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BIG 12 MEDIA DAY

HOLGORSEN BELIEVES “We have 55 guys on our team that have played Big 12 football, so that means there are guys who have played and are experienced and should continue to get better each and every year.”

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West Virginia University Hospitals named best in state for third consecutive year

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West Virginia University Hospitals receive No. 1 ranking in the state.

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Student makes strides to ensure less food waste in state

By Alexis Randolph Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

Hilary Kinney, a West Virginia University sophomore journalism and geography student, has spent her summer working to ensure there is less food waste in the state of West Virginia. Now she is bringing her work back to campus this fall.

Kinney has been working with Dr. Brad Wilson in the geography department to map food pantries in West Virginia. This work helped spark the idea to start a program where students would help the University donate more of its dining hall leftovers to those in need.

Kinney said the traveling has helped her really understand the food situation throughout the state.

“The traveling I have been doing is related to the food project I have been working on. I have been traveling to Huntington, Charleston and many other places in Monongalia County trying to get a feel for what food pantries are doing and offering in West Virginia,” Kinney said.

Kinney also said she discovered a national organization with the same focus she has.

“There is this national organization called the Food Recovery Network, and what they do is they mobilize students at different universities to get together and collect the food that is normally thrown out in dining halls,” she said. “They then transport that food to local shelters who are in need.”

Food Recovery Network started at the University of Maryland in 2011 when students noticed how much food was being thrown out from the dining halls. In 2013, the group received

a large donation and was able to go from volunteer to professional.

With the traveling she has been doing, she has used the data to find out if and where food can be taken to from the five dining halls at WVU. “I think this lack of research is the reason the University has not been doing more with its leftover food until now,” she said. “The University usually donates a couple hundred pounds, so they aren’t doing nothing.

But, this would mean getting more students involved and just have more hands and a bigger labor force.”

Kathy Curtin, associate director of WVU dining services, said the program will add to the work WVU already does.

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The St. Ursula Food Pantry is located in Morgantown and is being mapped by Kinney. donating usable leftovers to several of the homeless shelters around Morgantown for many years,” Curtin said.

“Hilary is interested in developing a student network that would help to distribute food to additional locations which would allow us to reach more of the people who are in need.”

Curtin said this program would also greatly help with the University’s green initiatives.

“I think being able to funnel this food to someone who needs it is a major part of our green initiative,” she said. “We’ve done a lot to cut back on waste but invariably there are pans of food leftover from serving areas at the end of meal periods.”

Kinney said since announcing the project on so-

cial media, she has had close to 20 students come forward who are willing to volunteer and help out with the project.

“No one likes throwing away food. You look at the statistics and literally tons, like 12,000 pounds a week, are thrown out, that included scraps but that also includes just pans of untouched food,” Kinney said.

“Food is something everyone can relate to. I am all about causes, but in reality not all causes affect everyone. But everyone knows and needs food, and these are statistics everyone can look at and be disgusted by,” To get involved with this new project contact Kinney at hmkinney@mix.wvu.edu danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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A recent ranking by “US News & World Report,” named West Virginia University Hospitals as the best in West Virginia.

For the third year in a row WVUH has been ranked as the best hospital in the state as well as Ruby Memorial receiving 12 high-performing rankings.

Charlotte Bennett interim president and CEO of WVUH said the ranking was an honor for the hospitals.

“It’s always an honor to be recognized, especially when the ranking is based on real numbers,” Bennett said. “This ranking is reflective of positive outcomes for our patients and is a testament to the outstanding care provided by our physicians, nurses, and the entire healthcare team.”

The high-performing rankings were handed out to cancer, cardiology, heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, as well as seven other categories.

With nearly 30,000 patients a year visiting WVUH, Bennett said quality patient care is a number one concern for all of the hospital’s professionals.

“We are committed to our mission of improving the health of all West Virginians through patient care, education, and research, and I believe this recognition validates that,” she said. “Our patients deserve the best, and we strive to deliver the best care possible.”

“US News & World Report” ranks hospitals among 16 different specialties to provide patients with up to date and helpful information about hospitals in their area. Hard data based on the categories of reputation with specialists, survival, patient safety and other care-related indica-

tors provides information for each of those 16 specialties to be ranked. A new ranking list is released every July.

