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Off-campus housing prices soaring

BY Evelyn Merithew Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

As the student population at West Virginia University continues to increase, so do rent prices at numerous apartment complexes and housing units in the Morgantown area.

Rick Biafora, co-owner of Metro Properties, LLC, said the two biggest factors affecting rent prices across town are property taxes and health care.

“Property taxes went up significantly (in 2012),” Biafora said. “There are increased everyday costs associated with labor to operate. Increased health care costs, increased yearto-year expenses have gone up, and people are starting to calculate these prices.”

Victoria Licata, a junior journalism student at WVU, lives in a two-bedroom apartment at Metro Property’s Glenlock apartments and said she currently pays $525 per month, not includ-

ing utilities. In 2014, she said, a two-bedroom will cost between $590 and $600 per person, but utilities will be included.

“Even though utilities will be included, I think the rise in price has to deal with the fact that my apartment is located so close to (the) Downtown Campus,” Licata said. “Apartment buildings downtown can get away with raising prices because they know students would rather have the convenience at living close to

their classes rather than having to drive.”

With the new health care law in place, Biafora said, students will surely see rent prices rise significantly.

“Health care (cost) has gone up. Whether you operate a house or a business center, every year there are going to be increases,” he said. “Because of increasing taxes, it seems more significant this year.”

Copper Beech, located off West Run Road, has raised their prices, as well.

A three-bedroom complex now ranges between $494 and $504 per person, depending on whether the residents want the complex unfurnished or furnished.

Mike Gounaris, a junior optimal and nutritional science student, lived in a three-bedroom complex at Copper Beech his sophomore year. He and his roommates paid $469 a month at the time.

“I’m surprised that Copper (Beech) is more expensive now,” Gounaris said. “I

didn’t think it was too expensive for how nice it is when I stayed there, but it was so far away from campus and my classes.”

Gounaris said electricity was not included in his Copper Beech lease, and it was a big factor when he and his roommates decided to live downtown this school year.

“Our electricity bills would reach the $300 range

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LEGEND OF THE ‘LAIR

WVU’s Mountainlair recently ranked No. 2 student union in nation by Best College Reviews

BY Hilary Kiney Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

West Virginia University’s Mountainlair serves as a pit stop for thousands of students to grab meals, to nap in comfort or to sneak in a few quick games of pool and pingpong between classes.

It’s no wonder the ‘Lair has been ranked second on Best College Reviews’ list of “The 25 Most Amazing Campus Student Unions.”

On any given weekday, the ‘Lair is buzzing with students visiting one of seven restaurants located on the ground floor including Sbarro, Chick-fil-A, Taziki’s, Hatfields, Saikou Sushi and more.

However, there is also a much quieter spot to grab some grub that many do not know exists.

Side Pocket, located near the bowling alley and billiards room, offers a more secluded place to catch up with friends with a menu fea-

turing hoagies, fries, sandwiches and basket meals.

Ryan Fox, a social work student at WVU, said he meets with friends at Side Pocket a few different times throughout the day.

“In the morning, it gets kind of crowded and louder upstairs. There’s usually always seating down here, and we can have conversations and not really be bothered,” Fox said. “It’s not so distracting; I was actually doing my homework here earlier.”

Right around the corner, in the billiards room, education student Kristopher Lanham and a friend set up for a game of pool.

Lanham said he has seen the ‘Lair evolve during his time at WVU. “The diversity is pretty great. A lot of stuff is being held here,” Lanham said. “It has actually expanded since I came.

“They’ve added Chik-FilA, they’ve done more meetings here, (and) they’ve added more parties down

here.”

The games area of the lower level also has a bowling alley, an arcade and a room with pingpong tables available for students to enjoy.

Upstairs, near the main entrance, WVU graduate Meghan Smith relaxed in the Vandalia Lounge with a friend while students around her napped and studied.

“I used to come here and get my ‘zen’ on in between classes,” Smith said. “That’s mainly what this area is for.”

When the weather is cooperative, many students venture to the Mountainlair Green to have lunch or play football or basketball with friends. The Downtown campus location makes basketball more accessible than the Rec for students living in surrounding dorms.

Kiana Turner, a sophomore basketball player at Morgantown High School, said she comes to the Mountainlair Green to improve her basketball skills

by playing with older, more experienced athletes.

“If I went to my school to practice, I’d definitely be by myself,” Turner said. “When I come here, I have a chance to be with others, and usually, there are a lot of people playing.”

The popular weekend events of WVUp All Night put the ‘Lair above the rest.

“The Mountainlair is the hub of the campus, and we consider ourselves a living room for students to be here to take part in anything outside the classroom,” said Sonja Wilson, director of Up All Night.

Up All Night shows movies each weekend in the Gluck Theater, which can seat 266 people. Up All Night works with Swank Motion Pictures to provide students with first run movies that have not yet been released to DVD. “We offer the movies multiple times throughout the weekend, and usually they’re very popular,” Wilson said.

WVU’s radio station, U92, is also located in the Mountainlair. The studio houses student DJs and directors who work 24 hours day.

U92 Program Director Alec Berry said the studio’s location in the ‘Lair has been beneficial to the station’s success.

“It peaks kids’ curiosity when they come into the Mountainlair and see this radio station,” Berry said. “We notice more traffic at the beginning of semesters when we’re hiring.

“When kids walk through, they notice the signs on the door. We have clear glass windows, so they can look in and see what’s going on in here.”

Berry added that U92’s home in the Mountainlair is a special treat for parents learning about WVU. “This is an active student organization, so when a parent is taking their kid on a tour, they can walk through here and get an automatic

example of something they can become involved in,” Berry said.

When it isn’t playtime or time for work at the ‘Lair, a valuable resource is available to help students with last minute academic emergencies.

The computer station nestled in a far corner near PNC Bank, often goes unnoticed by most students. This station is convenient for students who need to print a document or need to access a file for a class on short notice.

With so many unique spaces available for use in a variety of ways and for different programs, the Mountainlair combines relaxation, positive energy, entertainment and a learning environment all under one roof.

For more information regarding all the Mountainlair has to offer, visit http:// mountainlair.wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

SGA discusses Senate bill, Dominican factory workers student lounge, Livesafe app ‘promoting a fight for justice’ sam bosserman correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Multiple initiatives were discussed at Wednesday’s regular meeting of the West Virginia University Student Government Association.

Among the topics discussed was Senate Bill 330, which was passed by the West Virginia legislature in 2011. According to SGA president, Ryan Campione, the bill will soon come into full effect and will have negative consequences for students, staff and faculty.

“This is something I wanted to make sure stu-

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dents are fully aware of,” Campione said. “While the policy (regarding the law) hasn’t been entirely laid out, it’s definitely a concern for students because it affects tuition and experiences academically around the institution.”

Campione said he thinks the new law was initially designed with good intentions, aiming to help those who are paid the least at universities around the state. However, Campione said a one size fits all approach to higher education throughout the state is not effective, and in the end will result in either higher tuitions or a lowering

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of competitiveness.

“On a smaller scale, the law is very practical and helps out a lot with some of the issues smaller institutions are facing,” Campione said. “The problem is when you shift up to a university the size of WVU, we don’t fit in the same model as these smaller institutions.”

Campione said he encourages all students to read the law for themselves and to contact their representatives with feedback.

Another topic discussed at the meeting centered on the first reading of a resolu-

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by jacob bojesson staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Dominican workers, Yenny Perez and Davi Avelino, spoke to the West Virginia University community about their experiences working in a garment factory that lives up to fair trade agreements Wednesday evening.

