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Business Plan Competition teams announced, will spend year developing business by jennifer skinner

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Ten teams of West Virginia University students were announced as finalists on Saturday in the Collegiate Business Plan Competition, hosted by the WVU College of Business and Economics BrickStreet Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The finalists are Allegheny Genesis, Country Roads Meat, Planet Density Foods and Pubstomper Brewing Company, all in the Hospitality and Tourism category; Precision Agriculture Sampling Service, Spyder Lacrosse and Temp Sentry, all in the Lifestyle and Innovation category; and Creative Health, Shady Ridge Enterprises, LLC and Sustainable Dental Products, all in the STEM category. Participants spend an entire academic school year coming up with a business ideas, writing studies, presenting pitches, interviewing with business professionals and developing their businesses with mentors and stipends before presenting the business plan to the final judges. The competition educates students on how to manage a start-up business and gives them the skills and contacts needed to make a reality of their ideas. Reem Eldawud, a fourthyear chemical engineering PhD student, is finalist in the STEM category with Creative Health, her medical supply company that creates syringes based on how painful they are for kids. “It was really, really exciting, and I was hoping we would get this far. I hope that this will be my career if we make it. It’s what I want to do,” Eldawud said of the “eye-opening” experience of managing her own startup company. “We’re also students and have a lot of coursework to do. We’re all busy but we managed to communicate, have a specific idea of what we want to do and how to do it, and put the work into it. (The competition) helped us organize ourselves and with time management.” Evan Dodrill, a junior animal sciences student also in the STEM category, made it to the finals with

Hospitality & Tourism - Allegheny Genesis - Country Roads Meat -Planet Density Foods -Pubstomper Brewing Company Lifestyle & Innovation - Precision Agriculture Sampling Service - Spyder Lacrosse - Temp Sentry STEM Category - Creative Health - Shady Ridge Enterprises, LLC - Sustainable Dental Product Shady Ridge Enterprises, LLC. His company is developing a prototype for a cattle security system to help farmers track their animals and keep cattle and drivers safe from cattle wandering into roads. “We’re making our roadways safer for every citizen,” Dodrill said. The Greenbrier County, W.Va. native’s family had 19 cattle at their 500-acre cattle farm killed in Oct. 2013 from cars on busy roads. Dodrill wants to make his product affordable for every farmer so fewer cattle are lost to traffic and fewer drivers have to worry about cattle escaping their farms and entering dangerous roadways. “The U.S. has 1.67 million sheep, and we’re not in the top 10 sheep producing countries in the world. It’s not just an American problem, it’s a global problem,” Dodrill said. “Our goal is to eventually have a prototype before the final road, win, go into production phases, and I want to make it a U.S. and also a global product.” Emily Wells, a senior agribusiness management and rural development student, is a finalist in the Lifestyle and Innovation category with her company Precision Agriculture Sampling Service.

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Burch’s bell ringing draws crowd by jennifer skinner staff writer @dailyathenaeum

est Virginia University commemorated the life of Nolan Burch Friday at Oglebay Plaza with a bell ringing ceremony held by WVU’s chapter of the national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega. Burch was a freshman sports management student who was pledging to be a brother in the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. The 18-year-old from Williamsville, N.Y. died Nov. 14 in Morgantown, W.Va. Burch leaves behind family members and, “the many people that he met during his too short time here with us, including his close friends in Summit Hall and his brothers in Kappa Sigma,” said Kim Mosby, senior associate dean and representative of E. Moore Hall and the Of-

fice of Campus and Community Life. “I didn’t know Nolan directly, but before every football game we had tailgates all over the place, and I remember distinctly seventh floor Summit, and I realized that I did meet him somewhere along the way, even though I didn’t know his name or where he came from,” said Michael Garcia, Mountaineer Mascot and member of Alpha Phi Omega. Burch and his friends on his floor in Summit Hall always met up for the Man Trip before football games. Garcia reflected on their consistent excitement and pride to be Mountaineers. “I’m really sad that I didn’t know Nolan on a personal level, and I’m really sad that he wasn’t here longer so I didn’t get that opportunity,” Garcia said. “But I am very happy to know that some-

where along the way, I shook his hand. I’m very happy that somewhere along the way, he touched my life.” Mosby sent Burch’s family a certificate signed by Dean of Students Corey Farris and WVU President E. Gordon Gee honoring Burch’s life and contributions to WVU. “I had the chance to meet Nolan’s family, and I heard from them what a special person he was. I’m not surprised, because his family was very special, too,” Mosby said. “They showed such grace under such tragic conditions.” Haley Besser, a senior public relations student and chapter president of Alpha Phi Omega, attended the ceremony with other members of the service fraternity. “I think it just goes to show how much we care about each other. By holding these ringings, we, the students and the community, can show

that we love and care about each other without needing to know them on a personal level,” Besser said. Funeral services were held Nov. 20 in Williamsville while students at WVU remembered Burch with a vigil on the Mountainlair Plaza. Those who attended the vigil linked arms and sang “Take Me Home, Country Roads” as they celebrated their fond memories of Burch. “As a student of West Virginia University, I’d just like to say that, even though someone passes away, even though someone isn’t here any longer, that person is still in our hearts,” Garcia said. “And as long as they’re in our hearts, we can pass on their memory through our actions right now. I hope that all of us remember that in this trying time.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

University honors 73rd Pearl Harbor anniversary by lauren caccamo & kendall snee da staff @dailyathenaeum

o honor the 73rd anniversary of the attacks at Pearl Harbor, the West Virginia University Office of Veterans Affairs sponsored a ceremony Friday in front of the USS West Virginia Mast outside of Oglebay Hall. The event honored the infamous attack on the American naval base on Dec. 7, 1941 which took the lives of more than 2,000 American soldiers and sailors and wounded another 1,000 in the fight. Though that barrage lasted only two short hours, the Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight battleships and almost 200 airplanes. The attack caused President Franklin D. Roosevelt to seek approval of Congress to declare war against the Axis Powers. More than two years into the conflict, America entered World War II. Jeremy Allio, president of the Morgantown Veterans of Foreign Wars, spoke about the historical significance of the attack. “The attack on Pearl Harbor awoke a sleeping giant,” Allio said. “America was strengthened by its enduring values of freedom, tolerance, and service. The long odds that we faced during the dark days that followed the attack

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Ringing of the bell during the Pearl Harbor day memorial service commemorates those who lost their lives. on Pearl Harbor served to fuel the indomitable spirit of our nation and carried us through to open victory against the Axis Powers.” Allio said while lessons learned from Pearl Harbor kept our nation safe and secure for nearly 60 years, the attacks on 9/11 proved that as a nation we must be ever vigilant. “We learned on Sept. 11 that we must never let our guard down—that while we enjoy an abundance of freedom we are not exempt from danger,” Allio said. “The attacks that occurred on Dec. 7, 1941 and Sept. 11, 2001 proved one thing: Our people may be attacked and our buildings

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may be destroyed, but our enemies will never be successful in crushing our democracy or the American way of life.” Also speaking at the ceremony was Lt. Col. Steven Clark, commander of WVU Army ROTC, who brought the audience’s attention to retired Navy Lt. James Downing, who was present at the attacks on Pearl Harbor. “Downing was on shore then the attacks began that Sunday morning,” Clark said of the retired Navy lieutenant. “His wife was cooking breakfast for service members at their home near the harbor when they heard explosions in the

distance. Downing said, ‘An aircraft shell landed outside and blew a crater about 25 feet across. There was no time to think, only time to react and rely on our training.’ So, Downing and other service members jumped in a trick and sped to the war zone. The worst damage of the attack occurred within the first 11 minutes. The drive to the harbor took about 20. When Downing arrived, he witnessed a scene of fire and destruction.” Downing, who turned 101 years-old in August, is the oldest known living survivor of the attacks on

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Pearl Harbor and served as a gunnery mate on the U.S.S. West Virginia, one of many battleship that sank as a result of the Japanese attack. Clark went on to describe Downing’s bravery and the heroic actions he and other service members made during the fight, all continuing to target Japanese planes even while on the sinking battleship. “Covered in oil and running from one fiery scene to the next, Downing said that he was overcome by a new emotion: pride. Pride, he said, because our people responded so magnificently that day with what they had,” Clark said to the audience. Downing was also honored by the WVU Alumni Association’s Rocky Mountain Chapter. “As not only the oldest

living survivor of Pearl Harbor but the U.S.S. West Virginia, too, Lt. Downing was a Mountaineer before most of us were and deserves recognition for his service to our country,” Chapter President Bill Gray said. Chapter representatives presented Downing with a letter from West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, an American flag, photos of the University’s mast and bell from the USS West Virginia and a Mountaineer Ambassador certificate from the WVU Alumni Association. After the keynote speakers, U.S. Navy veteran Gary Burch rang the bell behind the U.S.S West Virginia mast set in the Oglebay Plaza. Local veterans performed a 21-gun salute followed by the playing of the traditional military song, “Taps”. ROTC member and WVU student John Azaceta said remembering Pearl Harbor is important for younger generations.

