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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

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Thursday October 9, 2014

Volume 127, Issue 39

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Drawing inspiration on 97 years courtney gatto correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Yesterday evening, West Virginia University’s Festival of Ideas featured John Godfrey Morris at the Erickson Alumni Center. Morris’ story started Dec. 7, 1916. Through his 97 years of life he has lived through 17 presidents, two world wars and thousands of influential photographs. He came to WVU to share his autobiography, “Get the Picture, A Personal History of Photojournalism,” to explain his upcoming book, “My Century,” and to share

the lessons he has learned through war photos and the changing world. “My privilege has been not to take pictures myself,” Morris said. “But to work with some of the greatest photographers in the twentieth century.” Morris has lived his life through the eye of a photojournalist. Previously working in Europe as Life Magazine’s photo editor, his duty was to coordinate the photographic war coverage during World War II. He continued his career working at Magnum Photo Agency, Ladies’ Home Journal, The Washington

Post, The New York Times and National Geographic. During his presentation, Morris shared several war photos starting at World War I, The Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War and the Vietnam War. As a war correspondent, he had the rare opportunity to experience countless famous photographs first-hand, ones which we have come to know so well today. “On June 6, 1944, came D-Day. Thousands of people were killed, over 20,000 French also died during the invasion of Normandy,” Morris said. He introduced

one of the most famous pictures from the war and one of his more memorable experiences. Robert Capa, a friend of Morris and photographer, was responsible for several photographs taken that day during the infamous invasion. “His film was at first thought to be totally destroyed, but we managed to save 11 precious photos,” Morris said, as he believed it to be a miraculous victory. After all his years of experiencing war and viewing the photographs, he has become extremely anti-war

and understands the dangers and destruction that comes of it. “To me, enemies are people too. If we’d all regard enemies as people like ourselves, we might not need the concept of war,” Morris said. “I am a lifelong pacifist. I believe the world will eventually rid itself of war. My words are: enough is enough.” Today, Morris resides in his home in Paris, France where he consistently advocates for world peace. Through his achievements, Morris has been awarded the Dr. Erich Sa-

lomon Preis award from the German Society of Photography and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Center of Photography. In 2009, he was made a Knight in France’s Légion d’Honneur. When asked his top three priorities in his life as of now, it is evident he has decided to slow down a bit. He said, “My first (priority) is to live two more years, my second is to finish the book, ‘My Century,’ and my third is to just have some good fun.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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SCIENCE ON TAP

Tutoring network honored, Ronald Lasky visits from Dartmouth to discuss potential of robotics Pediatric Entertainment Program awarded grant by alexis randolph ANd Jacob Bojesson DA staff @dailyathenaeum

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Ronald Lasky discusses the future of robot consciousness over beer and food with Science on Tap attendees.

by alyssa lazar staff writer @Dailyathenaeum

Science at West Virginia University took a new approach Wednesday evening by featuring Ronald Lasky, a visiting professor from Dartmouth College, at the Morgantown Brewing Company for the Science on Tap monthly guest speaker series. Lasky, professor of engineering for the Dartmouth College, presented a talk entitled, “Will Robots be Recognized as Humans?” During the talk, Lasky addressed scholars in the field of technology, and futurists like Ray Kurzweil, about how advancements in technology have evoked the idea that robots being accepted as humans may be a viable possibility. According to Kurzweil, who is also a director of engineering at Google, by the year 2029, robots will be recognized by some humans. Other scholars contend that robots will transcend humans by the year 2045. They

foresee digital consciousness coming to life. Lasky expresses his disbelief and doubts that humans will coexist in a world of robots. “I’ve been pretty hard on the people that believe this,” Lasky said. “An awful lot of being who you are is your body. How do you program a computer to have thoughts, feelings and beliefs?” Science on Tap organizes guest speakers to visit WVU monthly with a goal to improve scientific literacy in the community. Science on Tap coordinator, Kyle Mandler, worked to bring in Lasky from Dartmouth through funding provided by the WVU NanoSAFE graduate fellowship program. The National Science Foundation gives grants to universities, and then the universities distributes the grants to students of all scientific disciplines. Mandler says the grants are distributed to students conducting research related to the field of nanomaterials, which is where the WVU

NanoSAFE program received most of its funding. “Part of the mission of the NSF grants is outreach to the community and improving scientific literacy, so this is one aspect,” Mandler said. As a WVU NanoSAFE graduate fellow and graduate student in the biomedical science department at WVU, Mandler seeks to improve scientific literacy by pulling in guest speakers of various scientific disciplines. “We want to be as broad as possible and attract as many different people as we can,” Mandler said. In past months, Science on Tap has created an interesting twist on who they bring in as guest speakers. They have had speakers talk about the biochemistry of beer production and the pharmacology of bath salts and synthetic marijuana. Numerous students, as well as locals and academics were in attendance at the presentation. Daniel Harth, a sophomore mining engineering student, was attending for an engineering class

and found the topic interesting and relevant. “Multiple big companies can replace their whole work force with machines,” Harth said. “My mom used to own a laundromat, and she started off with four employees. When she started making money, it turned into just one person, the cashier, who worked there everyday. All the other work was done by machines.” Mandler and other members of the group Science on Tap were thrilled to see Lasky travel to WVU. The grant provided lodging and travel. “We are always looking for people, and especially if we can bring them in from somewhere else, it is nice to have that outside perspective,” Mandler said. Students can enjoy the next Science on Tap the first Wednesday of next month, featuring Vincent Castranova, former chief of the Pathology and Physiology Research Branch at NIOSH in Morgantown.

