away as well as Wisp Ski Resort. If you are into hiking, camping and water sports, Deep Creek is the place for you.

Devil’s Den Located on Cheat River, Devil’s Den is a quiet swimming hole just a short distance from downtown Morgantown. It is not hard to access Devil’s Den but an SUV may be needed.

Offering private cliffs that overlook the water and rapids, Devil’s Den is the perfect place for a relaxing afternoon.

If one is looking to make their outdoor ventures more interesting, a kayak or canoe can be rented from the West Virginia University Rec Center for a cheap price. Tents, camping supplies and many other outdoor necessities can also be rented to students. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Athenaeum Album Corner: Hip-hop innovators and bold newcomers Woody Pond

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Surf by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment Donnie Trumpet is currently parading down the streets blowing his horn in the hopes that he can bring the spirit of jazz to the younger generation with his new album Surf. Nico Segal, who is the man behind the alias Donnie Trumpet, formed a band about a year ago with up and coming artist Chance the Rapper as his chief vocalist. Joined by band members Nate Fox and Peter Cottontale, the band calls itself The Social Experiment. Part of this experiment is bringing many different vocalists and musicians together from across several genres to collaborate on one brand of music and observe how the public reacts. The album was released out of nowhere at midnight on May 29 on iTunes free of charge, following Chance’s tradition of only releasing free music. Segal’s jazzy influence on the hip hop trade that Chance hails from creates a very melodic sound that mixes rap, jazz, funk, and may even take some instrumental influence from the soundtrack of The Lion King.

There are several tracks that are strictly instrumentals, some contain only short lyrical samples or repeated chorus tag lines, and others are filled with a variety of rappers and/or singers who add to the “social experiment.” Featured artists on the album include J. Cole, Big Sean, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, and even a member of the trap group Migos. All of these musicians add their own unique

styles to what is already an indescribable piece of musical work. It is a very catchy and summery album with a lot of quality songs for any mood or setting you may encounter. Surf fits its name well. As the ocean surf takes you up and down, Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment will eventually take you floating away.

Four Year Strong by Four Year Strong Putting the punk back into pop punk, Four Year Strong has grown their new album from the same roots that they planted back in 2006 with their first demo. Their self-titled release is eleven songs full of fast guitar licks, group singing, and a rebel spirit that makes you believe in yourself and question the turning of the world. After releasing three singles over the past two months, Four Year Strong released their highly anticipated fourth studio album on June 2.

One of the band’s two frontmen, Dan O’Connor, said in an interview that this album was very “raw” and spawned from the band “just having fun and playing around,” rather than spending a lot of time trying to produce something dramatic and

computerized. The collaborative nature of Four Year Strong, which comes from having two lead vocalists in O’Connor and Alan Day, is very prominent in this album as both of the singers share the workload of writing and performing.

The overarching message behind this album, to me, is escaping from all of the forces that try to pin us down and hold us back from ourselves. As they say in their song “I’m a Big, Bright, Shining, Star:” Will we go down like the rest of them? Not if I can help it.

AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP. by A$AP Rocky After the mainstream success of his first album, A$AP Rocky reemerges with his usual charismatic trill and an unexpected chill. His sophomore effort, AT.LONG. LAST.A$AP., was planned to be released June 2, but was unexpectedly dropped on iTunes a week early on May 26. Rocky is known for cryptically including a range of subjects in his music—from drug running to fashion to even LSD sex parties (this is not a joke). On this album, Rocky did all this while trying very hard to show off his artistry and flaunt his cre-

ativity as an artist that is separate from mainstream hiphop. Unfortunately, once again we are prevented from catching any good glimpses of the real man beneath all the YSL and Prada, Rakim Mayers (A$AP Rocky’s birth name). Rocky’s instrumental choices seem to come more from his desire to stand out, with a lot of dingy guitar samples and vibrant organs, as well as a lot of spacey sound and empty notes. This adds to the overall vibe of this album though, as he teamed AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP album cover up his most reliable producers Clams Casino, Danger Mouse.

He also added a lot of his own influence to several of the instrumentals. I think the emptiness of the instrumentals allows for a lot of melodic vocal play, which is something Rocky had never ventured into until this album. We hear him dabble in catchy party hooks on “Electric Body” and also a slow croon over a funk bassline in “L$D.” In the end, it seems that Rocky has found more of himself in his music and Donnie Trumpet and The Social Experiment perform. is unafraid of putting that sound into his image.

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Victim shaming in Duggar scandal Last week the pop culture world was taken by storm with the most recent allegations against the Duggar family. The Duggars, whose hit television show “19 Kids and Counting” details their life of Christian faith and promotes conservative views, were recently rocked with controversy surrounding their son, Josh Duggar.

Josh, the eldest of the Duggar family’s 19 children, recently admitted to allega-

tions of sexually abusing his sisters when he was 14, inappropriately touching them while they were both awake and asleep.

In the wake of this, the world has focused its spotlight on Josh and opened up the discussion on age-old issues of rape and molestation.

The Duggar family is set to air an exclusive interview with Fox News on June 3. They have also issued statements regarding Josh’s “rehabilitation” – in

which they sent their teenage son to a family mentor for Christian counseling.

While the sexual abuse is beyond disturbing, what is equally as troublesome is the utter lack of attention and concern shown to the victims.

Few reports actually have the overarching theme of getting the victims treatment for the trauma they experienced. Instead, most focus on Josh as the villain and don’t go much further than that.

