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Tuesday October 21, 2014
Volume 126, Issue 46
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Recooperating from news of riot “ ” by evelyn merithew associate city editor @dailyathenaeum
In further response to the rioting that took place Saturday evening following the West Virginia University win against Baylor, President E. Gordon Gee released a detailed statement expressing his disappointment in the small percentage of students who took part in the actions. Gee said he, along with Morgantown and University police chiefs, the city manager, and WVU and student leaders, are all “frustrated and angry that a minority of students, and others who joined in, diverted the attention from the team’s achievement to inexcusable and law-
less actions.” He went on to say that this is not Mountaineer behavior, and students who took part in inexcusable actions will face immediate consequences. Officials are currently in the process of reviewing film and social media, as well as arrest records from the evening, to identify students who were involved. “For those identified as participating in criminal activities, we will take swift and immediate disciplinary action- and for many, that will result in expulsion from this institution,” the statement read. Gee said he and the University have a zero-tolerance policy for criminal behavior, and that both Morgan-
town and University police departments encourage those who can identify any individuals involved to call 304-293-COPS. Although the WVU community must cope with the unfortunate events that occurred Saturday night, Gee also said the University must move forward and “reject the reputation of our past and instill and embrace the reputation that is our future.” To positively change the WVU culture, there are four things to focus on, he said, the first and foremost being engaging students as partners. “Most were equally outraged and concerned at the actions of Saturday night. We have bright, capable student
The issue of underage drinking and abusive behavior is a broad and challenging one. — E. Gordon Gee WVU President
leaders on our campus who can help inform University leadership how to implement effective change,” Gee said. Second, Gee said he expects those involved to take responsibility for their actions, and to always put their best foot forward when representing the University. Further, he said the WVU community needs to be aware of alcohol abuse. “We must continue to work with our city leaders to
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make this a community-wide partnership in caring for the health and well-being of our students and community. The issue of underage drinking and abusive behavior is a broad and challenging one,” Gee said. He continued to state that if the community comes together, positive conversations and partnerships can begin to take place. Lastly, Gee said to move forward, the WVU commu-
nity must “envision our future as an institution.” “We need to support West Virginia University in our words and in our actions. I encourage you to send me your thoughts and ideas as to how we can actively support the change needed to help West Virginia University rise,” Gee said. In response to the destructive activities Saturday night, Greek organizations on campus condemned the behavior of some students. “The brothers of Beta don’t condone the behaviors that were displayed this past weekend,” said Rick Schultz, the Beta Pi fraternity president. “Our chapter strives to
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Livestock judging team ranks in Harrisburg
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by ALYssa lazar staff writer @DAILYathenaeum
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Haley Whitham and Layla Monazam, both multidisciplinary studies students, operate the Condom Caravan.
WellWVU Condom Caravan continues to promote safe sex on-, off-campus by alyssa lazar staff writer @dailyathenaeum
WellWVU: The Students’ Center of Health has promoted safe sex and sex education through its loveWELL programs, featuring the Condom Caravan. The Condom Caravan provides West Virginia University students with the ability to purchase an assortment of condoms at a cheap price. They are sold for $0.25 per condom, or 5 condoms for $1.00. Alison Tartaglia, a health specialist with WellWVU, uses the Caravan to promote health and wellness among WVU students. “We basically purchase large quantities of condoms, and we are able to supply it at a cheap cost,” Tartaglia said. “We are not necessarily doing it to make money; we are really just doing it to increase access to condoms.” As a health specialist at WVU, Tartaglia said increasing access to condoms is especially important in Morgantown because of a higher rate of sexually transmitted infections than anywhere else in the state. “There is such a high rate of sexually transmitted infections, not just in the college age population, but West Virginia and Monongalia County have high rates of sexually transmitted infections,” Tartaglia said. In just two hours, a minimum of 15 students purchased condoms at the Caravan. “Anytime that you are able to increase access to something, whether that’s condoms or fruits and vegetables,
“But if students are engaging in sexual activity, we want them to know how to protect themselves and the steps that they can take to go that route.” — Layla Monazam
Student Wellness Ambassador
and make it more available, people are more likely to take advantage of it,” Tartaglia said. Tartaglia works with the Student Wellness Ambassador Team to give students access to as many sexual health resources as possible. The team does other sex education programs besides the Caravan.
