The DA 10-01-2013

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”

Tuesday October 1, 2013

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Volume 126, Issue 32

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Firm donates $100K to Law School by evelyn merithew staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Robinson & McElwee, PLLC, a Charleston-based law firm that has been in practice since 1983, donated $100,000 in scholarship money to the West Virginia University College of Law. Additionally, the firm created the E. Glenn Robinson Memorial Scholarship in memory of, E.

Glenn Robinson, one of the founding members of the firm. “The gift that the firm is donating is in honor of the 30th year of the firm,” said Bill Coates, assistant dean of the WVU Law School. “It will be awarded to two different students each year in the sum of $10,000.” Robinson founded the law firm with seven partners and 12 associates in 1983. The firm has grown to 47 attorneys, including 26 mem-

bers, and 22 of its attorneys are WVU Law alumni. In addition to the Charleston office, the firm has three other offices in Clarksburg, W.Va., Wheeling, W.Va., and Alliance, Ohio. Robinson & McElwee was named the 2013 West Virginia Commercial Law Firm of the Year and the 2013 West Virginia Environment Law Firm of the Year. The E. Glenn Robinson Memorial Scholarship

Qdoba WV franchises host fundraiser to benefit breast cancer BY MEGAN CALDERADO STAFF WRITER @DailyAthenaeum

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Qdoba Mexican Grill is raising money during the month of October for the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Fund. Oct. 1-7, Qdoba will donate $1 from every chips and queso order, and for the entire month of October, 10 percent of all catering profits will be donated, as well. Katherine Herbst, marketing intern for Qdoba, said the restaurant hosts a lot of fundraisers throughout the year, but this one is her favorite. “It seems like everybody’s lives have been touched by breast cancer,” Herbst said. “My mom’s had it twice and had lumpectomies in each breast. It’s really close to me, and it’s really close to a lot of different people. They just don’t know how they

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Travis Braden, a 19-year-old sophomore engineering student from Wheeling, W.Va., clinched the ARCA/CRA Super Series title last weekend in dominant fashion. Braden won rookie of the year honors last season and has been driving in a gold and blue car, sponsored by West Virginia University, during the 2013 season. All Braden had to do to secure the title was show up to the Lucas Oil Speedway in Indianapolis and start the race. Just for fun, he won it. “Our goal wasn’t even to kind of worry about the c h a m p i o n s h i p,”

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MORGANTOWN CRIME RATES

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firm.” The donation is a contribution to the law school’s capital campaign, A State of Minds: The Campaign for West Virginia’s University. The fundraising campaign is conducted by the WVU foundation, and $668.7 million of the campaign’s $750 million goal has been raised so far. James Jolly, director of marketing &

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can help. This is a great way to help the women who wouldn’t normally be able to fight it themselves.” The West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Fund helps support women who have insufficient or no insurance. Herbst said her mother was lucky enough to notice the disease early, which is why she wants to help women have more knowledge and access to the necessary medical support. “A lot of single moms can’t afford it, and this helps them to get screening and treatment,” Herbst said. Although Qdoba restaurants are in 45 states and two Canadian provinces, West Virginia is the only state to do this promotion. “Everything is local, which is why I like this fundraiser. This is just a West Virginia thing, and it’s something special we decided to do because so

Braden said. “We won five races, and there were two or three more we should have won. When you win races, you win championships.” In addition to his five wins, Braden finished in the top 10 in all but four races. “There was a lot of pressure, and we started off pretty decent. We got on a roll, and we’ve been winning races,” Braden said. “It’s just been a heck of a year to be as dominant as we have been.” Braden said the partnership with WVU has given him extra motivation to perform on the track. “They’re putting trust in me, and I’m going out

The Robinson & McElwee firm has been donating monetary gifts to the WVU Law School for more than 20 years. “Robinson & McElwee continues to be an invaluable partner in legal education, and the law school community is deeply grateful for their dedication and support,” said Joy McConnell, dean of the College of Law. “It’s exciting when we can have such a successful collaboration with a law

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Braden wins national touring series in WV car by jacob bojesson

will be awarded to thirdyear law students, and the Robinson & McElwee Scholarship will be awarded to first- and second-year law students. “This gift ensures that Glenn’s legacy and commitment to excellence in the legal profession will live on in future generations of lawyers. It is a fitting tribute to a distinguished attorney,” said Kent George, managing member of Robinson & McElwee.

LIQOUR LAW VIOLATIONS

TIPS FROM POLICE

CURRENT VS PAST

Never walk around alone at night

2012

Stay aware of your surroundings Carry a form of personal protection ex: pepper spray

444 ARRESTS TOTAL

2011

Keep phone & keys in your hands

485 ARRESTS TOTAL

Always know where blue lights are

2010

Sign up for emergency alert system on University’s home page

551 ARRESTS TOTAL

Local police departments give safety tips, release annual crime statistics BY Summer Ratcliff CITY EDITOR @SummerRatcliff

West Virginia University’s on-campus police department has released its annual campus security report for 2012, and the numbers don’t lie. The report includes WVU campus crime and safety statistics for the last

three years, showing a decrease in the numbers of violent crimes occuring on campus. University Police Chief Bob Roberts said violent crimes are on a consistent downward trend, which is their main priority. “Overall, we are most concerned with the violent crimes when we do our reports, and those have been

down; that’s what we really want,” Roberts said. While the violent crimes are trending downward, Roberts said property crimes are higher than they have been in past years. “Most of those (property crimes) were thefts and a number of those

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Disney College Program offers ‘magical’ experience for students by summer ratcliff & Madison fleck da staff @dailyathenaeum

Students have the o p p o r t u n i t y t o re turn to their childhood through the Disney College Program, which is currently accepting applications. The program is a fourto-six-month internship located at both the Walt

Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla., and the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. According to its website, Disney interns will become part of the magic that is known worldwide and get valuable, on-the-job experience. “It’s a real life experience that you’re not going to get anywhere else, and you get to live in Florida, 10 minutes from ev-

erything. It’s perfect,” said Allison Heller, public relations student and West Virginia University representative for the program. Heller said there have been 10,000-12,000 applicants so far this year, and the site has only been live for roughly two and a half weeks. Last spring, there were around 23,000 applicants, of which only 7,000 were chosen to participate in

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ALL BAD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END

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AMC’s series Breaking Bad came to an expected, yet thrilling close Sunday. A&E PAGE 6

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the program. “It’s a very competitive internship,” Heller said. The internship is paid, and although interns are expected to pay for housing, Disney makes the housing arrangements. The program is open to full- and parttime college students who are older than 18. Heller said there are various internships within

Disney, and there is a place for students in most every major. “It really applies to pretty much every major, and there’s so much you can do within the company,” she said. “There’s something for ever yone, from mechanical engineers to nurses.” The program has three concepts – living, learning and earning, but

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Heller feels networking is also a main part of the internship. “ Ev e r y b o d y k n o w s somebody, and you learn the art of networking,” she said. “It’s cool because you get to work with a lot of college kids from around the United States and the world.” Heller, who has participated in the program,

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TRICKETT’S THE TICKET Quarterback Clint Trickett took advantage of his first start as a Mountaineer Saturday. SPORTS PAGE 7


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