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Wi-Fi glitches inconvenience campus by courtney mcdonald correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Parts of the Downtown Campus experienced sporadic Wi-Fi connectivity issues last week. Although the issues were not continuous, it caused a significant inconvenience for many students.

The issues occurred primarily in the residence halls and the Downtown Library and many businesses did not experience any techni-

cal difficulties during this time frame.

“The problem was caused due to installation of new controllers. It caused a glitch in the system,” said Vicki Smith, director of communications at West Virginia University’s Office of Information and Technology.

“Most of the issues have been identified and fixed by our vendor. This past Sunday, we upgraded code on the downtown wireless controllers and rebooted all the wireless access points con-

nected to them.”

OIT has experienced some issues since August 2013, with their wireless vendor working on bugs in the system. According to Smith, most of the issues were a result of moving the Downtown Campus to the new system to test it more thoroughly.

“OIT and Cisco worked together to develop a solution to be tested and deployed Sunday morning,” Smith said. “They had to reboot 500 various access

points for it to kick in.”

The Evansdale Campus was not affected by the issues because there are fewer wireless access points. Smith said they will move more access points to the new controllers as soon as they are sure the Downtown Campus wireless is secure.

The current wireless system is brand new, so the office has not seen these types of issues before. For the entire semester, only 28 phone calls were linked to wireless

system issues.

Students had intermittent trouble connecting to the system or getting connected and not being able to access web pages for six days. Of the 11,000 users connected, Smith said that the office received only 10 phone calls to report the problem or seek help. The Office expected more, considering the large population of the University, however, the connectivity issues only affected a small portion of the users.

Since testing the solution last Sunday, there have been no complaints about the Wi-Fi connection. It seems to be working in all areas of the University, and students are very pleased with the speedy and effective fix.

The Wi-Fi system has been thoroughly looked into, and the solution from Cisco and OIT is believed to be sufficient for the near future. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Women’s soccer star selected 19th overall in NWSL Draft, taking talents home to Kansas City

GOING HOME 2013: Silva’s

By Connor Murray Associate Sports Editor @ConnorKMurray

Former West Virginia women’s soccer standout Frances Silva took the next step in her career last week when she was drafted by FC Kansas City at the National Women’s Soccer League College Draft in Philadelphia. Silva was selected as the first pick in the third round and 19th overall in the draft.

A native of Overland Park, Kan., Silva will now be playing professionally for her hometown team.

“It’s great to be going home. There are a couple girls that I know on the team already, and I’m pretty familiar with a couple of the coaches, so it’s very exciting to be going home,” Silva said.

“My initial thought was it’s great for my parents.

They’ve been traveling for four years, and now they get to watch me play kind of in our back yard.

“It’s definitely a cool experience and even better that it’s in Kansas City.”

The former forward played a big role in making West Virginia’s transition into the Big 12 a smooth one. Silva helped the Mountaineers win the regular season and Big 12 tournament championship, while taking her team to its 14th straight NCAA Tournament.

Despite her prowess and ability on the field, Silva said the draft process was still trying. “(I was) definitely nervous, but it was fun. It’s a really exciting process just to know that you’re in there and that you have that opportunity,” Silva said. “Draft day itself is going to be nerve-racking for everyone unless you’re (first overall pick) Crystal Dunn or something.”

Silva and West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown made the decision to attend the draft since it was in nearby Philadelphia.

“It was fun to be there in

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Frances Silva and WVU coach Nikki Izzo-Brown pose with an FC Kansas City banner at the NWSL Draft in Philadelphia Jan. 17. that atmosphere and being able to hear your name was exciting, as well. That was the whole point of me going, to just get that experience and soak it all in,” Silva said.

With the kickoff of the NWSL season still a few months away, Silva said she is working on her game in order to be prepared to make an immediate impact with her new team.

“I’m just working out and practicing. I’m getting everything finished with my classes and things like that,” Silva said. “I go in in March, so going into preseason (I want to be) as ready as I can be and ready to make an impact and ready to help the team out.”

Throughout Silva’s four years at WVU, she has spent countless hours on and off of the field with her head coach.

Because of the relationship she developed with Silva during her career at West Virginia, IzzoBrown said hearing her star player’s name called at the draft was a special experience.

“There is nothing bet-

ter for a teacher or a coach than to see an athlete or a student achieve their ultimate goal,” Izzo-Brown said. “I guess why you’re in coaching (and) why I’m teaching is to help guide young leaders of tomorrow in order to achieve their goals.

“So, for me it was just the ultimate reward just to be there and to be part of it.”

After speaking with a few members of FC Kansas City’s staff, Izzo-Brown said she gained a better understanding of what the team was looking for and was convinced Silva would be a good fit in Kansas City.

“I think that with any professional organization, they want to make sure that they’re getting what they’re looking for.

So, I think you’re going to look at her as a person, her as a soccer player and the human being piece,” she said.

Izzo-Brown said after talking with the team about Silva’s personality off the field, her ability to find success on the field

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WVU named Large Business of the Year Distinguished Speaker in Lair by taylor mcsorley staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University was recognized as Large Business of the Year Friday by the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce.

“It was a great night to honor WVU’s accomplishment,” said Daniel Kimble, president and CEO of the Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Board of Directors designates a committee that chooses which business will be recognized for the award.

The committee also names the medium and small businesses of the year.

“The recognition of WVU is awesome,” said Trevor Stiefken, a senior athletic coach-

ing student. “The fact that the University does so well financially and having Morgantown being one of the few cities unaffected by the recession is just more proof that WVU is a great school.”

There are many different factors that are considered when choosing what businesses to recognized.

“The business must have proven its ability, and it’s got to have the strength for longterm impact on growth, the economy and the job market,” Kimble said. “WVU was easily chosen because of its contributions to the community, and it has the complete package.”

Jen Armstrong, a sophomore journalism student, said the award should encourage the University to

maintain its current status in the Morgantown community.

“This recognition seems like an important award for WVU and should encourage the University to continue all the great work it has done and realize all the people that have been impacted,” Armstrong said.

Although most students do not stay in the Morgantown area upon graduation, Kimble said each graduating student impacts the city.

“We believe that its impact is felt every time we graduate students and the legacy that surrounds WVU impacts the Morgantown area,” he said. “It is an economic driver for not only this area but also around the world.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

by alexis randolph staff writer

West Virginia University’s College of Business & Economics will host Charles “Skip” Hageboeck, president and CEO of City Holding Company and its principal banking subsidary, City National Bank, in Charleston, W.Va. Hageboeck will speak today at 9 a.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

Hageboeck will be speaking as a part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. The series hosts many different types of people in business from all over the world.

Jose Sartarelli, dean of the College of Business & Economics, said the speaker series aims to expose students to the stories of successful

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business people.

“We are trying to bring in people of leadership who have accomplished a lot in their careers,” Sartarelli said.

“It has been a combination.

We have brought in academics (and) business people.

Whenever they come in, (I suggest) they share their life story.”

Sartarelli said there are challenges in getting different types of speakers for the Series.

“Obviously if they are alumni it is easier, because there is a natural attraction, an emotional attachment,” he said. “It is a little bit more difficult if they aren’t alumni, but if they are within the state, they also understand it is important for them to engage with the state.”

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Sartarelli said the Series has been able to achieve what the school set out for it to do, and the speakers have been able to reach out to a number of students.

“I consider it to be a very successful program, and we are very happy to have (Hageboeck) come in to speak to our students,” Sartarelli said.

Hageboeck attained a B.S. in economics from Butler University and a doctorate in economics from Indiana University. He held his first banking job at Indiana National Bank.

City Holding Company is one of the largest of the 100 publicly traded banks in the U.S. Its local branch, City

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Tuesday January 28, 2014

Maryland mall reopens with grief, more security COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — The fountain inside the mall was littered with white flowers. The skateboard shop – the scene of the deadly weekend shooting – was boarded up, as if under construction. Outside, a banner read: “Forever in Our Hearts.”

As the Mall in Columbia reopened Monday and shoppers and workers tried to get back to normal, there were reminders of the carnage everywhere. Shoppers wiped away tears. People signed memorial books and photographed the exterior of the store where the killings occurred. Politicians shook hands and consoled the grieving.

“I wanted to be here, I suppose, as a symbol of the fact that everyone in Maryland is with the people of Columbia today,” said Gov. Martin O’Malley, who stopped for a cup of frozen yogurt at the mall’s food court.

In the days since Saturday’s shooting, investigators have worked to piece together what drove the 19-year-old gunman to kill two employees of the skateboard shop, but so far an-

swers have been elusive.

Police aren’t even sure if the gunman, Darion Marcus Aguilar, knew either victim.

