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Passed bills to decrease overdoses by laura Haight & taylor jobin DA staff @Dailyathenaeum

West Virginia may see a decrease in overdose-related deaths due to the passage of two bills. ​ The Alcohol and Drug Overdose Prevention and Clemency Act, or SB 523, was passed Saturday and will allow for persons who may be experiencing or witnessing a drug or alcohol overdose to call for emergency medical assistance,

free from prosecution.

West Virginia has the highest mortality rate in the U.S., with 28.9 per 100,000 people suffering drug overdose fatalities, according to the 2013 report, Prescription Drug Abuse: Strategies to Stop the Epidemic.

The majority of those deaths were from prescription drug overdose, but according to the bill, the age-adjusted death rate from alcohol-related overdoses has increased significantly in West Virginia in the past 10 years.

Medical amnesty bills have been brought up in the legislature before but failed to pass in both 2013 and 2014.

According to Del. Barbara Fleischauer, D-Monongalia, the minority chair of the Health Committee and voter on the bill, it was a “process of education” to get all involved parties to see the merits of a medical amnesty in West Virginia.

“There were some people that were in law enforcement or prosecutors that thought we should not

give immunity for some offenses. One of them did not want to give immunity for underage drinking,” Fleischauer said. “And that’s one of the whole points in Morgantown.”

She also said there were reservations in the legislature about granting immunity to people who have previously committed crimes and are now on parole.

The issue for some was that if someone previously committed a crime, then violated their parole by getting intoxicated and needed

medical assistance, then they should still be punished for their wrongdoing.

However, after some back and forth on the floor, the amendment stayed in the bill and was passed.

“That might have been the hang-up. That would be really restrictive because if you thought if you made a phone call and you would immediately go back to jail, you would really weigh whether to make that phone call or get the hell out of there,” Fleischauer said.

House Bill 2009, which

was signed into law by Governor Tomblin earlier this month, will allow doctors to prescribe the rescue drug naloxone to people who use heroin or prescription pain killers, as well as to their loved ones or care givers. Firefighters and police officers will also be able to carry naloxone and treat overdose victims at the scene.

Naloxone, also known by its brand name Narcan, is a rescue drug used to re-

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Food drive continues

THE END OF AN ERA?

by kendall snee staff writer @Dailyathenaeum

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A recliner sits against the railing at a Dallas Street house.

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In this October 8, 2012 file photo, a firefighter puts out the fire of a couch burning after West Virginia 48-45 victory over Texas.

City to review banning outside upholstered furniture for first Home Rule decision by caitlin coyne correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The Morgantown City Council will be reviewing an ordinance banning upholstered furniture from outside the home at this week’s meeting as the first act of the Morgantown Home Rule program.

The ordinance was approved by the Morgantown Home Rule Oversight Board in December, and after being reviewed for the first time this week, the or-

dinance will be put up for discussion and adoption the first week of April.

With the implementation of Home Rule comes numerous policies directly affecting the lives of Morgantown residents, most notable being the ban on home furniture outside the home and a 1 percent sales tax increase on various goods.

The ban on home furniture outdoors is an attempt to combat the staggering number of uncontrolled street fires that break out

in Morgantown. According to the Home Rule Proposal, the city hopes by lessening the amount of furniture available to burn, they will lessen the amount of fires as well.

Between the years of 2004-2013 the fire department was called to 811 street fires where furniture was a component, according to Morgantown Fire Department records.

The furniture being targeted is mostly couches

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A recliner sits against the railing at a Dallas Street house.

Black Bear to raise money for Coopers Rock Foundation by rachel mcbride staff writer @dailyathenaeum

Black Bear Burritos will host a fundraising event Wednesday for the Coopers Rock Foundation at its downtown location on 132 Pleasant St. According to Robert Riddle, president of the Professional Recreation and Parks Society, traditionally 10 percent of the proceeds raised from the meal special at Black Bear is donated to the Coopers Rock Foundation, and 10 percent of the proceeds

raised by Chestnut Brew Works are donated as well. The Black Bear meal special will be announced the day of the event.

During this time, the restaurant will also host a silent auction and raffle drawing. All proceeds from these activities will benefit the foundation.

Silent auction items include works of art, passes to local Morgantown events and tickets to adventure activities in the area.

“As for the auction and raffle, we’re sure that we’ll have something to give

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away that will suit anyone,” Riddle said.

Live music will be played featuring the “Tom Bachelor Band,” a local rock and reggae group from Morgantown.

According to Riddle, the fundraiser was designed for people of all ages. The Professional Recreation and Parks Society hopes to encourage locals to come out and support the community.

“This event is for people of all ages, and families should feel free to bring kids and have a great family night while supporting

local resources and organizations,” Riddle said.

“People can come out and support the event by simply showing up, enjoying a delicious meal and listening to some music.”

According to Riddle, being aware of the importance of natural resources and showing state pride are important characteristics to have.

“We really strive to help raise awareness for individuals how much our natural resources in the area mean to people, especially the resources offered in our own backyard

of Coopers Rock,” Riddle said. “We want individuals to see what this great state has to offer, especially those individuals who might be attending school from out of state.”

The fundraising event will take place from 6-9 p.m.

All bids for silent auction items or raffle drawings can be made either by cash or check. For more information, visit http://blackbearburritos. com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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The Mountaineer Organization for Relief Efforts will continue to host a canned food drive to support Morgantown’s homeless community. Rather than continuing to collect from the front side of the Mountainlair, the organization has decided to create several collection boxes to be placed in various locations around campus, thus expanding student outreach and hoping to collect more non-perishable food items.

Zied Diab, a junior biology student and organizer of this particular MORE campaign, said this program is important for students to get involved in.

“I am a Syrian-American,” Diab said. “I was born in Michigan and I lived in Syria from fourth grade to 12th grade, and with the war going on over there I’ve seen a lot of really miserable situations and people living in very poor environments.”

Diab, having been inspired by the poverty in Syria and other countries, made the decision to join MORE upon his arrival back to the U.S. The basics behind the organization are to raise funds and supplies for varying relief efforts in the community, nationally and even internationally. The organization’s current endeavor, Aid the Homeless-Canned Food Drive, is an example of the group’s continued local relief efforts to help nearby people in need. The organization has also reached out to Habitat for Humanity to begin a helping campaign in April.

For students interested in attending a MORE meeting, the organization hosts meetings every two weeks in the Mountainlair. The group discusses plans and events for upcoming outreach campaigns and also sends out one mass email per semester through student mix accounts as a way of obtaining more volunteers.

“I just ask that when the opportunity presents itself that students help the less fortunate because they are able to,” Diab said.

Diab wishes to organize larger events in the future to help a larger scale of individuals. Diab went on to explain how he plans to use his major to better humanity.

“After I get my degree in dentistry, I hope to use that to organize free dental checkups for people in need,” Diab said.

The canned food drive will continue from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Mountainlair this week.

For more information, email morewvu@gmail.com.

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Tuesday March 17, 2015

Suspect charged in Ferguson police attack appears in court CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — The man accused of shooting two police officers last week in Ferguson appeared in court Monday, a day after his arrest on charges that he fired on the men during a late-night protest.

Jeffrey Williams, 20, did not make any statements during the brief hearing.

St. Louis television station KTVI said a judge read the charges — felony assault, armed criminal action and a weapons offense — and gave Williams a list of possible private attorneys. His next appearance was set for March 31.

Williams is accused of shooting the two officers Thursday outside Ferguson’s police station, which has been the scene of protests since last summer’s fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Williams told investigators he was not targeting law enforcement and had been aiming instead at someone with whom he was in dispute, authorities said.

“We’re not sure we completely buy that part of it,” St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch said.

Williams used a handgun that matches the shell casings at the scene, McCulloch said. He was being held on $300,000 bond.

Ferguson activist Derrick Robinson said Sunday that Williams told him during a jail visit that he had been robbed earlier on the day of the shooting and returned to the protest zone to retaliate.

On Monday, Robinson referred inquiries to Williams’ lawyer, who did not immediately respond to an interview request.

The shooting happened as a demonstration outside the police department began to break up. The protest followed the resignation of city Police Chief Tom Jackson in the wake of a Justice Department report that found widespread racial bias in the city’s police practices.

Protesters did not recognize Williams as one of their own, and he was not well known among neighbors.

Brittany Ferrell, 26, a protest leader with the group Millennial Activists United, said no one in her group knew Williams, and they checked with other frequent

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verse the effects of a heroin or prescription drug overdose. Prior to this bill, only paramedics and emergency medical personnel were able to carry and administer naloxone.

The House of Delegates passed the bill unanimously on Feb. 11 after the Senate passed the bill in January.

David Humes is the public policy coordinator at Shatterproof, a non-profit organization that pushed for the passage of these bills. He said it was essen-

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Pro-police demonstrators protest outside the Ferguson Police Department Sunday in Ferguson, Mo.

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Protester Maldon Moffitt points his fingers and yells back at a pro-police demonstrator outside the Ferguson Police Department Sunday, March 15, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo.

ing a riot helmet with the face shield up. He was shot in the right cheek, just below the eye, and the bullet lodged behind his ear.

The officers were released from the hospital hours after the attack.

The Ferguson Police Department has been a national focal point since Brown, who was black and unarmed, was killed by police officer Darren Wilson. A grand jury led by McCulloch declined to indict Wilson in November, and Wilson was cleared of civil rights charges by a Justice Department report released March 4. Wilson resigned in November.

A separate Justice Department report found widespread racial bias in the city’s policing and in a municipal court system driven by profit extracted from mostly black and low-income residents.

Also Monday, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis unveiled plans to transform the burned-out QuikTrip convenience store that had served as a symbol of protesters’ rage into the Ferguson Community Empowerment Center, a job training site supported by more than $1 million in corporate donations.

protesters, who also had not heard of him.

John Gaskin, a St. Louis NAACP leader, said of Williams, “I don’t know him.

I’ve never seen him.”

On Monday, no one answered the door of the north St Louis County home Williams listed as his address on court records, and several neighbors said Monday they did not know him. The home is about 5 miles northeast of

the police department.

According to 2014 county court records, Williams lived in the nearby community of Jennings, parts of which border Ferguson. But no one answered the door at that home either.

Online state court records show a man by the name of Jeffrey Williams at the address police provided Sunday was charged in 2013 with receiving stolen prop-

erty and fraudulent use of a credit/debit device.

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar has called the shooting “an ambush” and said the two officers easily could have been killed.

A 41-year-old St. Louis County officer was shot in the right shoulder, the bullet exiting through his back.

A 32-year-old officer from Webster Groves was wear-

tial these two bills be passed together in order to reduce accidental overdoses.

Humes experienced firsthand the importance of these two laws when the absence of them changed his life forever.

