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Fraternity Council elects new leaders IFC President Kumar wants to show University Greek life can be reinstated, anticipates serious change, accountability by jennifer skinner staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Members of West Virginia University’s Interfraternity Council elected eight new officials to the Executive Board Sunday, and they have big plans. IFC President Ansh Kumar, a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and President-elect Jonathan Thurston, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, anticipate serious changes in the Greek system throughout the year with a new board of dedicated and passionate Greek leaders. The Judicial Board Kumar created last year comprises two members of each class and will be led by newly elected Vice Pres-

ident of Judicial Affairs Matthew Blair of Theta Chi. “It was supposed to make fraternities take responsibility on theirselves, but now they aren’t following rules,” Kumar said. “We’re completely revamping. We’re going to try to have self-policing going on between IFC and fraternities.” To promote growth of fraternities on campus, the national level of IFC affiliated itself with WVU’s chapter and will continue to work together through this transition, according to Kumar. “IFC has come a long way just in the last four years I’ve been here,” Kumar said. “At first, it was an illegitimate organization, but now with being in ac-

cordance with the national IFC, we have rules and written bylaws to follow, officer transition guides, and all of these resources that will help us train to be a better organization.” Thurston said he hopes to see an emphasis on safety and philanthropy in his term as president. “It’s important that the new members know their rights and what is considered hazing to keep them safe and to make sure that when they are new members, they aren’t going through something they shouldn’t be,” Thurston said. A member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Nick Davidson was elected athletic chair, a position that will produce competitive spirit

in Greek intramurals and they can bring the knowl- sity-sanctioned moratosport competitions. edge and skill they learned rium on all fraternities Davidson plans to start back from the community.” and sororities in response a lacrosse tournament in In addition to Thurston, to recent problems involvwhich fraternities will do- Blair, Davidson and Brow, ing underage drinking and nate money to a charity in other elected officials in- a medical emergency that order to play and then an clude: Sam Hudson (Sigma led to the death of Nolan inclusive fraternity draft Nu) as vice president of Burch, a pledge of Kappa will create teams of any fra- finance, Michael Kelly Sigma. ternity members. “We’re not taking any of (Sigma Nu) as vice presiMatt Brow, a member of dent of recruitment, Blake this lightly. Through our efSigma Nu, was elected to Humphries (Sigma Alpha forts, we want to show the be vice president of mem- Epsilon) as vice president University that we should of scholarship and Chan- be reinstated on this camber development. “I plan to improve the ning Hall (Sigma Phi Ep- pus,” Kumar said. “With culture the media and men of and the way the Greek we’ve been We’re not taking any of this lightly. commuortrayed Through our efforts, we want to show the plately, nity,” Brow our said. “To goal is to flip University that we should be reinstated start, there that around on this campus. will be a as fast as commitpossible, and we have tee from all chapters to determine silon) as vice president of newly elected IFC officers what aspects need the most community relations. who have great goals and work. Then I will work with “We’re not stopping,” ambitions to help Greek leaders from all houses to Kumar commented on life.” learn about the aspects we WVU’s Greek system’s curneed to improve so that rent situation, a Univerdanewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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MILLION HOUR MATCH

Caritas House breaks ground for shelter

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Environmental Protection students Josh Bridges, left, and Kyle Marsh, right, along with Mountaineer Mascot Michael Garcia take the pledge to complete their community service hours during the WVU Million Hour Match Kickoff Party.

Students, faculty pledge to complete total of 2 million service hours by 2018 by jennifer skinner staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Yesterday, West Virginia University kicked off the Million Hour Match, a collaborative initiative between Volunteer West Virginia, the Corporation for National and Community Service at West Virginia University that challenges the University and the state of West Virginia each to complete 1 million service hours for a grand total of 2 million service hours by 2018. Students, faculty members and guests from around the state gathered 1 p.m. Monday in the Mountainlair Ballroom to take on the mission which will help accomplish WVU’s 2020 Strategic Plan for the Future. Kristi Wood-Turner, director of the Center for Service and Learning, commenced the spirited event by asking each student to do at least 10 hours of service per year and to log them into iServe, the University’s

online service management system. “Reach out there, try something you’ve never done before, touch somebody that you think that you have a passion or a skill where you can help,” she said. “Service doesn’t have to be something you must do; it is something that you’ll want to do. It’s something that we do always as Mountaineers.” WVU President E. Gordon Gee addressed the room by “throwing down the gauntlet of goodness,” his term for the challenge to WVU students and to West Virginia residents to complete 2 million service hours. “It’s a great story about our students,” Gee said. “We’ve had some unfortunate incidents that always get publicized, but this is really who the students are. They’re caring and compassionate people.” Morgantown Mayor Jenny Selin spoke on behalf of the Morgantown City Council and the state-

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wide municipal league of mayors. “This University has a solid record of volunteerism. The state has a solid record of volunteerism. So, to combine that together for the 2 million hours is quite the brilliant idea,” Selin said. To emphasize the students’ drive to serve the community, Timothy Bedunah, a junior French literature and linguistics student, predicted the 2 million service hours will be completed before 2018. “We, the students, are going to show West Virginia what we are made of,” he said. “We’re going to show the true Mountaineer spirit, and we are going to show the commitment that we have to the Wild and Wonderful West Virginia.” At the kick-off party, many organizations from WVU and the state demonstrated their passion for community service by offering service hour opportunities and discussing their causes.

Among a diverse variety of groups represented at the event, the WVU Student Government Association promoted its partnering with and support of the University in this movement. “It’s an initiative that we think is important because WVU serves more than just Morgantown. We serve the surrounding communities and the State of West Virginia,” said Student Body President Chris Nyden. Student attendees enthusiastically responded to the opportunity to pledge to make the match by contributing service hours to the end goal of 2 million in four years. “I’ve never been so excited to see how everyone has joined in and really given their support. I want people to take a piece of this and make it work for them,” Wood-Turner said. To get involved in the Million Hour Match and to find service opportunities, visit http://iserve.wvu.edu. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

The Novus House, the newest project of the supportive service agency Caritas House, broke ground yesterday. Caritas House is a nonprofit organization that was established in 1994. It works with 25 counties in north-central West Virginia to assist residents who are affected by HIV or AIDS, the homeless population and those who are at risk of becoming homeless. “The Novus will entail eight units, which are individual efficiency apartments,” said Justin Siko, assistant executive director of Caritas House. “Each will be single bedroom with a small built-in kitchen and their own bathrooms. The entire first floor, which will be four of the eight units, will be handicap accessible.” Siko said there would be a laundry facility and a common area for residents “to congregate and use as they see fit.” The kickoff event was headlined by Morgantown Mayor Jennifer Selin, executive Caritas staff members and members from both the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and Clear Mountain Bank. The money to fund the new project comes from an affordable housing loan program by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh, which is partnered with Clear Mountain Bank. The Caritas House had ap-

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plied for the score completive loan three years in a row prior to it being awarded this month. The loan is for $392,000. “This year we were lucky enough to have the right team and the stars aligned,” Siko said. The Novus House will be built on the acre of land owned by Caritas House at 391 Scott Ave. in Morgantown. It will be adjacent to the Colligo House, a six unit permanent supportive house, and the Caritas offices, all of which are located on the same property. The Colligo House supports people who are chronically homeless and have mental illness, substance abuse, HIV or AIDS or another disabling condition. “Medically, (the Colligo House is) really great because of my physical condition,” said Thomas Dugan, a resident of the house who is known as Papa Smurf. “I don’t have to run and get my medication, they take me to the doctor or to the hospital when I need it.” Siko said in the future, Caritas House hopes to expand the organization’s horizons to further help the homeless and at-risk population of Morgantown. “Its been a wonderful journey and I’m looking forward to making the next steps and progressing this organization,” Siko said, “because I actually, truly believe in it 100 percent and I’m just thankful and grateful to be here and able to give back to my community.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Colorado panel makes no progress on edible pot

