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Thursday October 23, 2014

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‘I’M JUST A GIRL’

Governor Hutchison shares surprising story, inspires Mountaineers by jennifer skinner staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia has the highest number of people with disabilities in the country - almost one in 10 West Virginians are disabled. Those who are college-aged and disabled might turn away from going to the state’s land-grant university because of the lack of accessibility on campus. Amanda Hutchison was not like that. The junior sport and exercise psychology student from northeastern Pennsylvania decided to come to West Virginia University even though she knew it would be hard to use a wheelchair on a geograph-

ically challenging campus. “I love this school, and I love the opportunities WVU gives its students,” Hutchison said. “But there can be strides taken to make it better.” An involved Mountaineer, Hutchison is taking on that position of improving campus-wide accessibility. As a Student Government Association Governor, she has already impacted the future of WVU students with disabilities. “It started out with campus accessibility like roads and sidewalks; now it’s more inclusion and education of any kind of disability,” Hutchison said. “I can’t change how (the land) is, but there are little things that can be done.” The SGA Governor re-

cently gained a lot of attention for her accomplishment in adding Americans with Disabilities seating in Milan Puskar Stadium. However, Hutchison said the focus on her disability has become overwhelming and sometimes uncomfortable. “To a good portion of the population here, I’m just a girl in a wheelchair,” Hutchison said. “There are so many more things to me than my disability. I’m a WVU student; I’m a sister; I’m a friend. I can do almost everything everyone else can.” Since she has taken on a huge advocacy role, Hutchison has dealt with a variety of people who are curious to know more about her but go about it inappropriately. “If I can educate one person on how to interact with a person with a disability so they don’t make them feel uncomfortable, they can educate someone else,” Hutchison said. “There’s not a lot of exposure here. I just want to educate them.” Hutchison, who faced a spinal cord injury in 2007,

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SGA discusses aquatic, community center, club hockey team by alexis randolph staff writer @DAILYATHENAEUM

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Junior sport and exercise psychology student Amanda Hutchison sits in anticipation as she awaits the results of last semester’s SGA election. receives plenty of positive feedback from peers who admire her passion, but her journey to this point was and is not easy. “The first day of freshman year, I was going into a huge lecture hall, and being the only one in a wheelchair was so scary. Three months into freshman year, I packed my bags and applied elsewhere,” she said. “But then

I felt like I was supposed to come here and be the one to start the change.” Accessibility issues on campus are stuck in a cycle, Hutchison said: Students with disabilities do not come to WVU because they do not receive any help here, but the University does not have enough

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Despite opposition, City’s ban continues by alexa mcclennen correspondent @dailyathenaeum

As the controversial Morgantown truck ban continues, The Morgantown Monongalia Metropolitan Planning Organization took no position on the current issue between Morgantown City Council and West Virginia’s Division of Highways at its recent policy board meeting. In early September, Morgantown City Council passed an ordinance in a 6-1 vote banning certain classifications of heavy trucks driving through State Route 7 in downtown Morgantown, which includes Walnut Street and Beechurst Avenue. The ordinance bans commercial trucks with a class seven registration or higher and trucks weighing more than13 tons. West Virginia’s Division of Highways position remains that Morgantown City Council does not have the authority to create this ordinance because the DOH owns, pays and cares for State Route 7. With the truck ban ordinance still set to go in effect, the MPO decided to take no position at its Oct. 16 public meeting because a motion to take a stance on the issue was not introduced. “This is a complicated issue that has several different factors, our policy board did not feel it was appropriate to

The MPO has not yet taken a stand on the trucking ban. take a stand at this time. The gional transportation planboard understands the con- ning, promoting personal cern with the trucks in the and social economic prosarea but also understands perity while encouraging susthe state’s position with lim- tainable growth. The MPO is iting truck access in Morgan- made up of a policy board, a town,” said Bill Austin, execu- citizens advisory committee, tive director for Morgantown a policy advisory committee, a transportation techniMonongalia MPO. “There was no overrid- cal advisory committee and ing factor right now that sug- staff. gested us to take a stand on The policy board for MPO the issue.” is a group of elected and apThe MPO’s mission is to pointed officials from memprovide leadership to re- bers of local government

Students reflect on Ebola by david schlake staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Ebola virus disease, has become a major cause for concern for countries all over the world as a result of the recent outbreak. At West Virginia University community, students are also cautious, especially considering reports from the last several weeks of the contagious disease making its way into the United States, even as close to West Virginia as Ohio. Originally spreading throughout several countries in West Africa, the 2014 Ebola epidemic has become the largest in history. But along with the caution students and local citizens have taken has come an unfair stigmatiza-

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and important organizations in the greater Morgantown area, including the Mayor of Morgantown Jennifer Selin. The MPO develops longreach transportation plans with the Urban Morgantown area and any federal aid that can be used within the urban Morgantown area must be approved by MPO. “The MPO has recognized that truck traffic is an issue in downtown Morgantown for the development of a long

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Employees sign non-compete form by chris kyer

I think (WVU) should educate students on how Ebola is spread. Nigeria has already been cleared, and others have, too. It isn’t all of Africa that has Ebola. Bolanle Akinloye

tion of the African community in Morgantown. “I feel that the effect (of Ebola) is the same for everyone, but the freshmen who come in from Africa are stigmatized,” said Bolanle Akinloye, a junior student and historian for the African Student Association. “(Other students) don’t even know where they’re from in Africa. Most African cultures are clear of the disease. It’s like if you come from the continent of Africa, you brought Ebola. And it makes us not

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reach transportation plan, while the long reach plan does not speak of banning trucks downtown or not, the plan does recommend that Greenbag Road be used as an alternative route for trucks,” Austin said. MPO is also currently conducting a study for needed improvements to Greenbag Road. The mission for this study is to figure out the improvements that need to be made to Greenbag Road to make it more accessible for trucks, but also for cars. “The road could use major improvements for everyone,” Austin said. The MPO will finalize their plan through a planning process public meeting within the next couple weeks. Then finalized plans will be sent to the Policy Board for approval. Angus Byrne, a longtime Morgantown resident who travels on Greenbag road to get to work, said he is happy about talks of improving the road. “The merging of lanes near the Giant Eagle shopping center are very vague and needs some attention, it would be a great thing if Greenbag Road was fixed up, it really needs it,” said Byrne. The truck ban ordinance is scheduled to go in effect Dec. 1.

The West Virginia University Student Government Association welcomed a guest speaker to its weekly meeting Wednesday. Allen O’Connor, assistant coach of the WVU club ice hockey team, presented to gain support for a new ice rink in Morgantown. He would like to see this coincide with Oliver Luck’s push toward a regulation aquatics center and community center. “I am here today to invite you to take part in this, it’s a really exciting thing. I like to say, ‘If you can’t come together for a community center, what can you come together for,’” O’Connor said. O’Connor emphasized the impact a new rink would have on the entire community of both Morgantown and WVU. According to O’Connor, hockey is a multibillion dollar industry and is a sport played by both children and adults, including the disabled. The new aquatic center and community center are a definite future project, according to athletic counselor Andrew Sutherland. “The hockey rink, the aquatic center and the community are things that I believe are definitely happening,” Sutherland said. “From what I have been told, these would definitely provide a great benefit for our community.” He said the new aquatic center would not only provide a regulation Olympic pool to the WVU aquatics teams but something greater. “The aquatic center would provide, at the same time, a great service to our locals and the local community,” Sutherland said. Sutherland also talked about the impact a community center would have. He stated this, unlike the WVU Student Recreation Center, would provide a functional space for members of the Morgantown community. Although not in attendance, SGA president Chris Nyden prepared a report to be read by vice president Jake Evans at the meeting. In the report, Nyden discussed plans of action following the riots and other destructive behavior that occurred Saturday night. “It is quite evident that

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feel welcome, which isn’t good for students or WVU. When people are thinking you brought Ebola from Africa, it affects everyone.” Akinloye stressed the largest problem is simply ignorance toward the reality of the Ebola situation. “I think (WVU) should educate students on how Ebola is spread,” she said. “Nigeria has already been cleared and others have too. It isn’t all of Africa that has Ebola.”

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Jimmy John’s has been under fire lately, first with wage theft cases and now for its non-competition covenant. The newly refined employment contract states that a former employee cannot work for any other sandwich shop within two years after dismissal or leave from the company. These sandwich shops include any business which derives more than 10 percent of its revenue from selling submarine, hero-type, deli-style, pita and/or wrapped or rolled sandwiches within three miles of any Jimmy John’s location. Typically, these types of agreements are signed by workers higher up on the corporate ladder. However,

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Jimmy John’s on High Street in downtown Morgantown, W.Va. since the new clause requires locations in 44 different that all employees sign the states, and each state opercontract, college students ates somewhat differently. who feel compelled to sign The employee contract for the new contract or have left the Morgantown, W.Va., their job because they dis- High Street Jimmy John’s loagree with it has become a cation has a clause siminationwide controversy. There are Jimmy John’s see JIMMY on PAGE 2

MOUNTAINEER WEEK Check out the back of this issue for a full rundown on the upcoming events MOUNTAINEER WEEK PAGE 13

DOUBLE WHAMMY Two Mountaineer teams come out on top Wednesday SPORTS PAGE 10

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Thursday October 23, 2014

Campaign continues to seek donations for University by rachel mcbride correspondent @dailyathenaeum

A State of Minds is one of the largest goal-setting campaigns to function at West Virginia University and recently announced that an increase of $20 million has been made through the campaign over the past few months. This puts their fundraising total at $791.4 million. A new goal of receiving $1 billion has been set by the campaign. Generating such

heavy amounts of donations is a team effort by all involved with the program. “It takes the entire Mountaineer Nation to believe in what we do,” said Cindi Roth, WVU Foundation president and CEO. The campaign is an agreed upon partnership with WVU. The program centers on raising money for the needs of the students at the University as well as for the needs of the University itself. These include, but are not limited to, funds for stu-

dent scholarships, buildings and professorship. How the money is used and where it goes is all based on the donor’s wishes. “This is donor fundraising,” Roth said. Specific, detailed information about the donation is given to A State of Minds by the donor. That information is then put to use by the campaign and upheld to the donor’s wishes by the program. Individual donations are received in many forms. Some of these include monetary dona-

tions, individual pledges, gifts of stock and real estate planning. Regardless of the form of the donation, the primary goal of each gift is to ensure that each donation is used to better the students at WVU. “The students are always number one,” Roth said. So far, more than 2,600 endowment funds have been gathered through the campaign. The use of the endowments are then designed for a specific area in the University.

Roth said the donations are given by very special and caring people. Those who donate as well as those involved with the campaign are solely interested in helping everyone involved in University life benefit from college experiences. “We are giving to the future generation. It feels good to give,” Roth said. The ambition of the campaign is to not only benefit the students of the University from a monetary stand-

point, but from an emotional one as well. Roth said the campaign can instill a sense of duty in students and members of the University. Roth said she hopes those receiving help will want to help others in return and result in a chain reaction bettering those involved with WVU. For more information on the campaign or information on donations, visit http://astateofminds.com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Team named Black Bears Teens’ travel renews concerns about terror appeal DENVER (AP) — Three teenage girls being investigated for trying to join Islamic State forces in Syria were victims of an “online predator” who encouraged them, a school official said Wednesday, as U.S. officials tried to determine how they made it to Europe without anyone knowing and whether terrorists’ appeal is deepening among vulnerable youth. The Denver-area girls — two sisters ages 17 and 15, and their 16-year-old friend — were detained at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany, and sent home over the weekend. They were interviewed by the FBI and returned to their parents in suburban Aurora. Those in the tightknit east African community where they live said the sisters are of Somali descent and their friend is of Sudanese descent. The episode posed vexing questions for U.S. officials, including about the use of social media by terror groups to recruit people inside the United States and what can be done about it. “Social media has played a very significant role in the recruitment of young people,” said FBI spokesman Kyle Loven in Minneapolis, home to the largest Somali community in the U.S. Authorities there have been concerned about terror recruiting of the young for years. “What it indicates is we have to be really careful about people in impressionable years and what they’re doing on the Internet,” said Jim Davis, former special agent in charge of the FBI in Denver. At least one of the girls was communicating with someone online who encouraged the three to travel to Syria, said Tustin Amole, a spokeswoman for the Cherry Creek School District where the girls attend high school. Fellow high school students told school officials on Monday that the girls had been discussing travel plans over Twitter, Amole said. “There’s no indication they had been radicalized in a way that they

