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Farris addresses ‘800-pound gorilla’ Dean of Students attends City Council meeting to address riot concerns, alcohol’s role in behavior by kendall snee staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Tuesday, the Morgantown City Council met to discuss the issues dealing with Saturday night’s riots spawning from the West Virginia University Football team’s victory over Baylor.

Morgantown citizens, students and University officials were present to give their take on the situation.

Opinions varied as to where to go from here, but the consensus remained that the WVU culture needs to change.

“It wasn’t a good representation of our University,

of our students, and when watching social media as we have been doing, students are truly condemning what a few people did,” said Corey Farris, dean of students.

“When I was out there Saturday night with Chief Preston, what he said was that he recognized that there weren’t a whole lot of people. There were a lot of people watching which created part of the problem.”

Farris said he hopes those involved who are not students will receive punishment equal to the students who will fall under expulsion.

Although many believe explusion is a lengthy pro-

cess, the University has put in place special punishments for impromptu situations such as this. Section eight of the WVU Student Code of Conduct states the University may employ an Interim Suspension.

“The Student Code Administrator may impose an interim suspension prior to a formal hearing or other disposition of allegations against a student when the Student Code Administrator has reasonable cause to believe that a student’s presence on the University premises presents: (a) a significant risk of substantial harm to the student, other individuals, or property; or

(b) an ongoing threat of disrupting the normal operations of the University,” the code says.

This means individuals involved in prohibited conduct, with reasonable cause, can be removed from University premises before the students Conduct Conference.

“Those that are students, we’ve heard from the President that they’re going to be expelled, and we will be doing that quickly. It’s not going to be a 10-week process or anything like that,” Farris said.

Farris went on to explain the real enemy is alcohol. He said alcohol consumption fuels the students into and thinking they’re invincible, believing they can’t get in trouble. This is the opposite attitude Farris

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WVU Dean of Students Corey Farris speaks at the Morgantown City Council meeting Tuesday evening. wants University students to the problem,” Farris said. embody.

“If there’s ever a way to “The 800-pound gorilla address that or if we could in the room is alcohol, we get our legislature to allow know the students were see COUNCIL on PAGE 2 lubed up, and that causes

Morgantown uses new Safetown app, first in Monongalia County

‘PROPERTY IS REPLACEABLE’

by courtney gatto staff writer @dailyathenaeum

With all of the crime and emergencies taking place the past couple of days, many West Virginia University students have asked what they can do to keep themselves safe while in Morgantown.

New to the Morgantown area, the smartphone app, Safetown, may be able to alleviate part of students’ worry.

Safetown is a mobile application that is designed to share any information or recent incidents with local law enforcement, fire, emergency services and citizens to help make the community a safer place for everyone. App users are able to select up to three towns or counties and monitor any activity taking place in those areas, one specific area being Monongalia County.

“This app was released in Monongalia County at the end of September,” said Mike Wolfe, the director of Monongalia County HSEMA & MECCA 911. “We’re the first agency in West Virginia to be using this particular program but it’s being used in other parts of the U.S. such as South Carolina, Texas and Pennsylvania.”

When a user downloads the app, it displays a few main tabs along the bottom of the screen: “Alerts,” “Map” and “Report.” These tabs are all used as a community alert system to alert residents about active incidents.

“This is especially helpful if you’re traveling and want to check if you should take another route because of an accident or traffic problem,” Wolfe said.

In the Alerts tab, a list is shown of the most recent reports made in that area.

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Firefighters from the Morgantown Fire Department, Douglas Sharpe and Jamie Swiger scale a ladder to the roof of 333 Grant Ave. The fire was believed to have been started by an electrical malfunction.

Three WVU students lose possessions in electrical fire on Grant Street, no one injured by jennifer skinner staff writer @dailyathenaeum

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An MFD firefighter searches through a utility box on one of the fire trucks for tools Tuesday afternoon.

Three Sunnyside residents were displaced from their home when it caught on fire Tuesday in the early afternoon. No one was injured.

Residents Brandon Dunlop, Kendall Wiltz and Chris Logan of 333 Grant Ave. had an electrical fire spur from their dryer that spread flames throughout the house.

People across the street called in the fire at 12:36 p.m., and emergency responders were on the scene within five minutes, according to Morgantown Fire Department Chief Mark Caravasos.

MFD doused the house in water, and around 2 p.m., advanced into the home to spray water inside. They tended to the house fire for the rest of the afternoon.

Dunlop and Wiltz were in the house when they saw smoke coming from the dryer and evacuated quickly. Logan was not in the house at the time of the fire.

Neighbors at 313 Grant Ave. witnessed the flames surrounding the house and coming out of the front door.

“We were inside and heard all the sirens. We stepped outside and saw it was our neighbors’ house,” said West Virginia University senior Jason Rivardo.

Another resident of 313 Grant Ave., Harley Kinder, saw the smoke and thought that it was coming from his house.

Property owner Dow Jones said that WVU helps students in tragedies like this fire.

“I’m just glad everybody got out and no one’s hurt,” Jones said. “Property is replaceable, human lives are not.”

While roads were still blocked off throughout the afternoon, Caravasos reminded spectators and pass-

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The list shows the name of the situation, i.e. “Medical Rescue” or “Traffic Accident,” as well as the date and time of the occurrence, the address and any comments left by other users.

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We’re the first agency in West Virginia to be using this particular program...

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Director of Monongalia County HSEMA & MECCA 911

This section allows for real time alerts to keep the members of the community updated about potential problems in their town. It is a way to help keep themselves, as well as others around them, safer.

The “Map” tab displays a map of the chosen town and an icon over the locations of recent incidents.

These incidents are the same as the ones displayed in the “Alerts” section, except the map allows the user to see where it took place in relation to their current location.

The Report tab allows users to disclose incidents they have seen or experienced to local authorities. There are six types of incident reports a user can send in: traffic issues, street/road damage, other damages (such as vandalism), animal problems, lost or found property or hazardous conditions.

The app stresses to remind users that sending in reports is not a substitute for calling 911.

“Right now it’s not a tool to use in an emergency,” Wolfe said. “It’s simply an option to help communicate better with

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Prospective WVU students meet ‘Face to Face’ with University Admissions by alyssa lazar staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Office of Admissions hosted a “Face to Face with WVU” event Tuesday evening at the WVU Visitors Center in Morgantown. High school seniors from all over North Central West Virginia were invited to attend.

Prospective WVU students came “face to face” with different colleges within the University, including the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, the College of Business & Economics and the School of Medicine.

They were also able to talk to representatives from Housing, Adventure WV, Financial Aid, the Mountaineer Parents Club and the Honors College.

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President E. Gordon Gee and Honors College Dean Kenneth Blemings spoke to the students on behalf of the University and the opportunities that are available to them if they become enrolled. A student was also called in to provide prospective students with a student’s perspective of WVU. Stephen Lee, executive director of Admissions and Re-

cruitment for the WVU Office of Admissions, said he was happy to see interest among the high school seniors in the area.

“We are very excited to have all the students here and their parents. They are all seniors from this area, so it is an honor to be able to host them and talk about the University, majors, student services and just be able to connect with

them and make sure they have all the information they need about West Virginia University,” Lee said.

This fall, the Office of Admissions will travel six times to various locations throughout the state for their “Face to Face with WVU” event series.

They have been to Parkersburg, to cover the Ohio Valley; Shepherdstown, to cover the Eastern Panhandle; Wheel-

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ing, to cover the Northern Panhandle, and Charleston, to cover the Kanawha Valley.

Next week they will travel to Beckley.

Kimberly Klaus, a college recruitment specialist for the College of Education and Human Services, attends each “Face to Face with WVU” event with ambassadors from

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Crowd-funding Snoop Dogg’s visit to Morgantown by alexa mcclennen correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Tilt, a popular new crowd-funding app, has partnered up with famous rapper Snoop Dogg to launch “Tilt for Snoop,” a competition across college campuses nationwide. The college with the most Tilted campaigns between Oct. 1-Dec. 31 will have Snoop Dogg come to its campus.

So far in the competition, the University of Mississippi is in the lead, and West Virginia University is in 13th place.

Started in 2012, Tilt is a convenient and modern way for college students to collect funds in one location for fundraisers, events, social get-togethers, selling items or simple things such as monthly bill payments among roommates.

“College students are always organizing, whether it be for events, tailgates or school projects. Tilt is a really social way to promote events and raise funds when it’s typically pretty hard to collect funds between students,” said Jason Leu, leader of Tilt’s College Ambassador Program.

“The reason Tilt is so awesome is because it’s all in one place, and you don’t have to go track anything.”

To create a Tilt campaign, the users describe their goals and selects members to join the campaign. Next, they set the minimum “Tilt,” or monetary goal. No member’s card will be charged until the Tilt amount has been reached. Once everyone in the group has paid their share, the money releases in one business day to the campaign starter.

Users can also set a dream goal amount for Tilts that have already raised the target amount set. The average Tilt raises 192 percent more than its goal.

Tilt is carefully monitoring the “Tilt for Snoop” competition, which is based on a point system.