Rape allegations are, unfortunately, becoming frequent in recent years. While this is absolutely unacceptable, what is even more upsetting is the complete disregard shown for the victims. Sexual abuse victims frequently avoid pressing charges against their attackers. Often when they do, there is frequently unnecessary controversy about what constitutes actual sexual abuse.

Although the world is

right to denounce Josh Duggar and turn a cold shoulder to the family once hailed as “pure” and “devout,” it is appalling that so little has been said about the girls Josh Duggar abused, and about sexual assault victims as a whole.

This editorial board believies by shifting the focus entirely on the perpetrator, we ignore the victims who often need society’s support. We sweep them under the rug in order to better point fingers at

the guilty party. We forget that our efforts are better spent assuring victims they can move on from the trauma they have experienced.

Unfortunately we live in a world where girls learn more about preventing rape than boys learn about understanding the concept of consent.

Never forget Josh Duggar, but please, don’t forget those poor girls either. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The importance of Caitlyn Jenner’s transition alaska gumbarevic Copy desk chief

In recent years, the “T” in “LGBTQ” has received a particularly great deal of attention. With more transgender stars than ever in the limelight, transgender individuals are finally starting to get the representation that has been missing from our media for so long. Globally famous activists like Janet Mock, Laverne Cox, Chaz Bono and Jazz Jennings have appeared to represent and inspire so many people whose life stories closely resemble their own.

In April, that star-studded list gained another name as the Olympian formerly known as Bruce Jenner—now Caitlyn—came out publicly as transgender.

Unfortunately, many people still have not been educated on the proper ways to address transgender individuals. Caitlyn’s transi-

tion is as good an excuse as any to further the conversation about respecting transgender people, famous or otherwise.

First and foremost, it is extremely important to remember that “Bruce” is not “Bruce.” Though everyone in the world knew Caitlyn by that name for many years, it is very important to refer to transgender people by their correct names and pronouns.

If you aren’t quite sure about the correct pronoun to use, remember that “it” is never an acceptable pronoun to use when referring to a person.

Instead, stick with the safer and gender neutral “they.”

Deliberately misgendering someone or using an incorrect name for them is not only invalidating, but a willfully transphobic act.

Also, be wary of the way you speak about a transgender individual’s appearance.

Compliments along the lines of “Wow, you look so good!

Like a real woman/man!” are not truly compliments at all.

That’s something one would say to a drag performer, and the life of a transgender person is a much more serious topic than gender impersonation. Of course phrases like that are meant as compliments, but saying someone looks like a “real” man or woman implies that they are not actually the gender they identify as. Though it is wonderful that Caitlyn Jenner looks like she could be the child of Jessica Lange and Lana Del Rey, it is imperative to keep in mind transgender people do not need to “pass” flawlessly in order to be seen as valid, beautiful or important. Besides, Caitlyn did reveal she planned to undergo facial feminization surgery and I hope the lady felt she got her money’s worth after her Vanity Fair covershoot.

Speaking of surgeries, when it comes to transgender people and whatever surgical or hormonal treatments they may or may not receive, the single thing to keep in mind is that it’s none of your

business; if someone wants you to know about their treatments, they will tell you. Asking someone whether or not they have had sex reassignment surgery or another procedure is unbelievably rude and invasive. Transgender people are not science projects. A transgender individual can be a real man or woman without having any kind of surgery. Being unable to or choosing not to have surgery does not make them any less the gender they identify themselves as. If we stop talking about what’s in a transgender individual’s pants, we have so much more time to talk about their story.

As for Caitlyn’s story, it is at long last being told for all the world to see. Caitlyn Jenner has been both a gold-winning Olympic medalist and a Vanity Fair cover girl, and after waiting 65 years to live her life with her true gender identity, she is a testament that it is never too late to transition. vanityfair.com

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Geek community benefits from more inclusivity, understanding Abby Humphreys columnist

While most of us were out celebrating Memorial Day with picnics, cookouts or visits to family graves, others were busy rejoicing in Geek Pride Day by rereading their favorite geeky books and hosting movie marathons. Celebrated since 2006 on May 25th, Geek Pride Day doesn’t care what characters, shows or movies you love, so long as you love them with a passion.

Or that’s what the holiday wants us to think. While geeks are often regarded as lowest on the social food chain, there’s a surprising amount of polarity and discord affecting the group. A person’s individual likes and dislikes are scrutinized and dissected by higher-ups in nearly every fan community, and on the Internet, users can deem someone “not geek enough” to like or comment on movies or shows held in high regard.

Defying popular opinion by not liking a certain character or episode is almost unheard of, as geeks are expected to have a hive mind mentality and enjoy the same things for the same

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Why this happens is understandable—reclaiming the word “geek” from the depths of the insult pool was unlikely to be an easy battle, and those who passionately involved themselves in the fight probably chose to make the group extremely selective in order to regain a sense of control.

In the same way a bullied child often becomes a bully themselves, geeks have unfortunately turned from a once-accepting and inclusive group into an unnecessary battle over seniority

and status.

For example, I’m a newbie to the “Star Wars” franchise. I watched the movies over a three-day period in July 2013 and was instantly hooked, immediately binge-watching spinoff shows like “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and investing in a Stormtrooper window decal for my car. But though I’ve entered one of the largest and most intense fan bases known to geekkind, I’m still left feeling somewhat like an outcast. My experience with the movies was much different from

those who watched them on repeat in their childhood and I’m reminded of this fact nearly every time I talk with friends or acquaintances about any aspect of the movies’ universe. Sure, I forget a planet’s name every once in a while and couldn’t tell you anything about the inner workings of a Star Destroyer, but I still love the same characters and storyline as every other fan out there.

