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Professor talks W.Va. self-governance by sam bosserman correspondent @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University’s historic ability, or lack thereof, to self-govern was the central topic at Tuesday evening’s Festival of Ideas lecture.

The featured speaker Ronald Lewis, WVU professor emeritus of history, recently published “Aspiring to Greatness: West Virginia

University since World War II,” a book examining the history of the University.

Lewis said WVU has historically dealt with complicated state politics, which in turn has made it difficult for WVU to reach its full potential.

“I thought it’d be timely to focus on just one theme that emerged from my research … Namely WVU’s historical struggle for self-governance,” Lewis said. “If the

Annual Health Expo offers healthy living tips, flu shots

BY Jacob Bojesson Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The annual Mountaineer Week Health and Wellness Expo took place Tuesday to teach West Virginia University students about healthier lifestyle choices.

Vendors from Universitysponsored programs, local organizations and companies set up shop in the Mountainlair.

“We have several things set up reminding students how to stay healthy and encouraging them to stay healthy,” said Angela Kittle, chairwoman for the Expo. “We have 15 different vendors set up and they are doing healthy alternatives to food (and) ways to stay active. There is even a lady here doing (a setup about) skin cancer from tanning and how that’s an issue.”

In order to get students to take part in the expo and explore the information, a raffle basket with hundreds of dollars worth of prices was organized.

“It’s kind of like a scavenger hunt. They have to go through the different vendors to find answers,” Kittle said.

The Wellness Expo also offered students and faculty an

early opportunity to get a flu shot at a discounted price.

The demand was high and the 120 shots ran out an hour before the expo closed.

“Since starting college, I’ve always thought it was a good idea to get a flu shot, just to kind of prevent yourself from getting sick, especially if you’re living in the dorms.

That’s always one of the major things going around,” said Greg Witker, who managed to get the last shot of the day.

“I’m a senior, and every year I’ve gotten a flu shot, and I’ve never gotten sick. It’s worth it.”

College towns are especially at risk during flu season, according to Jan Johnson, WVU Healthcare practical nurse.

With more students receiving the vaccine, the risk of a domino effect occurring on campus will decrease.

“I certainly think it helps because of the spreading of the flu,” Johnson said. “If each student had the flu vaccine, then they’ve not just protected themselves from getting the flu. One person gives it to one person, and that person gives it another person and then 20, 30 and 40 people have it.”

past can prepare us to manage the future, wise political leaders might have drawn a powerful lesson from the state’s historical approach to university governance.”

In outlining the historical struggles between the University and the state over governance, Lewis cited numerous examples of how interference from state leaders brought WVU further away from obtaining its potential greatness time and time

again.

The examples ranged from political conflicts between Confederate and Union supporters in the Civil War era to battles between Republicans and Democrats over who would be president of the state’s flagship institution.

Lewis said one particular theme that resonates throughout the history of

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Ronald L. Lewis, author of ‘Aspiring to Greatness: West Virginia University since World War II,’ spoke at the David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas Tuesday in the Mountainlair Ballrooms as part of Mountaineer Week.

MOTOWN THROWDOWN

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Cooper Thomas, a member of the WVU Snowboard Club throws down a lipslide during the jam session of the ‘Motown Throwdown.’

Snowboard Club invites students to catch air this winter

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City renames South High Street Bridge by caroline peters staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The Morgantown City Council met Tuesday evening and held a public hearing on an ordinance authorizing the acquisition and construction of the city of Morgantown’s sewage system.

The ordinance asked the city for $1.25 million to help improve the city’s existing combined waterworks, sewerage and stormwater system. The ordinance passed.

A public hearing on an ordinance for West Virginia University to lease space at the former Woodburn School for the College of Creative Arts, the School of Art Design and the ceramics department was next on the agenda. The current space is now owned by the city of Morgantown.

The meeting went on to discuss new business. The council members were left to determine the approval of a resolution to change the name of South High Street Bridge. The ordinance asked to name the bridge the “John Py-

les Bridge” after former Monongalia County Commissioner John W. Pyles.

First ward City Councilman Ron Bane said the name of the bridge could create too much individualism in the community.

“We need to encourage that we are a community.

I think that’s one of the things we have to remember about naming stuff,” Bane said. “Too much individualism on this county could make it separate. I will always call the South High Street Bridge the South High Street Bridge because that’s what it is. I think we have to be careful with naming things.”

After much discussion among members, the council approved the resolution to support the renaming of the bridge.

City Council clerk Linda Little said the renaming of the bridge was a tough decision for the council members.

“The renaming of the bridge was the most important thing discussed today because it was hard for the council to make the

EDITORIAL

INSIDE

Should you get a flu shot?

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News: 1, 2 Opinion: 4 A&E: 3, 6 Sports: 7, 8, 10 Campus Calendar: 5 Puzzles: 5 Classifieds: 9

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The annual “Motown Throwdown” gave a preview of the upcoming winter months for the West Virginia University Snowboard Club.

Nolan Mcmullen, a sophomore marketing student and president of WVU Snowboard Club, said the best part about Mick Posey/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM the club is the opportuniHundreds of people showed up during Pathfinders seventh annual ‘Motown Throwdown,’ including mem- ties to network with other bers of WVU’s Snowboard Club . snowboarders.

“The main goal of the Snowboard Club is to serve as a way to find others at WVU to take trips with and carpool to the mountain while hooking students up with discounts to make sure they can afford to do what they love: snowboard,” Mcmullen said.

The actual member count hasn’t been determined yet, but there are anywhere from 200-250 students involved with the club.

“All of the kids in the WVU Snowboard Club have a passion for the sport and dedicate time and money to Mick Posey/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Josh Zerkel, a member of the WVU Snowboard Club puts all his concentration into a backside lipslide during the

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finals of the ‘Motown Throwdown.’

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ON THE INSIDE Meet Mountaineer Idol finalist Sadiyyah Owens.

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ONE STEP CLOSER The No. 1 WVU women’s soccer team will play in the Big 12 Conference quarterfinals tonight against No. 8 Kansas.

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WVU business students compete in national market competition

BY Evelyn Merithew Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

A group of five West Virginia University business students have been chosen as finalists in the Taziki’s Marketing Challenge.

Since August, Danielle Ferreira, Ryan Gushue, Dave Haak, Lizzy Howells, and Corey Zinn have been working on a strategic marketing campaign for the WVU restaurant favorite, including TV, radio and print advertisements.

Michael Walsh, associate professor of marketing, said the competition involved colleges and universities from the Mid-Atlantic and Southern region of the United States.

“The teams were given a hypothetical $30,000 media budget and told to come up with a media plan to run the material in the town they’re closest in,”

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Continued from page 1 do what they love,” Mcmullen said. “The presence of snowboarding is becoming more and more evident in Morgantown every school year.”

As an incentive, members of the Snowboard Club are offered discounted season passes to Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Mcmullen said Seven Springs is his favorite resort because it’s three or four times the size of the resort he grew up using.

“There is so much terrain and dedication put into their parks,” Mcmullen said. “They have been Transworld Snowboarding Magazine Top 5 East Coast Terrain Parks for the past few years.”

At the tip of the Appalachian Mountains, WVU is an ideal location for anybody who loves to ski or snowboard.

“My goal as president of the WVU Snowboard Club is to put West Virginia Univer-

Walsh said. “After submitting those materials, Taziki’s identified five semi-finalists out of a total of 31 teams.”

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Clemson University, and two teams from Samford University are the other chosen semi-finalists. The five teams will fly to Taziki’s company headquarters in Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 15 to present to the management team, and the winner will be announced on spot.