In 2012, Humes’ sonGregory was recovering from heroin addiction.

Gregory had been sober for 17 months when he had an itch and decided to do heroin one last time with some “people”; David Humes refused to call them friends.

Gregory overdosed that day. Instead of calling 911, the people he was with lifted him up, put him in his car, drove to the hospital park-

ing lot and then left Gregory dying in the car without making any attempt to notify hospital personnel. By the time Gregory was discovered, it was too late.

“They did that because they had a fear of being arrested themselves,” Humes said.

Humes vividly remembers the detective who investigated his son’s death saying, “If there had been a 911 Good Samaritan Law or a Narcan Law, your son might very well be alive today.”

Although first responders will now be able to carry naloxone, it may be ineffective if first respond-

ers are never called to the scene due to the fear of calling 911.

“I think one of the most important things you can do is save someone’s life without judgment of that person,” Humes said. “If they don’t live because there’s fear of someone calling 911, you’ve lost the life of someone who could have turned their life around and become a productive citizen.”

Humes, who has been in recovery for alcoholism for 27 years, believes administering naloxone and saving someone from an accidental overdose can be the strongest motivator to get that person to seek help for addiction.

“A lot of times it can be a wake-up call to get treatment, knowing you were so close to losing your life,” he said. “You have to have the opportunity to change your

life around and you have to have the opportunity to receive treatment to do that.”

In 2014, the West Virginia University Student Government Association passed a resolution endorsing medical amnesty. The resolution passed unanimously, but the University took no action.

Medical amnesty was put on the SGA election ballot for 2015, where it passed with 83.84 percent of voters saying yes to medical amnesty. However, the SGA Judiciary Board did not certify the vote, as medical amnesty isn’t something SGA or the University can actually vote on, change or implement, but would require legislation on the state level to be passed.

COUCHES

bring in more than $5 million in revenue for the city.

According to Ganz, the sales tax eliminates the current business and occupation tax that businesses are charged by taking the funds straight from transactions instead of collecting them in bulk from businesses later.

“The B & O tax relies on an honor system. In theory, if these business owners are actually paying what they owe, there should not be an increase in the amount of money they’re giving us,” Ganz said.

The 1 percent tax will be added to state tax rates on retail, amusement and wholesale categories, bringing the sales tax from 6 percent up to 7 percent. The additional revenue will go toward relieving the tax burden on city businesses and making up for the burden temporary residents put on the City of Morgantown.

Ganz estimates the tax will bring in $50,000 more annually on bar admission alone, and that does not apply to either gasoline or grocery items.

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and upholstered recliners that are commonly found on the porches of residents.

Home Rule allows cities and municipalities to pass laws and govern themselves to an extent away from restrictions set by state standards.

Morgantown, along with 15 other West Virginia cities, became a part of the Home Rule Pilot Program last October that allowed these cities to initiate five points for their respective towns to test how Home Rule would fare in their areas.

“We need to take control over our city,” said Morgantown City Council Member Nancy Ganz. “Our problems here are unique, and the state legislature does not always serve us as best as possible.”

Another controversial aspect of Home Rule is the proposed 1 percent tax increase that is projected to

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GOP weighs increase in war funds to skirt Pentagon WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are considering adding tens of billions of dollars to President Barack Obama’s request for overseas military operations in an effort to get around tight limits on Pentagon spending. The move comes as Republicans are set to unveil their latest budget plan.

Obama requested $51 billion for Pentagon operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, but GOP aides said Monday party leaders are weighing figures above $90 billion — enough to surpass Obama’s proposal to spend $38 billion above the limits for the budget year beginning in October.

GOP defense hawks have promised not to support any budget that doesn’t at least match Obama’s $561 billion request for defense, but a 2011 budget “sequestration” law imposes a $523 billion limit on the defense budget — an automatic cut of $54 billion below previously agreed levels.

War spending, however, is outside the limits and offers an easy way around the automatic cuts imposed after the failure of lawmakers to replace sequestration with alternative deficit-cutting moves.

The exact figure has yet to be determined and was still the subject of debate among top House Republicans on Monday.

But the move is likely to rile many conservatives who want to stick with the tight limits on spending.

House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, R-Ga., plans to reveal his 2016 budget blueprint Tuesday.

Price promises to balance the nation’s budget within a decade and rein in major programs such as food stamps and Medicare. He also promises no avoid tax increases.

Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., said Monday he’d like to swap a 10-year deficitcutting plan to reverse two years’ worth of Pentagon cuts, which total more than $100 billion over 2016-17.

McCain opposes padding accounts for overseas military operations to ease cuts to the Pentagon’s core budget.

The chairmen of the House and Senate Budget panels plan to release their budget plans this week — the House on Tuesday and the Senate on Wednesday. The nonbinding measure called a budget resolution sets broad parameters on taxes and spending; it requires follow-up legislation later this year to implement its balanced-budget goals, and Republicans are unlikely to take on that task as long as President Barack Obama occupies the Oval Office.

Ganz said it will take until 2016 to get the sales tax completely approved and implemented.

“We are hoping we will be able to start reimbursing ourselves as a city and have the chance to start putting funds toward more permanent solutions, not just alleviating problems,” she said.

Home Rule was first established in West Virginia in 2007 when the state government chose Huntington, Charleston, Wheeling and Bridgeport to participate in the Home Rule Pilot Program.

The Pilot Program allowed municipalities to govern themselves in more cost-efficient and meticulous ways as long as the policies passed by cities remained in accordance with the U.S. constitution, the West Virginia constitution and federal law.

“Home Rule is about trying to set us in the stead so we’re being a bit more proactive with our city and policies,” Ganz said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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OPINION

Tuesday March 17, 2015

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Look out for yourself, friends on St. Patrick’s Day March 17 is a day of infamy at West Virginia University.

St. Patrick’s Day takes on a whole new meaning as a college student than it did in the days of elementary school and leprechauns.

Many festivities revolve around drinking green alcohol and donning (very little) green clothing. Historically, St. Patrick’s Day was a Roman Catholic Church holiday celebrating St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

With the sun shining down on Morgantown, it is safe to assume many students will be out and about all day and night celebrating their (existent or not) Irish roots.

Last year, St. Patrick’s Day fell on the Monday immediately following spring break, resulting in a decrease in police-related St. Patrick’s Day incidents.

In 2012, the city faced the repercussion of the “I’m Schmacked” documentary.

The following year there were 42 physical arrests, a total of 92 charges and 240 citations made throughout the weekend of the holiday. In 2014, these numbers saw a significant decrease.

A further drop in these numbers would be a huge step forward to help recoup and reconstruct WVU’s party school image in light of events occurring this academic year.

In the fall, WVU receiwved a lot of negative attention nationally for the incidents of a few students who decided to take celebrating too far. By continuing to decrease negative, drinkingoriented behavior, we are able to show the actions of a few are not the actions of all WVU students. We must be aware of ourselves and our surroundings. If you see someone in need, help them out. If you are the someone in need, phone a reli-

able friend. Don’t drink and drive (there are a number of resources available to you including taxis and DubV Safe Ride). Overall, be respectful and look out for your fellow Mountaineers.

In an article published

by The Daily Athenaeum on Monday, University Operations Captain Danny Camden stated a lot of those arrested are visitors, not students or residents of Morgantown. He said festivities, such as St. Patrick’s Day, unfortunately attract those who are just looking to have a good time and party away from home.

If you have invited visitors to partake in your green activities, be sure to make it clear Morgantown is your home away from home and destroying it is not an option. While you can’t control the actions of others, you are able to discourage behavior unbecoming of a Mountain-

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Bobbie Jo Julian, a first year pharmacy student, and her friend Aliya Kureishy, a junior at Wheeling-Jesuit, stand in line at the Boston Beanery on High Street during last year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. eer or of guests. ticket or a pair of handcuffs. simple—don’t be stupid and On top of the reputation of Besides damaging your cred- look out for the stupidity of the University we all attend, ibility, citations or court fees friends. it is best for everyone to end can be rather costly.

The moral of this story is daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu this rowdy holiday without a

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How a new scientific discovery could redefine ‘habitable’ kody goff guest columnist @retrosyk

It was recently discovered that one of Saturn’s 62 moons, Enceladus, likely harbors warm oceans. This may not be entirely fresh news, as it has been speculated Jupiter’s moon Europa could possess similar properties, but this particular piece of information could redefine how we think about habitable planets.

While these moons have not been observed to the extent Mars has, their potential for harboring life is a beautiful thing. It could be our gateway to leaving our solar system and exploring the Milky Way. Of all the grand scientific discoveries brought about by the Space Race, perhaps one of the most disappointing is the planets that share our sun are uninhabited and inhospitable. Our nearest neighbors, Mars and Venus, have radiation scorched surfaces and toxic atmospheres. Exploring farther out only shows us the other planets are either raging gas giants or frozen hunks of rock.

It soon became clear to scientists Earth was lucky.

Our blue-green marble is

situated in what is called a “habitable zone.” Much like the three bears’ porridge, this zone is not too hot or too cold. This zone is present around nearly every star system, or so the hypothesis goes.

Other factors, such as atmospheric content and level of gravity, also help Earth’s livability, but what really seems to matter is temperature.

However, this new discovery could, as stated above, change what we know about habitable planets. With warm oceans on planets’ moons as far out as Saturn, perhaps it’s possible the habitable zones around stars have been woefully underestimated. It may be true Earth is the only planet to harbor life, but it’s a bit geocentric to think this means we are living in the only area that can possibly sustain life.

The other planets we see in the night sky seem to be victims of happenstance and the laws of physics.

Mars only seems to be so hostile because it lacks a proper atmosphere, which lets in more solar radiation than humans can handle.

Saturn and Jupiter are too big and stormy to be settled.

However, if Enceladus and Europa have the ca-

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pability to harbor water, it might be reasonable to think a potential habitable zone could be bigger than we initially thought.

What this could mean for the future of our species is astounding. In a worst case scenario, if global climate change becomes irreversible and catastrophic, we could move out. While our neighbor’s moons may not be as comfortable or beau-

tiful as Earth, they will at least not kill us.

And even if we do stop choking Earth, Enceladus could always be a beacon for exploration. It could be an outpost for the most fantastic explorers humanity has ever seen. While these moons are a far cry from the edge of our Solar system, they could be a waypoint, a rest stop if you will.

Now keep in mind, I’m no expert and this is all just speculation based on educated guesses. However, I’m a dreamer and I like to think someday, maybe within my lifetime, humanity could leave our home planet for the stars.

Even if it takes centuries to get there, the information and experiences our descendants gain along the way will be invaluable.