Instead of focusing on the differences between fans or lack of knowledge regarding a popular sub-

ject, I believe the focus should be shifted back toward what all geeks have in common: Having passionate interests. What those interests happen to be are irrelevant; every geek knows the feeling of excitement when a new videogame is released or a highly-anticipated movie comes out on Blu-Ray, and that’s the common ground most of us today seem to have forgotten.

This isn’t a matter of appropriating geek culture (where non-fans sport the merchandise of popular “geeky” franchises), but is

rather a call for reform in the way iconic geeky subjects are regarded by those in the geek community. I want to see geeks celebrating diversity of interests and tastes, not forcing opinions onto others.

To put it simply, a geek is a geek, regardless of whether they believe Greedo shot first or Doctor Who became terrible after David Tennant left. A geek is a geek, from knowing the secret identity of every superhero by heart to fostering the slightest slow-growing interest in a game or show (and yes, a geek is a geek even if they only liked the movie, not the book).

Today’s King of the Nerds by popular vote, John Green, has this to say in regards to how geeks and nerds should be regarded by society, but I think this quote also speaks volumes for how they should regard each other as well: “Nerds… are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-upand-down-in-the-chair, can’t-control-yourself love it.” That “stuff ” could be anything under the sun— and if you love it, you make the geeks proud. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Male, female role models still necessary for successful child development Kody Goff columnist

What defines a family is changing. Things like single-parent households, same-sex couples and even adoption are changing the perspectives on what makes a family. I’m not going to argue that families should stay traditional; there’s really no point in doing that, practically or morally. However each and every child should have at least one strong male role model and one strong female role model, no matter the family situation.

While gender politics are hot topics of debate all over academia and the me-

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dia, there’s really no debating that having good role models is generally a good thing. Children learn innumerable qualities from their role models: Socialization, communication, making friends, behaviors, habits, beliefs, etc. What defines a good role model is certainly something that could be contested, though qualities like independence, caring, honesty and strength of character would be included in any sane person’s role model repertoire. In all of these respects, the importance of good role models is indisputable.

It’s not something that’s discussed in everyday conversation, but occasionally you’ll hear someone men-

tion something about a gendered role model. “They didn’t have a good male role model” or “There weren’t many good female role models in his life” are things one might hear when discussing someone’s perceived developmental issues. These kinds of statements stem from deeply-rooted ideas about how men and women influence young boys and girls in one way or another.

Some may shrug off these so-called gender norms as a “societal construct,” but I believe they exist for a good reason.

Boys lacking strong male role models can be reserved, borderline anti-social and prone to outbursts of pentup emotions, typically anger.

Boys lacking strong female role models will not know how to properly channel emotions, leading them to have misogynistic and bullying tendencies. On the other hand, girls without a strong male role model can be attention-seeking and girls lacking a strong female role model can become insensitive or workaholics. Keep in mind that these are strictly generalizations, and that this is in no way meant to assume that everyone’s experiences are identical. This is simply the developing pattern that many people have observed about the growth of others.

Speaking personally, my father left when I was about 10 years old. While I know

some people have grown up for much longer without one parent or another, my dad was never there for me at all, and so I can safely say I was raised in a predominantly single parent household. Fortunately, my maternal grandfather and my uncle were fantastic male role models, and my mother was role model enough.

However, my father’s lack of presence did endow me with insecurities and uncertainties from a very early age, and I could easily see how missing one of these role models entirely would be extraordinarily detrimental.

In fact, studies have shown that time and again missing male role models lead to trouble in schools, violence

among young boys and a myriad of other unfortunate consequences.

No matter if you are a same-sex couple, a single parent, or another non-traditional family structure, please, do your children a favor and make sure they have great role models of both genders. These role models don’t have to live with you or even see the child every day.

I certainly didn’t get to see my grandfather or my uncle every day, and they still held profound influence over my life. It’s clearly important that strong male and female influences are present for each and every growing individual. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Annual Three Rivers Festival takes over Pittsburgh

Lewis, Railroad Earth, Alvally litten vays, Pittsburgh Symphony a&e writer Orchestra in concert with @dailyathenaeum Pittsburgh Opera, Hurray for the Riff Raff, The FeFrom June 5-14, the mu- lice Brothers, Milo Greene, sic will not stop in down- Rhiannon Gidder, Richard town Pittsburgh, Pa. Keep Thompson, Neko Case, an eye out because the An- Benjamin Booker and nual Three Rivers Arts Fes- Robert Ellis are just the tival is about to start. This headliners of the musical means endless, and free, portion of the event. Many activities for a solid 10 other local bands will also days. be gracing the bustling Three Rivers Art Festi- stage. val was started in 1959 to There will also be other celebrate music, perfor- performance arts such as mance and visual art in six dance groups, including the colorful city of Pitts- Maree ReMalia, and eight burgh. Now managed by literary artists. Many visual Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, artists will be showcasing the festival has grown into their work around the city. a huge, free activity for Hundreds of different artall of the city to partake ists’ work will be displayed in. in various locations downStarting at noon on town. In addition to the June 5, the festival will artists, face painters will continue into the follow- also be spreading color ing days. This year, a thou- throughout the streets of sand artists will be per- Pittsburgh. forming to an expected On top of the many artcrowd of 500,000 people or ists, several attractions in more. Musical artists Jenny Pittsburgh, such as the

Children’s Museum and the Fort Pitt Museum, will be set up at the Giant Eagle Creativity Zone, located in Point State Park.

