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MONDAY OCTOBER 8, 2018

Crowns and diamonds: a WVU Homecoming KAYLA GAGNON AND CHRIS JACKSON DAILY ATHENAEUM STAFF This was a moment West Virginia junior defensive lineman Reese Donahue waited a long time for.

Donahue knew his girlfriend, Sarah Moore, was someone he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. They have known each other for three years. They have seen it all together, and it was only a matter of time before he decided to pop the question.

That is exactly what Donahue did Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium after the football game. He got Moore out of the stands and brought her to midfield. His teammates were running behind him.

Everyone still in attendance was watching. He did not think anyone was behind him, though.

And then, right at the logo, Donahue knelt down on one knee and proposed to Moore. Now, the two are officially engaged.

Donahue did not think about it for much of the game, but once he saw that two minutes were left on the clock, he started to think about it. One of the biggest moments of his life was about to unfold.

It was difficult to make sure she did not know what would happen. Some of his teammates knew.

Moore’s family was also in town from Texas.

But through all of that, Donahue said she had no idea. “I don’t think she had a clue,�

Donahue said. “I hope not.�

Donahue also included one of his favorite Bible quotes in the ring box. “Honestly, she deserves the world,� Donahue said. “Also, I feel like it could make a statement. One big thing that I actually included in the ring box, I don’t know if you all saw it or not but you will see it in pictures, is Ephesians 5:25: ‘Hus-

WVU defensive end Reese Donahue, a West Virginia native, proposes to his girlfriend Sarah Moore folliwng WVU’s win over Kansas. bands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.’ That’s big to me.�

Here are some of Donahue’s teammates’ reactions: Redshirt junior linebacker David Long: “We was ready for it. We was hyped up. That was actually some motivation also, to get a win, so he could go out there and do his thing.

He talked about it throughout the week – not to everybody, but a couple of people here and there about he was going to do that. I’m proud of him.�

Sophomore safety Kenny Robinson: “I didn’t know what was going on at first. I thought we were fighting.

I’m like ‘Hold up, should I go over there?’ But then I saw it on the big screen of him proposing. That was nice for him.�

Homecoming court During halftime at Saturday’s football game, the Homecoming king and queen were announced and crowned. Douglas Ernest Jr., a senior marketing student from Vi-

Homecoming King Douglas Ernest Jr. and Queen Kendra Lobban are crowned. enna, West Virginia, was crowned king and Kendra Lobban, a senior finance student from Morgantown, West Virginia, was crowned queen. “It hasn’t sunk in yet. It felt amazing. I almost passed out on the field,� Ernest said. “It’s a moment I’ll never forget.�

He attributed his successful campaign to his active involvement in campus activities. “It was a combination of hard work and networking that helped me earn this position,� he said.

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Suspect still not found after allegedly firing gun into air on North High Street

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STAFF REPORT

McKinley, Fershee talk election

A person who allegedly fired a gun into the air near campus early Sunday morning still has not been found, said University spokesperson April Kaull.

Shots fired on North High Street led students to receive an alert to seek to seek shelter and stay clear of the area.

The alert text message came to students at around 1:36 a.m., and the “all clear� message came at around 2:16 a.m.

The WVU Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management responded to a shots fired incident shortly after 1 a.m., according to a WVU news release.

Officers found no one at the scene when they arrived but did locate fired bullet casings, according to the release.

Witnesses told police an argument between several men led one to allegedly fire a gun into the air and run away, according to the release.

UPD and the Morgantown Police Department could not find the suspect in the surrounding area.

Those with information about the incident are asked to contact UPD at

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Mountaineer Idol contestants share songs of inspiration in third round Three more were eliminated in Friday’s round.

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Pros and Cons of WVU’s 38-22 win over Kansas Despite four turnovers, not everything was bad on Mountaineer Field on Saturday. page 8

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MONDAY OCTOBER 8, 2018

Forecast for the week:

This Day in WV History...

MONDAY 10/8:

Oct. 8, 1993: The Rev. Bernard Coffindaffer died unexpectedly of a heart attack.

Starting in 1984, Coffindaffer began erecting clusters of crosses in West Virginia and other states. He was buried in Nicholas County, just across the highway from a set of his crosses.

Mostly sunny.

High of 85°F, low 64°F.

TUESDAY 10/9: Mostly sunny.

High of 83°F, low of 65°F.

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Rev. Bernard Coffindaffer standng near three of his crosses.

Afternoon showers.

High of 80°F, low of 68°F.

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High of 70°F, low of 51°F.

Oct. 4 9:06 P.M. | INACTIVE Honors Hall Burglary.

Oct. 4 4:21 P.M. | CLEAR Bennett Tower Drug incident.

Correction: In Thursday’s paper, a headline stated that WVU women’s soccer team was playing at Baylor on Friday. This is incorrect.

Baylor played at WVU for the Friday game.

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Oct. 4 10:51 P.M. | UNFOUNDED Oakland Hall Drug incident.

Oct. 4 5:09 P.M. | INACTIVE Area 32 Hit and run.

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Temitayo Adesokan

Oct. 4 11:68 P.M. | CLEAR Stalnaker Hall ABCC violation.

Oct. 4 9:21 P.M. | CLEAR University Ave. Traffic stop.

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NEWS

Mountaineers love beer!