Just think, before mankind discovered the moon was something we could stand on and travel to, we probably didn’t think any human ever could. Yet here we are, nearly half a century after a human set foot on our moon. Hopefully in the future, we can set foot on the moon of another planet as well. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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UPD gives advice to students about partaking in a safe spring break Chief Bob roberts university police department

West Virginia University students will be on spring break March 23-27, and as they prepare for the welldeserved break, the University Police Department encourages them to plan safe and happy break, and to keep safety in mind while traveling.

On the road: Buckle up, disco dancers! Also take turns behind the wheel, and whoever rides shotgun should stay awake to keep the driver company. Make sure everyone has a valid driver’s license and the vehicle registration and proof of insurance is in the car before driving off. Bring sufficient money for gas, food and any unexpected emergencies.

In hotels: Ask for a room that’s above the 1st floor but below the 6th floor. Why? First floor rooms are easier to break into, and rooms above the sixth floor are sometimes too high for fire ladders to reach. If safes are provided, definitely use them to store any valuables. Keep doors and sliding doors locked,

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and don’t let anyone into your room unless you can trust them. Make a mental note of where the nearest fire exits and stairwells are located in case you need to evacuate.

At the ATM: Try to go the ATM in groups, but avoid getting overly complacent about safety just because you’re traveling in numbers.

Try to go during daylight hours. When you approach the ATM, do a full 360-degree scan, looking completely around you to see if anyone is hanging out where they shouldn’t be. When punching in your PIN, cover the keypad with your other hand. Always be on the lookout for anyone suspicious. If someone is creeping you out, go to another ATM. (There are plenty of them, especially in vacation spots!)

If you choose to drink: Do us all a favor (including yourself ) and party smart.

Be responsible. Pace yourself and avoid hard alcohol or other powerful drinks that have fast effects. (And remember that drunk = easy target.) Also be aware of alcohol poisoning. Research shows 75 percent of college males and 43 percent of fe-

males reported being intoxicated on a daily basis during spring break. If you do decide to drink, know the liquor laws of wherever you’ll be vacationing. Drinking and driving is always a dangerous situation, so avoid this by having your safe mode of transportation home planned before you go out.

Access a helpful tool right from your cell phone by visiting B4UDrink.Mobi and estimate BAC (blood alcohol concentration) levels anywhere and everywhere you take your mobile phone.

On the beach: Drinking + sun can equal bad sunburn and an even worse hangover. Sun can maximize the effects of alcohol so keep this in mind if you party on the beach. Take it slowly and stay hydrated by drinking lots of water. If you start feeling faint or light-headed, get shade and water immediately. And don’t be a lobster. Use sunscreen of at least SPF 15 and reapply often. Pay extra special attention to ears, nose, face and shoulders. Fair skinned friends should wear sunglasses and even a hat.

Avoid sun exposure during the hottest hours of the sun’s rays and remember you can

burn even when it’s cloudy.

In the water: Jumping into the water without a lifeguard is putting you at risk.

Even the most experienced swimmer can get caught in an undertow. In case you get caught in a rip current, don’t bother swimming against it. Instead, swim parallel to shore until the rip passes.

Try to stay within the designated swimming area and always swim with a buddy.

Also know the flag system for water safety: •Red Flag: Stay out of the water because of strong undertow and riptides.

•Yellow Flag: Use CAUTION in the water. There are some undertow and riptides possible.

•Blue Flag: Calm water.

Swim safely.

In the hot tub: Drinking in the hot tub might sound like a good idea, since pretty much every MTV video makes it look glamorous. But lo and behold, MTV is not an educational resource. Alcohol can dilute blood vessels and lower blood pressure to dangerous levels; the effects of alcohol are felt sooner and stronger in a hot tub. It can lead to unconsciousness and drowning.

Going out: Make your cardinal rule to go out with your friends, and go home with your friends. It’s one of those things that keeps you a whole lot safer, and eliminates about 98 percent of the bad drama. This way you can look out for one another, and get a friend home who is too intoxicated to be out. Also be on the lookout for signs of predatory drugs: extreme wooziness, confusion, difficulty standing and slurring speech. If you notice these symptoms in yourself, find your friends immediately and tell them to get you outta there. If you see these signs in a friend, do your friend duty and take them back to the hotel or to a hospital if symptoms are severe.

Hooking up: No, not everyone is doing it. (Don’t believe the hype.) But if you do choose to have sex, make sure it’s protected. Stock up on protection before you leave home so you never find yourself in a compromised situation. Decide before even going on spring break what you’re willing to do, and then get to work setting your boundaries early and often.

If you meet someone and decide to shack up, be up front

with them if sex isn’t in the plan. Try something like, “Hey good looking’. I’ve had fun this evening, but no fornication tonight.” How’s that for smooth? But seriously, don’t ever let anyone talk you into doing something you’re uncomfortable with.

Leaving the country: First things first, safety has a lot to do with what you pack when traveling abroad. Don’t bring flashy valuables (like expensive jewelry) and dress conservatively so you don’t stick out too much. And do your homework beforehand about your destination, keeping in mind you are subject to the laws of the country you visit. To get a full list of tips for traveling abroad (as well as travel warnings for certain countries) check out the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.

Gone cruising: Vacationing on a cruise ship is a blast, but there are a whole different set of rules when you have a few thousand people aboard a boat. Stick with your friends, and watch your pockets when you get off the boat for stops. There are many cases of people being pick pocketed by island residents who prey on tourists.

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Official: Iran confronts US at nuke talks over GOP letter LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Iranian diplomats twice confronted their American counterparts about an open letter from Republican senators who warned that any nuclear deal could expire the day President Barack Obama leaves office, a senior U.S. official said Monday.

The official, noting the administration’s warnings when the letter first surfaced, said the GOP intervention was a new issue in the tense negotiations facing an end-of-month deadline for a framework agreement.

The letter came up in nuclear talks Sunday between senior U.S. and Iranian negotiators, the official said, and the Iranians raised it again in discussions Monday led by Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Zarif was quoted by Iranian state media after the meeting as saying the topics included the potential speed of a softening of U.S. economic sanctions and the new issue of the letter from the senators. “It is necessary that the stance of the U.S. administration be defined about this move,” he was quoted as saying.

Kerry and Zarif met for nearly five hours in Lausanne, the start of several planned days of discussions. Most of the Iranians then departed for Brussels, where they were to meet with European negotiators.

In Brussels, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said that “we are entering a crucial time, a crucial two weeks.” And German Foreign Minister FrankWalter Steinmeier said that after “more than 10 years of negotiations, we should seize this opportunity.”

“There are areas where we’ve made progress, areas where we have yet to make any progress,” British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said. “But the fact that we’re all here talking shows the commitment on both sides to try to reach an agreement.”

In Lausanne, the U.S. official wouldn’t say how much time the sides spent talking about the letter drafted seven days ago by freshman Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkan-

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European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, right, greets Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif prior to a meeting in Brussels on Monday. European Union foreign ministers hold talks with Iran’s top diplomat on Monday to try to advance an agreement on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program two weeks ahead of a deadline for an accord to be reached. sas and signed by 46 other GOP senators. The Iranians have called the letter a propaganda ploy, and Zarif joked last week that some U.S. legislators didn’t understand their own Constitution. The Obama administration has called the letter “ill timed” and “ill advised,” coming weeks before the deadline for a preliminary agreement with Iran on its nuclear program.

In the end, the talks and a potential agreement depend on Iran showing the world that its nuclear program is exclusively peaceful, said the U.S. official, who briefed reporters only con-

dition of anonymity.

The goal for a full agreement is the end of June.

Republicans argue that a deal would be insufficient and unenforceable, allowing Iran to eventually become a nuclear-armed state.

To that end, they’ve delivered a series of proposals to undercut or block an agreement, including ones that would require Senate sayso on a deal and order new sanctions against Iran while negotiations are underway.

Cotton’s letter, the administration and congressional Democrats argue, went further, interfering in the president’s execution of

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Obama and other officials insist they’re not going to make any deal that would allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons.

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With little time remaining before the end of March, some officials have said the persistent differences mean negotiators will likely settle for an announcement that they’ve made enough progress to justify further talks.

Such a declaration would hardly satisfy U.S. critics of the Obama administration’s efforts. But the senior American official said the goal was to determine by the end of March “if we can get to a political framework that addresses the major elements of a comprehensive deal.”

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WVU PRSSA fashion show displays trendy looks, benefits community

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West Virginia University rolled out the red carpet last night for an epic fashion affair. The Annual PRSSA Fashion Show transformed the Mountainlair Ballrooms into an elite runway extravaganza. Showcasing some of the area’s high-end women’s retailers, students strutted their stuff down the vibrant red catwalk to benefit the local Boys and Girls Club.

Promoting Morgantown businesses, WVU PRSSA wanted to prove that you don’t need to live in New York or Los Angeles to dress like a fashion mogul.

From Victoria’s Secret PINK to The Book Exchange and more, guests also could bid to win an exclusive array of raffle prizes throughout the evening.

“Although we’re not in a big city, there are still cute boutiques here that have great clothing,” said Tyler Le, a senior Strategic Communications student and co-organizer of the event. “It brings a lot of attraction and a lot of publicity for the businesses. Plus, it’s fun for them to do a fashion show, actually. Like, how often do you get to do a fashion show?”

Hosted by Miss West Virginia, Paige Madden, and Miss Morgantown, Corie Posey, the show kicked off with a brief introduction of the many vendors present at the event. Oliverio’s Bridal, The Miss WV Scholarship Organization, VS Pink and others offered freebies and information for guests on their products and services.

With guests bursting with anticipation for the season’s hottest runway looks, the show officially got underway with apparel from the first local boutique, Alter Ego. The collection, which flaunted many clubinspired pieces, had something to flatter every figure.

One standout outfit was a full-length, black jumpsuit with an elaborate strappy detail in the back.

The next boutique to show off its collection was Oliverio’s Bridal, giving guests numerous formal and semi-formal options. The opening look was a longsleeved, sequined beige cocktail dress, perfect for this season’s most upscale occasion. The Bridal Shop also played up the new trend of two-piece evening gowns, sending down the catwalk stunning numbers like a hot pink and black, cropped ensemble.

Going for a more relaxed look, Suncrest retailer Park and Madison opted for patterned sundresses and rompers for this season’s collection. Voted the state’s best boutique by Elle magazine, Park and Madison played up popular trends like kimonos, high-waisted denim and pastels. Also debuting casual fashion was Maurices boutique, who also favored pastels in their colorful collection of sundresses and other resort wear. Hi-Low skirts were also a hit throughout the catwalk, paired with crop tops and wedges.

“I really like Maurices,” said Whitney Godwin, a guest of the event. “I think they were my favorite overall, but they each had some really pretty dresses.

I’m definitely going to check them out.”