wanted to fight for ISIS,” Amole said, adding that the students had no prior problems aside from unexcused absences on Friday. She did not elaborate. A U.S. official said evidence gathered so far made it clear that the girls were headed to Syria, though the official said investigators were still trying to determine what sort of contacts they had in that country. Another U.S. official said that investigators were reviewing evidence, including the girls’ computers. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation by name. Still unknown is how the girls managed to get to Frankfurt. The U.S. government doesn’t have any restrictions on children flying alone, domestically or internationally. Airline policies vary. Most U.S. airlines allow children 12 and older to fly alone but often with restrictions on international flights, according to the U.S. Transportation Department. The girls’ parents reported them missing Friday after they skipped classes. They had taken passports and $2,000 in cash. At some point, the U.S. informed German authorities at the airport about the girls arriving alone on their way to Turkey, German Interior Ministry spokeswoman Pamela Mueller-Niese told reporters Wednesday. She said the three were detained by German police, with approval from a judge, and returned voluntarily to the U.S. on Sunday. In Denver, the FBI interviewed the girls before sending them home. Once there, the girls told a deputy they stayed in the Frankfurt airport for an entire day. They said they had gone to Germany for “family,” but wouldn’t elaborate. Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking during a visit to Berlin on Wednesday, said the case was “an example of good cooperation between us and the increased vigilance of law enforcement on this issue of the movement of peo-

ple from one country to another.” Amole said the school district was being “extra vigilant” in light of the FBI’s concerns that the girls’ friends or classmates might have similar intentions. Mohamed Nur, head of the Somali Community Center of Colorado, said residents want to know more about what really happened so they can find ways to “do a better job and show kids a good path.” Terror recruiting has been a problem for years in Minneapolis. Since 2007, roughly 22 young Somali-Americans have traveled to Somalia to take up arms with al-Shabab, an al-Qaida linked group. Those were all men. Within the last year, a handful of people from the community left Minnesota to join militant groups in Syria, and this time, there are fears that women might have been targeted. Loven said the FBI is working with the Somali community to establish trust and help identify young people at risk for radicalization. In Colorado, Shannon Conley, a 19-yearold nurse’s aide, pleaded guilty in September to planning to help the Islamic State after trying to board a flight in Denver to get to Turkey. Conley planned to marry a man she met online who said he was fighting with the militants. Mia Bloom, a professor of security studies at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell, said the girls’ story so far suggests how Islamic extremists have mastered social media to prey on younger and younger women with “Disney-like versions of what it is like to live in the caliphate.” A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Denver would not say whether prosecutors plan to charge the girls with a crime. State prosecutors said they have no imminent plans to charge the girls. Amole said they will not face discipline. “Our biggest concern is for the safety and well-being of these girls,” Amole said.

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David Lusty.” The clause continues by stating Jimmy John’s “Will not permit any employee to take an outside job with a company in the same or related business as the company, or which is in any way a competitor of the company. If, as a result of this moonlighting, the employee is unable to work when requested by the company, including overtime, or is unable to maintain a high work performance level at the company, permission to work at the outside job may be rescinded, or the employee may be subject to dismissal.”

West Virginia University student Julia Butler, a recently employed worker at the High Street Jimmy John’s, said the new contract does not interfere with her desire to work at the shop. “Most Jimmy John’s employees have expressed to me, a coworker, that they enjoy working at our store,” she said. “Everyone has a complaint here and there, but that’s not unlike any other minimum wage job. I signed the contract of their terms and conditions, and I did not have to.”

Continued from page 1 lar to but less drastic than the state of illinois contract, where the sandwich shop is headquartered. In Morgantown, the contract clause is called “moonlighting.” This contract states, “The company discourages our employees from taking additional outside employment. Employees who wish to take an outside employment must first obtain permission from area manager Jacob Downer and the owner

Celebrating 31 Years in Same Location!

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West Virginia’s large, ferocious and intelligent state animal can be found everywhere in the state and will now be the identity of a local sports team. Yesterday, Rich Baseball Operations announced the professional baseball team coming to Morgantown next summer will be named the West Virginia Black Bears. More than 10,000 votes narrowed the variety of suggested names down from 2,500 to the winning team name, which now has a team website (WestVirginiaBlackBears. com), Twitter handle (@ WVBlackBears), Facebook page, Instagram (@ WVBlackBears) and Vine (WVBlackBears). Each of the first 500 name submissions will receive one complimentary ticket to a 2015 season

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Continued from page 1 “We try to bring issues that are happening in the continent to life,” said Mbali Teboho Mabuka, a sophomore student and president of the ASA. “Our goal is to educate and also to celebrate the culture of Africa.” Mabuka emphasized the fact that while many African students at WVU have no connection to the outbreak, other than the continent that contains their home countries, others have a lot more at stake.

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students with disabilities to draw attention to the existing problems. “I wouldn’t really be doing this if I didn’t see all the problems and injustices here. There’s a reason I’m here, and that’s to make it better for future students,” she said. “None of these things I’m working on are going to happen till I’m gone. I see the problem, and I want to change the problem even if it doesn’t personally affect me.” The University provides students with disabilities an ADA van to take them to classes, but Hutchison said it is not enough. She missed two weeks of classes last winter because the van could not always run in the harsh weather. Another point Hutchison made is riding ADA vans takes away the independence all students seek in college. This year, Hutchison has been driving to her classes and, if handicap spaces and student lots are full, she just takes the park-

game. The names of the many fans who suggested the winning name were entered in a random lottery, and a winner from Philippi, W.Va., will receive four free 2015 season tickets. In the press release, Matt Drayer, the general manager of the Black Bears, commended the hard work of West Virginia University’s Graduate Sports Management Program Professor Dallas Branch and students, Andrew DiPietrantonio, Brett Ervin, Kristen Furlong and Manuel Garcia-Oronoz. Branch’s four sports marketing graduate students managed the Name the Team campaign, which encouraged local baseball fans to suggest and vote on names for the new team. “We had a lot of really great names in the top ten,” Furlong said. “The Black Bears is a great name to represent the state of West Virginia as a whole. I look

forward to seeing the next steps of logo and mascot creation.” Among others, some of the most popular suggestions included the Moonshiners and the Muskets, but the Black Bears prevailed. “I think it is the safest approach. You run a high risk of using a team name with alcohol or firearms,” Ervin said. “Black Bears can be marketed easily to kids and families, which is something I feel Minor League baseball focuses on.” Fans can now reserve 2015 season tickets to all 38 Black Bears home games. Black Bears season ticket holders will also receive other privileges such as first access to playoff tickets and discounted parking at the new ballpark. The new NY-Penn League franchise debuts in June 2015.

“One of the big things about this whole crisis is that there are students who have families and ties back in their countries,” she said. Regarding the stigmatization discussed by Akinloye, Mabuka agrees that misinformation is the issue. “I think it’s because people now look at Africa as a war-ridden image that everyone seems to have of the continent,” she said. “So when things like an Ebola outbreak comes, it is a very serious issue, but when not reported well and people don’t have information about it, it affects the students at WVU, because people start looking at Af-

rica and only see the bad stuff. “I think one thing that everyone can do is read up more about it. Like saying things like, ‘Everyone in Africa is dying of Ebola,’ is kind of silly because it’s happening in a section of Africa; it’s a huge continent. Everyone should learn how it’s passed on and just take a minute or two to kind of learn about it,” Mabuka said. “Secondly, everyone should engage because we have started a drive to collect donations, and if you see something, just ask about it.”

ing tickets. “(Students with disabilities) are a visible community, but no one sees them,” Hutchison said. “They’re discriminated against every day.” For example, one of Hutchison’s classes last year moved locations from an accessible place to a building that was “a pain” to get to. As she put it, “classrooms changing locations makes life 10 times harder.” Though the environmental barriers cannot really be negotiated, Hutchison proposed “little things around campus,” like cutting out curbs in sidewalks and making buildings more accessible. “Showing how passionate I am about my platform has gotten me a long way,” Hutchison said. “But I didn’t obviously do this all on my own. The constant support from my SGA family makes me want to work harder.” When she is not in the SGA office or being interviewed for her achievements, Hutchison keeps up with a hectic schedule. She is a member of the Sport and Exercise Psychology Club, involved in Greek life, a stu-

dent ambassador, a member of the College Republicans, involved in a national honor society, plays guitar, hangs out with friends and enjoys sports such as football, basketball and softball. “I just feel like I could be more successful here if I could get around easier,” she said. “I do it anyway because I love my major and I love my school, so I push through it every day.” With a minor in disability studies, Hutchison said if being a sport and exercise psychologist does not work out, she would want to work in rehabilitation counseling and help people through physical and emotional trauma. “I want to find the best way to counsel someone who’s gone through some type of injury. I want to help people find coping mechanisms,” said Hutchison, who plans to merge the disability and athletic sides to rehabilitation counseling. “A disability can happen to anyone at any time. I just feel like I have to speak for those who can’t speak for themselves.”

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Thursday October 23, 2014

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Canada’s PM says shooting rampage was terrorism

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Tomb guards walks at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday. The military increased security Wednesday at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery after fatal shootings at a Canadian war memorial and Parliament, even though the FBI and the Homeland Security Department said there was no specific threat against the U.S. OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A masked gunman killed a soldier standing guard at Canada’s war memorial Wednesday, then stormed Parliament in an attack that was stopped cold when he was shot to death by the ceremonial sergeant-atarms. Canada’s prime minister called it the country’s second terrorist attack in three days. “We will not be intimidated. Canada will never be intimidated,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed in an address to the nation. Unfolding just before 10 a.m., while lawmakers were meeting in caucus rooms, the assault rocked Parliament over and over with the boom of gunfire, led MPs to barricade doors with chairs and sent people streaming from the building in fear. Harper was addressing a caucus when the attack began outside the door, but he safely escaped. Investigators offered little information about the gunman, identified as 32-year-old petty criminal Michael Zehaf-Bibeau. But Harper said: “In the days to come we will learn about the terrorist and any accomplices he may have had.”

A government official told AP that Zehaf-Bibeau was a recent convert to Islam. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the case publicly. Canada was already on alert because of a deadly hit-and-run assault Monday against two Canadian soldiers by a man Harper described as an “ISIL-inspired terrorist.” ISIL, or Islamic State, has called for reprisals against Canada and other Western countries that have joined the U.S.-led air campaign against the extremist group in Iraq and Syria. Witnesses said the soldier posted at the National War Memorial, identified as Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, was gunned down at pointblank range by a man carrying a rifle and dressed all in black, his face half-covered with a scarf. The gunman appeared to raise his arms in triumph, then entered Parliament, a few hundred yards away, where dozens of shots soon rang out, according to witnesses. People fled the complex by scrambling down scaffolding erected for renovations, while others took

cover inside as police with rifles and body armor took up positions outside and cordoned off the normally bustling streets around Parliament. On Twitter, Canada’s justice minister and other government officials credited 58-year-old sergeantat-arms Kevin Vickers with shooting the attacker just outside the MPs’ caucus rooms. Vickers serves a largely ceremonial role at the House of Commons, carrying a scepter and wearing rich green robes, white gloves and a tall imperial hat. At least three people were treated for minor injuries. In Washington, President Barack Obama condemned the shootings as “outrageous” and said: “We have to remain vigilant.” The U.S. Embassy in Ottawa was locked down as a precaution, and security was tightened at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington. Harper vowed that the attacks will “lead us to strengthen our resolve and redouble our efforts” to keep the country safe and work with Canada’s allies

to fight terrorists. Police said in the initial hours that as many as two other gunmen may have taken part in the attacks. But by late in the evening, the cordon around Parliament was lifted and police said there was no longer any threat to the public in the area. Court records that appear to be the gunman’s show that he had a long rap sheet, with a string of convictions for assault, robbery, drug and weapons offenses, and other crimes. Tony Zobl said he witnessed the Canadian soldier being gunned down from his fourth-floor window directly above the National War Memorial, a 70-foot, arched granite cenotaph, or tomb, with bronze sculptures commemorating World War I. “I looked out the window and saw a shooter, a man dressed all in black with a kerchief over his nose and mouth and something over his head as well, holding a rifle and shooting an honor guard in front of the cenotaph point-blank, twice,” Zobl told the Canadian Press news agency. “The honor guard dropped to the ground, and the shooter