A Miniature Marina, supported by the Laurel Foundation, will be set up in front of the Gateway Center. No matter how old you are, there are endless possibilities for fun at this festival.

Not only does Three Rivers Art Festival offer entertainment, it also brings in food vendors of all kinds.

On each Friday of the festival, food trucks will line the streets of Pittsburgh offering unique, delicious cuisine. There will also be two main food courts. One will be located in Point State Park and the other will be in Gateway Center. The food courts will be made up of numerous tents offering the unique tastes of Pittsburgh to festival goers.

Beginning in 2009, the Three Rivers Art Festival

has decided to reduce, reuse and recycle. They have eliminated 50,000 plastic bottles from use, saved thousands of pounds of pollutants by encouraging the use of bikes, diverted almost 230 tons of waste from landfills and donated materials for future use. They also recycle cooking oil and use plant based cups.

In all, Three Rivers Art Festival is the ideal concert for broke college students.

Not only does it offer a variety of sights and options but it is also 100 percent free. If you have an extra few dollars, pick up a Pittsburgh staple, such as deep fried zucchini or pierogies from a food truck. Or take a ride across the river on the ferry. This event is guaranteed to be a great time.

For more information on the Three Rivers Arts Festival, please go to http://3riversartsfest.org/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Guests enjoy live music at the Three Rivers Music and Art Festival.

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Woodburn Festival revamps itinerary The Diamonds shine bright on tour Jillian Clemente A&E Writer @Dailyathenaeum

Morgantown is more than just West Virginia University. There is a community nestled outside the campus. The Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club wants to shine a light on the community-oriented spirit of Morgantown.

Brent Balog, program director at the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club said, “On behalf of the organization, an important part of our mission statement is to teach students to be engaged citizens.”

The Woodburn Arts and Music Festival plans to show involved students just this by exposing them to the possibilities and opportunities this community offers.

“It’s a free public event, and we’re hoping to strengthen the sense of Morgantown,” said Andrew Reabe, a member of the program staff at the Mountaineer Boys and Girls Club.

“There are different musicians playing throughout the day, and we’ve invited as many craft vendors from the area that we could.”

Scheduled live acts include: Apple Pappy, Andy Tuck, Ben Brady, Rachael Kilmas and PopShop.

The list is also expected to grow in the coming weeks.

“Last year, there were only one or two (musicians). We upped that and tripled the amount of vendors and other groups (coming),” Reabe said.

Plenty of local food vendors will offer their products, as will various local craft and art vendors like Kaje’s Cords, Arts Mon, It Works! Health and Beauty and more.

“Last year, it was a lot more small-scale,” Balog said. “This year we kind of beefed up the vendors.”

There will also be carnival games, free face painting courtesy of Black’n’Blue Temporary Tattoos, arts and crafts, and different local establishments in the community such as the Children’s Discover Museum of WV and the public library.

“This year we decided to make it a big event and want the whole community to come together and enjoy this day,” Reabe said.

Though organizers of the festival have been rushed in years past, the assistance of the WVU Children’s Hospital this year has greatly helped planning efforts, according to Balog.

“We’re partnering with them to give back to WVU, but also to the community as a whole,”Balog said.

One big symbol of the community, the WVU Mountaineer, will be drop-

Caitlyn Jenner’s Style NEW YORK (AP) ‑ The stealth Caitlyn Jenner cover shoot for Vanity Fair sprang from her chats with the magazine’s fashion and style director, Jessica Diehl, about inspirations ranging from Lauren Bacall to “The Thomas Crown Affair.”

In an interview released by the magazine, Diehl called Jenner “all-American in so many ways,” style wise.

“She has certain ideas about what she feels great in.

But those ideas are still forming and taking shape. There will be some experimentation and trying things. Welcome to the world of women’s fashion!

It’s not always smooth sailing, but I think she has a pretty good idea of what makes her feel good, and those are classic silhouettes,” Diehl said.

Jenner’s debut as Caitlyn for the July cover was released online Monday and will hit newsstands June 9.

Downloads of an inside photo spread and the story written

by Buzz Bissinger were made available.

The cover shows Jenner, formerly known as Bruce, seated, legs crossed, on a high stool wearing a Trashy Lingerie creamy corset and panties paired with the headline: “Call Me Caitlyn.” Annie Leibovitz shot the photo and several more with Jenner in a gold-sequin gown by Halston Heritage and another off-theshoulder black number by Zac Posen.

In fresh interview excerpts posted Tuesday on the magazine’s website, Jenner acknowledged some nerves over how the photos would be perceived but said they turned out “over-the-top great” and have been warmly received.

“I was always worried - you never wanted to look like a guy in drag, you never wanted to look like a guy in a dress, O.K.,” she said. “If you’re going to do that, come out, you

really have to look the part.

You have to look very feminine, you have to be able to, what I call my presentation is extremely important because it puts people at ease.”

Jenner wore a tight Donna Karan New York red minidress for one shot that had her in the driver’s seat of the $180,000 Porsche purchased for Bruce Jenner by ex-wife Kris Jenner. Other photos showed her in a black lace corset by Agent Provocateur and a top and skirt by Herve Leger as she lounged on the couch of her Malibu, California, beach house.