The new student organization, Mountaineer Tutoring Network, as well as campus-wide tutors were recognized at Wednesday’s West Virginia University Student Government Association meeting. Proclamation 2014-05 congratulating both tutors across campus and the Mountaineer Tutoring Network for their continued dedication to assistance with academics was passed unanimously by SGA’s Board of Governors. The proclamation was co-sponsored by vice chair of the BOG Stephen Scott and BOG member Joy Wang. Scott spoke of National Tutoring Week and its spark for the recognition of peer and student tutors. “This is to recognize students throughout the country for their service to students for their academic success, just to really thank them for all of their help throughout the year,” Scott said. “I wanted to make sure tonight that we really gave thanks to the support services that at the end of the day students can turn to.” The Mountaineer Tutoring Network has held several events across campus this week to raise awareness. Rachel Burky, a junior

secondary math education student and member of the organization, addressed the board to explain the purpose of the organization. “Our main goal is to join all of the academic learning centers here on campus as one cohesive unit so we can get that one WVU feel,” Burky said. “This will work so that if a student needs help in both math and history, they can know where to find it.” While the proclamation passed unanimously, there was debate as well as other motions on the document. Several members of SGA were concerned about the timeliness of the proclamation, proposing it be tabled until the following week. A motion was voted upon to table the proclamation and failed, which led to the passing of the document. Vice Chair Scott said thank you and congratulations to members of the organization and emphasized SGA’s continued support. “Thank you again to the Mountaineer Tutoring Network for all your hard work throughout this week and really bringing National Tutoring Week to our campus,” he said. “SGA thanks you for all of your hard work, and we look forward to working with you in the future.” National Tutoring Week

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CORRECTION Due to a reporting error in the Oct. 8, 2014 edition of The Daily Athenaeum, we reported that Student Body President Chris Nyden was subject for impeachment pending a disorderly conduct charge. The citation is pending dismissal. Also, Nyden was dismissed of any impeachment charges at the Special Meeting for the Board of Governors Tueday evening. The meeting took palce behind closed doors and BOG members were not able to discuss the matters at hand. Therefore, The Daily Athenaeum was unable to obtain this information prior to our print deadline. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Career, Internship Fair continues with new dress code requirements by alexa mcclennen correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Career and Internship Fair kicked off Wednesday and will continue today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. Many companies from diverse industries, government agencies, non-profit organizations and military branches will attend. Professional attire is required. Students wearing jeans, T-shirts, hats or ca-

sual wear will not be allowed in. “There are a lot of employers who are interviewing on Friday. For students to secure that interview, they need to attend the career fair. We want students to realize that there is no better chance of working with a company than meeting them in person; that’s why career fairs are so important,” said Sarah Glenn, assistant director for WVU’s Career Services Center. The two-day event will feature companies from all

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over the country looking to recruit students for entry-level jobs and internships from all fields of study. While most companies will attend both days of the fair, some companies will only attend one day. “Most of these companies spend a lot of time, energy and resources to come to WVU, so they are very serious about working and recruiting WVU students,” Glenn said. “When a student can meet a recruiter (in person) as opposed to online, there is a much

greater chance of getting a call back.” Local companies such as Mylan Pharmaceuticals, WVU Healthcare and MassMutual Pittsburgh will be in attendance. Nationally known companies, such as Amazon, PepsiCo, Peace Corps, Southwest Airlines and Kroger Company will also have informational booths with recruiters. Today, The National Journalism Center will be on location to talk to interested students. Also, there will be a Meet the Employer session

with Southwest Airlines at 4 p.m., and the Department of State will hold an “Ask a Diplomat” session at 5 p.m. in the Mountainlair. “We have met a lot of candidates that have come well-prepared. We believe the University has well prepared its students. We came here today looking for sales representatives, and we found many well-driven students we are interested in talking to more about job opportunities,” said Alison Coosin, a Human Resources representative who works

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for a Dallas-based technology and material company called ThyssenKrupp. There will also be a LinkedIn photo booth for students to get a professional portrait to put on their LinkedIn or any other professional website. WVU Career Services suggests that students bring multiple copies of their resume for employers to look over and keep. If any students need help editing their resume, they are en-

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