“These projects are ambassadors to the University. This is the real world and what you need to do to promote a business,” Walsh said. “The students made it come to life. They also discovered the limitations and the fact that things don’t always go as ideally as you hear in the classroom.”

Walsh said the business school has participated in these types of competitions before, but that this

competition in particular is different because of its approach.

“We’ve learned there are two ways to approach these competitions. One is to put the project in a class course,” he said. “The other approach is to dedicate a team in that this is all they do. We created a course for this approach: outside case competition.”

The students who took this course will earn three credit hours. There are no classes, no tests, no books and no lectures.

“There’s just one deliverable and the expectation is that the students put the same amount of time into the campaign that they would a normal course,” Walsh said.

The group came up with a new Taziki’s tagline, “Let your taste buds travel,” and built the campaign around this idea.

“Taziki’s offers a unique type of cuisine. It’s Medi-

sity on the map as a snowboarding school,” Mcmullen said. “(I want to) make people realize that WVU can be one of the top schools to attend for snowboarders nationwide, with access to limitless terrain and tons of great mountains all within a three-hour radius.”

Wisp Resort, Seven Springs Resort and Snowshoe Resort are a few resorts the Snowboard Club frequents.

Any interested student can be a member of the Snowboard Club. Within the Snowboard Club is the Snowboard Team, which members of the club have the option to try out for.

The team has about 10 members and competes in competitions across the East Coast at the intercollegiate and amateur levels.

Mcmullen said his favorite thing about snowboarding is challenging himself to become better and learn new tricks.

“The harder you push yourself to learn tricks, while falling and getting back up, the more rewarding it can be,” Mcmullen

said. “In terms of All-Mountain snowboarding, my favorite part is the free feeling that you can achieve the second you strap in your board and the care-free euphoria that goes along with it.”

Elizabeth Belcher, a junior biology student, said she is excited for the upcoming season to get underway.

“My favorite thing about snowboarding is having that sense of control on a difficult slope and the rush of adrenaline that comes from it,” Belcher said.

Although Belcher has been snowboarding for years, this is her first year as a member of the Snowboard Club.

“I’m looking forward to meeting others in the club this year and hopefully making some new connections,” she said.

For more information about the WVU Snowboard Club, visit https:// www.facebook.com/ pages/WVU-SnowboardClub/190174584385979.

terranean and Greek style, which is different than your typical burgers and pasta,” Walsh said.

The team produced a TV commercial filmed at the Suncrest Towne Centre Taziki’s and reached out to WVU’s ethnomusicology director for research and then recorded their own Mediterranean-styled background music for the commercial.

The group also developed a radio ad based around the correct pronunciation of the “gyro,” and created a print ad incorporating Michelangelo’s “David.”

In addition to the TV, radio and print advertisements, the team put together banner advertising for websites, which stimulates and changes when a cursor is put over the banner. They also developed a complete media recommendation for Taziki’s. “ The students re-

searched and recommended using WVU football telecasts and Mountaineer Sports Network (for the Morgantown campaign),” Walsh said.

“They even went and met with the Pittsburgh TV station WTAE and came away with a proposal that would include 952 commercials in 12 months.”

Ferreira, a junior marketing student, said this project was well executed from the very beginning.

“Right away, Dr. Walsh took us to the WVU challenge course and helped us establish a bond with each other,” Ferreira said.

“It helped us communicate more easily and figure out everyone’s role and who would spend time on what.”

After dividing up who would execute which parts of the campaign, the group then conquered.

“We would all pitch our

ideas and put in suggestions. Traditional classroom learning lacks getting from the idea to the execution. That was the fun part, seeing it come to life,” Ferreira said.

Now three months later, the team is ready to present their original marketing campaign in Alabama next week.

“I think a lot of times you have a vision for a project and it falls short and doesn’t come out how you imagine,” Ferreira said.

“But this project showed me that what I envision and things I want to do can actually be achieved.”

The winning group will receive a $5,000 award.

To see the advertising for the WVU’s participants’ Taziki’s Marketing Challenge, visit http://wvuTazikis.tumblr.com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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At the end of the night, WVU undergrad Cooper Thomas was crowned victorious of the seventh annual ‘Motown Throwdown.’

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Ronald L. Lewis’s book, ‘Aspiring to Greatness: West Virginia University since World War II,’ is available for purchase at the WVU Bookstore.

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Continued from page 1 WVU and, West Virginia as a whole, is sectionalism.

Lewis said sectionalism refers to the clear divisions between the different regions of the state that have long existed.

“Raw sectionalism was never inadvertent… The fight over where the WVU medical school would be located offers a memorable example (of this),” Lewis said. “Even though the Board of Governors insisted that all University facilities should be on the Morgantown campus, a bill introduced in the West Virginia

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Continued from page 1 decision, considering they didn’t have any rules or criteria to lean off of,” Little said. “The council members were trying to make decisions on a person who retired from County Commission, and they were

Health

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legislature in 1948 proposed a four-year medical school be located in Charles Town.”

Lewis said the reasoning for the bill was Charles Town is a more central location and thus more accessible.

Aleshia Burriss, a senior nursing student, said the lecture was informative and offered an interesting perspective on the University’s history.

“I had no idea about all the struggles in the University’s history, especially in regards to the medical school,” Burriss said. “I think the lecture was great because not a lot of students are aware of some of the things that come up between WVU and the state government.”

“It’s important for us (as

a university) to be aware of the history because it allows us to learn from past mistakes.”

Lisa Defrank-Cole, assistant professor and director of the Leadership Studies Program, said she found Lewis’s lecture to be enlightening, and hopes lessons from the past have been learned to make for a better future.

“I hope that we (as a university) can work together with the legislature in Charleston,” DeFrankCole said. “I think they also have a lot of interest in this University succeeding, and that building bridges is definitely the way to go moving forward.”

aware that the topic is political. They were trying to remain neutral.”

Lastly, Mayor Jenny Selin addressed the smoking ban on WVU’s campus. Selin asked that smokers take into account where they are smoking.

“There’s a smoking ban, (as) most people know,” Selin said. “We are trying to get students and employees

to smoke on the PRT side instead of the neighborhood side of Towers. Some of the people who are being bothered by the smoking are the students.”

For more information about the Morgantown City Council, visit http:// m o r g a n t o w n w v. g o v / government/city-council/.

ent locations across campus throughout the remainder of the semester for $25.

“Think about the amount of students within the University setting and how many people it can keep from getting (the flu),” Johnson said.

“We have clinics that we do all over campus, and we have several more coming up.”

For more information about upcoming wellness events on campus, visit http://well.wvu.edu/.

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WVU dance professor teaches in Big 12 Faculty Fellowship exchange by nick wesdock A&e writer @dailyathenaeum

For 84 years, dance has thrived at WVU’s College of Creative Arts, and now, in its first semester offered as major, students and faculty are presented with even more opportunities in the field.

As part of the Big12 Faculty Fellowship exchange program, WVU’s Dance Program director, Yoav Kaddar, recently traveled to the University of Texas to work with their 73 dance majors and 37 aspiring freshmen.

“It was a really great and positive experience,” Kaddar said. “It was great and interesting to see what others are doing in universities and programs like ours and to learn and to contribute to

theirs.”

The exchange was a big step for dance at WVU. “I think it’ll just add to our brand new program,” Kaddar said. “That’s also one of the main agenda items, why I was really after this happening: to put WVU, the dance program and our students on the national, collegiate level.”

Together, Kaddar and the students at the University of Texas re-staged one of his dances from 2007 entitled “Raw.” The rendition will be featured in the University’s premiere dance concert, “Fall for Dance,” later this month.

“I always enjoy to revisit pieces I’ve done in the past,” Kaddar said. “I had a chance to revisit this piece and the work and make

some changes to fit it more toward the particulars of the dancers that I was working with. Each group is always very different.”

Kaddar said he would like to showcase the restaged “Raw” in WVU’s annual dance concert “Dance Now!” in 2015.

Dance students at WVU also benefited from the exchange when the head of Texas’ Dance Program, Holly Williams, visited Morgantown in October.

“She has a very similar philosophy to mine in terms of teaching and aesthetics,” Kaddar said. “So, it was a pretty easy process. For the students it was also a very pleasant experience.”

While in Morgantown, Williams visited Kaddar’s dance studio, where she

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presented a number of master classes for WVU’s dance majors and minors. She also worked with the students to create an original piece for the upcoming “Dance Now!” in February.

In some ways, the trip was just as eye opening for the professors as it was for the students they were teaching.

“I think it’s helped me look at my own choreography differently and change my approach in various aspects of choreography,” Kaddar said. “It’s definitely given me a chance to do some, in a way, soul searching artistically.”

Kaddar believes strongly in the fellowship and would like to see it continue within the Big 12 conference. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Yoav Kaddar, a professor of dance at WVU, teaches students by dancing alongside. Kaddar demonstrates a move for a student.

Avril Lavigne releases fifth album Team Trivia provides relaxation Ashley Denardo Web editor @amdenardo

««««« Through four albums, fans watched Avril Lavigne transform from a chaotic, skater girl to a successful young woman with her own fashion line.

Lavigne became a symbol for misunderstood girls across the nation back in 2002 with her debut album “Let Go,” which mixed pop/ punk with a singer-songwriter style of music. Then, as her primary audience grew older, Lavigne kept her music relatable with her more serious lyrics and darker sounds on the 2004 album, “Under My Skin.”

Soon after, in 2005, Lavigne was married to Sum 41 singer, Deryck Whibley, and it was reflected in her music as a more mature subject matter and a mainstream, bubblegum sound shined through and temporarily confused her fans in the album “Best Damn Thing” in 2007.

By 2011, Lavigne released “Goodbye Lullaby,” along with the track “Alice,” for the soundtrack of Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland.”

The sound maintained the mainstream feel and edge of her previous album but added some tracks that went back to her singer-songwriter roots and also some more profane language.

This week, Lavigne released her fifth album sim-

ply titled “Avril Lavigne.”

Overall, this album isn’t what I had hoped for. The change from her first album to now is stark. Lavigne is definitely experimenting with genres and technology.

The first song on the album is called “Rock N Roll” and repeats the sentiment that “we’re still rock and roll.” While the album isn’t awful, it is definitely not “still rock and roll.”

In the single “Here’s to Never Growing Up,” there is no evidence she has made it past her early 20’s, when in reality, she will be 30 years old next September.

I can appreciate that she wants to have fun and really, in her position she doesn’t need to grow up. Most of the album echoes this theme that there doesn’t need to be any change in behavior as you age, but that isn’t the reality for most people.

She has been slowly losing the characterization as someone relatable to look up to. Even her image has changed – all the way from the days of business ties and cargo pants to glitz and glam.

I was hoping for some life advice, but instead she keeps telling me to be a “Bad Girl,” which is the title of a collaboration with Marilyn Manson that I actually enjoy. The experimental and electronic sound is very different from anything she has previously released.

Much of the music on this album is pure pop and some of the songs are something... else. She basically raps in “Hello Kitty,” shouts in Jap-

anese, meows and includes some background sounds that might be mistaken for dubstep.

The best song on the album, by far, is actually a duet with her new husband, Chad Kroeger from Nickelback entitled “Let Me Go.” Their voices sound beautiful together and the lyrics are not about sex, kittens or partying. It’s about moving on from memories of lost love and stopping it from imprisoning you.

Another really good song is “Give You What You Like,” which talks about a drunk, sexual encounter being used to fill romantic emptiness and insecurities. During the night, she asks, “Is this love?” but regrets it later when the lights come back on.

I appreciate her as an artist and will still be singing along to the whole album. I would recommend giving it a listen and coming to your own conclusions. Just don’t expect much substance this time around. Look to have fun with it, and don’t overanalyze it or you might just be disappointed.

The subject matter does get suggestive, and she does use profane language so I would not recommend it for young children. Instead, let them listen to her first two albums.

For this album, Lavigne doesn’t get more than 3 stars out of 5 from me when I’m in a good mood. But, as far as pop artists go, she is still one of my favorites.

by westley thompson a&e writer @dailyathenaeum

While Friday nights and weekends are popular times to go out to eat, bars and restaurants in Morgantown during the week have always struggled with customer turnout. To fix this issue and increase weeknight turnouts, many eateries and pubs feature Team Trivia nights.

Hospitality establishments can sign up for this question-and-answer game through the company, Team Trivia Inc’s, website.

The rules for Team Trivia are simple. Patrons of the establishment can create teams of up to ten players. The teams then compete against one another in six trivia rounds, including an additional halftime round and a final question.

The questions are drawn from a range of family friendly topics including music, movies, television and sports. In round one, point values vary from one, three or five points and can be assigned to each question by each individual team.

In round two, the point

values are changed to be worth either two, four or six points.

In the halftime round, questions often have multiple right answers, with each correct answer worth two bonus points. Like in Jeopardy during the final round, teams can bet up to 15 points on the last question.

The winning team is often awarded with some sort of prize, usually including cash or gift cards, which vary depending on the establishment.

Team Trivia games usually last around two hours and can be an opportunity to have fun. People who enjoy the game make it a weekly event, sometimes even going as far as creating “official” teams complete with customized T-shirts.

The game gives the venue a fun and energetic atmosphere, livening up what are usually boring evenings for both the customers and staff.

As some would imagine, Team Trivia is good for business. One sports bar, featured on the website, stated that Team Trivia events bring in an additional $2,500 per week, for just two hours of activity.

Team Trivia has been in business for more than 20 years now, and has grown substantially. More than 40,000 customers per week participate in Team Trivia events across the nation.

There is also Team Trivia league play. Here, rules become more official, and these teams compete to earn points that are tracked by the company.

The teams can then enter tournaments to win large cash prizes.

Team Trivia Inc. also offers other events including Team Bingo and Toxic Trivia. Toxic Trivia features questions aimed at a more mature crowd, which is popular with younger night crowds.

Many restaurants and bars in the Morgantown area have Team Trivia nights. Some notable examples are Boston Beanery near both the Evansdale and Downtown Campuses, Bent Willey’s, Kegler’s Sports Bar & Lounge, Fat Daddy’s Bar & Grill, Applebee’s and many others.

The complete list with times can be found at http://www.playteamtrivia.com/search. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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editorial

Effectiveness of flu shot debatable The question of the season: should you get a flu shot?

The experts still can’t agree on this topic.

Seasonal influenza, also known as the “flu,” is caused by viruses that infects the nose, throat and lungs. The flu can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications in the young, old and those with pre-existing health conditions. The flu season in the United States runs from October to May. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anywhere from 5-20 percent of Americans catch the flu, and more than 200,000 people are hospitalized.

Dr. Alexis Halpern, from New York Presbyterian Hospital, reported 110 people were admitted from influenza in the first week of January in 2013, a 30 percent increase from the week before.

The lobby of the hospital was set up as an impromptu medical examination room, complete with plastic sheets separating the patients.

Obvious, this illness is a growing problem.

The CDC and other government programs claim the most effective way to prevent getting the flu is to get the flu shot.

But how effective is the shot, really?

The difficulty of providing the vaccine is that the strain of virus for the flu is con-

The CDC estimates that anywhere between 5-20 percent of Americans contract the flu. stantly changing, making the current vaccine out of date as soon as it’s created.

The flu vaccination is about 60 percent effective, according to Dr. Dan Jernigan, deputy director of the Division of Influenza for the Center for Disease Control.

While this number may seem low to some, this is in-

credibly high when considered in relation to the size of our population and the fact there wasn’t even a vaccination against the illness 100 years ago.

Researchers from John Hopkins University have found evidence that disagrees – the flu shot really isn’t that effective at all.

They claim of 100 people who get the flu shot, only one or two will be prevented from getting the flu.

Other studies show the risks of taking the vaccine are even greater than the benefits.

One of the flu shots contains thimerosal, which is made up of mercury, aluminum and other poisons. While there is

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a thimerosol-free version of the shot, this other type is still in circulation.

The flu shot increases the risk of complication and hospitalizations, especially in children with asthma, elderly patients, pregnant women and people with diseases that weaken their immune system. It also increases sei-

zure risk. And sometimes the side effects of the shot can be just as bothersome as the effects of the flu virus itself. Essentially, the only people for whom the vaccination works are the people who are healthy and probably wouldn’t have caught the flu anyway.

This information must be taken with a grain of salt, though. The side effects only affect a small part of the population and are unlikely to occur. You just have to decide whether the benefits outweigh the risks.

Maybe in 20 years, we’ll realize getting the flu vaccine was the worst possible line of defense against the flu virus.

But we’ll never know that for sure until some other, more effective way to beat the virus comes along.

As for getting the shot this season, do your homework to decide whether the flu shot is best for you.

In the meantime, wash your hands often, avoid touching places other hands have been, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, and please, stay at home if you have the flu. In a class of 300 students, it would be very easy to infect the people around you and no one wants to hear you sniffle and cough for an hour.

Stay healthy, WVU students. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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This December, my brother will graduate and move back to our home in Virginia. We currently live together in a house that isn’t normally rented out to students, but rather local families.

My brother lived in Towers his freshman year, a frat house for a little while, and then ever since, he’s lived in houses just like ours. He’s always had a well-paying job for a college student, which has allowed him to purchase a lot of nice things.

But with the end of college right around the corner, and a plan to move home and work until he attends law school, he’s stuck with a lot of different problems.

When he moved into his first house, his roommate had furniture, but later moved out and took his furniture with him. So he was forced to buy an entire home’s worth of furniture and appliances. After he was able to bounce back financially from the things he had to buy, he started saving for things he wanted, because he was bringing in enough money to buy things most students could only purchase long after they graduated.

While he was still living in the first house, he bought a motorcycle, and once he moved into our first house together, he bought a 12-foot Jon boat for us to take fishing.

Our first house had a garage to store both of them, but when we decided we wanted to move, we had to find a new house with a garage or enough room to

store them.

Needless to say the options are slim for houses in Morgantown with parking space. We finally found the house we have now, but it was a lucky find that barely saved us from being stranded without a suitable home.

While all of these purchases seemed like harmless decisions at the time, now he’s stressed because I plan on moving into a furnished apartment next year and he doesn’t have anywhere to store his boat, motorcycle, furniture and all of his appliances. He has tried selling both the boat and the motorcycle, but all of the offers he has received would leave him taking a huge loss on both purchases. Or he can find someone who will store each for an indefinite amount of time, which is unlikely.

Remember you are still a college student living in Morgantown for a temporary time. Think twice before making big purchases, because you’re going to have to leave here at some point anyway.

Many students forget college is only a temporary experience that is going to leave you in an awkward position after graduation.

There’s nothing wrong with living in a dorm or a small furnished apartment while on your own in college. College is stressful enough as it is, leaving little to no room for additional pressure.

When making the decision about where to live, keep in mind the most practical decisions are going to make learning, graduation and taking the next step a lot easier. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The eyes of the nation, and of the food industry, are all heavily fixed on Washington State.

If yours aren’t, they should be. Residents of Washington voted today to either approve or reject a law that would require “clear and conspicuous” labeling of all food products made with ingredients containing genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, by manufacturers. The measure, Initiative 522, could make Washington the first state in the US to require GMO labeling.

The vast majority of our country’s corn and soy products, which are ingredients in manufactured foods such as crackers, chips, cereal, juice and cookies, are grown with genetically modified seeds. Simply put, most of our packaged food contains GMOs. Washington certainly isn’t the only state introducing legislation on GMO labeling. In fact, proposals similar to Initiative 522 exist in 22 other states across the country.

However, according to those at the forefront of the food industry, the vote in Washington has the poten-

tial to influence how other states are likely to vote on the issue. “(The vote in Washington) will be kind of one for you to watch and see which way the wind is blowing with respect to customers saying ‘this matters to us,’” said Whole Foods CEO Walter Robb.

Whole Foods is the first supermarket chain to commit to full GMO transparency, and will require every genetically modified food sold in its stores to be appropriately labeled by March 2018.

Many may say the average American doesn’t really care what goes into their food, but according to a survey conducted by the New York Times, GMO labeling is information that an overwhelming majority of Americans want. In fact, an astounding 93 percent of the American public agreed that foods containing genetically modified ingredients should be labeled.

With a great deal of support for labeling laws, it’s no surprise big food is spending millions to fight them. A whopping 27 million dollars has been spent by the food industry to fight Initiative 522 alone.

While this figure doesn’t even come close to the 45 million spent in California to prevent similar legislation, it does represent the

most money ever spent to oppose a ballot measure in the state’s history.

Contributors to the antilabeling campaign include the controversial Monsanto, an American-based agriculture company, multinational chemical companies BASF Global and DuPont and the Grocery Manufacturers Association.

The GMA is by far the biggest contributor, accounting for 50 percent of the funds raised so far.

The GMA’s top donors are those responsible for manufacturing some of the most recognizable food in the supermarket and in your kitchen. The top 10 include PepsiCo, Nestlé, Coca-Cola, General Mills, ConAgra Foods, Campbell Soup, The Hershey Company, J.M. Smucker, Kellogg Company, and Mondelez Global.

Manufacturers fear sales of their products marketed as healthy or “all natural” will suffer as a result of their new GMO labels. In short, big food doesn’t think you have the right to know what you are eating.

Many anti-labeling efforts point to studies that show GMOs are safe for human consumption, but a great deal of these studies are conducted by the same corporations who make a profit selling products with genetically modified

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In more than 60 countries around the world, including Australia, Japan and all of the countries in the European Union, there are significant restrictions or outright bans on the production and sale of food containing GMOs. Internationally, consumer preference has been a major influence on what exactly is sold in supermarkets.

According to Mondelez International, a global food company responsible for the manufacture of popular products like Oreos and Triscuits,“In the U.S. most people are not concerned about GM foods or ingredients and so we use them in America. On the other hand, in Europe, we know the general public doesn’t want them and so we only use non-GM ingredients there.”

The time has come to show big food the highest bidder cannot buy the health and safety of consumers, and we have the right to complete transparency when it comes to what goes into our food. Stricter laws regulating the production and sale of genetically modified foods in the United States are long overdue, and the power to put them in place rests with each and every one of us. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you might develop a more serious tone than you have had in past years. You are determined to achieve your goals.

Woe to anyone who might decide to interfere with your path. You know where you are going, and you will not be sidetracked. If you are single, you might attract someone who is equally as determined as you are.

Working out a relationship will take a lot of mutual respect. If you are attached, the two of you will head in a new direction after years of discussion. You will be thrilled to enter a new phase of your life together.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Be direct in your dealings.

Know that change is very possible if

you share what your objective is with others. A partner or loved one will understand what is going on. Listen to your inner voice. Tonight: A friend needs to share more with you.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance. You could be dealing with a loved one far differently from how you had intended because of a vagueness that surrounds this person. Until you are a little surer of yourself, hold off on making a decision.

Tonight: A close encounter.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra visits CAC Esteemed musical group begins season, performs ‘Russian Masterpieces’

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Pianist Daniil Trifonov performs Prokofiev’s ‘Piano Concerto No. 2’ Monday night in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre.

by sam bosserman correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The Creative Arts Center echoed with the beautifully performed music of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Monday evening.

Talented conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier led the orchestra with spirit as they played with visible, strong emotion throughout the night. The power behind the music was palpable, with certain notes leaving one’s hair standing up and others leaving all but fleeting emotion.

The concert, “Russian Masterpieces,” featured the works of two early twentieth century Russian composers, Sergei Prokofiev and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov joined the orchestra on stage for Profokiev’s compositions. Trifonov, only 22 years old, lived up to his worldrenowned reputation as he masterfully captured the audience’s full attention with pi-

ano solos.

The level of intensity shown by Trifonov was captivating in its own right. The young pianist put everything into this performance and, additionally, Trifonov and the Symphony Orchestra complemented each other well.

This resulted in an impressive display of collaboration.

After the compositions

by Prokofiev, Trifonov left the stage and the orchestra proceeded to skillfully play through Rachmaninoff ’s Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Opus 27. The orchestra played in a manner befitting its renown throughout the composition, much to the delight of the audience.

Kenneth Johnson, audience member and senior music education student, said the concert was fantastic, and he thought each section was extremely talented.

“Their brass section is perfect and their string section isn’t bad either,” Johnson said. “Everything sounded great. They are definitely one

of the best orchestras in the world.”

Johnson said he thought the way the orchestra played together was part of the reason they sounded as great as they did.

“They were all on the same page … the conductor did a really great job of conveying what he wanted and they did a great job of responding,” Johnson said.

Phillip Nichols, a freshman piano performance student, said the only gripe out of the entire performance he could have was the fact the piano could have been played more prominently.

“As a pianist myself, I felt the piano could have been a little more over the orchestra, just a little louder,” Nichols said. “Other than that, (Trifonov’s) form and technique was beautiful, and the Rachmaninoff in the second part was played beautifully, as well.”

Nichols said he thought the composition by Rachmaninoff itself is a powerful

piece and the orchestra, under the leadership of conductor Torelier, did a great job of capturing that power.

“The conductor’s intensity throughout the performance really brought out what makes the piece so power-

ful,” Nichols said. “It was really a great performance.”

Monday night’s concert is a part of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Canady Symphony Series. The next opportunity to catch a performance will be on Jan. 28,

2014 and is entitled “The Best of Broadway.”

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Members of the Pittsburgh Syphmphony Orchestra listen as the sound of a piano solo fills the theater.

2013 Mountaineer Idol Finalist Spotlight

Sadiyyah Owens vies for first place after performing only karaoke by noelle harris a&e writer @dailyathenaeum

Sadiyyah Owens, one of the finalists for Mountaineer Idol, began singing at a young age but never dreamed of singing competitively.

Owens, a senior psychology student from Annapolis, Md., was a regular at karaoke nights in different venues across Morgantown for some time.

She never wanted to compete though, because she said she was not confident enough in her vocal ability.

Several years later, Owens said she is surprised she has gotten so far in the 2013 Mountaineer Idol competition, but she still treats every round like a night of karaoke. Owens chose songs for each round she enjoyed singing at karaoke events, including “Redneck Woman” by Gretchen Wilson.

Although she enjoys singing, that was not her main reason for joining the Mountaineer Idol competition. Owens was invited on a trip over winter break to visit her boyfriend’s family, but she knew she would

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Owens sings ‘It’s My Life’ by Talk Talk in Mountaineer Idol’s Top 12 ‘ ’80s Night.’ not be able to accompany Mountaineer Idol would be him unless she found a a great opportunity to earn way to make more money. some money, as the winner That’s when she realized of the competition will be

awarded $1,000.

Owens has enjoyed singing throughout the competition, but that has not been her favorite part. She has really enjoyed meeting new people and making new friends. Even though she has become a friend to everyone in the competition, she knows the ultimate goal is to win and that means beating other people. She has a specific strategy for doing so.

“You can sing as well as you want, but you will get voted off if you don’t give a great show,” Owens said.

Owens had to learn that the hard way, though. She was voted out of the competition during an earlier round, but was then brought back by the judges.

She said she delivered one of her best vocal performances the night she was supposed to be eliminated, but she just did not give the best visual performance she could have given.

After that devastating round, she came back and gave the best performance she had given so far in the competition.

Owens now plans on giving the best visual and vocal performance yet again during Sunday’s final round. She is required to perform three songs, including one from an earlier round. She is going back to her old karaoke roots and is performing “Redneck Woman” again.

If she does not end up winning in the end, she said she will not be devastated because it has been a great experience for her.

“Part of me secretly wants to get second place so I can come back again next year to try to win it again,” Owens said.

To see Owens, who is first in the lineup of competition, perform alongside Paige Madden and Skip Smith in the final round of Mountaineer Idol, grab your seat at the Metropolitan Theater on High Street Sunday at 3 p.m.

To learn more about the competition, visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ WVUMountaineerIdol. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Sims a consistent threat for WVU In Saturday’s overtime victory over TCU, the West Virginia football team did some good things, but also some things that made you scratch your head.

The one constant you will get with the Mountaineers this season will be running back Charles Sims’ production. The NFL prospect had a whopping 154 yards on the ground leading WVU to a 30-27 victory over the Horned Frogs.

On one drive in the second quarter, a struggling West Virginia offense needed just three plays to score and bring the Mountaineers within striking distance once again at 1710. Sims, who rushed for 60 yards in two out of the three plays, capped off the sequence with a 31-yard rush for the score.

Besides his stellar running ability, Sims also caught a touchdown pass from redshirt junior quarterback Clint Trickett to give West Virginia some breathing room in the fourth quarter.

So, what I saw during Saturday’s game was one of the most underused players in all of college football finally get his chance to shine.

We all know how good Sims is and could be if given the opportunity.

He’s a special player who doesn’t come around too often for any team.

Offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson said Sims must get touches following the win against TCU. For the Mountaineers to really have the ultimate success, Sims must be used throughout the game.

In no way, shape or form should WVU be a pass-first team this season. With three games remaining, Sims must get his touches, because we know there’s always the possibility the senior could break one for six points.

The win against TCU signified Sims is capable game in and game out of this kind of breakout performance.

In the season-high 154 yards for Sims, he averaged over six yards per carry.

With three games remaining in the 2013 season, Sims has a strong chance of racking up over 1,000 yards.

It’s pretty simple: when you get your best player the ball, good things happen.

It’s no surprise the offense is a bit inconsistent and far from potent. When Sims is able to see the open field, defenses have to adjust.

When Sims gets his fair share of carries, it takes the pressure off Trickett.

Trickett and Sims have developed some chemistry in the passing game as well, as seen in Saturday’s win over TCU. Sims’ ability to cut and make defenders miss tackles are what makes him such a threat.

If you’re the defensive coordinator for Texas, Kansas or Iowa State, you must be aware of where No. 3 is on the field.

While I firmly believe TCU shot itself in the foot at times in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, West Virginia took advantage of four turnovers and some costly penalties on the Horned Frogs. The Mountaineers relied on Sims for the victory. That’s what they should do every week.

After all, he’s the guy defenses target but still can’t seem to completely figure out. With West Virginia needing to win two out of its next three games, the offense should rely on Sims’ ability to carry the load.

For us, as common viewers having the opportunity to watch this talent in person, we should cherish what he does on the field for the rest of the season. amit.batra@mail.wvu.edu

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Sophomore guard Eron Harris takes a shot during West Virginia’s 89-70 exhibition win against Fairmont State at the WVU Coliseum Monday night. Harris led West Virginia with 30 points.

WVU head coach Bob Huggins stresses importance of playing within comfort zone by connor murray associate sports editor @connorkmurray

With the season opener against Mount St. Mary’s just two days away, the West Virginia men’s basketball team is still shaking off its preseason rust and trying to find an identity for the upcoming season.

In their final preseason tune-up, the Mountaineers defeated Fairmont State 8970 in an exhibition game at the WVU Coliseum Monday night.

Although the competition was not equal to what West Virginia will face in the Big 12 this season, Monday’s exhibition provided a glimpse at some of the

strengths and weaknesses of this Mountaineer team.

Sophomore guard Eron Harris and freshman forward Nathan Adrian combined to go 9-17 from 3-point range Monday night, and West Virginia shot 44.4 percent from beyond the arc for the game.

“I think we can make shots. I think Nate (Adrian) can make shots. Obviously Eron (Harris) has made shots. We’re going to be a better perimeter shooting team than we’ve been in a while,” said West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins.

While West Virginia had success shooting from long distance Monday, Fairmont State dominated the game down low, outscoring WVU

34-10 in the paint.

Freshman forward Devin Williams totaled 14 rebounds on the night, but struggled to establish himself in the post offense, as he made just one of his three shots and finished with four points on the night.

“He’s got a great body with big, wide shoulders, and he’s got good hands.

I’ve known Devin since he was a freshman (in high school). He’s always rebounded the ball,” Huggins said.

“We’d like for him to score a little bit on the block. I think he can. He can do some things down there.”

With the variety of skill sets the Mountaineers pos-

sess this season, Huggins said it is important for each player to stay within their comfort zone and not try to force anything.

“I think the game still comes down to (taking) all the shots you think you can make. If you don’t think that you can make it, or it’s a shot that you’re not going to make, then don’t shoot it,” Huggins said.

“Don’t get out of the realm of what you are. It’s a fine line, because then (the players) think, ‘Well, he doesn’t want me to do this.’ No, it’s not that. When you get out of your comfort zone, you stand out in a negative way.”

Harris, who led West Virginia in scoring during the

2012-13 season, put up 30 points Monday night. For him to continue to have success this season, Huggins said he needs to be careful to take what the defense is giving him, rather than forcing the situation and disrupting the flow of the offense.

“Eron Harris is such a good kid and such a competitive kid that he wants to win, but he can’t force things where he forces things into turnovers and bad shots,” Huggins said.

“I think everybody realizes I’m not dumb enough to tell Eron Harris, ‘Don’t shoot’, but it’s a fine line between taking good shots.” connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu

WVU to take on Kansas in Big 12 tournament by joe mitchin sports writer @dailyathenaeum

It’s been several long days of anticipation and reflection for the No. 15 West Virginia women’s soccer team. Their last match Oct. 27 was a 2-0 loss to No. 12 Texas Tech. The Mountaineers, now rested and refocused, are getting set for another run in the Big 12 tournament this week in Kansas City, Mo. Their quarterfinal counterpart, the Kansas Jayhawks.

WVU’s short history in the tournament isn’t a pretty one. Last season in their conference tournament debut, the No. 1 Mountaineers were upset by No. 8 TCU. The team earned the first seed again this season, winning their second straight Big 12 regular-season title with a 7-1 conference mark. Not only does the memory of last season haunt head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown’s young team, but their first ever regular-season league loss does, as well.

“We’ve battled wearing the target all year, and I think we’ve learned lessons,” Izzo-Brown said. “We understand if we let our guard down at all, it could lead to some unfortunate results. We want to protect ourselves and make sure we don’t do that again.”

The loss to Texas Tech ended the team’s ninegame winning streak and a string of 15 straight conference regular season games without a defeat.

West Virginia and Kansas will meet up for the second time in 2013 in Kansas City. WVU defeated the Jay-

hawks on Senior Night at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Oct. 18. Kelsie Maloney and Frances Silva both netted goals, while goalkeeper Sara Keane earned her sixth shutout of the season.

Kansas just edged out Oklahoma as the final qualifier for the Big 12 tournament. The Jayhawks went 7-10-2 in the regular season and won just twice inside the conference. Senior forward Caroline Kastor led the team in all offensive categories with six goals, three assists and 15 points in 2013. The Jayhawks struggled offensively this season, scoring just 19 goals. The team was shutout on 10 occasions.

In goal, Kansas’ Kaitlyn Stroud allowed 22 goals in 19 games played, made a league-best 99 saves and had a goals against average of just 1.13.

“I think Kansas has a couple special players,” Izzo-Brown said. “They play very possession-orientated soccer, and they are a dangerous team. It’s just a matter of whether they can bring it all together on one day.”

Meanwhile for West Virginia, Silva makes her return home to the Kansas City area after being named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. Silva registered 12 goals and 13 assists for the 13-3-2 Mountaineers for a conference leading 37 points.

WVU swept the postseason awards this year with Izzo-Brown winning the conference’s Coach of the Year award and freshman Kadeisha Buchanan taking both the Defensive Player of the Year and Newcomer

of the Year awards.

“We start a new season this week,” Izzo-Brown said. “We’re going to do the same things, but we’ve definitely entered the most important season of the year because it’s the season at hand.”

The winner of the quarterfinal match will take on the winner of the No.4-No. 5 game featuring Iowa State and Baylor.

WVU and Kansas will kick off at 6:30 tonight at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Mo. WYTHE WOODS/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

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Sophomore Kelsie Maloney controls the ball in a game against Texas Oct. 4.

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Luck, Big 12 Conference announce 2014 schedule by amit batra sports editor @batra01

Early Tuesday, West Virginia Athletic Director Oliver Luck and the Big 12 Conference announced the 2014 football schedule for WVU and the other Big 12 schools. The Mountaineers face a challenging road in 2014, all starting with the two-time national champions the Alabama Crimson Tide.

West Virginia opens the season in the Chick-filA Kickoff Game against the nation’s current No. 1 team Aug. 30. The game will be played at Atlanta’s Georgia Dome.

Following a stiff test against Alabama, WVU opens at home against Towson University before traveling to face nonconference foe Maryland in

College Park, Md. With almost two seasons in the books as a member of the Big 12 Conference, a grueling test awaits in league play in 2014.

Similar to this season, West Virginia will see Oklahoma rather early, as the Mountaineers take on the Sooners in their opening conference game Sept.

27 in Morgantown. Following that game, WVU stays home to welcome Kansas before traveling to take on Texas Tech Oct. 11.

West Virginia will be back home for Baylor Oct. 18 before taking on the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater, Okla., Oct. 25. The Mountaineers’ last home games will be against TCU Nov. 1 and Kansas State Nov. 20, while the last two road games will be against Texas Nov.

8 and Iowa State Nov. 29.

The two weeks marked open are Sept. 20 and Nov. 15. Homecoming will take place against Kansas and Mountaineer Day will be against TCU. “The 2014 football schedule has an excellent mix of home and away games that our fans will enjoy,” Luck said.

“Starting the season against Alabama will provide excitement in the state all summer. A road game at Maryland is an easy drive for our fans before we welcome the likes of Oklahoma, Kansas, Baylor, TCU and Kansas State to Morgantown.

Overall, with our nonconference schedule coupled with the rigors of the Big 12, every week will provide an exciting matchup.” amit.batra@mail.wvu.edu

The Georgia Dome will be home to West Virginia’s season opener against Alabama in the 2014 season.

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Browne looks to take on new role in 2013-14 season by kevin hooker sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University men’s basketball team looks almost brand new in 2013.

Over the summer, Aaric Murray, Keaton Miles, Jabarie Hinds, Aaron Brown and Volodymyr Gerun parted ways with the program. Head coach Bob Huggins and his team also lost forwards Deniz Kilicli, Dominique Rutledge and guard Matt Humphrey to graduation.

With no seniors on this season’s team, West Virginia will rely on its veteran players for leadership.

Junior guard Gar y Browne enters his third season with the Mountaineers and will likely split time with Juwan

Staten at the point guard position.

As a s ophomore, Browne played in all 32 games with 12 starts. He averaged 5.6 points per game and 2.8 rebounds per game in 20 minutes of action, and was third on the team with 48 assists.

Browne, who originally hails from Puerto Rico, played with his national team this summer, which he says prepared him better this offseason.

“I feel like last year I didn’t work as hard as I’m working right now,” Browne said. “Working with the Puerto Rican national team helped a lot and gave me a lot of confidence. It made me realize how much I have to work in order for to me to have a good season.”

During the 2012-13 season, the Mountain-

eers were No. 9 in shooting percentage among Big 12 Conference teams, which perhaps explains Browne’s abysmal 33 percent shooting percentage from inside the arc.

The Mountaineers also ranked No. 6 in three point field goal percentage, shooting just 32 percent.

Better shot selection will be a key of emphasis for West Virginia in 201314, and Browne said it is something that he works on every day.

“If you don’t (practice) constantly, then you won’t constantly be ready in the game,” Browne said. “So if I don’t work on my shot constantly, then I won’t make them (throughout the season). This season is a whole rebuilding year for me, so I’m trying to work hard enough to help

my team.”

Browne was part of a Mountaineer team that finished with just 13 wins last season, which marks Huggins’ worst winning percentage since he started coaching in 1980. West Virginia failed to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2006.

Despite their downward spiral in recent years, the Mountaineers have brought in several new freshmen this summer who look to contribute right away.

“We want them to know what to expect,” Browne said. “I feel like the young guys are doing a good job of that and (are) doing a good job of keeping up with the (upperclassmen).”

For only being with the team for three seasons, Browne and forward Kevin Noreen are the longest tenured play-

ers on roster. In past seasons, the Mountaineers could rely on senior leadership from Kevin Jones or Darryl “Truck” Bryant for consistent support.

While he’s not a senior, Browne said he’ll have to step into a bigger leadership role this season.

“I feel like (the upperclassmen) are working hard enough to make sure that we’re the ones who lead,” he said. “As upperclassmen, we know what to expect, and we’ve been through a bad season. We just want to make sure everyone’s on the same page.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Baylor to face tests in coming weeks WACO, TEXAS (AP) — This is when the fifthranked Baylor Bears – and everybody else – find out if they are for real.

For all their ridiculous offensive numbers, their highest ranking in 60 years and reaching November as the Big 12’s only undefeated team, coach Art Briles and the Bears (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) feel as if their season is really just getting started. Here come the big tests.

Up next for Baylor is its first ranked opponent this season, at home Thursday night against No. 12 Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1). That starts a seasonending stretch of games that includes playing every other team in the top half of the conference standings.

“We’re in a proving business, and this is our job to once again prove where we stand as a football team,” said quarterback Bryce Petty, the fourth-year junior in his first season starting. “A challenge for us, but a challenge that we’ve been waiting for a while. I think everybody’s going to embrace that.”

Arguably the most anticipated game in Baylor history starts a five-week span when the Bears also play 25th-ranked Texas Tech, at No. 15 Oklahoma State and then later their regular-season finale against Texas, the only other team that hasn’t lost a Big 12 game.

They also have to go to rival TCU. “We’re ready and willing and anxious to get into the grind time,” said Briles, in his sixth season after taking over a program coming off 12 consecutive losing seasons.

“Get into where we’re fighting and scraping for every single thing that’s out there.”

Baylor has won a

school-record 11 games in a row since its 42-34 loss at Oklahoma last season.

The Bears, outscoring teams by an average margin of 48 points this season, are listed as a twotouchdown favorite even though they have lost 21 of 22 games in their series against Oklahoma. They are the national leader with 718 total yards and 64 points a game.

The lone Baylor victory against Oklahoma was another prime-time game two years ago, when Robert Griffin III threw the winning TD pass with 8 seconds left for a 45-38 win that denied the Sooners a national title shot.

“It started to open a lot of people’s eyes to what Baylor could do and what we are capable of,” said receiver Tevin Reese, whose eight TD catches match teammate Antwan Goodley for the Big 12 lead. “It has changed a lot in the past few years.

I’m pretty sure Baylor was never the favorite in a lot of games. Being the favorite in a big game like this a good thing for this team.

It helps build our confidence and makes it hard to stop us.”

It also helps that the Bears are 4-0 against Top 25 teams at home the past two seasons. They started the 2011 season with a win over then-defending Rose Bowl champion TCU, more than three months before Griffin’s signature victory that likely clinched his Heisman Trophy.

“I definitely think that this game was huge for him, so I want to carry that on,” said Petty, the Big 12 passing leader with 350 yards a game, along with 18 TDs and only one interception. “I want to do whatever I need to do to help my team be successful and come out of this thing with a win.”

Petty was still on the sideline last November when Kansas State arrived in Waco as the No. 1 team in the BCS standings. Nick Florence was in the middle of his own record-setting season for Baylor, which beat the Wildcats 52-24 to wipe out their championship chance.

Before the Bears can even think about a national title shot, they have to take care of their Big 12 business. Baylor hasn’t won an outright conference championship since Mike Singletary was a linebacker in 1980 for a Southwest Conference title team. It shared the SWC title in 1994, only because unbeaten Texas A&M was ineligible and the Bears were among five teams with a 4-3 SWC marks.

Still, Baylor was getting plenty of attention last weekend without playing a game.

“It was awesome, something that hasn’t been in the past,” linebacker Sam Noll said about what he heard and saw watching other games. “It kind of showed us how big this game is, and how important it is. It makes you want to prepare to your maximum ability so you can go out and win that big game.”

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West Virginia out for revenge on road at No.24 Kansas by jon fehrens sports writer @dailyathenaeum

After ending a four-game skid against Texas Tech in the WVU Coliseum Saturday, the West Virginia volleyball team looks to exact revenge on the No. 24 Kansas Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan., inside the Horejsi Family Athletics Center Wednesday.