Avelino and Perez are both from the small town of Villa Altavista which has a population of about 10,000.

In 2007, the local sweatshop BJ&B, closed its business after workers started to unionize, and the aftermath of the shutdown was devastating

for the community.

“Everybody was left in a dire financial situation. People had to move to other towns to look for jobs,” Avelino said. “Then our town got what I would call, ‘a drop of water,’ which is Alta Gracia. They came at a moment when we needed it the most.”

Alta Gracia Apparel is a fair trade garment company which specializes in supplying apparel to American colleges, including WVU. “We are only 130 workers.

You have to keep in mind that when we lost the factories that we had before, we lost over 3,500 workers,” Avelino said.

“All the other remaining work-

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ers are either without a job or just scraping by.”

Alta Gracia offers its employees benefits well above minimum requirements.

Among other benefits, workers at Alta Gracia are paid three times the minimum wage, are members of a union and have health benefits that extend to their families.

“There are many businesses that say they have fair trade going on, and that they pay great wages, but to verify, you need to speak directly to the workers,” Perez said. “We have every reason to prove that what we are telling you

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Thursday October 24, 2013

Canadian sex offender escapes to United States SEATTLE (AP) — For a few weeks, Michael Sean Stanley managed to cut away from a troubled life in Canada and navigate a bizarre pathway to freedom.

The sex offender removed his electronic monitoring bracelet, eluded a Canadian manhunt and headed for the border. He was allowed to cross into Washington state, where local authorities told the U.S. citizen to register as a sex offender but didn’t arrest him, since he’d committed no crimes here.

Less than four days after registering, Stanley was accused this week of sexually assaulting a 16-yearold in a Seattle alley in a case that has caused alarm on both sides of the border and exposed a challenging dynamic of cross-border relations.

“This, for us, was the worst-case scenario,” Seattle Police Det. Renee Witt

said. “Our worst fear was realized when this kid came forward and said Stanley had attempted to sexually assault him.”

Stanley’s criminal record in Canada dates back 25 years. He most recently served a 32-month prison term after luring two mentally challenged boys into an apartment, lighting a crack pipe and blowing smoke in their faces and then sexually assaulting them. Parole documents also describe another case in which Stanley broke into an elderly woman’s apartment while she was sleeping and sexually assaulted her.

In other cases, Stanley was found in the bedroom of two young girls, was accused of assaulting another girl and had numerous violent encounters, according to parole records.

That wasn’t enough to stop him at the U.S. bor-

der, because he had already served his time for his violent crimes and was only being sought for charges related to removing his monitoring bracelet. Canadian officials hadn’t sought a provisional arrest warrant that would allow U.S. officials to arrest an American citizen on home soil.

Even once Stanley crossed the border, Canada could have sought such a warrant and Seattle officials could have nabbed him and sent him back, said Gary Botting, a criminal defense and extradition lawyer based in the Vancouver, British Columbia area. But in this case, Canadian authorities didn’t seek that type of warrant or ask for his extradition, saying his crimes weren’t serious enough.

To seek extradition would have been time-consuming and costly. If Stanley was returned and convicted,

he likely would have gotten credit for time served in custody and released, Botting said.

It could cost have the Canadian government close to $1 million to accomplish little.

On the U.S. side, a citizen who flees back to his home country must be let back in if there’s no warrant to arrest him, Botting said.

“If he’s an American citizen, he’s home free,” Botting said.

Shayne Saskiw, an Alberta politician elected to the province’s Legislative Assembly, said some people had argued to leave Stanley in the United States so that Canada didn’t have to deal with him anymore.

“I didn’t feel that was right,” said Saskiw, who pressed the government to seek Stanley’s extradition. “I don’t think it’s fair to one of our close allies — the United

states — to dump predators into their areas without, at a minimum, appropriate monitoring systems in place.”

Witt said authorities did all they could after Stanley’s arrival in the city.

Seattle police said they encountered Stanley early Tuesday morning after a series of calls reported noise in a west Seattle alley, and Stanley was accused of threatening someone who asked him to be quiet. When police arrived, Stanley was appeared intoxicated, crawled out of a trash bin and became combative, according to a police report.

Detectives believe the attack on the teen happened before that arrest. Authorities said Stanley met a boy at a west Seattle grocery store, struck up a conversation and walked with him to an alley where he plied the teen with alcohol and attacked him.

The boy pulled a knife and was able to escape. Police say charges in that case are forthcoming.

Stanley made a first appearance Wednesday morning on the harassment charge, wearing a red jail uniform with his hands shackled in front of him.

Stanley pleaded not guilty to the charge.

At a Seattle preschool, near where Stanley registered he’d be living, his arrest brought relief, mixed with sadness that there may be another victim of the man with a quarter century Canadian criminal record.

“It’s been intense,” said Ilene Stark, executive director at Pike Market Child Care and Preschool. “It felt like there was a threat in our community and that we needed to be much more vigilant — more than in everyday life. It was disconcerting.”

Soft-spoken teen accused of killing Mass. teacher

HOUSING

Continued from page 1 in the winter, and living downtown we only pay a cable and internet bill,” he said. “I pay more in rent money now, but I’m closer to campus, so it was worth the change.”

The property manager at Copper Beech could not be reached for comment.

At the Domain, a fourbedroom apartment complex currently costs $541 per person, including all utilities except electricity.

Nick Cochran, a junior Pre-sport and Exercise Psychology student, lived in a four-bedroom unit at the Domain his sophomore year.

“My other three roommates signed the lease a day ahead of me and paid $490 a month. I signed it the next day and had to pay $509 a month,” Cochran said. “(The Domain) increased the monthly payment daily

to encourage students to come sooner and sign their leases.”

Chris Jiminez, also a junior, currently lives in a fourbedroom at the Domain.

“I pay $509 now, and I have to pay electricity also,” Jiminez said. “(In 2012) it was just $479, and everything was included unless you went over a certain amount in electricity, which we only did in the winter. Next year if I were to live there it’s going to go up even more.”

The property manager at the Domain could not be reached for comment.

An off-campus housing fair will be held Dec. 3, in the Mountainlair Ballrooms. This event will help students to explore many off-campus housing options in one convenient location.

For more information about off-campus housing in the Morgantown area, visit http://studentlife.wvu. edu/off_campus_housing. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A well-liked teacher was found slain in woods behind this quiet Massachusetts town’s high school, and a 14-year-old boy who was found walking along a state highway overnight was charged with killing her.

Blood found in a second-floor school bathroom helped lead investigators to the body of Colleen Ritzer, a 24-year-old math teacher at Danvers High School who was reported missing when she didn’t come home from work on Tuesday, Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett said.

“She was a very, very respected, loved teacher,” Blodgett said.

The suspect, Philip Chism, was arraigned on a murder charge Wednesday and ordered held without bail. The teenager, described by classmates as soft-spoken and pleasant, also did not come home from school the day before and was spotted walking along Route 1 in the neighboring town of Topsfield at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Officials didn’t release a cause of death and haven’t

discussed a motive in the killing.

A court filing said Ritzer and Chism were known to each other from the high school, but it did not elaborate. The arrest was made based on statements by the suspect and corroborating evidence at multiple scenes, investigators said in court documents.

Ritzer’s family said they are mourning the death of their “amazing, beautiful daughter and sister.”

“Everyone that knew and loved Colleen knew of her passion for teaching and how she mentored each and every one of her students,” the family said in a statement provided by her uncle Dale Webster.