“She has a fantastic physique. It’s just a totally welltaken-care-of physique. She’s an athlete, so the muscle tone is incredible. She’s slim, and her proportions are very easy to dress,” Diehl said in the question-and-answer format interview.

Eric Wilson, fashion news director for InStyle magazine, said the Old Hollywood feel in some looks evoked a precise beauty.

“I think they were pretty smart not to go into recent runway fashion or any of the 8,000 super-cool designers of the moment that Kanye and Kim are such enthusiastic supporters of because this reads as a personal story,” he explained Tuesday, referring to Jenner’s stepdaughter Kim Kardashian and her husband, a designer himself.like anyway - and buy stuff. That was actually what was fun. It was like Vanity Fair: Off the Rack.”

Jenner at her Malibu home for a couple of hours to talk style and inspirations.

“Coming from a very fashion-forward family, we sort of thought that the nicest thing to do was to focus on style over fashion. Nothing too bling or too shiny. Kind of keeping it more in the style arena rather than hardcore fashion arena,” she said.

ping by - quite literally actually. Michael Garcia will be sitting in a dunk tank at this event.

“People can donate a few dollars to try to dunk him,” Balog said. “That money will be donated to the Children’s Hospital.”

Partnering with the Children’s Hospital creates that sense of community that’s desired. The festival hopes to teach kids to get involved by decorating, attending, seeing and feeling this Morgantown community and its care, according to Balog.

The kids enrolled in this program learn the importance of giving back to the community as well.

“Hopefully, something will carry with them into the workforce,” Balog said.

The Woodburn Arts and Music Festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. this Saturday, June 6, at 918 Fortney Street. Admission is free but vendors will charge for their services. da&ae@mail.wvu.edu

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A&E Writer @daily athenaeum

Marina and the Diamonds sounds like a pop band with a female frontrunner, but the big secret they don’t want you to know is that Welsh artist Marina Diamandis is actually just a multitalented solo performer. Her stage name stems from her full name (the Greek surname Diamandis looks and sounds strangely similar to “diamonds”) and her interest in constructing a musical sound that showcased the work of “a simple group made up of many people who had the same hearts.” Diamandis’ music is hard to pin down in one specific genre—as it incorporates elements from pop, new wave, indie and alternative electropop. This is partly why her music was initially less accepted in the United Kingdom until her 2010 debut album The Family Jewels reached number five on the U.K. Albums chart. This success earned Diamandis

a spot as an opening act for Katy Perry on her California Dreams tour in the summer of 2011. Marina and the Diamonds followed the success of her first album with her sophomore release Electra Heart in 2012, which actually peaked at the top of the U.K. Albums chart shortly after its release. She is currently touring the United States to promote her recent 2015 fulllength release Froot, which became her first top 10 album on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number eight.

Diamandis writes all of her own lyrics, as well as composing the instrumental backing tracks. Pop artists with this kind of musical versatility, especially when it comes from someone who was not formally educated in music, like Diamandis, are coveted by record labels and producers. She also has a naturally lower vocal register—similar in sound to Lana Del Rey and Lady Gaga when they sing in their alto voices, which is something that stands out in a contemporary pop singer.

Diamandis has cited artists like Britney Spears and Brody Dalle as her largest musical influences, while Gwen Stefani is one of her main style influences.

Experimenting with different vocal effects and layering recordings, Diamandis creates a very unique style of singing that mixes in and out of her wavy, melodic instrumentals. Her lyrics tend to examine human behavior, from many outside perspectives of her own. She has joked that were she not to become a musician, she may have pursued a career in psychology.

So it is plain to see that Diamandis is far from the cookiecutter mold of pop artists. But rather, she is an honest, colorful display of musical freedom and flexibility.

Marina and the Diamonds is currently touring the nation on her FROOT tour.

Visit http://marinaandthediamonds.com for more information on shows and ticketing. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You have the ability to see the big picture. How you handle a situation could change after some detachment. You’ll gain new information through new insights. Observe a tendency to get frustrated when others don’t seem to get your message.

Tonight: In the limelight.

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Then-sophomore Chase Connor bites his jersey during a game against Iowa State in February.

Junior shooting guard Chase Connor leaves WVU for Fairmont State david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University men’s basketball team lost a member of its bench on Monday, as junior shooting guard Chase Connor announced he is transferring 20 miles up the road to Fairmont State.

A West Virginia native noted for his 3-point stroke, Connor played sparingly in his two years in gold and blue. Connor joined the program as a preferred walk-on before the 2013-

14 season after leading the state of West Virginia in scoring in his senior year at Shady Spring High School in Shady Spring, W.Va. After appearing in just 12 games his freshman year, Connor carved out a minor role as a 3-point specialist last season. Connor got into 23 games, usually appearing when the Mountaineers needed an extra punch from long range. He averaged 2.1 points in 5.3 minutes, making 15 of his 43 attempts from beyond the arc.

Although Connor had

trouble getting consistent minutes as a Mountaineer, he should have better luck with the Fairmont State Fighting Falcons, who compete in Division II’s Mountain East Conference.

“Being able to get a player as talented as Chase that has played for a Hall of Fame coach like Bob Huggins is something our staff is very excited about,” said Fairmont State head coach Jerrod Calhoun in a press release.

“Chase is exactly the type of player that we have

been looking to add to our 2015 recruiting class. He has a great knack for scoring the basketball and will help us with spacing and spreading the floor on offense.”

Connor will join a Fairmont State team that finished 22-11 last year, 16-6 in the Mountain East. The Fighting Falcons reached the second round of the NCAA Division II Tournament, falling to fellow instate school West Liberty.