The show closed with Morgantown Mall boutique, Lavish, sending down jaw dropping evening gowns and semi formal wear. Crystals were, no doubt, the theme of the collection, as each model glistened down the runway from every angle. Standout looks include a beige strapless ensemble with crystal detailing at the top cascading into feathering on the bottom. Models and kids from the Boys and Girls Club took one last strut down the runway for guests to get a glimpse of their killer spring looks.

Overall, guests found the show to be a fun and exciting way to get the scoop on this season’s local spring collections. But event attendees were more excited that the Fashion Show could make a difference in the community.

“I’ve always wanted to come to one of these because its good support for the Boys and Girls Club organization and I think it’s just really important we give back to the community,” Godwin said. “I’d love to see more events like this on campus, especially if it was for a good cause and to give back to people.”

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‘Interrogation’ reveals startling facts about NSA

by Westley Thompson Associate A&E Editor @WestleyT93

Editor’s note: This story contains spoilers.

You’re sitting in an auditorium, all around you are other playgoers. Suddenly a thin, fast talking, southern man bursts through an exit door in the back. In his ear, a bluetooth headset into which he loudly exclaims that he has locked the exits and has it all taken care of. Clearly he is in a hurry to get off the phone.

The thin man’s name is John Miller and he is a private contractor for the NSA. John loves his job, a bit too much in fact. He claims he always wanted to be a standup comedian, but unfortunately isn’t “24/7 funny,” so he had to give that dream up.

He states he also likes telling stories. That’s a job he believes he can do well.

From the get-go it’s clear something is off about John.

Although his first anecdote,

about a party he was a doorman for, started off innocently enough, it soon becomes clear that John is anything but innocent. He soon describes, with much enthusiasm, how the party was actually a sting operation. The door prizes guests were promised were instead notes denoting sums of money they owed the government. Guests had two options, John recounted joyfully, pay up or leave in handcuffs.

In another story, he tells how he got his current girlfriend, a model half his age, by prying into her then boyfriend’s life with his NSA connections. He flaged the man’s file and runs off with the girl.

People in his stories weren’t the only victims of John’s prying and manipulation. Audience members each held a ticket, on it a number. When their number was called they went to the front of the room for a brief interrogation. It turns out it wasn’t a play at all, but

John’s newest method of investigation. Everyone in the audience was a person of interest, and he was looking for someone who planted a dirty bomb in the Pentagon a week ago. The same someone who John believed would plant another bomb in Morgantown tonight.

Something else is a bit off about Miller, he has a headache and it’s affecting his judgement.

Obviously this is all a farce.

John Miller is actually John Feffer, and he isn’t a privately contracted NSA agent but a playwright and actor. “Interrogation” is his twisted and darkly funny show, that not only breaks the fourth wall, but demolishes it and never looks back.

Through clever writing, convincing acting and an audience plant or two, Feffer effectively creates an hour long show that throws the audience into a constant state of guessing what is real life and what is fiction.

Feffer’s show aims for something higher than simple entertainment value, though it certainly hits that mark. Throughout the show John Miller goes through various stories and facts with dissolute satisfaction. Although John Miller is not real, the facts behind his stories are. Multiple NSA employees have been caught using the vast information at their disposal to stalk potential love interests. Law enforcement agencies do in fact host stinger parties, where all the guests are invited under false pretenses and end up leaving in handcuffs. Police request phone records over 3,600 times a day, and according to the Supreme Court, police can lie to suspects in order to get a confession.

Feffer wrote “Interrogation” to bring awarness to the ways in which our government oversteps its bounds when it comes to our personal information and privacy. He also wanted to toy

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John Feffer plays as the NSA operative in the live performance of the play, “Interrogation”, performed in White Hall. with the fourth wall.

Patrick Belcher, a sophomore english student at West Virginia University said, he enjoyed “How engaging and thought provoking it was. It makes you question different perspectives.”

He said the most interesting part was “how forboding it was that our government uses underhanded tactics

with the claim that they are securing our freedom.”

Judging by the question and answer discussion at the end, a lot of the audience shared Belcher’s sentiments.

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Robert Durst, far right, photographed through fencing, is escorted into Orleans Parish Criminal District Court through a tunnel entrance, in New Orleans, Monday, March 16, 2015. Durst waived extradition Monday and will return to Los Angeles to face a murder charge in the 15-year-old death of a writer and friend who acted as his spokeswoman.

Millionaire faces murder charge after broadcast NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Robert Durst, a troubled millionaire from one of America's richest families, agreed Monday to face trial for murder in the Los Angeles shooting 15 years ago of a woman who some believe knew too much about the disappearance of his wife in 1982.

Monday's extradition hearing came only hours after Sunday's finale of a six-part HBO documentary detailing Durst's life of privilege and links to three deaths: his friend in Los Angeles, Susan Berman; his wife in New York, Kathleen Durst; and Morris Black, an elderly neighbor in Texas.

Durst is heard muttering that he "killed them all, of course," at the end of "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst."

His trip to California trip may be delayed by new charges in Louisiana, one of his lawyers said. A police report said the heir to a New York real estate fortune was carrying a revolver when FBI agents arrested him without incident at a New Orleans hotel before the final episode. It wasn't immediately clear if Durst had the required gun permit.

Christopher Bowman, a spokesman for the Orleans Parish district attorney's office, declined to comment.

Durst shuffled into a courtroom with his hands shackled at his waist, wearing sandals and an orange jumpsuit, and appeared to fall asleep before

Magistrate Harry Cantrell struck his gavel down.

Then he answered "yes" to questions about waiving extradition. The judge also agreed that Durst could get pain medication meanwhile; defense attorney Dick DeGuerin said Durst had undergone "neurosurgery."

Durst had been laying low at the Marriott hotel to avoid the growing attention from the documentary, his longtime lawyer, Chip Lewis, told The Associated Press.

This is not the first time in handcuffs for Durst, who has been estranged from family members who are together worth an estimated $4 billion. The Durst Organization manages a New York real estate empire including One World Trade Center.

Just last year, Durst was fined for urinating on the candy racks at a CVS pharmacy in Houston, where he keeps a townhouse.

Lewis called that an "unfortunate medical mishap" and said Durst has Asperger's syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder that can involve behavioral problems.

Fo r m e r p ro s e c u t o r Jeanine Pirro believes it was her reopening of the cold case into Kathleen Durst's disappearance that provoked the murder of Berman, who had been Durst's confidante.

And she said Durst's own words can now be used against him.

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ecki and Durst discuss an anonymous letter that alerted Beverly Hills police to a "cadaver" at Berman's address. Durst says whoever sent it was "taking a big risk. You're sending a letter to police that only the killer could have written."

Then, in a second interview seen in the final episode, Jarecki shows him another letter that Durst had sent to Berman, which one of the slain woman's relatives had recovered and given to the filmmakers. It has similar handwriting, and the address is misspelled as "Beverley Hills."

"I wrote this one but I did not write the cadaver one," Durst says, burping oddly when confronted with this potential evidence.

Then they wrap up the interview, and Durst says he's going to the bathroom.

Still wearing his microphone, he is recorded as he seems to think out loud, pausing between each whispered thought.

The documentary plays the sound and shows his words in subtitles over the now-empty interview room: "There it is. You're caught! ... You're right, of course, but you can't imagine ... Arrest him! ...

I don't know what's in the house ... Oh, I want this ...

What a disaster ... He was right. I was wrong ... And the burping! I'm having difficulty with the question ... What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of

course."

And then the documentary fades to black, silently leaving law enforcement to pick up the story.

By Monday, the filmmakers were declining to comment, worried that they may be called as witnesses in the future. But Jarecki and his cinematographer Marc Smerling answered some of the many questions raised by their finale in a New York Times interview published Monday.

They said they had no idea they had the bathroom audio until editors found it last June, and that they never confronted Durst about it because they didn't believe he would speak with them. But they did share evidence with authorities last year, they said.

Lewis smells a setup.

He called Jarecki "duplicitous" for not making it clear to Durst that he would be sharing what he said with police. He also suggested that the timing of the arrest, just before the show's finale, was chosen for maximum impact.

"It's all about Hollywood now," Lewis said.

Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief Kirk Albanese scoffed at that, saying police were "definitely" concerned that Durst might try to flee the country.

"The HBO series had nothing to do with his arrest. We do police work based on the facts and evidence, not based on the HBO series. I know there's

lots of speculation about that. It had nothing to do with the show," Albanese told The AP on Monday.

Durst was already acquitted of one murder but suspected in two others when he willingly talked with Jarecki on camera.

They met after the filmmaker told a fictionalized account of Durst's story in "All Good Things," a 2010 film starring Ryan Gosling. Jarecki told the Times that Durst signed a release form agreeing "that we could use any recording of him in any way we deemed appropriate," and was well aware he was being recorded.

Berman was the daughter of an associate of Las Vegas mobsters Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky who spoke out on Durst's behalf after his wife disappeared in New York.

After she was shot in the back of the head at her home near Beverly Hills in 2000, Durst went undercover, leaving as a mute woman in a Texas boarding house.

Then, in 2001, dismembered parts of his elderly neighbor's body were found floating in Galveston Bay. Durst was arrested, fled, then caught shoplifting a chicken sandwich in Pennsylvania, with $37,000 and a pair of guns in his rental car.

Lewis told that jury that Durst shot Black in selfdefense, and he was acquitted of murder, despite admitting that he used a paring knife, two saws and

an ax to dismember the body. With time served, Durst walked free after one more year for bond jumping and evidence tampering.

Pirro, the former Westchester County District Attorney and current FoxTV personality who had hoped Berman would provide evidence against Durst, said the audiotape can clearly be used against him in court.

"It was a spontaneous statement, a classical exception to the hearsay rule," Pirro told Fox-TV's "Good Day New York." "I don't hear it as a muttering. I hear it as a clear, unequivocal `I killed them.'

That means he killed his wife, he killed Susan Berman and he killed Morris Black."

Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the current Westchester DA, said Kathleen Durst's disappearance "remains an open homicide investigation and as such any new information that's developed is investigated, both by the state police and by us if we're involved."

Robert Durst has been estranged from his family since their father chose his brother Douglas to run the family business. In recent years, they took out restraining orders against him, but he was acquitted of trespassing outside their homes.

"We hope he will finally be held accountable for all he has done," Douglas Durst said in a statement.

‘Breakfast Club’ cast to attend screening AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Actresses Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy have reminisced about making “The Breakfast Club” at a screening of the fully-restored iconic 1985 film.

A table stacked high with glazed doughnuts greeted attendees to Monday’s screening at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

Ringwald and Sheedy conducted a questionand-answer session.

The re-mastered film’s release comes 30 years after the original produc-

tion. It hits theaters March 26.