At his arraignment in adult court in Salem, Chism’s defense attorney argued for the proceeding to be closed and her client to be allowed to stay hidden because of his age. The judge denied the request.

The lawyer, Denise Regan, declined to comment outside court. No statement had been released from his family by Wednesday evening.

The tall, lanky teenager had moved to Massachusetts from Tennessee before the start of the school year and was a top scorer on the school’s junior varsity soccer team, said Kyle Cahill, a junior who also plays soccer.

He said the team had been wondering where Chism was when he skipped a team dinner Tuesday night.

“We’re all just a family. It just amazes me really,” Cahill said. “He wasn’t violent at all. He was really the opposite of aggressive.”

Ritzer had a Twitter account where she gave homework assignments, encouraged students and described herself as a “math teacher often too excited about the topics I’m teaching.”

She was a 2011 graduate of Assumption College in Worcester, a school spokeswoman said Wednesday.

She graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts degree in math, a minor in psychology and a secondary education concentration, according to the college’s 2011 commencement program.

One of her former stu-

dents, Chris Weimert, 17, said she was a warm, welcoming person who would stand outside her classroom and say hello to students she didn’t teach. He said she had been at the school for two years.

“She was the nicest teacher anyone could ever have. She always had a warm smile on her face,” he said.

Ryan Kelleher, a senior, said students related to the young teacher, who liked to wear jeans and UGG boots just like the teenagers she taught. Kelleher, who also plays soccer, said the arrest of the soft-spoken Chism didn’t make sense to him.

“From what I know about him and seeing him every day, it just doesn’t add up that he would do such a thing, unless this was all an act to fool somebody,” the 17-year-old said.

Ritzer lived at home with her 20-year-old brother and her sister, a high school senior. The close-knit family was often outside, barbecuing, spending time together and enjoying each other’s company, neighbors said.

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side of class in the CAC… currently students must sit on the floor while waiting between classes,” Braxton said. “Many CAC students can’t go back home between classes, and having them out in the hallways can sometimes lead to problems.”

Braxton emphasized the fact that everyone recognizes the need for the lounges, and a slight push is needed in order to get the

ball rolling.

“This resolution is about taking that first step towards actually getting this done… there has been too much talk and too little action,” Braxton said.

Another resolution, which had its first reading at the meeting, addressed the implementation of a mobile phone app called Livesafe.

According to Gov. Jacob Evens, the app will help en-

sure a safer campus.

“Every parent and administrator I’ve talked to recognizes that the cost associated with this app is well worth the increase in students’ personal safety,” Evens said. “This app is very encompassing and is capable of integrating with those systems we already have in place.”

Continued from page 1 tion endorsing the creation of a lounge area in the Creative Arts Center.

Gov. Anthony Braxton, said the lounge is something students and faculty have been requesting for a while.

“There are no areas for students to congregate out-

WORKERS

Continued from page 1 today is reality. The reality is that Alta Gracia is the only garment factory that is actually following all the labor laws and all the human rights treaties for their workers’ sake.”

Perez and Avelino are traveling across the country to start a movement towards achieving better rights for garment workers in other countries.

They are also hoping more colleges will start using Alta Gracia as their apparel provider to support fair working conditions.

After a movement from its student body, Duke University became the first college to make an order from the Alta Gracia factory in 2010.

Today, the bookstore on the Duke campus is exclu-

sively selling Alta Gracia apparel, and many other universities have followed.

In the WVU bookstore, Alta Gracia products can be found, but Avelino and Perez are hoping the school will extend the partnership further.

“Obviously there is a lot of demand, if all of you have come here to hear what’s going on, surely there is enough demand to have an equally large space in your bookstore committed to selling our products,” Perez said.

“We’re not here promoting a brand, we’re here promoting a fight for justice. We have achieved this impossible factory, and if we are able to do it, we know that much more is possible, and we want our rights to extend to workers around the world.”

For more information on Alta Garcia, visit http://altagraciaapparel.com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Peripherie visits School of Music as part of fall tour

BY JOSH EWERS A&E WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

The West Virginia University School of Music was graced by the presence of Peripherie, a distinguished modern musical ensemble, Wednesday.

The group’s mission in performance is largely centered around bringing overlooked modern compositions to the forefront and playing for crowds in hopes they will be inspired to delve more into the pieces.

“It offers them a glimpse into what’s going on in other places, because this is contemporary music, so it’s music of current composers,” said Ginny Armstrong, the percussionist of Peripherie.

“Two of the pieces from the concert are from composers in New York, and one is from a composer in Iowa, so it’s kind of a peek into what’s going on in contemporary music right now.”

Armstrong and company

take pride and enjoyment in their progressive tendencies.

“For us, we get to come together and try to do something new and try to push composition forward,” Armstrong said. “The guys talk about how baroque music had its day, and classical, but we don’t know what contemporary music is going to be.”

The group put their prowess and forward-thinking ideologies on display when they put a special recital Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Creative Arts Center’s Glady’s G. Davis Theatre. This was the ensemble’s last stop before they head to New York to play at the world-famous Carnegie Hall.

The program included performances of “Calder Cadences” by Luke Dahn, “The Wild” by Joseph Dangerfield, “I Hear the Sound that has Fallen Silent” by Irina Dubkova, “Butterfly Dance”

by David Gompper, “Four Songs on Poems of Seamus

Heaney” by Louis Karchin and “Dharana” by Giacinto Scelsi. All these songs were written post-2001, with exception of “Dharana,” which was composed in 1975.

“Calder Cadences” and “The Wild” are originals by members of Peripherie.

The primarily Iowa-based ensemble consists of soprano Michelle Crouch, pianist Ann DuHamel, composer Luke Dahn, cellist Charles Akert, flutist Martha Councell-Vargas, conductor and composer Joseph Dangerfield, violist Stephen Fine, clarinetist Yasmin Flores and violinist Tricia Park.

Armstrong who is actually a graduate of WVU, did her undergraduate work in education in 1989 and completed her graduate work in performance in 1992.

“I walked in here earlier, and I was like, ‘I’m getting nervous already because this is a room where I had lecture,’” Armstrong said.

As an added bonus for

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Nathan Lavender plays during a cello clinic conducted by the musical ensemble Peripherie Wednesday. fortunate music students, their students to attend. heard that piece before, so earlier that afternoon, memThe lessons were very I’m going to look it up go try bers of the ensemble con- much in concurrence with and play that,’” Armstrong ducted free master classes. the overall intent of their re- said. “I looked at the back These classes included ses- cital: seek out contemporary of the room and made one sions for clarinet, cello, per- compositions. statement, and I see them cussion, flute, conducting, Armstrong said she was smile and hope that particviola and composing. pleased with students’ re- ular situation is happening.”

Professors around the ception of the subject matter.

“They think, ‘I haven’t daa&e@mail.wvu.edu CAC strongly encouraged

‘Paul and Erin Go to Bed’ highlights dark side of relationships Comedian to shine light

BY WESTLEY THOMPSON A&E WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

“Paul and Erin Go to Bed” will premiere tonight through Saturday at M.T. Pockets Theatre Company in downtown Morgantown.

Written by M o rgantown’s own playwright, Glenn Clifton, the piece examines the darker nuances of human relationships.

The piece details the lives of two individuals in a relationship through brief snapshots of their time together. The couple meets at a party, and soon, a relationship develops.

However, this relationship ends up being not all it was cracked up to be.

“Paul and Erin Go to Bed” is all about exploring these problematic aspects of the relationship.

“I want the audience to root for them to break up,” Clifton said. “We’ve all seen those relationships in real life, where we want the two to break up. You know they’d be better versions

of themselves without each other.”