While not ranked nationally, WVUH scored in the top 25 percent in each of its 12 high-performing categories it was awarded.

Bennett said by focusing on the quality of care patients receive, WVUH is able to maintain its place at the top of both the state and regional listings.

“We continually focus on the quality of care provided in our hospital. We never become complacent and are always striving to identify ways to improve services to our patients,” she said.

She said it is the professionals providing services at WVUH that also help to maintain this high-performing status.

“The dedicated, committed professionals that care for our patients is the single most significant factor responsible for WVU Hospitals achieving this recognition for the past three years,” Bennett said.

“It puts me at ease knowing I can go to a WVU hospital and be well taken care of,” Jennifer Jones, a senior elementary education student said. “Having been to West Virginia University Hospital in the past, I was reassured by their checking in on me and the fact that they were always making sure I was comfortable.”

Jones said WVUH is a great environment for learning.

“Being the best hospital in West Virginia also helps establishes a great learning environment for the University,” she said. “I have had class at Ruby and it was very professional and it was a great place to be.”

To view the full list of rankings visit http:// health.usnews.com/ best-hospitals danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

WVU establishes Department of Forensic and Investigative Science

By Alexis Randolph Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

Due to recent growth in the forensics career field, West Virginia University has established the Department of Forensic and Investigative Science.

The forensics program has been not only nationally recognized, but also internationally recognized since its inception in 1997.

Dr. Gerald Lang will be the chair of the newly established department. He said he feels this was the next natural step for the department.

“I think most of the time in any development of any academic depart-

ment you start out as a program,” Lang said. “It was time for this program to be on par with the other science departments in the Eberly College of Arts and Science so the request was submitted through the department to the dean’s office and it was approved.

It is mostly an academic change.”

Both the undergraduate and graduate forensics programs have been accredited for some time. This accreditation is something Lang said he believed helped the development of the department.

“We have faculty committed to working with

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Alumnus and former aide to Senator Manchin chosen to hold position at WVU

By Hannah Wigal Staff Writer @DailyAthenaeum

West Virginia University alumnus and West Virginia native, Travis Mollohan, has been selected as the director of state, corporate and community relations for WVU. The director is responsible for providing leadership, advice, consultation and implementation on matters including state government relations, private business sector relations, outside university relations, local government

relations, alumni relations and donor relations, among other duties.

Mollohan served as aide to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and has held various senatorial and gubernatorial positions since graduating from WVU in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

Mollohan will take over the position beginning August 5, and will be working under William H. Hutchens III, vice president for corporate and legal affairs and general counsel, and Sarah Smith, associate vice presi-

dent for state and corporate relations.

The director of state, corporate and community relations is responsible for being knowledgeable of bill tracking and analysis, committee hearing tracking and regular communication with University leadership and constituency groups regarding the status of the legislative process relating to the interests of the University.

“If WVU is to be the kind of institution West Virginian’s expect it to be, it will need to be actively engaged in ongoing conversation

with policymakers at all levels,” Hutchens said. “Travis will be integrally involved in making sure these conversations happen so that WVU can help meet those needs.”

Mollohan recently held the position of director of constituent services for Senator Manchin in the Charleston office. His final day was July 18.

“Senator Manchin has given me so many great opportunities over the past nine years and I thank him for his continued confidence,” Mollohan said. “I

am honored to have been involved in the progress our state has made under his leadership.”

Mollohan said he is thankful for for the opportunity from Senator Manchin to serve the people of West Virginia but he is excited to take on his new position at WVU. “I am very excited and deeply humbled by the opportunity to serve my incredible alma mater,” Mollohan said.

Mollohan will be working closely with local legislative members and executive

branch staff and will advise WVU officials regarding opportunities for governmental fundraising, works with public officials and will coordinate the interaction between University staff with those officials.

“WVU has made such a positive impact on citizens and communities of the Mountain State,” Mollohan said. “I will do my part to continue the important work of our state’s flagship university and help take it to the next level.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Many US, European and Canadian airlines ban flights to Israel after recent rocket strike JERUSALEM (AP) — A Hamas rocket exploded Tuesday near Israel’s main airport, prompting a ban on flights from the U.S. and many from Europe and Canada as aviation authorities responded to the shock of seeing a civilian jetliner shot down over Ukraine.