Most popular domestic beers per game:

Gross alcohol sales brought in close to $1.3 million during home football games at Mylan Puskar Stadium last year

Alcohol sales per capita:

BY DOUGLAS SOULE EDITORINCHIEF Nearly 160,000 alcoholic beverages were sold in Milan Puskar Stadium during the 2017 football season.

Whether it be Bud Light or Miller Lite, neither brand had light sales compared to the other brands sold.

For three of WVU’s home games in the 2017, Bud Light reigned as the biggest beer seller, with a total 37,032 beers sold. It split that reign evenly with Miller Lite, which topped the charts for the other three games, with a total 34,197 beers sold.

These results were found through a Freedom of Information Act request to the University.

The WVU athletic department is self-sustaining. Profits from beer, wine and other concessions go into the athletics budget, which is $93 million this year, said associate athletic director for communications Michael

East Carolina:

$3.81

Delaware State:

$2.88

Texas Tech:

$4.33

Oklahoma State:

$4.47

Iowa State:

$3.75

Texas:

East Carolina:

Delaware State:

Texas Tech:

1. Bud Light (6,315 sold) 2. Miller Lite (5,328 sold) 3. Michelob Ultra (4,618 sold) 4. Coors Light (2,407 sold) 5. Yuengling (1,943 sold)

1. Miller Lite (4,673 sold) 2. Bud Light (4,315 sold) 3. Michelob Ultra (2,850 sold) 4. Coors Light (1,652 sold) 5. Yuengling (893 sold)

1. Bud Light (7,606 sold) 2. Miller Lite (6,306 sold) 3. Michelob Ultra (4,508 sold) 4. Coors Light (3,711 sold) 5. Yuengling (3,313 sold)

Oklahoma State:

Iowa State:

Texas:

1. Miller Lite (7,377 sold) 2. Bud Light (7,251 sold) 3. Michelob Ultra (4,762 sold) 4. Coors Light (2,806 sold) 5. Yuengling (2,265 sold)

1. Bud Light (6,560 sold) 2. Miller Lite (5,213 sold) 3. Michelob Ultra (3,802 sold) 4. Coors Light (2,876 sold) 5. Yuengling (2,022 sold)

1. Miller Lite (5,300 sold) 2. Bud Light (4,985 sold) 3. Michelob Ultra (3,196 sold) 4. Coors Light (2,565 sold) 5. Yuengling (1,889 sold)

Total alcohol sales in 2017

$3.50

Information via WVU Athletics.

Fragale.

“That goes into our general operating budget and helps us pay for our student athletes to go to school

here, for their scholarships, for their equipment, for their travel, things of that nature,” Fragale said.

Alcohol sales per game in 2017 Key: Blue - Gross Sales | Purple - Net Sales | Green - Commission (52%) | Orange - Games won by WVU

Domestic Canned Beer: 133,029 | Draft Beer: 5,815 | Wine: 3,907 Mike’s Hard Lemonade: 4,409 | Premium Canned Beer: 11,028 ,093

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Delaware State 9/16/17 Noon 51,482 59-16

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10/14/17 Noon 60,928 46-35

11/4/17 3:30 P.M. 55,831 20-16

10/28/17 Noon 57,507 39-50

11/18/17 Noon 53,133 14-28 GRAPHICS BY HALEIGH HOLDEN

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MONDAY OCTOBER 8, 2018

McKinley, Fershee talk election with a month until vote Candidates for West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District have no public debates scheduled

BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR Monday will mark exactly 30 days until Election Day, and in West Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., and his Democratic challenger Kendra Fershee are talking the issues they think matters most in this election.

Fershee, a professor of law at WVU, is going after the four-term incumbent McKinley on his corporate ties and performance in Washington regarding opioids and healthcare. McKinley, however, is touting the recent federal tax cuts and the growing industries in his district.

McKinley said the three industries he is focusing on and are seeing gains on are energy, healthcare and defense. He believes the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by Congress in November 2017 has boosted the energy industry and has brought more outside investment into West Virginia.

One company he said is reaping the benefits is Hino Motors, a trucking manufacturer in Wood County.

“They claim, according to the tax break, the tax changes, the corporate tax rate [decrease], they’re now going to triple their operation in West Virginia,” he said.

Another is Bombardier Aerospace, an aircraft maintenance company with a branch in Bridgeport. He said the company also says their operations will triple under the tax cuts.

But Fershee said she believes the tax cuts are not helping West Virginians in the end.

“The benefits were for large corporations and for people who already have a lot of money,” she said. “That’s not investing in West Virginia, that’s investing in corporations who may or may not decide to invest that money here.”

Both candidates agreed that the natural gas industry in their district is an underground gold mine, but have different ways of keeping the benefits in the state.

Fershee said West Virginia needs to tax the natural gas industries to keep money in the state. She compared it to how Alaska handled its oil industry boom when it was clear the state was sitting on top of billions in revenue.

“We have high-quality natural gas in West Virginia, and we have more of it than any-

where in the world,” she said.

McKinley said West Virginia can capitalize on storing ethane in state instead of shipping it to Texas.

“We have all the ethane, [but we’re] shipping it down there,” he said. “Why aren’t we keeping it here and developing the same petrochemical industry so that more and more companies can do some things with it here?”

McKinley said the state’s largest defense contractor, with around 1,600 employees in Mineral County, was recently bought by national contractor Northrop Grumman and is investing in the company due to the tax cuts.