Fifty points are awarded to students for each successful Tilt campaign, 20 points will be given for each contributor that gives to a campaign and 10 points for every student who downloads the mobile app.

“It is very simple to start Tilt. Just by downloading the free mobile app, your school receives points towards the competition,”

said Natassia Costa, a Tilt spokesperson. “It’s also interesting to look on the app and see what other colleges are using Tilt for.”

Tilt recommends that students use debit cards when applying money to a campaign, because credit card users will pay a three percent processing fee for transactions and debit card users have no service fees.

With 300,000 groups already using Tilt, the app has a 91 percent success rate, guaranteed email support within 15 minutes, industry grade security and the lowest fees in the industry. Collection of money is free while Tilt charges 2.5 percent for fundraising and selling campaigns.

“Recently, we have been seeing a lot of Greek life organizations using Tilt to sell t-shirts and apparel through Tilt campaigns,” Costa said. “It’s an easy and stress-free way to collect money without having to track everyone down.”

WVU students who download Tilt can use p ro m o c o d e W V U TILT2014 to get $10 towards any Tilt campaign with 10 people or more. picpicx.com

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Pa. schools scoured in search for ambush suspect SWIFTWATER, Pa. (AP) — With two possible sightings in four days, a man charged in the deadly ambush of a state police barracks appears to have moved out of the deep woods and into a more heavily trafficked area of the Pocono Mountains.

The sightings led to another round of school closures and a feeling among some residents that law enforcement is spinning its wheels more than five weeks into the massive manhunt.

Officials in the Pocono Mountain School District canceled classes shortly after 5 a.m. Tuesday, reversing course after saying the night before that schools would stay open. Wendy Frable, a district spokeswoman, said officials changed their minds because law enforcement wasn’t searching on campus Monday night but had an extensive search presence there Tuesday morning.

“Our parents and staff are understandably concerned when they hear reports of possible sightings anywhere near schools,” Superintendent Elizabeth Robison said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities are looking for Eric Frein, 31, who’s charged with opening fire outside the Blooming Grove state police barracks on Sept. 12, kill-

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“It’s best for people not to go near (the house).

People can get injured post-fire,” Caravasos said.

He emphasized the value of fire safety by re-

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U.S. Marshals Service members aim their rifles toward the woods on Lower Swiftwater Road on Saturday, in Swiftwater, Pa., during a massive manhunt for killer Eric Frein. ing a trooper and seriously southwest after a woman in the woods near the Swiftwounding another. The sus- out for a walk Friday night water post office, less than pect has been described as reported seeing a rifle-tot- a half-mile from the school. a self-taught survivalist and ing man with a mud-covered That prompted an intense expert marksman who hates face near Pocono Mountain police search as students law enforcement.

East High School. Police said were heading home for the Police had spent weeks they believe the man was day — a potentially volatile searching for Frein in the Frein. situation that had some parwoods around his parents’ On Monday afternoon, an ents fuming. home in Canadensis, but officer with Pocono MounWith classes canceled shifted their primary search tain Regional Police spot- Tuesday, state police and area about 5 miles to the ted a man dressed in green the FBI searched the school minding people to check smoke alarms. This kind of accident could have happened in the middle of the night and, without a smoke detector, homeowners would not have a safe chance of evacuating the house, he said. Caravasos also recommended renter’s insurance to students. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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“They are all students within the college and they represent different majors and programs. I think they are the best source other than me giving material,” she said.

“We have marketing materials that go into a little bit of detail about our programs, but the students are much better at answering the questions and telling them about their experiences.”

By traveling with the Office of Admissions, Klaus said the recruitment process differs depending on the location.

“You would find that in some of the larger areas, students are a little more knowl-

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Continued from page 1 local counsel to address alcohol issues, allowing us to change the bar scene to only 21 and up that is always welcome and I would support something like that.”

Farris wasn’t the only speaker to express concern for change. James Giuliani, owner of Giuliani Properties, expressed his concern in a sarcastic manner.

“It’s great we’re a top ranking football team, but it seems that the real concern is where these kids rank in top party schools,” Giuliani said.

George Capel, a WVU

edgeable about the process.

The process doesn’t change so to speak, but we get different clientele from different regions,” Klaus said.

Beyond the “Face to Face with WVU” event are other opportunities for prospective students to learn more about WVU. Lee encourages students to visit the campus as the best way to learn more about West Virginia University.

“We have a wide variety of other recruitment programs, open-houses and specialized on-campus recruitment programs, but in terms of an event like this, we are bringing West Virginia University to the students,” Lee said.

district’s Swiftwater campus, clearing and securing the elementary, junior and high schools.

“Having law enforcement take the time to go through our schools to make sure they are secure is very reassuring to me and should also be reassuring to the parents of our students,” Robison said.

With Frein still on the loose, though, some residents aren’t sure police are up to the task.

Hubert Harvey, 70, said he’s surprised Frein hasn’t been caught by now and believes authorities are “just wasting money and time” by sending legions of officers into the woods day after day.

“They’re going about it the wrong way,” he said.

“What they need is a couple of good guys who can track and a couple dogs and they will find him.”

James Fish, 72, of Swiftwater, is skeptical that Frein had even been spotted in the area.

“Obviously he’s a skilled survivor,” he said. “He’s going to walk out so some lady can see him? That’s ridiculous.”

Nevertheless, Fish said his wife was worried and upset.

He reminded her that Frein is believed to be targeting law enforcement and “average citizens aren’t too much

at risk.”

The manhunt is now concentrated along the heavily trafficked Route 611 corridor in the heart of the Poconos.

Major attractions and businesses in the vicinity include Mount Airy Casino Resort and pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur, where Frein worked briefly.

On Tuesday, police with dogs were seen searching a clothing collection bin across the street from a popular restaurant.

Up the road, 15-yearold Kat Nordstrom and her friend Sam Ryan, 16, were at Dunkin’ Donuts at a time when they’d normally be in class.

Frein was the talk of the high school Monday, with some students joking about the situation “because they think nothing is going to happen,” Nordstrom said.

But one of her teachers told her that “they shouldn’t have let you come,” she said.

Jeff Ingrassia, 48, and his wife felt the same way, keeping their two elementary-age children out of school Monday. Ingrassia said canceling school Tuesday was the right call, given the possibility Frein might be nearby.

“I’m a little scared that he’s around here,” said his daughter, 9-year-old Katelyn.

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Student Government Association representative, spoke on behalf of the students.

“Like Corey Farris had said, we need to change the culture,” Capel said. “As a student, I am appalled and humiliated. I believe students did this because they don’t view this place as their home but only a temporary one. I, however, view this place as my home.”

Out of the 18 names listed on the MPD Press Release for arrest and citations this weekend, atleast 12 of the names were able to be identified as out-ofstate students and only one from the state of West Virginia. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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residents and allow them to communicate useful information.”

A second feature offered by the app is called “Community Profiles.”

“This option allows residents to securely list their physical home address, how many people live there and if they have any special needs. When they call 911, the system will associate the address and/or telephone numbers listed and provide that information to the 911 telecommunicator,” Wolfe said.

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has implemented the new technology to help keep its citizens safe. Wolfe said that although he is excited to work with this app, there will be several upgrades and changes as time goes on. Although this is a new way to keep students and residents safe, people need to remember it is still a work in progress.

“Being the fastest growing county in the state with a highly regarded University in town,” Wolfe said, “I feel it’s imperative we continuously look to provide the best emergency services and means of communication as a whole.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Tugboat Printshop to lecture on woodcarving

By Hannah Harless A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth, collaborative woodcut artists who operate the Tugboat Printshop, will be participating in the Creative Art Center’s Visiting Artist Lecture Series at West Virginia University on Oct. 23.

The couple has published their woodcut prints since 2006 from Pittsburgh, Pa. Tugboat Printshop makes everything by hand into genuine, traditionally crafted woodcuts, which are made in limited edition runs.

“Quality is very important to us,” said the couple in their bio on the Tugboat Printshop’s official website.

Roden and Lueth both went to school for printmaking at the University of South Dakota Vermillion. This is where Roden, a Nashville, Tenn., native and Lueth, a South Dakota prairie girl, met.

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elaborate woodcuts focus around the relationship between the natural world and mankind. The couple puts extreme focus on craft and detail while creating these pieces to take the viewer into the world they construct with birch plywood.

Tugboat Printshop creates their prints by using printmaking techniques that have been used by artisans for centuries. Roden and Lueth wanted the audience to know directly just how the woodcut prints are made, so they said they find importance in showcasing just that.

The artists first draw the images directly onto the wood using pencil, followed by pen. The artists then carve the images using sharp knives and handtools in low relief. The prints are made when applying pressure to paper atop an inked block, which is much like stamping. In order to make prints out of the finished blocks, even layers of oil-based ink must be

applied with hand bryers and rollers. An assortment of colors are mixed before editioning. Fine printing paper is placed on the inked block, and the pressure allows for the ink to transfer from block to the paper.

Tugboat Press has produced an estimated 100 works since its formation in 2006. Depending on how intricate the piece may be, some pieces take months to complete. The estimated price for each piece also is determined by the intricacy of the piece as well as the size. During the lecture, Roden and Lueth will talk more in depth about their work, what it means to them and their future aspirations.