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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2014 file photo, smaller-dose pot-infused brownies are divided and packaged at The Growing Kitchen, in Boulder, Colo. Colorado health officials want to ban many edible forms of marijuana, including brownies, cookies and most candies, limiting sales of pot-infused food to lozenges and some liquids. GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado task force wrapped up a final task force meeting on Monday with no consensus on what marijuana-infused foods and drinks should look like. The group of regulators, law enforcement, parent groups and edible-pot makers has mostly argued about whether it would be possible to make sure pot products don’t look like regular foods. Instead, marijuana regulators decided to send lawmakers several proposals. The state Health Department has called for new markings to go on marijuana products, with a future commission to be set

up to pre-approve items what kinds of foods can be made with marijuana. “We are concerned that the products look enticing to children,” said Jeff Lawrence, the agency’s representative on the workgroup. Some policy makers say edible pot products that can’t be easily marked, such as granola or liquids, should simply be banned. “We always need to keep public safety and public health as the top priority,” said Mario Vasquez, police chief in Erie and the representative from the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police. But through four long and contentious meet-

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ings, the marijuana-industry representatives called those suggestions unworkable and illegal. The voterapproved constitutional amendment legalizing pot makes it legal in all forms, making it doubtful whether a ban on certain kinds of pot candy would be vulnerable to legal challenge. “At some point the consumer has to take responsibility,” said Bob Eschino, head of Medically Correct, which makes the popular Incredibles line of marijuana-infused candies. The industry got some support from an unexpected corner — the medical community. A representative from Children’s

Hospital Colorado, Dr. Lilit Bajaj, worries that edible-pot markings could have the opposite effect intended. “The unintended consequences of marking things could make them more attractive and not less attractive to adolescents,” Bajaj said. But the author of the edible-pot law, Rep. Jonathan Singer, insisted that marijuana edibles should have an unmistakable look. “I want to know the difference between a marijuana cookie and a Chips Ahoy just by looking at it,” said Singer, D-Longmont. The ultimate decision will be made by next year’s

state Legislature. The law says recreational edible marijuana on store shelves must have a distinct look by 2016. Also Wednesday, the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center released a one-page summary on cases of accidental pot ingestions. The agency reported that calls about children ingesting marijuana have gone up in recent years. The Center got 26 marijuana-related calls last year, up from seven calls in 2001. Over the 12-year period, 79 percent of the exposures were in the child’s house and 23 percent were admitted to a health care facility. There

were no deaths. Marijuana producers have pressed for details on how many of those cases came from store-bought pot, and how many came from homemade items such as pot brownies. Authorities don’t keep that data, prompting industry representatives to argue that requiring retail edibles to have a distinct look may not reduce marijuana accidents. “The most basic data of the scope of the problem is not available right now,” said Ian Barringer, owner of Rm3 Labs, which tests commercial marijuana products before they can be sold.

Mom turns self in decade after fleeing with child

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Yana, 26, right, an internally displaced Ukrainian who abandoned her home in Donetsk one month ago, holds her two-year-old daughter as she waits her turn to receive donated food during a food distribution drive in central Kiev, Ukraine, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. Every Saturday some 800 aid packages are handed out to the poorest of the internally displaced people who settled in Kiev, after fleeing from the Donetsk and Luhansk regions in eastern Ukraine, areas under the control of proRussian rebels. According to the United Nations, more then 400,000 Ukrainians have fled the war torn east of the country, primarily from the cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. Some 50 percent of them have resettled in the capital Kiev, but under extremely poor conditions. CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A woman who fled with her 8-year-old daughter a decade ago during a custody dispute turned herself in Monday to face trial. Genevieve Kelley of Whitefield disappeared with her daughter, Mary, into Central America in the fall of 2004 after her attempt to prove her exhusband had harmed the child backfired. The U.S. Marshals Service investigated numerous tips through the years. Shortly after her daughter turned 18 in February and was no longer subject to the family court, Kelley, 50, made contact. Her lawyer said she wanted to face a jury on her custodial interference charge. She said her daughter is safe. Police felt Kelley’s ex-

husband, Mark Nunes, was unfairly accused. He was never charged with a crime. Kelley turned herself in Monday in Lancaster, New Hampshire, and was arrested, Deputy U.S. Marshal Jamie Berry said. He said her lawyer and Coos County Attorney John McCormick were arguing bail. Mark Nunes hasn’t given up hope of being reunited with his daughter and hopes to learn more about her. “Is she alive? Is she safe?” he said Monday. It wasn’t immediately known if Mary Nunes was in the courtroom. In an interview last week, Kelley’s lawyer, Alan Rosenfeld, said his client would likely appear on her own first. “She wants to be vindicated,” Alan Rosenfeld

said. “She wants a trial.” Rosenfeld, a Colorado attorney who specializes in child advocacy and domestic violence cases, had asked prosecutor McCormick twice this year if he would agree to recommend to a judge that Kelley voluntarily return and not be jailed unless she is convicted. He said she would not be a flight risk, but McCormick disagreed, noting she left in the middle of a family court proceeding in 2004. “She fears there’s a chance she’ll be held, a fear that’s probably well founded,” McCormick had said. Rosenfeld had said if things didn’t work out, “she’s just going to show up unannounced one day.” Mary Nunes, presumably, would be a witness

at the trial, he said. “She was old enough to know what was going on,” he said. Mary was 7 when her father last saw her. “I am happy that Genevieve Kelly is in custody and will face justice for these charges, but we will all be the happiest, when we know Mary Nunes is safe,” U.S. Marshal David Cargill Jr. said. In an emailed statement, Nunes said he is heartbroken about his daughter. “We want to say publicly that we as Mary’s family love her, look forward to her coming home and to keep an open mind as we believe that she has been told falsehoods and misstatements on the events of her youth,” he said.

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Disney allows theatergoers to Fashion fund finalists exchange tickets

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Circle of Lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is performed in Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Broadway production of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Lion King.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dis- performance. ney is giving an early ChristThe offer, unprecedented mas present to theatergo- for the commercial part of ers in New York - the gift of Broadway, starts immediflexibility. ately. Usually such flexibilDisney Theatrical Produc- ity with tickets on the Great tions is letting tickethold- White Way has been reers to its Broadway shows stricted to nonprofit theaters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our aim is to empower - â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aladdinâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lion Kingâ&#x20AC;? - the chance to switch ticketholders with an unthe dates they see the musi- precedented level of flexicals for any reason as long as bility so that they can make itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done two hours before the their plans in advance know-

ing there are options if they need to change their schedule,â&#x20AC;? said David Schrader, a Disney executive. Tickets can be exchanged at the original point of purchase via the Disney on Broadway hotline, Ticketmaster or in-person at the New Amsterdam or Minskoff theater box offices. The exchange applies only for another performance of the

show originally purchased. A $12 per ticket fee will be charged. Exchanges will be valued at the same price as the original face value of the first ticket, though patrons can upgrade to a better seat and pay the difference. Exchanges are subject to blackout dates, but there is no limit to the number of times the tickets can be exchanged.