Israel declared that BenGurion Airport was safe and said there was no reason to “hand terror a prize” by halting flights.

The rare flight ban came as Israel grappled with news that a soldier went missing after an attack in the Gaza Strip, raising the possibility he was abducted, a scenario that could complicate intense diplomatic efforts to end the two-week conflict.

Palestinian militants have fired more than 2,000 rockets toward Israel since fighting began on July 8, but most – including several heading toward Tel Aviv - fell harmlessly into open areas or were shot out of the sky by the “Iron Dome” defense system, keeping Israeli casualties low.

Tuesday’s rocket attack was the closest to the airport so far, said police spokeswoman Luba Samri, and largely destroyed a house, slightly injuring one Israeli in the nearby Tel Aviv suburb of Yehud.

Aviation authorities reacted swiftly. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration prohibited American airlines from flying to Tel Aviv for 24 hours “due to the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict in Israel and Gaza.” Later, the European Aviation Safety Agency issued an advisory to airlines saying it “strongly recommends” airlines avoid the airport.

Germany’s Lufthansa, Air France, Air Canada, Alitalia, Dutch KLM, Britain’s easyJet, Turkish Airlines and Greece’s Aegean Airlines were among those carriers canceling flights to Tel Aviv over safety concerns amid the increasing violence.

Israeli Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz called on the U.S. aviation authority to reconsider, calling the flight ban “unnecessary” and saying Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system pro-

vided cover for civil aviation.

“Ben-Gurion Airport is safe and completely guarded and there is no reason whatsoever that American companies would stop their flights and hand terror a prize,” his office said in a statement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised the issue of the ban with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who was in the Middle East on Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.

“The FAA’s notice was issued to protect American citizens and American carriers. The only consideration in issuing the notice was the safety and security of our citizens,” Psaki said in a statement. “ International airlines and passengers have grown more anxious about safety since last week, when a Malaysia Airlines jet was shot down over Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

While Hamas rockets aren’t guided missiles, they still can cause massive damage to an aircraft. For instance, unguided mortar fire in Tripoli from a militia battling to control its international airport destroyed an Airbus A330 on the ground over the weekend.

The Tel Aviv airport is Israel’s main gateway to the world and Hamas militants have said they hoped to target it to disrupt life in Israel.

Another Hamas objective was to abduct an Israeli soldier, and Israeli fears over such an occurrence were revisited Tuesday when the military announced that a soldier was missing following a deadly battle in Gaza, where the Israelis are fighting Hamas militants in the third such war in just over five years.

The military said Sgt. Oron Shaul was among seven soldiers in a vehicle that was hit by an anti-tank missile in a battle in Gaza over the weekend. The other six have been confirmed as dead, but no remains have been identified as Shaul’s.

Hamas claims to have abducted him and has flaunted his name and military ID number to try to back that claim. Military officials say

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Delta Airlines blocks all flights to Israel. the soldier is almost certainly dead, but it would be a nightmare scenario for the Jewish state if even his remains were in the hands of Hamas.

Past abductions of Israeli soldiers have turned into painful drawn-out affairs and Israel has paid a heavy price in lopsided prisoner swaps to retrieve captured soldiers or remains held by its enemies. The prolonged saga of Gilad Schalit, a soldier captured by Hamas-allied militants in 2006 and held for more than five years before he was swapped for more than 1,000 Palestinians prisoners, still weighs heavily in Israel.

“We understand the terror organization is looking for some leverage and as cynical as it sounds, one type of leverage is bargaining over parts of bodies,” said Lior Lotan, a reserve Israeli colonel and former head of its POW and MIA department.

Israeli airstrikes continued to pummel Gaza tunnels, rocket launchers and militants on the 15th day of the war Tuesday as diplomatic efforts intensified to end fighting that has killed at least 630 Palestinians and 29 Israelis - 27 soldiers and two civilians.

Israel says its troops have killed hundreds of Hamas gunmen, while Gaza offi-

cials say the vast majority have been civilians, many of them children.

Israel says it is trying hard to avoid civilian casualties and blames Hamas for using civilians as “human shields.”

Human rights activists say past confrontations have shown that when Israeli carries out attacks in densely populated Palestinian areas, civilian deaths are inevitable.