The Paul and Laura Mesaros Galleries, which debuted the “Nature Naturing: Woodcut Prints by Tugboat Printshop” on Oct. 6, work to educate students, faculty and staff across the university focusing on experimental art that advances knowledge in that particu-

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Tugboat Printshop showcases some art at The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop. lar field. The Mesaros Galleries were named in dedication to Paul and Laura Mesaros. The galleries are operated and programmed by the Art Museum of WVU and the School of Art and Design.

All events held in the Mesaros Galleries, as well as artist lectures, are free and open to the public.

The lecture begins at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall. The reception for the

exhibition “Nature Naturing: Woodcut Prints by Tugboat Printshop,” will begin at 6 p.m. in the Paul Mesaros Gallery. Both events are at WVU’s Creative Arts Center. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Laggies’ adds female twist to ‘man-child’ genre Lynn Shelton is a curious, Pacific Northwest-bred hybrid of high-concept and low production value.

She has made a specialty out of deconstructing sitcom-y setups: two pals trying to follow through on a dare to make a gay porno (“Humpday”); a man betwixt two interested sisters, one of them a lesbian, in a remote cabin (“Your Sister’s Sister”). Instead of heightening the broad potential of such stories, she plays them naturally, usually with improvised dialogue and an un-stylized, micro-budget intimacy.

She’s something like the movies’ answer to the organic food movement: a farm-fresh producer of comfort food.

In “Laggies,” Shelton has brought her light, heartfelt touch to her most familiar, movie-ready plot - a version of the back-to-school comedy rendered not with Rodney Dangerfield antics but the soul-searching of a direc-

tion-less 28-year-old Seattleite (Keira Knightley).

Megan has spent her posthigh school life procrastinating and earning a graduate degree in marriage and family therapy (“because I wanted to have honest conversations with people,” she says) that she hasn’t put to use, unable to relate to her clients. She lives with her cloyingly sweet high-school boyfriend (Mark Webber) and does odd jobs for her father (Jeff Garlin), like spinning signs to advertise his accounting business. When her careerist, bridezilla friend (Ellie Kemper) gets married and her boyfriend proposes, Megan’s arrested development turns into a crisis.

On a run to the grocery store, she meets 16-yearold Annika (Chloe Grace Moretz), who gets her to buy beer for her friends. They hit it off partly because their maturity level is about equal.

Instead of going to the selfhelp seminar her boyfriend

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Keira Knightly and Chloe Grace Moretz star in the new film “Laggies.” thinks she’s attending, Me- their suburban split-level. gan crashes with Annika, Returning to the stage in life becoming enmeshed in her where she became stunted, group of teenage friends Megan - in a tail spin of imand attending high-school pulsiveness - begins to figure parties. herself out.

Man-child movies have Annika, too, is a little lost, her mom having abandoned long been commonplace her and her father (Sam for members of the opposite Rockwell), a divorce attorney sex, so “Laggies,” penned who suspiciously observes by Andrea Seigel, is a welthe arrival of her daughter’s come twist, one with more clearly older new friend at than a little in common with

“Bridesmaids.” The familiar notes - the wacky friend, the inevitable prom scene - to Shelton’s film keep it from ever finding the kind of honesty its character crave.

“Laggies” is really a film about people looking for genuine connection outside of traditional roles. Just as the film doesn’t want to be only an implausible romp, its characters - a slacker fleeing stereotypical marriage, a lonely single-father, a teenager who wants anything at all from her mom - want the confidence to break free of convention.

Shelton’s movies can have an interesting schizophrenia, feeling both too contrived and not structured enough. “Laggies” is easily her largest, most scripted film yet, a transition that feels perfectly smooth. Her ability to coax unadorned performances from actors is her most obvious skill, and it results here with a fine Knightley as a recognizable kind of selfishly meandering mess,

who probably deserves a more critical eye than this movie is willing to give her.

But it’s Moretz and Rockwell who give “Laggies” its charm. A former child star (“Hugo,” “Kick Ass”), Moretz has a warm poise beyond her years that radiates through the film and suggests she may be becoming into an actress of considerable talent.

The off-kilter energy of Rockwell, looking very much the sure-handed veteran, gives the movie a happy jolt. “Laggies” is never more fun than when he calls Megan into his office, shiftily cross-examining her. In another such movie, the father would be blissfully unaware of the age differential. Here, he punctures the fiction in a heartbeat, leading the movie somewhere else.

“Laggies,” an A24 release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. for language, some sexual material and teen partying.

Running time: 99 minutes.

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World mourns famous fashion designer Oscar de la Renta NEW YORK (AP) — Fun, sunny, romantic. Oscar de la Renta approached fashion and life on those terms, but there was more, so much more, those who loved and admired the designer say.

The “more,” Vogue’s Anna Wintour wrote Tuesday on the magazine’s website, was “democratic.”

By that, she meant de la Renta possessed the sensibility, the ease, to dine with the rich and famous but happily play dominoes with his staff.

The “more,” to others, was his desire to make women feel feminine and pretty, and not just a coterie of first ladies and socialites.

Laura Bush favored de la Renta, and so does her daughter, Jenna, who was emotional Tuesday during a “Today” show appearance in describing the close friendship that developed when he created her wedding gown.

“It was the first dress he showed me. I put it on and he said, `And now to the most important accessory,’ and he handed me his arm and he said, `The man.’ And so I put my arm in his arm and I got to walk through his showroom with Oscar de la Renta.”

De la Renta, at 82, died Monday at home in Kent, Connecticut, surrounded by family, friends and his beloved dogs after more than four decades in the fashion industry. A handwritten statement signed by his stepdaughter Eliza Reed Bolen and her husband, Alex Bolen, did not specify a cause of death, but de la Renta had spoken in the past of having cancer.

Wintour wrote that his strength, his courage, “must have been with him in the hospital last week when he made the decision to turn off treatment; it was not the quality of life he wanted.”

Eveningwear was de la Renta’s specialty, though he also was known for chic daytime suits worn by la-

dies who lunch. His signature looks were voluminous skirts, exquisite embroideries and rich colors.

Suzy Menkes, the respected British fashion journalist, called de la Renta the American Valentino.

“He knew his clients. He dined with his clients and holidayed with his clients,” she said. His early training “put Oscar in the category of haute couture, something that never really existed in American fashion, which was focused more on sportswear.”

Designer Donna Karan called de la Renta the “ultimate ladies’ man,” adding: “Oscar was an amazing designer because he lived in the present, always moving forward. To be dressed by Oscar was the ultimate in fashion.”

Earlier this month, first lady Michelle Obama notably wore a de la Renta dress for the first time. He had criticized her several years earlier for not wearing an American designer to a state dinner in 2011.

“Oscar de la Renta truly was the ultimate diplomat for American fashion,” said Eric Wilson, the fashion news director for InStyle magazine.

“Much like his designs ... Oscar himself projected an image of elegance,” Ruthie Friedlander, deputy editor for Elle.com, understands the “more” that set de la Renta apart. It was about women and his ability to understand their beauty.

“You could picture yourself wearing his clothes, even if you didn’t have an occasion for them. It might have been aspirational, but he had a piece for you in there somewhere,” she said.

The designer’s path to New York’s Seventh Avenue took an unlikely route: He left his native Dominican Republic at 18 to study painting in Spain, but soon became sidetracked by fashion, launching his own label in 1965.

“In some way or another everyone who works in fashion, especially being Dominican, we identify with him,” said Leonel Lirio, one of the Dominican Republic’s most prominent designers. “We all wanted to be him one day; we wanted to have the same style as him.”

De la Renta told The Associated Press in 2004 that his Hispanic roots had worked their way into his designs.

“I like light, color, luminosity. I like things full of color and vibrant,” he said.

While de la Renta made Manhattan his primary home, he often visited the Dominican Republic and kept a home there. Wintour, Vogue’s editor in chief, was a frequent visitor and she has said traveling with him was like traveling with the president.

She and daughter Bee paid a visit to his country home in the northwestern Connecticut town of Kent, where gardening and dancing were among his favorite diversions.

“We laughed about Bee’s love life. He gave her advice, and then he said he had a dream to see the allee and pond he had just designed on the grounds,” Wintour wrote. “He could no longer move, so we went out and took pictures on his iPad for him to see and ate a chicken sandwich with Annette (his wife) and Janet, his extraordinary nurse. His last words to me were I love you, and I said I love you back.”

Ralph Lauren grew up with de la Renta in the fashion world and, like, Wintour, mourns a friend.

“His generosity touched not only his friends and family, but extended quietly to those in need that he would never meet,” he said.

Other designers also spoke to his great presence in fashion.

“Oscar was a couturier, an artist, a gentleman, a true Renaissance man,” Diane von Furstenberg said.

Michael Kors said he was the “quintessential gentleman.”

Dominican President Danilo Medina said Tuesday that the country also is in mourning for de la Renta, both as a symbol of national pride and for improving the lives of children through his charitable work.