King brings end to book tour in Maine S O U T H P O R T L A N D, Maine (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stephen King has wrapped up his six-city book tour by signing hundreds of books in his home state of Maine. The horror writer made

his final appearance at Books-A-Million in South Portland, where hundreds of fans awaited with copies of his latest book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revival.â&#x20AC;? Four hundred fans had

tickets to have their books signed by King on Monday. But the line moved so quickly that he was able to sign books from another 100 or so people. The 67-year-old King

has described the book that was released last week as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;straight-ahead horror novel.â&#x20AC;? He told his Twitter followers, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to buy it, better tone up your nerves.â&#x20AC;?

NEW YORK (AP) -- Luxury shoe designer Paul Andrew walked away the winner Nov. 4 for the Council of Fashion Designers of America/Vogue Fashion Fund Award, but there were 10 top finalists spanning many areas of the industry. The British-born, New York-based Andrew competed against a milliner, a handbag maker, an eyewear designer, a knitwear specialist and a sportswear lover, among other up-and-comers considered the most eclectic class in the awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11year history. Making it to the finals is a big deal as hundreds try for the $300,000 grant, plus a year of mentoring by a seasoned pro. Two runners-up received $100,000 each and a year of help. Here we present one gifty item per finalist. PAUL ANDREW: He worked for Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Alexander McQueen for over 15 years leading up to his big moment. His tassel ankle bootie in python comes in a festive poppy red, $1,595. RYAN ROCHE (runnerup): Raised in Idaho and based in upstate New York, Roche transitioned from childrenswear to whimsical knits for women. She often uses a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cooperative in Nepal. Her shaggy cashmere cardigan in pale lavender has wide ribbing at the wrists, $725. EVA FEHREN (runnerup): Eva Fehren is New York City native Eva Zuckerman and her business partner, Ann Gorga. She takes inspiration from the quirks and architecture of the city. Her dagger pendant is made of 18 karat blackened white gold with white diamonds, $3,700. GREY ANT: Grant Krajecki, also in New York City, gave up designing clothes to focus strictly on eyewear. Beyonce, Rihanna and Lady Gaga are among his clients. He

manufactures in limited quantities and likes to reinterpret the classics. Krajeckiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Embassy glasses are a fresh take on aviators in matte silver with brown lenses, $390. EDIE PARKER: Brett Heyman, who founded Edie Parker, is the acrylic handbag queen, offering fun, funky and elegant shapes. Her Minnie Halfhalf features silver confetti on one side and solid black on the other, with an interior mirror, $995. WES GORDON: This was the second time the Atlanta-bred womenswear designer made it into the CFDA/Vogue Top 10. Educated at Central Saint Martins in London, he interned at Oscar de la Renta and Tom Ford. His designs sing young elegance. An open basketweave cardigan jacket was done in black and white, $1,990. SIMON MILLER: He relies on Japanese textiles and is known for denim and hand-dyed indigo. Miller designs for men and women, with a New York showroom and a Los Angeles denim studio. He does a cozy navy blue wool flannel check work shirt (think the new lumbersexual) for men, $365. TANYA TAYLOR: She pairs girly florals with neon green Mongolian fur trims, or a black leather overcoat with bright yellow collar and cuffs. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a youthful exuberance in a metallic silver trench in a print of cameras, $1,195. ORLEY: Guys can wear playful, too. Brothers Matthew and Alex Orley, along with Matthewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Samantha Orley, run this knit-driven menswear brand. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done fullon aqua, skinny trousers in white and moss green, and more classic-color V-neck sweaters and polo shirts. They do menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accessories, too, like an Italian merino knit scarf in a reversible jacquard pattern, $245.

Bill Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation on the line with more assault accusations NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After Bill Cosby settled a civil lawsuit in 2006 alleging that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d repeatedly sexually assaulted a woman, his image as Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad may have been temporarily tarnished, but was far from destroyed. But in recent weeks as allegations of other sexual assaults have taken hold in published reports and on social media, his rock-solid persona seems in danger of permanent erosion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like, if you have goodwill, you can borrow against that,â&#x20AC;? says Eric B. Dezenhall, a Washingtonbased crisis management consultant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And if your goal is to get everybody to un-remember what they just heard - well, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not doable.â&#x20AC;? Cosby, 77, has never been charged with a crime and so far has steadfastly refused to address the uproar. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s granted few inperson interviews to media. And an attempt to put out the fire with a positive social media buzz backfired, generating criticism rather than praise. There is no sign that his silent treatment - outside of a statement from his attorney Sunday characterizing the accusations as â&#x20AC;&#x153;discreditedâ&#x20AC;? - will placate the accusers or outlast their demands that he answer to their claims. His staunchest fans have dismissed the assault accusations that have dogged him for years while they overlooked his admissions of marital infidelity. For them, his image remains snugly aligned with that of Cliff Huxtable, the gentle, allknowing husband and father he played on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Cosby Showâ&#x20AC;? as a champion of family values who, 20 years earlier, broke TVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s color barrier with his 1960s series â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Spy.â&#x20AC;? But that image could hurt now more than help, even placing his legacy at risk.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love the concept of hypocrisy, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true or not,â&#x20AC;? says Dezenhall, who recently published the book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glass Jaw - A Manifesto for Defending Fragile Reputations in an Age of Instant Scandal.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love learning that somebody in reality may be the opposite of what they seem. ... The squeakier-clean your reputation, the more the public embraces these stories.â&#x20AC;? For older Cosby fans, Cosby undisputedly is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a venerated figure who stands for education and achievement and common sense,â&#x20AC;? says NPR television critic Eric Deggans, who has reported on the accusations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an entire generation for whom his projects are distant memories with distant impact. And in later years, he has gone around demanding that poor black people pull themselves up by their bootstraps, get their house in order.â&#x20AC;? Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blunt call for personal responsibility has often stigmatized him in young eyes not as Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dad but as Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cranky granddad â&#x20AC;&#x153;taking aim at youth culture,â&#x20AC;? Deggans says. It was this sort of attitude that may have prompted standup comedian Hannibal Buress to take aim at Cosby last month in Philadelphia where, during a performance, Buress mocked him, chiding the audience to â&#x20AC;&#x153;pull your pants up, black people, I was on TV in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s,â&#x20AC;? and labeling Cosby â&#x20AC;&#x153;a rapist.â&#x20AC;? (Buress has not responded to repeated requests from The Associated Press to discuss that performance.) The sequence was captured on video and may have served as a major flashpoint. Barbara Bowman, who since 2006 has publicly accused Cosby of sexually assaulting her, gave Buress credit for bringing her long-voiced

words new urgency in a Nov. 13 WashingtonPost. com column, whose headline asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why did it take 30 years for people to believe my story?â&#x20AC;? Accusations from Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past may also have been rekindled by their very absence from a new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cosby: His Life and Times,â&#x20AC;? an affirmative biography that makes no mention of those allegations. Author Mark Whitaker did not respond to a request for comment. The firestorm against Cosby has flared as he was enjoying a revival that began a year ago when a standup TV special - his first in three decades aired on Comedy Central. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gap,â&#x20AC;? Cosby told the AP a few days before its Nov. 23 premiere, â&#x20AC;&#x153;between people knowing what I do and really believing that I still do that and wondering what it is I really do.â&#x20AC;? Titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Far From Finished,â&#x20AC;? the program seemed to bridge that gap, attracting a robust 2 million viewers on the youthskewing network. Two months later, NBC confirmed rumors that a new sitcom starring Cosby as the patriarch of a multigenerational comedy series was on the drawing board. NBC hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t commented on the status of that project in recent months. Meanwhile, Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busy standup schedule (he has at least 35 performances scheduled throughout the U.S. and Canada through May of 2015) so far seems untouched by the rising controversy. But Cosby has dropped out of interviews planned to promote his upcoming Netflix standup special. (Netflix on Monday declined to comment on whether plans have changed for its Nov. 27 premiere.) He canceled an interview scheduled for Tuesday with the AP, and last week confirmed that