The film chronicles five high school students in Saturday detention. Played by Ringwald, Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson, they aren’t all initially friends, but become close by day’s end.

It also features the Simple Minds hit “Don’t You (Forget About Me).”

Ringwald said the movie’s message, that “we are AP all outsiders and every- Molly Ringwald, right, and Ally Sheedy talk to the media on the red carpet for “The one feels alone,” still rings Breakfast Club” 30th Anniversary Restoration World Premiere during the South by Southwest Film Festival on Monday, March 16, 2015 in Austin, Texas. true.

Sean Penn says he is not next Liam Neeson LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean Penn surfs, shoots, sprints, punches and fights for his life in the geopolitical thriller “The Gunman.”

At age 54, it’s easy to assume that Penn, as a rogue

ex-special forces officer, is drifting into territory that Liam Neeson claimed just a few years ago with a series of action-heavy box office hits.

Add in the fact that “The Gunman,” in theaters Fri-

day, is directed by Pierre Morel, who launched the “Taken” franchise and Neeson’s renaissance and the comparisons seem even more apt.

But for Penn, it couldn’t

be further from the truth.

“I think Liam Neeson is fantastic. I love Liam Neeson. But he’s a 6-foot-4, melodically voiced, masculine

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Akroyd, Belushi launch Blues Brothers record label LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Blues Brothers have found a new mission.

Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi’s widow, Judy Belushi, have launched Blues Brothers Records.

The new record label is dedicated to the development of blues artists. The label’s music will be distributed by Capitol Music Group’s Blue Note Records.

Aykroyd and John Belushi originally performed

as the sunglass-clad siblings on “Saturday Night Live” and later in the 1980 film “The Blues Brothers.”

Aykroyd said in a statement Monday that he’s excited for the label to find the next generation of blues performers.

Aykroyd previously cofounded the House of Blues, which will be partnering with the record label for promotional events at House of Blues venues.

Lamar impresses with new album AP — Rapper Kendrick Lamar went three years without releasing an album, taking his time to craft an impressive sophomore effort in “To Pimp a Butterfly.”

This new album was certainly worth the wait following Lamar’s classic studio debut “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” which helped boost his stature as of hip-hop’s best. The album also caught the attention of country music star Taylor Swift, who praised his musical efforts.

Lamar, a recent two-time Grammy winner, continues to show his worth as one of music’s best on the compelling and thought-provoking “To Pimp a Butterfly,” a title that is a play on Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” And much like Harper’s novel, Lamar’s album is loaded with metaphors, focusing on how an innocent minds of can be influenced by money, fame and worldly matters.

Each of album’s 16 track flows from one to another in a masterful way with elements of jazz, funk and hip-hop. It’s a compelling piece of work that features production by Pharrell Williams, rapper Terrace Martin, Boi-1da and Rahki.

Lamar’s socially con-

scious messages are once again easy to digest, especially on “Institutionalized” featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Snoop Dogg. Lamar is strong on the Pharrell Williams-produced “Alright” and “How Much a Dollar Cost,” where he raps about the struggle of his fame with the assistance of James Fauntleroy and Ronald Isley.

The rapper touches on how some black entertainers such as actor Wesley Snipes have fallen victim to the entertainment industry on “Wesley Theory,” featuring George Clinton and Thundercat. He also offers other thoughtful tracks such as the upbeat “Momma,” “Hood Politics” and the album’s single, “i,” which took home a Grammy for best rap song.

“Mortal Man” is a 12-minute song that finds Lamar questioning the loyalty of people in troubled times. He speaks about the betrayal of influential leaders from Moses to Martin Luther King Jr., reads a poem then closes the song with a hypothetical conversation with Tupac Shakur before asking the late rapper about his perspective of today’s changing world.

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Betty White receives Daytime Emmy NEW YORK (AP) — Showbiz sweetheart Betty White is about to get another dose of love, this time from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The 93-year-old will be honored with this year’s lifetime achievement award next month at the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.

In the 1960s, White was a frequent contestant on “Password,” where she met and subsequently wed its host, Allen Ludden. She also appeared on “The Match Game” and “The $25,000 Pyramid.”

She was the first woman to receive an Emmy Award for outstanding game-show host for the show “Just Men.” And she had a recurring role on “The Bold and the Beautiful” from 2006 to 2009.

Previous honorees include Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Walters and Regis Philbin.

The Daytime Emmys will air April 26 on the Pop network.

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Safety changes after 4 killed last year AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Snoop Dogg, J. Cole and TV on the Radio will be there, but what's really getting attention at this year's South by Southwest music festival is safety.

After a driver plowed through a barricade and into concertgoers during last year's event, killing four people and injuring many others and leading to a spate of lawsuits, Austin officials and South by Southwest organizers looked into how to make this year's festival safer.

With the 2015 gathering's gaming and film portions already underway, SXSW's centerpiece music events will kick off Tuesday under greater police scrutiny and with several new safety precautions in place. Among them are efforts to cut overcrowding at the hundreds of concerts, to reduce the amount of free alcohol given away and to move up the curfew in the self-described "Live Music Capital of the

World."

Even before last year's crash, overcrowding concerns led to the cancellation of a Lady Gaga show on a gargantuan stage built to resemble a Doritos vending machine. Afterward, criticism only increased for the annual event, which started in 1987 as an obscure showcase for unsigned bands and is now derisively seen by some as a trendy spring break event run amok.

"I kind of think that on the ground, it's not going to look different to most people," cofounder Roland Swenson said of the changes implemented for this year's event, where more than 2,100 bands are slated to perform. "Except a lot of thought will have been put into everything that happens."

Snoop Dogg, rapper Ludacris and singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham are among the biggest acts on the schedule so far. But SXSW is also

known for hosting surprise shows by the likes of Kanye West and Prince.

One of the most significant changes is the 25 percent cut in permits issued for downtown "pop up" events, which tend to offer free drinks and attract people who may not be able to get into the festival's main shows. There will also be more police working, brighter downtown lighting, tougher security checks and stricter line management during the event.

Some promoters and concert organizers have described a slower embrace of SXSW this year, though not all blame last year's deadly incident or the new safety policies put in place this year.

"I think generally what we've seen is that there's less people interested in doing stuff this year than in years previous," said Bobby Garza, general manager of Transmission Events. "I'm not really sure why that is."

Authorities say last year's crash occurred when a driver tried to flee from a police traffic stop by bursting through a barricade and down a street packed with festival-goers.

Four people were killed and almost two-dozen were injured. The driver was charged with capital murder and is in jail.

There have been several victim lawsuits filed, alleging that safety should have been better at the event.

A report commissioned by the city found that access to free alcohol and overcrowded venues left Austin confronting "critical" public safety issues.

Swenson doesn't expect smaller crowds after SXSW estimated that 376,000 people last year attended its full range of events. Doritos, one of the most visible brands at SXSW in recent years, isn't returning, but Swenson said the overall number of major sponsors is about the same.

Key events in Durst’s life NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A timeline of key events in the life of Robert Durst, a member of a wealthy New York real estate family who was arrested in New Orleans on a murder warrant in his friend Susan Berman's 2000 death.

1982 Durst's wife, Kathleen, disappears. Durst has never been charged in the disappearance.

2000 The Westchester County New York district attorney reopens the investigation into the disappearance.

December 2000 Susan Berman, 55, a writer and friend who acted as Durst's spokeswoman after his wife disappeared, is shot once in the back of her head at her Los Angeles home shortly before investigators wanted to interview her about Kathleen Durst's disappearance.

October 2001 Durst, who had been disguising himself as a mute woman at one point, is arrested in Galveston, Texas, on murder charges in the death of a 71-year-old neighbor who was dismembered.

November 2003 Durst is acquitted in the 2001 dismemberment death of Morris Black after claiming he killed the man in self-defense.

2010 A Hollywood version of Durst's story, "All Good Things," starring Ryan Gosling, is released.

December 2014 Durst pleads guilty to a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief for exposing himself and urinating on candy at CVS drug store in Houston.

Feb. 8, 2015 HBO airs the first episode of a six-week documentary, "The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst." Durst gives an extensive interview for the show.

March 14 Durst is arrested at a J.W. Marriott hotel in New Orleans.

March 15 Durst is ordered held without bond on the same day the documentary finale airs. In it, Durst wears his microphone into a bathroom and is heard saying: "What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course."

His attorney later says nothing Durst revealed in the documentary changes his innocence.

March 16 Durst appears in court in New Orleans and agrees to face a murder charge in Los Angeles. One of his lawyers says the trip might be delayed by new charges in Louisiana.

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Sean Penn at the 2015 Oscars.

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Continued from page 6 figure who is a very good man who’s only there to take care of the people he loves,” said Penn on a recent afternoon in the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles. “I am a 5-foot-9, highly conflicted man who’s principally taking care of himself.”

Penn is even a little baffled about the cultural focus on Neeson in this case.

“I’m aware of the framing in the culture, but has nobody noticed Harrison Ford all of those years?

There’ve been a lot of “geriaction” heroes,” he added.

In showing extreme situations, whether it’s Jason Bourne taking down secret government operations or John McClane defying the odds to defeat a terrorist and save some hostages, action films can sometimes feel more disconnected from reality than sci-fi. That’s, of course, part of the fun for actors and audiences alike.

Penn, however, was drawn to “The Gunman” and the character of Jim

Terrier for exactly the opposite reason - it reminded him of people he knew.

Loosely based on JeanPa t r i c k Ma n c h e t t e ’s novel “The Prone Gunman,” a 1981 French noir about a mercenary assassin, writers Peter Travis and Don MacPherson reworked the story to have a contemporary setting.

Not only did Penn jump at the chance to bring on some of his friends as consultants, he also took some time to focus and refine the bones of the script, taking what he knows about NGOs and military tactics and applying it to the story.

In the film, audiences meet Penn’s character in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2006. A sniperfor-hire, Terrier draws the short straw and gets tasked with assassinating a mining minister, which propels the country into a devastating civil war. Eight years later, while digging wells for an NGO in the Congo, he discovers that there’s a hit out for him and sets out across Europe to find out why.

Encountering his own demons (PTSD) and some

of his old ex-military colleagues (Mark Rylance and Javier Bardem) who’ve sold out their skills for highpowered jobs at shadowy international organizations along the way, Penn notes that though there are real world parallels in “The Gunman,” that it’s not meant to be a political movie.

“I don’t think there’s an enormous amount to be learned politically,” said Penn. The movie, for him, is about the consequences of violence.

Beyond the consultation with his friends, part of the preparation process involved getting into fighting shape.

“If you’re able to do the physical demands of the movie, it changes the way you handle the other scenes and the way you move, the way you look.