Manchin, Whitehouse form unlikely energy alliance MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, who once expressed his disdain for a cap-and-trade bill by literally shooting it, furthered an unlikely energy alliance with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse by hopping on a Blackhawk chopper in coalcentric West Virginia on Wednesday. Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat who has urged action on climate change in dozens of Senate floor speeches, flew out to tour coal and energy resources in Manchin’s home state Wednesday. It’s the same kind of energy production targeted by President Barack Obama’s environmental agency, which is pushing to cut carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants and stem climate change. Manchin, likely the Senate’s most conservative Democrat, is pushing back against the U.S. Environ-

mental Protection Agency on the proposal. Coal advocates fear it could further cripple Appalachia’s already-dwindling fossil fuel industry. Whitehouse, who has seen the effects of climate change in his coastal state, said he wouldn’t change anything with the EPA push at this point. “For us, looking at coal as a fuel, it’s pretty much all downside,” Whitehouse said. Instead of belaboring the divide, the pair is starting off with simple acknowledgements. Manchin recognizes people are contributing to global warming. Whitehouse concedes coal and fossil fuels will be part of the energy mix for years to come. Both agree climate change isn’t just the United States’ problem to fix. And both think technology needs time to catch up so fossil fu-

els can burn more cleanly. Crafting legislation to shift more money toward that effort is goal No. 1, they said. “People don’t believe that we have a climate problem, and people believe that we can move on” without fossil fuel, Manchin said. “Both of them are deniers. Neither one of us are.” The two senators donned hard hats and safety glasses at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown, where U.S. Department of Energy money is fueling research into cleaner fossil fuel energy. They visited the Longview Power coal-fired plant, and talked with Dominion Energy, American Electric Power and FirstEnergy executives about how federal regulations could affect their operations. Thanks to lousy weather, Whitehouse didn’t see his first coal mine. Whitehouse was return-

ing a favor with Wednesday’s trip. About two weeks ago, Manchin visited Whitehouse in Rhode Island to see climate change’s effects firsthand. They visited coastal locations, including a summer community forced to retreat from shore due to beach erosion, and businesses in danger of washing out to sea. They also took a boat trip with fisherman and scientists to learn about how changes in ocean conditions, like rising temperatures, have hurt fishing. The EPA aims to drop emissions from coal-fired plants by 30 percent nationally by 2030, compared to 2005. West Virginia would need to reduce emissions by 19.8 percent by 2030, compared to 2012 levels. States must submit individual plans to comply by June 2017, or by June 2018 if they work with other states.

kind of raised his arms in triumph holding the rifle.” The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. had video of the gunman going to his car alone with his weapon after the shooting at the memorial. The car was later spotted parked in front of Parliament Hill, just down the block. Cabinet minister Tony Clement tweeted that at least 30 shots were heard inside Parliament, where Conservative and Liberal MPs were holding their weekly caucus meetings. “I’m safe locked in a office awaiting security,” Kyle Seeback, another member of Parliament, tweeted. “I was just taking off my jacket to go into caucus. I hear this pop, pop, pop. Possibly 10 shots, don’t really know. Thought it was dynamite or construction rather than anything else,” said John McKay, a member of Parliament. He said security guards then came rushing down the halls, herding them toward the back of the buildings. “And then we started talking to another woman and she was apparently inside the library of Parliament, saw the fellow,

wearing a hoodie, carrying a gun,” McKay said, “and then the implications of this start to sink in.” The attack came two days after a recent convert to Islam killed one Canadian soldier and injured another with his car before being shot to death by police. The killer had been on the radar of federal investigators, who feared he had jihadist ambitions and seized his passport when he tried to travel to Turkey. Canada had raised its domestic terror threat level from low to medium Tuesday because of what it called “an increase in general chatter from radical Islamist organizations.” As recently as Tuesday, Canada sent eight fighter jets to the Mideast to join the battle against Islamic State. After the shootings, officials canceled two events in Toronto honoring Pakistani teenager and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, including one in which she was supposed to receive honorary Canadian citizenship. She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in 2012 for supporting schooling for girls.

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WVU hosts Family Fun Day, celebrates Appalachia By Hannah Harless A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University’s Family Fun Day, sponsored by Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., will be held Saturday, Oct. 25. Family Fun Day will be held during Mountaineer Week and is for families around the area to participate in numerous activities focused around Appalachian heritage. The events will occur in and around the Mountainlair from noon-5 p.m. In addition to the events, families will have access to information and available pro-

grams regarding Appalachian history, culture and our family organizations. Family Fun Day was created to spark interaction between family members, encouraging healthy relationships while inciting families to be educated about their Appalachian heritage, culture and traditions. Pamela DeBarr, an administrative secretary for the Mountainlair Administration Office as well as the Family Fun Day coordinator for Mountaineer Week, organized the events. “Coordination of Family Fun Day is mostly based on our yearly theme,” DeBarr

said. “I researched past (Family Fun Day) events and based the structure and framework on those events. Based on the theme, I research activities and events online through social networks and use my 13 years of childcare experience to create my own learning activities.” The festivities kick off with the presentation of colors by WVU’s Army ROTC and the National Anthem performed by 2011 Mountaineer Idol winner and Miss Wheeling 2015, Chelsea Malone. Following that will be a variety of events including live music by 11-year-old

Landon McFadden and a performance by WVU professors in the band Second Cousin, horse and buggy rides and a performance by the WVU Juggling Club. There will also be many activities for families to participate in, including craft tables where children can paint rifles, make their own musical instruments and get their faces painted. Other activities include a fossil show put on by WVU’s Geology club, a visit from child favorites Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl and an FBI fingerprinting station presented by WVU’s Forensic and Investigative Science Club.

Country Vittles will provide food in the evening. The restaurants in the food court will be open during the day, as well as several other vendors such as Bavarian Nuts. Dining services at WVU will provide free soda and popcorn throughout the day. Other foods made available to those who attend include homemade apple butter and roasted corn. “Being a native of West Virginia and loving my state makes me proud to teach the families of the community why they should love their culture and heritage,” DeBarr said. “I have a long family his-

tory that dates back to the Civil War and the battle of Blair Mountain, which my mother instilled in me growing up. I love being an Appalachian-American, and I am proud to share my knowledge of our culture and traditions with those who want or need to know. It’s my heart and soul.” The event is free and open to the public. Parking in the Mountainlair garage is free for the event, as well. For more information about the celebration, visit http://mountaineerweek. wvu.edu/FFD. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Take caution in punishing students

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A West Virginia University student and Morgantown police officer watch as students riot on High Street Saturday.

In Wednesday’s top story, writer Kendall Snee wrote about how West Virginia University is responding to students involved with the riots Saturday night. President E. Gordon Gee and Corey Farris, the dean of students, are taking a proactive approach to rescuing WVU’s reputation. In Gee’s statement Monday, he said many of the students involved in criminal activities will face “expulsion from this institution.” There have been plenty of students who have been expelled from this University and others across the country. The process to expel a student is a long and arduous one. Each student facing charges is promised the due process of a judicial board hearing. This whole process could take months to complete correctly. According to Section Eight of the Student Code of Conduct, the Unviersity may interim suspend students if they pose a danger to the University or other students. The University has made no official statement that it will interim suspend students involved, but this is a real possibility. We feel enacting an interim suspension, while technically allowed by the Student Code of Conduct, goes against the good faith WVU has instilled with its students and has the potential to ruin innocent lives. We caution the University to be careful about interim suspending students. We believe that in some cases, students involved in Saturday’s riots will likely be involved in future criminal activity and

therefore do pose a danger to this University and other students. But many of the students seen in photos on social media were merely bystanders and never participated in criminal behavior. As social media allows authorities to peer closer into someone’s life than ever before, great care must be taken when using this information to incriminate someone. Students should realize that University officials and authorities check social media. They anticipate that after a big game, whether we win or lose, chaos will ensue. Several students posted on the anonymous social networking app Yik Yak that the riot would begin at 10:30 p.m. Then, many students tweeted pictures from the events. We realize that many were not involved with the riot, but the University might not realize that. As bad as it sounds, we need to make sure we look innocent when events like these occur. Do your part, Mountaineers, and don’t add to the stress of the night. Who knows, if you add to the stress, you might end up in a photo looking guilty. What does that mean for your future? Can a small mistake like that ruin the rest of your life? The Daily Athenaeum hopes the University takes great care to detangle the Mountaineers who were not directly involved in criminal activity from those who were. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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US needs to employ multi-party system in elections taylor jobin columnist

The heat of election season is upon us with vicious attack ads from both parties bombarding us on a daily basis. West Virginia is a swing state in the senatorial election, and Republicans - after overseeing the least efficient and productive congress in U.S. history – are set to overtake the Senate too. It’s incredible, but not surprising to me that the Republicans are going to control both houses after six years of purposely holding up - in some cases filibustering - any Democratic-led nomination or legislation. The Speaker of the House, John Boehner, tried to repeal or gut the successful Affordable Care Act more than 40 times now and once said, “We should not be judged on how many new laws we create. We ought to be judged on how many laws we repeal.” Even though his record on this is paltry as well. The Republican led Congress has blamed the Democrat controlled Senate for its own incompetence, a strategy that has worked out in spades. After Nov. 2 Republicans will control both parts of the House for the first time since 2006 and fur-

ther pull our political system into the gutter. However, this is not solely the fault of Republicans. The problem is our asinine two party system. It has never been ideal, but worked for the majority of the last two centuries. Except now it’s officially broken. Republicans have been held hostage by their radical Tea Party constituents, while the Democrats, riddled with white guilt, have distanced themselves as far as they can from the president in fear of losing the white male vote - even though white males hate them already. When our two parties’ selfloathing is only succeeded by their hatred for each other, causing a complete standstill of cooperation, then our two party system has failed us. A two party system inherently removes any chance of progress or new ideas being introduced into the legislature. It promotes “same old partisan politics” and allows no fluidity for change. In fact, a two party system goes against everything America stands for. This is supposed to be the land of the free and home of the brave. Where freedom of speech, petition, religion and the press are paramount over all else. Constitutionally, political speech is the most protected speech in the country.

This means our politicians can say any absurdity they like, because our democracy is dependent on the spread of any and all political information reaching the general public. But when two purposefully opposite opinions are the only ones getting out, then it’s not truly free speech is it? The problem can’t be fixed with our current system. No light bulb will go off in our public officials’ heads, telling them to put aside their petty differences and do what is best for the country. There is too much money in keeping the status quo and the majority of Americans are too stupid to recognize the problem. George Carlin once said, “Think of how stupid the average person is and then realize that half of them are stupider than that.” That statement couldn’t be more true. Every four years a little more than half the country comes out to vote in the presidential election. And less than 40 percent will even remember there are midterm elections, which actually decide the fate of the country. Those numbers are pathetic and show what a joke our election process has

become. Never forget, politicians are essentially whores. They spend the majority of their terms traveling around the country selling their souls to rich donors, then to make the rounds in their district – kissing babies and what not – in election years. Only to repeat the process as we have about a 90 percent re-election rate in the House. Keep in mind Congress has about an 8 percent approval rating right now. Remember what

primary elections and party committee elections - where the candidates to represent each party are picked. According to fairvote.com, 17 states have open primaries, 20 have closed (including the District of Columbia) and 14 have either semi-open or it’s dependant on the party in that state. Because of these downsides, us independent voters are disenfranchised on both a state and federal level. To remedy this situation, we can

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We will probably never have a true multi-party system in this country. There are not enough crazy tea partiers to form their own political party.