“We haven’t ruled anything out and we haven’t ruled anything in,” Howard County Police Chief William McMahon said an interview.

Aguilar killed himself soon after the shootings.

Investigators said he had no past run-ins with police.

Friends describe Aguilar as an avid skateboarder, a quiet and thoughtful teenager who became a vegan after watching a television documentary on how animals were slaughtered, according to Ellis Cropper, a family friend who is serving as a family spokesman.

He graduated high school in the spring, had taken an interest in environmental engineering and planned to start college classes, Cropper said. At the Dunkin’ Donuts where he worked, he was recently given the keys and responsibility of opening the shop for business, something his mother celebrated.

“He was always hugging his mother, kissing his mother, just a very compas-

sionate kid,” Cropper said.

When Aguilar didn’t show up for work early Saturday, his mother filed a missing persons report.

Officers went to Aguilar’s home several hours after the shooting and saw a journal.

Police have said it described his general “unhappiness” but did not provide a motive. However, the contents were enough for an officer to worry about Aguilar.

His cell phone was tracked to the mall.

“That’s when the officer said, ‘Have a seat, let me tell you what’s going on in Columbia,’” Cropper said.

Since then, Aguilar’s mother has been asking herself, “What did she miss? What did she miss?

How could she not have known something?” Cropper said.

The shooting took place inside Zumiez, a shop on the upper level. The store was covered with white boards Monday, with messages encouraging passersby to leave condolences for the slain workers.

Mary Lou Shippe, 71, did errands at the mall, including banking and getting a

broken necklace repaired.

She said she wanted to “show my support for the merchants, let them know they can’t scare us away.”

“It’s very disturbing something like that would happen here, but today it happens anywhere,” she said.

Aguilar used a singlebarrel shotgun that he had legally purchased last month along with a box of buckshot and birdshot ammunition from United Gun Shop in Rockville, Md., said co-owner Dan Millen. He had said the weapon was intended for home defense and returned to the store later in the month, saying he had tested it at a range and wanted to buy another box of ammunition.

Aguilar, who had concealed the shotgun in a bag, fired six to nine times.

“He did not raise any red flags in any way,” Millen said, describing Aguilar as nice and pleasant. “We turn people down here a fair amount just if we don’t feel comfortable with them.

He did not fall into that category at all.”

High school classmate Noah Sturdivant said his

A makeshift memorial sits outside the Mall of Columbia, Md. gym locker was next to Aguilar’s, and the two would see each other every day.

He said he was into video games and part of “the skate culture” and “not just a quiet loner guy.”

“He was never mean to anyone. There’s not one instance where I can remember him getting mad and yelling,” said Sturdivant, 17.

“Cool is a better word than quiet. There wasn’t a day when you were like, ‘Oh, he’s had a bad day.’”

One victim, Brianna Benlolo, a 21-year-old single mother, lived half a mile

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away from Aguilar in the same College Park neighborhood. The other employee, Tyler Johnson, did not know Aguilar and did not socialize with Benlolo outside of work, a relative has said.

Johnson had been serving as a board member at a 12-step meeting place for recovering addicts.

“He was radiant, he was caring, he had straightened out his life – overcoming addiction – and wanted to help others,” said volunteer executive director Claudia Friend.

Fla. congressman to resign after cocaine scandal MIAMI (AP) — After going through rehab for cocaine and alcohol abuse and pledging that he’d work through his problems to regain his Florida constituents’ trust, Trey Radel’s short career in Congress ended with a whimper Monday.

Facing a House ethics investigation, a growing group of primary challengers and the steady drumbeat of a Republican establishment calling for him to step down, the 37-year-old, who pleaded guilty to cocaine-possession charges last year, quietly tendered his resignation letter.

“Regardless of some personal struggles in 2013, this year has already been tremendously positive as I focus on my health, family and faith,” he wrote to House Speaker John Boehner. “Unfortunately, some of my struggles had serious consequences.”

On Nov. 20, the freshman Republican pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and was sentenced to a year of probation. He admitted to purchasing 3.5 grams of cocaine from an undercover officer Oct. 29 in Washington.

“While I have dealt with those issues on a personal level, it is my belief that professionally I cannot fully and effectively serve as a United States Representative to the place I love and

call home, southwest Florida,” Radel wrote in the letter.

Politico first reported the resignation Monday morning.

Several GOP leaders, including Gov. Rick Scott, had asked him to resign.

But Radel had pledged to stay in office after taking a leave of absence and completing a monthlong in-patient treatment program for drug and alcohol abuse. In a defiant prime-time news conference last month, he defended his legislative record and pledged to redouble his congressional efforts “with a clearer focus and a stronger mind.”

After returning to Congress this month, he apologized to Republican colleagues and assured them in a closed-door meeting that he was in a good place and had found a support group, according to House aides who spoke on condition of anonymity at the time because they weren’t authorized to discuss the private meeting.

Political pressure, however, was building.

The House Ethics Committee announced last month that it was launching a formal investigation of the congressman, and at least one of his former rivals, former state Rep. Paige Kreegel, had vowed to challenge him in a GOP primary. On Monday, Scott lauded Radel’s decision.

Fla. congressman Henry Tradel speaks in Washington, D.C., July 9.

“I think he did the right thing for his family. He did the right thing for the state,” Scott told reporters in Miami. “I’m glad he’s getting taken care of” by undergoing treatment.

Meanwhile, the outlines of a crowded campaign to replace Radel in Florida’s solidly Republican 19th District began to take shape. Scott will set a date for a special election to fill Radel’s seat.

Lizbeth Benacquisto, the GOP majority leader of the state Senate, said she was weighing a congressional bid while former Rep. Connie Mack IV, who represented the area for eight years before a failed run for Senate, hinted at a potential run.

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Kreegel, who announced his campaign earlier this month, said Radel’s resignation gives constituents the chance to move on.

“Southwest Florida should expect a congressman who can lead, a congressman without distractions, and a congressman they can trust,” he said in a statement.

Radel had been in office for 10 months when charged. His deeply conservative district includes the Gulf Coast cities of Fort Myers and Naples.

The drug arrest derailed a seemingly promising career.

After a stint as a TV news anchor, he started a mediarelations firm and hosted an early-morning conser-

vative talk-radio show in southwest Florida. He married another news anchor, and they had a baby.

When he decided to run for Congress, he became involved in a bruising, six-way GOP primary, openly targeting opponents on the Internet and facing criticism for his firm’s ownership of explicitly named websites.

But he was backed by the local tea party movement and clinched the GOP nomination. Supported by Republican luminaries, including Mack and Sen. Marco Rubio, he cruised to victory in November.

Things seemed to be going well for Radel. His wife was featured in a glowing local news segment about how the couple was adjusting to life in D.C. He sponsored a handful of bills and was interviewed by several inside-the-Beltway publications. He was active on Twitter and championed cuts in sheep-farm subsidies, keeping good on his conservative promise.

Then, on Oct. 29, Radel attempted to buy $250 worth of cocaine from an undercover police officer in a Washington neighborhood.

According to court documents, federal agents confronted the congressman and he invited them to his apartment, where he turned over a vial of the drug. A DEA official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was

not authorized to release details of the case in his own name said Radel was identified to authorities as a cocaine buyer by his suspected dealer.

For the next three weeks, Radel didn’t skip a beat.

He held a re-election fundraiser at a Naples country club and continued to cast votes. He did not tell House leaders about the bust until Nov. 19, when reporters broke the news about the case.

When his arrest became public, Radel said during a news conference that he had struggled with drug and alcohol abuse “off and on for years.”

While court documents said the lawmaker purchased cocaine on several occasions before the October incident, he maintained that he had used the drug only “a handful of times.”

His treatment, he said, was focused on alcoholism.

On Monday, Radel thanked Boehner and his colleagues for their support and said he is leaving Congress “with friendships and memories.”

“As an eternal optimist, I know there are great things in store for our country when we find ways to work together,” he wrote.

“Whether it is as a father, a husband, or in any future endeavor, I hope to contribute what I can to better our country in the years to come.”

Stocks fall worldwide on emerging-market fears NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets fell across the globe on Monday, but at least it wasn’t another rout on Wall Street.

Shaky economies and plunging currencies in the developing world fueled a worldwide sell-off as fearful investors pushed prices lower across Asia and Europe.

In the U.S. and other rich countries with healthier economies, investors also retreated, although the selling was more modest.

Major indexes in both Hong Kong and Tokyo fell more than 2 percent. The selling then spread to Europe and the U.S., as stocks slipped across the board,

but the declines were much less than on Friday, when the U.S. market ended its worst week since 2012.

Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank, said he was encouraged that the U.S. losses were limited.

“We have an accelerating economy, low inflation and accommodative monetary policy,” he said. “The world isn’t falling apart.”

The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 41.23 points, or 0.26 percent, to 15,837.88. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 8.73 points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,781.56. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was down the most in the U.S., falling 44.56

points, or 1.1 percent, to 4,083.61.

The market turbulence was set off last week by a report from China on a downturn in its manufacturing, more evidence that the world’s second-largest economy is slowing. That’s a big problem for Brazil, South Africa and other developing countries that have come to depend on exports to that country.

Adding to the troubles: The decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve last month to scale back its bond-buying stimulus for the American economy, which has helped keep interest rates low. Money that had flooded emerging markets

looking for higher returns outside the U.S. has begun to come back now that rates may rise, battering those markets.

Despite Monday’s widespread selling, experts say the troubles in China and elsewhere in the developing world are unlikely to derail a global economic recovery that appears to be gaining momentum.

Growth in the world’s wealthy economies is expected to pick up the slack.

“This year, growth will be driven by the dull and old economies – the U.S., the U.K., Germany and even Japan,” said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Global Insight.

The International Monetary Fund expects the global economy to grow 3.7 percent this year, up from 3 percent in 2013, carried along by faster growth in the United States and the 17 countries that use the euro. The IMF expects China’s growth to decelerate from 7.7 percent last year to 7.5 percent in 2014.

“A lot of growth is shifting back to the developed world,” said Jennifer Lee, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.

Compared with a couple of years ago, the U.S. economy is in a better position to withstand a Chinese slowdown. American consumers have paid

down debts and can spend more freely. The housing market is recovering from the depths of the Great Recession.

Helping investor spirits in the U.S. are decent corporate earnings. Caterpillar was the biggest gainer in the Dow on Monday, rising $5.12, or 6 percent, to $91.29, after the earthmoving equipment maker reported fourth-quarter net income that easily beat analysts’ estimates.

Caterpillar said its sales of excavators and other machinery in China rose 20 percent last year, and it expects more sales this year.

But a slowdown might dash those hopes.

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eer Bry McCarthy was assigned to the Western New York Flash last year.

Izzo-Brown said having multiple players advance to the professional level says a lot about the state of West Virginia University’s women’s soccer program.

“It says that West Virginia women’s soccer can help you get to the ultimate goal of playing professional soccer in the U.S.,” Izzo-Brown said. “It says that the support service here, the program, can all help you get to the next level.”

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Sartarelli said the series is a valuable resource to all students, because they have the opportunity to talk one-onone with some of the most powerful minds in the world.

“Students not only learn from books, professors, the Internet and their friends, they also learn from people like the distinguished speakers, who have a history of accomplishments,” he said.

“They want to share their history with our students.

“My expectation is that at least some (students) take from that engagement some lessons to guide them in life.”

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in WVU’s system spoke for itself.

“They want a player that can go in and play a certain position, which both parties felt she could do,” Izzo-Brown said.

She said with the similarities between the two teams’ systems, Silva appears to be set up for success.

With her selection, Silva became the second Mountaineer to advance to the NWSL. Former Mountain-

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Continued from page 1 National Bank, identifies itself as a strong full-service community bank. The bank offers 83 different locations in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio.

Hageboeck is invested in the communities surrounding the City National offices, and the branches offer programs such as their Community Hero Checking, which provides special benefits for those who have served as retired military members, firefighters and police officers.

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‘The Best of Broadway’ to provide musical hits

BY LACEY PALMER AND MARIA SOLANO DA STAFF @dailyathenaeum

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, with guest vocalists Christiane Noll and Doug LaBrecque, will perform “The Best of Broadway” in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre in West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center tonight at 7:30.

“The Best of Broadway” will include music from popular, musical theater productions, such as “Cabaret,” “My Fair Lady,” “Show Boat” and “Wicked.”

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will be led by resident conductor Lawrence Loh. “The variety of this concert makes it really exciting and appealing for audiences of all ages,” Loh said. “The audience is truly going to get a little bit of everything.”

Loh said he is looking forward to performing pieces from popular productions “Phantom of the Opera,” “Wicked” and “Les Miserables.”

Growing up in a musical family, it was instinctual for Loh to gravitate toward a musical career.

“My mom is a violinist, and we all started in music very early, but it wasn’t

until late in my undergraduate (study) that I discovered conducting as a viable option,” Loh said. “I loved how my intricate analysis of music and working with lots of people come together in professional conducting.”

Loh said the performing aspect will always be his favorite.

“When we get to the performances, working with the orchestra with an audience present – that’s when it all comes together for me,” Loh said. “That’s what it’s all about. We’re performing for the audience, and to have them in the hall, listening to the music we perform is the most thrilling thing as a conductor.”

Loh began his work with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as an assistant conductor more than eight years ago.

“I was, at the time, with the Dallas Symphony in Texas, but I’m from Pennsylvania, so there were a lot of things that were wonderfully appealing about the position,” Loh said. “Not only is this orchestra one of the world’s best, but it’s in my home state.”

Working with soloist singers, Noll and LaBrecque, the challenge of conducting becomes a little more difficult.

“When there are soloists

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A WVU student participates in a singing flash mob in the Mountainlair to promote the Pittsburgh Symphony Canady Symphony Series last Thursday. of any kind – a singer or an instrumentalist – my role as a conductor is to support that soloist,” Loh said. “So, if they want to move faster, I can hear or see that, and I’ll keep the orchestra with them.”

“The Best of Broadway” is part of this season’s Pittsburgh Symphony Canady Symphony Series at WVU. Title sponsors for the series are William and Loulie Canady.

Jenna Britton, cre-

ative director of Martin Hall Agency, helped promote the event by putting together a singing flash mob in the Mountainlair Thursday.

“The singing flash mob grabbed students’ attention as they were walking through the Mountainlair, as well as stopping some in their tracks to listen to the singers,” Britton said.

“The group of students did an awesome job executing songs from ‘Cabaret,’

‘Wicked’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera.’”

At 6:30 p.m., a pre-concert talk with Jim Cunningham, artistic director of WQED-FM and host of the station’s “Morning Show,” will begin and will be free to anyone who purchased a ticket.

Tickets for the concert range from $27-$45 and can be purchased at both box offices on campus, or online at http://www. pittsburghsymphony.org/

wvu. Students can purchase their tickets for $13 per concert or $16 per subscription to the final two concerts. Tickets will also be available the day of the performance starting at 5:30 p.m. in the CAC lobby.

Groups of 12 can purchase tickets for $400 or 20 for $666.70, below regular group ticket prices.

For group tickets, call 412-392-3347. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Morgantown offers more than nightlife, bar scene: What to do when it’s too cold for High Street

Nicole Curtin A&E WRITER @dailyathenaeum

It’s that time of year when the weather predicts what you are going to do each day. While the snow and cold temperatures might stop you from heading down High Street to the bars, there are some alternative winter activities, both indoor and outdoor, for you and your friends to take advantage of.

Starting right here in Morgantown, the West Virginia Gymnastics Training Center offers use of their facilities. Located on Vista Del Rio Drive, this facility is equipped with trampolines, foam pits, a spring board floor, balance beam and uneven bar areas, and a vault more for your tumbling enjoyment. Every Tuesday and Thursday they host an open gym, and for $10, you can use their gym for an hour.

The Training Center also offers classes

and training outside of the open gym, in which anyone can participate.

Open gym is a great way for some alternative exercise and fun to relieve the cabin fever of sitting home in the cold. Visit their website at http://wvgtc.com/ HOME.html for more information.

Students can also check out the BOPARC Ice Arena and Sports Complex for more snow day activities.

The arena has public ice skating sessions every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There is also a discount available for groups of 15 or more people, and rooms are available for party rentals.

Along with public sessions, the arena does offer lessons, and there are adult hockey teams that use the arena for their games. The arena is located at 1001 Mississippi St. For prices and public skate times visit http:// www.boparc.org/icearena.html.

If you aren’t one for physical activity, you can

get your hands on some arts and crafts at The WOW! Factory on University Avenue. You and your friends can walk in at any time, no appointment necessary, and make some really neat stuff. The WOW! Factory offers pottery painting, glass fusing and mosaics for whatever tickles your fancy. There are also art classes and workshops, party packages and pottery-to-go kits.

The WOW! Factory is also very cost friendly.

Prices start at $5 for painting your pottery and having it glazed. For more information on scheduling and planning for events, visit http://wowfactoryonline.com/about.