Bill Cosbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image was tarnished when sexual assault charges were brought against him in 2006. he would not be making a scheduled appearance on Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Show with David Letterman.â&#x20AC;? Attempting to wait out his opposition may not work: This is no longer the world of yesterday,

where a public figure in a pickle could sit down with Oprah, bear his soul and gain redemption, Dezenhall says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the current culture, no matter what you do to defend yourself in one of

these high-profile media vortexes, it generates multiple waves of new and negative coverage. Cosby has got to be thinking, `Is the better of my very bad options to remain silent?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Tuesday November 18, 2014

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Hey profs, give us a (real) break As Thanksgiving Break approaches, many West Virginia University students are taking inventory of the things they will need to take with them when they head home for a week. How many pairs of shoes, pants, shirts and outerwear items does one need for a week? What exactly do I have left at home? And, unfortunately, how do I fit all of these textbooks into my backpack with my laptop? For many students, this break is not truly a real break. Instead of spending

time with family, we will be constantly texting our group members or lab partners to work out the details of a final project or report. We will be feverishly typing away at the keyboard when we could be in the kitchen helping out with a turkey. Whatever it is you have to tackle during break, you really shouldn’t have to worry about it. Break is portrayed as this time before finals and dead week to relax and mentally prepare for the most stressful point in the semester. But instead, many instructors

expect us to spend our time studying or working on an intensive paper which is worth an outlandish portion of our grade. We at The Daily Athenaeum believe a break should be just that: a break. As students, we need this time to reconnect with other important things in our lives such as family and friends. We need to take time for mental health, time to de-stress and reevaluate in order to see some things really aren’t the end of the world. However, in recent years,

breaks have become a time to catch up on work, not escape from it. We are expected to come back and have an exam or a big due date two or three days after the official break is over. This pressure produces one of two things. For those of us who fall into the procrastinator camp, we find ourselves putting off all of the work until the very end of break. “I have time, I have a whole week,” we think as we visit with high school friends or help bake sweet treats for Thanksgiving dinner.

Come Sunday, however, we are frantically trying to make up for lost time and enter the week after break more stressed than we were before. Then there are the students who are on top of everything. This may mean waking up early each day to get some work done and still have time for fun, or staying up late for the same reasons. Come the end of the week you are too tired to really enjoy the time you just had. Whichever side of the fence you are on, the Ed-

itorial Board feels your pains and hears your cries, because like you, we are students experiencing the same thing. We realize we are adults and have responsibilities, but calling something what it isn’t seems silly. If you want students to have a break and relax, then lay off the work. Hopefully, in the future instructors and the University will understand, for the sake of student mental health, a real break is needed. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Gamergate: Attack on women or call for integrity? Recently there has been a lot of talk in the media, specifically gamer media, about sexism and ethics in the video gaming world. It all started when Zoe Quinn, an independent video game developer, became the subject of hate mail and harassment for her game Depression Quest, which, according to gamers, had received an unusual amount of positive attention for its low quality. Later, her ex-boyfriend publicly accused her of having an intimate relationship with a writer from Kotaku, a gaming news site. Many in the gaming community saw Quinn’s affair as an unfair way to boost her career as a game developer, though the writer in question never reviewed her game.

On Aug. 28, several news sites independently published articles announcing an “end” to gamers. Antigamer journalists published an open letter calling for the end of harassment toward game developers. Gamers became outraged at the denouncement of their culture and fought back, and thus #GamerGate was born. GamerGate is an online movement that calls into question the journalistic ethics of video game culture. However, this social media campaign was accused of attacking women who speak out about their feelings of misogyny in the gaming world. In October, video game developer Brianna Wu was forced to flee her

home after coming forward with allegations of harassment directed at her from pro-gamer supporters. She and many other well-known female gamers were threatened via Twitter. These women have brought the objectification of female characters in videogames to the public’s attention, and have expressed disdain for feeling excluded and shunned from a seemingly male-dominated gaming world. Actor Adam Baldwin is an avid supporter of GamerGate. He has even called for a public apology from Wu for assuming those who had threatened her supported GamerGate. Many of the key players in GamerGate have denounced those making death threats as being a part

of the movement. Other popular tags such as #NotYourShield have surfaced on social media. #NotYourShield was created to represent the female and minority gamers who actively support GamerGate. However, the tag #StopGamerGate2014 is also currently trending and has a large number of supporters. Overall, GamerGate encompasses the inevitable clash between gender, sexuality, and the gaming world. If nothing else, the movement has sparked intense discussion surrounding these issues and their impact on the world beyond the TV screen. All information via International Business Times’ website.

Not an attack, but a call to action

Resistance against change,progress

to arguments that claim a lack of strong female characters or harmful tropes in games. Princess Peach, unable to protect herself, waits for a man to save her. In Grand Theft Auto V, women can strip for any of the three male main characters. But there is definitive and widely-available evidence that supports the conclusion that videogames do not cause sexism or violence against women, and that the characters and situations we perceive as sexist can sometimes be the very opposite. Consider Beyoncé. The singer is an outspoken supporter of feminism and female rights, but her live performances and music videos feature her in little to no clothing and dancing seductively. Beyoncé is viewed as a positive role model for thousands of young girls for embracing the power in her sexuality, but characters like Bayonetta, who kills bad guys but also sport skintight costumes and large breasts, are viewed by crit-

tion, dressed as Darth Vader and Deadpool, it is hard to take them that seriously. Gamer culture is filled with guys who post “forever alone” memes followed by them bragging about their game setup on Reddit or Imgur. But every now and then, you get a few individuals, the 4chan-perusing hackers who want to give the middle finger to the establishment as much as they can. Now, I must note,