I said about people being stupid? I have the solution, though. It starts with my generation and hopefully bleeds out into past and future generations as well. We all officially register as independents. There are some immediate downsides to this plan depending on which state you live in. In some states, independents can only vote in the general election, not the

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take a couple of steps. First, if you live in a state where you can’t vote as an independent, harass your politicians through email, phone calls and written letters. Flood their offices with letters and shut down their servers with emails. I call this the Andy Dufresne treatment. Second, tell all your friends and family members about this, the more people who know about this the bet-

ter. Third, go out and register as an independent. There are currently around 53 million people in this country ages 18-29 or about 17 percent. No government, state or federal, could ignore an entire generation of independent voters. They would be forced to start listening to the people for fear of a third party coming in and mucking up their current cozy state of affairs. We will probably never have a true multi-party system in this country. There are not enough crazy Tea Partiers to form their own political party. Even though I wish they would so we can finally ignore them. And the green and libertarian parties make too much sense for American politics. An-all out turn for independence is what we need. Blood doesn’t need to be spilled, only ink. Too many times our voices have been silenced because we were forced to choose between a giant douche and a turd sandwich. Our only solution is to register as independents and dismantle our two party system as is. It’s what our founding fathers would have wanted anyway. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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5 Easy Pieces Of Advice For Going The “Blind Roommate” Route alexandra brown university of illinois

You’ve finally made your decision about which college to attend, and you’re anxious, excited, nervous and hopeful all at once for this next step in your life. But, you’ve decided to go “blind roommate,” and the thought of living in close quarters with someone you’ve never met makes you a little uncomfortable. This is understandable, and you’re not alone. Plenty of potential new freshmen are having the same exact feelings. A huge part of college is having the experience of living in the dorms with a roommate, and you’ve decided to take the “blind roommate” route. You have no control over who you’ll be assigned to live with, but you can control how you look at the situation. Here are five pieces of ad-

vice to ensure you have the best “blind roommate” experience you can: 1. Keep an open mind. Just as it’s generally a good idea to have this attitude going into any type of situation, it is so important that as you’re going in to this specific situation, you keep as much of an open mind as you can. Sometimes things aren’t as bad as we think they are in our heads, and our negative thoughts and attitudes can actually end up ruining something that wouldn’t have been ruined otherwise. Don’t write off going “blind” before you give it a chance to be good, because you will regret it. Keep an open mind, and give this unique experience a chance. When else are you going to have the same experience again in your life? 2. Know that you two don’t have to become best friends. The fact that you’re going

to be sharing a room with the same person for two full semesters doesn’t mean that the two of you have to become best friends, or friends at all for that matter. If you do end up clicking with your roommate, that’s great, and they might become one of your closest friends you end up making from college. However, don’t feel like you have to force a relationship, or that you owe each other anything. You could end up simply being really good roommates, and that’s it. There’s nothing wrong with that. 3. What doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. The decision to go “blind roommate” requires a lot of courage, so you should be proud of that. And it was probably a better choice to go “blind” than to room with your best friend from high school, because we all know that that choice could potentially come

with its own set of negative consequences. Just know that having this experience will make you stronger, no matter the outcome. You are being forced to share space with someone you’ve never met before, which requires keeping an open mind, being patient, and dealing with someone who might be completely different from you. Whatever happens throughout these two semesters, whether it be positive or negative, you’ll become a stronger person for it. Just keep in mind, it’s not forever. 4. Be prepared for any kind of person. Being realistic rather than completely optimistic is sometimes your best defense against fear of the unknown. Preparing yourself for a variety of personalities when it comes time to move in to your dorm is probably a good thing to do

in preparation. Even if all of your friends are people with whom you have a lot in common, which they most likely are, try to think about the different types of people you’ve come across, either in high school or elsewhere, and how you would act around them. Make an effort to, as emphasized before, keep an open mind when it comes to people who are different than you. Meeting someone new who isn’t exactly like you can expand your perspectives on certain people, and even change the way you think about the world. If worst comes to worst and your roommate turns out to be kind of the worst person ever, at least you’ll have a story to tell, and you’ll know how to deal with people like them in the future. 5. Be the roommate you want them to be to you.

Last but not least, be the type of roommate you would want to have. Be courteous, patient, understanding, thoughtful, friendly and open. Don’t close yourself off to the possibility of having a nice relationship with your roommate. Ask them how their day was when they come home after class, or offer to go workout together, or grab a meal together at the dining hall. You can’t expect your future roommate to be a great one unless you return the favor. Going “blind” is a huge step toward your new life away at college, which comes with certain responsibilities, but it can also be fun. Don’t completely write off your “blind” experience, and decide that it’s going to be completely miserable. If you allow yourself to get used to the new living situation, and actually give it a chance, it could have many positive effects.

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Festival to feature film on Elk River chemical spill By Caitlin Worrell A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia Rivers Coalition will host its annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival for the fifth consecutive year, bringing even more outdoor beauty and knowledge to the mountain state. Part of a nationwide tour, The Wild and Scenic Film Festival offers a combination of visual experiences for spectators. While more than 100 films were submitted to the national festival in Nevada City, Calif., the Morgantown festival has chosen 10 to showcase. The films will range from adventure sports features to conservation pieces, offering something for every outdoor enthusiast. Eight of the films selected have premiered at the national festival, but the WVRC has also specially selected two local films to feature. “We will be premiering a film commissioned by West Virginia Rivers Coalition on the Elk River chemical spill entitled ‘West Virginia Water Crisis: Lessons Learned, Hope Renewed,’” said Kathleen Tyner, out-

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The Wild and Scenic Film Festival showcases movies with an environmental message, such as ‘COLD ‘ pictured here. reach manager for the WVRC. “It is a short film by West Virginia film maker Keely Kernan which tackles the difficult subject of the Jan. 9 chemical leak that contaminated the drinking water of 300,000 West Virginians. The film shows how a community came together and worked

for the water quality protections they deserve.” The Wild and Scenic Film Festival will attempt to use this innovative medium to promote environmental activism. It is the hope of both the filmmakers and festival organizers that sharing films will encourage citizens to exer-

cise conservation efforts in their daily lives. “I hope that folks attending the Wild & Scenic Film Festival leave feeling inspired and energized,” Tyner said. “Every action makes a difference, and we all have the power to influence the environmental integrity of our planet.”

With local partners like Pathfinder and Morgantown Brewing Company, the festival hopes to bring members of the community together to help facilitate greater local environmental effort. Thursday night’s event will also feature live music from the Halftime String

Band beginning at 6:30 p.m. Catch the Wild and Scenic Film Festival at 7 p.m. tonight at the Metropolitan Theatre. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 with a valid student ID. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Chance the Rapper comes to WVU Botanic Garden offers tree walk On October 26, Sweater Beats and Young and Sick will perform with headliner Chance the Rapper at the WVU Coliseum. WVU will be the last stop on the Verge Campus Tour. Sweater Beats, whose real name is Antonio Cuna is a New York producer. His music is electronic style with R&B laced into it. Sweater beats came out with an EP called Symbols featuring collaborations with Lotti, Bella Hunter and JSMN. Young and Sick is a double threat in both music and art. The album, Torches, for Foster the People was designed by Young and Sick in 2011, and in 2012, Young and Sick drew the album cover for Maroon 5’s Overexposed. In October 2012, Young and Sick finally released his first single which was called “House of Spirits.” Spring 2013, Young and Sick rejected contracts that were worth up to six figures to release their second single called “Continuum.” The project was talked about by major news outlets such as The Wall Street

Journal, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone Magazine. Later that year, Young and Sick decided to sign with Harvest Records. And in the spring of this year, Young and Sick released its first album with 50 different pieces of art that is mixed in the album. Chance the Rapper is having a big year in music. He has recently announced the name of his new album, “Surf”, and it was recorded with his band, The Social Experiment, according to pitchfork.com. Just like his past releases, such as “Acid Rap”, he will release his new album. It will be coming out by the end of the year. Recently songs Chance has come out with was “No Better Blues,”“Wonderful Everyday: Arthur” and “I am Very, Very Lonely” To get tickets go to the campus box offices which are located in the Mountainlair and the CAC or visit http://events.wvu. edu/concerts/14-15/chancetherapper. shtml.

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Cinderella is a new mom NEW YORK (AP) — The actress playing Cinderella on tour has something much more precious than a pair of sparkly slippers waiting backstage. She’s got a bouncing baby boy. Paige Faure, a Broadway veteran and current star of “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” is the new mom to Hank, a happy 20-month old who has joined her on the road for the next several months. “It takes a lot of balance and a lot of coffee,” Faure said last week from the tour’s kickoff in Providence, Rhode Island. “It’s definitely hard but very rewarding.” The tour is now in Florida and plans stops in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Iowa and South Carolina. Little Hank can count both his parents as Broadway stars. Faure’s husband is Adam Monley, who plays the Bishop of Digne and understudies Javert in Broadway’s “Les Miserables.” The couple squeeze in time with Hank whenever possible. “It’s really an incredible time for both of us right now,” Faure said. “He’s still so small and basically made of rubber at this age. He’s able to roll with anything.” Faure, who was raised in Atlanta, had small parts in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and “Bullets Over Broadway” and was in national tours of “Aida,” “Little Women,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “A Chorus Line.” Her history with Cinderella is long, starting in 8th grade when she played the Fairy Godmother. “I know

This weekend, the West Virginia Botanic Garden is hosting a walk through the gardens, led by Jon Weems. Weems is the West Virginia University Arboretum Specialist and has led multiple walks throughout the years. “This is slightly different,” Weems said. “Last year, I did one on the state trees and that was fun. This year, is a little different focus, I lead a walk in the fall every year for several years now. I try to make it a little different each time to make it fresh for me and repeat customers.” The walk will focus on the trees in the Botanic Gardens, and the traditional and modern uses of trees, their woods and some discussion on the color changes in the leaves. Weems said the season of good colors in the foliage is coming to a close, so there might not be as much color as people would like to see.

“I talk about things mostly related to trees, but (also) whatever we come across that seems of interest,” Weems said. “I’ll talk a little about the changes that trees encounter in the fall and see what questions folks have that I can tackle and take it from there.” The cost of the walk is free and open to the public. This walk is among several other events the Botanic Garden has throughout the year. More information can be found at their website http// www.wvbg.org. “The purpose (of the walk) is a fun way to spend some time outside at a nice time of the year and enjoy the company of some interesting people,” Weems said. The walk will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday. — nlc

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Paige Faure balances the roles of princess and mom. both sides of the show now. I have a very deep understanding,” she joked. For the Broadway reboot, she initially played Cinderella for Josh Rhodes when he was auditioning to choreograph the show. After he was chosen, Faure was to be Laura Osnes’ understudy on Broadway. Then she found out during workshops that she was pregnant. “His due date was opening night,” she said. Faure returned to “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” for a three-month stint as Cinderella on Broadway before leading the tour, making the role her own at last. “It’s been really fun to rediscover it and find different layers that I didn’t have before. It’s kind of funny to

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think that Broadway prepared me for the tour,” she said. The traditional fairy tale was given a sly and witty makeover by Douglas Carter Beane, who updated the story to make Cinderella - rechristened Ella here - a stronger young woman, but kept the songs by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, which include “In My Own Little Corner” and “Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?” “Very immediately it seemed to be to be about empowerment and about finding who you are, social justice and standing up for what you believe in,” Faure said. “It’s important that we tour with this show. I think it’s a message people need to hear.”

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‘White Bird in a Blizzard’ dissapoints with campy style By now, there should be no question in anyone’s mind that Shailene Woodley is an actress on a rapid-fire journey to stardom. She’s enchanted us in enough films - “The Descendants,” “The Spectacular Now,” “The Fault in Our Stars” - that one less-thanstellar film won’t alter her upward trajectory. Which is good, because “White Bird in a Blizzard” doesn’t do her many favors. Actually, let’s amend that - those Woodley fans who are excited about the news that she sheds some clothes here will probably not care a whit about whether the film meets its lofty artistic goals. As for the rest of us, well, it’s not that Woodley herself disappoints - as usual, she’s fresh, natural and always interesting to watch - but the film is such an uncomfortable oddity that its overall weirdness ultimately swallows her up a bit, too. There’s a kernel of something tantalizing in “White Bird,” writer-director Gregg Araki’s highly stylized adaptation of the YA novel by Laura Kasischke about a teen girl discovering her-

self emotionally and sexually amid some serious family trauma. And few actors portray the awkwardness of teen self-discovery - and sometimes its grace - as well as Woodley. But there’s a fine line between stylized and campy, and Araki defiantly crosses it, in any number of cringein-your-seat, can-youb e l i e v e - t h i s - d i a l o g u e, my-gosh-that-feels-fake moments. The voiceover narration is also particularly clunky. Woodley plays Kat Connors, who’s 17 when her tragically beautiful mother, Eve (Eva Green, going allout vampy here, and then some, and then some more) disappears, leaving Kat and her repressed father, Brock (Christopher Meloni) alone and bewildered. Where has she gone? That question would surely consume any household, but Kat seems relatively unaffected at first, assuring her dad that hey, Mom will come back eventually. Even in her periodic meetings with a therapist (Angela Bassett, not given much of anything to do here), she

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Shailene Woodley of ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ fame stars in Araki’s new film. doesn’t seem that upset. Except for those darned dreams, where she’s wandering through a fake blizzard, everything all bleachy white like in a snow globe - and comes across her mother lying there, nude. Araki has departed in various ways from the book, moving the action from Ohio to suburban Califor-

nia, and changing the time frame; we begin in 1988 and move ahead to 1991 (the soundtrack includes Depeche Mode, The Cure and Cocteau Twins). He’s also changed key details about Kat’s two best friends. That’s fine, but the dialogue between the three - Woodley, Mark Indelicato and Gabourey Sidibe - is in-

explicably clunky. The film hops around in time as it explores the mystery of what happened to Eve. We see her in flashback as a pretty young mother, frolicking with her daughter (once again, these scenes feel strangely fake, not to mention vaguely 1960-ish) and later as a frustrated housewife, chafing at

the nightly chore of making dinner, competing with her own daughter for the attention of the studly young stoner, Phil (Shiloh Fernandez), who Kat’s sleeping with, and slowly going nuts. Woodley gets to be sexier and brasher here than we’re used to (not to mention topless, and a bit more). Exploring her newfound sexuality, she even makes a play for the handsome, grizzled detective (Thomas Jane) who’s investigating her mother’s disappearance. Their seduction scene is one of the best in the movie, because it feels authentic, a quality often lacking elsewhere. It all comes down to a doozy of a plot twist, and it’s enjoyably shocking. But at the end you’re still left shaking your head, feeling lost, wishing there was something tangible to hold on to - perhaps a bit like being trapped in a snow globe. “White Bird in a Blizzard,” a Magnolia Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America “for sexual content/nudity, language and some drug use.” Running time: 91 minutes. Two stars out of four.