It’s a kind of no-brainer choice,” said Penn of his solid physique, which allowed him to do many of the stunts in the film.

“Sean is whatever character he takes on. He gives 1,000 percent that guy. He becomes that killing machine,” said Morel.

One thing Penn will

not be doing in the future, however, is joining a superhero franchise. It’s a choice that separates him even further from many of his Hollywood peers.

“I don’t see myself putting my underpants on the outside of my tights for a role anytime soon,” he said. “I think that it’s a shame that we don’t have more faith in good stories that aren’t tied to such... packaged, childlike things.

I don’t mind the movies themselves if they’re well made - some of them are - but I mind the way that the business has become so desperate, not to make good movies, but to make $200 or $300 million per picture at the box office.”

Penn’s next project, now in post-production, finds him back in the director’s chair in a drama about an international aid worker (Charlize Theron, who is in a relationship with Penn), and a relief aid doctor (Javier Bardem) navigating a bout of civil unrest in Africa.

“It’s not like all of a sudden I’m going to start running around in action movies all over the place,” he said.

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6 South by Southwest music festival acts to check out in Austin, TX NEW YORK (AP) — Preparing for the South by Southwest music festival is like shopping without a budget: there are just too many options.

The annual SXSW is jampacked with thousands of performers and events ranging from official showcases by Pandora and Spotify to unofficial ones, such as Raptor House and Roc Nation’s weekend event that featured Spike Lee, Nick Jonas and Big Sean kicking off the music portion of SXSW, which officially begins Tuesday.

The Associated Press breaks down six must-see acts in Austin, Texas.

MADISEN WARD AND THE MAMA BEAR Who’s bringing their mom to SXSW? Madisen Ward.

The singer is part of a duo with the woman who gave birth to him and they’re called Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear.

The Kansas City-based group, whose sound is a mix of folk and roots, perform sitting still next to each other playing instruments, while Madisen Ward takes lead with vocals and Ruth Ward softly steps in (like a gentle mother).

They will release their debut album, “Skelton Crew,” on May 19. It was recorded in Nashville and produced

by Jim Abbiss, who worked on Adele’s colossal “21” album and was the main producer behind her 2008 debut, “19.”

Online: http://www. madisenwardandthemam-

abear.com/ STROMAE Before Stromae performs at the famed Madison Square Garden this fall, you can see him in a smaller setting at SXSW. The Belgian singer-producer, a major success in Europe, is steadily growing in America, thanks to his blend of hip-hop, electronic and rhythmic sounds.

The slick, fashion-forward performer has also gotten a boost thanks to new friends: Kanye West collaborated with him on the remix of his hit, “Alors On Danse,” and Stromae also appeared on the on “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1” soundtrack, alongside Lorde, Pusha T, Q-Tip and HAIM on the track, “Meltdown.”

Online: http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/ stromae/ SISTER SPARROW AND THE DIRTY BIRDS Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear aren’t the only family group heading to SXSW. Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds is led by fiery vocalist Arleigh Kincheloe, while her brother, Jackson Kincheloe, plays harmonica.

The band, who have been on the New York concert scene for years, performs tightly onstage - dressed alike - while Kincheloe belts soulful vocals like a veteran.

They will play seven times during SXSW and their new album, “The Weather Below,” will be released on May 19.

Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear will be one of the bands playing at the South by Southwest music festival.

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released their debut album and they are already winning awards.

The Canadian duo won roots and traditional album of the year: group at the Juno Awards last weekend for “Let It Lie.” The brothers - Joey and David - recorded the album in a straw bale house in southern Manitoba.

The Bros. Landreth will continue to stretch to new heights with nine performances during SXSW, which wraps its musical portion on Sunday.

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West Virginia enters big dance as No. 5 seed, looks for win over No. 12 seeded Buffalo by ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum

West Virginia is heading back to the NCAA Tournament after missing the big dance for two consecutive seasons. The Mountaineers have earned a five seed, but may have gotten the raw end of the deal.

The Mountaineers will be playing Buffalo, a No. 12 seed in the tournament.

In recent history, the No. 5 seeds versus No. 12 seeds matchups have been the games poised for upsets.

According to Brent Axe

of Syracuse.com, the No. 12 seed has upset the No. 5 seed 44 times. Since the tournament expanded to a 64-team field in 1985, No. 12 seeds have a 44-76 record versus five seed teams.

In the 2014 NCAA Tournament, three No. 12 seeded teams beat No. 5 seeds. Stephen F. Austin beat Virginia Commonwealth, North Dakota State downed Oklahoma and Harvard slipped past Cincinnati. In 2007, No. 12 seeds upset all four No. 5 seeds.

Many aren’t giving the Mountaineers the benefit of the doubt, either. ESPN

has ranked the No. 12 seeds with the best chance of getting the upset.

Topping that list is Buffalo, who has a 34 percent chance of beating West Virginia. Second is Stephen F. Austin, with a 27 percent chance of upsetting Utah, then Wofford with a 23 percent chance versus Arkansas. Wyoming rounds out the list with a 15 percent chance of beating Northern Iowa.

“We’re really not paying attention to any of that,” said Juwan Staten, who will return to action in the tournament after missing

four games with a left knee injury.

“Whether they think we’re going to win, whether they think we’re going to lose, that’s really out of our control. We just want to go out there and play our game.”

It’s clearly a dreaded matchup for any No. 5 seed, but West Virginia will have its hands full with a tough Buffalo team.

Upon hearing the Mountaineers would be playing Buffalo, head coach Bob Huggins wasn’t aware of the Bulls’ style of play – which is fast – similar to West Virgin-

ia’s style.

According to Kenpom. com, The Bulls are ranked 21st in the country in terms of possessions per game.

They like to run and being paired with the Mountaineers, fans will certainly see a quick, up-and-down game between the two teams.

The Bulls also played the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, Kentucky, to a close game early in the season. In fact, the Bulls led at halftime of that contest.

“They’re outrebounding their opposition, good foul shooting team,” Huggins

said while reading a stat sheet he was handed. “If we do what we’re supposed to do, we’re going to make them play the way we want them to play.”

Will history repeat itself?

Can Buffalo pull the No. 12 seed upset and hand West Virginia an early exit? Most seem to think so.

West Virginia and Buffalo will do battle in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Friday in Columbus, Ohio. The game will tip-off at 2:10 p.m. and will broadcast live on TNT. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia set for mid-week tilt with Akron by connor murray sports writer @dailyathenaeum

After dropping two of three games to No. 16 Texas at Disch-Falk Field in Austin last weekend, the West Virginia baseball team returns home to take on Akron tonight at 7 p.m. at CONSOL Energy Park in Washington, Pa. This game was originally scheduled to be the grand opening for WVU’s new ball park, but a harsh winter caused construction delays that have necessitated the

opening being pushed back.

West Virginia will be looking to bounce back from a missed opportunity over the weekend. The Mountaineers could have won their first Big 12 series of the year and set their season on an upward trajectory, but they split a pair of tight extra-inning games and were beaten 5-1 in the rubber match Sunday afternoon.

“I’m really proud of our guys. I thought at bats (we) were really good all day,” said head coach Randy Mazey in an interview with

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As conference play heats up, these mid-week contests take on even more importance, and can serve as an opportunity to build momentum, refocus energy and work out some kinks.

Sitting at 8-8 after 16 games, the Mountaineers have been the definition of up-and-down so far, but as Mazey alluded to after their loss to Texas Sunday,

things are starting to come together in terms of offense.

Their opponent, the Akron Zips, have struggled to put together consistent performances so far this season as well, and come into the matchup with an 8-7 record overall after losing two of three to Davidson last weekend.

Offensively, the Zips are paced by juniors Kris Simonton and Daulton Mosbarger. Simonton leads the team in hits with 22 and his .361 batting average is also a team-high. Mosbarger has been the most

balanced Akron hitter so far this year, hitting .321 and sporting an on-base percentage of .441 while clubbing a team-best three home runs and drawing 10 walks.

Akron’s pitching staff has been solid to this point in the year as well, sporting an overall earned run average of 4.23 while striking out close to six opponent hitters per game.

While the non-conference games take somewhat of a back seat once league play rolls around, there is no room for error for either of

these teams after their mediocre starts to the year. As we creep into mid-March, the intensity starts to get cranked up, and stumbling in a mid-week game like this can have a carry-over effect to the weekend series.

With a trip to Baylor, who will be chomping at the bit for its first conference win after getting swept by TCU last weekend, coming up Friday, West Virginia will need all the momentum it can get from this matchup with Akron. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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NCAA Tournament filled with good storylines The NCAA Tournament selection show is perhaps the best non-game event on the sports calendar.

Teams gather in front of the TV to see where they’ll be seeded or if they get in at all.

Fans tune in, either cheering or screaming at the screen, depending on what happens to their team.

And, of course, the debates start up, from which teams got in, which ones were left out, which ones had seeds that were too high or too low.

Now that the 68-team bracket is complete, it’s time

to run down some of the best matchups, surprises and potential upsets to keep an eye out for over the next three weeks: TOP MATCHUPS: You want to see muscle on muscle, Louisville vs. UC Irvine should be a good one. Cardinals powerful power forward Montrezl Harrell against the Anteaters’ 7-foot6, 300-pound center Mamadou Ndiaye will be a heavyweight bout.

Both teams need to win their opening games, but Kansas against Wichita State in the round of 32 would

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Keep an eye on Virginia Commonwealth and Ohio State in Portland on Thursday. That’s when the Buckeyes’ dynamic scorer D’Angelo Russell faces the Rams’ Havoc defense.

Not to get too far ahead, but a Wisconsin-Arizona final in the West Region could be epic. The Badgers survived a last-second shot to

beat the Wildcats in overtime in last year’s West final.

TOP PLAYERS: Duke’s Jahlil Okafor has been one of the nation’s best players all season and figures to be headed to the NBA after one season, so he’s going to be motivated to play well.

Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky helped lead the Badgers to the Final Four last season and has been neck-and-neck with Okafor for player of the year honors.

Kentucky’s Willie Cauley-Stein is arguably the best player on the nation’s best team.

Utah’s Delon Wright is a dynamic player who can be unstoppable.

Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant is a potential All-America.

So is Iowa State’s Georges Niang.

And, if it wasn’t for Okafor, the talk of the nation’s best freshman might have been about Maryland’s Melo Trimble. Arizona’s Stanley Johnson is in the same category.

SURPRISES: Perhaps the biggest head-scratcher of the bracket was the inclusion of UCLA. The Bruins scored seven first-half points in a

blowout loss to Kentucky, went 1-7 against top-25 teams in the RPI and went 2-8 on the road.

But UCLA had a strong schedule (32nd nationally) and won eight of its final 11 games to get in.