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“This is kind of like the 9/11 for the older generation. It’s similar to what they went through, so I can see where they’re coming from in that respect,” Azaceta said. “We all remember 9/11; we lost lot of people. So, just remembering Pearl Harbor is important for all of us to know what happened that day.” During his speech, Allio reminded his audience of the sacrifices made that day in December of 1941. “As decades have passed, many of the survivors of the attack are no longer with us, but their contributions, their sacrifice, and their steadfast devotion to their duty, God, county and families have provided us with examples we need to emulate every day of our lives,” Allio said. “We remain inspired by their diligence and perseverance, and today we are strengthened by the memory of their actions.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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A 21-gun salute during the Pearl Harbor day memorial service commemorates those who lost their lives in defense of our nation.

US sends 6 prisoners from Guantanamo to Uruguay MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Six prisoners held for 12 years at Guantanamo Bay have arrived as refugees in Uruguay, a South American nation with only a tiny Muslim population, amid a renewed push by President Barack Obama to close the prison. The six men — four Syrians, a Tunisian and a Palestinian — were detained as suspected militants with ties to al-Qaeda in 2002 but were never charged. They had been cleared for release since 2009 but could not be sent home and the U.S. struggled to find countries willing to take them. Uruguayan President Jose Mujica agreed to accept the men as a humanitarian gesture and said they would be given help getting established in a country of 3.3 million with a total Muslim population of perhaps 300 people. “We are very grateful to Uruguay for this important humanitarian action, and to President Mujica for his strong leadership in providing a home for individuals who cannot return to their own countries,” U.S. State Department envoy Clifford Sloan said. Among those transferred was Abu Wa’el Dhiab, a 43-year-old Syr-

Cori Crider, lawyer of the human rights NGO Reprieve, that represents former Guantanamo Prisoner, Abu Wa’el Dhiab speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Montevideo, Uruguay, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. Dhiab, a 43-year-old Syrian, was on a long-term hunger strike protesting his confinement who was at the center of a legal battle in U.S. courts over the military’s use of force-feeding. ian on a long-term hunger strike protesting his confinement who was at the center of a legal battle in U.S. courts over the military’s use of force-feeding. The Pentagon identified the other Syrians sent to Uruguay on Saturday as Ali Husain Shaaban, 32; Ahmed Adnan Ajuri, 37; and Abdelahdi Faraj, 33. Also released were Palestinian prisoner Moham-

med Abdullah Taha Mattan, 35, and 49-year-old Adel bin Muhammad El Ouerghi of Tunisia. Uruguay’s government issued a statement confirming the arrival, repeating the text of a letter from Mujica to Obama saying they had been subject to “an atrocious kidnapping” at Guantanamo and urging the U.S. to end its 53-yearold embargo of Cuba.

Uruguayan officials gave no other details Sunday on the transfers. Cori Crider, a lawyer for Dhiab from the human rights group Reprieve, praised Mujica, a former leftist guerrilla who himself was imprisoned for more than a decade. “Despite years of suffering, Mr. Dhiab is focused on building a positive future for himself in Uruguay,” said Crider, who traveled to Montevideo to meet with him and was concerned about his health after the hunger strike. “He looks forward to being reunited with his family and beginning his life again.” Crider said that Dhiab was eating and that she had given him his wife’s telephone number. “He is obviously tired and he is not 100 percent healthy just yet but there was a sound, that kind of indescribable sound of hope in his voice in a way that just hadn’t been there at all.” Ramzi Kassem, a lawyer for Faraj, said he was “deeply grateful” to Uruguay for accepting the prisoner. “By welcoming our client and the others as refugees and free men, not as prisoners, Uruguay has shown that it truly pos-

In Louisiana, GOP’s Cassidy vows to oppose Obama Louisiana Republican Bill Cassidy’s defeat of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu completes the GOP’s takeover of Deep South politics and its national domination of the 2014 midterm elections. But Cassidy, a threeterm congressman and physician from Baton Rouge, remains mum on the details of what he believes Republicans should do with their control of Capitol Hill, other than continuing to battle President Barack Obama through the last two years of his second term. “The American people do not like the agenda that Barack Obama has staked out for our country, nor do they like the effects of these policies,” Cassidy told Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace in his only scheduled interview on Sunday. Cassidy specifically cited the president’s health care overhaul and

alluded to the administration’s regulatory approach to oil, gas and coal, repeating the GOP mantra that those policies “kill those jobs.” He also lambasted Obama’s executive action on immigration. But he offered no alternatives to any of those policies. The senator-elect’s lack of details reflected his campaign strategy of making the election about Obama and Landrieu’s voting record in support of the White House. That approach was enough to yield a 56 percent to 44 percent victory in a Saturday runoff. With the win, Republicans will have a 54-seat majority when the Senate convenes in January, to go along with at least 246 seats in the House, compared to 188 for Democrats. A recount remains unsettled in one Arizona House district. The numbers give Republicans their strongest advan-

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tage on Capitol Hill since Democratic President Harry Truman’s administration after World War II. The results also will leave Democrats without a single governor, U.S. senator or legislative majority across nine Southern states from the Carolinas to Texas. Nationally, Cassidy’s win caps an election season where Republicans won every Senate race held in a state that Obama lost in 2012, including four where Democratic incumbents suffered defeat. Perhaps none of that group faced steeper odds than Landrieu. She narrowly led Cassidy in a Nov. 4 primary that included candidates from all parties on one ballot. But her 42 percent total fell well short of her performance in previous elections. Exit polls in November showed she got fewer than 1 out of 5 white votes, far short of the third

or so that a Democrat needs to win in Louisiana. Almost three out of four white voters told pollsters that they “strongly disapproved” of the president. Alongside those barriers, Landrieu endured a considerable fundraising and advertising disadvantage in the one-month runoff campaign. National Democrats financially abandoned the race, and of every dollar spent by third-party groups during the runoff, 97 cents benefited Cassidy. Landrieu, 59, appeared upbeat in defeat, however. She told supporters Saturday night in New Orleans that she was happy to have waged an active campaign, an implicit contrast with Cassidy, who made few public appearances as he sought to avoid missteps. Cassidy, 57, is a veteran physician and faculty member of Louisiana State University’s medical training programs.

sesses the courage of its convictions,” Kassem, a law professor at the City University of New York, said in an interview from Panama. Uruguay already has taken in 42 Syrian civil war refugees, who arrived in October, and has said it will take about 80 more. They are coming to what may be the only country in the Americas without an Islamic mosque, said Tamar Chaky, director of the Islamic Cultural Organization of Uruguay. He promised that the local Muslim community would welcome them, but said there had been no contact with the government. The U.S. has now transferred 19 prisoners out of Guantanamo this year, all but one of them within the last 30 days, and 136 remain, the lowest number since shortly after the prison opened in January 2002. Officials say several more releases are expected by the end of the year. Obama administration officials had been frustrated that the transfer took so long, blaming outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel for not approving the move sooner. They said after Mujica agreed to take the men in January, the deal sat for months on Hagel’s desk,

awaiting his signature as required by law. The Pentagon didn’t send the notification of the transfer to Congress until July. By then, the transfer had become an issue in Uruguay’s presidential election and officials there decided to postpone it until after the vote. Tabare Vazquez, a member of Mujica’s ruling coalition and a former president, won a runoff election on Nov. 30. Upon taking office, Obama had pledged to close the prison but was blocked by Congress, which banned sending prisoners to the U.S. for any reason, including trial, and placed restrictions on sending them abroad. The U.S. now holds 67 men at Guantanamo who have been cleared for release or transfer but, like the six sent to Uruguay, can’t go home because they might face persecution, a lack of security or some other reason. Prisoners from Guantanamo have been sent around the world but this weekend’s transfer was the largest group sent to the Western Hemisphere. Four Guantanamo prisoners were sent to Bermuda in 2009 and two were sent to El Salvador in 2012 but have since left.

