The DA 11-04-2013

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”

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Monday November 4, 2013

Volume 126, Issue 54

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RAZE THE ROOF

Mountaineer Chili Fest gives back to Bartlett House BY Caroline Peters Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon came together to host the first Mountaineer Chili Fest at the Morgantown Farmers Market Sunday. The event was hosted to raise money for the Bartlett House. Jake Campbell, a criminology student at West Virginia University and a brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, helped organize the event. “We are testing the waters by hosting the chili event. Our goal is to connect the Greek community with the Morgantown community,” Campbell said. “We are taking small steps to create some transparency. We want the community to know Greek life does beneficial things.” Kayla Dransfield served as philanthropy chair for Pi Beta Phi and host of the event. “It feels awesome to be out here with the community. We love it. As a philanthropy chair, this is the type of service we like to do,” Dransfield said. “It’s

nice to able to show Morgantown that the Greek life isn’t limited. We want more community support and involvement.” Dan Gordon, a member of Phi Psi, said he enjoyed attending the event. “I love chili. I’m a chili maker myself, and some of these chilies are delicious,” Gordon said. “Some taste like canned chili, and some taste like homemade chili with some character. It absolutely feels great to be here. I think it’s great to have something on a small scale that supports the community.” All of the sororities and fraternities on campus were invited to participate. Alex Monos, a member of Delta Tau Delta, said his entire fraternity joined in making their chili recipe. “We wanted to make chili and to give back to the community,” Monos said. “Our fraternity put our heart into making this. It feels good that we ran out of chili because that means we did our part and people liked it.” After each recipe was tasted, judges gave scores to the best chili. Alina

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Former West Virginia football player Wes Lyons spoke to young people in the community about tobacco use.

Former WVU football player educates youth on dangers of tobacco use

BY Summer Ratcliff City Editor @SummerRatcliff

West Virginia’s RAZE program hosted the second of its regional RAZE kick off events Saturday at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown to educate the state’s youth about the harmful effects of tobacco use. Wes Lyons, former West Virginia

University football player and Pittsburgh Steelers receiver, headlined the RAZE event Saturday with a powerful address encouraging young people to pursue their dreams and stay focused. “I had a great time at (Saturday’s) RAZE event. Not only did I have a positive effect on the kids, I made a powerful impact on the adults, too,” Lyons

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Mountaineer Week offered ‘Family Fun Day’ Saturday BY Evelyn Merithew Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

Hundreds of families celebrated WVU’s 66th Mountaineer Week by attending Family Fun Day in the Mountainlair, where they were able to spend time with each other in a variety of ways. “We work on Mountaineer Week and Family Day for a whole year. We bring in anything that we think would be interesting to the whole family, particularly children,”

said Sonja Wilson, adviser of Mountaineer Week. This year is the 150th anniversary of the state of West Virginia, and Wilson said the theme for the celebration is “Salute to West Virginia.” In the Vandalia Lounge, children were able to make crafts pertaining to the state’s symbols: trout, black bear, cardinal and sugar maple. The crafts were hung on a pine tree saluting the state. There were three different children’s authors present, and Headline Books had a book display set out.

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In the games section of the Mountainlair, children and their families were playing with Lincoln Logs, chess, checkers, beading bracelets and coloring. “One year, I saw a former employee just sitting down and playing checkers with his grandson. It was so heartwarming for me to see that. Sometimes you just really wonder if people get to do that in their homes anymore,” Wilson said. Face painting was being done by a woman named Miss Tea Cup, and there

were performances on the stage all day, including singing, dancing and wrestling. The “String of Pearls,” a group of tap dancers, all of whom are at least 60 years of age, performed throughout the day. “Family Fun Day is organized for the children of the community so that we can teach them Appalachian heritage and culture,” said Pam DeBarr, adviser of Family Fun Day. “We try to have the games and activities coincide with that so we can teach them that culture.”

There was a full train display set up by the Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society, and there were horse and buggy rides around the Mountainlair. “Today is just a day to sit back and take it all in, try to relax and have fun,” Wilson said. As well as having funfilled activities for the children, there was a craft fair on the second floor and in the Ballrooms. In addition to a quilt show, there were works done by artists throughout Appa-

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lachia, including basketry, textiles, jewelry, photography, pottery, woodwork, metal and glasswork and paper crafts. “I think fall is just such a time when you look outside and everything just seems so pretty. Everything is so bright, and just looking at the colors makes you happy,” Wilson said. “It’s a time when the leaves are turning, it’s football season, the chill’s in the air, and everybody is just happy.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

STAYING ALIVE The West Virginia men’s soccer team defeated Buffalo Friday. SPORTS PAGE 7


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