This aspect is an important part of the play because Clifton described his writing style as realistic. He said realism is what he strives for, both in conversational syntax and how interactions occur.

“In movies especially, and sitcoms, too, you often see people say ... ‘Well it all started when ...’ But when we are telling a story, I’m pretty sure we often start things with, ‘So, I was talking to Steve...,’ and we don’t have to explain who Steve is,” Clifton said. “That’s what I value – the kind of realism where you say, ‘I had that conversation’ in real life.’”

Another aspect of the realism Clifton introduces in his writing is how the relationship between the two characters progresses.

In most plays, things tend to be linear; relationships are steadily getting better or steadily getting worse, but this isn’t how things work in

real life.

A bad relationship will still have its good moments or days, where everything seems wonderful.

The line of progression is jagged, full of highs and lows, and its not a straight, perfect line to the end result.

Clifton said he was inspired to write the play while looking at the relationships of people around him while he was in graduate school. He said he found that a lot of intelligent, driven women he was friends with found themselves in bad relationships.

These people struggled to be taken seriously and often found themselves with men who were perfectly good guys but didn’t share the same interests or motivations they had.

Clifton said he felt there was a strange reason behind this. It seemed women, on one hand, enjoyed not having to compete with their significant other, citing an anecdote about a woman in medical school who would have been crushed if

her boyfriend was in the same field and better than her.

The title of the play, “Paul and Erin Go to Bed,” is admittedly a little strange. When first heard, it provokes chuckles in some and curiosity. There is legitimate reason behind the title though, as the play is set up in an unusual way; it is only one act taking place in one setting. In the center of the stage is the bed Paul and Erin share, where all of the scenes take place.

The setting shows sharing a bed with someone isn’t always a “sexy” experience. You can be laying next to someone you are mad at, someone you don’t really like at the moment or someone you don’t know as well as you thought you did.

Check out the play’s Facebook page, and be sure to catch the show tonight, Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Lyon Tower to throw first annual ‘Octoberfest,’ celebration

BY JAKE JARVIS A&E WRITER @DAILYAThenaeum

Floor programs are an integral part of the firstyear dorm experience.

Students who live on campus have many opportunities for dinners, movies and crafting events around the year.

Tonight marks West Virginia University Residential Education’s first ever “Octoberfest.”

The event was scheduled for 2012, but due to inclement weather, had to be cancelled last minute. And due to inclement weather predictions, the event has been moved inside again this year to the Blue Room in Lyon Tower.

The event is open to all students living on campus this semester. A large number of students expected to attend.

“We are estimating about 200 students to come out,” said Ernesto Waines, resident hall coordinator of Braxton Tower. “We usually have a good turnout for events like this.”

To draw a big crowd, there will be free food, such as s’mores, pumpkin carving and decorating contests and prizes.

Carving a pumpkin is a traditional part of celebrating the Halloween season for many, so being able to bring this tradition into the dorms makes for a well-rounded holiday season.

DJ Ernesto (Waines) will be providing all of the music for the evening, and Waines has become something of a celebrity in the tower.

“It looks pretty cool,” said Natasha Washabaugh, a residential assistant at Braxton Tower. “I really enjoy carving pumpkins and scary movies.”

Coordinators of the event said they’re hoping for a good turnout.

“Since this is the first

time we’re doing it, it might not have a huge turnout, but it should grow in the coming years,” said Timothy Bedunah, a sophomore residential assistant in Boreman South.

It seems like the semester is flying by, but is the Halloween season is flying by with it?

“I live in Boreman, and my hall doesn’t have any Halloween decorations,” said Ashley Purdue, freshman biochemistry student.

“But I have seen other people’s dorms, and they do. It just doesn’t feel like Halloween with all of this

rain and no decorations.”

In Morgantown, Halloween is a big deal, so why shouldn’t that be reflected on campus?

“Actually a lot of the kids on my floor are really excited,” Bedunah said. “I mean, who doesn’t want to carve a free pumpkin?”

Events like these are not just for fun; they also provide an opportunity for students to come together and relax.

“I think events like this are important to provide a community for students,” Waines said.

“Students come here

on their first day of college and might not know anyone, but we hope that through programs like this, they can feel more comfortable in their new surroundings,” Waines said.

Check out “Octoberfest” tonight 5-9 p.m in the Blue Room in Lyon Tower. Who knows? Maybe a scary pumpkin won’t be the only surprising thing you’ll see.

“If I need to, I’ll get out there and bust a couple dance moves to liven things up,” Waines said. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Mountain State Brewing Company to host Halloween Party There are few better times than Halloween to throw a party, and Sarah Murphy, new manager at Mountain State Brewing Company, is planning a series of events.

Mountain State Brewing Company will be hosting a Halloween party tonight consisting of a costume contest and drink specials beginning at 9 p.m.

Wisdom of Owls, a local folk/rock band featuring members of the Mountain State Brewing Company staff, will provide entertainment.

“The Owls make folk music rockin’ and acoustic music energetic,” Murphy said. “With a mix of covers

and originals, their goal is to have everyone twisting and stomping by the end of the night.”

The band will also be judging the costume contest, which kicks off at 11 p.m. Mountain State will be giving out prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place with a grand prize of $200.

Since this is an afterhours event, their full menu will not be available.

However, they will be offering limited items and free snacks.

Entrance to the event is free but is limited to those 21 years old and older.

If you enjoy Mountain State Brewing Company’s

Halloween celebration, you can always go back for their future events, which include the Moonshiners’ Hootenanny on Dec. 5.

“We are teaming with local distilleries to celebrate ‘Repeal Day,’ the repeal of prohibition,” Murphy said. “The Hillbilly Gypsies will provide live music for this event, and as always, it will be free to the public.”

For more information Mountain State Brewing Company’s Halloween celebration and future events, visit http://www.mountainstatebrewing.com, or visit their Facebook page.

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The Mountaineer Comedy Club will bring in two more hilarious and exciting comedians for students’ enjoyment Thursday.

Comedian Anthony O’Connell will open the show at 9 p.m., getting the stage ready for headliner Troy Hammond.

Hammond is the country’s only touring blind comedian, and this gives him a different and hilarious outlook on life.

Hammond’s interest in comedy began in college at Ohio University.

He attended the university to get into radio production. However, he fell in love with comedy after taking a humor writing class. After doing five minutes of standup comedy, his passion began.

Although he started as a prop comic, Hammond quickly moved on to more traditional stand-up.

“I thought the idea of a blind guy pretending he was going to juggle was a great idea,” Hammond said. “Thank goodness I grew out of that in a couple of years.”

On one of the audio clips on his website, h t t p : / / w w w . t roy h a m mond.com, he discusses the difficulties and pointlessness of strip clubs and porn as a blind man.

“Boy oh boy, $5 for 80 minutes of bad jazz,” Hammond said, in reference to pornographic movies.

His comedy covers many topics ranging from hilarious misconceptions people have about being blind to clever ways of

cleaning the house using his cat.

“I just share what I have observed in the world and what the world has thrown back at me,” Hammond said.

“Thank goodness a lot of it has been pretty funny.”

Timing is everything for a joke, and Hammond’s could not be better. His delivery is absolutely spot on, and his observations are clever and hysterical. His humor expands beyond the stage, too.

Hammond has one particular shirt he designed that showcases his type of comedy perfectly.

It has words written in braille that are translated in a caption underneath that states “If you can read this, it’s sexual harassment.”