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sustainability. “I have spent my whole life on a family farm, and I could not see myself doing anything else than providing food for people. Being involved with a business that is involved in its community is the personal connection I receive,” Masters said. “I hope to be able to meet the needs of my community and that small scale farming can once again have a large impact on the agriculture world.” Like all of the competitors, Masters has had an unforgettably fun, rewarding and stressful experience learning how to develop a start-up company. “There were many nights that I did not sleep while trying to get all of the work done,” Masters said. “My favorite part has been seeing how excited other people in the community have gotten as a result of the work with my company. That gets me really excited and has helped me get through when I have felt like giving up.” Similarly, participants in the Business Plan Competition have had little sleep this semester as they put all their spare time into their business plans. “I don’t think people realize how much work we actually do,” Dodrill said. “The night before the competition, we spent all night making sure everything’s been in order. It’s been weeks upon weeks of preparing.” “Whatever time you think it takes to start a business, multiply that by 10,” Baldwin said. “It is a struggle to find a balance with managing the business, school and social life, but it has been very rewarding at the same time.” In April 2015, they will compete in Morgantown against five teams from other West Virginia schools for three $10,000 cash prizes and accounting services to start up their companies.

Continued from page 1 “My company’s goal is to increase agriculture sustainability and soil health, since most do not realize that soil is the most vital resource in our lives,” Wells said. “I’ve become very interested in soil sciences throughout my time here at WVU and saw it fit to focus my business plan on something I am truly passionate about.” After spending most of the fall semester developing her start-up company, Wells said the final outcome is not her biggest concern. “I’ll have a lot of fun working on my business further and learning even more about an industry I’ve always enjoyed and will take all these skills with me far beyond my college career,” she said. Spyder Lacrosse, another Lifestyle and Innovation category finalist, aims to give lacrosse players their best available, modern equipment in a lacrosse industry that is “stagnant,” according to Stuart Baldwin, company owner and senior agribusiness student. “I’ve been playing lacrosse for most of my life, so I have a close connection with teammates and coaches and a strong passion for the sport,” Baldwin said. “Obviously we would like to win the competition and use the $10,000 of seed money to invest in our business, but going forward, we look to secure a manufacturer for our ‘LaxVise’ product and expand our product line in the future and sell our products in large retailers like Dick’s and LaxWorld.” A senior horticulture student, Jordon Masters is a finalist in the Hospitality and Tourism category with his company Allegheny Genesis, which was inspired by a project that Masters and his brother did this past summer to promote seasonal

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Fatal attack puts focus on New Jersey bear hunt

In a Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 file photo, a person dressed in a bear costume waves to passing motorists while standing with other members of Friends of Animals, an animal rights group, in front of the New Jersey State House to protest the state’s upcoming legal bear hunt, in Trenton, N.J. The last of New Jersey’s state-mandated bear hunts is set to kick off Monday, Dec. 7, 2014, a few months after the state’s first fatal bear attack in recent history. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey. About 1,600 bears have earlier in the fall to avoid po- from 21 to 35 between 2012 spread use.” Patel was hiking in the been killed in the last four tentially disruptive weather, and 2013. Bears have been seen in Three months after a Rutgers University student was Apshawa Preserve with hunts, according to the state and extending the length of That could bolster Bur- all 21 New Jersey counties, mauled to death by a bear, four friends when they no- Department of Environ- the hunt. guess’ contention that while according to the DEP. the state’s final of five sched- ticed a 300-pound black mental Protection. In 2010, “As a general rule we have the bear population is fallThe hunts draw animal uled bear hunts is set for this bear following them. The there were 3,400 bears liv- slowed the population, but ing in the more heavily for- rights protesters, who have week as state wildlife offi- group scattered, and Pa- ing north of Interstate 80, that doesn’t mean we are ested areas in western and called for the state to ban alcials and activists disagree tel’s friends, who were roughly in the upper one- done,” he said. “We need to northwestern New Jersey, lowing hunters from baiting over whether the hunts are not injured, called police eighth of the state, accord- make sure we’re managing bears may be proliferat- bears. Angi Metler, executive needed to control the bruin when they realized he was ing to a state Fish and Game the population on more of ing in areas where hunting population or are an inhu- missing. Council report that sup- a statewide level. The hunt is prohibited or restricted, director of the Animal Promane practice that doesn’t Tittel said non-lethal ported the resumption of is effective, but it isn’t effec- such as in some state parks tection League of New Jeraddress public safety. or nature conservancies that sey, said at a statehouse rally methods such as aver- the bear hunt, in part to en- tive as it could be.” While the overall num- sion therapy to make bears sure public safety. The DEP The number of reports border residential areas. Thursday that baiting is inbers of bears in the state has afraid of people and teach- estimates there are about of aggressive bears has The Fish and Game humane and counterprodecreased since the state in- ing people how to bear- 2,500 bears in that area now. dropped, but with some Council report in 2010 con- ductive because it changes stituted the hunt in 2010, proof houses and yards are Only 251 bears were caveats. cluded that efforts to ed- the animals’ natural foragReports of Category 1 ucate people about bear- ing patterns and attracts some point to Darsh Pa- effective. He also stressed killed last year, a nearly 60 tel’s death as evidence that the need for warning signs: percent drop from the 592 bears, defined as bruins proofing their garbage them to other human food there is too much focus on there were no signs notify- killed in 2010. Freezing rain that are aggressive and a systems had been effec- supplies. She and others at the killing the animals and not ing hikers that bears reside and bad weather hampered danger to humans or live- tive, as inspections of 4,600 enough on educating the in the area of the Apshawa hunters on the first day of stock, fell from 235 in 2010 residential properties had rally called on lawmakers public about how to handle Preserve or lists of do’s and the hunt. to 129 in 2013. While home found 98 percent in com- to support a bill that would Kelcey Burguess, prin- entries and attempted en- pliance with bear manage- ban baiting and require interactions with them. don’ts about bear confron“The fact that we had a tations. Photos released by cipal biologist and leader tries fell from 90 in 2010 to ment guidelines. It noted, other “bear smart” meaperson killed despite hav- police show Patel took pic- of the Division of Fish and 33 last year, they have risen though, that “the expense of sures, such as bear-proof ing a hunt shows it is not tures of the bear with his Wildlife’s black bear project, to 44 through late Novem- bear-resistant garbage cans trash containers and bans working,” said Jeff Tittel, di- cellphone before being said the DEP may recom- ber. In addition, reports of and commercial containers on birdseed in areas popurector of the Sierra Club in attacked. mend holding future hunts bears killing livestock rose has hampered their wide- lated by bears.

Family of man in chokehold death praise protesters

Protestors march along 42nd Street following a “die-in” at Grand Central Station against a grand jury’s decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) NEW YORK (AP) — The of Michael Brown, an un- day with several dozen mother and widow of armed black 18-year-old. people lying down on the Officers have said the floor of Grand Central Teran unarmed black man whose police choke- outcry over the grand jury minal. There were no rehold death sparked pro- decision has left them feel- ports of arrests. On Friday night, 20 tests across the coun- ing betrayed and demontry said Saturday they’ve ized by everyone from the protesters were arrested been moved by the thou- president and the mayor on disorderly conduct sands of peaceful demon- to throngs of protesters charges in New York, postrators who have taken to who scream at them on lice said. Hundreds of the streets after a grand the street. demonstrators marched jury declined to indict the “Police officers feel like and many briefly laid white officer involved. they are being thrown un- down in Macy’s flag“It is just so awesome der the bus,” said Patrick ship store, Grand Central to see how the crowds are Lynch, president of the po- and an Apple store. They out there,” said Eric Gar- lice union. streamed along Fifth Avner’s mother, Gwen Carr, Garner’s family mem- enue sidewalks and other who added that she ended bers joined the Rev. Al parts of Manhattan, with up stuck in her car after Sharpton later Saturday signs and chants of “Black protests shut down traffic. as Sharpton laid a wreath lives matter” and “I can’t “I was just so proud at the site on Staten Island breathe.” In Oakland, California, of that crowd,” Carr where Garner died July 17 said. “It just warmed my in a confrontation that hundreds of protesters heart.” started when police tried briefly blocked Interstate Garner’s widow, Esaw to arrest him for selling 880, a major freeway, on Garner, said she saw dem- loose, untaxed cigarettes. Friday night. There were onstrators from her apartAn amateur video seen no immediate reports of ment window and told by millions showed Gar- any arrests or injuries. her son, “Look at all the ner gasping, “I can’t Protests have also been love that your father’s breathe” during the fatal held in Philadelphia, Chigetting.” encounter. cago, Miami and a number Demonstrators around “All we’re concerned of other cities. the country have staged about is justice from the Sharpton announced die-ins and other protests police,” said Garner’s step- plans this week for a since the Garner grand ju- father, Benjamin Carr, march in Washington, ry’s decision Wednesday, who wore a T-shirt with D.C., next Saturday to prowhich closely followed a the words, “Enough is test the killings of Garner, Missouri grand jury’s de- enough.” Brown and others and to cision not to indict a white Protests continued in press for change at the officer in the fatal shooting New York City for a fourth federal level.