“In addition to raising the profile of the Dominican Republic thanks to his art and talent, he has been a great defender of the national interests,” Medina said via Twitter.

Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, sees the “more” of de la Renta in the expanse of influences he soaked in.

“Oscar was a designer who really combined Spanish, Parisian and American sensibility in fashion,” she said.

“The time he spent studying with Balenciaga in Spain, the work in Paris and the tremendous success in New York all ended in creating an

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Oscar de la Renta designed many dresses throughout his illustrious career. international style, one that focused very much on the idea of feminine beauty.”

A beauty that stemmed from a love of women.

“He never shied away from saying what he did was

make pretty dresses,” Steele said. “The goal of the pretty dresses was to make women look pretty. He would dress a woman, her daughter and her granddaughter and they would all feel happy.”

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Students should value self-care

Students at West Virginia University have spent 10 weeks working hard toward their degree.

It’s about that point in the semester when things begin getting tough. Many students realize the grade they will receive for a course will not be what they originally wanted.

Before you beat yourself, take a moment to check in.

Self-care is incredibly important. If you haven’t spent enough time caring about your diet, happiness and mental well-being, it’s time to start.

There is plenty of research that shows taking temporary breaks during the day can actually increase one’s productiveness.

Now that midterms are out of the way for most students, go take a nap. In fact, take two. Each day Mountaineers work hard to ensure they will become productive mountaineers, and The Daily Athenaeum knows how difficult this can be.

When it comes to prioritizing your life, your physical and mental health should be No. 1.

So what does this mean?

Perhaps it’s time to drop a class.

It’s important to give each course

you undertake the “good ole college try,” but with each try, sometimes we won’t succeed.

For as much as students pay to attend this University, we need to

maximize our “profits.” In other words, we need to get the best grades we can. If you realize there is no way to achieve the grade you need in a class and your other

classes will suffer as a result of spending time away from those, drop the class.

No one wants a “W” on their transcript, but a “W” is better than

potentially doing poorly in other classes or having your health suffer.

But be warned: Dropping a class should be your last option.

There are other things to consider when prioritizing. Is your job taking up too much time? Is it worth sacrificing the success in one area of your life for mediocre success in another?

Only you can answer these questions.

There is something The Editorial Baord can tell you: There’s no shame in asking for help. Seek out tutors for classes you are struggling with. You might not be able to achieve the best grade, but your can probably improve it.

And there is no shame in admitting you’ve reached your limit.

College is a time to learn about ourselves. One of the most important things we can learn is when we’ve reached our limit,and how we can bounce back from it.

WVU students are hardworkers.

We work hard then we play hard. If you’ve played too hard this semester, use it as a learning experience instead of beating yourself up.

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Following the crowd: Is college really necessary? by hannah chenoweth columnist @dailyathenaeum

What is the recipe for success?

People hold a variety of opinions on this question, and most of us have yet to find the answer. But then again, there are also different definitions of success out there. However, most high school students in this day and age are told the same thing: College is crucial for achieving any type of success in the real world.

The so-called “necessity” of college is a relatively new concept. Even in our parents’ generation, college wasn’t considered a necessary stop in their career path. In our grandparents’ generation, it

was especially rare. In 2013, an incredible majority of 65.9 percent of high school graduates enrolled in college according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

However, as much as the population of college students has grown, it can’t beat the extreme exponential increase in tuition fees. The cost of obtaining a college degree has risen an unimaginable 1,120 percent in the last 30 years according to numbers by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

For the first time ever, cumulative student debt has surpassed credit card debt in our nation.

More than 300,000 waitresses have college degrees, and three out of ten adults still live with their parents ac-

cording to theeconomiccollagse.com. The student loan debt pushes graduates back in terms of being able to have their own house, family, car, etc.

So, what do all these statistics mean? To me, it demonstrates the fact that a college degree is no longer an investment that is guaranteed to pay off or prove beneficial. College is not the “smart” path for everyone. And now that attending college is so commonplace, it fails to set young people apart and turns degrees into pieces of paper.

An article was published last week on the Huffington Post regarding the topic of a modern college education that read, “No one would expect a 17-year-old to take out

a mortgage just because all his or her friends are doing the same, yet when it comes to the choice of a college, little attention is paid to the true cost.”

The truth of that sentence resonated with me, remembering how overwhelmed I felt trying to pick my major at 17 years old. Yet, even though the nation is well aware of how ridiculously inflated the cost of college has become, it’s still considered a stupid and risky decision not to go by many people.

Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, acknowledges the stigma behind rejecting the idea of college in today’s society. Although he attended Stanford, he says, “education may be the only thing people

still believe in in the United States. To question education is really dangerous. It is the absolute taboo. It’s like telling the world there’s no Santa Claus.”

He founded the Thiel Fellowship as an alternate path to success, giving 20 young people $100,000 each to start a company in two years instead of going to college.

The Thiel Fellowship was met with a large amount of negativity which shows that denouncing college is still somewhat condemning in America.

It’s a frequently cited fact that Bill Gates and Steve Jobs did not attend college. Did you know that the founders of Facebook, WordPress, DropBox, and Dell did not have

postsecondary education either? It’s not just technological prodigies who took their own route. From designers like Ralph Lauren, to authors like Ray Bradbury, there are plenty of role models to look up to on how to pave your own path.

If you start researching the topic of college education online, the amount of data will make you dizzy. I believe there are many recipes for success, and no one should be looked down upon for choosing not to incorporate college into that. Just as there are lots of recipes to make an amazing (or not-so-amazing) cake, the same goes for the concept of careers. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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LAUREN YOUNG

San Antonio, Texas

My wife and I came in for the Baylor game and spent the weekend in Morgantown. We had an absolutely wonderful time and hope to be back. We were very visible wearing or Baylor gear, but no worries, because we were made to feel welcome at every opportunity by both students and alums. People repeatedly asked us if we were having a good time, if we needed directions, etc.

While walking around the tailgating area we couldn’t take 30 steps without some-

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one offering us food or libations.

You all have a good thing going at WVU/Morgantown. Beautiful campus and town, and I’m sure your furniture retailers do a brisk business.

We in Texas sometimes think we have the market cornered on hospital-

ity, but I’m not sure now.

I can only hope we do as good a job as the Mountaineers in welcoming visiting fans. So, if we had to lose to anyone, we’re good with it being WVU, and we’re certainly pulling for the Mountaineers to come in 2nd place in the Big 12.

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Don’t forget about domestic violence MEL ANTON WVU Graduate student

Black-and-Bluetober Everywhere you go during the month of October, you see a lot of pink; Pink ribbons, pink shirts, pink posters, even pink cookies at the grocery store.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, commonly referred to as “Pinktober.” You also see a lot of pink every Sunday during NFL games. Many players have pink gloves, pink socks, pink helmet stickers, and so on to support breast cancer awareness. But, do you know the other national awareness campaign during the month of October?

Domestic Violence.

With all the news sur-

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rounding the NFL currently regarding its handling (or mishandling) of its player’s domestic violence issues, you would think someone in the public relations office would recognize this as an opportunity to recast the image of the NFL. This is a perfect time to show America that the NFL really does care about its players, its fans, its country and, most importantly, victims of domestic violence. While it’s understandable that the NFL wants to brush aside any bad press as quickly as it can, domestic violence among NFL players is clearly not going away any time soon. According to USAToday, there have been 735 NFL players arrested from 2004-2014.

Of those, 10.5% of players have been arrested for domestic violence. In other

words, almost 100 players have been arrested for domestic violence.

I’m not saying breast cancer awareness isn’t important. I’m not saying that the NFL shouldn’t have Pinktober activities. I am saying is that there are some other colors that should be represented as well, like black and blue. These are the colors we don’t see. These are the colors that we use our CoverGirl makeup to hide. These are the colors no one talks about. But we should, we must. There is no better time or place than Roger Goodell standing in front of the shield of the National Football League during the month of October, raising awareness for all of us wearing black and blue underneath our Pinktober t-shirts.

Although we shouldn’t take an elderly white man who duck calls for a living seriously, the terrifyingly vast amount of people who accept his blatant homophobia and misogyny do.

Amongst the other highlyintelligible comments Phil Robertson, the patriarchal figure of the Duck Dynasty clan, has made about various subjects that go way above his head, his latest comment is another byproduct of his unquestioning faith about how AIDS is God’s punishment for those who engage in sexual behavior is among his finest.

In an interview conducted in early September where Robertson was promoting his most recent booklet of whiskey-induced ramblings (otherwise known as his new book “unPHILtered: The Way I See It,”) he stated, “Now to me either it’s the wildest coincidence ever that horrible diseases follow immoral conduct, or it’s God saying, ‘There’s a penalty for that kind of conduct.’ I’m leanin’ toward there’s a penalty toward it.” Sexually-transmitted diseases ( and infections), otherwise known as the moral equivalent of time-outs according to Robertson, have been given a dirty stigma that’s all too common in the ultra-religious community of people who believe God is capable of striking down gonorrhea thunderbolts. To define how this viewpoint is offensive in both the social and scientific aspects of our culture, most fail to dissect the ignorant mindset that demonizes sexual disease and how it’s portrayed as a God-given punishment and instead, label this religiously-endowed, conservative-praised concept as a “personal opinion.”