“We’re starting to see an increased interest in West Virginia for national defense,” he said.

Fershee hit McKinley on his record with opioids and pharmaceutical companies.

In Congress, McKinley has sponsored a number of opioid-related legislation regarding many different aspects of the epidemic, but Fershee said she isn’t buying it.

“He has been consistently taking big pharma money for the entirety of his congressional career and only recently has started wagging his finger for what they’ve done over the entirety of his time in Congress; they’ve been dumping opioids into the district,” Fershee said.

“You can’t wag your finger with one hand and take their checks with the other and expect that anything’s going to change.”

McKinley said it took a long while for Washington to become aware of how bad the opioid epidemic in West Virginia was. He said going forward, he wants the alertness level of the crisis in Congress to stay high.

“It was much harder than we thought to get people aware of it,” McKinley said.

“Keep long-term funding on opioids, don’t make it just a one-year, two-year program,” he said. “Continue to do it until we get this thing under control.”

The health aspect of the opioid epidemic is what Fershee said she can improve.

She said McKinley’s vote to replace ObamaCare in May 2017 did not consider that recovering addicts who use Medicare to help seek treatment would’ve lost coverage.

She’s also been an advocate of state’s rights to make their own decisions regarding marijuana laws. She supported legalizing marijuana

PHOTO BY KIERSTIN LINDKVIST

Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., is running for a fifth term in Congress. He spoke with the Daily Athenaeum Friday afternoon on tax cuts, industry, Trump and education. in February at an opioid town hall as a means to deal with chronic pain and help curb opioid use.

Fershee said West Virginia should capitalize on medical marijuana as both an outlet for pain relief and industry. She said the state can go back to its farming roots and create “a brand new industry stream” with the plant.

“We need to really remember that farming basis that we came from and redevelop it, and medical cannabis and industrial hemp are two really good options to help that happen,” she said.

If re-elected, McKinley said he’ll continue to look at the causes of opioid addiction in Congress from more than a socioeconomic issue, which he thinks is not the main driver behind the epidemic.

“It’s not socioeconomic, that may be a component of it, but [let’s] not take that simplistic route,” McKinley said. “So, we’ve got a long fight still ahead of us to try to find out what’s causing people to use drugs in the first place.”

One area McKinley said he’s seen improvement in is the rural communities’ abilities to write and receive grants to fund the fight against the epidemic. He said he’s brought multiple federal officials to his district to teach communities how to more effectively apply for grants.

West Virginia state legislators have for years debated college versus tech-

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Kendra Fershee, a professor of law at WVU, is challenging McKinley for the congressional seat. She spoke Saturday morning with the Daily Athenaeum on opioids, Kavanaugh and job growth. nical school routes for high school graduates. With increasing college tuition and unfilled manufacturing jobs, both candidates agreed college can be too costly and unimportant for some.

“College is not for everyone,” McKinley said. “I think my generation screwed things up years ago, and we told everyone you had to go to college; no, you don’t.”

McKinley noted the increased funding toward vocational schools in the last congressional education bill, and Fershee went after the state and her employer for rising tuition.

“This institution was founded to serve the state, and it’s not serving the state

if it’s requiring students who come here to pay massive amounts of money for a fouryear degree that’s supposed to help keep them in West Virginia,” she said.

While traveling, Fershee said she noticed the lack of potential manufacturing employees in some areas of the state.

“In Tucker County, which is part of the 1st District, there are businesses there that can’t find someone to fix their air conditioning,” she said.

The candidates also discussed a handful of federal political issues, including President Donald Trump and newly-elected Supreme Court Justice Brett

Kavanaugh.

McKinley said he believes the upcoming general election is a referendum on the president, but he said that’s typical of midterm elections. Fershee, however, says Trump is not a common talking point among constituents and that the recent performance of Congress is more in question.

“Interestingly, in my experience, I’m not hearing about the president at all; what I’m hearing about is Congress,” she said.

McKinley said while he isn’t crazy about Trump’s Twitter feed, he approves of him from a policy and credibility standpoint.

“He’s doing what he said he’s going to do. I think that’s the hallmark of someone to get their credibility, to be authentic and genuine,” he said.

“Are you going to do what you said you were going to do?

And he’s doing it.”

Fershee said Kavanaugh’s hearing has made it clear to her that a more representative government is needed in Congress.

“The Republican senators didn’t feel comfortable questioning Dr. Blasey Ford, so they brought a woman in to do it for them. They literally hired a woman to do their job because they didn’t think they were qualified to do it because they’re men,” she said. “That’s a problem.”

“That, I thought, was a really clear indication of why we need not just good representatives, but good women representatives,” she added.

As of press time Sunday evening, a debate for the 1st District had not been scheduled. Both candidates said their constituents deserve at least one debate, but McKinley said no “credible” thirdparty has asked to hold one.

“No credible group has ever said ‘we want to host a debate,’” he said. “There have been the Democratic Women’s Club of respective counties that would like to host, but that’s not an objective group, [it’s] a biased group.

You get an unbiased group, a newspaper group to be able to put that on, why not?”

McKinley also did not want to discuss his challenger, but rather the issues.

“She’s not my opponent.

My opponent is about the lack of jobs, the lack of credible workforce, being able to have healthcare,” he said.

Election Day is Nov. 6.