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Composed of just six members, the West Virginia University Livestock Judging Team took second place at the Keystone International Livestock Expo in Harrisburg, Pa., last weekend. Earning second place allowed the team to realize they can compete nationally. “We were ranked right in the midst of teams that are very competitive nationally, like Ohio State and the University of Missouri,” said Scott Bowdridge, head coach and faculty advisor for the Livestock Judging Team. In every competition, there are 12 classes. In each class, there are four animals. The competitors must rank the four animals in order and give reasons as to why they ranked them that way. Animals being judged may include goats, sheep and cattle. Competitors rank the animals based on categories such as body structure, muscle, body type, balance and attractiveness to the eye. “We were second in this competition, which is the best we have ever done as far as I can tell in the history of our competition at
this regional event,” Bowdridge said. Coach Taylor Harrison, also a graduate assistant to Bowdridge, said she is proud of the team for its win. “Our school doesn’t have the tradition yet of other schools that win national championships, but this team by far is the best team WVU has ever had,” Harrison said. “We ended up beating Missouri, which WVU has never done before, so it was really fun to perform well close to home.” The members of the team attend every competition and have been well trained for competitions of this magnitude. The team takes off every other year to train the next team. Students can only be on the team for one year. “Students only have one calendar year of eligibility for their entire life. We compete in eight contests in one year, and then the students can’t compete ever again,” Bowdridge said. Team members must enroll in an animal production class, which is an introduction to judging, taught by their head coach. Besides this introductory class, members learn hands-on by practicing ranking at farms.
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Mountaineer Maniacs continue to raise money for breast cancer center by Corey Mcdonald correspondent @dailyathenaeum
The Mountaineer Maniacs are on pace to raise nearly $4,000 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month through one of their community service activities. The Maniacs have been selling pink T-shirts for $10 every day throughout the month of October in the Mountainlair, in support of breast cancer awareness. “So far we have sold
about 200 shirts,” said Jessica Rangel, director of public relations for the Maniacs. The proceeds go directly to the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center, an American College of Radiology designated breast imaging center, operated by the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center in Morgantown, W.Va. The program is aimed at educating women about the prevention and early detection of breast cancer. “We’re currently sell-
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ing the #ManiacsWearPink shirts and plan to do so until Halloween,” said Brady Smith, director of fundraising for the Maniacs. “The shirts look great and I think everyone needs some pink WVU apparel.” Abbey Estep, a junior graphic design student, designed the shirts and Zide’s Team Shop produced them. In addition to selling T-shirts, they made a banner that hangs in the Mountainlair for students to sign names of people
they know who have been impacted by breast cancer. “It’s something that I think students can really support, because a lot of people know somebody who has had breast cancer so they can relate,” said Glen Smithberger, director of community service for the Maniacs. “And if they don’t know somebody, they may know someone in the future so it is something they can do to really help out.” As the largest student
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group on campus, the Maniacs have set an example of spreading awareness and working for a good cause. “It’s important to always give back to the community to help other people,” Smithberger said. “It’s something you can help out with as a student. You can do something small; you can spend $10 for a great cause, and it’s staying local so you know exactly where your money is going.” The Maniacs were able to raise $4,000 last year, but
ideally they would like to beat that amount this time around. “We would like to be able to present a check of $5,000 to the Foundation,” Smith said. “We would like to pass what we raised last year,” Rangel said. “But more than anything we hope to make an impact through money and awareness and show our support as an organization for this cause.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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