audience than they were 20 years ago, as more than ABBY HUMPHREYS half of gamers now are feCOLUMNIST male. If there had been a @obiwan_baloni problem before, it would have made headlines Though GamerGate may long before GamerGate’s seem like a tale with clear existence. heroes and villains, it is a I can’t speak for everybit more complicated than one, but as a female gamer, I personally don’t feel opthat. pressed by current repreFor starters, GamerGate supporters do not condone sentation of female chardeath threats, period. The acters in games. I feel threats made to female oppressed by the clothing industry, because my only gamers and developers options for shorts of any never once mentioned GamerGate or support for brand are ones that barely ethics in journalism as their cover my backside. I feel cause for the threats, which oppressed by the magais the crux of GamerGate’s zines intended for female mission as a social movereaders that only show ment. Radical extremists Photoshopped women on do not define the entirety their covers. Let’s face it: of a group, as many femiwomen have the power to nists are quick to point out socially oppress each other in dress, food choice and of their own ideology. GamerGate at its core mannerisms far more than is about honest coverage men do. and reviews in the videoFor decades, women game world, but has dehave proven they don’t volved into war cries of mineed constant affirmation from every media source sogyny and objectification of women by feminists. Miand they are just as capasogyny, the ever-present ble as men. If we did, half scapegoat of radical femiof this University’s student nism, literally body—future means “hatred e n g i n e e r s, of women” The movement is clearly rooted physicists, and has been politicians— in keeping gaming journalism claimed to be would be in everything well on their truthful, not putting women from fast food way to a cadown. to elevator reer at home music. in sandwichTo me, an actual hatred ics of GamerGate as mere making. Sexist or not, of women implies an ac- sex objects created for game representation appears to have no bearing in tive and forceful attempt men’s pleasure. “The male gaze! Misog- how women actually conto keep women in their place. However, I have yet yny!” feminists cry. And I duct their lives. to meet any respectable see their point. To the igGamerGate has proven man or modern institution norant observer, games many times over that mithat fits this description. that feature women in the sogyny is absent from its My family, teachers, friends background or more sexu- goal as a social movement. and favorite Disney mov- alized roles appear at first The gender debate only ies taught me that women glance to exist only for the distracts from the real iscan do anything at an early satisfaction of male desires. sue at hand and puts words age, and seeing a woman in But what if I told you Bayo- into the mouths of female a short skirt on a TV screen netta was created and de- gamers who may find endoesn’t automatically designed by two women? joyment in playing as charstroy that belief. The hashtag #NotYour- acters who blow things up In fact, GamerGate sup- Shield is an attempt to illus- in bikinis. porters donated thousands trate that modern gamers A popular infographic of dollars to The Fine Young and developers come in all states: “I support #GamerCapitalists, an organization shapes, sizes, genders and gate. I condemn personal that supports female game ethnicities. The stereotypi- threats. I support women developers. The movement cal image of a nerdy, acne- in gaming. I am against biis clearly rooted in keeping faced male teen no longer ased and corrupt game gaming journalism truth- represents the majority of journalism. Can we play video games already?” ful, not putting women gamers. down. Games made today are However, I’m not blind intended for a much wider daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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stranglehold on the gaming community that causes taylor jobin the rest of the world to igCOLUMNIST nore GamerGate. It’s the @taylorjobinwvu indifference that gamers show to the hate monI enjoy playing video gering and infantile argames. I wouldn’t consider guments that makes me myself a gamer per se, but want to drive a railroad spike into the GamerGate I have definitely waited in line at midnight for Madmovement. den before. Gaming websites and Video games are great forums are where this because they provide playmovement started, and able entertainment based it is there, and only there, on artistry. They present where it will end, too. G a m the elusive creative outlet ers need to learn to conwe all crave to My main issue with the lose ourselves trol and cumovement is the indifference in from time rate their inf o r mat i o n to time. They and denial of this type of space. By open up new scum’s existence by normal, letting it run worlds to explore and can with iggood-standing gamers who just wild connect us norant hate and bigotry, with people want to play their games and if it is from all over enjoy the world they created for even the world. just a few I know trolls, the themselves. games are general acjust enterceptance of tainment, but they also it’s unfortunate because them discredits any modlet us be our most terrible the vast majority of gam- icum of respect for the selves, murdering and pil- ers are not like this. Most gaming community as a laging any town we see fit self-proclaimed gamers or whole. or mowing down innocent members of the gaming Now I’m not saying the people on the streets just to community despise that general practice of how get your star level up, all in unique brand of Internet games get made has to the confines of our home scum as much as I, but I’d change. There is no dewith no one watching. be remiss to not point out nying video games sexuIt is this last part, how- how they are the ones that ally objectify women. But ever, which has led to the further the sexist and mi- to be fair, most games are disturbing cases of doxing sogynistic tendencies of made by guys, for guys, (the broadcasting of peo- games. usually ones who have ple’s personal informaThey are the ones who trouble talking to women, tion on the internet, often look up and post per- hence their infatuation for personal attacks,) and sonal information about with video games. death-threats which have unsuspecting journalists It’s no wonder men come from the controver- for harassment purposes; line up around the corner that threaten and defame to get in on the digital masial GamerGate. It’s no coincidence that women for holding views chismo that video games those who were targeted dissimilar to their own on offer; or that they ogle and were only female gamers what constitutes as gamer worship the female avatars and journalists who point ethics. the games present to them. Yes, these are the peo- I take no issue with any of out or stand up against the misogynistic ways of video ple who represent every- that. To do so would be me games. While the idiots thing that is wrong with taking a stance against the who do stuff like this are gamer culture, but they freedom of artistic expresonly a small, vocal minor- aren’t what’s wrong with sion, and I will not stand for that. ity of gamers, they still rep- GamerGate. resent everything that is What I will stand against My main issue with the wrong with gamer culture. movement is the indiffer- are the vindictive, sweatIt is tough to even call ence and denial of this type stained trolls who conit a culture when it is buy- of scum’s existence by nor- duct personal, yet anonying things and then losing mal, good-standing gam- mous, attacks on anyone yourself in them. When ers who just want to play with a differing opinion your main demographic their games and enjoy than them. They are the is little kids to grown the world they created for red-ring-of-death to the gaming community. men arguing which con- themselves. It’s the denial that this sole generation was the best at a gaming conven- vocal minority has a true daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Taylor Swift shakes it off with new album ‘1989’ ter being considered in one genre for so long, but her outbreak song, “Teardrops on my Guitar,” hit both country and pop stations in 2006, so she wasn’t always considered pure country. Swift clearly doesn’t sway from what she likes to sing about, considering almost all of the 13 songs on “1989” are about love interests. Apparently that is something she won’t ever stop singing about, but the lyrics in this album are heads and shoulders above the maturity in her previous tunes about boys. I think she made a brave move transitioning from country/pop to full-blown pop. It works and Swift has a future ahead of her. Many of the songs are catchy and easy to bob your head along to. In the album artwork and lyrics for “1989,” Swift said she wanted to celebrate the moments between birth and death, also known as life. At the end of her note to fans she says, “From the girl who said she would never cut her hair or move to New York or never find happiness in a world where she is not in love.” She effectively expresses her happiness in this album.

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««««« Since 2006, I have been a huge Taylor Swift fan, with her first single on the radio “Tim McGraw.” She was country but not too country for me, and now the only Taylor Swift my youngest sister knows is attemptingto-be-pop-queen Taylor. Swift dropped her fifth studio album in the last eight years, “1989,” which includes singles “Shake it Off” and “Blank Space.” As she said in “Shake it Off,” the haters are going to hate, as she has the number one single and album in the country right now. The album is currently rated four out of five stars by iTunes users/purchasers and went platinum with close to 1.3 million copies sold in the first week. This is Swift’s first official pop album and it definitely works for her. She moved to New York City this year and the first track, “Welcome To New York,” screams the emotions she went through while going there. It’s pretty clear already in that first song where the rest of the album is going to go style-

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wise, but it also gives an insight to what she was thinking when she decided to move. The beats used in “1989” are all similar which could give the impression that the songs are all the same, but they are definitely different.