Interview with Laura Poitras on ‘Citizenfour’ NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine if Bob Woodward’s clandestine meetings in a Washington D.C. parking garage with Deep Throat had been documented - or, better yet, filmed by Woodward, himself. The analogy isn’t perfect, but that’s about the closest equivalent to Laura Poitras’ one-of-a-kind documentary “Citizenfour,” which captures former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden during his leak of NSA documents to Poitras (a documentarian and reporter) and journalist Glenn Greenwald. In strikingly intimate footage - history from a Hong Kong hotel room “Citizenfour” documents Snowden’s first encounters with Poitras and Greenwald and their eight days together going over the NSA revelations that would lead to espionage charges against Snowden, a share in a Pulitzer Prize for the subsequent reporting by Poitras and Greenwald, and nationwide debate about post-9/11 surveillance of Americans. Poitras spoke the morning after “Citizenfour,” which opens Friday, premiered at the New York Film Festival. After the screening, the Lincoln Center stage swelled with the movie’s filmmakers, whistleblowers

like former NSA official William Binney and Snowden family members. Poitras called the crowded stage “a show of force.” AP: What was it like in that hotel room? Poitras: My experience was unlike any that I’ve ever filmed. I’ve worked in conflict zones and this felt more dangerous than any other place I’ve ever been. I felt the stakes were just incredibly high. I remember thinking very much that all my experiences as a filmmaker kind of went on autopilot. Emotionally, it was really hard because I really felt this person was absolutely putting their life on the line, and there was a certain burden to participate in that and witness it and not know what the outcome would be. So it felt like a bit of a freefall. AP: Was your role at all confusing, being that you were there as a journalist, a filmmaker and an ally in a cause? Poitras: When I was in Hong Kong, I was there as a documentary filmmaker, so I would call that visual journalism. I was there to record what I perceived to be a historic event. I wanted to be able to see somebody who’s risked everything. That doesn’t happen every day. I had different roles at different times. A lot of peo-

ple could have written stories about these documents, but I felt like not a lot of people would have gotten into that hotel room. AP: It makes for a completely unique film. Poitras: I had a bunch of legal meetings before going and they were like, “Well, it’s a bit risky to go to Hong Kong. Just don’t document anything.” I was like, “No, no, that’s not what’s going to happen. I’m going to document everything.” AP: What really comes across is Snowden’s levelheaded conviction and his understanding of the likely ramifications for himself. Poitras: He was totally in a Zen state. He had arrived in a state where he was going to accept whatever consequences came, so he was very calm but very intentional, like: “There are things in my brain that I want to communicate to you. You’re not going to understand them all. But write them down because the world needs to know them and I might not ever see you again.” AP: How was it editing the film in Berlin, where you worked to be outside of U.S. jurisdiction? Poitras: We were working in lots of encryptions. Only my editor and I know certain things. There were real

Laura Poitras covers Snowden in her documentary ‘Citizenfour.’ risks. When I came back from Hong Kong, I had to sit everyone down and say, “If this doesn’t feel comfortable, you need to let me know, because there is a chance we get a knock on the door.” These are real potential things, that the government might try to seize the footage. AP: A few weeks ago, you visited Snowden in Russia, where he’s living in asylum. The footage from that visit shows him living seemingly happy with his girlfriend, Lindsay Mills. Poitras: I’ve visited him in

Moscow several times in the past year. When I saw him last time, I was like, “Wow, he seems good.” Having Lindsay there is really good for him. He feels less of the weight of the world on him. AP: What did he think of the film? Poitras: He took a lot of notes and then a lot of them were like, “So on that shot, on the table behind there, you can see a thumb drive.” He was basically looking at it from an operational security perspective. There’s a bit of an irony in it because he began our meeting by say-

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ing, “I don’t want the story to be about me. I want it to be about the issues.” And yet I’ve made a film about him. I think he understands why I’ve done that and he’s consented to it. But I think there’s a part of him that would like to recede from the story. AP: What kind of effect would you like “Citizenfour” to have? Poitras: Hopefully seeing the risks that someone takes in a situation like this, maybe it provides a place or protection for people to come forward.

Keanu Reeves gloriously returns to action with ‘John Wick’ LOS ANGELES (AP) — In an intriguing cinematic twist, Keanu Reeves’ Matrix stunt double Chad Stahelski becomes his co-director with David Leitch on “John Wick,” a visceral revenge thriller that marks a confident, muscular action debut. After a marked absence from the genre, Reeves resoundingly returns with an effortless, kinetic style that positions the film extremely well for any potential follow-ups. With much of the marketplace distracted by awards contenders and the

seasonal onslaught of horror offerings, “John Wick” may find an opening to start building some seriously sustained momentum with both male and female Reeves fans during its initial rollout. Economically recapping the recent personal loss of retired Russian mob assassin John Wick (Reeves) in nested flashbacks following the untimely death of his wife Helen (Bridget Moynahan), the opening scenes find Wick shuffling around in a fog of grief before latching onto his only

remaining connection to her, a beagle puppy named Daisy that Helen arranged as a gift before her passing. As he struggles to regain any sense of normalcy, the dog and fond memories of his marriage give Wick some hope for the future, but it proves short-lived when he’s antagonized by petulant young gangster Iosef (Alfie Allen), who tries to intimidate Wick into selling his classic 1969 black Mustang. When that doesn’t work, Iosef and his crew break into Wick’s New Jersey home to steal the car, leaving him battered and bloodied before Iosef kills Daisy in a fit of pique. Wick quickly snaps back into cold-blooded killer mode even after five years on the sidelines once he’s deprived of his only remaining solace, determined to hunt Iosef down in retribution. Unearthing his stash of weapons and cash, Wick discovers that his target is actually the son of his former gang boss Viggo (Michael Nyqvist). Fully realizing who they’re up against, Viggo tells Iosef: “It’s not what you did that angers me so, it’s who you did it to,” even though he’s committed to protecting his son’s life by putting a $2 million price on Wick’s head. First to consider the opportunity is Wick’s former colleague Marcus (Willem

Keanu Reeves of portrayes the murderous John Wick in his new action film. Dafoe), a crack sniper, as well as Perkins (Adrianne Palicki), a female contract killer who’s as deadly as she is gorgeous. Derek Kolstad’s admirably lean script propels the film’s galvanizing action with only the barest narrative essentials, quickly dispensing with the series of improbable coincidences necessitated by the initial setup. With rarely more than a quarter-hour between dynamically staged set pieces, there’s little time to wonder whether Wick has anything more on his mind than elemental revenge.

Whatever his inner motivations, Wick isn’t one to clearly articulate them, which makes the character a natural fit with Reeves’ typically taciturn demeanor. With his stringy dark hair, scraggly beard and lithe physique, he’s in excellent form throughout the film, whether battling his way through imaginatively staged fight sequences or handling an impressive array of firearms and lethal blades. Distilling a couple of decades of stunt work and second-unit directing experience into 96 minutes of runtime, Stahelski and

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Leitch expertly deliver one action highlight after another in a near-nonstop thrill ride. With a tendency to favor skillfully framed master shots over quick cuts from multiple angles, he immerses viewers in dynamic onscreen clashes that recall John Woo’s classic bullet ballets with an overlay of emotional intensity. “John Wick,” a Lionsgate release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong and bloody violence throughout, language and brief drug use. Running time: 96 minutes.

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No time for WVU to get complacent

Now in its third season as a member of the Big 12, West Virginia University finds itself in an odd place heading into this week: The role of the hunted. After Saturday’s upset of then-No. 4 Baylor, the Mountaineers are No. 2 in the Big 12 and legitimate conference title contenders. With No. 10 TCU and No. 11 Kansas State still having to come to Morgantown in Weeks 10 and 12, West Virginia controls its own championship destiny. The road to the Big 12 title ultimately runs through Morgantown, and now is no time to be complacent. “I basically asked the guys if they were satisfied with the win, and if they weren’t satisfied with where they are as a team right now,” said head coach Dana Holgorsen. “It was unanimous ‘not satisfied.’ They want to continue to press forward and try to keep rolling on with where we’re at in the Big 12 right now.” West Virginia travels to Stillwater, Okla., Saturday for a tricky road game against Oklahoma State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12). The Cowboys are coming off a 42-9 loss at TCU, but return to the friendly confines of Boone Pickens Stadium where they are 36-6 since 2008. After big wins, particularly big home wins, it’s often hard to refocus the following week. “I think if we had a very young and immature team, then that would be a huge challenge,” Holgorsen said. “We have a very experienced, older team that likes each other and understands what we’re trying to accomplish. “Really, what we’re trying to accomplish is to win the next game.” The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Saturday’s matchup in Stillwater : Trap game. West Virginia is coming off arguably its biggest win since joining the Big 12, and playing an unranked team in a hostile environment is trickier than one might think. The veterans on West Virginia’s roster know this all too well. In 2012, after beating then-No. 11 Texas, the then-No. 5 Mountaineers traveled to Lubbock, Texas, to play unranked Texas Tech where they lost, 49-14. The Mountaineers went on to lose four of their next six games that season which ended with an embarrassing loss to Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl. “I think we have a lot of guys that have a lot of experience that went through a lot last year and went through a lot two years ago and want to be in a good place at the end of the week,” Holgorsen said. Given the attitude and veteran leadership of this team, I believe West Virginia will handle business Saturday and leave Stillwater with a solid team win. Holgorsen said he knows Oklahoma State will be ready to play, and so will his team. “No game in the Big 12 is easy to play. It doesn’t matter if you’re playing at home, it doesn’t matter if you’re playing on the road and, to be quite frank, it really doesn’t matter which of the nine other opponents is,” Holgorsen said. “We have to be ready to go, and I think our guys will.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Wide receiver Kevin White reels in a touchdown over Baylor cornerback Xavien Howard.

Week after week, senior receiver Kevin White proves why he is the best in the business By Connor Murray Sports Editor @ConnorKMurray

When Kevin White came to West Virginia in 2013, he looked like an NFL receiver. Standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 210 pounds, he bears a striking resemblance to one of the best to ever do it on the professional level, eight-time Pro Bowler Larry Fitzgerald. Until this season, other than his jersey number and hairstyle, that is where the similarities ended. Sure, White had his moments in 2013. It all started in the Gold-Blue Spring Game, his first live action in a Mountaineer uniform, when he caught a simple screen pass and made the entirety of West Virginia’s defense look foolish on his way to the end zone. Unfortunately for White, spring game highlights do not make a season. Yes, he showed flashes of that next level athleticism during the 2013 season, but not with any consistency. That turned out to be a theme for West Virginia last season. This year, White is realizing his potential, whether the nation has taken notice or not. Through seven games, he is No. 1 in the nation in receiving yards and is making history along the way. He has opened the season with seven-straight 100-yard games, which is a program record. Think about that. How many great wide receivers have come through Morgantown over the years? None of them were able to accomplish what White has. West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen has worked with some great receivers in his day: Michael Crabtree at Texas Tech, Justin Blackmon at Oklahoma State and Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey at West Virginia to name a few. “He’s doing what some of the best ones I’ve seen do…I think Kevin has improved to the point where he’s in that discussion now. He’s got over 1,000 yards in seven games. He’s on pace statistically to do what Crabtree and Blackmon and Stedman did. He keeps getting better. I think his best football is ahead of him,” Holgorsen said. During the 2010 season, Blackmon had a season to

remember in Holgorsen’s offense at Oklahoma State. He racked up 1,782 receiving yards with 111 catches and 20 touchdowns in a season that culminated in him taking home the Biletnikoff Award, which is given to the best receiver in the country. Just as Holgorsen said, what White is doing this season is close to being right on par with that. Every game this season he has had a signature moment, but nothing compares to the one-handed touchdown catch he made Saturday against Baylor. You might say it was his Heisman moment. In fact, I’ll say it too. It’s time to start recognizing greatness, and Kevin White has been nothing short of that. Part of his emergence this season has been his ability to dominate oneon-one matchups. Defenses have to commit multiple men to stopping him, or risk getting burned. Baylor took the risk, and Baylor got burned. White said seeing man-to-man coverage gives him some extra motivation. “Either he’s better than me or I’m better than him. I kind of take it personally. I try to win every matchup I can and try to do my best to make a play on the ball,” he said. More times than not this season, White has been better than the man charged with defending him. Baylor’s secondary, namely cornerback Xavien Howard, found that out last week. White was personally responsible for five defensive pass interference calls Saturday. That’s 75 penalty yards one man was responsible for. When you add that to his eight catches, 132 yards and two touchdowns, it’s not hard to come to the conclusion that Baylor’s defensive backs were severely outmatched. “There’s only a couple of ways you can guard him, and one of them is to grab him,” said offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson. “I don’t know many people that can cover him oneon-one. He’s a hard working kid just making plays.” Some receivers can be virtually taken out of a game when opposing defenses decide to get physical. That hasn’t happened with Kevin White this season; in fact, it has had the

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Kevin White lets his emotions show during WVU’s win over Baylor. opposite effect. When defenders resort to pass interference to keep up, White knows he has them right where he wants them. “I kind of talk trash a little bit. Once I get one, I let him know. I just try to get

in his head and make him switch up his game plan a little bit,” he said. West Virginia’s offense is operating at top efficiency right now. How does Dana Holgorsen keep this roll going? Find No. 11.