To understand the concept of sexual diseases, first one must understand basic biology. As one catches a cold, sexual diseases are spread through contact with other human beings. To preach that this is an act of God (while rapists and murderers go miraculously untouched) is an act of both scientific and social ignorance. This infantile way of thinking continues to harm the intellectual progression of humanity because it erases science and replaces it with archaic theological views. Although it is clear this man is a duck-whistling bigot and not a world-renowned biologist, this ignorant mindset is arrogantly supported by uneducated Christians who believe in a childish, Disneyesque way of cause and effect, and morality vs. immorality.

Although this is a direct dig at sexually active bodies and the normalization of sex and sexuality, the time period from which Robertson comes from demonizes sexual nature (with an aggressive violence toward homosexuals and women) and therefore makes his bigotry more than just about the demonization of sex: it’s about misogyny and homophobia. He, along with other traditional Christians who have been socialized to view their hatred and bigotry as products of religious devotion, views genitals as inherently evil and sinful, and the idea of procreation is a beautiful subject if one perceives it as strictly a means to an end. This pseudoscientific viewpoint creates an atmosphere of an unwillingness to accept new ideas and concepts by strictly adhering to the traditional and conservative ones.

This isn’t too hard to imagine when we’ve grown up in our heteronormative culture that pushes heterosexuality, having a direct consequential

relationship to the hypersexualization of human beings before they even exit their mother’s wombs (characterized by pink blankets for girls, male onesies with the phrase “ladies man” plastered across the front, etc.). From the moment children are able to open their eyes, all their actions are perceived as having heterosexual tendencies because that is the socially-acceptable default of human sexuality. Why does any of this heteronormative behavior matter? Because it’s rooted in traditional gender roles and conservative behaviorism which dictates how a child should grow up and act in their society, while consequently manipulating them to lead a pure, sinless lifestyle they are expected to share with another heterosexual partner and children.

This is the expected social expectation of the Christian human and is perceived as the only way to live a pure life in America.

The homosexual lifestyle, as conservatives like to state it, stabs right into the flesh of this “holier-than-thou” attitude because it disturbs their comfortable reality of clean, quiet sexual intercourse and traditional “family values.”

When analyzing Phil Robertson’s arrogant statements and attitude toward AIDS, this ongoing development of sexual diseases are deemed as a problem that is growing progressively worse because the prevalence of gay pride and gender nonconformity. When denying that these “deviant” factors embedded in this cultural analysis of sexual morality don’t influence the Christian perception of sexual promiscuity and STDs, you are furthering the political nature of religious bigotry that still plagues this country’s inability to accept AIDS as a biological virus rather than a divine consequence.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

shoved down your throat. Claim your power, and make choices that Born today This year you will work for you. You could be creatrun into your share of challenges, ing a lot of aggravation around and you often could feel as if you are you. Don’t worry – it will pass. in the midst of a power play. Some Tonight: Hang with a dear friend. of you might have very controlling people in your life. The only way to TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH bypass their behavior is not to play Pace yourself, and get as much done their game. If you are single, take as possible. You could feel as if you your time getting to know someone are trying too hard to get on top of before considering making a com- a situation. You might need a break mitment. Be aware that someone more than you realize. Sometimes special might turn up. If you are at- it’s OK to take an afternoon off from tached, the two of you often sepa- the daily grind. Tonight: Do somerate for short periods. The freedom thing just for you. you give each other will intensify the times you are together. LIBRA can be GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH very gracious.

You may want to change up your ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might want to reconsider various options that might seem like they are being

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be exhausted by what is happening around you. You might question what choices you have.

Make a point to detach in order to gain a more encompassing perspective at this moment. A family matter will cause a lot of chatter and calls!

Tonight: Head home.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You keep conversations moving with little effort. Make time to schedule a checkup with the doctor or dentist. Your nerves seem to be more frayed than usual. Dealing with someone at a distance will force you to detach. Tonight: Where you are, everyone has a good time.

schedule without making a big deal VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH out of it. The person who dropped this surprise on you was looking for Tap into your creativity, but don’t a reaction. If you don’t want this to take a risk right now; otherwise, it could backfire. Someone -- and continue, be direct. Tonight: Flirt.

it might be you -- could be over- have thought possible. Those around reacting about a financial matter. you are likely to be impressed.

You might not like what the pos- Tonight: Do a vanishing act. sibilities are. Try to see the big picture. Tonight: Happy to be alone.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Rethink an agreement inLIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH volving finances. You could be unYou might say too much if you are usually exhausted by a loved one not careful. You generally weigh who is an energizer in your life and your words with care, but a touchy full of surprises. Screen calls from or difficult situation could be tak- friends, as they likely are about soing its toll on you. Friends seem cial matters. Try to squeeze in some to surround you, and they’ll want R and R. Tonight: Be nice. to help you perk up. If you can, let it happen. Tonight: All smiles.

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Tonight: Go for something unusual.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Reach out to a loved one you can count on. At first, it might appear as if your goals are significantly different. Honor your differences, and you could see where there is a similarity. You both might be motivated by the same issue but have different responses. Tonight: Togetherness.

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Huey Mack returns to Morgantown Students present ‘Street Scene’

By Chelsea Walker A&E Correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Huey Mack, an emerging rapper and fellow Mountaineer, is set to perform for fans at 123 Pleasant Street Thursday.

Born and raised in Morgantown, W.Va., Joseph Dalton Michael began writing ballads to pass time at the age of 14. Michael’s writing soon manifested into a passion as he dropped his first mixtape, “Wish Me Luck”, at 18. Continuing to write and release mixtapes, Michael’s “A Boy Named Hue” charted at No. 3 on iTunes despite being free. Now known as Huey Mack, the American hip-hop artist released his full-debut album, “Pretending Perfection” on iTunes in 2013.

Tracks taken from the album speak of an exuberant party life and Mack’s struggle in the rap industry. Mack finds inspiration for his rhymes in everyday life.

“Some days I try to figure out what I want to say or what message I’m trying to portray, and then kind of being in that zone or mood where it’s really from the heart,” Mack said. “Then, obviously, sometimes it’s fun to just make a really ridiculous song that has no direct correlation to what I might be going through.”

Mack’s inspiration for writing also bleeds into his ballads concerning the strug-

gle of making a name in the game.

“As for when I’m on the road, there’s a lot of cities where I’ll have insane crowds and some cities where only 200 people might show up,” Mack said. “But that’s just the building process, it’s a come up.”

Mack’s own sound equipped with fast-paced beats and candid lyrics has been described as “cult-like,” putting him on the map within the underground hip-hop scene. This evolution into the world of hip-hop has established Mack’s fan base of devoted college-aged beat-seekers. After the release of “Pretending Perfection”, iTunes reviewed Mack’s album as having, “banging beats that are softened sometimes by gentle, introspective R&B textures and local hooks.”

Monday, just days before his tour, Mack released his newest single “Back on My Bull****.” The single is taken from Mack’s newest album, “Things Change.” Produced by Louis Bell, Mack’s single features his original sound, speaking of life between shows, partying and his return to the hip-hop industry.

The first of the Things Change Tour will kick off right in Mack’s backyard. The developing artist will take the stage at 8 p.m., following special guest Yonas.

He will then embark on a 23-date tour, performing in intimate music halls and theaters across the country to promote his new upcoming album. Between touring and working on his new album in Los Angeles, Mack feels Morgantown, W.Va., is the perfect start to his new tour.

“It feels great to come home and play,” Mack said. “West Virginia has always showed me a tremendous amount of love.

I think the last show I did in Morgantown sold out in 10 days.”

Special guest Yonas will open the show, performing at 7 p.m Thursday. Tickets can be purchased at http://hueymackofficial. com/#tourdates/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Moundsville Penitentiary a good option for frightful fun Ashley DeNardo A&E EdiTOR @amdenardo

The West Penitentiary in Moundsville, W.Va., is a naturally creepy place, perfect for people seeking some Halloween fun.

As a sophomore, I took advantage of a group trip to the penitentiary. I didn’t know what to expect.

When we first arrived, the unnerving look of the penitentiary excited me.

When we stepped inside, I couldn’t wait for what was to come.

The workers showed a video and gave a long speech that bored me, so my excitement quickly disappeared. I don’t scare easily, and this adventure started to look dull.

But, I was wrong.

Walking through the door, we were lined up like prisoners and led through to a cell block. Each of us were shoved into prison cells, sometimes alone and sometimes with two other people.

The “prison guards” talked down to us and treated us like prisoners.

The clink of their sticks on the cell bars was eerie.

Some girls acted afraid.

I just wanted to see what was next.

Once they let us out of the cells, they lined us back up and interacted with us, still in character. They led us out into a hallway,

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screaming and sectioning us off. We were split into small groups before being shown to a doorway a doorway to the dark and horrific.

While many of the costumes and skits were not any different from other haunted house attractions, it was a fun time.

My favorite parts were a rubber room and a maze.

