The DA 11-19-2013

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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

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

Tuesday November 19, 2013

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Volume 126, Issue 64

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Dollars for Disaster project collects donations for Philippines relief by madison fleck associate city editor @mafleck

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Adrienne Nottingham, front, works to complete her soil description during the 2013 Southeast Regional Collegiate Soils Contest.

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Jody Carpenter, Dillon Fuller, Caleb Griffin, and Katie Stegemerten, left to right, Jimmy Leonard examines a soil sample at a practice site. discuss the soil at a practice site.

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WVU Soils Team wins Regional Collegiate Soils Contest by laura haight staff writer @dailyathenaeum

The West Virginia University Soils Team dug up a first place championship at the Southeast Regional Collegiate Soils Contest at Tennessee Tech University. The 10 undergraduate students and their coach took this week to travel to Tennessee for four days to

compete against 11 other universities. The first three days consisted of practice, leading up to the final contest on the fourth day. Jim Thompson, WVU professor and coach of the Soil Team and, said the students who competed in the event gained field experience in their future professions. “The purpose of soil judging is to teach students the skills and procedures used by professional soil sci-

entists,” Thompson said. “These are mainly field-based practical skills. “ For the competition, judges dig a hole that’s usually 5 feet deep and 10 feet wide to expose depth profile The task of the students is to then describe the characteristics of that soil. Soils naturally form in layers, so the students explain the characteristics of the different

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B&E students score big in national Taziki’s marketing competition

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By Evelyn Merithew Staff Wrtier @DailyAthenaeum

Five West Virginia University students were announced the winning team of the Taziki’s Marketing Challenge Friday at Taziki’s headquarters in Birmingham, Ala. Danielle Ferreira, Ryan Gushue, David Haak, Lizzy Howells and Corey Zinn were awarded a grand prize of $5,000 for their strategic marketing campaign. “I had a gut feeling (we would win), but I was still really excited,” Howells said. Out of 32 collegiate teams, all of which were major universities in the

East and Southeast regions of the United States, WVU was one of five semifinalists. The team then presented its media campaign to a panel of judges. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock had an identical score and was also announced as a winner. “The WVU presentation was amazing, featuring extensive research, original music and fully produced advertising,” said Michael Walsh, associate professor of marketing. Walsh said he was invited to watch the presentations of the other three finalists, which included Clemson University and two teams from Samford University. “It was interesting to see

how each presentation approached the assignment, and all of the schools did a great job. I think that WVU’s professionalism, creativity, research orientation and total solution really differentiated their plan,” Walsh said. The team produced a Taziki’s television commercial, and Zinn composed and recorded the music for the advertisement. The team also developed radio and print advertisements, both of which were based on the Mediterranean and Greek theme. The team also developed a banner advertisement for websites and developed a media

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WVU student at center of flag incident with NFL player BY Summer Ratcliff

Dave Haak, Lizzy Howells, Ryan Gushue, Danielle Ferriera and Corey Zinn stand with their prize for the Taziki’s marketing competition.

Last week, Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, causing widespread damage and destruction in the area. The West Virginia University Center for Service and Learning is currently collecting donations for Dollars for Disaster: Project Philippines to aid in the recovery from the disaster. The Center for Service and Learning is letting WVU student organizations take control of donations, and the Center is expecting to get several donations. “Collections have gone well so far, and we want to thank all our donors. The Center for Service and Learning and American Red Cross are really hoping that faculty, staff and students can make a donation, because every bit counts, and no donation is too small,” said Alexis McMillen, program coordinator at the Center for Service and Learning. The Center for Services and Learning will provide materials for organizations and groups to participate in the Dollars for Disaster project, and the proceeds for the project will go to the local River Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross. “We kind of put them first, because they are partners of ours,” said Leah Cunningham, a representative with the Center for Services and Learning.

“With the Red Cross, they give a certain amount to relief, and if donations for a certain disaster exceeds that, they might use that for the future. “We’re working with the local chapter to ensure that all donations do go to the Philippines. We want to make sure we’re promoting organizations where the money is going to go to the people who really need it.” Cunningham said that in the past, Dollars for Disaster has raised an incredible amount of money, but this particular project may not do as well. “Last year for (Hurricane) Sandy, it hit home, and we raised a lot of money,” Cunningham said. Hurricane Sandy greatly affected many students’ families homes in New Jersey, so they were more interested in helping, but Cunningham said this is not the case with Typhoon Haiyan. “With Sandy, we had student orgs knocking down our door to participate,” she said. “I’m not sure we’re going to get the same response, because this is in the Philippines.” The McNair Scholars have currently taken the initiative on Project Philippines and were taking donations in the Mountainlair Monday. “What we’re trying to do at the center for Service and Learning is really to have students take charge on this,” Cunningham said.

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