MONDAY OCTOBER 8, 2018

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CULTURE

Mountaineer Idol contestants share songs of inspiration in third elimination round

BY CODY NESPOR CULTURE EDITOR As the Mountaineer Idol competition rounds a corner to completion, the singers are becoming more familiar to the audience and each of them is starting to stand out from one another.

The third elimination round of the competition was held on Friday in the Mountainlair ballroom and, counting the showcase, this would be the fourth time that the top nine competitors would be performing in front of the Mountaineer Idol audience. With the feeling of familiarity forming between the performers and the audience, it makes sense that this round’s theme was songs of inspiration.

The singers were able to share with the audience songs that held special meaning to them and, in turn, the audience was able to see and learn more about the singers.

Vocal performance students major Trinity Gray said showing that side of herself to the crowd was a little frightening.

“The inspiration round is probably the easiest way to reach out to people, tell your story in a way that they can understand,” Gray said. “So, it’s a lot more personal and it’s kind of scary, but that’s what I like about it.”

Gray, a freshman from Charlestown, West Virginia, sang “Rise Up” by Andra Day as a tribute to her family over-

PHOTO BY CODY NESPOR

Junior Jamie Devine performs “She Used to Be Mine” by Sarah Bareilles during the third elimination round of Mountaineer Idol. coming hard times.

Philadelphia native Jamie Devine also said it was easier to pick a song for this round compared to the first two.

“It’s so much easier to find a song that just makes you feel something instead of trying to find a song that you’re looking at the right dates for an ‘80s round or 2000s,” Devine said. “It’s not as strict and you can just focus on what’s good for you vocally and what makes you feel something that can really give you a stage presence and make you passionate.”

Devine, a junior secondary education and English student, performed “She Used to be Mine” by Sara Bareilles.

Gray and Devine both survived elimination and will move on to the top six along with Kayley Morrow, Jake Slewett, Taylor Hess and Madeline Samsell. Eliminated during this round were Meliah Umstead, Mikalaa Martin and Rhy Wiethe Morrow, a senior psychology student from McMurray, Pennsylvania said that she never expected to make it this far in the competition.

“There are so many talented people here, and I’m just really happy to get to know them and sing along with them, they’re just super talented,” Morrow said. “I definitely did not expect [to be in the top six], but I’m ex-

tremely grateful.”

Devine said it becomes harder with each passing round for her to imagine three people getting eliminated.

“It’s really nerve-wracking every time because every time everyone performs I’m like, ‘How are they going to pick three people to get eliminated?’” Devine said. “It’s really exciting, nerves are good sometimes so it’s a lot of fun.”

The fourth elimination round will be in two weeks on Oct. 19. Each of the top six performers will sing two songs, one country and one of their choosing, and the top three finalists will be decided.

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Poetry and music combine for unique Diversity Week event

BY OLIVIA GIANETTINO STAFF WRITER Crystal Good’s backcountry-fueled poetry has been featured on “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” and in The Huffington Post and has highlighted the best parts of West Virginia.

On Thursday, Good hosted the Speak My Language event during WVU’s Diversity Week.

A red spotlight shined on the podium as she read from her book “Valley Girl.” A band played softly in the background. The crowd listened in awe.

“I love the energy in here tonight because it feels like everybody is open to something new,” Good said. “I think the key is to create spaces like this.”

Musical performers in-

cluded Black Garlic, a jazzfunk band from Fayetteville, West Virginia and Lamar Riddick, a local hip-hop artist whose lyrics reflect on issues such as police brutality.

In between Good’s poetry and the musical entertainment, international students, diversity council chairs and Black Student Union members also shared their art with the audience.

Students and faculty connected their hardships with their experiences in Appalachia to create a place of soul and solidarity at the University.

Through spoken word poetry, students reminisced about home, asked for acceptance and broke the chains of their struggles. The stories showed how each individual is affected by inequality, combined with the good and bad

that comes along with living in West Virginia.

For two hours, music and poetry rang through the Mountainlair ballroom and brought out the best of the crowd’s emotions.

“It gives them the opportunity to have a voice,” Sharon Mallow, the WVU’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion event planner, said.

Mallow said this was one of many poetry readings that the Division of Diversity has helped with.

This event was put on by the Black Student Union alongside the Student Government Association.

Though timid at first, the small but diverse group of students came together to celebrate the differences among them.

PHOTO BY COLIN HEILNAN

West Virginian poet and author Crystal Good performs spoken word poetry at the Speak My Language event on Thursday.

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OPINION

College students aren't voting, but they should

BY SETH MITCHELL

West Virginia General Election: Nov. 6, 2018

OPINION WRITER College is a time of change and renewal in the lives of many young adults. For a good deal of them, it is the first time responsibility and freedom is being given to them. College students are allowed to do as they truly please for the first time in their lives, but they now must take it upon themselves to practice the mental discipline needed to make good choices.

And with all of this newfound freedom and opportunity to act like an adult, it is still a well-known fact that most college students do not vote. This can come as a surprise to some, given how politically charged most universities are. But with elections just around the corner, it might be time for this trend to change.

To clarify, a good deal of college students do vote, as we saw with the presidential election of President Obama in 2008 and 2012, and the presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders in 2016. Many people fell under the moniker “Berniecrats,” drawn to the candidate for the promise of university tuition being eliminated should he be elected.