Traveling the country, meeting new people and experiencing different things are Hammond’s favorite parts of being a touring stand-up comedian. He has been across the country from North Carolina to Ohio and from West Virginia to Hawaii. He has had many great experiences, as well, even getting to ride an elephant at one point.

“It smelled me at one point, and that made the whole thing worth it to me – the whole idea of an elephant’s trunk,” Hammond said.

He has also gotten to go bungee jumping, among other things.

Mountaineer Comedy Club starts at 9 p.m.

Thursday in Hatfeilds in the Mountainlair. It’s free for students. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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The alarming rise in rental prices

The Domain offers a community pool for its residents.

If you haven’t been through it, you soon will.

The process of renting your first college apartment can be equal parts daunting, exciting and stressful.

While Morgantow n does offer a wide array of off-campus housing for its students, one look around Sunnyside or South Park doesn’t bode well for the quality of such houses.

Granted, college students aren’t exactly looking for expansive square footage

or freshly painted walls, but with the rising rate of apartment living, perhaps we should all raise our standards.

Many students have seen an increase in their rent, especially in prime rental locations like Copper Beech or the Domain.

This may be due to an increase in property and health care taxes that ultimately make it more expensive to own and rent apartments, but it is also

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likely the increase has to do with the ever-rising number of incoming students each year.

While students will pay exorbitant sums to live closer to campus, there comes a point when even the best located apartments aren’t worth the hefty price tags. It’s no secret the actual value of these apartments lies more with their prime location than with their amenities, and the exact opposite

The new Beech View Place apartments opened in August. holds true for places that require a shuttle system or a drive to get to class: what these places lack in location they make up for in general quality of the apartments and additional benefits such as gyms and swimming pools.

The worst part is that the rising cost of apartment living is becoming universal, meaning with most apartments upping their rates there are few places for a fresh-out-of-

the-dorms student to find a decently priced place to live that won’t require a hazmat suit to clean up beforehand.

With the added stressors of finding roommates, furniture and budgeting the rest of your college years, it’s nearly impossible to secure a roof over your head without feeling overwhelmed.

Luckily, there will be an off-campus housing fair open to students on Dec. 3,

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2013, in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

Students will be able to learn about the options they have for off-campus living. In the meantime, a visit to http://studentlife. wvu.edu/off_campus_ housing can also clear up any questions or concerns you may have when it comes to finding a place to call home for the next several years. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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As a child, there was no holiday I loved more than Halloween.

While this still rings true today, the magic of Halloween, as with most of the things I enjoyed so much in my childhood, has certainly faded with time. As a college student, Halloween is a time for me to dress up in a ridiculous and somewhat revealing outfit to go party.

As a child, Halloween was for dressing up as whatever fictional character I was into that year and running around the neighborhood with my sisters and brother, competing to see who could collect the most candy in their pillowcase.

I have fond memories of Halloweens spent dressed in costumes that matched the ones worn by my siblings, as well as costumes I chose myself. Among my favorite choices were a witch, a ladybug and an angel.

From what I remember, as well as photo evidence, these costumes weren’t even remotely revealing.

In fact, a costume that covered as much as possible was a bonus, as Halloween always seemed to fall on an exceptionally cold evening.

During the past few years, I have taken to passing out candy at my parents’ house Halloween night. Because of this, I get to see which costumes are popular with kids, which of course changes from each year. However, one of the drastic changes I have noticed in the costumes worn by young girls doesn’t seem to be inspired by the emergence of new characters from popular movies and cartoons.

The floor length witch and angel costumes I wore as a child have now become miniskirts. The bulky ladybug shell worn over black sweats has now become skin-tight leggings and a halter-top. In short: costumes for younger girls

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Walmart pulled their toddler girls’“Naughty Leopard” Halloween costume in September following complaints. are becoming increasingly sexualized.

I realize this column will likely be viewed as the rant of someone who thinks their childhood was better than everyone else’s or I’m just like my parents, complaining about the younger generation. Let me be clear: I’m not simply angry because things are changing. I’m angry because they are changing at the expense of the innocence of children.

I see nothing wrong with an adult woman dressing in whatever she feels like dressing in, not just at Halloween, but any time of the year. However, when an overwhelming amount of girls, as young as elementary school, feel the need

to dress up as a “sexy ladybug” to go trick-or-treating, I think we may have taken a wrong turn somewhere.

We could blame adult influence, television commercials, magazine ads or any number of factors for this phenomenon. The truth is all of these things are probably at least partially to blame. However, there is little sense in asking how or why Halloween costumes for girls became so sexualized. We’re here now, and we can either accept it or fight back against it. There are ways to do so and still preserve the magic of the holiday.

If you have a daughter, you can allow her to only choose between appropriate costumes, and explain

there are some things that are just too adult for children to wear. You can go on the websites of stores selling these costumes and ask they be pulled from shelves.

It can happen. Already this year, Wal-Mart pulled a toddler girls “naughty leopard” costume from its shelves after it received too many online complaints.

Companies will only make what people want to buy. If enough consumers make it known there is a line when it comes to Halloween costumes made for children, then companies selling the costumes will change what they are willing to put on their shelves. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Hillary Clinton looks more and more like she is gearing up for a 2016 presidential run.

Based on current trajectory, this may not bode well for Republicans who have yet to produce a front-runner. Polls show Hillary is running way ahead of any potential Republican adversaries, and even worse for the Republicans, their supporting numbers have plummeted as a result of the government shutdown.

No single candidate can boast the resume Sen. Clinton has: the prestige includes First Lady, Senator, Secretary of State, all on top of a distinguished career in law. On paper alone, it’s a no-brainer; however, we know full well elections are not won on accomplishments alone.

There’s no doubt Hillary is very popular, but success, or the lack thereof, is going to come down to the mood of the country during the run-up to the election.

Eight years of the Obama Administration is sure to leave a bad taste in the mouths of many voters who are going to be on the fence about either of the potential candidates.

There are other issues, such as Benghazi, that will be brought up and may put Sen. Clinton in an uncomfortable position; consequently, the issue itself is not going to stop her from being elected. If the Republicans are smart, they will focus on what they are going to do rather than resort to playing the blame game as both candidates did during the previous election.

The biggest issue Republicans are going to face, aside from their potential candidate, is the amount of internal fighting within the party about its future direction. Moderates such as Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. John McCain have blasted Sen. Ted Cruz, upon whom many leftists place respon-

sibility for the government shutdown. To date, many pundits would argue Ted Cruz is the Republican front-runner; however, there are also those who say the Democratic National Committee is chomping at the bit to run against him because of his often-controversial showdowns with the White House and Congress.

The Clinton camp may dread running against Se. Rand paul most of all. He brings forth many of the libertarian ideals his father Ron Paul spouts, but does it in a way that does not necessarily alternate mainstream America, nor is he quite the firebrand Sen. Cruz has become.

This will make it interesting to watch the way their messages are viewed by the public in the run-up to the election.

The Democrats are going to have a much harder time than during the previous two elections propagating their ideas about the economy. If Clinton can win the economic argument, then she may be nearly impossible to beat.

With public opinion on social issues heavily leaning in the Democrats’ favor, the GOP will get hammered again if they do not readjust their stances to fall more in line with the mainstream America.

Conversely, winning the economic argument is going to be incredibly hard for Hillary to do if the next three years continue in the same trend as the past five.

Other factors such as the 2014 midterm elections should signal the mood of the country, and will be a good litmus test as to what American voters are thinking. Regardless of the outcome, the dynamics at play with both the midterm and the coming Presidential elections leaves everything wide open.