If you are feeling more adventurous and want to hit the snow, head over to Wisp Resort in Maryland. It’s located about an hour away on I-68 and has plenty of things to do if you want to get away for a weekend. Wisp boasts more than 100 acres of ski terrain with opportunities for skiers, snowboard-

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There are lessons available for beginners and special deals throughout the season. Visitors can also go snow tubing, ice skating, snowmobiling or hiking in the winter; there are other outdoor activi-

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Quentin Tarantino sues popular website, Gawker Media LLC, over leaked film script LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quentin Tarantino sued the news and gossip website Gawker on Monday over a post that directed readers to a leaked copy of the Oscarwinning screenwriter’s latest movie.

Tarantino’s lawsuit accuses Gawker Media LLC of copyright infringement for posting a link to the 146page script for a planned

film titled “The Hateful Eight” last week. A link to the script was posted on Gawker’s Defamer blog and remained active on Monday afternoon, despite demands from Tarantino’s lawyers to take it down, the lawsuit states.

“There was nothing newsworthy or journalistic about Gawker Media facilitating and encouraging the pub-

lic’s violation of (Tarantino’s) copyright in the Screenplay, and it’s conduct will not shield Gawker Media from liability for their unlawful activity,” the lawsuit states.

An email sent to Gawker seeking comment was not immediately returned.

Tarantino blasted the leak last week in an interview with Deadline.com and said he would aban-

Actor Miles Teller fares well at Sundance PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Miles Teller is a name movie fans can expect to hear a lot this year.

The 26-year-old actor stars alongside Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan in the romantic comedy “That Awkward Moment,” opening Friday. He appears in the anticipated dystopian adventure “Divergent” this spring. And he dazzled Sundance Film Festival audiences with his passionate performance in “Whiplash,” which won both jury and audience honors Saturday at the festival’s awards ceremony.

“It’s rare to get a script where they really trust an actor, especially an actor my age, to really do some heavy lifting and some hard work, and that’s my favorite,” he said. “When I was in college, I never did scenes from romantic comedies.

I always picked the weird stuff or the darker stuff, more challenging material.”

In “Whiplash,” Teller plays a jazz drummer determined to succeed. He foregoes friends and romantic relationships, opting instead to practice until his hands bleed. As a student at the nation’s leading music conservatory, he fights for a spot in the competition band, led by an unforgiving, intimidating and often abusive instructor.

Writer-director Damien C haze l l e i nt ro d u c e d “Whiplash” as a short film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to gain funding for his debut feature that opened the festival this year. And from the start, he wanted Teller for the role.

“I saw ‘Rabbit Hole,’ his first movie when it came out, and it was right around the time I was writing the first draft of this script,” Chazelle said. “I was just immediately like, ‘Who the hell is this kid? I’ve got to work with this kid.’”

The young actor is in nearly every frame of the film, and he took four-hour drum lessons three times a week to prepare for the part. Like his character, Teller’s hands blistered and bled as he thrashed at the drum kit.

“Whiplash” will be distributed in North America

by Sony Pictures Classics, though no release date has been announced.

Teller has two other films slated for release in 2014: the comedies “Two Night Stand” and “Get A Job.” “As a young actor, you just know about Sundance and all the great film festivals, and you think about what it would be like to get up there,” he said. “And last year it completely lived up to that. It was a really special moment in my career.

And now to come back with this film and have it open up and have the response that we’re getting, it’s very rewarding. It feels good.”

don the project as a film. His lawsuit states he planned to publish the screenplay and that practice in the past has earned him hefty royalties and advances. His lawsuit states his damages as a result of the Gawker post will be more than $1 million.

The leak of Tarantino’s script was initially limited to a few people, his lawsuit states, and “The Hateful

Eight” script did not appear online until after Gawker posted an item encouraging anyone who had a copy to leak it to them.

Tarantino has won screenwriting two Academy Awards for his films “Pulp Fiction” and “Django Unchained.” He also received best director Oscar nominations for “Pulp Fiction” and “Inglourious Basterds.”

In October 2012, former wrestler and reality TV star Hulk Hogan sued Gawker after it posted a video of him having sex with the wife of his best friend. The site complied with a judge’s order in April to remove the video, but left a story and reader comments on its site.

Tarantino’s lawsuit was first reported Monday by The Hollywood Reporter.

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It’s time stop snubbing Rose Despite his misdeeds, ‘Charlie Hustle’ belongs in the Hall DAVID SCHLAKE COLUMNIST

A few weeks ago, the 2014 Hall of Fame class was announced, and I found myself thinking about not only one of the most influential players in the history of the game, but also one of the best – Pete Rose.

I have been a die-hard baseball fan since my father bought me my first glove. My father has seen many of the greats in baseball perform, including Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds, and he always told me without a doubt the best player he ever had the chance to watch was Rose.

In 1989, three years after he retired, Rose agreed to be permanently ineligible from baseball due to multiple allegations of gambling on games while both playing and managing the Cincinnati Reds.

In 2004 he admitted to the gambling, but only on his own team to win.

Rose has 4,256 career hits – more than anyone

in the history of the game.

Not only does he possess the record for the most hits ever, but there is only one other player in the history of Major League Baseball who has ever surpassed the 4,000-hit mark. Ty Cobb had 4,191 and made it to the Hall of Fame – Pete Rose didn’t.

Now, obviously the reason Rose hasn’t been inducted is his gambling history. But with a game that is won by getting on base with a hit, it isn’t easy to exclude Rose as one of the greatest baseball players of all time.

In the last two decades, the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs has become increasingly common.

Players using steroids and other controlled substances to give them an edge over their peers on the field became a very common occurrence, and it showed in many of the superstars’ play. Players like Bonds, Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and www.todayifoundout.com Jose Canseco had their names thrown around as Despite holding several of the sport’s most coveted records, Pete Rose, above, users who were cheating to has been continually snubbed by the Baseball Hall of Fame due to allegations of outplay their opponents. gambling dating back to his days as a player and coach.

Bonds holds the record for the most career home runs as well as the most home runs in one season, which he took from McGwire.

All of these records were set during the “steroid era.” None of these players were inducted to the Hall of Fame, but they were all still on the ballot, tossed in the same category of public opinion as Rose.

“Pete Rose inspired my style of play but should not be in the Hall of Fame,” said Gabe Kapler, a former player, during an interview on Fox Sports.

“I idolized Rose. He was not just the guy with the mountainous pile of hits – he transcended the sport of baseball through his desperate affinity for dirt and gambling…

So Rose lies where he should – in an uncomfortable bed that he hastily made – outside of the Hall.”

While I can’t argue with Kapler – Rose did, in fact, break the rules – one must consider the fact that he never cheated.

While the steroid-users

like Bonds or Palmeiro cheated, their names are still on the ballot.

Rose did not cheat - he made some mistakes. He displayed the most hardworking style of play in the game, earning him the name “Charlie Hustle.”

He played with a drive that was unteachable.

So, in the discussion of who deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, the place for baseball’s most outstanding players, Rose does not deserve to be categorized alongside players who stole the integrity of the game.

Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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HANNAH CHENOWETH COLUMNIST

As a college student, you are used to being barraged by the same questions all the time.

Well-meaning adults love to inquire about your area of study and plans for after graduation, or perhaps they just feel obligated.

Either way, the constant questioning can sometimes put you into a slight panic mode. You begin to realize you don’t have any answers, or your answers actually change every other day. Don’t you love when people point out facts like, “So, there’s 3 million college grads competing for 1 million jobs. What’s your plan?”

However, there is one topic that usually incites some excite-

ment when I think of the endless opportunities: where to live after college.

Whether you’ve given this issue any real thought or you just say the first city that comes to mind, it’s a pretty big decision that will affect the rest of your life.

Boston is the city most consistently surfaced when researching the best places for recent college graduates to live.

With the highest number of 18to 24 year olds of any city, it also boasts the fourth most bars per capita. The cost of living isn’t stellar, but with an unemployment rate of only 6 percent, a consistent paycheck should help ease the burden.

If your car has taken its fair share of beating from the West Virginia mountains already, there is no need to worry. Boston has been named the “third

most walkable city” according to the Walk Score – a fairly selfexplanatory ranking index judging which cities are most convenient for walking or using public transportation.

The Walk Score of any city is definitely something to pay attention to – especially coming from Morgantown, where it’s possible to walk or take the bus anywhere.

Having to buy a car and afford gas and insurance could put a whole new strain on your bank account.

Perhaps you’ve lived on the East Coast your whole life, and the West is calling your name.

If so, Denver is an excellent place to move after college.

This beautiful Colorado city was ranked as the third best place to live for graduates, after Boston and Seattle.

The gorgeous scenery is enough to convince anyone of

that fact, and it doesn’t hurt Denver also has the most bars per capita of any other city.