And yet, most students are staying in their dorms for many different reasons. In a 2017 article “Why Don’t Students Vote? Because We Don’t Want Them To,” The Huffington Post said the dorms themselves may contribute to the problem, with a rise in dorm security making it difficult for

• Early voting: Oct. 24 - Nov. 3

• Voter Registration Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018

• Request for Absentee Ballot: Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018

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College students are encouraged to make their voices heard by exercising their right to vote. organizations dedicated to encourage voting within the college population. WVU dorms are a great example of this upgraded security.

There are several myths regarding voting among college students as well. These are listed out and debunked by the Campus Vote Project, an organization dedicated to encouraging an increased

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voting presence amongst college students.

Some of these myths include concerns over losing scholarships if you register to vote at your university—you won’t, of course. Voting in your college community will also not affect your federal financial aid or school tuition.

While the list goes on, the question remains why stu-

dents should bother voting.

The process can seem completely unappealing to most college students. After all, why would someone burdened with finances and classwork want to use their “precious” free time to wait in line to vote?

The outcome of an increased voting presence among college students is actually much larger than you

might think. The following information is taken from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE): 1. College-aged students make up a large demographic of voting-age individuals within the United States. People within the range of 18 to 29 years old make up 21 percent of the country’s population.

2. The earlier a person begins to vote, the more they will do so the rest of their lives.

Voting is a habit-based activity, so a greater voter presence among college-aged students makes it likely that this pres-

ence will stay within their demographic as they continue to age. This holds true for those within their households as well. As people start to leave college and have families, they will likely pass these habits on to their children, fostering a voting presence with the next generation.

Voting is what shapes the face of our country. With the 2018 elections just around the corner, it’s time for Mountaineers to head out to the polls and potentially change the course of American history.

Every vote does count.

“Coal Rush” game theme gaining steam SUBMITTED BY HALEY GROSS AND ZACK WARD COAL RUSH PETITION CREATORS With the absence of professional sports teams in West Virginia, many see West Virginia University athletics as the pride and joy of our state.

We spend time with our families and 60,000 of our closest friends, rooting the team on during game days, with many more at home cheering on their Mountaineers. Fans, students and alumni have reason to believe that this year’s football team can accomplish more than those that have come before them.

Lead by a Heisman-caliber quarterback Will Grier and and All-American receiving corps, many fans have their eyes set on the Mountaineers winning their first Big 12

championship. The biggest obstacle to achieving this goal would be the final regular season game against Oklahoma, a team which we have yet to beat since joining the Big 12 in 2012.

Milan Puskar Stadium is considered by many as one of the toughest atmospheres to play at in all of college football because of the rowdy and passionate fan base.

WVU has three promotions for each football season; Gold Rush, Stripe the Stadium and the True Blue game. Unfortunately Gold Rush and Stripe the Stadium have been used earlier this season with True Blue scheduled for our game against TCU. This currently leaves no promotions left for the final regular season game. An opportunity has risen for the fan base to start a new tradition on

Nov. 23, Black Friday, against Oklahoma in what promises to be an electric home night game. An idea sprang up to black out the stadium and pay homage to the proud mining heritage of West Virginia by referring to it as the “Coal Rush.”

As most West Virginians know, coal has played an important role in our state’s history and has continued to play a role in present-day West Virginia. Many West Virginians have family or friends that are currently miners or have mining experience. This difficult job takes a physical and mental toll on the miners and their families. The 29 deaths that occurred during the West Virginia Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in 2010 is just one of many instances that go to show just how dangerous mining is and the risks that miners face every day.

In order to spread the word about the Coal Rush movement, a petition has been made and has been posted on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @wvucoalrush.

Within two days of the petition being posted, it reached over 10,000 signatures and is still climbing. With enough support, it is possible that apparel will be made independent from the University for fans that want to contribute to blacking out the stadium.

This movement is a great opportunity, inspired by fans for fans. Let’s work together to bring a new tradition to Mountaineer Nation. Regardless of the outcome of this movement, it is important that fans still fill the stadium for this important game.

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Pros and Cons from WVU’s 38-22 win over Kansas

BY MATTHEW GOLD ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

FOOTBALL Saturday afternoon’s game was closer than expected – and closer than a fan would have liked – against the Kansas Jayhawks. West Virginia (5-0, 3-0 Big 12) pulled out a 38-22 win against a visiting KU (2-4, 0-3 Big 12) team.

The offense was moving the ball with ease...until it reached the red zone.

The defense was taking care of business and getting pressure in the backfield, allowing 286 total yards and forcing two turnovers.

More turnovers, and specifically interceptions, almost haunted the Mountaineers in the first half.

Here are the positives and negatives from WVU’s home win against Kansas.

PRO: Newcomers are making a difference on offense Redshirt sophomore wide receiver T.J. Simmons and true-freshman running back Leddie Brown have been difference makers on the WVU offense through the first five games.

In those five games, Simmons has 227 receiving yards on 14 catches and Brown has 296 yards on 51 rushing attempts and three touchdowns.

Simmons had a 59 yard TD in the opener against Tennessee. Brown has had two 100-plus yard rushing games, including on Saturday.

They both played big roles against the Jayhawks. At halftime, Simmons caught all five passes that were thrown his way. Those five catches were good for 48 yards. The Alabama transfer fought through some would-be tacklers on various occasions to get extra yards and big first downs.