Alternatives to studying with stimulants. Moments before or during exams can be stressful, but time studying days or weeks prior can be just as taxing. Meeting deadlines for 10-page papers and preparing for difficult finals is exhausting, and swapping valuable sleep time for more studying can further lower energy levels. With pressure to do well, students may lose focus, simply accepting this deprivation without practicing healthy ways of re-energizing. Unfortunately, there are some students who turn to Adderall- a psychostimulant medication comprised of mixed amphetamine salts- to aid them in their mad dash to cross the finish line. While the FDAapproved stimulant is used in a clinical setting to treat medical disorders including attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, those acquiring Adderall “off the street”- perhaps from friends or strangers- seek it for a shot of energy that combats symptoms of fatigue. Even under the supervision of a prescribing health care professional, Adderall is associated with several serious adverse health outcomes.

According to WELLWVU’s Dr. Brian Quigley, the short list includes addiction, seizures, paranoia, depression, sudden death and priapism (an erection that won’t go away, is a medical emergency, and can cause permanent damage to one’s penis). The potential adverse effects from taking Adderall can be even riskier in non-clinical settings. However, there are healthy, alternate available paths to academic success and wellbeing. If you want to address your concerns with attention and academic performance, WELLWVU Carruth offers psychological and psychiatric consultations as well as the MindFit Clinic that uses non-medication approaches to improve attention, memory and cognitive performance. Use the WELLGO Calendar to make a plan with your time these next two weeks. From Facebook to video games, you’d be surprised where your time typically goes! Be sure to schedule sleep time and healthy study breaks like exercise or spending time with friends.

Mountaineers have even taken initiative to educate peers about healthy alternative solutions to staying focused. As part of a capstone project, students in WVU Reed College of Media created Enhance WVU to prevent the use of non-prescription study medication through the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits. The group tweets “health hacks” through @Enhance_WVU. Did you know your focus decreases after an hour of studying, so taking a quick break helps you stay motivated and increase retention? Dr. Quigley also emphasized quality sleep as a valuable contributor to the brain’s ability to focus attention on any given task. To schedule a consultation with WELLWVU Carruth, call 304-293-4431. Go to well.wvu.edu/stress to try audio relaxation techniques to de-stress. WELLbeing1st is a weekly column dedicated to helping students thrive in their pursuit of wellbeing. Content surrounding each week’s covered topic will be informed by health and wellness experts.

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Most influential: Making the list The Daily Athenaeum will release its Most Influential People of 2014 list this Tuesday. As an Editorial Board, we spent a lot of time talking about faculty, staff and students who had a positive impact on student’s day to day lives. We want to make sure we look into every corner of the University to select people who are truly going above and beyond. The list will consist of five students and five faculty and staff members. Each of the individuals were proposed and discussed by the Editorial Board. We believe these peo-

ple have made a truly lasting impact and that they are helping WVU work toward a bigger and brighter future. When looking at individuals, we wanted to go beyond just those who have the privilege of working in the public eye for WVU. Many of these people work behind the scenes to bring awareness, financial support and positive public attention to the University as a whole. We believe having the spotlight alone is not enough to make a person influential, it is what they do once they are in this light. The individuals on our list are those who

serving in the roll of just student. They have worked to shed light on the school we all hold close to our hearts in a way we at find inspiring. Our challenge to students is to strive to be someone who ser ves as something beyond just a student. Strive to share your passion with the University and the student body in a way which sheds the brightest light possible on our school. For the members of the list who are faculty job. and staff, we commend For the students who you for going above and were picked, we looked at beyond just the job tihow they have surpassed tle you have. As students,

Who do you think will be The Daily Athenaeum’s Most Influential People of 2014? Tweet us @dailyathenaeum with your predictions. have proven they hold themselves to these standards and are willing to do more than just their

we are grateful for all you do to improve our time here. So many of you are a part of the reason we are proud to call ourselves Mountaineers. This list is not meant to be exhaustive. We realize and appreciate there are many others around the University who could be honored for the work they are doing as well. However, we do feel these selections truly reflect the accomplishments of 2014. Here is to another year and the hope we will have a hard time again next year making the selections for the list. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Challenging rape culture on college campuses

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molly robinson columnist @dailyathenaeum

It is not headlining news when a girl gets raped. But with the recent publication in Rolling Stone concerning the alleged rape of University of Virginia student Jackie, the topic of rape seems to be all over the news. Granted, rape has been a hot topic for several years now, as survivors of these crimes are finding the strength and bravery to speak openly about their assaults. We’ve all seen the articles about Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz, who carried her mattress around campus in an effort to draw attention to her university’s lax policy of expelling her rapist. West Virginia University has even seen the devastating effects of rape, as earlier in the semester two women were raped on the Rail Trail just outside campus. No one is arguing victims of sexual assault should only

be treated with the utmost respect, kindness and compassion. In fact, women and men who speak out against their rapist or rape culture should be utterly applauded for their courageousness. It is a shame there are now “anti-rape” devices, such as specialized shorts or nail polishes that change color when they come into contact with drugged drinks. It is a travesty these are things I myself have considered progressive because, while these items may deter sexual assaults, they do nothing to eliminate the problem in the first place. But in the case of the UVA rape presented by Rolling Stone, a far darker aspect of rape has been given the limelight: many aspects of Jackie’s story don’t remotely match up to her original testimony, so much so many are claiming her entire story untrue. Rolling Stone has even specifically apologized to its readers for reporting such falsified information. I was not on UVA’s campus the night Jackie was al-

legedly sexually assaulted. I do know the men she accused of gang raping her at a frat party were not of the frat house she claimed to be partying with that evening, nor that one of her attackers even lifeguarded with her at the University pool like she said. These are things I have trouble understanding, because it is second nature for me to believe a rape victim wholeheartedly. This should be everyone’s first reaction, because while it seems as though any other claim – “I’ve been assaulted,” “I’ve been robbed,” “I’ve been abused” – escapes the doubt that “I’ve been raped” is always plagued by, and has been for many, many years. If we are to assume Jackie’s gang rape story is completely untrue – which, try as I might to impartially see the facts, appears to be the case – Miss Jackie has served to continue the propagation of rape culture and victim blaming. Unfortunately, it appears that for every ten victims of sexual assault who

truthfully accuse their rapist, all it takes is one Jackie to make everyone question a victim’s account. Take Bill Cosby, for example, a man who is facing up to 17 rape allegations, and whose guilt is still considered questionable. Yes, everyone is innocent until proven guilty – but why is there such doubt? Why is rape always met with such disbelief? Is it because consent is so difficult to determine, especially if both parties are drunk? Is it because claiming rape is such an easy way to destroy a person’s life and there is minimal physical evidence involved to actually successfully implicate someone? If we couple this with the horrifying response of universities across the nation, a systematic and uncaring attitude toward sexual assault survivors is born. It is a harrowing and traumatic experience, and I cannot imagine the emotional and psychological stresses of simultaneously naming your rapist and watching your university fail you so

spectacularly as to not even expel the student. If you are a sexual assault victim and are reading this article, I am so very sorry. I am sorry we live in a world where your word will always be doubted, where naming your rapist and the intimate details of your assault may be cast aside by doubt. I am sorry often it comes down to a he-said-she-said situation, and few tend to side with the victim in light of little physical evidence. I am sorry Jackie has appeared to lie to the press and set us approximately back to the Dark Ages, making even the best of us question a victim’s account. If you are a victim of sexual assault, whether it was yesterday or yesteryear, I urge you to inform someone. Talk to someone, anyone who will listen. Whether that’s a professor, a therapist, a parent or a police officer, you deserve to have the chance to talk about your experience and implicate your rapist. If your assault falls closer to the yesterday category,

please consider undergoing a rape examination at a hospital; there is only a finite amount of time, and evidence, which could ultimately lead to justice. I do not know why our society is triggered to question a victim of rape. I do not know why rape is still as prominent a crime as it is, especially in college towns. I do not know why consent is such a tricky subject to contend with. What I do know is we all have a responsibility as soon as we step into a bar, a house party, a frat house or even walking home from class. Use your eyes and trust your gut; if you think something suspicious is happening, intervene or find someone who will. Speak out against any criminal activity you see, whether it’s during your four years here or in your life post-college. Because another thing I know is rape isn’t going anywhere any time soon. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Student activism: Stepping stone to accomplishment beyond college marshall amores columnist @dailyathenaeum

The need for student activism is never in short demand. From Evansdale to Beechurst, numerous opportunities are provided for us to get involved in the direction we want West Virginia University and our lives to take. If you have a voice and want it to be heard, you can join the Student Government Association or other groups like the Young Democrats or College Republicans. Instead of hiding behind slanderous Twitter accounts harassing fellow students actively trying to improve

things for everyone on campus, attend a meeting with something to say. Do not be scared. If you believe a problem needs to be addressed, and you think you know the way it should be, get involved with a group or even start your own movement. Take, for example, the Respectful Mountaineer campaign. WVU students Chris Hickey and Deonna Gandy were not content with the way the country viewed our school after the post-game riots earlier this semester and decided to advocate for a more positively geared WVU community. By spreading their messages of prudence and resourcefulness with the

use of a hashtag, these two students have been able to garner widespread support. Chances are you will not lone wolf it for the rest of your life after WVU. You are going to have to interact with a variety of people, and you will not always agree. But, you do not have to leave college unprepared to handle these situations. Participating in organizations on campus can introduce you to people with different mind-

sets, which will prepare you for handling interactions with others after college. The many clubs on this campus offer learning

before the real world. The workload increases but so does the freedom. The freedom to skip classes without your parents finding out, to wear a mini skirt in the freezing cold or even go out drinking on a Tuesday night. H o w ever, I think when we look at college through these polarized lenses, we miss the most important aspect of this experience. College is more than just a drunken weekend with some close calls here or there. It is an academic approach which

“ If you believe a problem needs to be addressed, and you think you know the way it should be, get involved with a group or even start your own movement.