This means the Republicans better bring their A game if they want to stand a chance against the Clinton train headed toward the White House. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you often find yourself involved with causeminded friends. One friend in particular could be unusually difficult and/ or angry. How you deal with this situation is your call. You might want to put yourself in this person’s shoes.

If you are single, be open to meeting someone who is very different from you. You could meet this person through a friend. If you are attached, the two of you learn to respect your differences and use them to empower your relationship. Plan a special trip together.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You feel unusually tuned in to a family member. You have a lot going on and easily could get angry out of the blue. Pressure builds in a

one-on-one discussion with this person. You might decide to let go of this situation for now. Tonight: Mosey on home, if you’re not there already.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH You become quite the conversationalist, though you might get upset at someone’s anger that appears to be directed at you. Your imagination could go wild as you try to figure out what is wrong with this person. Tonight: Return calls, and catch up on a close friend’s news.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You could be quite intense as you seek immediate results. Your creativity flourishes when dealing with a hassle or someone’s frustration. A partner could be changing in front of your eyes. The unexpected comes out one more time in a meeting. Tonight: Go with the flow.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH You beam in what you want, but you might be so much in your head that you could be accident-prone. A close associate really demonstrates how much he or she has changed. You could get into a heated conversation if you are not careful. Tonight: Visit and chat with a friend.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Know what is happening behind the scenes. Understand what is going on with a loved one. Listen to your inner voice, and follow through on your decision. Pace yourself and stay levelheaded. If one approach is not working, try a different one. Tonight: Only what you want.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HH Zero in on what you want. A partner could be unusually vague, and he or she might confuse you. You also might

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It is important for a close associate to see the end results of pursuing the present course. Your anger breaks out when dealing with someone at a distance. Tonight: Listen to an outside perspective.

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Alumni looks to kickstart second album

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Logan Venderlic, recent West Virginia University Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism advertising graduate and upcoming self-described “folk wave” artist, is busy making a name for himself in the music industry.

After being featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, USA Today, Relix Magazine, American Songwriter and No Depression, having his music on AOL Music, Yahoo! Music and iTunes, and performing on National Public Radio’s Mountain Stage due to the popularity of his first selftitled album, Venderlic is now beginning work on “Heart Heavy,” his second full-length album.

With influences including Bruce Springsteen, John Prine, Elvis Costello, Jonathan Richman and Dire Straits, it’s obvious Venderlic began his music career at a young age.

“I’ve been playing guitar and writing songs since I was 10 years old, but it wasn’t until around my junior year at WVU that I could ever consider it a ‘career,’” Venderlic said. “Up until my first year in college, I struggled heavily with stage fright, and I could barely muster the courage to

sing in front of my roommates in Boreman South.”

After he mustered up that courage, Venderlic’s career took off.

With newer influences including Alabama Shakes, the Avett Brothers, Vampire Weekend, Neko Case and The Black Keys, Venderlic creates his own style of music he calls “folk wave.”

“It’s my own blend of indie pop, new wave and Appalachian folk,” Venderlic said.

Although Venderlic said he admits it was difficult to balance at times, he is glad he got his advertising degree at WVU while working on his music career.

“In today’s DIY music world, you have to be able to market and promote yourself, whether you want to or not. Otherwise, you’ll sink in the sea of other good musicians online,” Venderlic said.

“I honed many skills in the Jschool that have allowed me to shine just a little brighter than some other young musicians.

“Through my creative writing minor, I was fortunate enough to learn from some truly fantastic writers.”

After playing shows out of town and out of state every other weekend and during most holiday breaks throughout his senior year, things began to get even more hectic for Venderlic.

“I had to complete my capstone project in advertising and my final chapbook in creative writing, as well, which was my minor,” Venderlic said. “Music and school were both important to me, and I soon realized that I was capable of taking on a much larger workload than I ever imagined.

“Sometimes it was a bit crazy, but I ended up graduating at the top of my class while still getting to do what I love.”

After graduating, Venderlic released his album in April 2012 and went on two tours to support it.

“I use the skills I gained in college every day as a musician,” Venderlic said.

Now, Venderlic said he needs his alumni’s help.

“Since I’m still pretty poor, I’ve launched a Kickstarter project to raise the funds necessary to record my second full-length album, ‘Heart Heavy,’” Venderlic said. “I’ve been absolutely blown away by the support I’ve gotten already.”

Kickstarter, the world’s largest funding platform for creative projects, allows an individual to create a profile and receive funds to help attain their goals and dreams.

According to Venderlic, he received $5,000 in donations toward creating his album in less than eight days from the platform, which he

thinks is an innovative idea for artists.

“I am a big fan of the platform, because it allows you to connect with folks on a deeper level,” Venderlic said. “Each backer of the project receives a reward for their pledge and a certain feeling of ownership of the project.”

On Venderlic’s project, backers can receive free downloads of his music, copies of his first album, T-shirts, a songbook of his music, a VIP hangout session with him, the chance to co-write a song with him or even his first acoustic guitar.

Although Venderlic has reached his initial goal of $6,000 for the album, he also lists his “stretch goals,” which explain his initial goal doesn’t include mastering the album or public relation projects.

Therefore, he is still accepting donations to the project until Nov. 5.

“My main goal is to be able to be a full-time musician, without any other side jobs, for as long as possible; it’s that simple,” Venderlic said. “I absolutely love playing music.

The feeling of euphoria I get after playing a good show and connecting with an audience is something I haven’t been ale to replicate anywhere else.”

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“It is humbling and exciting,” Venderlic said. “When I was growing up, all I could think about was getting out of my little hometown and never coming back, but as I’ve gotten older, especially as I was at WVU, I realized that I didn’t hate my hometown or my home state.”

Venderlic said he, instead, hated the stereotypes, myths and misunderstandings about Appalachia.

“I, especially, hated how often those same old misrepresentations were propagated through mainstream enter-

tainment,” Venderlic said.

“I’ve learned to laugh some of it off – I can handle a cousin joke here and there – but, I feel that my tiny bit of national recognition can be used to show off a better side of West Virginia. “(I’d like) to show that our state, and West Virginia University, is comprised of many bright, capable people.”

To donate to Venderlic’s upcoming project, visit http://www. kickstarter.com/projects/loganvenderlic/logan-venderlicheart-heavy. lacey.palmer@mail.wvu.edu

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“It’s entertaining. Kids will be entertained by the upbeat songs and fast-paced action,” Nestor said. “College-age students will enjoy the off-thewall, over-the-top humor, and adults will find both laughter and tears in the nostalgia of the show.”

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Nestor said he is particularly proud of “The Memory of the Mountains,” which is an anthem to West Virginia and is sung by the father character near the end of the show.

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“My dad, mom, two sisters and I all won Golden Horseshoes,” Nestor said. “It seemed natural, then, to focus the show around a father helping his son study for the Golden Horseshoe test, because it was so near and dear to my heart.”

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and run through Sunday, at the Metropolitan Theatre. “(In October 2012), we decided we wanted to write a show celebrating West Virginia’s 150th birthday,” Nestor said. “I realized that it would also be a great way to memorialize my dad, who died in July 2012, because he had been a West Virginia history teacher.”

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WVU offense will need time to click in 2013 A year ago in Morgantown, the college football world witnessed prolific playmakers put up massive yards that led to a ton of points on a weekly basis. It was Dana Holgorsen’s offense at its finest.

The WVU offense produced an outburst of 40 or more points at six different times. Geno Smith, Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin were national or conference leaders in just about every major statistical category. The West Virginia offense just clicked in 2012.