He would finish the day with six receptions and 53 yards.

Brown really helped jumpstart the offense in the first quarter. He caught the first touchdown pass from Will Grier on WVU’s first series, then was the main guy on the next possession. He had 47yard run followed by an 18yard run capped off with a TD from the 1-yard line.

“He don’t play like a freshman. He don’t act like a freshman. He doesn’t look like a freshman,” head coach Dana Holgorsen said of Brown.

CON: Interceptions in the red zone and more turnovers Last season against Oklahoma State, Grier threw a ca-

reer-high four interceptions.

Against Kansas on Saturday, he was one off of that mark by throwing three.

All three came in the first half. All three came in the red zone. All three were at the goal line.

“We still left a lot of points out there,” said senior wide receiver David Sills. “I think there was three turnovers in the red zone and that’s 21 points in our eyes, so that’s something that can’t happen.”

Some of the interceptions were miscommunication. Some of it was the defense jumping the route and just making a good play on the ball.

This is Grier’s second game of the season with multiple picks thrown. He threw a pair of them two weeks ago against Kansas State.

WVU knows it cannot afford to commit these many turnovers (there were four total, Grier lost a fumble midway through the third) as the season goes on and keep expecting to win games.

“We got to be better in the red zone. I got to be better in not forcing things. It’ll be fixed going forward,” Grier said. “There’s got to be a sense with how good we are, we have to fix some of these little things and get better going forward, and we will.”

PRO: WVU’s defense forced multiple turnovers for the second straight week Last weekend against Texas Tech, Tony Gibson’s defense forced three Red Raider turnovers, all interceptions. Against Kansas, WVU again forced three turnovers, two picks and one fumble recovery.

David Long tipped a pass at the line that fell into the arms of Ezekiel Rose in the first quarter. Then, late in the second quarter, Hakeem Bailey got to wear the coal miner helmet as he picked off Peyton Bender. And with just under nine minutes left in the fourth, Kansas muffed a punt in which WVU recovered to set up a field goal.

The Mountaineer defense has been, arguably, more consistent than what the offense has been through five games. It has forced eight turnovers in those five games, with Tennessee being the only team not to turn the ball over against WVU. With the defense putting lots of pressure onto the quarterback and the running backs and being able to force takeaways, it helped set up the West Virginia offense.

“We work on getting turn-

PHOTO BY TEMITAYO ADESOKAN

Mountaineer mascot Trevor Kiess and the football team running across the field before the game.

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Martell Pettaway trots into the end zone in the third quarter.

David Sills with a reception during the Kansas game.

overs every day. That’s one of our periods in practice is just trying to get turnovers and working on turnovers,” said sophomore safety Kenny Robinson.

More turnovers forced by the defense will likely lead to more points from the offense, especially if it is in plus-territory.

which did not come back to bite the Mountaineers- and Grier led an 11-play touchdown drive.

Another score in garbage time after Kansas turned the ball over on downs made the second half score look a little better, but it still was not all there in the third and fourth quarters. Against lesser opponents like Kansas, this may not matter too much. But

CON: Second half offense

was again a bit stagnant Against Texas Tech, the offense lacked any kind of sense of urgency. It lacked it so much that the game was almost lost because of that.

It was not quite as bad against the Jayhawks, but there were just 17 second half points scored. Kansas scored to start the second half and cut the WVU lead to just seven. Then WVU fumbled-

when the better teams start showing up on the schedule, this lack of consistency may end up haunting West Virginia.

Strong first halves have propelled WVU to wins, and lackluster second halves have been all too common.

Cleaning this up will help improve this team.

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St. Georges sparks WVU’s second half comeback in 2-1 upset of No. 13 Texas

BY MATTHEW GOLD ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

WOMEN’S SOCCER The No. 16 West Virginia women’s soccer team capped off its three-game homestand on Sunday with a 2-1 victory over No. 13 Texas.

As has happened all season, WVU (8-3-3, 4-1 Big 12) was able to get plenty of chances early and often. In the third minute, Lauren Segalla crossed the ball into the box in which Hannah Abraham jumped on. Abraham’s free-swinging shot was saved by the Longhorns’ goalkeeper, Nicole Curry.

Four minutes later, Segalla had another cross into the penalty area, but no one from WVU was on the receiving end of things. Abraham again got on the loose ball and pushed toward the box where there was contact, but no foul was called on UT. In the span of three minutes, WVU had three more chances. Abraham had another shot in the box that was blocked followed by another missed chance inside 18 yards. Senior forward Sh’Nia Gordon hit the ball well, but it stayed rising and went just over the crossbar in the 16th minute.

Haley Berg found the back of the net first and got on the scoresheet for the fourth time this season. Off of a deflected shot in WVU’s box, the ball got past West Virginia keeper Rylee Foster to give Texas a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute.

Less than 10 minutes later, two seniors, Bianca St. Georges and Nadya Gill, connected with each other in Texas’ third of the field, but Gill could not get enough on the shot to test the goalie.

WVU recorded 13 shots in the first half, five of which

were on goal, but could not find the back of the net. The Mountaineers also had the advantage in corner kicks in the first half, having four to Texas’ zero.

Not many of WVU’s shots in the first half did enough to test Curry in the Texas goal, as she did not make a save.

In the second half, West Virginia got off to a similar start as it did to start the game.