In the rubber room was a man suffering from some sort of mental disorder. It was so sinister and well-

done, it gave me chills and was exhilarating.

Let me tell you a secret: I’m afraid of the dark.

Much of the maze was pitch-black. The fear of the unknown gave me that hide-and-go-seek sensation, which pushed me to explore further.

Also, the group of girls I was put with were easily disturbed. I became a leader for the group, always trying things first and figuring out the next steps.

They thought I was crazy, and that was fun, too.

Overall, the experience was successful, as long as I kept my imagination active.

Besides the $25 Dungeon of Horrors tours, the penitentiary offers guided historical tours and, starting this year, Zombie Paintball.

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After that, Ghost Adventures will continue through November from 11 p.m. - 6 a.m. Saturdays for $65 per person, 18 years and older.

Ghost Adventures gives you an opportunity to spend a night in prison.

You can schedule a 90-minute guided tour, and then venture through the halls of the prison on your own.

In 2006, The Atlantic Paranormal Society investigated the location for the SyFy hit series, “Ghost Hunters.”

As one of the most haunted places in America, according to the Travel Channel, you’re sure to have your own paranormal experiences.

By Caitlin Worrell A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

The Creative Arts Center is getting retro this weekend with the opening of the all-encompassing musical spectacular, “Street Scene.” Coordinated by both the WVU School of Music and the School of Theatre and Dance, this weekend’s production is expected to bring a fresh take on the Pulitzer Prize winning drama.

Based on the classic Elmer Rice story, “Street Scene” follows Anna Maurrant, an unhappy housewife, as she lives with her family in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Though set in the 1940s, this musical experience proves that the past is not as distant as we once thought.

As her family struggles to beat the heat of their cramped tenement, Anna’s daughter Rose begins to fall in love with the boy next door. Tragedy looms as tensions between the two families begin to build.

The musical offers joyous high and heartbreaking lows, showcasing how little we know about one another behind closed doors. It also teaches a lesson of the danger of rumors, and how deeply words can affect others.

The show’s cast features a number of students within the WVU School of Theatre and Dance, making their acting debut in the departments’ romantic drama.

Ryan Conelley, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music Master’s Program, will play the role of Sam Kaplan. Sam Caryn Crozier, pursuing her DMA degree here at WVU, will fill the role of daughter Rose Maurrant. Junior Vocal Performance student Faith Synderman will play Anna Maurrant, Rose’s mother.

And Dallas Wright, WVU senior bass-baritone, has been cast as

Anna’s husband, Frank Maurrant.

Street Scene offers a fresh experience for fans because of its unique operetta style. The show not only offers the gripping musical components of an opera show, but it also allows for intricate dialogue amongst the characters. The entertaining combination hopes to create a multi-dimensional experience for every type of performance enthusiast.

Show-goers can look forward to a few big numbers from the multi-talented cast. “Wrapped in a Ribbon, Tied in a Bow” will bring a burst of energy to the first act of the play, with almost the entire cast performing making an appearance in the number.

Other musical performances to anticipate are Broadway-style numbers “Moon-faced, Starryeyed” and “Broadway Baby”.

Although the departments have seamlessly come together for this performance, “Street Scene” comes at time of transition for both The School of Music and The School of Dance.

“We have a new program starting. They are making an actual Musical Theatre program,” said Ashley Koon, a junior fine arts theatre student. “It will make it easier for students who do all three.”

The new program hopes to create an easier fit for students who wish participate in all areas of the theatre – acting, dance and music.

WVU hopes the new program will make multidepartment shows such as “Street Scene” more easily achievable for the schools and create greater cohesion amongst majors.

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What would a real man do?

For the first time since returning from his twogame suspension, sophomore cornerback Daryl Worley met with the media last week.

I knew from the beginning of the meeting that most of his time with the media would entail questions about his actions the night of Saturday, Sept. 13, in the Lux night club downtown, following WVU’s last-second victory against the Maryland Terrapins. One answer he gave the media disturbed me quite a bit.

First off, let’s get one thing straight: Worley is on scholarship through WVU, and although he’s earned that scholarship through his playing abilities throughout the years, to me, that means being held at an even higher standard than any other WVU football player.

In addition, being a Mountaineer football player, in a state that perhaps loves nothing more than the Mountaineers, comes with always being professional and responsible, something Worley clearly didn’t do one night in September.

Whether his alleged violence was an effort to, as he claims, protect his girlfriend from a “perceived threat” by the alleged victim, or whether his use of violence to shove a female to the ground was for another reason – it’s simply unacceptable.

Now, as for the comment that disturbed me the most as he sat surrounded by media with his legs trembling.

In the midst of various media members asking how the past month had been for him with a typical response from him being “stressful” – which is expected when legal actions like the ones he had to go through occur - he went on to say what any real man would have done in his situation.

“Any real man is going to uphold what he knows he did, accept his mistakes and move forward to become a better man,” Worley said.

Then, a question followed up his statement : if a real man would have ever put himself in the situation Worley was in? In response, he said, “Depends on what situation you’re talking about.”

I think it’s pretty evident we’re talking about the situation that got you into a two game suspension, Worley.

Well, his reply to this made it seem as if he really didn’t find all the trouble and letdown he put himself, the entire WVU football program – and essentially for the entire WVU fan base – as that big of a deal.

“I guess so,” he said.

You guess so? You’re telling me any “real man” would have, for whatever reason, shoved a female to the ground in any place, public or private?

It all seems ridiculous to me that after knowing what he did and understanding his prominent role on this Mountaineer team that he could sit there and actually say, I guess a real man would have done what I did.

I find it all absurd on Worley’s behalf. Let’s just hope he learned an actual lesson after all of this. apecoraro@mail.wvu.edu

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The West Virginia defense swarms Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty during the Mountaineers’ 41-27 win Saturday.

Defensive coordinator Tony Gibson’s strategic roll of the dice pays major dividends

By Dillon Durst Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

After holding then-No. 4 Baylor to 318 total yards of offense, which was well under its season average of 622.5, West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson couldn’t help but smile and give credit where it was ultimately due.

“I give all the credit to the kids,” Gibson said after shutting down the nation’s No. 1 offense. “We knew coming in it was going to be a physical game. I think we knew we had to play for four quarters and the kids came out and executed.”

Heading into a pivotal Big 12 matchup against the Bears, Gibson laid

out an unusual defensive game plan that even surprised some of the coaching staff.

“The defensive staff looked at me like I was crazy on Monday when I said, ‘Boys, we’re going to play a lot of cover one and cover zero.’ First comment was, ‘We can tell you don’t coach the secondary anymore,’” Gibson joked.

Pure man-to-man defenses such as cover one and cover zero aren’t typically ideal for defending potent passing attacks such as Baylor’s. Both coverages often leave defenses susceptible to big plays with only one deep safety in cover one and no deep safety in cover zero.

However, both coverages also free up more de-

fenders to pressure the quarterback, which West Virginia was able to do all afternoon. Defensive end Shaq Riddick was a nightmare in the Bears’ backfield, racking up three sacks and four tackles for a loss. Linebacker turned defensive end Brandon Golson, who West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen called the Mountaineers’ best pass rusher, also chipped in a sack in a dominating defensive effort.

“Just watching (Petty) I thought we could get to him. I didn’t think we could be as effective as we were, but I thought we could get the ball out quick,” Gibson said. “The kids stepped up and did a great job.”

What’s also a good sign for WVU fans: The Mountaineers’ secondary was able to execute Gibson’s defense even without their top two cornerbacks.

Starters Daryl Worley and Terrell Chestnut both went down with injuries, but veteran backups Ishmael Banks and Ricky Rumph stepped in capably.

Holgorsen has talked extensively since fall camp about the importance of depth in the Big 12 in order to win. The Mountaineers didn’t blink when Worley and Chestnut went down, but instead adopted a “next man up” mentality.

After earning National Defensive Coordinator of the Week, it’s safe to say Gibson has breathed new

life into a once ailing defense who tried desperately to find an identity during its first two years in the Big 12.

The Mountaineers will face a similar offense when they travel to Stillwater, Okla., this weekend to take on Oklahoma State. The Cowboys are recovering from a 42-9 thrashing against TCU, in which their offense was simply unable to get anything going.

Holgorsen said Tuesday Oklahoma State’s offense has retained some aspects of what he installed during his time there as offensive coordinator in 2010, which figures to be beneficial to Gibson. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Volleyball set for road test against Baylor

By Nicole Curtin Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia University volleyball team is down in Waco, Texas tonight for a match against the Baylor Bears.

Baylor is 11-10 overall and 1-5 in the Big 12, coming off a loss at Oklahoma over the weekend.

The Mountaineers got a week off after their win against Kansas at home last Wednesday, and are sitting at 12-8 and 2-4 in the Big 12.

The two teams have met seven times since 1986 when Baylor took a 3-0 win and won again in 1997, 3-1.

Since WVU joined the Big 12 in 2012 Baylor leads the series 3-1. WVU won its most recent match last season in November, at Baylor, 3-1.

Coming out of a big win against Kansas, and having a week off to recover and get ready, junior setter Brittany Sample said she and her teammates are ready for the trip.