Texas, Indiana and North Carolina State were also somewhat unexpected additions to the bracket.

Dayton was considered a bubble team and sneaked in, playing one of the First Four games. The surprise is more where they’ll play: At home against Boise State on Wednesday.

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Deal with a touchy person carefully.

Tonight: With a favorite person.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH You could be rethinking a relationship. You might want to test out some of your thoughts or at least discuss them. You will find that others have surprising reactions to what you say. Don’t worry so much; everything will work out.

Tonight: Sort through the possibilities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You might want to go out at some point, but a sudden introverted streak could take over. You don’t need to explain why; just gracefully duck out and do what you want. Sometimes you need to cancel plans in order to go down your own path. Tonight: Not to be found.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might have a serious meeting

on your schedule, but you still will make time to visit your Irish friends.

You can get quite intense if you feel a lack of control. Realize that the only person you can control is you. Others surprise you with their choices.

Tonight: Go for naughty.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might be in the mood to stay home, yet St. Patrick’s Day happenings will lure you out the door. You might discover that a child or loved one seems to be acting quite spontaneous. Enjoy this sudden change, as it won’t last forever. Tonight: Go green.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You generally are full of fun, yet you seem to be more serious

right now. A friend will try to tease you out of your mood. Just be true to yourself. You could be surprised by what happens as a result. Communication will flourish if you are willing to talk.

Tonight: Hang out.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Listen to news with an ear to the financial implications involved. Understand that this situation is in a state of flux, so avoid making decisions right now. You might be short several facts, or perhaps you just can’t see the whole picture yet.

Tonight: Treat an Irish friend to a drink.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You’ll see a new beginning as others seem to reveal much more. You

have the ability to add excitement wherever you are. You might get a little too assertive in a conversation. Try to make fewer judgments.

Tonight: You might not be Irish, but you can act like you are.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HH Don’t expect a project to go exactly the way you would like it to. Part of the problem is that you want your ideas to be accepted by others. Share your views, and allow others to express their free will. The results will be better in the long run. Tonight: A vanishing act.

BORN TODAY Frontiersman Jim Bridger (1804), singer Nat King Cole (1919).

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Maren Prediger reloads during the NCAA Qualifiers in February.

Prediger wins WVU’s 23rd individual NCAA title by ashley conley correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Last weekend, the West Virginia rifle team won its third-straight NCAA Championship, bumping the NCAA record for most titles in collegiate history up to 17. In addition, thanks to the expertise and accuracy of Maren Prediger, West Virginia also claimed its 23rd individual NCAA rifle title.

At the 2014 NCAA rifle championships, Prediger had the individual air rifle title at her fingertips, but it slipped away by just fourtenths of a point. She wasn’t

about to end her successful senior season on the same note.

At this season’s NCAA Championship, she paced the team in the air rifle relay with a near-perfect score of 598 (100-100-99-100-10099), which put her in first place for the individual air rifle final.

In the final, Prediger shot a solid score of 205.8, which earned her the Air Rifle Individual Championship title.

Teammate Michael Bamsey came in second in the final with a score of 200.6. Not far behind was fellow Mountaineer Garrett Spurgeon, who claimed third place with a 182.8 score. Ziva Dvorsak

also competed in the final and finished in sixth place.

Prediger’s impeccable showing at the NCAA Championship also earned her the title of Varsity Sports Report Athlete of the Week at West Virginia University. She became the 17th Mountaineer (23 total) to win an NCAA individual title at the rifle championships.

“It was awesome because last year I didn’t quite do it,” Prediger said. “I got second, and I was really frustrated by my last shot because it would have been really easy. I didn’t have it in my mind, which really surprises me. You have to start over at some point and you have

to work on this year,” Prediger told newsminer.com in Alaska following the victory.

In the smallbore relay, Prediger also shot well with a score of 572 on day one of the two-day competition.

Although the Mountaineers were in second at the end of day one, the air rifle relays, particularly Prediger’s, allowed the team to take over first place. Alaska Fairbanks finished in second overall with an aggregate score of 4700, just two points behind West Virginia with 4702.

TCU came in third, followed

by Nebraska and Jacksonville St., in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Maren Prediger has been

a part of three NCAA titles for the Mountaineers. As a sophomore, junior and now as a senior, Prediger has been a significant part of the competitive forte in which Coach Jon Hammond’s team always bestows.

Although her time on the Mountaineer rifle team has come to an end, she will remain at West Virginia University to complete her schooling goals. Prediger ends her college career as one of the most decorated air rifle shooters in school history, with three NCAA Championships, one individual NCAA Championship, multiple NRA All-American First Team Air Rifle and All-

GARC First Team Air Rifle awards, as well as a plethora of academic honors including CRCA All-Academic Team, Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team and GARC Scholar Athlete awards.

The rifle team will participate in a fan celebration at the WVU Coliseum today at 5 p.m. in room 172. The five shooters who participated at the championship as well as other members of the team will be there to speak with fans and take photos. Fans will also be allowed to take photos with West Virginia’s 17th NCAA Championship trophy. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Head coach Bob Huggins yells to his players during the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship last week.

Tournament opponents not ready for WVU’s full-court pressure by david schlake sports editor @dschlake_wvu

It’s been long awaited and much anticipated, but March Madness is finally here. And, for the first time since 2012, West Virginia is a part of it.

The Mountaineers, who landed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament as a No. 5 seed, will face No. 12 Buffalo Friday.

The Bulls finished with a 23-9 record, going 12-6 in the MAC Conference. Unlike many other smaller schools from less reputable conferences that didn’t make the tournament, Buffalo faced a couple top-

notch teams in non-conference play, including two No.1-seed teams—Kentucky and Wisconsin.

They fell in both bouts, but not easily. They pushed Kentucky, who has been the No. 1 team in the league since the commencement of the 2014-15 season, leading the Wildcats, 38-33, at the end of the first half. But, they ended up losing by 19 points after only posting 14 in the second half.

The story was similar against Wisconsin, leading at halftime but ultimately losing by double digits.

What we can take from the Bulls’ season, particularly these two games, is that the Bulls can keep

up with anyone. Leading teams like Kentucky and Wisconsin after 20 minutes of play is impressive, no matter the final score.

Of any No. 12 seed for West Virginia to be matched up against, Buffalo could be the toughest.

Perhaps S.F. Austin, Wyoming or Wofford would have been a more likable matchups for West Virginia, but there is no doubting the result of what head coach Bob Huggins, the Big 12 Coach of the Year, has done with the program.

The Mountaineers had an unexpectedly successful season, going 23-8, and 11-7 in the Big 12 Conference — the best since 2010

when they made a Final Four run in which they ultimately lost to Duke.

Unlike many Big 12 opponents that had time to see West Virginia play and find a way to counter its unusual defense, Buffalo isn’t going to have the same opportunity to observe and prepare as the Mountaineers’ previous opponents did.

“Press Virginia” became the name West Virginia responded to, as Huggins incorporated a full-court press style defense into his game-to-game strategy to give his team more possessions as a way to overcome its less-than-stellar shooting abilities.

The press was effective and it grabbed the nation’s attention, as the Mountaineers led the NCAA in steals per game, averaging 10.9.

They only shot 41.2 percent from the field on the season, finishing 282nd among Division I teams.

But, the press made them a contender in the best of 32 conferences.

They fell to Baylor in their first game of the Big 12 Tournament, playing without senior guards Juwan Staten and Gary Browne— both suffered injuries two weeks prior to the loss, and haven’t seen the court since.

Luckily for the Mountaineers, depth at the guard

positions kept them within reach during the tournament loss, as they were only down by two points at halftime, and only lost by 10 at the horn by a score of 8070—the closest loss to Baylor this season.

In one of only a few games Huggins didn’t issue the press on West Virginia’s opponent, he claimed the change in defense was a decision made as a result of his limited roster.

With a healthy roster that includes Staten and Browne, West Virginia is ready for the NCAA Tournament and could prove to be the ultimate wildcard. dschlake@mail.wvu.edu

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Mountaineers continue spring practices by dj deskins

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While they aren’t officially competing yet, West Virginia University’s men’s golf team has been working hard to develop its game throughout the semester to prepare for the 2015-16 season.

With only five players on the current roster, WVU is placing a big focus on recruiting and finding players who will replace the current juniors Easton Renwick and Mason Short.

Since the announcement that the team would return to varsity play, head coach Sean Covich has been working hard to identify his team’s top player.

He holds qualifiers at the end of each month and at the end of the year where the overall winner will earn a spot in the team’s first official tournament next season. The remaining players compete amongst themselves for the remaining spots.

The team has used many surrounding courses to hone its skills. It mainly used The Pines, Lakeview, Pete Dye and Stonewall for practice, but extended its reach to include Glade Springs, the Greenbrier and Nemacolin.

In February, the Mountaineers were essentially handcuffed when trying to find a course to play on because of the horrible winter. They opted to take

a team trip to Florida in search of warmer weather and greener grass.

“It was a difficult winter to try and play in Morgantown,” Covich said. “We have another trip upcoming to Florida; this time it is our spring semester’s opening qualifier. We will be based out of Jacksonville, Fla., and play mainly at TPC Sawgrass.”

Before coming to WVU, Covich was unfamiliar with every member of the Mountaineers’ roster with the exception of Tae Wan Lee. However, the extent of their relationship only came from several email exchanges when Covich was attempting to recruit Lee to Mississippi State where he was an assistant

at the time.

“We really didn’t know each other at all when we started out,” Covich said. “One thing I try to do is have the team over to my house for an occasional team meal at least once a month, so that they are around my family. I get to know them and they get to know me off the golf course. That has been a great environment for me to learn more about the guys and their personalities.”

Over the summer, the team will participate in some amateur events to keep its game sharp and the competitive atmosphere alive.

“I am looking forward to how our guys continue

to develop during summer amateur tournaments,” Covich said. “The summer season can really be a springboard for college golf, so I hope our guys play well in their respective events this summer.”

The Mountaineers will begin their season in September and play in around six tournaments in the fall and six in the spring, before the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Postseason. Of all the tournaments they’ll play in, they will face in-state rival Marshall and Covich’s former team at Mississippi State, as well as host their own tournament at Pete Dye Golf Club. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Thunder guard Russell Westbrook drives past Joakim Noah in Sunday’s game against the Bulls.

Westbrook leads Thunder to 109-100 win OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Unlike the last time the Chicago Bulls played Oklahoma City, Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook showed faith in a teammate with the game on the line, and Anthony Morrow proved worthy.

Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, including one to Morrow for a clinching 3-pointer in the final minute, helping the Thunder hold off Bulls 109-100 on Sunday.

“We did a good job of learning from our mistakes,” Westbrook said.