That might be the only thing that holds this album back. In “Fearless,” “Speak Now” and “Red,” there were varieties of music like piano, guitars and other instruments, which gave them all encompassing feelings. “This Love,” “All You had

to do Was Stay,” “I Wish You Would” and “How You Get the Girl,” all are slightly different anthems about relationships. In comparison to her other albums, this one comes off very strong. “Fearless” has been her best al-

bum thus far because her voice came out completely in that record and the new album does the same: She does not let anything hold her back. Switching genres can be difficult in terms of people actually liking the music af-

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Benny Skyn, telling stories through song at Morgantown Sound by Westley Thompson Associate a&e Editor @WestleyT93

Each week U92 brings in different bands and musicians to perform on its live Monday evening show, Morgantown Sound. One of the goals of this weekly show is variety. U92 likes to give weekly airtime to various bands and performers

of various genres. However, from time to time an artist with such presence graces the stage that they need to be brought back for a second, third or even fourth time. This is the case with Benny Skyn, last evening’s Morgantown Sound performer. One look at Skyn and it’s clear what he’s about. His cheekbone-length grey hair, floral patterned shirt and

classic fedora reveal a man who loves writing and performing the music he wants to listen to. Skyn is not an ambiguous man, rather, a straight shooter with his words both on and off stage. Hailing from Fayetteville, W. Va., Skyn was interested in music from a very young age. “I was 6 years old when I started playing ukulele,” Skyn said. “I was 8 years old when

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Benny Skyn takes a moment to pause in his setlist while a note rings through the Gluck Theater. be the venue to give Skyn the most expressive audience, he still performed with a lot of heart. When asked what his musical influences were, Skyn said “Anybody that’s good,” without any hesitation. It’s clear Skyn is a man less concerned with genres and more concerned with quality music. When asked to choose a favorite band or performer, Skyn delivered a laundry list. “I like The Police, I like Tom T. Hall, I like Elton John, the Eagles, The Beatles, Queen and Spinal Tap,” Skyn said. There is no doubt that having such a variety of musical favorites has influ-

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Freshman guard Jevon Carter looks for an open teammate during WVU’s matchup against Lafayette Sunday.

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All season, West Virginia will rely on new players to make an impact. The question will be which player will provide that spark and how often? In West Virginia’s season opener against Monmouth, there was very little production from the entire team – let alone one player in particular. The Mountaineers played from behind nearly the entire game and only slipped

past Monmouth 64-54. WVU’s second game produced better results and saw a few players shine. The Mountaineers were able to cruise past Lafayette 8356 as junior college transfer Jaysean Paige paved the way. Paige, a 6-foot-2 guard averaged 21.4 points a game while playing in junior college, an average that placed him 13th in the nation among JUCO scorers. Paige was the second leading scorer in West Virginia’s win over Lafayette. Paige scored 16 points in-

cluding three from behind the arc. In West Virginia’s narrow win over Monmouth, head coach Bob Huggins chalked it up to poor shooting. “We’re not the best shooting team in the world, but we’re better than that,” Huggins said following Friday’s win. “(There were) all kind of easy shots we should’ve made, but we didn’t make them.” But, the Mountaineers were able to get into a groove against Lafayette and the spark may have come after Paige nailed two

consecutive threes. Prior to Paige’s two 3 pointers, West Virginia’s shooting was less than stellar. Paige, however, believed the momentum came from WVU’s defensive effort. “I say defense was the spark,” Paige said. “Everyone getting stops and flying around the press and getting rebounds and then just hit shots. Thank God I was open and hit two shots and kind of got us going. I think defense really got us going.” Huggins acknowledged Paige’s shooting and also credited fellow guard, Jevon

Carter’s shooting during the second half of play. “He (Paige) made shots in the first half. He made shots in the first half and Jevon made shots in the second half,” Huggins said. “It’s kind of like playing the scramble.” “(Huggins) was just harping us to get shots up,” Paige said following the Lafayette game. “After a game like (Monmouth) we got to get shots up before the game, before practice so it doesn’t happen again.” After a big performance against Layfayette, Paige

knows the bar has been set and will look to better himself as the season progresses. “(I’m) never satisfied,” Paige said. “I probably could’ve been more aggressive, that’s on me, but I feel we’re in a good spot.” Paige was one of the guards brought in to make up for the loss of Eron Harris and Terry Henderson. With his performance against Lafayette, Paige has made an early case to be a suitable replacement. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU knocks off Seton Hall at home 89-87 by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Sparked by a careerhigh 36 points from junior guard Bria Holmes, the West Virginia University women’s basketball team fended off a late charge from Seton Hall to eke out an 89-87 win and move on to the semifinals of the Women’s Preseason National Invitation Tournament. Senior forward Averee Fields had already tied her career-high in rebounds by halftime, and ended with 21 points, 15 rebounds and five assists. Meanwhile, freshman Teana Muldrow had a breakout 19-point performance, providing a huge offensive boost from deep with six threes. Known for his custom-

arily strong defenses, Mountaineer head coach Mike Carey instead saw his team in a shootout, but said the pace fit his team’s performance just fine. “We played better uptempo,” Carey said. “A lot of our points, if you break down our points, at least half of them or more were in transition. We can’t walk the ball up. We’re not a good half-court team right now.” The Mountaineers led 46-45 after a back-andforth, high-scoring first half. Contrary to recent performances against Eastern Kentucky and Wheeling Jesuit, West Virginia quickly found a rhythm from the outside with Muldrow making three 3 pointers and Holmes scoring 16 points in the early goings. Despite the Mountain-

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eers dominating on the glass, Seton Hall refused to go away. Led by the scoring trio of Tabatha Richardson-Smith, Ka-Deidre Simmons and Janee Johnson, the Pirates combined to shoot 7-12 from three-point range in the first half, while some unforced errors offensively – turnovers and missed free throws – helped the visitors stay in the game. Seton Hall would close the rebounding gap in the second half and eventually inch ahead, maintaining a small lead for much of the quarter. An offensive explosion by Holmes and

Muldrow put the Mountaineers up nine with just over three minutes to play, but the Pirates were not done. Junior forward Richardson-Smith, who ended with 32 points on the night, hit a couple of big threes down the stretch as the Mountaineers repeatedly squandered chances to build their lead at the free throw line. After Muldrow missed a free throw with 5.5 seconds left, Seton Hall guard Simmons went coast-to-coast but missed what would have been a game-tying layup at the buzzer.

West Virginia has struggled from the line so far this season – they were 13-22 against Eastern Kentucky and 20-30 against Wheeling Jesuit – and Monday night, it almost cost them the game. The Mountaineers missed 16 times from the charity stripe Monday night, something Averee Fields said is unusual for her team. “Some of the ones that are normally 100 percent, even in games, we just had a lot of lack of focus and we just weren’t hitting our free throws like we typically do. Hopefully we can

correct that,” Fields said. With the win, the Mountaineers advance to the Preseason WNIT semifinals for the second time – in 2009, they made it to the tournament’s final four only to fall to Ohio State. West Virginia is due to face off against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, who have topped 90 points in wins over Mercer and Arkansas State. The Mountaineers will have to go on the road for the first time this season, playing in Starkville at 8 p.m. Thursday night. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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For much of the 2013-14 season, West Virginia was manhandled in the paint. It was just a fact of life for a team built around perimeter shooting with players like Terry Henderson, Remi Dibo and Eron Harris. The Mountaineers leaned on a true freshman, forward Devin Williams, for the majority of their post production. As expected with any newcomer, it took Williams a while to find his footing, but toward the end of the season, he began to do just that.