Although Connor spent his two years with the Mountaineers further

down on Bob Huggins’ depth chart, the graduation of starting guards Juwan Staten and Gary Browne looked to provide an opportunity for the 3-point specialist to earn a bigger role on Huggins’ deep bench.

West Virginia still won’t be hurting for depth, however. Sophomore Daxter Miles Jr. started all 35 games for the Mountaineers last year, while sophomore Jevon Carter, junior Tarik Phillip and senior Jaysean Paige all will be in the running to seize start-

ing roles after playing big minutes last year.

They will be joined in the crowded Mountaineer backcourt by wellregarded junior college transfer Teyvon Myers, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native who spent the last two years at Williston State College in North Dakota. Also present will be three-star point guard James “Beetle” Bolden, who committed to the Mountaineers out of Holmes High School in Covington, Ky. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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TCU returns ample firepower for 2015 season connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum

With the college football season set to kick off in less than 100 days, it’s time to start taking stock of what we learned in 2014 and looking ahead to how things will shake out this season. Over the course of the summer, we will be breaking down the Big 12, and we’ll start this week with one of the conference’s co-champs from 2014: The TCU Horned Frogs.

After being shut out of the College Football Playoff despite going 11-1 in the regu-

lar season, the Horned Frogs have plenty of motivation coming into 2015.

Head coach Gary Patterson did a fantastic job keeping his team’s collective mentality in a good place after the disappointment of not making the playoff. The Frogs ran roughshod over Ole Miss, putting up 42 points on the Rebels’ vaunted “Landshark” defense in a Peach Bowl blowout on New Year’s Day. That kind of statement win gives a team so much momentum going into the offseason, and when you consider the fact the Frogs will

be returning nearly all of their offensive weapons from last season, including dualthreat quarterback Trevone Boykin, it may be wise to double the firework stock at Amon G. Carter Stadium.

Boykin, who was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 3,901 yards and 33 touchdowns, will be a frontrunner Heisman candidate at the beginning of the season, and if he is able to improve on his astronomical numbers from 2014, you could see him lifting the trophy in New York City at season’s end.

While the Horned Frog offense garners a lot of national attention, and for good reason, coach Patterson has always been known as a hard-nosed, defensive mastermind, and his team proved that reputation once again in 2014.

Led by linebacker Paul Dawson, who registered a team-high 136 tackles, TCU’s defense was a swarm of controlled chaos in 2014, holding opponents to a Big 12-best 19 points per game.

Patterson won’t have Dawson, who was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, at his dis-

posal this year, but with an offense capable of putting up the kind of numbers TCU’s is, the Frogs’ defense just has to do enough to stem the tide.

The Horned Frogs will open the season with their toughest non-conference test of the year on the road against Minnesota Sept. 3, but considering the typical freezing temperatures that slow the Golden Gophers opponents down will still be a few months away, TCU should be able to keep up its break-neck offensive pace in the great white North.

Following their tilt against the Gophers, the Frogs will

have back-to-back home games against Stephen F. Austin and SMU to round out their non-conference schedule.

Home games against Texas and a Thursday night contest with West Virginia highlight the early portion of the Frogs’ conference slate, but the true test of TCU’s mettle comes at the end of November with a road trip to Oklahoma and a potential pseudo conference championship game against Baylor in Fort Worth to round out the regular season. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia finishes season in Big 12 Tourney david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

For the West Virginia University baseball team, this season represented a rebirth on several different levels. From the inauguration of the brandnew Monongalia County Ballpark, to the breakingin of a pitching staff that had just over 60 innings of game experience before this season, the Mountaineers experienced a new beginning both on the field and off, with all eyes toward their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1996.

The NCAA Tournament appearance didn’t come, and the Mountaineers’ 27-27 record looks rather pedestrian. But West Virginia found surprising success in several areas of the game, and third-year head coach Randy Mazey said that he was impressed

with his team’s performance over the course of the season.

“I am really proud of our guys and I think they overachieved, especially the young players that have never played college baseball before. It is great that they got to do this and I think it will help us in the future,” Mazey said.

If nothing else, the Mountaineers managed to carve a strong rotation out of a pitching staff that was an utter unknown before the season. With seven starts last year, junior sinkerballer Ross Vance was the only returning Mountaineer to have started a game, and he and righty Chad Donato were the only two pitchers on the staff with any game experience.

But the rotation was far from a weakness this year, as Vance and Donato teamed up to form a workhorse Saturday-Sun-

day tandem that proved to be the backbone of the team – both finished in the top five of the Big 12 in innings pitched. And while Mazey tooled around with a few different starters over the course of the season, freshman BJ Myers had some strong performances on Friday nights to the tune of a 3.82 ERA. Mazey had considerably more trouble finding a winning combination in the bullpen, but the Mountaineer coach said that he was proud of his pitching staff ’s underdog success.

“We had so many question marks going into the season,” Mazey said in an interview with WVUSports.com.

“We returned less innings pitched than any team in the United States.

For us to grind out what we did during the season was impressive.”

West Virginia also rolled

out the most powerful offense in the Big 12 this season. The Mountaineers’ 49 home runs was first in the conference, while shortstop Taylor Munden had a breakout season with a Big 12-best 11 home runs. First baseman Jackson Cramer and outfielder Shaun Wood also added eight longballs each to finish alongside Munden in the top five of the conference.