“We’re looking forward to going to Baylor and hopefully playing the best volleyball that we can and getting a win,” she said.

“I think we have been preparing a lot and coming off of Kansas I think we learned some things about ourselves that we can use at Baylor. I think it was good to have a little break to be able to be home and get caught up on school work.”

Sample, along with two of her teammates Caleah Wells and Jordan Anderson, are all from the Lone Star state, along with coach Jill Kramer. This is the second time the team is traveling to Texas this season and it won’t be the last.

“These next two weeks are pretty tough travel, probably our toughest of the year and we’ll just have to get used to being on the road,” Kramer said. “I think that we still have a lot left in the tank and I do think very strongly that we’re going to get there, typically we do play really well on the road.”

In their first trip to Texas, the Mountaineers faced Texas Tech and took a 3-1 victory. They will also travel to play TCU and Texas later in the season.

Winning against Kansas last week was big for the Mountaineers as it was their second win in the Big 12. While things were changing around a lot on the court, Kramer said the team is starting to figure it out.

“Like TCU, we were tested with them, we did a really good job of stepping up to the plate,” she said.

“Those are the types of performances that we need from everyone.”

Leading the Baylor offense is outside hitter Andie Malloy, who has 290 kills, and setter Amy Rosenbaum, who has 800 assists.

“They’ve got some really

athletic kids that are just way up there,” Kramer said.

“They also have some good volleyball players, and they’ve been doing some different things with their line ups too, it’ll be fun.”

Something the Mountaineers have been struggling with is keeping their energy up throughout the match, winning the first set then dropping the second and third or dropping the

first one and continuing to lose the next two.

Kramer said going into Baylor, after what they saw last week against Kansas, they have a better idea of what they need to do.

“I think one of the big things for us is making sure we stay pretty focused.

We’re going to talk a little bit about almost treating each game as a new match,” she said.

“I like for us to relax a bit between sets but not get unfocused. I think teams that are trained well and prepared make adjustments.”

The match against Baylor is set for 7 p.m. tonight. Following this game, WVU will be back at home on Saturday against Kansas State at the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU travels to take on Penn State tonight

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WVU defender Alex Ochoa kicks the ball during a game against Duquesne earlier this season.

By Ryan Minnigh Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia University men’s soccer team will be traveling to State College, Pa. to take on the Nittany Lions of Penn State at 7 p.m. tonight. So far this season, the results have not been favorable when the Mountaineers face a ranked opponent. West Virginia is 0-2 this season against nationally ranked opponents.

The first game was at home against UC Irvine. In

a valiant effort, the Mountaineers fell just short of the upset. After taking the early lead, the Mountaineers conceded three straight goals before the end of the first half. West Virginia looked as if they were charging right back into contention with an early second half goal, but they eventually fell 3-2.

The second instance was much less favorable for the Mountaineers. After a red card in the first 15 seconds against New Mexico, the Mountaineers fell 6-1.

West Virginia played with

10 men all night and they were overmatched by the difference.

West Virginia will now travel to face their third ranked opponent of the season. Coming in to the contest with a 10-2-1 record, the Nittany Lions hold the No. 13 spot in the nation.

Despite being ranked, it has been a struggle recently for the Nittany Lions. They have suffered their first two losses of the season in the previous two games.

Maryland shut out Penn State, 4-0, on Oct. 12. This was Penn State’s first loss of

the season and they surrendered their title as the only remaining unbeaten team in men’s soccer. Maryland struck early and often and brought down the mighty Lions.

After suffering their first loss, the Nittany Lions fell again in a crucial Big 10 game against No. 16 Michigan State. Penn State led the Big 10, but the Spartans were able to take control with a 2-0 win in State College.

The Nittany Lions may be limping into the matchup against West Virginia, but

the Mountaineers have had some troubles as of late also.

West Virginia started MAC play on Oct. 11 and have been unable to pull a victory. In their first MAC game, the Mountaineers tied Northern Illinois 1-1.

Less than a week later, the Mountaineers started out strong against Akron, but wound up on the losing end 3-2 to the Zips. The Mountaineers have posted a 1-4-1 record on the road this season.

Penn State owns a 7-1 home record, but its only

loss at home this season came in the most recent game against Michigan State.

“Penn State has had a great season thus far and it will be a tough battle.

They’re an attacking team and it should be a good match by both teams,” said Marlon LeBlanc, WVU men’s soccer coach in a release. “I was pleased with our performance in parts of the match at Akron, so hopefully we will continue to build from that.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Pistorius gets 5 years in prison PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) – Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, completing a transformation from an acclaimed sprinter at the 2012 Olympics to a convicted criminal led away in a police van with barred windows.

Wearing a dark suit, the double-amputee athlete was subdued when Judge Thokozile Masipa announced the punishment in a Pretoria courtroom, ending a televised trial that was closely followed at home and abroad by those who once admired him.

The man known as the “Blade Runner” because of his carbon-fiber running blades will have to serve 10 months, or one-sixth of his sentence, in prison before he is eligible to be moved to house arrest, legal analysts say.

South Africans seemed torn between acceptance of the ruling, touted by some as an example of judicial accountability in a nation that shed white racist rule 20 years ago, and nagging concern that Pistorius received leniency because he was rich and famous.

“Crime is crime and you’ll pay for it,” said Petrus Lekota, a Johannesburg resident who noted that Pistorius’ well-paid legal team was unable to keep him out of jail.

However, law student Yazeed Mia was surprised that Masipa had earlier acquitted Pistorius of murder and instead convicted him of the lesser crime of culpable homicide, or negligent killing.

“He’s now set a precedent for future crimes,” Mia said. “If a man wants to kill his wife, all he has to do is wait for her to go to the bathroom and shoot her through the door.”

Even if he leaves prison early, his running career is in doubt. The 27-year-old Pistorius, who has won six Paralympic gold medals, will be ineligible to com-

pete in those events during the entirety of his five-year prison sentence, “regardless of where it is served,” the International Paralympic Committee said. Pistorius still could challenge that decision.

The sight of Pistorius racing around the track on his blades was one of the enduring and inspirational images of the London Olympics.

Born without fibula bones due to a congenital defect, he had his legs amputated at 11 months old, but grew up playing sports with prosthetics.

Pistorius won his first gold medal at the 2004 Paralympics but was banned from competing against ablebodied athletes because it was argued that his blades gave him an unfair advantage. He successfully appealed that ban and later qualified for the London Olympics.

Although he did not win an Olympic medal, Pistorius was cheered for his achievement, and he reveled in his appearance. Even though he finished last in a semifinal heat of the 400 meters, he said: “To step out in front of a crowd this massive, it’s a mind-blowing experience.

I’ve had support in the last couple of days like I have never felt before.”

Millions around the world and in South Africa saw Pistorius as a symbol of determination over adversity, and he enjoyed lucrative sponsorship deals, all of them now canceled.

His work with charity, including disabled children, burnished his image, and people warmed to his easygoing, charismatic side. But he also took personal risks with fast cars and motorbikes, and he said in a 2012 interview with The Associated Press that a 2009 highspeed boat crash made him realize “that I need to make some changes, and some of them need to be with my lifestyle.”

In reaching the verdict against Pistorius last month, Masipa accepted his account

that he accidentally shot Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model and television personality, through a closed toilet door in his home after mistaking her for an intruder on Valentine’s Day 2013.

At the sentencing, Masipa delivered an hourlong, nuanced argument that dwelled on case law, the principle of clemency, the danger that a light sentence could embolden victims to take the law into their own hands, and the difference between public opinion and what is in the interests of society.

“I am of the view that a non-custodial sentence would send a wrong message to the community,” she said. “On the other hand, a long sentence would not be appropriate either, as it would lack the element of mercy.”

Pistorius also received a three-year, suspended jail term for negligent handling of a firearm in a separate case - the discharge of a gun in a crowded restaurant in January 2013, shortly before he killed Steenkamp.

Masipa asked Pistorius to stand as she delivered the sentence, and he faced her with hands clasped in front of him. He was then led down a staircase in the middle of the courtroom, stopping briefly to grip the hands of his uncle, Arnold Pistorius, and other family members who have attended nearly every day of the trial that began March 3.

Still in his suit, Pistorius left the courthouse in a police van with caged windows.

A crowd gathered around, with some whistling, shouting and banging on the sides of the vehicle.

He later arrived at the nearby Kgosi Mampuru II prison, which has had problems with violence and overcrowding. Authorities, however, said Pistorius would be held away from the general prison population because of his disability and high profile - possibly in a hospital wing or a high-security section.

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Government eases up on mortgage rules, hopes to generate loans WASHINGTON (AP) — Buying a home may have gotten a little easier this week.

With the financial crisis and subprime mortgage bust receding further into history, the government is loosening some financial rules, hoping to inject more life into the country’s still-recovering housing market.

Both banks and borrowers stand to benefit from the new rules unveiled Tuesday by six federal agencies. While banks will see relaxed guidelines for packaging and selling mortgage securities, fewer borrowers likely will need to make hefty down payments.