And 300 days of sunshine per year is the norm. That’s definitely a step up from Morgantown weather, which can be described only as extremely inconsistent and not exactly ideal for any of the four seasons. With access to the mountains, nature and more, there are a ton of awesome things you might discover about living in Denver.

Now I’m going to mention Austin, a city described by nerdwallet.com as “a sunny town with a big music scene with a low cost of living and unemployment rate.”

That sentence pretty much did it for me – despite the fact I’ve never even been to Texas.

Austin has been recognized for its recent job growth by Forbes and is a huge center for tech com-

panies, if that’s what you are interested in pursuing. Austin is also known for great live music venues. Did I mention there’s no state income tax in Texas?

Boston, Denver and Austin are only three cities out countless others you could find yourself looking into as graduation creeps upon you.

St. Louis was recently named

by Forbes as the happiest city for job seeking college grads and was also recognized by careerbliss. com for the same title.

You don’t necessarily need to move to a big city like New York or Los Angeles to have a lucrative career, not by any means.

Moving to a smaller city may ease the stress of feeling like a “little fish in a big pond” in the real world after graduation. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

EDITORIAL

Silva the latest in a long line of WVU athletes to go pro

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West Virginia University consistantly produces world class athletes, such as Frances Silva,top left, Geno Smith, top right, Devin Ebanks, bottom right,w and Nicco Campriani.

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West Virginia University women’s soccer superstar Frances Silva was recently drafted to the FC Kansas City, the most represented professional women’s soccer team in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Silva’s promotion to a professional team is only one in a long history of WVU student-athletes who have been drafted to the NFL, NBA, MLB and MLS. Former WVU women’s soccer player Bry McCarthy was assigned to the Western New York Flash in 2013.

Geno Smith (New York Jets), Tavon Austin (St. Louis Rams) and Stedman Bailey (St. Louis Rams) were all chosen in the first few rounds of the 2013 NFL Draft.

Former WVU basketball player Devin Ebanks was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA Draft.

Da’Sean Butler, a WVU basketball alumnus, was chosen by the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Draft. He later signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs.

Other former WVU student-athletes, such as Ray Gaddis and Eric Schoenle, have gone on to play professionally in

men’s soccer.

While not the biggest school, WVU still clearly produces quality athletes. Many of the athletic programs are top-ranked nationwide. Two rifle players – Petra Zublasing and Nicco Campriani – even shot in the Olympics.

But the focus isn’t only on athletics.

Most student-athletes perform with a focus on their academics, as well.

Silva consistently won titles and awards, remained a top-ranked player and held a position of leadership to her WVU teammates, in addition to her perfect 4.0 GPA. And she isn’t the only one. Studentathletes at WVU are required to maintain a 2.0 GPA, a rule that is strictly adhered to at this University. Although staying on top academically is easier for sports that have more of an off-season, most of the student-athletes are pretty good at keeping on top of their classwork.

An aspiration of many middle- and high-school athletes is to don the gold and blue jersey and claim the title, “Mountaineer.” These exceptional men

and women pave the way, providing inspiration to the younger WVU-hopefuls.

In contrast, UNC at Chapel Hill, one of the top schools in the country for both athletics and academics, has recently come under fire for falsifying grades of the student-athletes.

More than 50 classes offered by the African Studies department appear to not have existed, some professors were allegedly paid for classes they didn’t teach and an internal review by UNC professor Mary Willingham suggested 60 percent of their football and basketball players could only read between fourth- and eighth-grade levels.

So much for a top school placing trust in its athletes.

If such a large school has been found to falsify their records, how many others are guilty of the same?

Whatever else the naysayers may call us, they can’t say WVU doesn’t have a standard for its student-athletes; our track record doesn’t lie. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you spend more time alone than you ever would have anticipated. You might get bored or dislike being by yourself, but these periods will be essential to your growth. Some of you will pursue a more spiritual path and get involved in New Age studies. Others will choose to participate in volunteer work of some kind. If you are single, you will meet more than one person in your daily travels whom you would like to get to know better. Don’t commit, unless you are 100 percent sure. If you are attached, the two of you benefit from time away together. You will value these special times.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH When you realize what is going on,

you might abruptly head in a different direction. You could be going through a change in your image, perhaps in the community or at your place of employment. Opportunities are likely to come forward. Tonight: A must appearance.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH You will be on top of your game if you can incorporate a broader view with a better understanding of others. You could gain a new insight in the strangest, most unexpected way.

Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation that sounds too good to be true.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH A partner will play a strong role in today’s happenings. You could be startled by what happens in a meeting and/or with this person. Know that he or she is undergoing a tremendous change and might not be as re-

sponsive as you would like. Tonight: Opt for togetherness.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HH Defer to others. You will have little choice, as you clearly want to do something else. View others’ demanding ways as a gift of sorts. Be more upbeat and direct in your dealings, even if an associate or family member is unpredictable. Tonight: Sort through your many offers.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH The unexpected pops in and out of your life. You could be in the midst of some significant alterations. You might see others’ reactions toward you change as a result. You’ll want to make an adjustment professionally and/or in your dietary habits. Tonight: Live it up.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH

Your creativity will allow greater giveand-take in a volatile situation. The end results will be satisfying, especially as you seem to have gained understanding. Your perspective could change radically, which might affect your decision making. Tonight: Be more childlike.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Tension could build to an unprecedented level. A personal matter needs to be a higher priority. You might like to pursue an opportunity that offers you more acknowledgment. Your sensitivity will help calm someone down. Tonight: Surprises head your way.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH You’ll head in the right direction regarding a decision you’ve made. A loved one might react in an unexpected way that could stop you in

your tracks. Be more open about how you see the whole situation when you are not triggered. Tonight: Have a long-overdue conversation.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Understand what is happening financially. Listen to others’ feedback, but avoid taking any risks for now. Understand that you already might be taking risks and not even be aware of it. Be a cynic, and you will land well. Tonight: Your treat.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH In face of a changing situation, your attitude remains steady.

Being steadfast allows others to open up and share where they are coming from. You might have much more information than you know what to do with. Tonight: Beam in whatever you want.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HH Take news with a grain of salt. You might not be ready for a big shock, but in some way, you could be responsible for that reaction. You will understand more by detaching. Make it a point to say little until you have a more complete picture. Tonight: Early to bed.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Zero in on what you want and why you want it. Be more sensitive to someone else’s needs as well. A question could provoke an overreaction.

Use as much care as possible when dealing with your finances. No risktaking, please. Tonight: Meet up with friends.

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Grammys focus on best performers

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Macklemore, Mary Lambert, Madonna, Ryan Lewis and Queen Latifah perform ‘Same Love’ onstage at the 56th annual Grammy Awards Sunday after 33 couples were wed in the aisle.

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The 56th Grammy Awards aired on CBS to an audience of 28.5 million viewers across the country Sunday evening. Although there were no huge surprises regarding who won what award, the performances made it a night to remember.

Right from the beginning, I knew this was going to be a good show. All award shows should open with Beyonce. What more do you really need?

She rocked the house with an empty stage, a chair and wet hair, yet it was still one of the most exciting performances of the night.

When husband Jay-Z came out, all bets were off.

America is in love with the power couple, and for good reason. During his acceptance speech for Best Rap/ Sung Collaboration, he gave a shout out to their daughter Blue Ivy. “And I wanna tell Blue,

Daddy got you a gold sippy cup,” Jay-Z said, hoisting up his Grammy.

Poor Katy Perry. Once again, she went home empty-handed. Nominated 11 times over the years, she has been beaten out each time. This year, it was by New Zealand native, Lorde.

Perry did have a winning performance, though. Perry clearly drew some inspiration from “American Horror Story: Coven” in her performance of “Dark Horse.” After lukewarm reviews of her single, “Unconditionally,” her label decided to release “Dark Horse,” formerly a promotion as an outright single.

The performance did feel very crowded with a large crystal ball, a literal dark horse and witch-broom pole-dancing.

Macklemore performed with Madonna to a mashup of “Same Love” and “Open Your Heart.” There is so much to love about this performance, but Madonna, the “Queen of Pop,” looked more like “Grandma

of Pop” with the cane.

About halfway through the performance, Queen Latifah, who apparently is licensed to wed in the state of New York, married 33 couples on live television.

The couples were man woman, man man, woman woman, young, old, black and white. While this might have been a publicity stunt, it was perfect. As someone who is personally invested in the issue of equality, I am not ashamed to admit that I cried.

My favorite part of the evening, besides High Priestess Latifah, was the moment when Album of The Year was announced.

Having not won any Grammys thus far, Taylor Swift was anxious to get her hands on some gold.