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grounds for mature development of thought, integral for success in life after senior year. People say college is the best four years of your life. For most, college is seen as a kind of last hoorah

should push you to figure out what you want to do with the rest of your life. This is why it is stressful and there are seemingly pointless classes you are forced to take. You are given options, and it is up to you to decide what you value. After your time is up, you hopefully have arrived at a worthwhile goal you would like to pursue. Something you will put more focus into than a DIY birdfeeder. It is why you should get out of your apartment or dorm room more often. Joining a club might be just what you need to steer yourself in the right direction. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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HOROSCOPE BY JACQUELINE BIGAR Born today This year others often have to step back and regroup when they have conversations with you, as you will be revealing more of your thought processes. You will like brainstorming with one person specifically. If you are single, the desire for a relationship becomes more prominent in your thoughts. You will have the opportunity to meet two potentially great matches. Choosing might be fun or problematic, depending on your point of view. If you are attached, the two of you will learn to respect each other’s perspectives. The romance between you will improve as a result.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Mary Poppinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a spoonful of sugar for audiences Chelsea Walker A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

High Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Metropolitan Theatre went from a music venue to a world of open books as it showcased the popular Disney musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mary Poppins.â&#x20AC;? Based on the stories by P.L. Travers and the Walt Disney Film, the West Virginia Public Theatre is now featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mary Poppins,â&#x20AC;? the Broadway musical, with a cast including hometown talents and performers from across the nation. As lights dimmed, the stage exposed two cast members reading from a book, telling the story of Mary Poppins. With two large standing books as the backdrop, a large page flipped, tranforming the scene to a house on Cherry Tree Lane in London. With a soulful and symphonic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cherry Tree Laneâ&#x20AC;? the Banks family in-

troduced themselves. Mr. and Mrs. Banks, played by Philip Peterson and Lauren Roesner, are in dire need of a strict nanny to care for their mischievous children. Jane Banks, played by North Carolina native Isabel Walker, and brother Michael Banks, played by Jack August Carlson, have their own ideas about what qualities their ideal nanny should possess. Walker and Carlson powered through a fun and energetic â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Perfect Nanny,â&#x20AC;? expressing their desire for a kind, rosycheeked nanny through upbeat ballads. Dropping in from behind, Cherry Tree Lane greeted a mysterious woman named Mary Poppins (Jenny Hickman), who slowly drifted down onto the stage cladded in all black carrying only a large book as a suitcase. Through a series of peculiar events and imaginative adventures, Mary Poppins, Jane, Michael and friend Bert meet interesting indi-

Music Mondays Cailtin Worrell A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

This week, prepare to be enthralled in a full spectrum of infectious new material. From R&B to EDM and alternative, all styles will be represented well in tomorrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much-anticipated releases. Beginning with one of the most sought-after records this year, J. Cole is set to unveil his third studio album â&#x20AC;&#x153;2014 Forest Hills Drive.â&#x20AC;? Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done an incredible job of keeping the project tight-lipped, only releasing the first track on the album. The track, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro,â&#x20AC;? is exactly that. The two minute prologue is mostly instrumental with streams of inspirational verses building subtle momentum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introâ&#x20AC;? was released as a music video on YouTube and features Cole riding a bicycle through the bustling streets of New York. As the song progresses, he peddles faster, creating a sense of mounting tension and anticipation. Essentially, the video is a metaphor for launching the album without giving too much away. With so much uncertainty surrounding the rest of the album content, the video is the perfect tease at the mystery. Accompanying the album is a seven-minute documentary also titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;2014 Forest Hills Drive.â&#x20AC;? The short film captures Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life in Fayetteville, N.C., from his house, to his high school, and even a local roller rink with family and friends. Cole offers personal testimony on the struggles of life in Hollywood and the lessons heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learned since his recent rise to fame. From this glimpse into his life, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safe to assume some type of reminiscent theme will be in the upcoming album. Jumping over to a more up-tempo release, Bastille is set to drop the third part of their â&#x20AC;&#x153;VS.â&#x20AC;? music collection.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;VS.â&#x20AC;? album series flaunts an eclectic variety of collaborative mash-ups which feature all new material, spanning multiple genres. The idea of such a huge mash-up effort came about as the band toured music festivals over the past year, inspiring a blunder of experimental sound. â&#x20AC;&#x153;VS. Part IIIâ&#x20AC;? is a nine-track mixtape featuring artists such as HAIM, MNEK, GRADES, Angel Haze and The Gemma Sharples Quartet. The first single released from the mixtape, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Driver,â&#x20AC;? was specially written for BBC Radioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rescore of the action movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driveâ&#x20AC;? and is the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only solo track on the album. Other singles released are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bite Downâ&#x20AC;? featuring HAIM and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weaponâ&#x20AC;? featuring underground artists Angel Haze, F*U*G*Z, and Braque. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bite Downâ&#x20AC;? showcases Bastilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s familiar alternative-pop sound, whereas â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weaponâ&#x20AC;? boasts sharply worded rap verses from the trackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colorful collaborators. The contrast of genres included on the album seems like a recipe for disaster, but Bastille maintained a focused theme throughout. The finished project gracefully combined music in ways that left listeners wishing the series wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t over. Bastille has even more to celebrate after recently being nominated for a Grammy. Being recognized for Best New Artist, Bastille is nominated alongside â&#x20AC;&#x153;VS. Part IIIâ&#x20AC;? collaborators HAIM. Only rising to the scene this past year, Bastilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hits like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pompeiiâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flawsâ&#x20AC;? have launched them into the prime forefront. The quick success has no doubt kept the band on their feet, as frontman Dan goes on to call the Grammy nod â&#x20AC;&#x153;mental.â&#x20AC;? Also nominated in the new artist category are Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea and Brandy Clark. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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viduals and learn life lessons along the way. As they embark on their journey of exciting moments, Mary and Bert (Michael Byrne) develop a smitten friendship. The actors have onstage chemistry between the characters in the duoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harmonious voices. Featuring all of the classical musical numbers such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chim Chim Cher-eeâ&#x20AC;? to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supercalifragilisticexpialidociousâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Spoonful of Sugar,â&#x20AC;? cast members performed their way through London. Wrapping up with a mesmerizing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything Can Happen,â&#x20AC;? the cast danced through a sea of soft white lights with Mary, Bert, Jane and Michael singing in unison. With shows playing through Dec. 21, Larry Mabrey, the executive director of the West Virginia Public Theatr will host schools from across West Virginia to partake in the classic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea that magic can happen when you

open a book is what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to do with the schools,â&#x20AC;? Mabrey said. As the West Virginia Public Theatre embarks on its 30th year of productions, their â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mary Poppinsâ&#x20AC;? cast was one for the books. Through a series of live and video submitted auditions, actors and actresses from near and far make up a diverse and artistic cast. TJ Teter, a Morgantown local and father, spent the afternoon at the Metropolitan Theatre with his 3-year-old daughter, taking in her favorite story. Teter feels the classical story teaches important values and encourages kids to have decent behavior and a creative imagination. The Broadway Musical, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mary Poppinsâ&#x20AC;? will be featured at the Metropolitan Theatre until Dec. 21. For more information about show times, visit http://wvpublictheatre. org/. facebook.com/pages/West-Virginia-Public-Theatre