Meanwhile, freshman infielder Kyle Davis was a revelation at the plate, finishing third in the conference with a .353 batting average. But despite some strong individual performances, the Mountaineers’ record lagged.

West Virginia wasn’t able to find any consistent momentum in conference play, finishing 9-13 in the Big 12 and needing a late surge just to qualify for the conference tournament.

They also struggled im-

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Third baseman Justin Fox fields a ground ball in a game against Oklahoma. mensely against their best opposition, finishing just 4-11 against teams that reached the NCAA Tournament this year.

It won’t be easy for Mazey to find replacements for graduates Munden and third baseman Justin Fox, who both were

among the team’s steadiest contributors this year. But unlike this year, the Mountaineers will have some real returning veteran talent in 2016. The time may be coming for West Virginia to make a run. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Sepp Blatter says he will resign as FIFA president

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Sepp Blatter claims he is afraid to enter the United States because of the investigation recently launched by the FBI. ZURICH (AP) -- The end for Sepp Blatter came suddenly, just days after he had seemingly solidified his hold on FIFA. The 79-year-old leader of the world’s most popular sport defied global animosity last week to win four more years in office. But his re-election only increased the pressure from colleagues, sponsors, athletes and fans for Blatter to step down as FIFA’s president.

At a hastily arranged news conference Tuesday, Blatter announced he would leave office within months and called for a fresh election to appoint a successor.

“I cherish FIFA more than anything and I want to do only what is best for FIFA and for football,” said Blatter, who could still be a target of U.S. investigators delving into decades of corruption and bribery accusations against FIFA officials.

After generations under Blatter and his mentor, Joao Havelange, the announcement left FIFA without a leader and without a clear course forward. It sets off a global power struggle for control of the organization as a criminal investigation

intensifies.

A strained and serious Blatter read a six-minute statement in French before exiting without taking questions.

Blatter had been defiant and feisty in the same room on Saturday, fending off questions about FIFA’s battered reputation and the chance he could be arrested.

His mood had changed in the 24 hours before his announcement, Blatter aide Walter Gagg told The Associated Press.

A federal indictment last week detailed apparent bribes from a FIFA account totaling $10 million to senior officials for voting South Africa as the 2010 World Cup host. Late Monday, reports laid a clearer trail of complicity to the door of FIFA headquarters, if not Blatter himself.

“We know that the in the last 48 hours he was thinking of the future and perhaps what happened in the last hours, this gave him the conviction,” Gagg, a long-time confidante of Blatter, told the AP in a telephone interview.

“We had lunch with him yesterday (Monday). He was

relaxed he was fine,” Gagg said. “I had a very good meeting with him early in the morning (today). Then came the different information from the U.S. with this and that.”

The South African angle threatens to tarnish memories of a bid campaign that brought Nelson Mandela to Zurich for the winning vote in 2004. At risk also is the legacy of a World Cup that was an organizational triumph for FIFA and South Africa, and bolstered Blatter’s reputation as a friend of Africa whose loyalty stood firm in Friday’s election.

Even before the election, Blatter’s ability to travel to the U.S., or other countries where a Swiss national risked arrest and extradition, had become a distracting story.

Blatter’s vigor in acclaiming his election victory - a 133-73 win over Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan was gone by Tuesday.

“This mandate does not seem to be supported by everybody in the world of football,” Blatter said. “I will continue to exercise my function (until the new election).”

Elections are expected to take place sometime be-

tween December and March.

Prince Ali declined to say if he’d run again.

“I am at the disposal of all the national associations who want a change, including all of those who were afraid to make a change,” Prince Ali said in an interview with CNN. Michel Platini, the president of European body UEFA, had called for Blatter’s resignation last week before the vote. On Tuesday, he praised Blatter’s decision to go.

“It was a difficult decision, a brave decision, and the right decision,” said Platini, a former protege who planned a strategy meeting of UEFA members to discuss antiBlatter tactics in Berlin later this week.

Platini opted out of taking on Blatter head-to-head in last week’s election, preferring to support the prince.

But the former star midfielder for France and Juventus is a likely candidate for the next vote.

The next few months will likely also see further arrests in the corruption case.

The U.S. Department of Justice indicted 14 men last Wednesday, including the seven arrested in dawn

raids on a luxury hotel in Switzerland.

The Justice Department said Tuesday it would have no comment on Blatter’s announcement. The Swiss attorney general said Blatter was not under investigation in Switzerland, but authorities said last week they have opened a criminal probe into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding votes.

Blatter’s pending departure will see 2018 World Cup host Russia lose a strong ally, and could cause unease in Qatar, the host of the 2022 tournament.

The consequences of those World Cup hosting votes in December 2010 defined Blatter’s last full term in office, and a new president may want to re-examine the decisions.

In pledging a burst of modernizing reforms during his final few months, Blatter acknowledged that cultural change at FIFA has not gone far enough on his watch.

“FIFA needs a profound restructuring,” said Blatter, who will try to impose term limits to ensure no future FIFA president matches his time in office.

The often-discredited

FIFA executive committee that chose Russia and Qatar also faces deep change: Term limits, fewer members and tougher integrity checks imposed by FIFA, Blatter suggested.

Blatter again directed blame for FIFA’s reputation at his executive colleagues who have repeatedly been implicated in bribery and corruption.

Blatter is also a member of the International Olympic Committee.

“We highly respect this decision of President Blatter to step down and to initiate the necessary reforms, and to make way for a new leadership of FIFA to drive these changes,” IOC President Thomas Bach said in a statement.