The Israeli military said that after a firefight with Palestinian militants on Tuesday, troops saw some Palestinian gunmen flee the scene in an ambulance.

The military said soldiers “did not target the ambulance in light of the possibility uninvolved civilians were in it.”

Egypt, Israel and the U.S. back an unconditional cease-fire, to be followed by talks on a possible new border arrangement for Gaza.

Israel and Egypt have severely restricted movement in and out of Gaza since Hamas seized the territory in 2007. But Hamas has rejected repeated Egyptian truce proposals.

Both U.N. chief Ban Kimoon and Kerry were in the region to make the highest-level push yet to end the deadly conflict.

Kerry met with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah elSissi and other senior offi-

cials in Cairo. He stopped short of advocating a new round of peace talks but left the door open for broad negotiations between Israel and Palestinian officials once a cease-fire is in place.

“Just reaching a cease-fire is clearly not enough,” Kerry said. “It is imperative that there be a serious engagement, discussion, negotiation, regarding the underlying issues and addressing all the concerns that have brought us to where we are today.”

El-Sissi said he raised with Ban the possibility of an international donor conference for Gaza reconstruction after a cease-fire is implemented.

The U.N. secretary-general, meanwhile, said it was his “hope and belief” that his mission would lead to an end to the fighting “in the very near future.” Ban told the Security Council by videoconference from the West Bank city of Ramallah that he could not publicly reveal details “at this highly sensitive moment.” As he spoke a siren could be heard in the background.

Ban earlier met with Netanyahu in Israel, where he urged a resumption of talks toward bringing about a twostate solution.

Netanyahu responded

that Hamas, a group whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel, does not want a two-state solution and said the international community needed to hold Hamas accountable for the latest round of violence, saying its refusal to agree to a ceasefire had prevented an earlier end to the fighting.

“What we’re seeing here with Hamas is another instance of Islamist extremism, violent extremism,” Netanyahu said at a joint press conference in Tel Aviv. “What grievance can we solve with Hamas? Their grievance is that we exist. They don’t want a two-state solution, they don’t want any state solution.”

Hamas, with backing from its allies Qatar and Turkey, says it wants guarantees on lifting the blockade before halting its fire.

Israel launched a massive air campaign on July 8 to stop relentless Hamas rocket fire into Israel, and expanded it to a ground war last week aimed at destroying tunnels the military says Hamas has constructed from Gaza into Israel for attacks against Israelis.

Israel has struck almost 3,000 sites in Gaza, killed more than 180 armed Palestinians and uncovered 66 access shafts of 23 tunnels, the military said.

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tension of the forensic examiner track. Both programs are accredited by the American Academy of Forensic Science, an honor only five other institutions can claim as well.

“We are graduating students form a program that is recognized nationally.

I have sat here and interviewed a woman form the Netherlands who was interested in possibly coming to school here. We attract students internationally because of our reputation,” Lang said.

“We are a magnet which draws students from elsewhere, and one of the things we have is our facilities. I don’t think there is anyone in the country that has a crime scene complex as unique as ours.”

The program boasts an 18,000 square-foot laboratory facility, crime scene training facility and faculty with more than 50 years of combined working experience in forensic laboratories.

Sam Borowski , a senior forensic chemistry and chemistry student and president of the forensic club, said she thinks the establishment of the department will bring even more recognition.

“I think that this is going to bring more attention to the department. I know we are already considered one of the programs that many students come from out of state for,” she said.

Borowski, originally from Michigan, said she visited several schools before she found her fit at WVU. “I like how you can integrate forensics with other sciences. I learn something every day from people in this department, I think it is by far the best department in the country for forensics,” she said. “It just seemed like the obvious choice for me.”

Roger Jefferys, a first year graduate student in the forensics program, said he hopes the establishment will lead to the development of higher degrees.

“I think becoming a department one leads to the possibility of higher degrees and there is also the fact that being a department can help students focus on themselves where before it was more about going through Eberly,” he said. “We have now upped ourselves to the next level, so to speak.”

Jefferys said he picked the program for its strong research emphasis.

“We are a very strong researched based program.

The faculty is very smart and diverse, they are second to none,” he said. “I wanted law enforcement hands on, and that is why I came into the forensic program.”