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Walking Deadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season five midseason finale aired Nov. 30. In the episode, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Coda,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; another main character was killed off the show. shoots Bob in the head and pital. Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brought a party Thinking of how much hope Ashley DeNardo calmly says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shut up.â&#x20AC;? As the to find her. Cohanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acting the group already lost and shot is still dissipating, Rick wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up to par with her how much hope Maggie A&E EDITOR walks back to the vehicle usual finesse. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell if had to see her sister again, @amdenardo and the music starts playing. sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upset or happy or what I cried. I instantly wanted The opening scene was sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feeling. All of a sudden, Dawn to pay for the grief effectively suspenseful and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like she remembers to be sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d caused, even if she showed the change in char- happy about it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean it.â&#x20AC;? Daryl (NorEditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: This tele- acter that Rick has had to enMuch of the episode man Reedus) shoots Dawn vision review contains dure to survive. from there is filler plot and in the head, but her death spoilers When the credits end, we wasted words. Dawn (Chris- was still not enough to fill â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Walking Deadâ&#x20AC;? mid- see the reverend running tine Woods) is still trying to the empty space where Beth season finale aired Nov. 30. back to the church from sell her system to Beth (Em- was supposed to be. The episode, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coda,â&#x20AC;? the school. While watching, ily Kinney). Tyreese (Chad Daryl was close to Beth, had its moments. Though, part of me hoped he would Coleman) and his sister and it was only right that he mostly due to Angela Kangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be handed the same fate as Sasha (Sonequa Martin- avenged her death. The solid terrible writing, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the people he left out to die. Green) have one of the most expressions on Carol (Meworthy of a midseason per- Unfortunately, and quite pointless scenes in the series lissa McBride), Daryl and formance, nor did it contain stupidly, Michonne (Danai and with some of the worst Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces thicken the sad air. Instead of a bloodbath, enough of a cliff to hang off Gurira) opens the church writing. The acting isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the prob- both groups part ways. Noah of until Februaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return of for him, exposing the group and ruining all the hard lem. Every time Kang writes joins Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group for good. the show. The opening was one of work they did to secure the an episode, it seems like she Music echoing the overthe better openings this sea- area. I thought this was un- is trying too hard to be deep, all sentiment continues to son. Bob, a police officer in realistic. But, if they did have so much so that it stops mak- build as Maggie gets to the the opposing group, is trying a permanent place to stay, ing sense. hospital with the remainto get out of his bonds. He it would be a boring season The suspenseful music re- ing group. As Rick comes gets loose and begins to run. four all over again, stuck in turns as everyone gears up outside, Maggie looks exRick (Andrew Lincoln) one place for far too long. for the trade. Finally, it boils cited, but the more people gets into a police car to chase Then, Glenn (Stephen down to a scene in the hall- come out, the more seriafter his prisoner as thump- Yuen), Maggie (Lauren Co- way of the hospital. Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ous her face gets until Daing music creates a serious han) and their half of the people facing Dawnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. They ryl emerges carrying Bethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s atmosphere. Rick uses the group return in the firetruck trade Carol for a police offi- body. Cohan redeems hercop carâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intercom, telling just in time. Michonne and cer, and they trade Beth for self from the earlier bad actBob to stop running. Bob company still have hope for another. Then, Dawn tries to ing with an exquisite crumisnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compliant. Rickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reac- a better tomorrow, but Mag- take Noah (Tyler James Wil- bling despair. The whole group is back tion? He runs him over with gie has to tell them Eugene liams) back. (Josh McDermitt) isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really Beth stands up to Dawn together, depressed, losing the car. Rick gets out of the car a scientist and has lied about and says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I get it now.â&#x20AC;? She hope and unsure of where to and tells Bob, all he had to a cure. Gurira does a great understands Dawn makes go next. It seems every lead do was stop. Bob tells Rick job in the scene reacting to up the rules as she goes was a dead end. heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been out in the zombie- the news, showing the hope along. She stabs her, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Walking Deadâ&#x20AC;? refilled world too long and that drain from her face. Dawn shoots Beth in the turns Feb. 8 with an episode his group is going to die. Rick Michonne has news for head. written by Scott Gimple. is obviously done with his Maggie, too: Beth is still I was shocked, like the whole humanity crisis - he alive and staying at the hos- characters on the screen. ashley.denardo@mail.wvu.edu

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Interstellarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; out of this world for moviegoers Jake Jarvis Managing Editor @jakejarviswvu

ÂŤÂŤÂŤÂŤÂŤ ÂŤ Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: This film review contains spoilers â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interstellarâ&#x20AC;? was the film Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been waiting for. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve watched many films this year, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve enjoyed most of them. But, it felt like Hollywood was holding out on viewers, waiting until the year was waning to release its greatest hit of 2014. Viewers will be fully satisfied with the most stunning special effects to ever hit the silver screen and an emotional rollercoaster from Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.

The premise of the film is simple: Earth is dying. Most of the crops which sustain the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population have fallen to blight, and people everywhere are struggling to find sustainable sources of food. In times of struggle such as these, humanity is presented with a question: Do we pull our resources to focus on the basics, or do we continue to try and further scientific knowledge? This mirrors the budget cuts NASA experienced in recent years. Most of the world in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interstellarâ&#x20AC;? believes the former. Cooper (Matthew McConaughey ) believes the latter. The central theme of the movie is humans, through our ability to do great things and expand on technology,

can continue to live regardless of what threatens our race. For most of the film, the characters alluded to an unknown group of intelligent life forces which helped Cooper and the other scientists travel through the wormhole. This was the weakest part of the movie. I was totally on board for thinking that humans could travel to other galaxies through a wormhole and survive for decades on a spaceship, but aliens placing a wormhole near Saturn for us to escape Earth through? I doubt it. Regardless of this one complaint, the film follows a logical sequence of events and stays true to the charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; motivations. I never felt like the filmmakers just

threw in a special effect because it looked cool. I felt each show was purposeful. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be honest. Even though the movie was very thought-provoking, it was just f---ing cool. I went into the movie fearing the 2-hour-and-49-minute runtime. If anything, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t long enough. Would I watch it again? Yes. Would I watch it again, but in IMAX? Probably not. My senses were already overwhelmed by the intese action sequences, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure I could handle any more visuals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interstellarâ&#x20AC;? has raised the bar for all movies to come in 2015. Now, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wait and see if the films released in 2015 live up to expectations. jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Chlorine gas sickened several people and forced the evacuation of thousands of guests from a suburban Chicago hotel early Sunday, including many dressed in cartoonish animal costumes for an annual furries convention who were ushered across the street to a convention center hosting a dog show. Nineteen people who became nauseous or dizzy were treated at local hospitals, and at least 18 were released shortly thereafter. Within hours, emergency workers decontaminated the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and allowed people back

inside. Six-foot-tall rabbits, foxes and dragons poured into the lobby, chatting and giving each other high paws. “I think we’ll recover from this,” said Kit McCreedy, a 28-year-old from Madison, Wisconsin, his fox tail swinging behind him as he headed back inside for the last day of the Midwest FurFest. “People are tired but they’re still full of energy.” The source of the gas was apparently chlorine powder left in a ninth-floor stairwell at the hotel, according to the Rosemont Public Safety Department. Investigators believe the

gas was created intentionally and are treating it as a criminal matter. McCreedy was one of a few thousand attendees for the Furfest, also called “Anthrocon,” in which attendees celebrate animals that are anthropomorphic - meaning they’ve been given human characteristics - through art, literature and performance. Many of the attendees, who refer to themselves as “furries,” wore cartoonish animal outfits. While authorities conducted their investigation, organizers tried to assure the participants that the evacuation would not

overshadow the convention. But attendees seemed to think the evacuation was part of the fun - particularly those who recalled being herded into the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center as it was hosting a dog show. “In walk all these people dressed like dogs and foxes,” said Pieter Van Hiel, a 40-year-old technical writer from Hamilton, Canada, chuckling as he thought back to the scene. Others said they did not have a clue as to why anyone would intentionally disrupt the convention that includes dance contests and panel discussions

on making the costumes, with some quick to point out that the brightly colored outfits are made from fake fur and foam and not real fur. “Nobody uses real fur,” said Frederic Cesbron, a 35-year-old forklift operator who rode a plane to Chicago from his home in France. He attended the convention dressed headto-toe in a fox outfit that he said cost him about $2,000 four years ago but would go for $3,000 today. Attendees said they came for fun, but also for the spiritual and artistic aspects of the convention that have them celebrat-

ing animal characters from movies, TV shows, comic books and video games. Some also create their own characters and appreciate being in an atmosphere where nobody seems surprised or shocked by an elaborate, bright purple dragon. “Everyone is from a different background,” said Michael Lynch, a 25-yearold from Madison, Wisconsin, who, like his buddy, McCreedy, dressed as a fox. “Nobody judges anybody. It’s nice to come to a place like that.” Or, as Van Hiel put it, “It’s kind of weird, but it’s not weird here.”