“We target him a good bit. Every game we’re going to target him a good bit,” he said. “He’s a dominating player. That’s for sure.” connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu

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SWIMMING & DIVING

West Virginia set for meet against Penn State today By David Statman Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia University swimming and diving team will face its biggest test so far this season with a matchup at 5 p.m. today. against Penn State. The Mountaineers come into the meet fresh off a victory in the West Virginia State Games two weeks ago, with both the men’s and women’s squads finishing first among the collegiate swimming and diving programs of the state

of West Virginia. After a strong performance in the State Games, head coach Vic Riggs said he wants to see his team rise up to the challenge. “Overall, I will be looking for improvements in our race strategy,” Riggs said. “The PSU men and women are both very strong teams, both are Top 25, and we will need to stick to our race plans to compete well.” In head coach Tim Murphy’s first year, the 2013-14 Nittany Lions swim team turned in its

best NCAA Championship performance in over a decade. The men’s and women’s squads finished No. 17 and No. 18, respectively, and swimmers Shane Ryan and Alyson Ackman both return as First Team All-Americans. If that wasn’t enough of a challenge, the Mountaineers will be without the services of senior swimmer Tim Squires, the team’s top freestyle swimmer and holder of several school records, due to an illness. Coach Riggs said while Squires’ ab-

sence will hurt, it will be a valuable opportunity to the other members of the team. “Though this is a big blow to our relays and sprint events, it definitely gives other men the opportunity to step up,” Riggs said. “So I will be looking to see who can step up and fill the void. When you swim versus strong competition, you hope that will bring out the best in your team.” Squires won’t be the only Mountaineer swim-

mer who will be missing the meet due to illness or injury, and Riggs said a strong performance from the Mountaineer diving squad will be a key factor in giving WVU a shot at earning a win. Penn State and WVU have faced off each of the last 11 seasons, with last season’s meeting ending in a Nittany Lion sweep. The WVU women’s team has gone winless in 22 attempts against Penn State, while the men have a 1615 all-time record. The men’s and women’s

competitions will have different formats this year. The men’s team swimming the 200-yard events and the women swimming 100-yard events. “PSU should bring the best out of us and will look to our team to answer to these challenges,” Riggs said. T h e Mo u n t a i n e e r s won’t have much time to rest after their matchup with Penn State, as they will travel to face Villanova Saturday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

MEN’S SOCCER

Mountaineers knock off No. 12 Nittany Lions on road By Ryan Minnigh Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

West Virginia paid the No. 12 Penn State Nittany Lions a visit last night and left with a major victory and confidence boost. This serves as a big blow to the Nittany Lions, who suffered their thirdstraight loss after starting the season 10-0-1. Andy Bevin continued his magnificent run in the 2014 season with another stellar performance. Bevin scored both goals for the Mountaineers, boosting his season total to a

career-high nine. Bevin knotted the game 1-1 in the 62nd minute and gave WVU the lead on a penalty kick in the 70th minute. Paul Ehrenworth tallied his first point of the season with an assist on Bevin’s first goal. “The resiliency was tremendous tonight. Our guys really came together as a group this evening,” said head coach Marlon LeBlanc in a release. “We needed our entire squad this evening and we got a collective effort. I’m proud of these guys to come from behind on the road and beat a top-

15 team.” West Virginia got the action started early with two shots in the first three minutes but could not get a shot on goal. Penn State then tried its hand at scoring but found similar results to West Virginia’s. Mikey Minutillo had the first big chance of the game for Penn State, but his shot hit the crossbar. Owen Griffith then missed on a header less than two minutes later for Penn State. Penn State kept the pressure high for the rest of the first half. Shots

were fired from a variety of players, but none found the back of the net. West Virginia had its opportunities as well, but could not capitalize. The halftime score remained 0-0. Penn State wasted no time getting on the board in the second half. Connor Maloney shot from nearly 20 yards out and beat WVU goalkeeper Lee Johnston to put the Nittany Lions up 1-0 in the 49th minute. Despite the quick second half score, Penn State’s lead was not safe by any means. The Nittany Lions got more chances, but they surrendered pos-

session at the wrong time. West Virginia made a run down the field, and Ehrenworth sent a long cross into the box where Bevin sent in the equalizer. The Mountaineers were still hungry to make a statement and score one more goal. West Virginia got shots from Bevin, Zak Leedom and Jack Driscoll, but could not go up. However, in the 70th minute, West Virginia caught a break. A foul inside the box left the Mountaineers with a penalty kick opportunity. Andy Bevin lined up the attempt and buried the chance to

give the Mountaineers the 2-1 advantage. Penn State did not go away without a fight. The Nittany Lions kept the pressure high and tried to send the game to overtime. Despite the shot attempts, the Mountaineers held strong and pulled off the upset, 2-1 in State College. With a big win under their belt, the Mountaineers now return home for a crucial MAC game against the conference leading Bowling Green Falcons 1 p.m Saturday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

VOLLEYBALL

WVU gets back on track with road win at Baylor

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Mountaineers increased their record to 13-8 and 3-4 in the Big 12. The Bears are now 1111, 1-6 with their only Big 12 win against Kansas State

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at the end of September. Head coach Jill Kramer said the Mountaineers stepped up their game in their third Big 12 win. “I thought that our team fought really hard tonight. They played together. It might be one of the best team performances that we’ve had all year,” she said. “I thought our opposites did really well, our middles were a lot more involved than they have been, our effort was really good, and we were really focused in on every point.” Leading the Mountaineers and the Big 12 in kills, sophomore outside hitter Jordan Anderson finished with 19, followed by Nikki Attea with 15, and Hannah Sackett with 10. Libero Gianna Gotterba put down two kills of her own. Altogether the team finished with 61 kills with a .263 hitting percentage on the night. Anderson is on pace to finish in a few places of WVU Volleyball record books, including a spot in the top-10 for all-time single season kills. “I thought she was great, she really stepped up to the challenge, she took a lot of swings,” Kramer said.

“But we spread things out a bit and gave her the ball at the right time, and she made good decisions. I think that’s what we need out of her, she got kills when we really needed it.” The Bears finished with 57 total kills, a .233 hitting percentage and were led by Andie Malloy with 20 kills. She had 11 digs and earned her 13th doubledouble this season. Amy Rosenbaum set for 51 assists during the match, and freshman libero Ashley Myer dug 12 balls, followed by teammates Jana Brusek and Malloy, who dug 11. Anderson also contributed 10 digs, giving her a double-double for the game. Gotterba led WVU with 18 digs, Anna Panagiotakopoulous and Lampr ini Konstantinidou had seven. Setting for the Mountaineers, Konstantinidou had 45 assists out of the team total of 54. With some tough losses to teams like Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma, the Mountaineers have been putting anyone on the court at any time in order to keep the pace of the game going and figure out who works best together. Kramer said moving

people around has given the girls on the team a few lessons that have been beneficial. “Right now I think they’ve all learned a lot about each other,” she said. “They all stepped up tonight, we had a lot of different people in and they all contributed and they all performed. I think they’re really starting to feel like these matches are in their hands, and we’re right there to compete with anyone in the Big 12.” Baylor was lacking on its service scores tonight. WVU hit seven aces across the court and Baylor had none. This is something Kramer has been emphasizing through the season, that she wants her team to serve tough. “I think we’re serving the ball with more pace right now,” she said. “We’ve been spending more time in practice working on serving and passing which is good when you’re doing those things.” The Mountaineers will be back on the home court 5 p.m. Saturday against No. 22 Kansas State in the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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NBA owners fail to pass lottery reform NEW YORK (AP) – One of the biggest issues on the agenda when the NBA’s owners arrived in New York for the board of governors meetings was thwarting the tanking strategy employed most brazenly by the Philadelphia 76ers. A proposal that would reduce the incentive for teams to lose games on purpose in an effort to get a better pick in the draft appeared to be gathering momentum earlier in the week. All that momentum disappeared almost overnight, with enough skittish owners unable or unwilling to sign off on significant reforms that could have widened the gulf between small and bigmarket teams. The proposal needed 23

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votes for approval but only received 17, with 13 lining up to vote against it on Wednesday. “I think, in essence, the owners were concerned about unintended consequences,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “I think we all recognize we need to find the right balance between creating the appropriate incentives on one hand for teams to, of course, win, and on the other hand allowing for appropriate rebuilding and the draft to work as it should in which the worst performing teams get the highest picks in the draft.” The vote means the existing system will remain in place for now. The team with the worst record will still

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have a 25 percent chance at getting the top pick and cannot drop lower than fourth. The board agreed to send the issue back to the competition committee for additional study. The reform proposal presented by the league’s competition committee would have drastically reduced the worst team’s odds of winning the lottery while also increasing the chances that the teams with the best record in the lottery field would jump up to the top of the board. Another element of the proposal, the defeat of which was first reported by Yahoo! Sports, would have made it possible for the worst team to plummet all the way to seventh in the order.

The 76ers are at the center of the debate. General manager Sam Hinkie, with the blessing of ownership, has assembled a roster designed to lose in the present in hopes of building a foundation that can win in the future. Hinkie has been unapologetic about his approach, believing that it provides the Sixers the best chance to not just be competitive in a few years, but to contend in the Eastern Conference. They have already landing promising point guard Michael Carter-Williams, forward Nerlens Noel, center Joel Embiid and European standout Dario Saric by stockpiling those high draft picks, but they’ve also lost a lot of games while do-

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’85 World Series Royals relishing playoff run

Former Royals’ palyer George Brett hits the ball during a game in his career. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Bret Saberhagen was just 21 years old when the Kansas City Royals were last in the World Series. He pitched a Game 7 shutout to beat the St. Louis Cardinals. It took 29 years for him to stand on the mound at another World Series. On Tuesday night, Saberhagen took part in a ceremony to deliver the game ball before the opener between the Royals and the San Francisco Giants. Asked if he had any advice for the players who were warming up on the manicured outfield grass, he replied: “Enjoy the moment.” “I’m sure they think, ‘OK, we’ve been here once and we’ll be here a bunch of times,’” Saberhagen told The Associated Press before the Giants rolled to a 7-1 victory behind a dazzling performance by their

own star pitcher, Madison Bumgarner. “But I think it’s going by so quick, and it’s such a quick run – I don’t think it’ll sink in for a long time, maybe until they’re done playing.” That was the case for Saberhagen, who made other playoff appearances with Colorado and Boston but never again reached the Fall Classic. It was the same for George Brett, Frank White and many of their 1985 teammates on the only Royals club to capture a World Series crown. They made it once to baseball’s pinnacle. They never made it again. Perhaps that is why they’ve remained so close all these years. Many get together for golf outings, or chat on the phone on a regular basis. And as this year’s version of the Royals has taken an entire

city on a magical ride, the players from yesteryear have tagged right along with them. Saberhagen watched the AL Championship Series against Baltimore from a suite with infielder Greg Pryor, catcher Jamie Quirk and Janie Quisenberry, the widow of the late pitcher Dan Quisenberry. Along the way, Saberhagen has heard from pitchers Charlie Leibrandt, Bud Black and Mark Gubicza. “Everybody is very passionate about the Royals. You play here and you get a special feeling,” Saberhagen said. “I don’t know if you drink the water or what, but I was very fortunate to play here for eight years. I thought I was going to go my whole career, but they traded me away.” They never traded away Brett, of course. Now nobody is more closely linked to the club.