The board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. voted 4-1 Tuesday to adopt the new rules, and two other agencies approved them as well. The Federal Reserve has scheduled a vote for Wednesday, and two other agencies are expected to adopt the rules soon.

The regulators have dropped a key requirement: a 20-percent down payment from the borrower if a bank didn’t hold at least 5 percent of the mortgage securities tied to those loans on its books. The long-delayed final rules include the less stringent condition that borrowers not carry excessive debt relative to their income. The rules for the multitrillion-dollar market for mortgage securities will take effect in a year. For other kinds of securities such as those bundling together auto loans or commercial loans, which don’t allow banks an exemption from the 5-percent rule, the effective date is in two years.

The rules, first proposed in 2011, were mandated by the overhaul law enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The idea was to limit the kind of risky lending that brought on the crisis. If banks have more of their own

money invested in mortgage securities — so-called “skin in the game” — they won’t be as likely to take excessive risks, the thinking goes.

Some critics warned that abandoning the 20-percent down payment condition could bring a return to the dangerous days of borrowers taking on heavy mortgage loans that they aren’t in a position to repay.

After three years of interagency haggling, the regulators’ final, compromise approach was to adopt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s definition of a “qualified” mortgage. It excludes the kind of risky practices that fueled the crisis, such as mortgages issued without any supporting documents from borrowers. CFPB Director Richard Cordray, a member of the FDIC board, noted at Tuesday’s meeting that conditions in the mortgage market have changed

since the financial crisis, when anxiety over reckless lending gripped lawmakers.

“Credit has dried up for a long period and (lending) standards have tightened dramatically,” he said.

Experts say it’s hard to predict whether the regulators’ move will actually boost mortgage lending and the housing market. Anthony Sanders, a real estate finance professor at George Mason University, also suggested that it could reopen the door to risky lending.

“The problem facing the housing and mortgage markets is too few borrowers with sufficient income to pass debt-to-income rules,” Sanders said. “Lowering the down payment requirement misses the point. So now we are putting poorer households in low-down payment loans — again?”

The decision of the regulators to drop the 20 percent down payment requirement

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‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius gets 5 years in prison

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Oscar Pistorius is hugged by his coach Ampie Louw, right, at a court in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday.

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, completing a transformation from an acclaimed sprinter at the 2012 Olympics to a convicted criminal led away in a police van with barred windows.

Wearing a dark suit, the double-amputee athlete was subdued when Judge Thokozile Masipa announced the punishment in a Pretoria courtroom, ending a televised trial that was closely followed at home and abroad by those who once admired him.

The man known as the “Blade Runner” because of his carbon-fiber running blades will have to serve 10 months, or one-sixth of his sentence, in prison before he is eligible to be moved to house arrest, legal analysts say.

South Africans seemed torn between acceptance of the ruling, touted by some as an example of judicial accountability in a nation that shed white racist rule 20 years ago, and nagging concern that Pistorius received leniency because he was rich and famous.

“Crime is crime and you’ll pay for it,” said Petrus Lekota, a Johannesburg resident who noted

that Pistorius’ well-paid legal team was unable to keep him out of jail.

However, law student Yazeed Mia was surprised that Masipa had earlier acquitted Pistorius of murder and instead convicted him of the lesser crime of culpable homicide, or negligent killing.

“He’s now set a precedent for future crimes,” Mia said. “If a man wants to kill his wife, all he has to do is wait for her to go to the bathroom and shoot her through the door.”

Even if he leaves prison early, his running career is in doubt. The 27-year-old Pistorius, who has won six Paralympic gold medals, will be ineligible to compete in those events during the entirety of his five-year prison sentence, “regardless of where it is served,” the International Paralympic Committee said. Pistorius still could challenge that decision.

The sight of Pistorius racing around the track on his blades was one of the enduring and inspirational images of the London Olympics. Born without fibula bones due to a congenital defect, he had his legs amputated at 11 months old, but grew up playing sports with prosthetics.

Pistorius won his first gold medal at the 2004

Paralympics but was banned from competing against able-bodied athletes because it was argued that his blades gave him an unfair advantage. He successfully appealed that ban and later qualified for the London Olympics.

Although he did not win an Olympic medal, Pistorius was cheered for his achievement, and he reveled in his appearance.

Even though he finished last in a semifinal heat of the 400 meters, he said: “To step out in front of a crowd this massive, it’s a mindblowing experience. I’ve had support in the last couple of days like I have never felt before.”

Millions around the world and in South Africa saw Pistorius as a symbol of determination over adversity, and he enjoyed lucrative sponsorship deals, all of them now canceled.

His work with charity, including disabled children, burnished his image, and people warmed to his easygoing, charismatic side. But he also took personal risks with fast cars and motorbikes, and he said in a 2012 interview with The Associated Press that a 2009 highspeed boat crash made him realize “that I need to make some changes, and some of them need to be with my lifestyle.”

In reaching the ver-

dict against Pistorius last month, Masipa accepted his account that he accidentally shot Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model and television personality, through a closed toilet door in his home after mistaking her for an intruder on Valentine’s Day 2013.

At the sentencing, Masipa delivered an hourlong, nuanced argument that dwelled on case law, the principle of clemency, the danger that a light sentence could embolden victims to take the law into their own hands, and the difference between public opinion and what is in the interests of society.

“I am of the view that a non-custodial sentence would send a wrong message to the community,” she said.

“On the other hand, a long sentence would not be appropriate either, as it would lack the element of mercy.”

Pistorius also received a three-year, suspended jail term for negligent handling of a firearm in a separate case – the discharge of a gun in a crowded restaurant in January 2013, shortly before he killed Steenkamp.

Masipa asked Pistorius to stand as she delivered the sentence, and he faced her with hands clasped in front of him. He was then

led down a staircase in the middle of the courtroom, stopping briefly to grip the hands of his uncle, Arnold Pistorius, and other family members who have attended nearly every day of the trial that began March 3.

Still in his suit, Pistorius left the courthouse in a police van with caged windows. A crowd gathered around, with some whistling, shouting and banging on the sides of the vehicle.

He later arrived at the nearby Kgosi Mampuru II prison, which has had problems with violence and overcrowding. Authorities, however, said Pistorius would be held away from the general prison population because of his disability and high profile – possibly in a hospital wing or a high-security section.

Miles Bhudu, a former inmate who now campaigns for prisoners’ rights, said the medical unit would be a relatively comfortable place to stay.

In contrast, he said, other sections of the prison had “chronically overcrowded” communal cells with about 60 prisoners sharing “one shower, one basin and one toilet.”

Prison officials say they have made significant progress in reducing overcrowding in recent years, and that their facilities are

on a par with many in Britain and the United States.

A section of the old prison, renamed in 2013 after a local king who was executed there in the 19th century, houses some of South Africa’s most violent criminals. The jail also has a museum, built in a section that was once the gallows where many political activists were hanged during apartheid. Capital punishment was abolished with the advent of an allrace political system.

Prosecutors, who were disappointed by the culpable homicide conviction, had requested a 10-year prison sentence for Pistorius. They said they were considering whether to appeal the sentence. The defense had argued for house arrest.

Steenkamp’s mother, June, said justice had been done. Arnold Pistorius harshly criticized prosecutors for pursuing the premeditated murder charge and said his nephew would embrace the opportunity to pay back society while walking down “the path of restoration.”

A close friend of Steenkamp, Gina Myers, wore an image of the slain woman on her clothing.

“I really don’t think any of us will heal anytime soon,” Myers said. “There will always be questions.”

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Thunder forward Kevin Durant is having a tough time getting used to the fact that he will miss the early part of the season with a bone fracture in his right foot.

“I’ve been antsy since I got out of surgery,” he said Tuesday. “Seen that Chicago-Cleveland game last night, and I wanted to get out there and play.

As a competitor, I love to play basketball — that’s all I’ve been doing. Injuries have never had me out this long, but it’s part of the game.”

The reigning MVP spoke to the media Tuesday morning for the first time since the injury. He had surgery on Oct. 16 and will be re-evaluated in about five weeks, or late November. He rolled into the media session on a scooter with the lower half of his right leg in a cast.

Durant said he’s never had surgery, so he doesn’t know how he will respond to it. He says he won’t rush

his return.

“Blessed that it happened early in the season so I can get past it, and hopefully, by December, I’ll be ready to play,” he said.

Durant, who has played more minutes than anyone since entering the league in 2007, is finding other ways to contribute to the team.

“Just help out as much as possible, lead from where I am, which is the sideline,” he said. “I feel like a coach, feel like (Alabama football coach) Nick Saban, rolling around on my scooter from court to court giving advice and trying to help out as much as I can. It’s a different position for me, but I’m looking forward to growing mentally watching the game and learning from my teammates, trying to help them as much as I can.”

He said the situation presents an opportunity for his teammates to grow, and he feels that the team

will be better off in the long run as a result.

“It’s going to give guys opportunities to play, build confidence, build their chemistry as a team,” he said. “So I’m looking at the positive side of it. It’s a win-win, basically, because I’m learning a lot while I’m out about the game, and my teammates are getting a lot of opportunities because it’s a lot of minutes out there to play and help contribute to the team.”

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