Grammy nominations announced Barenboim departs with ‘Fidelio’ NEW YORK (AP) — The year’s brightest newcomer, Sam Smith; the most nominated female in Grammy history, Beyonce; and megaproducer Pharrell led the Grammy Award nominations, with six nominations apiece. Smith’s “In the Lonely Hour,” Beyonce’s surprise self-titled release and Pharrell’s “G I R L” will compete for the coveted album of the year, along with Beck’s “Morning Phase” and Ed Sheeran’s “X,” the most streamed album on Spotify this year. The Recording Academy announced its nominees for the 57th annual show throughout the day on Friday. Pharrell earned a whopping three nominations for the top prize thanks to his production work on Beyonce and Sheeran’s albums, which means the hit-maker only has a chance to walk away with four awards when the Grammys are presented on Feb. 8. Smith is up for key honors such as best new artist and song and record of the year for his hit “Stay With Me.” He performed at KIIS FM’s annual Jingle Ball on Friday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles following the nominations, calling it “unbelievable.” “The Grammys is, when they say something - that your song is good or your album is good - it means that they’re saying that your album is a timeless piece of work, which I’m trying to do, and what I tried to do with my record. And to be in that category is amazing,” Smith said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I can’t - to see my name next to Beyonce’s is just very weird for me.” Beyonce, surprisingly, was not up for song or record of the year. Her nominations include best urban contemporary album as well as R&B song and R&B performance for “Drunk in Love” featur-

ing Jay Z. For song and record of the year, Smith’s “Stay With Me” will battle Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off,” Sia’s “Chandelier” and Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass,” the viral hit that launched the buzzed songwriter’s own singing career. “I want to cry again. I keep tearing up all day,” Trainor said when thinking of herself as a “Grammy-nominated” singer in an interview. “It’s crazy. It’s amazing,” Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” is nominated for record of the year, while Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” is up for song of the year, a songwriter’s award. Azalea, the Australian newcomer, earned four nominations, including best rap album for “The New Classic,” best pop duo/group performance for “Fancy” with Charli XCX and best new artist, pitting her and Smith against pop-rock trio HAIM, English band Bastille and country singer Brandy Clark. Sia, who is also Australian and earned four nominations, had a breakthrough this year with “Chandelier” after writing songs for other singers, from Rihanna to Beyonce to Katy Perry. Beck, Jack White, Usher, Drake, Jay Z, composer Gordon Goodwin and mastering engineer Tom Coyne also earned four nominations each. Eric Church and Miranda Lambert, both nominated in all four country categories, will compete for best country album, along with Clark, Dierks Bentley and Lee Ann Womack. Swift, who earned three nominations, called 2014 the best year of her life. The singer, whose album “1989” will be eligible for awards at the next Grammys, turns 25 next week. “It’s kind of like an amazing thing you guys have done for me over the past year because as a nice early birthday present this song today just got

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nominated for three Grammys,” she said onstage before performing “Shake It Off” at Jingle Ball. Other Grammy nominees, from Azalea to Pharrell to Sheeran also performed at the concert Friday night. Smith, who said he had lunch with Sheeran on Friday, is also nominated for best pop solo performance and pop vocal album for his debut, “In the Lonely Hour,” one of the year’s top-selling albums. The big-voiced singer will battle Sheeran, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Perry and Coldplay in the latter category. Pharrell’s “Happy” and John Legend’s “All of Me,” tunes that peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year, were technically released before Grammy eligibility, so the singers submitted live renditions of the songs so they could be considered for awards. The songs didn’t earn nominations in the top awards, but the hits will compete with “Stay With Me,” “Shake It Off” and “All About That Bass” for best pop solo performance. Pharrell, who won four Grammys earlier this year, is also nominated for best music video for “Happy” and best urban contemporary album for “G I R L,” where he will battle Beyonce’s album. The pop queen is also nominated for best surround sound album for “Beyonce” and music film for her “On the Run” tour with Jay Z. Beyonce has won 17 Grammys and earned 53 nominations. U2’s “Songs of Innocence,” originally released for free to iTunes users, is up for best rock album against Beck. Other nominees include Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Ryan Adams and the Black Keys. Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett’s duets album, “Cheek to Cheek,” is nominated for best traditional pop vocal album, where it will compete with Barbra Streisand’s duets album as well as efforts from Annie Lennox, Johnny Mathis and Barry Manilow. The soundtrack for “Frozen,” the year’s top-selling album, earned three nominations in the music for visual media category, including best compilation soundtrack, score soundtrack and song for “Let It Go.” The late Joan Rivers earned a nomination for best spoken word album for “Diary of a Mad Diva.” Swift, Sheeran, Eminem, Chris Brown, the Black Keys, Coldplay and Roseanne Cash were among the acts nominated for three awards. The Grammy Awards will air live Feb. 8 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

MILAN (AP) — Daniel Barenboim emerged triumphant from his last gala season opener as music director of La Scala on Sunday, bringing the entire orchestra on stage to bask in a standing ovation. `’I am deeply happy for this evening and for all of these years. An evening like this doesn’t come out of nowhere,” Barenboim said backstage.

Italian industry, fashion and politics. Demonstrators threw flares, eggs and vegetables at riot police, who prevented them from advancing on the theater. At least one police officer was reported injured. The protests were in part aimed at recent labor market reforms that make it easier to fire workers, and the glitzy event is a regular target for the perception of lavish excess.

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Conductor Daniel Barenboim leaves La Scala after nine years. `’I feel that all we have done since 2005 had a guiding line and arrived at the point where we are today. Everyone - the singers, the soloists, the chorus, the orchestra - everyone was truly stupendous.” The gala mood inside for the season opener `’Fidelio” contrasted with protests outside that turned violent as the curtain rose on one of the most glittering events on Europe’s culture calendar, attended by leading figures of

Italian Premier Matteo Renzi and President Giorgio Napolitano skipped the premiere this year, as protests against the government have sharpened. Barenboim’s departure after what he called “nine truly wonderful years” coincides with a change of management at La Scala and generalized disarray in opera houses in the country where the art form was born. Conductors and artistic

directors have recently announced their departures from opera houses in Turin, Genoa and Naples ,and most resonantly in Rome, where star conductor Riccardo Muti quit the strike-plagued Teatro dell’Opera. Barenboim, the Argentinian-born Israeli conductor, leaves La Scala at the end of the year, putting his energy into a new academy for Middle Eastern musicians in Berlin, where he is also music director of the Staatsoper. He also acknowledged that a bureaucratic impediment that prevented him from programing next year’s seasonopener during the interim between general managers also contributed to his decision to hasten his departure from La Scala. “Fidelio” stars German soprano Anja Kampe in the dual role as Fidelio/Leonore, who disguises herself as a man to rescue her husband, the unjustly imprisoned Florestan played by Klaus Florian Vogt. South Korean bass Kwangchul Youn as Rocco was loudly applauded during the curtain call. Kampe, who has sung the role in dozens of performances, said she was gratified by the overwhelmingly warm reaction by the audience, which applauded for 12 minutes and showered the singers and orchestra with roses. `’I didn’t expect such a welcoming for a German opera, which in any case is universal,” Kampe said backstage.he soul.” backstage.

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Senior guard Gary Browne plays defense during a game earlier this season.

Despite slow start, No. 16 West Virginia pull away with 67-42 win over NKU ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia bounced back after suffering its first loss of the season to LSU last week. The Mountaineers beat Northern Kentucky 67-42 last night on the road. Senior guard Juwan Staten and sophomore forward Devin Williams paved the way for the Mountaineers as both scored 12 points on the night. It was a slow start for both teams, as little offense was produced.

With just under seven minutes left in the first half, Daxter Miles Jr. connected on a 3-pointer while Jaysean Paige made a layup. The Mountaineers began to muster up some momentum in the closing minutes. Northern Kentucky, however, cut it close just before the half. Anthony Monaco made a three-point jumper to narrow the gap as the Norse went on a 5-0 run to end the half. A low scoring first half yielded a halftime score of 20-17 in West Virginia’s favor. “We were, I don’t know

what we were,” head coach Bob Huggins said during his post-game radio show in regard to the slow start. “The ball didn’t go in, it got ugly.” West Virginia went 23-59 (39 percent) from the floor and 4-21 (19 percent) from beyond the arc. Huggins mentioned the shooting woes following the loss to LSU, saying his players were “too good” to be missing easy shots. Only one other player managed to score double digits and that was Jonathan Holton, who’s been relied on to be a dominating force in-

side the paint. West Virginia’s defense also played a key role in the win. The Mountaineers continued to press Northern Kentucky throughout the contest. “I think it’s improving,” Huggins said on the postgame show in regard to the press defense. “You kind of got to keep correcting, correcting, correcting.” The Norse turned the ball over 20 times and West Virginia took advantage, scoring 24 points off turnovers. Huggins’ team began to put things together in the second

half of play. The Mountaineers shot just 30.4 percent in the first half, but 44.4 percent in the second. “We created some offense from our defense,” Huggins said on the post-game show. “What really got us going was we rebounded the ball.” The Mountaineers did command the boards – WVU outrebounded Northern Kentucky 46-38, but it was Staten who reeled in the most boards, he finished the game with eight. Holton and Williams made layups on the early goings of

the second half. The Mountaineers jumped out to a 28-17 lead early with 17:14 remaining in the game. West Virginia proved to be too much for Nothern Kentucky down the stretch. A slow start on offense didn’t trip the Mountaineers up as strong defense helped the Mountaineers get back on the winning-track. Huggins and company will now have a week off before their next matchup in Charleston versus Marshall. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Mountaineers stomp Coppin State 83-43 by david statman sports writer @dailyathenaeum

Paced by double-doubles from Averee Fields and Lanay Montgomery and a game-high 20 points from junior guard Bria Holmes, the West Virginia University women’s basketball team had no trouble in dispatching the Coppin State Eagles Saturday, 83-43. The Mountaineers extended their home winning streak to 13 with the win, overwhelming 1-6 Coppin State with their size, athleticism and ability to score in transition. Four players scored in double figures for West Virginia, and Fields (15 points, 10 rebounds) and Montgomery (10 points, a career-high, 12 rebounds) became the first Mountaineer duo to record double-doubles in the same game since 2011. The game was out of hand by halftime, and though the Mountaineers shot just 2-14 from long range, they outscored Coppin State 20-2 in the fast break and 54-18 in the paint. Head coach Mike Carey said Linda Stepney, Montgomery, Holmes and Crystal Leary played hard. Holmes, the Big 12’s leading scorer, supple-

mented her 20 points with seven rebounds, four assists and five steals. Senior point guard Stepney, who started her 100th career game for the Mountaineers Saturday, stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals. The Mountaineers led by 25 at halftime and continued to build the lead throughout the second half, allowing Carey to play some of his young players: Tyara Warren, Bre McDonald and Dominique Simpson all got extended looks. Carey said he was not impressed with what he saw. “I’ve said it all along, you see our young people are not ready to play,” Carey said. “My biggest thing is not so much what they’re doing - turnovers and that stuff. It’s the effort. The effort’s not there.” West Virginia only dressed nine players Saturday, and it’s alreadyshallow bench suffered a blow when Dominique Simpson went down with a sprained ankle late in the second half. Simpson, a freshman point guard from Orlando, had averaged about 10 minutes a game as Stepney’s backup. Coppin State came into Saturday’s game struggling mightily on offense. They shot just 33.9 percent from the field in their season’s first six games.

Their luck did not change at all in Morgantown, as the Mountaineers limited the Eagles to 26.2 percent shooting and 19 turnovers.

Junior forward Tanaysa Henderson led Coppin State with 13 points. The Mountaine ers, No. 24 in the AP Poll and

No. 21 in the USA Today stand with a matchup Coaches Poll, move to against Duquesne at 7 p.m. 6-1 on the year with the Wednesday. win. They will continue dasports@mail.wvu.edu their three-game home

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A strong performance by junior swimmer Andrew Marsh was the highlight for the West Virginia University swim team this weekend, as the Mountaineers completed their participation in the U.S. Winter Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. Marsh became the first Mountaineer men’s swimmer to qualify for a Winter National A final on Friday, going on to finish fifth in the 100-yard backstroke. The reigning Big 12 Men’s Swimmer of the Week, Marsh was the only Mountaineer to qualify for

a final during the threeday event, but Mountaineer head coach Vic Riggs said he was happy with his team’s performance as a whole. “I’m really pleased with our overall efforts,” Riggs said. “We had some tough swims, but the attitude was great, and each of them came away with specific areas they need to work on to get better.” Marsh also qualified for the B final in the 100-yard fly, finishing with a time of 47.49 seconds and an 11thplace finish in the event. On Thursday, Marsh finished 45th overall in the 50-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 20.39,

and capped off his weekend with a 31st-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle. “The 100 fly and 100 back double is very hard, and he did a great job with it,” Riggs said. “His time in the 100 back is currently in the top 10 in the nation and should put him in a great spot for making NCAAs.” Sophomore Nate Carr, who has been one of the Mountaineer men’s top performers so far this season, came home with one of the team’s best results of the weekend when he finished 31st in the 400yard individual medley. Carr also finished 48th in the 200-yard individual medley.

Meanwhile, junior Max Spencer and senior Chris Brill finished close together in the 100-yard breaststroke. Spencer placed 51st and Brill 57th, with just about two-tenths of a second separating the pair. On the women’s side, junior Jaimee Gillmore placed 46th in the 100yard freestyle and 61st in the 100-yard butterfly just ahead of senior Julie Ogden, who finished 75th in the latter event. Ogden also placed 46th in the 200yard butterfly, while fellow senior Jenelle Zee finished 47th in the 100-yard breaststroke. Gillmore and senior Courtney Parenti were the

only Mountaineer women to compete on all three days of the event. On Thursday, Gillmore and Parenti finished 37th and 38th respectively in the 50-yard freestyle, with only one one-hundredth of a second between them. Parenti also competed in the 200-yard freestyle, finishing 67th, and the 100-yard freestyle, finishing 57th. With Winter Nationals in the rear-view mirror, the Mountaineers will have four weeks off from competition. West Virginia will get back in the pool Jan. 3 for the Orange Bowl Classic in Key Largo, Fla. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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The College Football Playoff Committee’s selections for the first playoff were released Sunday after weeks of debate, setting off plenty of questions about whether the new process was fair and if it needed some tweaks. “We’re smarting today,” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said. The winners of the New Year’s Day semifinals will ad-

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vance to the national championship game to be played Jan. 12 at the home of the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas. The playoff contenders did not make it easy on the committee by all winning on Saturday. Committee chairman Jeff Long said the top three teams were clear and the final spot came down to a “spirited debate” between the Buckeyes and Big 12 co-champs Baylor and TCU. Among those three, Long said: “It was decisive for Ohio State.” Baylor and TCU finished fifth and sixth, respectively. The Big 12 is the only conference among the Big Five that does not play a championship game. With only 10 members, NCAA rules prohibit it, though the Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference are in the process of trying to change those rules. Long said Ohio State’s playing a quality opponent in a 13th game, the Big Ten championship Saturday against Wisconsin, and winning decisively added to the Buckeyes’ case against the Big 12 teams. “It had an effect,” Long said. “It was an additional game that we could see Ohio State’s strength.” Bowlsby said it appears the conference was penalized for not having a conference championship game, and will likely re-address how it decides its champion and the possibility of playing a ti-

tle game. The great debate for weeks was whether TCU or Baylor would make it into the final four. The Bears beat their Big 12 rivals 61-58 in Waco back in October, but from the start the committee ranked TCU ahead of the Bears, who lost at West Virginia by 14 and played a particularly weak nonconference schedule. “This will be catalyst for discussion for sure,” Bowlsby said. The College Football Playoff is replacing the Bowl Championship Series this season. The BCS matched the top two teams in the country in a national championship game. The committee has been ranking the top 25 weekly since late October’s rankings and last week had Alabama and Oregon at the top, followed by TCU and Florida State. The committee has said it would start each week with a blank slate and that as the bodies of work changed the ranking could change dramatically. That’s different from the way polls traditionally work and led to some of the surprise when the Frogs dropped after a 52-point victory on Saturday against lowly Iowa State. The Big 12 further muddled the issue by not designating a champion by a tiebreaker. The commissioners who put together the playoff thought long and hard about whether the committee should do weekly rank-

ings, at first leaning against it. They make for good television, though, and ultimately it was decided that fans were used to having a way to track the progress of the playoff race from week-to-week. Whether they stick with weekly rankings will be addressed. “I think that the committee will look at this year, look at this season, look how the entire process went,” Long said. Ohio State has had the longest climb to reach the playoff, overcoming an early loss to Virginia Tech to make a strong run. The Buckeyes were 16th in the first rankings, but their final statement was a doozy: 59-0 against the Badgers. Florida State’s unbeaten record hasn’t gotten the respect the Seminoles believe it deserves from the committee. The defending national champions are the only undefeated team in FBS. But numerous close calls and comebacks have led the committee to drop the Seminoles in the rankings. Ultimately, though, the `Noles will get to defend their championship in the first playoff. Also Sunday, the committee announced the other bowl matchups in the playoff rotation. Mississippi State will play Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl; Arizona will play Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl; TCU will play Mississippi in the Peach Bowl, and Baylor will play Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl.

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