After retiring as a player, No. 5 moved into the front office, where he has held a variety of roles. He even briefly slipped back into his uniform last season to serve as interim hitting coach, then quietly changed back into a suit and tie. But during this year’s playoff push, he’s been in the spotlight, TV cameras watching him wherever he goes. When the Royals made their late-inning rally to beat the Oakland A’s in their wild-card game, the images of Brett – mouth agape, hands on his head in disbelief – were everywhere. “After we beat Oakland, I said, ‘This is unbelievable,’” Brett recalled. “Then I caught myself and said, ‘Well, maybe it’s not unbelievable. We believed we were this good in spring training.’ Then when you beat the Angels

three straight, you say, ‘Unbelievable!’ But now I’ll never say unbelievable again. I’ll say, ‘Fantastic! Great!’ Whatever. But I’m not going to use that as an adjective.” The World Series has become a businesslike affair for many of the Giants, who are chasing their third crown in the last five years. The playoffs are a rite of autumn in the Bay Area. That’s hardly the case for the Royals, who suffered through several years of 100-loss seasons, managerial changes and youth movements gone awry before finally finding a winning formula. Saberhagen and Brett both see similarities between their ‘85 championship team and the group of Royals trying to replicate their feat. That team was also full of youth. It relied on pitching and de-

fense and speed. It refused to quit, even when things looked the bleakest – remember, the Royals lost the first two games of that ‘85 Series at home before bouncing back. That might be the most important characteristic after dropping Game 1 on Tuesday night. “There’s a few comparisons, but they also have their own identity,” Saberhagen said. “They’re really, truly a fun team to watch. They’re young. They have great energy. The city feeds off them.” It turns out that this year’s bunch of Royals has fed off the ‘85 team, too. “It means a lot to be able to share this moment with them,” Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas said recently. “It means a lot to George, just to see the way he reacts and the way he celebrates with us. He’s like a kid again.”

New-look NBA: A player’s perspective, Paul Pierce WASHINGTON (AP) – The Associated Press will periodically look at the changing landscape of the NBA during the upcoming season from three perspectives: A player’s viewpoint, from the bench, and from the front office. An interview with veteran forward Paul Pierce of the Wash-

ington Wizards tips off the series: When Paul Pierce watched the Washington Wizards in last season’s playoffs, he saw plenty of talent and potential. He also saw some mistakes. The Wizards needed something. Weeks later,

he decided they needed ... him. There have been more than 500 transactions involving NBA players since the San Antonio Spurs ended last season hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Most of those transactions were barely noticed, hardly creating a ripple in

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want to see other teams that weren’t in the spotlight before get into the spotlight. When you have constant landscape change, it brings great interest to the league.” These days, it might as well be called the LeBron Rule. James left Cleveland for Miami in 2010, the Heat went to four straight NBA Finals, and the Cavaliers became bottom-feeders overnight. He left Miami and returned to Cleveland this summer, and the Cavaliers are instantly the big favorites to win an NBA championship. Pierce isn’t conceding anything to Cleveland. He’s in Washington looking for a second ring. He was part of a starstudded group that went to Brooklyn with eyes on a title, but the Nets lost center Brook Lopez early in the year and never realized their potential. Afterward, Pierce weighed his options – stay in Brooklyn? Move to his Los Angeles hometown to join the Clippers? – before deciding he could be the missing piece to Washington’s championship puzzle. He’s convinced he made the right move. After watching the Wizards last season, Pierce realized they were rushing everything in the deciding minutes of second-

round games against the Indiana Pacers. They were outscored in the final three minutes in every game, something Pierce chalked up to a relative lack of playoff experience. That’s what he brings to Washington. “I think we have something here,” Pierce said. He’s a Wizard now, though deep down, his Celtics roots are still there. He spent 15 years in Boston, raised eyebrows when he showed up at Fenway Park for Derek Jeter’s final game last month wearing Celtics colors, still speaks highly of that team and that city. But he says the days of seeing stars like Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki and Tim Duncan spend their entire careers in one place are just about over. “You’re going to see star players in different places and it’s going to create more balance, it’s going to create interest from teams you normally, probably, don’t have interest from,” Pierce said. “The landscape is constantly going to change. I think people love that. They can’t wait for the NBA Finals but they can’t wait for offseason moves, either.” His wife and three kids, ages 6, 3 and 1, are settled in Washington. He’s forged a bond with his new team, his new coach, the people around him.

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Mountaineer Week festivities to showcase heritage, culture of West Virginia University by evelyn merithew associate city editor @dailyathenaeum

The 67th annual West Virginia University Mountaineer Week kicks off tomorrow to celebrate the culture and heritage of the Wild and Wonderful. In addition to numerous events and shows that will take place throughout the week, this year’s Mountaineer Week will spotlight Appalachian music and its history. “Our West Virginia hills will ring with the sounds of fiddles, banjos and dulcimers during Mountaineer Week as we celebrate Appalachian music. Appalachian people share a common cultural heritage that is expressed through their speech and dialect, their building methods and crafts, and most of all their music,” said Sonja Wilson, Mountaineer Week advisor. But the week includes much more than just music. The premier events planned to celebrate this style of music unique to the state will include a Mountain Music Concert that will feature the WVU Bluegrass Band Friday at 8 p.m. in the Mountainlair’s Gluck Theater. An Old Fashioned Square Dance presented by the Friends of Old Time Music will take place at 9:30 p.m. Friday in the Mountainlair food court and the WVU College of Creative Arts will present the annual fiddle contest at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25 in the Gluck Theater. “Musical traditions from our homeland are important links to the past and must be cherished and passed through generations,” Wilson said. Other weekend events will include the craft fair and quilt show on the second floor of the Mountainlair from Oct. 24-26, and Family Fun Day will take place from noon-5 p.m. Saturday. Color My College 5k, presented by WVU Veterans and featuring WVAQ’s DJ Jason Knight, will also take place on

Saturday. More Mountaineer Week traditional events will take place throughout the week of Oct. 27, including the PRT Cram from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday and a walking ghost tour at 7:30 p.m. beginning on the same day in E. Moore Hall. WVU Mountaineer mascot Michael Garcia will host the beard shaving finale, which will take place at noon on Oct. 29 in the Mountainlair. “The events and competitions made available during Mountaineer Week are a chance to create lasting memories with family and friends,” said Summer Ratcliff, Mountaineer Week co-chair. On Nov. 1, the Student LOT tailgate will be open before the football game against Texas Christian University. The tailgate will have games, raffles, food and a chili cook-off. At halftime, the winners of Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer will be announced. To wrap up a long week of festivities, the finale of Mountaineer Idol will take place on Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballroom. The organizers believe although the week highlights West Virginian heritage, it is a celebration for everyone with an attachment to the Mountain State. “Even if you aren’t from West Virginia or this region originally, when you come to Morgantown and WVU you are immediately adopted into this great culture,” Ratcliff said. “This opportunity to celebrate our state’s and University’s origins is something all students and community members should seize.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY

Wild West Kettle Corn & Pork Rinds Outside, Front of Mountainlair Bavarian Nuts and Cotton Candy Mountainlair, First Floor Apple Butter Presented by Laurel Point Church Sale & Demonstration 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Outside, Front of Mountainlair Mountaineer Week Photo Contest Display Presented by All-Pro Photography Mountainlair, First Floor Athletic Ticket Sales 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M., First Floor, Mountainlair Ginger Brookover “STORM PATH” Book Sale and Signing 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M., First Floor, Mountainlair SKY FORGE, Custom Blacksmithing by Andrew Rice Blacksmith will speak with patrons in between demonstration times. Demo times: 11:30 A.M. – 12: 30 P.M.; 1 P.M. – 2 P.M.; 2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.; 4 P.M. – 5 P.M. 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., Outside, Front of Mountainlair Corn Roast Presented by the WVU Collegiate 4-H Club 11:00A.M. – 4:00P.M., Outside, Front of Mountainlair WVU Clay Club 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., First Floor, Mountainlair Empty Bowls 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., First Floor, Mountainlair Mountaineer Week Operating Train Display The scale model railroad will be comprised of scenes influenced by familiar West Virginia Mountain State railraod and industrial locations. 11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M., Mountainlair First Floor, Shenandoah Room Mountaineer Week Craft Fair Opening Ceremony Welcome the opening of not only our Craft Fair, but the beginning of our 67th celebration of West Virginia! Keynote Speaker: Chris Haddox, Appalachian Music Scholar and WVU Faculty Member Featuring a musical performance by

Karen Bright singing her original song “The Hills of West Virginia Calls Me Home.” Noon, Mountainlair Ballrooms, Second Floor Identifying Your Homer Laughlin China Company Fiesta Using the Resources of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Presented by Anna M. Schein, Associate Curator, WV and Regional History Center, WVU Libraries This exhibit features early Homer Laughlin China Company (Newell, W. Va.) historical photographs and the history of the five original colors of Fiesta, America’s most collected dinnerware. Also featured are the Center’s resources which can be used to identify Homer Laughlin and other area dinnerware and pottery. Noon – 5:00 P.M., Mountainlair, First Floor Jackson’s Mill Farmstead at WVU Presented by WVU Jackson’s Mill Living history programs featuring the sale of stone-ground corn meal and other items from the Old General Store. Noon – 5:00 P.M., Mountainlair, First Floor Larry’s Cards by Larry Buchman Handmade cards. NOON – 5:00 P.M., First Floor, Mountainlair Mountaineer Week Craft Fair Enjoy the works of 60 artisans from WV and the surrounding states. Take a piece of homemade art home for the holidays. NOON – 8:00 P.M., Mountainlair Ballrooms and second floor hallways Mountaineer Week Quilt Show Presented by the Country Roads Quilt Guild Detailed quilts are on view, through the Country Roads Quilt Guild. NOON – 8:00 P.M., Mountainlair Mountaineer Room, Second Floor West Virgina University Press Book Sale Showcasing a sale of books and CDs about West Virginia and WVU projects. NOON – 8:00 P.M., Mountainlair Second Floor Deadline to Enter the Bob Huggins 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament 5:00 P.M. Ginger Brookover “STORM PATH” Book Discussion 5:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M., Blackwater Room, Mountainlair

saturday Kidwell’s Funnel Cake & other Appalachian Treats Outside, Front of Mountainlair Wild West Kettle Corn & Pork Rinds Outside, Front of Mountainlair Bavarian Nuts and Cotton Candy Mountainlair, First Floor Mountaineer Week Photo Contest Display Presented by All-Pro Photography Mountainlair, First Floor Color My College 5K: WVU The only color fun-run that uses your school colors! Featuring WVAQ’s DJ Jason Knight. Let’s paint Morgantown GOLD & BLUE! Benefitting: WVU Veterans Student Organization and the Gene Vance, Jr. Foundation Registration: http://www. colormycollege.com 10:00 A.M., Milan Puskar Stadium

Second Floor Mountaineer Week Operating Train Display Presented by the Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society, Inc. The scale model railroad will be comprised of scenes influenced by familiar West Virginia Mountain State railraod and industrial locations. 11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M., Mountainlair First Floor, Shenandoah Room Black Powder Shootout Billiards single elimination tournament. To register email: WVUBilliards@gmail. com NOON, Mountainlair, Games Area Mountaineer Week Family Fun Day Numerous activities for children and their families Click on the title to read the complete schedule All events take place from Noon – 5:00 P.M, on the First Floor of the Mountainlair, unless otherwise noted.