Williams couldn’t do it alone, however. Fellow freshmen Brandon Watkins and Nathan Adrian provided some help, but not with any consistency. A year later, the identity of this team has changed. Williams is a year older and wiser, and with transfers Jonathan Holton (6-foot-7) and Elijah Macon (6-foot-9), West Virginia is now a team built to pound opponents in the post. It has been evident in the Mountaineers’ first two games of the season. After finishing near the bottom of the Big 12 in every rebounding statistic last season, West Virginia is dominating the glass so far, out-rebounding its oppo-

nents 99-64. Sure, the competition hasn’t exactly been topnotch, but with the way Holton and Williams have come out of the gate, it seems this could be one of this team’s major strengths this season. “One, they’ve both always been good rebounders wherever they’ve been. Secondly, they each spent a bunch of time on technique, spent a bunch of time on where the ball is going to come off, and to their credit, they’ve listened and they’re doing what we’re asking them to do,” said head coach Bob Huggins. The proof lies in the stat sheet. Williams has checked

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Continued from page 8 much to come down and support his friend.” TOP ROOKIE: Kyle Larson sat in the media center and watched Kevin Harvick’s Sprint Cup championship celebration on TV. He already had his eye on the big prize for next season. Winning rookie of the year is a pretty nice start for the 22-year-old driver, who capped a special season by

in with back-to-back double-doubles to start the season, and after a rocky start against Monmouth, Holton registered his first doubledouble with 18 points and 15 rebounds against Lafayette Sunday. “I’ve shown them films of (Jason) Maxiell, (Eric) Hicks and Kenyon (Martin) and what they did. A lot of it was their will to rebound the ball, and I think those two guys, Jon and Devin, both have a great will to rebound the ball which is really important,” Huggins said. Holton had to sit out last year after transferring to WVU from Palm Beach State Community College. During that season on the side-

line, Holton witnessed the growth of Devin Williams, who appears to have taken a step forward in his development over the off-season. “Devin is a beast, man. I’m telling you. (When) his energy and my energy mix, we’ll dominate the boards. We’ve just got to calm down in the post and stop rushing our shots,” Holton said. “I love playing with that guy. Honest to God, I’ve never played with a real big man, and now that I’m playing with Devin, it makes my job easier because he really puts the body on them, and I just go get the ball with my athleticism.” Holton showed the kind of productivity that could

make him a budding star in the Big 12 this season against Lafayette. If you ask him, however, he’ll tell you you haven’t seen anything yet. “I didn’t even really hit shots (Sunday). (It) was basically just effort, hard work and defense. When I get going, when I hit shots, my game really opens up,” Holton said. “This was the first game I had confidence since we started playing as a team. My teammates and coaches are all behind me. They want me to do better...When I get going it’s going to be kind of crazy and scary.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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finishing 13th Sunday. “We will come back next season, peel the rookie stripes off and try and go out there and win a race and get into the Chase and do what Kevin Harvick did tonight,” Larson said. Larson had a stout eight top-fives and 17 top-10s in his first season driving for team owner Chip Ganassi. Larson, whose mother is Japanese, also finished third in Saturday’s Nationwide Series race and second in the Truck Series race on

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Racer Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship Sunday. erased any concern that NASCAR would be stained with a winless champ. Did the new Chase - one where wins, not playing it safe, promised a better shot at a title - work? As Harvick took one final spin with his fifth checkered flag of the season, the answer was a resounding yes. “If you want to win the championship, you’re going to have to figure out how to win races,” Harvick said. “That’s what it came down to, was winning the race.” Harvick, who had to win last week at Phoenix just to advance into Sunday’s final four, wrapped up his third victory of this Chase and fifth of the season. He leaned this week on Stewart, a three-time champion, and Jimmie Johnson, the six-time champion who moved from California to North Carolina to chase a career in NASCAR about the same time as Harvick made the move east. Harvick’s top move, though, was the one to

Stewart-Haas Racing after 13 seasons with Richard Childress failed to produce a championship. Stewart promised Harvick he could have all the resources needed at SHR to win a championship. All it took was 36 races to prove the paring was a perfect match. “Tony was pretty adamant that we could race for wins and championships,” Harvick said. “That was really what it was all about. I just wasn’t excited about going to work. This just gave me an opportunity to race with one of my good friends.” Newman, winless on the season, finished second. Hamlin faded to seventh and Logano was a distant 16th. All four teams were forced to make tough strategy decisions that ultimately decided their fate. Joe Gibbs Racing decided not to pit Hamlin, which moved him to second on the restart. Rich-

ard Childress Racing gave Newman two tires, while Harvick crew chief Rodney Childers made the risky call for four tires. Team Penske also had planned to give Logano four tires, but a problem with the jack destroyed Logano’s chances and he plummeted from sixth to 21st, ending his championship bid. Harvick restarted 12th with 15 laps to go and not much time to pick his way through traffic. As Hamlin passed leader Jeff Gordon on the restart, Harvick shot past four cars to move to seventh. Harvick got by Hamlin, then Newman passed Hamlin for second and the championship became a battle of drivers who had essentially swapped seats this year. There was one more caution, forcing Harvick to nail one final restart with three laps remaining, and he eased his way ahead of Newman on his way to the win. “It’s so hard to win a

championship at this level, especially with this Chase format,” Stewart said. “Just unbelievable how much everything has to go right.” Just the way NASCAR liked it. Here are items of note in Sunday’s season finale: STEWART’S SAVING GRACE: Stewart’s 15-year winning streak came to an end with an issue with his car and a last-place finish. But Stewart’s worst season - on and off the track - ended with a dose of triumph, hugs and tears as he celebrated Harvick’s championship for Stewart-Haas Racing. “I’m happy for this organization and happy for this team,” he said. “It’s not about me right now, it’s about us as a group. You learn when you’re in these situations that it’s about a larger group of people and a bigger picture that’s in play.” Stewart’s run began with a victory as a rookie on Sept. 11, 1999, at Richmond, and

his streak is tied for fourthbest in NASCAR history. Richard Petty holds the record with 18 straight years. HIS AIRNESS: After falling short of winning his first Sprint Cup title, Denny Hamlin was comforted by Michael Jordan, who had come to the race to cheer on one of his Charlotte Hornets season-ticket holders. Jordan watched the end of the race from behind Hamlin’s pit box, and gave the driver a pat on the head after Hamlin finished seventh to end his championship bid. “Wish I could have one ring to his six,” Hamlin said. “We’ll have to wait another year.” Hamlin said Jordan spent time on his motorhome earlier in the day and the two talked racing. ` “He’s a huge race fan,” Hamlin said. “He talked about converting all these people to race fans. That’s awesome that he thinks so