“The first time we played them, I had a chance to hit Serge (Ibaka) on a kickback (when) two guys was on me. Tonight, same situation — two guys on me. I kicked to A-Mo and trusted my teammate and he knocked it down, so it was good.”

Centers Enes Kanter (18 points, 18 rebounds) and Steven Adams (14 points,

11 rebounds) both posted double-doubles for the Thunder. Oklahoma City, the league’s top rebounding team, dominated on the boards by a 52-33 margin.

For only the third time in the Thunder’s last nine games, Westbrook didn’t record a triple-double, falling short in assists largely because his teammates weren’t shooting well early and Westbrook took over as the team’s primary offensive option late. Oklahoma City shot 46 percent from the field, with Westbrook finishing 12 of 27.

Westbrook’s final assist came on the game-turning play. With the Thunder up 99-95 in the final minute, he held the basketball until near the end of the shot clock, then passed to Morrow, who swished the decisive 3-pointer. The Thunder has won 16 of its last 18 home games.

“We wanted to close out the game better than

we did a few weeks ago in Chicago,” Oklahoma City coach Scott Brooks said. “.I thought the defense was good in the game. We make a few mistakes in Chicago that we wanted to make sure didn’t happen again.”

Nikola Mirotic scored 27 points and Pau Gasol added 20 for Chicago, which beat the Thunder on March 5 on a 3-pointer by E’Twaun Moore with 2.1 seconds left. The rematch was tight throughout neither team led by more than nine points - but it was Westbrook making plays in the fourth quarter that proved to be the difference.

With the Thunder clinging to a 96-95 lead, Westbrook drove the lane and earned two free throws, making one with 1:27 left. At the other end, he stepped in front of a pass

by Aaron Brooks, stole the ball and drove the length of the court for a layup to

give Oklahoma City a 9995 cushion with 1:12 left.

Oklahoma City’s Dion Waiters stripped Moore on a drive toward the basket and the ball glanced off Moore’s hand with 1 minute left, giving the Thunder possession. After Morrow’s 3-pointer, Gasol scored for Chicago. Westbrook then received a quick inbounds pass, and with Chicago coach Tom Thibodeau screaming at his players to trap the elusive Thunder guard, Westbrook drove all the way to the basket for a layup.

Westbrook made 3-of-4 free throws in the final 12.3 seconds to cap a 14-point quarter.

“You just try to make him work for his points,” Thibodeau said of Westbrook. “He’s playing at such a high level right now and he is making plays on top of it, so he keeps pressure on you at all times.”

TIP-INS Bulls: Thibodeau didn’t

offer a specific timetable as to when injured forwards Jimmy Butler (left elbow sprain) and Taj Gibson (left ankle injury) might be able to return, but said Gibson has returned to practice. ... Chicago hasn’t won in Oklahoma City since Jan. 27, 2010. ... Gasol just missed what would have been a 45th doubledouble this season, grabbing eight rebounds.

Thunder : Oklahoma City started two centers, Kanter and Adams, in an attempt to slow the Bulls’ potent frontline duo of Gasol and Noah. Kanter set a Thunder record with 10 rebounds in the first quarter. . Thunder F Serge Ibaka missed a second straight game due to knee soreness. Brooks said Ibaka remains day-to-day. . Kanter’s double-double was his sixth since joining the Thunder at the NBA trade deadline, while Adams recorded his fifth doubledouble of the season.

Nationals’ Harper throws out runner in spring training game, Williams not pleased VIERA, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Harper agreed: He looked as if he was taking his time getting to the ball. That was the plan.

His manager didn’t like it.

Alex Presley fell for Harper’s trick and was thrown out by the right fielder trying to stretch a single in the fifth inning of the Washington Nationals’ 2-1 win over a Houston Astros split squad Monday.

Afterward Nationals manager Matt Williams said Harper should not have allowed Presley to attempt to go to second.

“The batter/runner’s got good speed and he’s going to try to test any time he can, so what we want to accomplish in that regard is to get on the baseball and stop him at first,” Williams said. “If that throw is not on the money,

he’s safe. It was a close play as it was.

“You get in that situation and allow him to get to second base, one swing of the bat and that’s a run for them,” Williams added. “We want to make the other team earn it.”

Harper said he understood his manager’s position. Still, it’s something he’s liked to do since his days as a catcher before the Nationals drafted him No. 1 overall in 2010.

As a left fielder last season, there weren’t many opportunities to throw behind runners and try to pick them off or get them to try to take the extra base. Now that Harper is moving into right field, he expects to get more of those opportunities.

“I think a lot of people probably today thought I

was jogging to that ball or something like that. But it’s part of my game — trying to bait people, trying to see what they do,” Harper said.

“There’s certain things about my game that I do and that’s one of them.”

STARTING TIME Nationals: starter Jordan Zimmermann survived a scare in the third inning when Houston’s Robbie Grossman lined a shot up the middle. The right-hander blocked the ball with his glove, then got up and threw the ball past first baseman Ryan Zimmerman for a twobase error that put Grossman at third. Grossman scored when the next batter, Jonathan Villar, singled.

“When I leave it over the middle, stuff like that happens,” Zimmermann said.

“I looked at the replay and

the ball was middle-middle.

I was just lucky enough to get a glove on it” Astros: Mark Appel, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 draft, gave up a lead-off triple to Washington’s Michael Taylor, but then seemed to settle down. He went two innings in his first spring start, giving up a run on two hits. He was sidelined since March fifth with a right forearm strain.

TRAINER’S ROOM Nationals: third baseman Anthony Rendon, who has been out since sustaining a mild MCL sprain in his left knee on March 9, is still experiencing soreness. Williams said the team wants to be cautious and not rush Rendon back.

Astros: C-OF Evan Gattis is still day to day with discomfort in his right wrist.

ROSTER MOVES

The Nationals optioned OF Brian Goodwin to Triple-A Syracuse and LHP’s Sammy Solis and Felipe Rivero to Double-A Harrisburg.

Houston, meanwhile, optioned INF Ronald Torreyes and RHPs Michael Feliz and Vincent Velasquez to minor league camp. The team also reassigned INF Joe Sciafani and RHPs Brady Rodgers and Jordan Jankowski to minor league camp.

UP NEXT Nationals: Stephen Strasburg makes his second spring start as the Nationals travel to Lakeland to face Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers.

Astros: will hit the road to play Pittsburgh. Starting rotation candidate Roberto Hernandez will pitch for the Astros.

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Many extras and reasonable rent, with lots included!

Near Campus CALL NOW!!!

FURNISHED HOUSES CLOSE TO CAMPUS. 4BR, 2BTH with WD. $1100/mth plus utilities and deposit.

304-594-3705

EFF: 1BR : 2BR:

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

UNFURNISHED / FURNISHED

5 BEDROOM HOUSE in South Park across from Walnut Street Bridge. W/D. Call Nicole at 304-290-8972

NOW LEASING FOR MAY 2015

OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER & GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED MOUNTAIN LINE BUS SERVICE EVERY 10 MINUTES MINUTES FROM PRT

304-599-4407 ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM RICE RENTALS Affordable Rent, Great Location Rent starting at $325.

Effic,1, 2, & 3/BR Leasing for May 2015 304-598-7368 ricerentals.com RMC Properties 3/BR, 1 bath Apts for rent.

Starting May 15. Call for more information.

304.282.8966

SMITH RENTALS, LLC

304-322-1112

â—? Houses â—? 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments

Check out:

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Now Leasing May 2015

STADIUM VIEW APARTMENTS Affordable Rent, Great Location Rent starting at $350 Eff, 1 &2/BR Leasing for May 2015 304-598-7368 stadiumviewwv.com TERA PROPERTIES, NEW 1 & 2 BR/ 2 Bath Apts. $635-950+ electric. Locations include: Lewis, Stewart, Irwin Streets & Idlewood Dr. New 1BR available in May on Glenn St. Walking distance to Downtown/Hospital. Hardwood floors, W/D, wifi, fitness room, tanning beds, free parking. No Pets. 304-290-7766 or 304-288-0387. www.rentalswv.com

“$0.00 Security Deposit!

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9 & 12 Month Leases August to May OR August to August Individual Leases 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments

2BR TOWNHOUSE. South High Street.

Large rooms, Hardwood floors, full basement with w/d hookup. $750/plus utili. No Pets. 304-692-1821.

3& 4BRS. Walk to Campus. W/D, some parking. Lease/Deposit. NO PETS. Avail.

6-1-15. Max Rentals. 304-291-8423 4/BR CAMPUS AREA & BETWEEN CAMPUSES. New appliances, W/D, Off-street Parking, Pet friendly. 12-month lease / deposit. Starts June 1.

304-292-5714 4BR 2BTH 209 WAVERLY ST. Parking, W/D, Dishwasher, Deck. $400/BR + Utilities. hymarkproperties.com. 304-319-1243 AVAILABLE 5/8/15. 3 BR house. Recently remodeled. Partially furnished. Close to campus. Off-street parking. 296-8801.

MUST SEE just across from Arnold Hall 1-6BR and 2 & 3BATH houses with W/D, DW, Microwave, A/C, parking, all in excellent condition. All utilities included. For appointment call 304-288-1572, 288-9662, 282-7572 website JEWELMANLLC.COM VERY NICE, MODERN, SPACIOUS, NEWLY RENOVATED, EFFICIENT 2BR apt and 3BR House. Private, quiet, adult neighborhood near University Avenue and North Street. $600/each/month+utilities. No pets. No parties. 304-288-0919

ROOMMATES SECOND SEMESTER. Willey St. & South Park. Male or Female. 4 1/2-5 month lease. $475-$490/mth. Includes Utilities, W/D. Deposit. 304-292-5714

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

304-282-2560

HELP WANTED Taking Applications for DA DELIVERY POSITION The Daily Athenaeum’s Distribution Department is looking for responsible & reliable student employees to fill the position of:

Delivery Driver Position requirements are: • report to work at 4:45 am • Valid Driver’s License • Graduation date after August 2015 Applications are available at the Daily Athenaeum, 284 Prospect St. Please include a class schedule. eoe

304.413.0900

EXPERIENCED LINE COOKS needed for Atomic Grill. Apply in person 595 Greenbag Road.

FREE PARKING www.metropropertymgmt.net

EXPRESSWAY CAR-WASH now hiring. $9/hr, plus tips. Apply in person next to Sheets by University Town Center or text 304-282-4321.

Downtown Off Spruce Street!

DA- Classifieds@mail.wvu.edu

MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING Full or part-time cooks, servers and bartenders: Also hiring for Summer Full & Part-time. Apply in person at 704 Richwood Ave./3117 University Ave. or e-mail resume to fishbowl@mountain.net

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Tuesday March 17, 2015

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