Six minutes in, Gordon had a shot that went in, but the senior was called offside.

In the 57th minute, Texas (10-2-2, 2-2-1) took a shot the deflected off the post that would have doubled UT’s lead.

Three minutes after, WVU got back-to-back corner kicks off of a great ball from Abraham to Segalla.

In the 77th minute, WVU finally found its breakthrough.

From an Abraham cross, West Virginia was calling for a handball. The fourth official spotted it and called it, awarding a penalty kick to WVU. St. Georges stepped up to the spot and buried the spot kick.

St. Georges struck again in the 79th minute with an unassisted goal that came from within the box. The second goal of her brace proved to be the match-winner against the Longhorns.

WVU led Texas in shots, shots on goal and corner kicks. The Longhorns registered only three shots in the second half and none of them were on goal.

After the game, West Virginia honored its nine seniors: Sh’Nia Gordon, Nadya Gill, Vanessa Flores, Hannah Abraham, Easther Mayi Kith, Patricia Fernandez, Amanda Saymon, Grace Cutler and Bianca St. Georges.

WVU is back in action on Friday on the road against Iowa State. Kick-off is scheduled for 8 p.m.

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Nadya Gill, Bianca St. Georges, Easther Mayi Kith and Vanessa Flores celebrates after St. Georges scored a goal.

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Lauren Segalla boxing out Texas defender.

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Bianca St. Georges celebrating with fans after a 2-1 win over Texas.

‘The West Wing’s’ Kim Webster returns to Morgantown

BY JOHN LOWE SPORTS EDITOR West Virginia University is home to many successful alumni.

Jerry West, Don Knotts, Billy Mays and Jeff Hostetler, to name a few.

One of WVU’s more successful returned to Morgantown this weekend to take in homecoming and the Mountaineers’ 38-22 win over Kansas.

Kim Webster, who is most notably known for playing the role of Ginger in 58 episodes of “The West Wing”

from 1999-2006, enjoyed Saturday’s game from field level for the first time in her return to WVU. Webster, who has also went on to produce A&E’s “Born This Way” and served as an assistant story editor on Facebook’s “Ball In The Family,” went to WVU in the 1990s and was a member of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority.

Below is our interview with her after WVU’s game went final: Daily Athenaeum: Is this your first time back since…?

Webster: 2005.

DA: 2005!

KW: For a game. I was back five years ago, I think, to host an event with [former WVU quarterback] Major [Harris] at Lakeview, so it was over the summer, so not much was going on. This was my first game back since 2005.

DA: What did you think of it?

KW: Oh my god! Oh my god! Dream come true being down here. Amazing.

DA: What other stuff are you doing while you’re here (in Morgantown)?

KW: Well, I toured around Morgantown. I saw the DA still over there where the of-

fices were. My old apartment was like two doors down from that. I just came back to my roots; you know? I’m just really checking out [and] reliving my youth, I guess.

a West Virginia fan until last

DA: How much has Morgantown changed since you’ve been here?

KW: A lot and not at all at the same time. There is so much that has changed and so much that has stayed the same. It’s like…kind of crazy, but it’s amazing. I’m glad it hasn’t changed too much.

loyal ones, have kind of al-

DA: I don’t think a whole lot of people knew you were

year at the NCAA Tournament. How has the reception been since then?

KW: The WVU fans, the ways known. Because I always rep. My screensaver is the schedule. Everybody that knows me knows that I rep.

But yeah, I think Sweet 16 has really helped solidify that. But [I’m a] die hard Mountaineer.

Die hard.

PHOTO VIA WVU TODAY ‘The West Wing’ actress Kim Webster.

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MONDAY OCTOBER 8, 2018

Storytelling event looks to destigmatize abortion

BY CARLY VANIVER STAFF WRITER Residents had the opportunity to hear more than a dozen real abortion stories that were submitted by women through the “My Abortion, My Life” website and read to an audience at 123 Pleasant Street last week.

The Women’s Health Center (WHC) of West Virginia and Boss Babes WV hosted its third “Breaking Our Silence” event on Wednesday night. “Breaking Our Silence” is a traveling event series that focuses on destigmatizing abortion and helps raise money for the WHC. Women anonymously submitted stories detailing their reasons for seeking an abortion, and then those stories were read on stage.

“The WHC thinks it’s really important to share these stories to work to destigmatize abortion and break the silence and shame that surrounds it,” said WHC Development Director Katie Quinonez.

In 2017, the only other abortion provider in West Virginia closed its doors, leaving the WHC to be the state’s

Ernest said he ran for Homecoming king out of love for WVU and wants to use his title for philanthropic reasons.

“A Homecoming king has a big role at WVU and I can use that for good. I want to do an event that changes the perception that WVU is just a party school,” he said.

“There’s going to be a ballot in the upcoming election that will remove rights for abortion from our state’s constitution.

But we think sharing one’s abortion story has a lot of impact. It can help other women come forward to show they’re not alone and that abortion is healthcare.”

-Katie Quinonez, Women’s Health Center Development Director

only nonprofit, full-service reproductive health center and the last remaining abortion provider in the state.

Quinonez said this has created access barriers for West Virginia women who need help from the WHC, which is located in Charleston.

Quinonez also said that it’s important for people to be hearing these stories now because of the “No Constitutional Right to Abortion Amendment” in the November election.