But it wasn’t always like that. As good as these playmakers were, it took time for them to establish themselves as the most dynamic trio in the country.

Go back to 2011 during Holgorsen’s first year as head coach in Morgantown, where his offense wasn’t yet putting up ridiculous numbers. West Virginia struggled early on to find tempo and consistency. Smith, Bailey and Austin may have been the headlining stars on the field in 2011, but they were unlike the stars they were in 2012.

Putting up 24 points against Cincinnati, 21 points against Pitt and 30 points against South Florida aren’t exactly offensive showcases. Of course, it was getting there, but those players were also learning the system.

For those guys, it took the extra bowl practices for them to understand Holgorsen’s offense. One former offensive linemen, Jeff Braun, even said it finally happened during that period of time leading up to WVU’s 70-point outburst in the Orange Bowl.

It was a culmination of every offensive player’s understanding how to run Holgorsen’s offense. Obviously that carried into the 2012 season.

So look at that 2011 team and compare it to the offense West Virginia runs out on the field now; there is one glaring difference.

Many of those players, like Smith, Austin, Braun and more, had started games in their career. In this offense, the majority of players weren’t even in West Virginia uniforms in 2013.

Kevin White, Dreamius Smith, Ronald Carswell and Mario Alford were playing junior college ball, Charles Sims was at the University of Houston, Clint Trickett was the backup quarterback at Florida State, and Daikiel Shorts and Wendell Smallwood were still in high school.

Basically, the WVU offense had to be fully reinstalled because of the overwhelming number of athletes trying to come together for the first time.

Looking at it now, it seems unfair to think the West Virginia offense should be putting 50-plus points on the board each week this year.

It’s going to take time; it has taken time in the past, and people have to accept that. Are there things Holgorsen and his staff have done to slow down the process? One could probably argue not sticking with a starting quarterback slowed the process, as did rotating so many offensive linemen and receivers.

But Holgorsen, who has never seen his offense struggle like it has this season, is searching for quick answers when he should just accept it will take time. There have been flashes this season in which Kevin White or Charles Sims make a play here or there, but in terms of producing consistently, it’s going to take some time. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Sophomore guards Eron Harris and Terry Henderson celebrate during a game against Baylor in the 2012 season.

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West Virginia men’s basketball head coach Bob Huggins will face a difficult challenge during the 2013 season: youth.

Huggins will not have senior leadership on this year’s roster, and only five guys who saw playing time in the 2012 season will return for the storied head coach this season.

Huggins said those guys will need to assume the leadership position from here on out.

“I think there are a few fun things left in this business, and I think one of them is to watch people mature.

“Those guys went from being very shy, skinny little guys to not knowing what to do and kind of being not very assertive to taking a leadership role,” he said at Big 12 Media Day earlier this week.

Huggins said sophomore guards Eron Harris and Terry Henderson will also need to develop leadership mentality after having experienced Big 12 Conference play and being legitimate threats on the offense in the 2012 season.

“It’s kind of fun watching those two guys grow into that role, helping the

younger guys with the things that I think they struggled with maybe initially a year ago,” Huggins said. “But they’re both talented guys, and they’re both really good guys. So we look for them to have big years for us.”

Harris and Henderson will need to take on senior roles for a team coached

by Huggins to achieve the success that has become the standard and expectation in Morgantown. As freshmen, the two guards were No. 1 and No. 4 in scoring.

Harris was the first WVU freshman to lead his team in scoring since Warren Baker in 1973.

If WVU is going to become more of a perimeter-style team, which seems to be the case without a dominating presence in the post just yet, Harris and Henderson will need to continue their shooting successes from the perimeter as well as become vocal leaders.

“They both lead in different ways,” said junior point guard Juwan Staten.

“Eron is more vocal, and Terry is more lead-by-example. I would say Terry is kind of quiet, but he plays hard, and he does everything the coaches ask him to do.

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more and is able to tell (the new players) what to expect in certain drills and things that we need to concentrate on in practice.”

Henderson said his offseason workouts and sessions in the weight room allowed him to gain the upper body strength needed to take contact.

Because of that, he’s become more aggressive with the added strength.

“I pretty much know all of the sets now, so when teams overplay me for the 3, I’m just going to the hole,” Henderson

said. “That’s something I’ve got to ingrain in my head and just keep being aggressive. Some games (in 2012) I stopped being aggressive when teams adjusted. Me, mentally, being more aggressive is going to be the key.”

Henderson said the 2012 season’s 13-19 result was difficult to swallow for not just himself, but the whole team.

This year’s squad has a lot of guys who can make shots and produce, but it will take a team effort to get things back to normal.

“The toughest part

was the losing at the end of the year and just seeing (Huggins) so disappointed,” Henderson said.

“I was new to things, and I didn’t want to disappoint him, and hopefully we can get that under control this year.

“It was horrible. Me coming in as a freshman, I wasn’t expecting that.

I was expecting to go in and continue the legacy of making the tournament and being a great West Virginia team. It was just disappointing.” amit.batra@mail.wvu.edu

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Osman continues consistent play as season winds down by kevin hooker sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia men’s soccer team has just three remaining regular season games on its schedule. The Mountaineers are 1-2 in conference play, but their last three opponents are against Mid-American Conference teams.

A large part of the team’s success this season has come off the feet of their forwards. Majed Osman and Andy Bevin have five and seven goals, respectively, and both have had breakout seasons up to this

point.

Osman is wrapping up his second season with the Mountaineers. Before coming to Morgantown, Osman played soccer in his hometown of Ealing, a district just outside of London, England.

He attended the International School of London and Brentford and served as vice-captain from 2009-12.

Despite his experience, Osman said it was a big adjustment coming to the U.S. “When I first came (to the States), I found it to be really tough,” he said.

“Adapting to the new style of play and physicality was more than I was expecting.

But the more comfortable I got, the more I came into my own.”

As a freshman, Osman registered three goals and four assists. He saw the hard work he put in during the spring set him up for a great sophomore season.

“The spring was probably the most defining factor in what I’m doing this season,” he said. “(In 2012), I was a little weak, and over the spring I built more strength. It’s definitely helping throughout the season.”

In August, the Mountaineers traveled to Arizona for preseason practices, and Osman said he credits the trip for a renewed sense of team chemistry.

“We bonded so well as a team; that was one of the main things we got out of it,” he said. “With all the freshmen coming in, we started to get to know each other better. The heat was tough, but the (trip) was beneficial.”

Although he’s listed as a forward, Osman said he likes to define himself as a midfielder because he’s always in attack mode. He is

No. 6 in the MAC with 38 shots and No. 5 in shots per game with 2.5.

“It’s going well for me.

I’m scoring some goals, which is not too common for a midfielder. I just have confidence in my ability, so whenever I have a chance to shoot or score, I definitely try to make the most of my opportunity,” Osman said.

In addition to his five goals, Osman has six assists on the season. With only two seniors on roster, Osman has taken on a leadership role as a sophomore. He believes the team’s youth has potential

that will eventually come to fruition.

“At times it doesn’t click exactly how we want it to,” Osman said.

“But we’re slowly becoming more of a team.

We’re gelling a lot more as the season goes on, and I think now toward the end of the season we’ll start playing to our full potential. We’ll get the wins that we deserve.”

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WVU falls to Texas in first nationally televised match by jon fehrens sports writer @dailyathenaeum

In front of a crowd of 1,812, the second-largest home crowd in program history, the West Virginia volleyball team dropped its fifth consecutive Big 12 Conference match to defending national champions and the No. 1 team in the country, the Texas Longhorns. Texas remains unbeaten by the Mountaineers and in the Big 12 after taking Wednesday’s match in straight sets (1525, 20-25, 31-29).