Blatter joined FIFA in 1975 as technical director for development projects, was promoted to general secretary in 1981 and spent 17 years as right-hand man to Havelange of Brazil before being elected to lead world soccer.

The new election will be overseen by Domenico Scala, chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee, who praised Blatter’s “difficult and courageous” decision.

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Summer Bash welcomes students back from break

by Kendall snee staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University’s Mountainlair event coordinators joined forces with the WVU Academic Innovation group and Summer at WVU, to host the annual Mountainlair Green Summer Bash on May 20.

The Summer Bash has been an ongoing tradition of festivities meant to welcome students back to campus in preparation for their summer courses with a day full of food, fun and music that made the attending students eager to partake in all the event had to offer.

“We have been doing this for the last couple of years and it’s always a big hit,” said Erin Blake, the special event coordinator on duty. “We always do this sort of kickoff event at the beginning of the semester. We just really want to give the kids something fun to do.”

Blake then went on to

explain the importance of student downtime during summer semesters and how that can affect their work load.

“Classes are very important, but they need something else. Our goal is usually just to put on something where the students can relax,” Blake said.

Blake and her team came up with various creative games and entertainment for the students to participate in on the Mountainlair Green.

“There’s always food, U92 playing live, we have a lot of giveaways and then we always come up with some sort of themed games,” Blake said. “This year’s theme is baseball and the games will follow that idea.”

The games included a few pitching style games, a few catching styled ones, and the main game titled “Batter Up”. “Batter Up” consisted of the players hitting water balloons with pool noodles in a baseball layout.

Ana Albertim enjoys playing with a hula-hoop at the Summer Bash event held on the Mountainlair Green.

After the fun of the various games, the evening came to a close with a giant obstacle course.

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students had for taking summer classes, the break seemed to be well received and enjoyed by all who participated. Ana Alber-

tim, a junior math student, shared her feelings on student events such as these.

“I am taking summer classes, so many of my new classmates and friends called me and had asked me to go. I really liked the pepperoni rolls and all the music, but I am not really good at baseball so I probably won’t play many of the games. But I like to watch,” Albertim said.

Albertim explained that despite not wanting to partake in some of the more active games there were still things for her to do at the Summer Bash that she could also enjoy.

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Events such as WVU’s Summer Bash are held to help students become more acclimated with their summertime surroundings. It helps to get a feel for who will be here this semester and how to balance time between studying and hanging out. The organization Summer at WVU’s main goal is to keep students happy and show them how to have fun in the summer while going to school.

For more information on upcoming Summer at WVU events visit http://summer. wvu.edu danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Panera Bread makes donation to autism clinic after “Pieces of Hope for Autism” campaign completion

by Kendall Snee staff writer @dailyathenaeum

High Street’s Panera Bread presented a check for more than $12,000 to the Intensive Autism S er vice D elivery Clinic through their cookie campaign on May 21.

The “Pieces of Hope for Autism” cookie campaign took place during the entire month of April, helping to spread awareness about the clinic and all of the good it has accomplished.

“We sold the puzzle piece shortbread cookies to all of the community as well as the other 11 cafés in the West Virginia market,” said Natalie Mikula, the marketing manager for the partnership between Panera and the IASDC. “We really had a great time selling these cookies and the Autism Service Delivery Clinic was a great partnership to work with,” Mikula said.

Mikula went on to explain how important partnerships such as these are to the ongoing community.

“It’s really important for us as a community partnership to get involved with the people that we serve. Whether that be the people who are able to come into our cafés and dine with us or the ones who are able to buy a cookie and give back to a local cause,” Mikula said.

“What’s really important for us is that we’re able to keep that money within local charities and help young children in West Virginia just through buying something so simple as a cookie and donating to such a worthy cause.”

Director of the IASDC, Susannah Poe was in agreement about the importance of community partnerships and how this one in particular is helping the IASDC reach their goals.

“We serve the West Virginian children at no charge and that’s why these donations are so important to us because the only funding we have is through a small grant to pay for student salaries. But other than that we have no funding line,” Poe said. “Panera especially has been so supportive with us, and to be able

to have that to count on has been wonderful. Not only that, but they have supported us throughout the year in other ways too, so it’s a great community partnership and we are so proud to be a part of their routine.”

The clinic has been serving West Virginia for nearly six years and caters to the needs of children all over the state with their intensive and individualized autism treatment programs.

Poe was optimistic in the clinic’s plans to achieve future goals with the check from Panera.

“Our goal has always been to offer evidence based training to young children in our area who don’t have any other opportunity to get it, because less than 2.5 percent of kids in West Virginia have any exposure to this kind of training,” Poe said.

“Over the years we’ve graduated into a regular school setting and we are now able to train West Virginia University students to be professionals in this area. Students learn hands-on experience and are now able to get credit for it,” Poe said. “What’s really cool is that half of those students come back and volunteer for us because they love it, and so we’ve had some students who’ve been with us for their whole undergrad career.”

Because the IASDC is housed within the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities, public relations manager Melina Danko of WVU was more than happy to help out with the IASDC’s partnership with Panera.

“We serve individuals of all ages and all abilities all across the state so this is really a perfect fit for us because we’re trying to develop disability services and we have this clinic that provides that through the volunteering of students so that they can become providers,” Danko said.

“It’s really building the capacity of the state. We’re really proud to be able to house the clinic and work with them.”

For more information on the Center for Excellence in Disabilities visit http://cedwvu.org. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu