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Greek life hosts chilli cook-off for Bartlett House TOTAL RAISED: $1,867 Delta Gamma was the cook-off champion by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

This weekend, West Virginia University’s Greek organizations Pi Beta Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon hosted a chili cook-off to benefit the Morgantown Bartlett House, a local homeless shelter. The cook-off was in honor of homelessness awareness week. “Homelessness is something that affects all of us,” said Rachel Elkins, vice president of philanthrophy for Pi Beta Phi. The cook-off is a competition that consists of team participants from both sorority and fraternity organizations. In order to compete in the competition, the teams form their own chili recipes for the cookoff. Samples are provided to each of the attendees as well as the judges for the competition. Multiple alumni from the organizations served as judges for the cook-off to determine the overall winner. The competition is one of the events that Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Pi Beta Phi will engage in throughout the year. Events are prepared in advance, and are designed to benefit different charities and organizations. Philanthropy is an important part of Greek life for both organizations. “It’s good to know that we are doing this for a good cause,” said Kyle Keane, philanthropy chair of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Both Keane and Elkins expressed a desire to collectively co-engage in philanthropic events with other sororities and fraternities in the future. The idea is to make each event a group and team effort for local charities and organizations. “We are trying to work with the community and impact people locally,” Elkins said. Due to last year’s success of the chili cook-off, desire to continue the cook-off each year is a current goal for both Elkins

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Hospital prepares for Ebola Emergency Department in Ruby Memorial opens Infection Prevention and Containment Unit by alyssa lazar staff writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia University Healthcare continues to prepare for a possible Ebola outbreak as the threat of the disease still looms around the nation. In a matter of three weeks time, a construction team renovated a section of the Emergency Department at Ruby Memorial Hospital and turned it into a selfcontained Infection Prevention and Containment Unit that houses five isolation rooms. The renovations cost $500,000. WVU Healthcare has closely followed the Center for Disease Control and Prevention protocols regarding Ebola prevention and testing, prepared the IPCU in accordance with these guidelines, and is now in the process of training staff to handle a potential patient. Owen Lander, medical director for the WVU Healthcare Emergency Department, said he is confident about the unit’s ability to handle potential Ebola patients. “All of what we are trying to do here, with the structure of this unit and the plan for the care team, is essentially following the CDC guidelines and (it) is closely modeled with public institutions that have successfully treated patients,” Lander said. “We basically said: who’s gotten it right,

blood samples need taken out, and it houses X-Ray machines and Ultrasounds. No circulating air goes beyond the unit, and all ceiling

equipment to protect our employees that might encounter an Ebola patient,” Osbourn said. Part of the personal protective equipment Osbourn discussed involves inpatient and outpatient kits. “We’ve created two distinctive types of kits – one for an inpatient setting, which we anticipate being a higher risk setting, and also an outpatient kit. The key difference between the inpatient kit and the outpatient kit is the level of respiratory protection,” Osbourn said. The items in the inpatient kit are an aspect of patient care that follows models of other hospitals around the

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On Saturday, U.S. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) visited West Virginia University for his final time as a Senator to make several official announcements, declaring his future partnership with the University. In the Downtown Wise Library’s Milano Reading Room, Rockefeller dedicated his senatorial papers to the library’s new John D. Rockefeller IV Gallery and revealed a new school within the University—the John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics. WVU President E. Gordon Gee, libraries dean Jon E. Cawthorne, director of the School of Policy and Pol-

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U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV speaks to audiences Saturday in the Milano Reading Room. itics Scott Crichlow and political science graduate student Gillian Beach spoke of the significance of Rockefeller’s contribution. “Senator Rockefeller’s one of the most distin-

guished public servants in West Virginia’s history, and it is fitting that the senator’s legacy will be forever preserved within the borders of the state he has served so well and so faithfully for so

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long,” Gee said. Rockefeller’s 2,000 linear feet of donated archives include an array of political papers, artifacts and online data from his 30 years in the Senate and is now housed

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country. “Inside the kit we have the paper hood itself which comes down over the chest,” Osburn said. “We also have impervious coveralls that we have been able to acquire.” The kit also contains shoe covers, two pairs of gloves – one is a nitrile glove and the other is a chemo-type glove health care workers wear for an extra level of precaution. Health care workers have been training over the last several weeks on a program geared toward learning how to use the protective equipment and how to keep the disease contained.

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in the library. The entirety of the “priceless resources,” as Gee called them, is one of the largest collections the University has ever received. “The archives of Senator Rockefeller’s five terms in the Capitol will provide a book-end, if you will, to the papers of our senate, state’s founding fathers,” Cawthorne said. “As West Virginia’s flagship University and the seed of research in our state, there could be no better home for this outstanding research archive than WVU libraries.” The declaration of the School of Policy and Politics stirred loud excitement from the receptive audience that packed the room. “Our goal is for the school to reflect Senator Rockefell-

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tiles can be washed. Roger Osbourn, the director of safety for WVU Healthcare, said other aspects of the IPCU have been modeled based on hospitals around the country that are dealing with the same issue, specifically Emory University Hospital and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. “During the last several weeks, we have been working very diligently with a multidisciplinary staff to develop personal protective

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how did they do it? That’s what we’ve tried to do.” The unit is self-contained, meaning every lab service that needs completed can be done within the unit. No

want our people to feel absolutely confident when they put that equipment on that they feel protected to the highest level. ”

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Continued from page 1 Osbourn said the training program will last the duration of 40 hours. They have brought in different experts to help facilitate the training. “The main thing for us is that we want our people to feel absolutely confident when they put that equipment on that they feel protected to the highest level,” Osbourn said. If a patient were to arrive at Ruby Memorial looking for treatment for Ebola or any other contagious disease, such as tuberculosis, health care workers enter a room in the IPCU designated the “donning room.” In this room, the health care worker puts on the equipment gear. Once treatment has been administered, the health care worker enters another room called the “doffing room,” where another worker helps to take the gear off. Osbourn said it requires a

minimum of 20 minutes to put on the protective equipment and then another 20 minutes to take it off. However, Lander expresses his doubt about the likelihood that Ebola will make its way to Morgantown. “I think it’s important to emphasize that the risks are very low, but the stakes are very high, so with any high risk but low likelihood risk event, our risk management procedure is to err on the side of caution,” Lander said. He said WVU Healthcare is fortunate to have received the equipment it needs to protect from contagious diseases, should a case arise. “A lot of hospitals have struggled with that because supply chains have dried up a little bit. We got on it early and think we got enough equipment to push us through a scenario where we might receive a patient,” Osbourn said. Rashida Khakoo, the chief of infectious diseases at the WVU School of Medi-

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cine, and head of the WVU Healthcare Ebola Task Force, urges everyone to do all they can to stay healthy. “I want to emphasize the importance of getting flu shots to prevent influenza for everyone, and also handwashing to prevent many infections,” Khakoo said. Despite preventing the disease in other ways, WVU Healthcare officials insist they will do all they can to help treat a patient with Ebola or any other disease. Scott Bierer, director of WVU Healthcare Facilities Engineering and Management, claims they can use test results to develop treatment protocol. “We can stop the transmission. It has been demonstrated by the events that have happened in this country,” Lander said. “It is my mission, and the mission of everyone involved, to do what we know is the right thing to do to prevent the spread of any potential disease should it appear.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Owen Lander, MD, says it’s a good idea to be prepared even though an occurrence of Ebola may be unlikely.

American freed by North Korea wanted pizza

TODAY’s NEWS BRIEFS Three men maliciously attacked a person near the Shell Station on University Av-

enue at 2:14 a.m. Sunday morning, according to a Morgantown Police Department press release. Witnesses told MPD that one of the suspects fled the scene on foot. The other two suspects were arrested, one charged with malicious assault and the other for public intoxication. Later, MPD obtained a warrant to charge the second suspect with battering. MPD reports the victim sustained minor injuries but witnesses told the police the victim was kicked in the head and was on the ground. MPD is continuing its investigation to find the third suspect. If anyone of the public has information, they are advised to call 304-284-7522. After the GOP took control of the U.S. Senate and maintained control of the House of Representatives, many are speculating as to why. Two West Virginia University political science professors, Patrick Hickey and Scott Crichlow, will lead a discussion and offer insight 6:30-7:30 p.m. tonight.

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Matthew Todd Miller, center, reunites with his family members after he and Kenneth Bae landed aboard a U.S. Air Force jet at McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington on Nov. 8. SEATTLE (AP) — Ken- you all for supporting me to visit Pyongyang in more all of that for two years,” she said. “His only conneth Bae arrived home af- and standing by me,” Bae than a decade. Their release was the tacts were his guard, and ter years of imprisonment said. His family has said he in North Korea, expressing suffers from diabetes, an latest twist in the fitful re- maybe doctors and a handhis gratitude to the U.S. enlarged heart, liver prob- lationship between the ful of times the Swedish government for securing lems and back pain. Obama administration embassy.” Chung said Bae was in and the young North KoChung said she was his release and revealing that his time there offered better shape when he ar- rean leader, Kim Jong Un, thrilled to have her brother lessons. rived than his family ex- whose approach to the home, and that “he bears And his sister said he pected. She said he had U.S. has shifted back and no ill will” over his ordeal. had one stipulation for his spent about six weeks in a forth from defiance to ocAlthough he still has first meal back home: No North Korean hospital be- casional conciliation. warm feelings for the North Korean food. Bae was serving a 15- Korean people, Chung fore he returned. “He said, ‘I don’t want “That helped. As you year sentence for alleged doubted her brother would Korean food, that’s all I’ve know, he had gone back anti-government activities. want to return to that counbeen eating for the last two and forth between the la- He was detained in 2012 try any time soon. years,’” Terri Chung said bor camp and hospital,” while leading a tour group He hasn’t told them to a North Korea economic many details about his orSunday outside her Seat- she said. tle church. “We had a late She said he was checked zone. deal and Chung said she out by a doctor on the flight night eating pizza.” Miller was serving a six- remains worried about her Bae and Matthew Miller, back to the United States. year jail term on charges of brother. another American who His plans for the near fu- espionage after he allegThe State Department had been held captive in ture include rest and food edly ripped up his tourist called the family at about North Korea, landed Sat- and reconnecting with visa at Pyongyang’s airport 2 a.m. Saturday to give urday night at a Washing- friends and family. Neither in April and demanded them the news that Bae ton state military base after his wife nor his children asylum. North Korea said was coming home. They a top U.S. intelligence offi- could make it back to Seat- Miller had wanted to ex- also received a call a few cial secured their release. tle in time for Bae’s home- perience prison life so he days earlier saying some“It’s been an amaz- coming, his sister said. could secretly investigate thing might be happening, ing two years, I learned They plan to gather the the country’s human rights but Chung was reluctant to a lot, I grew a lot, I lost a whole family together for situation. believe that message. lot of weight,” Bae, a Ko- Thanksgiving,” she said. “There’s been a lot of Bae and Miller were the Members of Bae’s fam- last two Americans held heartbreak and disaprean-American missionary with health problems, ily, who live near the captive by the reclusive pointment,” she said of said at Joint Base-Lewis- sprawling military base Communist country. the years of waiting for her Last month, North Ko- brother’s release. McChord Saturday night. south of Seattle, had met Asked how he was feeling, him when he landed. His rea released Jeffrey Fowle She thanked people he said, “I’m recovering at mother hugged him after of Miamisburg, Ohio, who around the world for their he got off the plane. Miller was held for nearly six prayers and government this time.” Bae, surrounded by stepped off the U.S. gov- months. He had left a Bible officials and others for adfamily members, spoke ernment aircraft a short in a nightclub in the hope vocating for Bae’s release. briefly to the media after time later and also was that it would reach North She also said former dethe plane carrying him and greeted with hugs. Korea’s underground tainees and their families Miller landed. He thanked have been a source of comU.S. officials said Miller Christian community. President Barack Obama of Bakersfield, CaliforSpeaking Sunday, Chung fort and support for her and the people who sup- nia, and Bae of Lynnwood, said her brother was stay- family. ported him and his family. Washington, flew back ing with family members, “First and foremost we He also thanked the North with James Clapper, the and enjoyed visiting with thank God,” Chung said, Korean government for re- director of national intel- his loved ones upon his adding soon afterward, “I ligence. Clapper was the return. have to thank President leasing him. “He was cut off from Obama.” “I just want to say thank highest-ranking American

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er’s career, priorities and ideas,” Gee said. “So consistent with Senator Rockefeller’s career in public service, this school will help our University fulfill its landgrant mission.” The school will combine teachings in political science, public administration, international studies and leadership studies in order to prepare its approximately 1,000 students to serve the public. “I’m very excited to be the first director of the school. I can’t wait to work with Pres-

ident Gee and Dean Cawthorne,” Crichlow said. Beach discussed her achievements so far in WVU’s political science department and her enthusiasm to be a graduate student in the new school. “The creation of this new School of Policy and Politics is an exciting development in the evolution of the program at WVU, and to me, it conveys a sense of cohesion, clarity and purpose in our academic work,” Beach said. “To have the support of Senator Rockefeller in this endeavor is truly an honor.” In addition to saying an abundance of “thank you’s”, Rockefeller humorously recalled getting booed at a

WVU football game more than 30 years ago because he was in favor of tearing down Old Mountaineer Field and building a new complex that would become Milan Puskar Stadium. He emphasized his passion for the state and his immense respect and support for the University. “My life’s journey led me to West Virginia, and it is in West Virginia that I hope my legacy will be remembered, and my journey as a public servant understood,” Rockefeller said. Two years later, he was elected to the office of West Virginia Secretary of State, and in 1976, after serving as president of West Virginia

Wesleyan College for two years, he was elected Governor of West Virginia. Since he became a U.S. Senator in 1984, Rockefeller served on several congressional committees, including the Committee on Finance, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation where he was the chairman. Rockefeller will retire in January 2015, but his contributions to society will forevermore be kept alive at WVU. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

cussed its budget with the county commission Wednesday. Representing the VFCA was Joe Statler, soon to take office in the West Virginia House of Delegates in January, 2015. The VFCA told the Dominion Post that raising the county’s tax levy from 9.5 percent would raise an additional $80,000 for each department in the association. SGA is seeking input from students concerning information technology and software needs. The survey can be found online on the MIX Personal Announcements page.

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Continued from page 1 and Keane. “We just want to make it an annual thing, get more involved in the community,” Keane said. Many attendees at the competition expressed positive notions about being involved in an issue so prevalent in Morgantown. The aspects of teamwork and giving back were common themes within the competition. “It’s fun being here for a community event, something local,” Kimberly Wetzel, a member of Pi Beta Phi said. Attendees from both WVU and the local Mor-

gantown community engaged in the event. “It was a good crowd of people from the community and the University,” said Ed Cole, chapter advisor for Sigma Alpha Epsilon. The competition concluded with an official counting of the proceeds raised for the homeless shelter, as well as an announced winner of a raffle drawing and the chili cook-off competition. Ed Cole was the winner of the raffle drawing, and Delta Gamma was the champion of the cook-off competition. The total amount raised for the Bartlett House was $1,867.62. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Local play ‘Red’ to compete in national competition by jake jarvis managing editor @jakejarviswvu

After nearly five months of rehearsal and performances, Shenendoah Thompson and David Beach thought they might perform “Red” for the last time. The cast and crew, originally performing at the Monongalia Arts Center, were invited to compete at the West Virginia Theatre Association’s Community Theatre Conference at Bridgeport High School Saturday. The cast and crew left Bridgeport with two awards:

Best Play and Thompson won Best Actor. “I say the same thing about any production which is successful,” Beach said. “Start with a good script, form a good team and set the bar high.” Beach said he was immensely proud of Thompson. The cast will move on to the South Eastern Theatre Conference in Chattanooga, Ten., in March 2015. Jefferson High School’s production of “Frostbite” and Musselman High School’s “Wait Wait Bo Bait” will join “Red” at the national conference. “ Though we were

brought together through the theatre, Shenendoah and I have developed a relationship outside the theatre which, I think, helps the creative process,” Beach said. “When we have vested interests in each other as friends, it helps us (and grounds us) as we approach creative endeavors.” Beach plays Mark Rothko, the famous abstract expressionist who is commissioned to paint a collection of pieces for the Four Seasons restaurant. Thompson plays his apprentice, Ken, who challenges Rothko to avoid becoming superfluous in his quest for a new masterpiece.

After working together on a few shows at M.T. Pockets Theatre, the two theatre veterans were itching to perform together. Beach has directed several plays in the area, but he said this was the first time he has played a historical figure. “(Beach) brought me ‘Red’ and said, “Here, read this,’” Thompson said. “Within 45 minutes of having read it – or I think I hadn’t even finished it yet – I said, ‘I’m in. Let’s do it.’” In the 2013 festival, Beach directed the winning play, “Art.” After raising more than $3,000, the cast of three men and Beach traveled to Mobile, Ala. There,

lead actor Ben Adducchio won an acting award. Amanda Barton, an assistant professor of theatre at Berea College in Kentucky, Lydia Mond, from Act II Theatre Company in Parkersburg, W.Va. and Marsha Mueller from the Actor’s Guild of Parkersburg, W.Va., adjudicated the event. This conference presented two major challenges for Beach and Thompson: Time and space. The cast was permitted to use Morgantown High School’s auditorium to practice in prior to the event and Beach said that was beneficial. The original performance ran about 95 minutes but

had to be cut down to under 60 minutes. Beach said the play has two arcs that come together in the middle. “But they were wavy arcs,” Beach said. “So we took out the waves.” To accomplish this, each actor took home the script separately to mark what they wanted to cut. Beach expelled a deep, throaty laugh when he noted he and Thompson marked the same things. Though Beach and Thompson are separated by several decades, they seem more like old friends. jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

Hollywood honors actors, actresses, greats of the past LOS ANGELES (AP) — A constellation of stars gathered in Hollywood for an offcamera celebration of four stalwart film talents. Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Kevin Costner, Mark Wahlberg, Sidney Poitier, Ed Norton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Rock, Eddie Redmayne, Ron Howard and Hilary Swank were among the celebrities toasting the first Oscar winners of the season at the film academy’s Governors Awards Saturday night. Actress Maureen O’Hara, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere and actor and activist Harry Belafonte accepted honorary Oscars at the private dinner ceremony at Hollywood & Highland’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. Jessica Chastain, Warren Beatty, Octavia Spencer,

Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Duvall, Robert Downey Jr. and Tilda Swinton, sporting a platinum faux-hawk, also attended the three-hour celebration. Pixar chief John Lasseter presented Miyazaki with an Oscar statuette, calling the Japanese animator “the most original filmmaker to ever work in our medium.” Accepting the trophy, Miyazaki said through a translator that he considered himself lucky, adding, “My greatest luck is that I got to meet Maureen O’Hara today.” The 94-year-old O’Hara was introduced by Liam Neeson and Clint Eastwood, each of whom confessed to having a crush on the Irishborn beauty. Neeson described her as “one of the true legends of cinema” and “one of the most adventurous women who ever lived,”

explaining the actress was a pioneer in doing her own stunts on screen. O’Hara came to the stage in a wheelchair and read a brief statement of thanks in which she acknowledged filmmakers Charles Laughton and John Ford, along with her co-star in several films, John Wayne. When Neeson handed her the Oscar, she asked in disbelief, “What’s this?!” “I only hope it’s silver or gold and not like a spoon out of the kitchen,” she said. Carriere accepted his Oscar from “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” director, Philip Kaufman. The French screenwriter lauded the many directors he’s collaborated with over his five decades in film, saying, “They’re always present, even today. When I’m working, I hear their voices.” Chris Rock and Susan Sa-

randon introduced Belafonte, who received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for his decades of activism for social justice. “I’m not here to honor you,” Rock said. “I’m here to thank you.” Sarandon called the 87-year-old entertainer “a real-life, flesh and blood hero.” Belafonte said he was moved by the recognition. “To be rewarded by my peers for my work for human rights, civil rights and for peace... It powerfully mutes the enemy’s thunder,” he said. He shared the honor with Poitier, whom he referred to as “my elderly friend.” “He redirected the ship of racial hatred in American culture,” Belafonte said. He spoke of Hollywood’s progress toward telling stories that offer “deeper in-

Maureen O’Hara was one of the actresses honored at the awards. sights into human existence,” such as “Schindler’s List,” “Brokeback Mountain,” and “12 Years a Slave,” and film’s far-reaching ability to influence popular opinion. “Maybe, just maybe, it could be civilization’s gamechanger,” he said.

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Smithsonian displays Bill Cosby’s art in African American exhibit WASHINGTON (AP) — Everybody knows Bill Cosby’s humor, but the comedian has kept his artistic tastes close at home. Now the extensive art collection of Bill and Camille Cosby is opening to the public for the first time Sunday at the Smithsonian Institution, revealing some works by African-American artists that until now have been seen only by family and friends. The exhibition not only celebrates African-American heritage, it also provides a glimpse at works the Cosbys have enjoyed intimately, with pieces ranging from a masterwork that had remained hidden for a half-century before Camille Cosby recognized its value, to a quilt made from their slain son’s clothes. More than 60 artworks from the Cosby collection are being displayed through early 2016 alongside 100 pieces of African works at the National Museum of African Art in Washington. Surrounded by these artworks in a Smithsonian gallery, the Cosbys sat down to discuss their passion for collecting, and for once, Bill Cosby let his wife take the floor, describing how they came to love art together and their hopes that the exhibit will foster a new appreciation for works by black artists long silenced or ignored. “I hope that people will become emotionally attached to these paintings,” she told The Associated Press. “I really want people to feel something.” A centerpiece is “The Thankful Poor,” painted in 1894 by Henry Ossawa Tanner, a son of slaves who went to Paris and painted scenes that dignified black people at a time when they mostly suffered degrading images in popular culture. The work depicts an elderly man and young boy in prayer at a humble dinner table. It had been left in basement storage at the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf for 50 years. Camille Cosby found the painting up for auction in 1981, and bought it for $250,000 as a Christmas gift for her husband. The bidding had started at $50,000. “We didn’t collect to increase our assets because there weren’t any real values placed on art by African-Americans, no monetary value nor artistic

value,” Camille Cosby said. “We collected because we really loved the pieces. We wanted to live with them.” The greatest gift from amassing some 300 pieces of African-American art kept in their homes was that their children and grandchildren’s self-perceptions have been reinforced by positive images of black people, she said. The Cosbys began collecting art in 1967, three years after they were married. Bill Cosby said he grew up in a housing project where a clock, a picture of Jesus, and cutouts from Ebony magazine passed as art. When he had a house of his own, a taste of success in entertainment and rich friends, he noticed “these people have art, and it’s all white people.” The Cosbys started purchasing works by artist Charles White and almost immediately got hooked on collecting. Bill Cosby featured paintings by black artists on the set of his early TV sitcom “The Bill Cosby Show” where he played Chet Kincaid. Later, he included African-American art on the walls of the Huxtables’ living room in “The Cosby Show” series. “It pulls in the humanitarianism of this AfricanAmerican family,” he said. Some of the oldest works in the Cosby collection include rare portraits from the late 1700s and early 1800s by Joshua Johnston, a Baltimore-based AfricanAmerican artist who was at one time a slave. The family also collected works by emerging artists and noted artists, including works by Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence and Faith Ringgold. “These artists, it’s amazing to me that they did this work despite everything else that was around them politically, sociologically. It was difficult,” she said. Now they’re getting their due in “Conversations: Af-

rican and African American Artworks in Dialogue.” But Bill Cosby joked that he had no idea his wife agreed to lend the works for an exhibit until curators began taking paintings off the walls. “My paintings, these things happen to be my life,” he said. “When I come home, I talk to them.” The Cosbys also collected and commissioned family quilts as a way to tell stories. Two of them on display include a creation by Ringgold as a tribute to Bill Cosby and a large quilt by the Mississippi Crossroads Quilters entitled “The Ennis Quilt,” made of scraps of son Ennis Cosby’s clothing after he was killed in 1997. Many times, that quilt still covers their bed at home, Bill Cosby said. Curators said they looked for the best works from the Cosbys and powerful pieces from the Smithsonian’s African art collection to pair works by black artists from two continents. Themes range from spirituality and humanity to political power, family life and music to drive the exhibition. Some works are infused with a comedic touch, as well. Margo Humphrey’s lithograph “The Last BarB-Que” is a play on Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” where instead all types and colors of people, men and women, are at the table with Jesus, ready to eat watermelon and fried chicken wings. “What you are going to see here is art by the descendants of people from various parts of that vast continent who even under tyranny in this nation were able to create beautiful works of art beyond the status of where they were in life, beyond slavery, beyond segregation, beyond Jim Crow, beyond racism,” said art historian David Driskell, who helped curate the show. Cosby has been in the

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Great leadership deserves great recognition. As students, we should look to the role models we have in our own backyard. U.S. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV is one of them. Senator Rockefeller celebrated nearly 50 years of public service in a big way Saturday with the creation and naming of the John D. Rockefeller IV School of Policy and Politics and the dedication of a gallery and archives in the Downtown Library. This is not only a great announcement for the University, but also for the state as a whole. Rockefeller has served the state of West Virginia in a number of public offices, including being a House of Delegates member, Secretary of State, Governor and U.S. Senator. During his tenure as a senator, Rockefeller served

as the chairman of several notable committees such as the Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. He has consistently shown support for many different groups of West Virginians including those at West Virginia University. He has continually supported and pushed for loan forgiveness in the hopes of keeping students in the Mountain State. The new school, which includes fields of study where Rockefeller has shone, will enable students to have a curriculum with input from a true West Virginia politician. This new gallery will allow students at WVU access to all of the work Rockefeller has done while in the senate. Who knows

how many countless future politicians and leaders will be influenced by this opportunity to study a true example? We are not just West Virginia University, but West Virginia’s University. As we impact the state, it also impacts us. Sen. Rockefeller has dedicated his political career to positively impacting the state, and by connection, the University as a whole. The Daily Athenaeum would like to thank and commend Sen. Rockefeller for his service to West Virginia and to the University. We hope to see Senator Capito continue in the great and influential footsteps of Senator Rockefeller, and we cannot wait to see the impact she will have on West Virginia. wikipedia.org

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Getting over ourselves: A hurdle to body acceptance

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molly robinson columnist @dailyathenaeum

I love body confidence, but admittedly, I’m just about sick of it. Recently, a new campaign launched by Victoria’s Secret is the subject of debate among those promoting a healthy body image. The campaign is for a new type of bra called “Body by Victoria,” but the real issue comes from the signage used to promote the new merchandise. Several beautiful Victoria’s Secret models, in their tanned, tall and killercurves way, stand in a line behind the damning words “The Perfect ‘Body’.” Naturally, women of all shapes and sizes took up their torches and pitchforks – or mostly just ran to their social media sites – to rail against the body shaming Victoria’s Secret so willfully engaged in with this new body-hating propaganda.

Since then, the company willfully body shaming its No, dear reader, it does has changed their adver- customers? Of course not. not. The Perfect Body Victoria’s Secret is one of Campaign was not meant tisement to read “A Body for Everybody,” a decidedly the most successful linge- to make a size 8 feel bad much safer slogan, given rie companies in the world, about her awesome curves. the immense backlash the hosting a variety of bra, un- The pictures of the models derwear and clothing sizes who thus far have been infirst quip caused. But body image issues targeted to women ages 15 credibly successful in getseem to be more of a topic and up. ting women to buy the linThey’re already walk- gerie they sport, were not now than ever before. People post pictures of lithe ing a thin line dealing meant to make any sensitive souls feel mannequins at H&M, crybadly about Just because you may think your body ing against themselves, a patriarchy and that is isn’t up to par – which, hello, it totally the real issue or whoever here. is in charge is – doesn’t mean raging against the Though of making corporation is the way to feel better it is unclear a stick-thin exactly how figure the about yourself. many peonew black (though curiple were ofously this always seems to with a demographic this fended by this campaign be attributed to the new an- diverse and with a prod- – though the amount of tichrist, a cis-white male). uct that could be consid- women posting pictures And people have been ha- ered racy in the first place. on Instagram of themselves rassing models about their Does it make sense that holding cheesy signs saying weight since modeling re- such a company would go “I am perfect,” in front of ally became a thing. on to further shame their the perfect body campaigns Try as I might, I can’t customers about their speak for themselves – the get on board with these bodies, when their en- fact remains this was a big radical claims, because tire livelihood is selling enough issue for Victoria’s that’s exactly what they are items meant to enhance Secret to change the entire – radical. a woman’s God-given ad campaign. Was Victoria’s Secret features? But the issue starts be-

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fore a woman even steps into a Victoria’s Secret store. The real problem starts inside all of us who feel a little embarrassed about our bodies, who poke at the little layer of fat on their tummies and rail against inanimate mannequins for promoting a body type that is not the one we see in the mirror. I’m all for fair representation of the body types, and I’ve written before about the war against the so-called “skinny bitches.” But, before we get into the nitty-gritty of making average-sized models a real thing, we have to get over ourselves a little bit. So you don’t look like Candice Swanepoel – who gives a damn? The only person who looks like Candice Swanepoel is the woman gracing the very ad so many women are in a tizzy about, and that’s perfectly okay. I guarantee you Candice Swanepoel doesn’t care what you look like, because her entire liveli-

hood is based on her rocking bod. Perhaps your entire livelihood is based on how you use your brain or, in my case, how successfully you can write an opinion column. Just because you may think your body isn’t up to par – which, hello, it totally is – doesn’t mean raging against the corporation is the way to feel better about yourself. Sure, the campaign was changed and stores are starting to introduce more “normal” sized mannequins. Will all of this make a girl already insecure about her body love herself more than she did before? No. The real change starts within everyone who is insecure about themselves. Once we can get over ourselves, we can finally get down to business, and hopefully see why innocuous campaigns such as this one have no interest in body shaming anyone. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Organ donations offer others a second chance at life, should be required marshall amores columnist @dailyathenaeum

The words “life saver” have signified many different things to me in the 21 years I have been alive. Apart from being a ring shaped candy, “life saver” has meant anything from somebody who gives you a scantron before a test, to somebody who pretends not to have seen you trip when you are stumbling on the sidewalk. The business of saving lives sounds like it should be restricted to valiant police officers and seasoned neurosurgeons. When it

comes down to it though, anybody can save a life. All it takes is courage. There are over 100,000 people in America alone waiting for an organ at this moment. The Mayo Clinic finds that an additional 4,000 people will be added to the list by tomorrow. Unfortunately, 18 people in this country a day, or 6,500 people a year, will be unable to receive a kidney, liver, heart or other organ and perish. A surplus of organs does not exist. Not enough of these invaluable assets are available to meet the ever growing needs of this national malady. Second chances at life are few and

far between. If it were up to me, every American would be required to register as an organ donor. I am not saying people should be forced to donate a kidney while they are still alive. I am talking about the moment when you pass away. Death is the greatest unknown. Various conceptions of heaven and hell may exist, yet direct communion with this incomprehensible spectre of existence (or lack of ) is simply impossible. Nobody knows what awaits after life. For the rest of us, however, the fact the recently deceased have the capability to preserve

the living is inescapable. I know from personal experience that just one individual can help upwards of 50 others have one more shot at living a real life. To deny those 50 people this shot is to waste one’s last opportunity at a truly indispensable charitable act. Death is a difficult subject to discuss. But in the light of organ donation, the spotlight is focused on the gain rather than the loss. There is more to organ donations than kidneys and livers. An organ donation offers people the ability to procure a new heart or even corneas to see again. The deceased can donate their

blood, bones, marrow, cartilage, connective tissues, heart valves, blood vessels, skin, lungs, pancreas as well as small intestine. Almost everything can be used to help those 50 other human beings. Just because somebody leaves us does not mean they cannot live on through us. Organ donors live by the legacy of their bodies. Their legacy is the son who now has a father who can pick him up over his head and run around the front yard without fearing he will collapse. It is the 16-year-old girl who is assured she will be able to live past her junior prom. It is the woman who can see the

colors in the paintings she once loved. The stories are endless. You should not be scared of donating your organs when you die, regardless of how macabre the subject appears to be. It is important to know this is not the conclusion of your story. Maybe friends and family who have passed away are waiting for you on the other side. Maybe the screen simply cuts to black. Regardless of what you believe in, one thing is quite certain. Death is not the end. Death is a continuation of life, just in a different direction. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Blue Man Group performs using shoulder-mounted instruments made of PVC pipe.

Drums covered in glow-in-the-dark paint create impressive displays for both sound and sight.

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The crowd plays with giant luminescent balls at the climax of the show.

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In a packed auditorium, three blue men stood before an ecstatic crowd and delivered a performance unlike any other. Blue Man Group brought a high-energy show to West Virginia University’s Creative Arts Center last night. Blue Man Group puts on a show different than anything you’ve seen before. It is a blend of music, comedy, technology and visual arts impossible to describe. The performance is put on by three blue men who are completely uniform. Their unusual appearance is only surpassed by their behavior. The three men react with awe and bewilderment at social

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norms humans have. During the first act the men would pause and stare, confused by the crowd’s cheers and claps. This naive fascination with the crowd and human customs was a theme throughout the show. Music and art are combined in interesting ways in the group’s shows. One part had one of the blue men playing two drums. As he pounded away at the instruments, the other two poured glowing paint onto his drum heads. This resulted in an impressive display as the colorful liquid jumped into the air with the rhythm of the drum. Interaction with the crowd was another big part of the show. Throughout the per-

trum of different sounds and songs. Everything from classical music to modern rock was recreated by the Blue Man Group. Science was also very prevalent in the show. Videos explaining the biology behind vision, the wonders of modern plumbing and fractal theories were all played during the performance. The videos were interesting to watch and cleverly tied in to the rest of the show. Blue Man Group put on an incredible show that was entirely unconventional. It combined various aspects of art, music, comedy and more, to deliver a performance that was visually, aurally and mentally stimulating. It is definitely a must-see show.

formance, the blue men would throw marshmallows, cereal and other items into the seats. One skit had the men take a girl from the audience and sit her down onstage to eat a dinner of twinkies with them. The crowd laughed as the girl had to endure an awkward meal. Another audience member was used to create a painting. The blue men had the impromptu human paintbrush strung up by his feet and slathered in paint before being thrown onto a canvas. The bit left the dazed audience member with a lifesized imprint of himself. Blue Man Group’s music is highly experimental. The men almost entirely forego conventional instruments in favor of PVC pipes and other unusual objects. With these items they create a spec-

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WVU ensembles come together for World Music Concert

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The WVU Brazilian Ensemble performs at the World Music Concert.

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World cultures collided for a spectacular student music showcase Friday at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center. This semester’s concert featured a wide range of musical genres presented by the WVU chamber ensembles. Friday’s performance featured work from the WVU African Music and Dance Ensemble, the WVU Steel Band, the WVU Brazilian Ensemble and the new WVU Bluegrass Band. The show opened with a jam session from the Brazilian Ensemble. Sounds slowly began to build as small hand drums and maracas set a beat. More of the ensemble started to join in with an eclectic variety of tambourines, bells and percussion instruments. With a constantly changing beat and an enthusiastic group of musicians, the audience remained engaged and tapped its toes along to every song. During the second song from the Brazilian Ensemble, guest artists Frank Didiano and John Posey from the WVU Jazz Department joined in for a more soulful piece than the show’s opening performance. The incorporation of jazz instruments created soft melodies and peaceful percussions. Gently plucked guitars, jazz flutes and clarinets added flair to the overall peaceful tune.

The Brazilian genre is no doubt a stretch from traditional music genres offered at WVU, making this unique style of music more intriguing for audience members. “I definitely really like the Brazilian music,” said Cheyenne LaClair, a mathematics student. “It was really high energy and fast-paced and happy. I was just sitting there moving my head to the beat, because I just couldn’t help it. I had never listened to it before, but I thought it was really cool.” After experiencing a bit of South American culture, the audience changed gears as the new WVU Bluegrass Band took the stage. The bluegrass ensemble is the University’s exclusive Appalachian music group, playing both traditional and contemporary bluegrass styles. The group started its set with a classic love tune reflecting a traditional bluegrass sound. The song was performed as a duet alongside a quartet of bluegrass instrumentalists. The fastpaced strumming of a banjo and the plunging hum of a bass created a complexity of sound incomparable to other genres. The whistling of a quick fiddle made audience members feel as if they were at an old-fashioned honky tonk. The group’s set alternated between high energy jams and softer ballads, allowing the audience to get a varied look into the local genre. The lead female vocalist led most of the songs performed, showcasing her

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The WVU African Music and Dance Ensemble performs at the CAC Friday.

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WVU Bluegrass Jam Group performs at the Creative Arts Center Friday. wide soulful range and sassy southern twang. Another standout group performance was the African Music and Dance group. The musical aspect of this performance was different in the sense that very small variety instruments were used. The tune was guided by an elaborate collection of drums and percussion instruments. The music was very chant-like and high-energy, which created a tribal feel. The greatest aspect of this performance wasn’t the music, though. The African dance group undoubtedly stole the show with its au-

thentic costumes and traditional African dance styles. Students stomped, jumped, spun and waved, prompting the crowd to clap along to the beat as they performed along to the music. Overall, the show was an incredible display of culture and continued proof of the progress made in creating diversity on campus. This multi-cultural performance not only allowed students to showcase their hard work, but also gave the community a chance to gain a more open, worldly perspective. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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monday november 10, 2014

dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum

November is not WVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s month

After remaining unbeaten throughout October, the state of Texas was not kind to No. 23 West Virginia during the past two weeks. The Mountaineers (64, 4-3 Big 12) cruised past Big 12 foes Kansas, Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma State in consecutive weeks last month before falling to Texas Christian University and Texas in the first two weeks of November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(I) wanted it to be easy and it was hard,â&#x20AC;? said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen after his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 33-16 loss to the Longhorns Saturday in Austin, Texas. After West Virginia capped off its October slate with a convincing victory over Oklahoma State, the Mountaineers almost seemed like the team to beat in the Big 12. The offense was moving the ball and scoring almost at will, and first-year defensive coordinator Tony Gibson seemed like a defensive mastermind after holding Baylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 offense to just 318 total yards. However, West Virginia was unable to secure a pivotal home victory over TCU, and the hangover from the loss appeared to still be with the Mountaineers in their match against Texas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do a very good job of getting our guys ready,â&#x20AC;? Holgorsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we had a very good week of practice. Was it a TCU hangover? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that probably had something to do with it.â&#x20AC;? D espite outgaining Texas 448-351 in total offensive yards, West Virginia was unable to put the ball in the end zone when it counted. The Mountaineers lone score of the first half came on a 22-yard field goal by Josh Lambert in the first quarter, as West Virginia entered halftime down 24-3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(I) challenged them at halftime. At least we went out and competed in the second half,â&#x20AC;? Holgorsen said. After both teams failed to score during the third quarter, the Mountaineers outscored Texas 13-9 in the fourth quarter, but Texas running back Jonathan Gray made sure West Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comeback bid would fall short after scoring his third rushing touchdown of the game with 3:06 remaining. Gray and fellow running back Malcolm Brown provided the bulk of the L onghornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offensive production, combining for 191 yards and three touchdowns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought (the) defense came back and really played good in the second half,â&#x20AC;? Holgorsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Football 101. Those guys blocked us. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t block in the first half. We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tackle. They did.â&#x20AC;? At this point, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to be back to the drawing board for Holgorsen and his staff to get the wrinkles ironed out during the upcoming bye week. What worked so well for the Mountaineers during October has failed to produce the same results in November, and WVU fans have to be growing agitated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need a break. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been six long weeks in a row,â&#x20AC;? Holgorsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything to do with the performance out there I can assure you, but we will use this as a way of regrouping.â&#x20AC;? dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU running back Andrew Buie shows signs of disappointment in West Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Texas Saturday.

Texas Longhorns take down No. 23 West Virginia in Austin Saturday, 33-16 by connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Austin, Texas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A week after its most devastating loss of the season, a last-second 31-30 defeat against TCU, No. 23 West Virginia came out flat against the Texas Longhorns, falling 33-16 in Austin. Following the loss to TCU, head coach Dana Holgorsen stressed how the Mountaineers would not dwell on that game, and would have to clear it from their minds in order to get ready for another tough conference road test. That did not happen, especially early on. The Mountaineers were bullied up and down the field in the first half and were in a 24-3 hole heading into the break. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first half was a good old-fashioned butt kicking. It was on all three sides of the ball. We got out-coached. We got outplayed,â&#x20AC;? Holgorsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready to

play. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on me. Whether it was just a little bit of a hangover so to speak from last week I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, but we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ready to play. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take responsibility for that.â&#x20AC;? The first two drives set the tone for the game. West Virginia moved the ball well but was forced to punt after getting into Texas territory. The Longhorns started deep in their own end, but drove 90 yards for a touchdown with an effective mix of run and pass that seemed to make the West Virginia defenseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head spin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You motivate and coach during the week. On game day, you go out and call a game. If we had to motivate them to come and play in this venueâ&#x20AC;Śthatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a good thing,â&#x20AC;? said defensive coordinator Tony Gibson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the first half, we would have been better off sitting on the bus.â&#x20AC;? Coming into this game, West Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaching staff felt it had a feel

for how the Longhorns would attack them on offense. Quarterback Tyrone Swoopes would be charged with managing the game, while the Longhornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; talented stable of running backs wore the Mountaineers down. That is exactly how it played out, and despite their best preparations, West Virginia wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to stop it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a big secret what they were going to do. They were going to get double tight end sets, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got big backs, and they were going to pound us. They did,â&#x20AC;? Gibson said. Johnathan Gray and Malcolm Brown ran wild against the Mountaineers, combining for 190 yards. Gray found the end zone three times. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They controlled us up front. They ran through our linebackers, ran through our DBs and again, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not on the kids. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on me,â&#x20AC;? Gibson said. Now riding a two-game losing streak, West Vir-

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WVU QB Clint Trickett bows his head Saturday in the Mountaineersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; loss to Texas. ginia has a bye week to lick non Dawson. its wounds and come back â&#x20AC;&#x153;The maturity of a team re-focused for the final two (is measured by) not letting what happened in the past games of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest thing weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve dictate what happens in the got to do is rest. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got future.â&#x20AC;? to heal up and rest,â&#x20AC;? said offensive coordinator Shandasports@mail.wvu.edu

MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BASKETBALL

WVU downs Shepherd in exhibition by 49 points by ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia took care of business in an exhibition game against Shepherd Sunday evening. The Mountaineers downed the Rams 109-60. Shepherd got shots up right from the start, as guard Steffen Davis hit two three-pointers to give the visitors a 6-2 lead early in the first half. The Mountaineers quickly responded as both Gary Brown and Daxter Miles Jr. knocked down a pair of threes. West Virginia gained the lead with 16:58 remaining in the first half of play. A three ball from Jaysean Paige, a basket underneath by Jonathan Holton and a free throw from Juan Staten saw West Virginia claim an 18-13 lead with 12 minutes left in the first half. Sophomore for ward Devin Williams struggled early to put the ball through the net. Williams, with a good presence inside, kept reeling in his own rebounds, but kept coming up empty handed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to rebound the ball better than we did today,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Bob Huggins. â&#x20AC;&#x153;None of our big (players) played good today. By and large I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re (the for-

wards) playing at their own pace. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you saw the best of any of our big (players).â&#x20AC;? Williams finished the game with a double-double, scoring 11 points and hauling in 14 rebounds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He needs to score for us,â&#x20AC;? Huggins said in regard to Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of it was he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do the things we worked at. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for big guys to play against smaller guys like that.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I was over anxious, over excited,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think (I) played okay. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have to do too much.â&#x20AC;? West Virginia and Shepherd traded buckets midway through the first half. Paige found two breakaway layups for the Mountaineers but the Rams continued to press the issue, racing back down the floor for a couple quick layups of their own. Momentum shifted to West Virginia late in the first quarter as a 10-0 run that lasted more than four minutes, allowed WVU to head to the locker room at the half with a 40-29 lead. The momentum carried over into the second half for the Mountaineers. West Virginia scored five quick points off a three from Nathan Adrian and a quick layup from Miles Jr. WVU shot 39-77 (50.6 percent) from the floor, 8 -25 (32 percent) from be-

yond the arc and 23-35 (65.7 percent) from the free throw line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was little nervous, (but) Kobe Bryant gets nervous,â&#x20AC;? Miles Jr. said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I took the first and even though it hit the rim a little, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I knew I was alright.â&#x20AC;? Miles Jr. managed to

score 9 points, but Paige led the Mountaineers, recording 13 points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jaysean Paige made some good plays for us,â&#x20AC;? Huggins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He shot the ball better from three better than I thought he would.â&#x20AC;? Shepherd couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep up with the Mountain-

eers. West Virginia never looked back after leading at the half. Hugginsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team rolled to a 109-60 win. West Virginia w ill open regular season play against Monmouth at 7 p.m. Friday at the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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8 | SPORTS

Monday November 10, 2014

FOOTBALL

WVU falls to Texas, loses second-straight game by anthony pecoraro sports editor @pecorarowvunews

Coming off an agonizing loss to then-No. 7 TCU, No. 23 West Virginia knew it had its work cut out entering Week 11. However, when the Mountaineers (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) invaded Austin, Texas Saturday, to take on the Longhorns (5-5, 4-3 Big 12), things only got worse. The Mountaineers suffered their first back-toback losses of the season, but it was the way they went about their fourth loss

of the season that has done nothing but hurt the Mountaineers moving forward. With all the momentum in the world, and many saying the Big 12 showdown would be coming straight throughout Morgantown just a couple of weeks ago, those thoughts have now been negated. Compared to a week ago against TCU, when the Mountaineer offense crumbled apart as the game went on, this time around it was the entire Mountaineer squad that showed no life in many parts of the game. WVU defensive coordi-

nator Tony Gibson said the first half of Saturday’s game for the Mountaineers’ defense was atrocious, but put most of the blame on himself. “(We) came out sluggish, couldn’t stop the run,” Gibson said. “They (Texas) controlled the line of scrimmage and did what they wanted to do.” Though the defensive effort in the second half – after giving up 24 points in the first half – would not be enough to have the Mountaineers be victorious, Gibson said the overall playing of WVU’s defense was

highly improved after halftime. “In the first half, we would have been better off sitting on the bus,” he said. “We decided to play in the second half – that’s the bottom line.” On the offense side, for the first time this season, West Virginia did not have a single passing touchdown – even with redshirt senior quarterback Clint Trickett throwing for 248 yards – as he connected with eight different receivers. One of those receivers was senior Kevin White, who after being viewed as

a Heisman contender a few weeks ago, suffered his second game without a touchdown, after scoring at least one in West Virginia’s first eight games of the season. Following the game, White put it simply when he said the Mountaineers were clearly outplayed on all sides of the ball. “We’re very frustrated because that’s not who we are, that’s not how we practice, that’s not how we play,” White said. “They started out really (well) and we didn’t start out fast at all and they just took advantage of their opportunities.”

Although the Mountaineers had more first downs, total yards, more completions and a slight advantage for time of possession against Texas, none of that mattered when the scoreboard struck all zeros at the end of the fourth quarter from Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium. West Virginia now enters its second off week of the season, with No. 7 Kansas State coming to Morgantown next Thursday for the final home game of the year for the Mountaineers. apecorar@mail.wvu.edu

volleyball

Mountaineers lose 3-0 to Cyclones for eighth Big 12 loss by nicole curtin sports writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University volleyball team dropped its fourth straight match Saturday to Iowa State, 3-0. This is the eighth loss for the Mountaineers in the Big 12, and they now sit at 1312 overall, 3-8 in the conference. Iowa State is 13-9, 5-6 Big 12. Ending the game with set scores of 24-26, 2025 and 20-25, WVU came close to closing the gap, but was unsuccessful. Throughout the season, head coach Jill Kramer has been moving players around in different positions on the court and in the lineup, attempting to get a steady group that will be able to finish with a win.

“We were working on a 6-2 today, trying to really take the strengths from all of our players and make some things happen offensively,” Kramer said. “I think there were some times when we were good at that, and it just wasn’t consistent enough yet. I think with time, its going to get better.” Iowa State was fresh off its sweep of No. 22 Kansas State Wednesday and hit for .255 on the match with 44 kills. Leading the Cyclones, Victoria Hurtt had 11 kills hitting for a .429 clip, followed by Morgan Kuhrt and Alexis Conaway with eight each. On the West Virginia side of the net, Jordan Anderson and Nikki Attea both had nine kills each, and Attea hit a .333 clip. With 35 to-

tal team kills on a .130 hitting percentage, 22 attacking errors hurt the chances the Mountaineers had to score with several balls going back into the net or out of bounds. “We had some great performances out of some people. It didn’t matter where we put Nikki (Attea), she’s done a great job for us, we’ve just got to get everybody else in that same place.” Hannah Sackett contributed eight kills, Caleah Wells hit four, and lone senior Evyn McCoy put down three, while hitting for a .333 clip as well. Freshman Lamprini Konstantinidou and junior Brittany Sample split time setting for WVU, while they combined for 32 assists and Konstantinidou had a team-

best six digs. Defending the net was not a problem for the Mountaineers, as Hannah Shreve put up seven block assists, and Sackett put up four contributing to the nine team blocks. WVU was down in the first set, 14-8, and slowly made a comeback, tying the score at 16-16 after a 4-0 run and an attacking error on the Cyclone’s side of the net. The teams continued to rally until attacks from Anderson and Shreve put West Virginia up 22-20. The Mountaineers were given the ball to serve at set point, the score at 2423, and Iowa State sunk a kill and two more points to get the set 26-24. Set two was a bigger struggle for West Virginia. ISU came out with an early 8-1

lead and held it throughout the set. Finally, the Mountaineers caught up, cutting the score 17-15, but Iowa State took a 3-0 run, pushing the score to 20-15. Sackett and Attea both scored in an effort to win the set, but the Cyclones took one last swing and kill winning 25-20. Going into halftime, WVU was down 2-0 in the set and needed to come out with a win in the third set. Attea said there was not any negativity in their mid-game talk. “We went into the locker room trying to figure out what was working well for us,” Attea said. “We realized at times we had a lot of hitters going, and sometimes we let our foot off the gas pedal a little bit, so we went into the third set with a little more fire and more

togetherness.” Attea was right as the Mountaineers came out in set three and took a 3-1 lead, eventually a 13-7 lead, but Iowa State came back on a 7-1 run and tied the set. After each team scored a handful of points, ISU was up 20-19 before it used two errors on the WVU side and two kills to get the set point, 24-19. West Virginia had a chance to score once again after Iowa State served into the net, but the Cyclones put down a kill and took the set, 25-20, and the match 3-0. The Mountaineers will be back in action in Austin, Texas at 8 p.m. Wednesday to face the No. 3 Texas Longhorns. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

men’s soccer

West Viginia on to MAC Championship following 2-1 win BY RYAN MINNGIH SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

It’s on to the MAC Championship for the West Virginia men’s soccer team. The Mountaineers won a thrilling game Saturday against Western Michigan, coming through in the late minutes to win, 2-1. This caps off a fivegame winning streak to end the season for the Mountaineers, and they will be the No. 2 seed entering the MAC Championship tournament. Freshman Jad Arslan

capped off the victory with the game-winning goal at 86 minutes to seal the Mountaineers’ 11th victory this season. Arslan and Jamie Merriam both scored goals in the victory. Zak Leedom, Joey Piatczyc and Mike Desiderio all registered assists as well. Neither team held the upper edge in the first 25 minutes of play, only registering one shot each. Western Michigan then had two corner kick opportunities and had a shot off one of the attempts, but did not change the score. The Broncos did not let

off the pedal in the first half. Continuing to take shots, the Broncos kept the pressure high, but could not find the back of the net through the first half. The halftime score remained at 0-0. West Virginia needed to start the second half and get momentum. They did just that. Piatczyc took a shot at 46 minutes that missed, but Merriam followed that shot with a big goal. Merriam went on a streak off two passes from Piatczyc and Leedom and beat the Broncos’ keeper to the left to put the Moun-

taineers up 1-0 early in the second half. After giving the opportunities to the Broncos in the first half, the Mountaineers flipped the script in the second half, taking a majority of the shots. Despite the high-shot total from the Mountaineers in the second half, it was not enough to keep the Broncos off the board. Nick Wysong took a free kick for the Broncos that hit off the crossbar. Edu Jimenez shot off the rebound, but Johnston was able to save the first shot. However, the second rebound shot from Hunter

VandenBoom found the back of the net to knot the score at 1-1. Western Michigan had more chances to take the lead, but a save from Johnston kept the score tied. However, the Mountaineers kept their energy high as well. Francio Henry and Merriam both nearly scored for the Mountaineers, but both chances fell just short. It wasn’t much longer though before West Virginia put home the dagger. At 86 minutes, Desiderio took a long shot that came off the crossbar, but Arslan

headed home the rebound to give the Mountaineers the victory, 2-1, over Western Michigan. The win puts the Mountaineers in a position where they could potentially host the MAC Championship, but Akron defeated Buffalo 4-0 Saturday evening to claim home field for the tournament. The Mountaineers will enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed and will travel to Akron, Ohio for the games. The tournament will be held Nov. 14-16. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

women’s soccer

WVU beats Oklahoma, wins Big 12 Tournament

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West Virginia women’s soccer team celebrates after a victory earlier this season.

by ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia won its second straight Big 12 Tournament on Sunday. The Mountaineers beat the Oklahoma Sooners 1-0 in Kansas City, Mo. This is the Mountaineers’ fourth conference championship in five years. An early goal from senior forward Kate Schwindel put the Mountaineers on the board first and proved to be the difference

in the contest. An assist from Amanda Hill helped Schwindel put the ball in the back of the net. “I barely got my foot on the ball. I just prayed that I put enough on it to get it past the keeper,” Schwindel said in a press release. “Tonight’s win shows how much heart we have. We knew OU was going to come at us and send the long ball in. We just had to stay focused and play our game.” Before traveling to Kansas City for the Big 12

tournament, Schwindel stressed how important it was to not go “one and done” in her final year in a Mountaineer jersey. Schwindel and her fellow seniors Jess Crowder, Ali Connelly and Katie Osterman will leave WVU boasting seven conference titles. “It is an unbelievable feeling to be a part of this team and to experience this win with everyone,” said West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown in a press release. “I’m especially happy that Kate got

that game-winner. I’m so proud of this team.” This was the first time Schwindel scored in a Big 12 championship game. Shutting opponents out is something the Mountaineers have done quite a bit this season. This was the team’s eleventh shutout of the year and the junior goalkeeper Hannah Steadman’s tenth of the season. Steadman tied her career-high six saves in the contest. “To get this shutout as a team (is) unbelievable,”

Izzo-Brown said. “Hannah has gotten better every game, and this was one of her best performances. She got that clean sheet and did what she needs to do—make the easy saves, but come up with the big ones.” With the victory, the Mountaineers have earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament as the Big 12 title entails an automatic bid. “This is an awesome feeling,” Schwindel said. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but at WVU.”

“Two years in a row – this is an unbelievable feeling,” said sophomore midfielder Ashley Lawrence in a press release. “I’m so proud of this team and the coaching staff. We put in the work leading up to this tournament and it paid off.” West Virginia will watch tomorrow night to see where they will fall in terms of seeding for the big dance. This will be WVU’s 15th straight NCCA Tournament appearance. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Monday November 10, 2014

SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS | 9

Watson wins his 1st World Golf Championship SHANGHAI (AP) – Even in the midst of a meltdown, Bubba Watson never lost hope Sunday in the HSBC Champions. He stood on the 16th tee with a two-shot lead. He trudged off the 17th green facing a one-shot deficit behind five players suddenly tied for the lead. And right when it looked as though Watson had blown it, he delivered a finish that not even the creator of “Bubba golf” could have imagined. From some 60 yards away in a bunker left of the green on the par-5 18th hole, Watson blasted out of the sand and watched his ball roll 25 feet before it dropped for eagle. Watson was so stunned

that his eyes widened and he screamed. He didn’t know what else to do. Moments later, he rolled in a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th in a playoff to beat Tim Clark and capture his first World Golf Championship. “You never know what he’s going to do,” said Rickie Fowler, who watched it all unfold at Sheshan International. Watson closed with a 2-under 70, a score that doesn’t even begin to describe his wild ride – an eagle, birdie, par, bogey and double bogey filled his scorecard over the last five holes. The two-time Masters champion looked like a lost cause when he stood in the bunker on the 18th in reg-

ulation, waiting his turn to play. That’s when he turned to his caddie and told him, “It’s been a miserable couple holes here, but this will change everything if it goes in.” Talk about a Shanghai surprise. “You always joke about holing it,” Watson said.” “And then it actually went in. I didn’t know how to react and so I just kind of screamed, and I lost my voice a little bit. It was one of those shots, a one-in-a-lifetime kind of shot. And so it was pretty neat.” The 10th edition of the HSBC Champions was the most memorable one yet. Clark made a 5-foot birdie

on the final hole for a 69 to join Watson at 11-under 277. Fowler’s hopes of joining them ended when he tried to hit a 5-wood from 228 yards over the water to a back pin position. The ball didn’t make it over the front bank and rolled back into the water. He scrambled for a par and a 70. All three players in the final group had a chance at birdie to join the playoff. Graeme McDowell, who led after each of the three rounds, missed a 12-foot putt and shot 73. Hiroshi Iwata of Japan, the mystery guest on a world-class leaderboard, narrowly missed from 8 feet. U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer hit a wedge that

bounded off the green and into the water, leading to double bogey and a 73. In the playoff, Clark had a 25-foot birdie putt that stopped a few inches short. “I knew I needed to birdie that playoff, especially with him being able to reach,” Clark said. “I’m pleased overall. Obviously, disappointed to be that close.” Watson wound up in the same bunker in the playoff, and while he blasted out 20 feet short, the birdie putt was on the same line as the bunker shot he holed in regulation. He knew the speed and the break. The only difference was when he holed the winning putt, he didn’t have a voice to scream. He bent

his knees and repeatedly pumped both arms. Watson became the 14th player to win a major and a World Golf Championship. Watson moved to No. 3 in the world, making him the highest-ranked American, and it was his seventh career win. Sweeter yet, he picked up a trophy far away from home. “Being able to win outside the U.S., I just want to be able to travel and get through the jet lag, get through all the things and still perform at a high level,” Watson said. “So for me to win out here, this is very big. This is very special for me.” That the other five players even had a chance was a bonus.

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SPORTS | 10

Committee could decide between Big 12 or Big Ten

OSU’s Jeff Heuerman (No. 5) celebrates with his teammates following a win against Michigan State Saturday. College Football (AP) – The race for the first College Football Playoff could be headed toward the selection committee choosing between a Big 12 team and Big Ten team for the final spot in the final four, two conferences that go about determining their champions in very different ways. Baylor of the Big 12 and Ohio State of the Big Ten took big steps forward in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday after winning crucial road games. Baylor climbed four places to No. 6 after routing Oklahoma, 48-14, and Ohio State moved five spots to No. 13 after beating Michigan State 49-37 on Saturday night. The Bears slipped in right behind Big 12 rival and fifth-ranked TCU. Ohio State is now best positioned to represent the Big Ten in the playoff, though No. 11 Nebraska (8-1) can’t be discounted. For the fifth straight week, the top teams in the

media poll are Mississippi State (9-0) and Florida State (9-0). The No. 1 Bulldogs received 49 first-place votes. The second-ranked Seminoles have 12. Oregon jumped to No. 3 past Alabama, which remained No. 4. Mississippi State is at Alabama on Saturday. If either team wins out, you can safely slot them into the playoff. Oregon and No. 7 Arizona State are on a similar path. The Ducks and Sun Devils could meet in the Pac-12 title game. If either wins the rest of its games, a playoff spot should await. Same goes for Florida State of the Atlantic Coast Conference if it can stay unbeaten. The Seminoles play at Miami on Saturday. That scenario would leave the Big 12 and Big Ten vying for a spot and the selection committee weighing the merits of how conferences determine a champion, and how much the randomness of inleague scheduling should

be held against a team. The 10-team Big 12 doesn’t play a conference title game, but is the only Big Five league with a full round-robin schedule. One true champion is the Big 12’s slogan. “You don’t have to guess how teams would play against each other,” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said Sunday. “In other conferences, maybe you have missed the top teams in the other division. This year, the SEC West is carving each other up, but we go through that every year.” Ohio State’s problem is, in part, a bad draw. The Buckeyes played Illinois from the Big Ten West, missing Nebraska and No. 22 Wisconsin. Ohio State does play at Minnesota (72) from the West on Saturday. Conference schedules are made a few years in advance and the Big Ten is going to nine league games like the Big 12 and Pac-12 in 2016. The 2017 schedule is already set.

There is no way to make short-term adjustments - maybe a season in advance instead of three or four – that could lead to more cross-divisional games between conference contenders. With Penn State mediocre and Michigan about the same in the Big Ten East, the conference is not doing the Buckeyes any favors this year. They’ll need that Big Ten title game on Dec. 6 in Indianapolis to boost their resume. On that same day, TCU will host Iowa State and Baylor faces No. 13 Kansas State in Waco, Texas. Of course that extra game can also be a stumbling block. “The right team doesn’t always win and they could end up being viewed as damaged goods,” Bowlsby said. The Big 12 and ACC have asked the NCAA to waive its rules regarding playing a conference title game. Currently, conferences must have at least

12 teams, broken into two divisions. Bowlsby said the request was made not so the Big 12 can bring back its championship game, but as part of a general movement toward deregulation. For now, the Big 12 is happy with its structure. “Time will tell what will be the right way to get a team into the playoff,” Bowlsby said. UP AND DOWN Auburn dropped six spots to No. 9 after being upset at home by Texas A&M, another hit to the SEC’s chances of getting two playoff teams. The other losers of Saturday’s big showdown games all took similar tumbles: - Michigan State fell from No. 7 to No. 12. - Kansas State dropped from No. 9 to No. 13 after losing 41-20 to TCU. - Notre Dame fell from No. 8 to No. 15 after losing 55-31 to Arizona State. - LSU fell from No. 14 to No. 20 after losing 20-13 in

overtime to Alabama. - Utah dropped from No. 20 to No. 25 after losing 5127 to Oregon. OUT AND IN Oklahoma is out of the rankings this week for the first time since the final poll of the 2009 season, snapping a streak of 76 poll appearances. Another Big 12 team, West Virginia, dropped out. No. 24 Georgia Tech is back in the rankings and No. 23 Colorado State (91) is ranked for the first time since in 11 years, dating back the preseason poll in 2003. STREAKS Alabama (110) and Oregon (89) have the longest current streaks of consecutive poll appearances. Oklahoma became the fourth teams this season to have a streak of at least 69 weeks stopped. LSU’s streak ended at 87 before the Tigers moved back into the rankings. Stanford’s was snapped at 72 and South Carolina’s ended at 69.

No. 1 Mississippi St set for matchup at No. 4 Bama STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – No. 1 Mississippi State has been an afterthought on college football’s landscape during the past few weeks, securing ho-hum wins over inferior opponents with regular monotony. That all changes on Saturday. The Bulldogs (9-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference, No. 1 CFP) travel to face No. 4 Alabama (8-1, 5-1, No. 5 CFP) in Tuscaloosa in what will be a showdown for Western Division supremacy. The game begins a pivotal threegame stretch, which also includes Vanderbilt and rival Mississippi. Just minutes after Mississippi State beat TennesseeMartin 45-16 on Saturday night, the Bulldogs had already switched their focus to the Tide. “This is what you play for,” Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said. “We’re in the middle of November, competing for first place in the SEC West, which is what it’s all about. That’s what you come here for. That’s what we want our program to be like.” Mississippi State goes into the Alabama game on a 12game winning streak that’s second in the nation behind Florida State. That’s one of many reasons the Bulldogs

have plenty of confidence despite losing six straight games in the series dating to 2007. The Tide is riding high after a come-from-behind, 2013 overtime win over LSU in Death Valley. “Playing in big time games in November means you’re playing for championships,” quarterback Dak Prescott said. “To go to Tuscaloosa being the hunted is a challenge we are willing to take.” Prescott had a good game against Tennessee-Martin, throwing for two touchdowns and running for a 48yard touchdown before being pulled from the game in the third quarter after the Bulldogs had built a big lead. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound junior has been dealing with an injured left ankle, but looked healthy against the Skyhawks, scrambling for the long touchdown score and moving in the pocket with ease. Mississippi State also cleaned up some of its miscues from previous weeks. After eight turnovers over a three-game stretch against Auburn, Kentucky and Arkansas, the first-team offense didn’t have any against Tennessee-Martin. The Bulldogs’ offense continues to be nearly unstoppable - they’re on pace for single-season program records

in both points and total yards. But Mullen is still frustrated with his defense’s inability to force three-and-outs and turnovers. “I give our guys credit, we’re finding ways to make plays, we’re finding ways to win the game, even though we’re doing a lot of things that you can’t do to win games,” Mullen said. Mississippi State showed its depth in the win against Tennessee-Martin, which might prove useful in what will likely be a physically taxing game against Alabama. Ashton Shumpert ran for 82 yards and a touchdown while Brandon Holloway had 70 yards rushing and a touchdown. Freshman Gabe Myles caught a team-high five passes for 54 yards. Junior Joe Morrow – the team’s ninthleading receiver coming into the game – caught a 55-yard touchdown pass. While the Bulldogs will lean on stars like Prescott, running back Josh Robinson and receiver De’Runnya Wilson against the Tide, the hope is Alabama will have to be mindful of everyone on the field. “We don’t want teams to fear one of us,” Morrow said. “We want them to fear all of us.”

Mississippi State quarterback Dak Precott (No. 15) congratulated after a win Saturday against Tennessee-Martin.