Jackson’s Mill Farmstead at WVU’s Jackson’s Mill Living history programs featuring the sale of stone-ground corn meal and other items from the Old General Store. Featuring paper marbling for kids. Noon – 5:00 P.M., First Floor, Apple Butter Demonstration and Mountainlair Sale Presented by Laurel Point Church Folk Music from the West 11:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M., Outside, Front of Virginia and Regional History Mountainlair Center Presenting the sounds of traditional folk music recorded in West Virginia. SKY FORGE, Custom Presented by Lori Hostuttler, Digital Blacksmithing by Andrew Rice Projects and Outreach Archivist, WV Blacksmith will speak with patrons in and Regional History Center, WVU between demonstration times. Libraries Demo times: 11:30 A.M. – 12: 30 P.M.; Hear ballads, hymns, songs for 1 P.M. – 2 P.M.; 2:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.; 4 dancing, and other genres and explore P.M. – 5 P.M. our music 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., Outside, Front of collections. Mountainlair NOON – 5:00 P.M., Mountainlair, First Floor Mountaineer Week Craft Fair Enjoy the works of 60 artisans from Tellebration WV and the surrounding states. Take a Presented by the Office of Multicultural piece of homemade art home for the Programs and the Appalachian holidays. Cultures Committee 11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M., Mountainlair Featuring various storytellers Ballrooms and second floor hallways 3:00 P.M., Vandalia Lounge, Mountainlair First Floor Mountaineer Week Quilt Show Presented by the Country Roads Quilt Country Vittles Dinner Buffet Guild WhiteWater is a newly formed Detailed quilts are on view, through bluegrass band, hailing from the Country Roads Quilt Guild. Morgantown, WV. Covering a wide 11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M., Mountainlair spectrum of bluegrass, WW draws Mountaineer Room, Second Floor from the traditions of Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs to the more modern sounds of Nickel Creek and The West Virginia University Press Boxcars. The group’s arrangements are Book Sale also influenced by country, folk and Showcasing a sale of books and CDs jazz styles. about West Virginia and WVU projects. 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M., Hatfields, 11:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M., Mountainlair Mountainlair Corn Roast Presented by the WVU Collegiate 4-H Club 11:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M., Outside, Front of Mountainlair

Mountaineers put down their razors for Beard Growing competition by alyssa lazar staff writer @dailyathenaeum

On Oct. 1, participants in Mountaineer Week’s Beard Shaving Competition shaved their beards to be judged four weeks later on Oct. 29 on their newly grown beard. Brady Nolan, the beard shaving competition coordinator, said about 25 students are participating in the competition. A panel of five to six judges will pick the winners of the competition. Participants will be judged on who has grown the best beard. “They will judge based on their own personal opinion, based on who has the best overall beard,” Nolan said. The competition is an extension of West Virginia

University’s annual Mountaineer Week. Students have been participating in this competition since it reappeared in the Mountaineer Week schedule of events in 1988. “It has always been a tradition for the Mountaineer to grow a beard,” Nolan said. “It’s a chance for the general student body to show their Mountaineer pride. It’s a unique way to do just that.” The winner of the competition will receive $100 as a prize. The second place winner will receive $75 and the third place winner will receive $50. The Beard Shaving Competition is sponsored by West Run Apartments and occurs in the midst of other Mountaineer Week events: Monday will be the PRT Cram,

Tuesday will be the Challenge Games and the start of the Bob Huggins 3-on-3 basketball tournament, Wednesday will be a Scavenger Hunt and Thursday will be King/Queen of the Mountain. Nolan said he likes the beard shaving competition because it is an individual-based competition. Other events throughout Mountaineer Week, including the PRT cram and the Challenge Games, require teams and are thus team-oriented. Nolan became the Beard Shaving Competition coordinator because it has been the tradition for the alternate Mountaineer to take charge of it. Judging will take place at noon Oct. 29 in the Mountainlair. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

The winners of the 2013 Mountaineer Week beard growing photo competition.

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Mr., Ms. Mountaineer Candidates by alexis randolph staff writer @Dailyathenaeum

Many students strive to be a true Mountaineer, someone who embodies everything West Virginia University stands for. During Mountaineer Week, five male and five female students across the University are picked as finalists for the honor of being Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer. Mr. or Ms. Mountaineer is an honor bestowed on a senior student with plans to graduate the following May. These finalists have showed excellence in both school and in extracurricular activities around campus and beyond. Elizabeth “Liz” Gulick is an elementary education masters student from Wheaton, Ill., and Mt. Pleasant, S.C. She is a four-year Division I volleyball player for WVU and a WVU Fellowship of Christian Athletes leader. Jordan Lovejoy, a senior English, Spanish and women’s and genders studies student from Pineville, W.Va., serves as a board member of the Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center. She is also president of Triota, the women’s and gender studies honorary society, and works on the West Virginia Dialect project. Tiffany “Madison” Shirkey is a senior biology student from Barboursville, W.Va., who has received both the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences award and scholarship. Shirkey also does undergraduate research for the WVU Orthopedic Department and is the current director of community service and former vice president of the Alpha Phi Sorority. Shirkey said she applied because she has been given so many great oppurtunities as a Mountaineer. “WVU has given me so many wonderful opportunities that I had never thought possible,” she said. “I wanted to be able to represent and draw attention to those opportunities.” She said she looks forward to the game and cheering on the Mountaineers. Christine Snyder, a senior civil engineering student from

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Charleston, W.Va., is a member of Alpha Omega Epsilon, the STEM sorority on campus, as well as an ambassador for the WVU Statler College of Engineering. Snyder is a WVU Neil S. Bucklew Scholar recipient and a former logistic specialist and explore leader for Adventure WV. Sarah Taylor is a senior industrial engineering student from Martinsburg, W.Va., who serves as the liaison for the Gold and Blue Student Ambassadors and is a member of the Student Government Association. She is the executive vice president for Alpha Kappa Psi and vice president of Alpha Pi Mu, as well as a former member of the WVU varsity rowing team. The 2014 Mr. Mountaineer candidates also come from a variety of backgrounds around WVU. Ethan Kline, a senior secondary education and social studies student from Elkton, Md., is a member of the Education Student Governance Association and a resident as-

sistant who was named 2014 RA of the year. Kline has also student taught at several local schools. Christopher Morlock, a senior criminology student from Inwood, W.Va., is a Old Gold and Blue ambassador as well as a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. Morlock is a four-year member of the Mountaineer Marching Band and a volunteer at the Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center. Morlock said he applied to be Mr. Mountaineer because he felt like he is a true

Caleb Rice, an aerospace engineering masters student from Middleway, W.Va., is the team leader for the Interactive Robotics Lab experimental flight testing and is president of the First Baptist Church Campus Ministries. Rice said he feels honored to be recognized for the work that he does. “It’s a great honor I feel. I love what I do, and it feels pretty prestigious to get recognized for it,” Rice said. “It seems like an exciting opportunity to connect with my community, and that is what I love doing.” He said he looks forward to the chance to enjoy the WVU has given me so many wonderful TCU game with his fellow opportunities that I had never thought finalists. possible. I wanted to be able to represent and “I am looking forward to the final decision to see draw attention to those opportunities.” who gets chosen. I’ve beTiddany ‘Madison’ Shirkey come friends with some of Ms. Mountaineer candidate the other finalists, and it will be a fun time to sit there with eer field many times with the them and their families and Mountaineer. “I believe that with every- band, but I have never got enjoy the game,” he said. Ellis Roper is a senior huthing I do and what I am in- to step on the field with my volved (with) in the Univer- mother.” man resources management

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sity, that there is no bigger honor than to be a Mr. Mountaineer finalist,” he said. “In my four years here I have done as much as I could. I believe I am what represents a true Mountaineer.” He said he was very excited to find out he was a finalist. “I was in the Evansdale library (when) I got the email. I immediately started tearing up and ran out of the library and called my mom who also started crying,” Morlock said. “I look forward to having my mom on the field with me. I have stepped on Mountain-

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student from Charles Town, W.Va., who serves as president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Pi Mu Chapter and the co-director of the WVU Paul Robeson/Mahalia Jackson Gospel Choir. Roper is an ambassador for WVU’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and has been a finalist for the WVU NAACP Image Awards “Rising Star” Student of the Year. Brennan Wood, a senior exercise physiology and music student from Alderson, W.Va., is assistant drum major for the WVU Marching Band and a member of Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society. Wood is a WVU Neil S. Bucklew scholar and WVU’s Chapter Music Director of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity. 2014 Mr. and Ms. Mountaineer winners will be announced at the WVU home football game against TCU on Saturday, Nov. 1. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

PRT Cram returns to WVU Burns tells ghost stories by alyssa lazar

by courtney gatto

In conjunction with the Mountaineer Week Challenge, West Virginia University will be hosting its annual PRT Cram from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27. outside the Mountainlair. The PRT Cram is unique to WVU in that it incorporates the Personal Rapid Transit system. As the name suggests, students “cram” as many bodies into a PRT car as they can. Molly Callaghan, who volunteers under the Mountaineer Week Committee, has helped organize the different organizations that are participating and work out their schedules. “Students try to squeeze as many people into a PRT car as they can. It’s only supposed to hold 16 people comfortably, and they have gotten almost 100 students crammed into one PRT car before. So, it gets a little smooshed in there,” Callaghan said. Although the car may only fit 16 people comfortably, students have been able to fit many more inside in the past. In 2000, students set the

At 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, in the Mountainlair’s Gluck Theatre, the Office of Multicultural Programs will present the Cecilia Rollins Brown Bag Lunch Film & Discussion Series. This particular event will be featuring West Virginia ghost stories that will be told by storyteller Jason Burns. This presentation will include several photographs of locations and alleged monsters all across the state of West Virginia, and Burns will tell the stories of the hauntings

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Students hang loose outside of the PRT car as part of Mountaineer Week. record when 97 people ities must be inside the car crammed into one PRT car. for that body to count, and Callaghan says about 20 no one is allowed to lie down student organizations will inside the PRT. However, students can pull be participating in the PRT cram. people who are walking by “There is a lot of Greek life the car into the car. Those in involved – all eight sororities the car do not have to be on and 10 fraternities. There are the team that is competing. two halls that are compet“I think the PRT Cram is ing, as well as student gov- important because it is part ernment and 4H (club),” Cal- of Mountaineer Challenge, whose whole reason is to get laghan said. Two students and one ad- students more involved. It is visor will work the PRT. Stu- kind of like a Homecoming dents will have five minutes to event, but more about apprecram as many people as pos- ciating our school and showsible inside the car. The working school spirit,” Callaghan ers will then count how many said. Callaghan said the PRT people were inside as everyCram has been hosted annuone exits the car. The PRT cram has a short ally since 1975. set of rules that participants must abide by. Three extremdanewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

surrounding those places. “For example, I tell the story of Harper’s Ferry, W.Va.,” Burns said. “This is one of the more popularly haunted cities in West Virginia, and one of the ghosts I tell a story about is screaming Jenny.” Aside from doing this for solely entertainment purposes, the event also teaches the viewers about some of the culture of West Virginia. “You don’t always hear positive things or nice things about our culture, it’s usually negative,” Burns said. “So I try to put the historical and cultural spin on all of the stories that I tell to make it interest-

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Tomorrow night in the Mountainlair Court at 9:30 p.m., West Virginia University’s Up All Night is hosting an Old-Time square dance. The event, free to both students and the public, is being presented by the Friends of OldTime Music and in part by U.S. Cellular. This year, the featured band will be the Hillbilly Gypsies. The band has been playing its own brand of oldtime blue grass tunes and original mountain music for over a decade. “We don’t do very many square dancing events,” said Trae Buckner, singer for Hill-

billy Gypsies. “Maybe a couple of times a year when Taylor Runner is hired to do a little ‘calling’ and shows folks how to do it.” Runner is going to be the caller for the most traditional square dance of the night. The caller’s job is to explain the moves the square dancers should be doing in basic rhythm with the song, making a seemingly difficult situation much easier. The caller’s square dance is a good dance for newcomers to start out with. The annual square dance is a favorite past time of Mountaineer Week. Whether an expert do-sido-er or a beginning square dancer, the Hillbilly Gypsies and WVUp All Night wel-

comes everyone to attend. The Hillbilly Gypsies started in Morgantown in 2001. “We all met at the Wednesday night old time jam at the Morgantown Brewing Company,” Buckner said. “It was the West Virginia Brewing Company back then. The Wednesday jam was strictly Appalachian Old Time music. There is a distinct difference between old time music and bluegrass music. Bluegrass has strong ties to old time music. Bluegrass also has many other influences such as blues, old country and also the improvisational styling of jazz.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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ing, but not negative.” Burns stressed learning about your culture is one of the most important things a person can do. Even if some of the attendees are from out of state, he still believes it is important to learn about the culture. Burns said the event is an interesting and fun way to do so. “We’re in the middle of one of the most culturally strong areas of the country - we’re in Appalachia,” said Burns. “It has a very distinct culture, and you can learn a lot about it by coming to the Brown Bag.”

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On Monday, Oct. 27, students will have the chance to experience the downtown campus in a completely new way. Presented by the Student Life Faculty Dinner Series, West Virginia storyteller Jason Burns will lead a Walking Ghost Tour to destinations on campus that may have a haunting past. Starting in the Mountainlair’s Vandalia Lounge at 7:30 p.m., Burns will lead the tour to several spots on campus that are said to be haunted. At these sites, he will share the stories he knows about ghosts that have been reported in those areas.

“Some people might come and think it’s going to be just storytelling,” Burns said. “But my stories are based off of historical events, and West Virginia has had a very violent history at some points.” Some of the violent history Burns will touch on include incidents from the Civil War, bloody Native American battles and several diseases that once plagued this area. The tour will allow students and other attendees to see how these historical events relate to Morgantown, especially WVU. In the end, Burns said it is important to remember these are all just stories. Although there has been al-

leged sightings, there is no actual proof they exist. It is up to the listener to decide for themselves. “The stories that I tell are just stories. They are based off historical events, and they’re based off folklore,” Burns said. “A lot of people have seen things and heard things, but these are the stories that I’ve heard and I’m just telling the stories that other people have told me. I’m just continuing the tradition of the University.” Whether listeners decide if they believe or not, Burns gave one last piece of knowledge to keep in mind: “You can’t have a ghost story without someone dying.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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