As Alicia Keys drew out the ‘R’ in Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories,” Swift beamed with excitement only to awkwardly slow clap for the actual winners. Swift was also snubbed in Best Country Album, beaten by newcomer Kacey Musgraves,

Macklemore says Lamar ‘robbed’ of Grammy Award

Some of the best Grammys performances feature Beyonce and Jay-Z, Taylor Swift and Pink. but how country is “Red” really?

This year, there were a few group performances that only a musical genius could have dreamed up. I think we can all agree the mashup of Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar was absolutely phenomenal.

The blend of Robin

Thicke and jazz band Chicago? It left something to be desired.

For those only watching the show, you missed out.

The official Twitter account for the show, @TheGRAMMYs, was tweeting out backstage pics of the stars, and everyone from Juicy J to Swift took the opportu-

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nity to snap a “selfie.”

The Grammys definitely left us with many memorable moments. Be sure to check the A&E section of The Daily Athenaeum for full coverage of the next big awards show, the Academy Awards, in March. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Everyone felt sorry for Kendrick Lamar after the dazzling young rapper was shut out at the Grammy Awards - even Macklemore, the guy who beat him head-to-head in several categories.

Macklemore sent Lamar an apologetic text after winning in the best rap album category, one of two discussion-worthy moments the Seattle rapper engineered Sunday night. That was one of four awards for best new artist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and the one that sparked the most grumbling.

“You got robbed,” Macklemore wrote in a text to Lamar that he later posted on Instagram. “I wanted you to win. You should have.

It’s weird and sucks that I robbed you.”

It was a unique moment in Grammy history – almost as unique as Macklemore’s other moment: the mass on-air wedding that included same-sex couples performed during the duo’s rendition of gay-rights anthem “Same Love.”

Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, has made no secret of his opinion in the best rap album category, declaring early on that he felt Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” should win best rap album over

his own record “The Heist.”

Drake, Jay Z and Kanye West also were nominated in the category, but the hiphop community seemed to throw its hopes behind Lamar, a 26-year-old Compton native and Dr. Dre protege who has deep respect from his peers because of his raw talent, verbal abilities and cinematic vision.

“I think first and foremost we should absolutely be in the rap category,” Haggerty said. “I think we could have one of the best rap albums of this year that we’re talking about in terms of the Grammys. I think in terms of a rap album, I think Kendrick should win it. I think there’s many other categories that we’re nominated in that I would love to take home a Grammy ... but in terms of that one, I feel it should go to Kendrick.”

He also addressed the tear-inducing wedding in his Instagram post: “And to play Same Love on that platform was a career highlight. The greatest honor of all. That’s what this is about. Progress and art.”

The performance/wedding included Queen Latifah officiating for 33 couples and an appearance by Madonna, and played out in front of 28.5 million viewers, the second largest television audi-

ence since 1993, according to preliminary Nielsen Company ratings. It brought tears to the eyes of not only participants but also stars like Keith Urban and Katy Perry, who were on their feet for the emotional moment.

“It’s just beyond, it’s the pinnacle, it’s the apex,” producer Lewis said afterward of the night. “So to be up here and more importantly to be able to celebrate ‘Same Love’ and have the marriages onstage – my sister getting married tonight as well – was phenomenal.

So, amazing.”

The moment was potentially divisive in a nation wrestling with social issues, something The Recording Academy’s president, Neil Portnow, acknowledged afterward.

“These folks wrote incredible songs and they have ideas about society and tolerance and fairness, and that’s their message,” Portnow said. “So our job is to set a platform where they can express themselves. ...

We sit and discuss and talk about these things and try to find the right way to present the ideas, and frankly we’re just very proud of what happened tonight. I think it’s as elegant and as meaningful and as powerful as we wanted it to be.”

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Karli Neff, an elementary education student, had “Love Always” in her grandfather’s handwriting tattooed on her inner wrist right before he had major surgery.

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WVU gets strong recruiting class

With National Signing Day quickly approaching, West Virginia’s football program holds commitments from several elite prospects.

Feb. 5 serves as the day recruits make their college decisions official by signing letters of intent to the school of their choice.

The day serves as a milestone for prospects and their families and a day of nerves and anxiety for coaching staffs.

14 recruits have committed to West Virginia, with an additional six signed and enrolled in classes.

Headlining West Virginia’s 2014 class is four-star athlete Dravon Henry and four-star quarterback William Crest.

Henry, the No. 11 athlete in the nation, could provide immediate help in a struggling secondary.

The Aliquippa, Pa., native will likely make the biggest impact at safety but could cory dobson/the daily athenaeum also be in the mix for playing time on offense.

Junior West Virginia guard Juwan Staten looks to crossover a Texas Tech defender in a game earlier this season against Texas Tech in the Coliseum.

In his senior year, Henry tallied three interceptions, returning two for scores. He added 1,260 by joe mitchin Saturday. Junior guard ers playing the majority yards rushing, with 23 touchdowns. sports writer Juwan Staten (17.3) and of the minutes, so we all @dailyathenaeum Henry committed to the sophomore guard Terry need a little bit of a rest.

Mountaineers over rival Henderson (12.3) are also I think this road trip and Pittsburgh.

Two struggling mem- averaging double digits in the extra little time helps.”

Crest, a dual-threat bers of the Big 12 Confer- scoring.

Baylor (13-6, 1-5 Big ence will meet in Waco, Another quick turnover 12) is led offensively by quarterback from Baltimore, figures to be a conTexas, tonight for a crit- has met up with West Vir- senior forward Cory Jeftender in the quarterback ical matchup that could ginia as it faces another ferson at 12.9 points per battle this summer. With jump-start a run as the challenge without a lot of game. However, his prothe recent success of fastconference slate reaches rest. WVU was once again duction has gone down paced spread offenses, its midpoint. West Vir- forced into only holding during the Bears’ curCrest could add a new dyginia will conclude its just two legitimate prac- rent losing streak, scornamic to West Virginia’s mini tour of the state of tices between games. It’s a ing in double figures in playbook.

Texas when the Moun- position that is becoming just three of the past six The Mountaineers add a taineers travel to take on the norm for the young games. second dual-threat quarMountaineers. The extra The Bears also feathe Baylor Bears. terback in Skyler Howard.

WVU (11-9, 3-4 Big travel day should help, ture one of the top big Howard, the former 12) has lost four of five but life on the road con- men in the Big 12: sophthree-star prospect from omore Isaiah Austin. The games, including an 81- tinues to be an obstacle.

Riverside Community Col75 game to No. 11 Okla“We’ve been in this sit- 7-foot-1 center averages lege, completed nearly 70 homa State Saturday af- uation before,” Staten 10.5 points per game. percent of his passes in ternoon. Currently sitting said. “We know what hapBaylor defeated West 2013, with 3,151 passing at No. 7 inside the league, pened last time when we Virginia 80-60 in Waco yards and 33 touchdowns. the Mountaineers need lost a game and had to in the 2012-13 season.

He possesses the innate to find places for much- play Texas. I don’t think However, close games ability to extend plays with needed victories on a anybody in the locker have been the theme for his feet and will be given very tough remaining room wants that to hap- WVU this season. Five of an opportunity to compete schedule. pen again, so I think we’ll the group’s nine losses for the starting job.

Tonight could be the all be guarding against have come by six points WVU head coach Dana time and place for WVU letting it happen and or less, including SaturHolgorsen and his staff as it meets Baylor, a team come out and play hard.” day against the Cowboys. that has gone on a total will anxiously await sigNow 20 games into the “(Finishing games) has natures from two four-star tailspin, losing four con- season, there has been definitely been our Achilreceivers in Jacob McCrary secutive games. The Bears some cause for con- les heel this year,” Staten and Lamar Parker. were 12-1 at one time this cern for the current en- said. “I just think it’s all a The duo from Miami season and ranked as high ergy level of the team. part of the growing proas No. 7 in the country be- The Mountaineers’ top cess. At some point it has committed to West Virfore things took a turn for two scorers in Harris and to start clicking. Maybe ginia on the same date, the worse.

Staten both average more it’s going to take experiand both figure to be a lock to follow through with The Mountaineers con- than 30 minutes per game. ence, but it has to start their commitments. tinue to be led by soph- Staten leads the team with clicking.”

Parker is a speedster WVU and Baylor tip omore guard Eron Har- an average of 37 minutes off tonight at 7 inside the with the ability to score ris. The Indianapolis per night. wythe woods/the daily athenaeum on any play. At 5-foot-8 “We’ve logged a lot of Ferrell Center. native currently sits at Members of the West Virginia men’s basektball team celebrate on the bench in the and 155 pounds, Parker 17.6 points per game after minutes,” Staten said. “We Mountaineers’ win over Texas Tech earlier this season his 21-point performance have about eight playdasports@mail.wvu.edu will likely make the biggest contribution at slot receiver.