The last time these two programs played each other, the Mountaineers squandered a 24-21 second-set lead that would have put them up two sets to none. Instead, the Jayhawks stormed back to take the second, third and fourth sets to steal the match on the road, which head coach Jill Kramer still remembers.

“I think we have kept this one in the back of our minds. I thought we played three out of four sets well, and we talked a lot about that after the match,” Kramer said. “Right now Kansas is the best blocking team in

the league (and) their middles are great. It should be a good match. We will need to be firing on all cylinders.”

West Virginia is coming off a win in a five-set thriller against Texas Tech Saturday.

Freshman outside hitter Jordan Anderson recorded her ninth double-double of the season with 15 kills and 21 digs. Sophomore outside hitter’s Nikki Attea and Hannah Sackett chipped in 13 kills and 14 kills, respectively, while middle blocker Caleah Wells also added 13 kills. Wednesday’s match marked the first time this season four different Mountaineers had double-digit kills.

The Mountaineers managed to gain some ground in the Big 12 Conference despite junior middle blocker Evyn McCoy sitting with an apparent ankle injury. Although McCoy is still listed as day-today, Kramer was hopeful she would be able to participate in Monday practice and com-

pete in Wednesday’s match.

Even if McCoy is unable to compete against the Jayhawks, Kramer can rely on the services of Charleston, W.Va., native Hannah Shreve.

Shreve, a freshman middle blocker, played major minutes in against the Red Raiders and proved to be a solid reliever for McCoy. Shreve recorded seven blocks on 12 attempts for a .583 clip, while managing three blocks against the Red Raiders.

Up 15-14 in the fifth set against Texas Tech, Shreve’s block against Jenna Allen clinched the match for her team. Now that her minutes have been expanded Shreve said she can tell she is starting to feel more comfortable on the court.

“I feel 100 percent different out on the court now. At the beginning of the season I was slightly overwhelmed by the environment and the situation that I was in,” Shreve said. “I think the clicking

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started happening in practices. I started to work on areas I was struggling with. I always knew I belonged out there. It was just a matter of getting there skill wise.”

The Jayhawks return home after taking a four-set road match against TCU, which boosted them back into the AVCA Top-25 poll at No. 24.

Kansas stands tied at No. 2 with Iowa State in the Big 12 Conference behind several impressive players.

KU’s senior setter Erin McNorton continues to be the best in the conference. McNorton has led the Big 12 for 10 straight weeks with 12.26 assists per set. Only two setters in the country average more assists than McNorton.

The match on Wednesday will be the first stop on a long trip for the Mountaineers.

Kramer and her team will travel to Manhattan, Kan., to take on Kansas State Saturday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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No more.

With Aaron Rodgers knocked out of the game – and perhaps longer – by a shoulder injury on the first series, Josh McCown and the Chicago Bears reminded the Packers why good insurance is so important. McCown, playing in place of the injured Jay Cutler, threw for two touchdowns Monday night and led Chicago to a 27-20 victory that ended a six-game skid to its NFC North rivals.

“We expected to win this game, even with the situation that happened,” Jordy Nelson said. “We had an opportunity to win the game, and we just didn’t make enough plays.”

The loss snapped Green Bay’s four-game winning streak, but the far larger concern is the health of Rodgers, who hurt his left (nonthrowing) shoulder when he was sacked on the first series by Shea McClellin.

Rodgers took a few warmup throws with backup Seneca Wallace but, after being examined by medical staff, ran into the Green Bay locker room. He wasn’t seen again until midway through the third quarter, when he came back onto the field in sweats. Though he waved to fans with his right hand, and didn’t appear to be wearing a brace, he kept his left hand jammed in his pocket.

“He has a shoulder injury,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. “They want to run more tests. They don’t have an exact diagnosis.

We’ll have more information, probably tomorrow.”

Pressed for more information, McCarthy insisted there wasn’t any.

“No timeline, no exact diagnosis,” he said. “That’s where we’re at.”

Alshon Jeffery had five catches for 60 yards, including a 6-yard grab for the go-ahead touchdown at the end of the third quarter.

Brandon Marshall, largely shut down in two games against Green Bay last year, had seven catches for 107 yards and a score. Matt Forte ran for 125 yards and a TD, and also had 54 yards receiving for the Bears, who pulled into a three-way tie for first in the NFC North with Green Bay and Detroit.

All are 5-3.

“It’d be hard to find one better than this,” said McCown, who was coaching high school when the Bears signed him two years ago. “They’re all special, but this is really neat because it means so much to our team.”

The loss spoiled another big night by Green Bay rookie Eddie Lacy, who ran for 150 yards and a touchdown.

Green Bay has been hit hard by injuries, with James Jones (knee) returning Monday night after a two-game absence and sackmaster Clay Matthews (thumb) and tight end Jermichael Finley still out. Wide receiver Randall Cobb (leg) is also on the injured list-designated to return, and offensive lineman

T.J. Lang (concussion) and linebacker Andy Mulumba (ankle) left the game.

But there are injuries and then there are INJURIES, and a hurt Aaron Rodgers is Green Bay’s ultimate nightmare.

With the 2011 NFL MVP almost as durable as predecessor Brett Favre – he hasn’t missed a game due to injury since Dec. 19, 2010 – the backup quarterback has been the most anonymous person in Green Bay. “Aaron’s a huge part of our offense,” McCarthy said.

“This is a thing that’s been built over time with Aaron as the centerpiece. I don’t think it’s realistic to put anyone in there and think they’re going to pick up and run it the way he has run it.”

But as the Bears know all too well, backups can be just as invaluable as a starter.

After a series of forgettable backups under Lovie Smith – Caleb Hanie or Jonathan Quinn, anyone? – the Bears signed McCown when Cutler was hurt two years ago. He played well enough then to stick around, and his familiarity with his receivers and coach Marc Trestman’s system was evident.

McCown may not have been dazzling, going 22 for 41 for 272 yards, but he mixed his passes effectively to Marshall, Jeffery and Forte, and Forte ran roughshod on the Green Bay defense.

The Bears sealed their victory with 53 seconds left with Robbie Gould’s 27-yard field goal, which followed an 18-play, 80-yard drive that ate almost nine minutes off the clock.

“You understand the nature of the game and the impact that (Rodgers) has on the game,” McCown said.

“So when that player’s not on the field, your odds of winning probably increase.”

Better yet, McCown didn’t do anything to hurt the Bears, which is more than Wallace can say.

Wallace hadn’t played a game since the 2011 season finale, and the rust was evident. He was intercepted on his very first series by Julius Peppers and was sacked twice, once by Peppers and once by McClellin.

The Packers had a secondand-goal from the Bears 5 late in the third quarter and were forced to settle for Mason Crosby’s 23-yard field goal after Wallace overthrew James Jones and Andrew Quarless. Green Bay would get no further than the Bears 39 the rest of the game.

Wallace finished 11 of 19 for 114 yards. The Packers were just 1 of 9 on third down.

“Seneca, he needs to perform better, and he’ll definitely do that with a week of practice,” McCarthy said.

NOTES: This was Green Bay’s first loss to an NFC North foe at Lambeau Field since Nov. 1, 2009, when Favre returned with the Minnesota Vikings. ... It was Chicago’s first win in Green Bay since 2007. ... Green Bay’s 199 yards rushing was a season high, and best since the Packers ran for 202 against Cleveland on Oct. 25, 2009. ... Jamari Lattimore blocked a punt and recovered an on onside kick for the Packers.