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SPORTS

Tuesday November 18, 2014

dillon durst sports writer @dailyathenaeum

No. 12 Wildcats boast solid fundamentals When No. 12 Kansas State comes to town Thursday night, the Wildcats will be the fifth top-15 team West Virginia has faced this season. However, unlike Alabama, Oklahoma, Baylor and TCU, Kansas State will be the most fundamentally sound team the Mountaineers have faced to this point. Under longtime head coach Bill Snyder, the Wildcats do two things extremely well: They take care of the football and they don’t commit many penalties. Snyder’s squad ranks No. 5 in the nation in turnovers lost and No. 2 in fewest penalties. On the other end of the spectrum, West Virginia is No. 107 in turnovers lost and No. 78 in fewest penalties. “They’re just really efficient,” said West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen. “They don’t turn the ball over. They don’t do anything to hurt themselves. They don’t have many negative plays.” “They do a good job of taking care of the ball,” said defensive coordinator Tony Gibson. “We have to do a better job of trying to create turnovers (and) stripping the ball out. In order to do that you have to get all 11 guys to the football.” While scoring a lot of points and scoring quickly has become the norm in the Big 12, Kansas State prefers to keep the ball in its possession for as long as it can. Despite owning the No. 19 scoring offense, the Wildcats are No. 22 in time of possession, averaging 32 minutes of possession per game. West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson agreed there isn’t a whole lot in Kansas State’s offense that can be exploited due to being fundamentally sound at nearly every position. Gibson said he expects the Wildcats to use a lot of tight end sets Thursday and try to wear down the Mountaineers’ defense. “(Sophomore fullback Glenn) Gronkowski (is) in there a bunch. And they use tight end sets. So I’m sure that’s going to be their recipe for us is to come in and try to get as big as they can get and try to pound us a little bit,” he said. What also makes Kansas State unique is the fact that it has consistently been successful over the past several years without recruiting elite talent. Snyder is one of the best coaches in the nation when it comes to taking underappreciated recruits out of high school and developing them. “It’s amazing. He’s the most respected guy in our profession. He does it the right way,” Holgorsen said of Snyder. “It’s developing a culture of good family values. Program guys work hard and develop depth. It means a lot to him. They do the right things, and play the right way. They don’t beat themselves down. “I can go on and on.” West Virginia will certainly get a boost from its home crowd Thursday night inside Milan Puskar Stadium, but the Mountaineers must play up to Kansas State’s level of not turning the ball over and not committing penalties in order to have a chance to win. “(Kansas State is) going to be physical and they’re well-coached, work hard, blue-collar guys that are extremely productive, extremely efficient and extremely sound with what they do,” Holgorsen said. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Senior running back Dreamius Smith makes a move on Baylor safety Orion Stewart during a game earlier this season.

Following back-to-back losses, WVU prepares for No. 12 K-State, Jake Waters BY ANTHONY PECORARO SPORTS EDITOR @Pecorarowvunews

West Virginia has had a 2014 season that many did not expect. With many signs pointing downward following the 2013 season, the Mountaineers knew much had to be done in the off-season. Now, as the Mountaineers stand at 6-4, 4-3 in the Big 12, and are 10 games through the season, the momentum gained through most of season has been on the rise. However, after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time all season, the Mountaineers have had a lot to do in preparing for No. 13 Kansas State (72, 5-1 Big 12). That’s why

West Virginia’s second bye of the season came at the perfect time, according to redshirt junior defensive lineman Kyle Rose, as he sees much left in the season for the Mountaineers. “We have a lot of things to look forward to, got a lot of things to play for, (and) still can have a 9-4 season,” Rose said. “Not what we wanted with not getting the Big 12 Championship, but (there are) a lot (of ) things to play for. We’re excited to play.” After a bye week, the team was able to capitalize on many areas to be ready for all the Wildcats could throw at them, especially when it comes to his defensive line, as associate head coach and defensive line coach Tom Bradley said.

“They do a lot of things up front. It’s a very smart offensive line, very precise on their assignments,” he said. “We’re going to have to be very precise on our (end) also.” Though the Mountaineers’ defense has faced faster quarterbacks this season like TCU’s Trevone Boykin, Bradley said K-State’s Jake Waters, who has 2,169 passing yards on 166 completions and 13 touchdowns this season, is far from an easy quarterback to contain. “Maybe he’s not as fast (as Boykin), but if you watch when he runs with football, he knows what he’s doing,” he said. “He makes people miss. He’s very good when he does the read zone. It’s

an offense that’s tough to defend.” On top of that, Rose said even getting to Waters is an extreme challenge due to the toughness of the Wildcats’ offensive line. “The offensive line is probably one of the best we’ve seen so far, pretty solid up front,” he said. “So, we got a good challenge.” In the Mountaineers’ back-to-back losses, Rose said a primary reason why the defensive line could not withstand the pressures of both the Longhorns and the Horned Frogs was due to each team’s ability to break away from the Mountaineer defenders, leaving them unguarded in many cases. “They ran tempo, they ran quick. We have to be

dominant up front to win this game. It’s going to fall on the defensive line for sure,” he said. “They have a good receiver in (Tyler) Lockett, so a lot of things to guard.” The Mountaineers have their hands full once again, but Bradley said the only way to beat a team with the caliber of the Wildcats is by doing just that – being the better team all game. “One thing that this team won’t do (is) they will not beat themselves, you have to beat them,” he said. “They’re tough, they’re sound, they’re fundamentally sound (and) they don’t make many mistakes. They’re a very well coached football team.” apecorar@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU announces its class of 2015 signees

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Senior guard Linda Stepney moves the ball down the court during a game earlier this season.

BY DAVID STATMAN SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

The West Virginia University women’s basketball team announced its class of 2015 signees last Wednesday, officially inking a haul of six incoming freshmen on Signing Day. The new class includes guards Katrina Pardee, Yassemeen Sa’Dullah and Lauren Saiki, wing players Tynice Martin and Anja Martin and forward Marlena Schmidt. Head coach Mike Carey expressed his satisfaction with his future Mountaineers, specifically praising their leadership and energy. “I am very happy with the class,” Carey said. “Based on need, we went out and got

individuals that fit best what we do here at West Virginia University. We were looking for individuals that had high energy and leadership.” The guard-heavy class is led by Tynice Martin, ranked by ESPN HoopGurlz as the No. 16 wing player in the class of 2015. An Atlanta native who currently plays for Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, Martin has been praised for her athleticism, her ability to make plays in transition and emergeing shooting touch, as last year she led Southwest DeKalb High School to a national ranking and the Georgia Class 5A State Championship. Guard Katrina Pardee and forward Anja Martin, both Texans, were teammates on

TeamXpress in AAU. The 5-foot-9 Pardee was a first team All-District player at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, and Carey says her shooting ability will bring another dimension to his squad next year. “She can just stroke the basketball,” Carey said. “She is one of those players that you better stay out on. If you give her a window, she can hit the three on you.” Meanwhile, Anja Martin, a San Antonio native who plays at John Paul Stevens High, is a 5-foot-11 combo guard who has transition skill and the versatility to fill several different roles on the court. She and Pardee were both ranked as three-star prospects by ESPN. Yassemeen Sa’dullah, a

5-foot-7 point guard from Burbank, Calif., is ranked as the No. 31 point guard in the 2015 class by ESPN. Noted for her athleticism and court awareness, Sa’dullah is another player whom Carey thinks can play more than one position on the floor. She will be paired with another point guard from California, 5-foot-3 Lauren Saiki from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra. Saiki is coming off a knee injury that ended her junior season, but when healthy, Carey describes her as a “true point guard” who “passes the ball as well as any point guard I’ve seen in years.” Rounding out the class is 6-foot-6 forward Marlena Schmidt, who averaged 12 points, eight rebounds and

five blocks last year for Ringgold High School in Monongahela, Pa. Schmidt looks to be more of a project than the rest of the group, but Carey has praised her work ethic and says she has the chance to develop into a vital contributor to the Mountaineer squad. With three heavily contributing seniors Linda Stepney, Averee Fields and Crystal Leary graduating after this season, there will be spots in Carey’s rotation open to these newcomers straight away. For now, however, the class of 2015 has only passed the first hurdle to getting on the court in gold and blue. dasports@mail.wvu.edu