The big-play receiver has drawn comparisons to former Mountaineer great Tavon Austin and could see time as a return by jon fehrens Mike Carey. “And when she has led her team to the best sports writer demands the ball, she can start inside the Big 12 in prospecialist. @dailyathenaeum score. She’s a threat in the gram history. Despite dropMcCrary, who stands at 6 feet and 183 pounds, is paint, and you have to guard ping their most recent game more of a well-rounded reThe road to recovery has her.” to Texas in Austin Saturday ceiver. Look for West Virnot been easy for the center Bussie is not only effective after a long trip, the Mounginia to try to get the ball of the West Virginia women’s when the ball is in her hands. taineers still sit No. 3 in the in his hands from a variety basketball team. After miss- The defensive pressure op- conference. of skill positions. ing her entire junior year due ponents push on her gives In that Texas game, BusThe Mountaineers are to an ACL injury she suffered the West Virginia guards sie played limited minutes in the preseason, Asya Bus- more open looks. Senior due to foul trouble. The cenwaiting for a decision by sie is finally returning to her Taylor Palmer is one guard ter, alongside fellow senior four-star running back Donte Thomas-Williams. who takes full advantage of Christal Caldwell, combined old form.

West Virginia has yet The preseason All-Big that opportunity. Palmer for a mere four points in the to secure a commitment 12 Conference Honorable went off 25 points earlier first half. Bussie played only Mention is back to being the this season against Fairleigh 11 of the first 20 minutes and from a running back in anchor of the Mountaineer Dickinson when Bussie was finished with nine points this year’s class, and it’s defense and their most pro- double-teamed early. on the evening. Still, the seno secret that Holgorsen lific rebounder. After getAs the season continued nior’s ability to rebound and and staff want ThomasWilliams badly. ting back into the rhythm of to grind on, Bussie seemed score is a difference-maker If the Mountaineers things through the first few to get more and more com- for the Mountaineers. games, Bussie is now aver- fortable. In conference play, In the game against the can sign all 14 commits and targets, the 2014 class aging a team-high 7.2 boards she is No. 3 in blocks, aver- Longhorns, WVU was outcould potentially make a per game. She is also sec- aging 2.42 blocks per game, rebounded 46-27. A large ond on the team in scoring and No. 8 in offensive re- part of that was due to Bussignificant impact next fall and add much-needed with 13.2 points per game. bounds with 2.70. sie’s limited role due to fouls depth.

“Asya (Bussie) is a great becoming a factor in the first Only sophomore guard West Virginia currently Bria Holmes averages more young lady, and she works half. boasts the No. 38 class in If Bussie can continue points for West Virginia with so hard. She deserves everythe nation. thing that she gets, because to improve as games hold 13.8 points per game.

“I’ve said since her fresh- she’s such a good person,” more importance, she anddasports@mail.wvu.edu man year that she’s the Carey said. “She’s not flashy. her fellow seniors could be best defensive player in the She just does her job.” the team to hang the first country (considering) the Bussie isn’t the flash-in- Big 12 Champions banner Find us on way she can move her feet, the-pan player like some of inside the Coliseum. cory dobson/the daily athenaeum switch out and help and re- her competition. Her quiet West Virginia senior center Asya Bussie shoots a jump shot over Baylor defenders cover,” said WVU head coach but dominant demeanor dasports@mail.wvu.edu in a home game earlier this season.

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Dvorsak making immediate impact for WVU by meghan carr sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Junior Ziva Dvorsak enrolled at West Virginia University this spring and is already making an immediate impact for the WVU rifle team.

“I certainly had confidence that she would be able to adjust quickly,” said WVU head coach Jon Hammond. “She’s a world-class air rifle shooter, and I’m pleasantly surprised with her smallbore scores as well.”

After only two weeks competing for the Mountaineers, Dvorsak finished first in two out of three competitions. In the Mountaineers’ spring opener against NC State Jan. 19, Dvorsak surprised herself by shooting a 589 in smallbore and finishing first in the discipline.

She also shot a 594 to finish third in air rifle. In the Mountaineers most recent match on the road against Memphis, Dvorsak won both guns, finishing with a 596 in air rifle and a 588 in smallbore.

“I think even Dvorsak was a little shocked by her smallbore scores,” Hammond said.

Dvorsak herself will tell you she didn’t think she would get acclimated this quickly after just arriving in Morgantown in January.

“My results were high when I got here, but I didn’t imagine I would start that high. The scores were all my personal bests,” Dvorsak said. “I’ve never shot above a 584.”

Dvorsak hails from Ljubljana, Slovenia, where she attended the University of Ljubljana.

Hammond said he knew

of Dvorsak for many years before he approached her about coming to WVU. “I’ve seen her shoot for two or three years on the international circuit. Also just from talking to her at the World Cup, she’s obviously very mature, and you can tell she’s focused,” he said. “I knew that she wouldn’t have too much trouble adjusting.”

Dvorsak didn’t waste any time grabbing the opportunity to play for the Mountaineers. She said she knew of the program here because of former Mountaineer shooters.

“I know some of the shooters form Europe who shot here, Petra (Zublasing) and Nicco (Campriani). I wanted to come to America because of the system it offers,” sh I can compete and study at the same time.”

Dvorsak said one of

the biggest differences in competing here versus in Slovenia is the amount of time she gets to dedicate to shooting. In Slovenia, many times athletes are not given special consideration for the time they have to put into their sport outside of the classroom.

“The problem is they don’t care if you’re an athlete or not. Basically you have classes for six to eight hours everyday, and there’s not much time for anything else,” she said.

Dvorsak brings with her an impressive resume, including competitions at all different types of international levels, including the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Dvorsak is a member of Slovenian National Team and finished No. 11 in the women’s 10m air rifle with a 396 and No. 36 in the women’s 50m 3 positions

at the Olympics.

“The Olympics was different than any competition I have been a part of. I tried to make it just like any other competition and put myself in that mindset which I think helped me do as well as I did,” she said.

Dvorsak said one of the reasons she feels she has adjusted so quickly is because she feels part of a team, something she didn’t have in Slovenia.

“In Slovenia, I usually trained alone; I didn’t have a team, but here there is always someone in the range,” she said.

Having Dvorsak definitely adds to both lineups as the Mountaineers face their toughest competition in the same weekend and head into postseason quickly after. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Texas becomes 7th Big 12 team to be in Top 25 (AP) — Texas moved into the poll for the first time since 2010-11, a season in which the Longhorns were in the final 17 polls and reached as high as No. 3.

The current move that has them at No. 25 is one for the school record books.

Texas will play its fourth consecutive game against an AP Top 25 opponent when it hosts No. 8 Kansas this Saturday. This is the first time in program history that the Longhorns have played four straight games against AP Top 25 opponents. Texas has beaten

three straight ranked opponents in as many games for the first time in school history (Iowa State, Kansas State, Baylor). Texas won four straight games against ranked opponents during 2010-11, but that came during a five-game span.

Michigan jumped from No. 21 to 10th with an impressive streak of its own against ranked teams. The Wolverines have won three straight games against top 10 teams (Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State).

Kansas had a four-game winning streak over ranked opponents (Kansas State,

Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Baylor) snapped last weekend when the Jayhawks beat TCU. BIG BIG 12: Texas moving into the Top 25 means seven teams from the Big 12 have been ranked this season. Now what’s really impressive is that there are only 10 teams in the misnamed conference. A 70 percent rate of ranked teams is incredible.

The Big Ten, which has 12 members, and the Atlantic Coast Conference, which has 15 schools, are tied for second this season with six ranked teams each.

The record for ranked teams from one conference in a season is 10 by the 16team Big East in 2010-11.

ALSO IN: Creighton moved back into the rankings at No. 20 following its 96-68 thrashing of then-No. 4 Villanova last week. The Bluejays have been ranked a total of four weeks this season and never for more than two straight weeks.

ALSO GONE: Kansas State dropped out from 22nd after losses last week to Texas and Iowa State, the Wildcats’ first time losing consecutive games since November.

Baylor dropped out from 24th, the Bears’ first time out of the rankings this season. The Bears were No. 25 in the preseason poll and got as high as No. 7 before its current four-game losing streak (Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas).

Baylor becomes the 11th team from the preseason poll to drop out of the rankings joining No. 12 North Carolina, No. 14 VCU, No. 15 Gonzaga, No. 17 Marquette, No. 18 Connecticut, No. 19 Oregon, No. 21 Notre Dame, No. 22 UCLA, No. 23 New Mexico and No. 24 Virginia.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eric Gordon is tuning out trade talk and whispers that he’s lost a step.