“There’s going to be a ballot in the upcoming election that will remove rights for abortion from our state’s

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The Women’s Health Center of Charleston sponsored the event Wednesday. constitution,” she said. “But we think sharing one’s abortion story has a lot of impact.

It can help other women come forward to show they’re not alone and that abortion is healthcare.”

Recently, the WHC launched their own storytelling initiative as another way to challenge the stigma toward abortion. Quinonez said this is an easy way to help women realize they’re not alone, and encourage them to share their stories.

“Anyone with an abortion

story to share can now submit their story anonymously on our website,” she said.

“We will share them with our community to let other people know that there’s a large community of women who have had an abortion and that we are strong and our stories are valid.”

The WHC will be hosting more events throughout the month. To learn more about the WHC or their events, visit https ://womenshealthwv. org/

Alumni Marching Band Three hundred and fifty former members of the Pride of West Virginia took to the field to perform before the game. They joined with the Pride to perform the Alma Mater and the national anthem.

During the game they also played music in between plays, similar to what the Pride was doing on the other

side of the stadium.

“To be honest, I think it was the best alumni band we’ve ever had,” said Mary Lechliter, president of the WVU Alumni Band. “We really had to put [the performance] together fast, but we managed to do it in about an hour before we got onto the field.”

Lechliter said it was great for everyone to see each other again, and to see what was new in Morgantown .“Every time you come back, Morgantown grows and changes from the last time you were there,” she said.

The next big event for the Alumni Band is their performance in Pittsburgh’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pittsburgh.

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Sigma Chi’s international office sends out letter of support for Morgantown chapter

BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR Sigma Chi’s international office sent out a letter of support for Morgantown’s Mu Mu chapter of Sigma Chi Thursday night and condemned the University for its treatment of the fraternity over the last couple years.

More than 1,400 words, the statement was addressed to “[b]rothers, friends and supporters of Sigma Chi� and listed several reasons for the international office’s dissatisfaction with WVU. It is also the first time Sigma Chi’s international office has issued a public statement in support for its WVU chapter; the last of the five disassociated fraternities to do so. “I am dismayed at West Virginia University (WVU) President Gordon Gee’s decision to publicly besmirch the fraternal organizations that decided to end their affiliation with the university over the past several weeks,� W. Thomas Geddings Jr., 70th Grand Consul of the

international office, wrote in the release.

Geddings wrote Sigma Chi has “no interest in engaging in the same mudslinging tactics that President Gee has chosen.�

The letter said in 2016, Sigma Chi’s international office almost pulled its support of its WVU chapter due to a particular, unnamed conduct incident, but “administrators from WVU implored Sigma Chi to keep its chapter open because their fraternity community needed leadership and Sigma Chi was well-positioned to fill that role.�

Geddings wrote the Mu Mu chapter made “a remarkable turnaround� by the Fall of 2017 in terms of academic standards. WVU noted in a Sept. 27 letter to the chapter that it had a cumulative 3.14 GPA that semester, though also said in the Spring of 2018, new members had an average 2.24 GPA and the chapter was at a 2.93.

In the Spring of 2018, the University placed a moratorium on all fraternity activity due to behavioral issues and created the Reaching the Sum-

mit initiative.

The letter said Reaching the Summit was well-intentioned, but called it restrictive and ineffective.

The letter said the Mu Mu chapter was disciplined by the University again for the 2016 conduct incident, calling it “[d]ouble jeopardy at its finest� and argues that the current chapter members had little do with the incident.

Geddings wrote after the Mu Mu chapter handed its disassociation letter to WVU on Aug. 12, the international office did not initially support the chapter’s move and tried to work with the University, but talks ultimately fell flat. “To our dismay, our efforts to establish a conciliatory conclusion ultimately led nowhere and we were placed in the unenviable position of deciding whether we would support either our chapter or a tone-deaf administration,� he wrote. “We are now determined to support our chapter with an even more enhanced investment in ensuring they have the highest quality fraternity experience.�

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Geddings ended the statement saying the international office would like to once again have a partnership, not specifying if it would be independent or together. “We truly hope that President Gee will cease his aggressive, damaging, misleading and defamatory rhetoric so that we can begin the process of repairing this once-productive partnership,� he wrote.

In a letter Gee penned to the WVU community announcing the decade-long ban of the five disassociated fraternities on Sept. 27, he slammed the organization’s national offices for putting students’ lives at risk. “I believe these national organizations are more concerned about dollars than students’ lives,� Gee wrote. “As a proud member of a fraternity, I am personally saddened by the direction these organizations have taken.�

In a Sept. 27 WVU Today article, Matthew Richardson, director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, defended Reaching the Summit. “With the exception of one fraternity that was suspended for three years (Phi Sigma Kappa), the measures we were taking were educational development such as attending an anti-hazing program,� Richardson said in the article. “They were not arduous or punitive.�

WVU spokesperson April Kaull said the University “stands behind its previous statements and has nothing further to add at this time.�

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Kappa Alpha’s national office sent out a press release against WVU on Friday, accusing the University of publishing false and misleading information about the chapter.

In a Sept. 27 WVU Today article, it was written that in early 2017 “the University became concerned over increasing reports of sexual assaults, drug use and alcohol violations.�

KA’s national office responded that “there is no evidence of hazing, alcohol violations, sexual misconduct, or disorderly misconduct by the KA chapter at WVU or its members.�

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