“I think our team showed a lot of resiliency tonight. We got off to a slow start and Texas played out of their mind from the beginning; they didn’t have one attack error,” said head coach Jill Kramer. “As we started to shorten up our

passing a little bit and come together we were able to hang in there.”

In one of the most electric atmospheres in volleyball history, the Longhorns (14-2, 7-0 Big 12) sprinted to an early 5-2 lead behind the strong hitting of Haley Eckerman and Bailey Webster before WVU (16-6, 2-5 Big 12) responded with its own run to even the score again at 5-5. The Longhorns went on to hit their highest clip of the season at .517 to close out the Mountaineers 25-15 in the first set.

The Mountaineers found themselves in another hole early as Texas opened up an 8-4 lead to start the second set. Even after Kramer called her first timeout of the set, the Longhorns continued to work efficiently on offense behind kills from the Eckerman

and Webster combination.

Sophomore outside hitter Nikki Attea chipped in on two blocks and one kill to close the gap to 23-19 late in the second set, but Attea’s efforts wouldn’t be enough to keep the Longhorns from clinching the set 25-20.

With the match on the line, freshman outside hitter Jordan Anderson recorded two early kills to give her team a 5-3 lead.

The Mountaineers continued to build on their lead as the set went on and even opened a 17-13 lead which forced Texas head coach Jerritt Elliot to call his first timeout of the set. After the break the Longhorns used a 8-0 run to regain the control of the match.

The Longhorns held match point at 21-24 but three straight errors from Texas brought West Vir-

ginia back into the set. A kill by outside hitter Nikki Attea would give her team set point but Webster bailed her team out with a kill of her own to knot the score back up at 27-27.

Eckerman took advantage of an untimely attack error

by Attea and rattled off two consecutive kills to end the match.

“To have that team in that position is a feat of its own. We’re right there; this time we were the ones fighting back,” Kramer said.

Anderson finished her night with a team-high 16 kills and also chipped in six digs. In addition to Anderson’s national coming out party, sophomore outside hitter Hannah Sackett recorded 11 digs.

Even though her team has continued to slide in the Big 12 Conference,

Kramer said she saw tonight’s match as a step in the right direction.

“I thought that we weren’t predictable late in the game and everybody had good looks near the end. I think that last set we were playing really good volleyball and we want to keep that going,” she said.

WVU will look to rebound in the Big 12 standings when it travels to Norman, Okla., to take on the Sooners Saturday afternoon. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Smart has a simple message for Andrew Wiggins: Prove it.

It’s the same message that Smart’s veteran teammates from Oklahoma State want to deliver to the young, hungry group of Jayhawks led by the prized freshman this season.

“A lot of people are saying he’s the best player now in college basketball,” Smart said of Wiggins during the Big 12’s annual media day Tuesday. “All I’m saying is how can you be the best player in something you haven’t even played yet?”

Smart is coming off a freshman season with the Cowboys that would have made him a lottery pick had he declared early for the NBA draft. Instead, he chose to return to coach Travis Ford’s team so that Oklahoma State could make a run at dethroning the Jayhawks in the Big 12.

The Cowboys would have been the odds-on favorites to accomplish it,

too, had Wiggins not joined an already loaded recruiting class. The consensus No. 1 player in last year’s class made his declaration to Kansas late in the process, and it sent a shockwave through the league.

Now, the Big 12’s coaches have tabbed Oklahoma State and Kansas as co-favorites.

“I know if it was me,’’ Smart said, ‘’don’t just give it to me. At least make me earn it. All the hype, good for him. Congratulations to him, don’t get me wrong. I’m not taking anything away from Andrew Wiggins, anything like that.

He’s a good player. I hope he does well.”

Just not when the Cowboys face the Jayhawks this season.

“If he’s the best player like people say, if that’s the case, in order for me to be the best, I have to beat the best, right?” Smart said with a straight face. “If he’s the best player, fans will get their money’s worth when we play Kansas.”

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DA SPORTS STAFF PICKS DANA HOLGORSEN QUOTE OF THE WEEK “There is a little different of a vibe with them this year because we have to go there to play as opposed to them coming here. They played a phenomenal football game when they came here last year, and they finished the year very strong. I have been to Kansas State several times, and they have built that up from nothing to what you see there today. It is a heck of a place to play a college football game. There is going to be 53,000 people there – they are loud and they are rowdy.

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Dwight Howard happy to be with Houston Rockets HOUSTON (AP) – Dwight Howard is happy again.

He says he has put his disappointing and dramafilled season in Los Angeles behind him. He seems ecstatic about joining the Houston Rockets and helping the young team compete for a championship – and maybe, just maybe, he will return to form as the NBA’s most dominant big man.

“I’m in a better place mentally, physically and spiritually now,” Howard said.

His delight is evident in watching him interact with his new teammates. He wears a broad smile and fits of laughter are common as he chats with his fellow Rockets.

Howard spurned the Lakers to sign an $88 million deal with Houston, joining James Harden and a team that made the playoffs last season for the first time since 2009.

He wouldn’t get into specifics about the problems in his short stint with the Lakers after he was

traded there in August 2012 from Orlando as part of a four-team trade. But most agree that he had a strained relationship with Kobe Bryant in a season where he has admitted that he wasn’t having fun at times.

The Lakers struggled all season and was swept in the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers could have offered him a five-year contract worth $118 million, but he chose to make the move to Houston with a four-year deal.

“The situation in L.A., what happened is over with,” Howard said. “It didn’t work out on both sides. So we have to move on. It happens in everyday life. People decide to do different things with their lives. It’s just that when you’re NBA and at the top of your game everybody wants to know what you’re doing.”

Howard lights up when asked about his new teammates and talks endlessly about the fun they’ve had in bonding both on and

off the court. When asked if that aspect of the move was the most important to him after last season, his response was telling – even if he wouldn’t specifically address the Lakers.

“For any team to be successful you have to have a great environment,” he said. “You don’t want to work in a bad place.”

Whether simply perception or reality, his feud with Bryant had some wondering if he was the problem.

There were questions if he might mess up the chem-

istry of a team that made marked improvement in the first year with James Harden on the roster.

The Rockets brushed off that notion, and everyone has raved about Howard’s personality and work ethic.

“Dwight’s a great guy,” coach Kevin McHale said.

“Plays hard, likes to have fun, so it’s just been pretty seamless to add him to the team.”

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The Village at West Run York II Grade Townhomes Located in Suncrest, WV

Move In This Fall! !

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*Homesite 233

*Homesite 241

*Homesite 243 *Homesit

MLS# -10090308

MLS# -10090313

MLS# -10090314 -10090

$162,290

$159,515

$177,505 177,505

*These Townhomes Include 8x8 Deck at Ground Level

JUST X7 MORE HOMES AVAILABLE

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Liquidation on ALL Remaining Townhomes!! *Contact Sales Counselor for prices

*Sales in WV by Dan Ryan Builders Realty Inc. Broker*

Tucked Away from the hustle of Suncrest, The Village at West Run’s unique setting features: • Pool • Fitness Center • Maintenance-Free Grounds

all while offering the best price per square foot in new home construction.

Rachel Burack- Community Sales Counselor (304) 685-9833 • rburack@danryanbuilders.com

Limited time offer valid from 9/1/2013-10/31/2013, Builder contribution varies by community and home price. Other restrictions may apply, please see your sales representative for more details.