After missing much of his first two seasons in New Orleans with a nagging right knee injury, Gordon has played in 40 of New Orleans’ 43 games this season, demonstrating a reliability previously unseen since he recieved a fouryear, $58 million contract in July 2012.

Gordon has averaged nearly 16 points per game. Two games ago, he helped the Pelicans pull out a comeback victory in Detroit, hitting a clutch 3-pointer inside the final four minutes and later spinning into the lane to sink a game-winning floater in the final seconds.

Still, making the argument that Gordon’s production is living up to his salary is anything but a slam dunk, even for Gordon himself.

“Individually, I think I can give more, do more,” Gordon said after practice Monday, one day after his 14 points helped the Pelicans win for the third time in four games. “People here think I should be this bigtime 20-point (per game)

scorer. This is more of a team game here, this system here. It’s a different adjustment. For me, now it’s all about playing as many games as possible and getting my body back to being used to playing an 82-game season, because I haven’t had that in almost two to three years now.”

The Pelicans have declined to discuss whether they’ve discussed trade proposals involving Gordon, but Gordon has fielded numerous questions recently regarding speculation that New Orleans is looking to unload the remainder of his hefty contract. At this point, Gordon isn’t really sure what to think, so he’s trying not to dwell on what might happen by the Feb. 20 NBA trading deadline.

“It would be great to have that security to know if you’re going to be here or not,” Gordon said. “At the end of the day, I can’t worry about that. All I can do is worry about trying to win.”

At 18-25, and with forward Ryan Anderson and point guard Jrue Holiday sidelined indefinitely with injuries, New Orleans looks like a long-shot to rally into playoff contention this season. But the Pelicans are

getting a chance to learn more about the assets they have in the backcourt.

Anderson and Holiday were averaging about 34 points combined, so in their absence, demands have increased on Gordon, as well as reserve shooting guard Tyreke Evans, to help forward Anthony Davis provide offense. Meanwhile, Brian Roberts has been elevated to starting point guard and Austin Rivers is seeing more playing time.

Evans, acquired last offseason from Sacramento in a three-team trade, is averaging 13 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists.

Roberts, now in his second NBA season after starting his pro career in Europe, has scored in double figures in six of seven games. Rivers, drafted 10th overall by New Orleans in 2012, has scored in double figures in a reserve role in two of his last three games.

Pelicans coach Monty Williams said the nine games since Holiday went out with a stress fracture in his right tibia is too small a sample size to for him to ap properly evaluate how far Roberts and Rivers have New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Eric Gordon (10) shoots over Orlando Magic power forward Glen Davis in the first half of a game between the Pelicans and come.

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10 | SPORTS

TUESDAY JANUARY 28, 2014

AP

Ravens hire Kubiak to be offensive coordinator

Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, left, and head coach John Harbuagh listen to a question in a news conference Monday.

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Gary Kubiak was bored and in need of a job, if for no other reason to give his wife some breathing room at home.

At the same time, the Baltimore Ravens were in the market for someone who could add some spice and efficiency to the NFL’s 29th-ranked offense.

Both sides got what they wanted Monday when Kubiak was hired to be the Ravens’ offensive coordinator. Kubiak replaces Jim Caldwell, who was hired on Jan. 14 to coach the Detroit Lions.

The 52-year-old Kubiak was Houston’s coach from 2006 through last month, when he was fired after the Texans got off to a 2-11 start.

Baltimore also announced the hiring of Rick Dennison, the Texans former offensive coordinator, as their quarterbacks coach.

An extensive search for Caldwell’s replacement began with 30 candidates, coach John Harbaugh said.

The search ended with the Ravens landing Kubiak, who served as Denver’s offensive coordinator for three seasons before being hired to guide the Texans in 2006.

“It became apparent this had a chance to be a fit for both coaches and the Ravens,” Harbaugh said.

Kubiak might want to have a team to call his own in the future, but at this point in his NFL career he’s quite content being in charge of reshaping a unit that sputtered for much of the 2013 season.

“Right now I want to be the best offensive coordinator I can be,” Kubiak said. “I told John this when he first called me: I said,

‘John, you know what? I want a chance to enjoy coaching, teaching, and I want a chance to win. And I know you would offer me all those opportunities if this thing would work out.

So, really for me it’s about getting back. It’s a tough thing to go through. But right now, this has been the best day I’ve had in two months. I’m so excited to get back in this league and get back to work.”

Rhonda Kubiak was likely just as delighted.

“My wife is tired of me being around the house,” said Gary Kubiak, who went 61-64 as Houston’s head coach.

During his stay in Houston, the Texans always played Baltimore tough, and that made an impression on Harbaugh.

“You always kind of in your mind keep a list of the guys that gave you the most trouble as coaches,” Harbaugh said. “And this (Houston) staff, what they did offensively, what they’ve done over the years has always been just kind of a pain in our rear.

Probably right out of the gates, that’s the first thing I thought about. It looks like all the ways that we want to look.”

Kubiak and Dennison will try to bolster a running attack that produced only seven touchdowns and averaged a franchiseworst 3.1 yards per carry in 2013. In addition, Joe Flacco threw a careerhigh 22 interceptions as the defending Super Bowl champions sagged to 8-8 and missed the playoffs for the first time in Harbaugh’s six seasons as Baltimore’s coach.

The addition of Kubiak and Dennison in key positions on the offensive staff

might suggest the playbook will be look much like Houston’s. Harbaugh doesn’t care – if the results are positive. ‘’It’s not going to be the Texans’ offense or the Broncos’ offense or anybody’s offense. It’s going to be the Ravens,’’ Harbaugh said. ‘’It’s going to be what we build with our players and our coaches. It’s going to look like Baltimore wants it to look. It’s going to be rugged, it’s going to be rough, it’s going to be tough, physical, downhill, precise football – passing game and running game.’’

Former Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan and Ravens receivers coach Jim Hostler were interviewed twice for the job, along with Pittsburgh Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson.

Wilson was eliminated from contention on Saturday.

When Kubiak had dinner at Harbaugh’s house on Sunday night, it became obvious that Kubiak was going back to work and Harbaugh had found the man to fix the erratic Baltimore offense.

“It emerged here at the end,” Harbaugh said. “I think we did a great job with a thorough process.

That was something that was important to us, to make sure we turned over every stone. We looked at college coaches. We looked at a lot of guys.”

In the end, Kubiak got the nod after being unemployed for just under two months.

“I wanted to keep working, I wanted to keep going,” Kubiak said. “I was kind of looking for something that hit me and said, ‘OK, this is it.’ And that’s Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak listens to a question at an NFL news conference Monday. what happened.”

AP

AP

Lawson scores 27 as Nuggets beat Kings 125-117 SACRAMENTO, Calif.

(AP) — Even with a new coach, the Denver Nuggets still love to push the basketball.

Ty Lawson scored 27 points and Wilson Chandler had 20 for the Nuggets, who used their fastpaced philosophy to beat the struggling Kings 125-117.

Following an emotional home win over Indiana on Saturday and a late-night flight to Sacramento, the Nuggets played the uptempo game that was encouraged for years by George Karl and has continued under rookie coach Brian Shaw.

Denver shot nearly 52 percent, made 10 3-pointers and bothered the Kings enough at the defensive end to force 16 turnovers – many of them contrib-

uting to Denver’s 33 fastbreak points. It was a season high allowed by the Kings, who have had trouble all season slowing down opponents.

The Nuggets are 12-2 this season when scoring at least 110 points.

“We come out and run and play with energy, that’s our game,” Lawson said. “If we don’t do that, we’re not going to win many games.”

It was the second consecutive victory for the Nuggets, who went ahead late in the third quarter and never trailed again.

Denver was coming off a 109-96 victory over the Pacers, who have the best record in the NBA. The Nuggets (22-21) now return home for games against Charlotte, Toronto, the Los Angeles

Clippers and Milwaukee.

“It’s the first time this year we have followed up a good win with another one,” Shaw said. “If we take care of business at home we can really build some momentum.”

The Kings, who have dropped three straight and five of six, played their second consecutive game without leading scorers DeMarcus Cousins (ankle sprain) and Rudy Gay (Achilles strain). The two combine for nearly 43 points per game and are day to day.

Chandler scored seven points in the fourth quarter and Kenneth Faried finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets. Timofey Mozgov added 14 points, while AP Nate Robinson and Randy Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried, center, grabs a rebound between Sacramento Kings players during the first quarFoye had 12 apiece. ter of the Nuggets-Kings game Sunday.