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our students to make sure they get a quality education and we have very good students who are committed to fulfilling the expectations of the program,” he said. “It is a symbiotic relationship. Our students do very well because they have to take capstone experiences, they are involved in research with faculty, they really get to do the science as well as the hands on experience and that is what the accrediting body is looking for. We meet their criteria and exceed them.”

Lang described the program as one of the more challenging undergraduate programs at the University.

“If you think about it, if you are going to collect evidence and that evidence is going to be used in a case you certainly want to make sure your investigators understand the chain of evidence, because guilt or innocence is based on the evidence that is being collected. So yes, the expectations are high,” he said.

As undergraduates, students can pick between three different emphases of study: forensic examiner, forensic chemistry and forensic biology. The graduate program is an ex-

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Wednesday July 23, 2014

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Two-man play, ‘Red,’ offers last performance on Saturday by jake jarvis A&E Editor @jakejarviswvu

“Red” finishes its final two performances at the Monongalia Arts Center on Friday and Saturday night. David Beach, a West Virginia University English professor, joins Shenendoah Thompson in an attempt to bring life to the story of Mark Rothko, the famous abstract impressionist.

The play, written by John Logan in 2009, takes place in Rothko’s studio in 1958-9. Rothko (Beach) has been commissioned

to paint a collection of pieces for the Four Seasons restaurant. His assistant, Ken (Thompson), aides Rothko with assembling the canvases.

Along the way, the conversation twists to art critique and a deeper understanding of Rothko’s humanity.

Beach and Thompson worked together in previous productions at M.T. Pockets Theatre, but never while acting together. The two decided to finally change that.

“I said, ‘Well, we need to find the right vehicle,” Beach said.

Ten minutes later, Beach said he thought of “Red.” He bought the script online and sent it to Thompson. Barely 90 minutes later Thompson said “let’s do it.”

Beach chose “Red” because the age difference between he and Thompson is a perfect fit for the play. Also, he said the language is rich and it’s an “intense character driven play.”

Because this play has only two characters, they must both work extremely well together.

They claimed they “share a brain.”

One might be skeptical of this claim — that is until they start finishing each other’s sentences and always aim three steps ahead of each other.

“I think it’s been a wonderful experience,” Thompson said. “It speaks about art in so many different idioms. It applies to you whether you are a photographer, painter, filmmaker, wordsmith, poet — whatever it may be.”

“If you’re just the guy that sits there and appreciates the art it will speak to you even more.”

This was the first time Beach has portrayed a his-

torical character. He said researching for this role was difficult, and he relied heavily on another actor’s portrayal from a BBC production on Rothko, closer to the original time period.

Beach said the biggest challenge he faces with directing himself was not being able to see the way the blocking, or stage movements, looked from the audience’s perspective.

Thompson, on the other hand, felt directing himself was “natural” and even presented benefits that having a separate director did not bring.

While they may disagree on directing oneself, they surely agree on the effort it takes to produce a show of this caliber.

“I feel like it is a portion of us bearing our souls and if the audience is here and it is the right moment, and they share a little bit of their soul with us, we’re going to have a soul exchange,” Thompson said.

The show begins at 8 p.m. in the Tanner Theatre. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door or ahead of time by calling (304) 292-3325. jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

Local swing dance club offers a fun evening to kick up your heels by mitchell glazier A&E writer @dailyathenaeum

Milwaukee’s Best, $3 Mixed Drinks and $3 Fireballs.

Each Tuesday night at Swing Alley, dance lessons are provided to ensure that everyone feels comfortable enough to “bust a move.”

“The specials are reason enough to come on out,” Loomis said. “With good drinks and fun for literally any age

Morgantown Swing, a dance collective comprised of students with a variety of skill levels, hosts Swing Alley on Tuesdays at Chick-N-Bones Rhythm Cafe on Chestnut Street from 7-10 p.m.

All ages are welcome, and encouraged, to attend the weekly dance hall event. After paying a cover charge of $3, dancers are ushered into the arena to classic hits from the early 30’s to late 50’s.

Chick-N-Bones Rhythm Cafe boasts an open dance floor for anyone seeking to cut the rug to hits of generations past. With weekly drink specials, Tuesday Swing Alleys are sure to make dancers put their best foot forward for a swingin’ time.

“There honestly isn’t a better thing you could be doing on a Tuesday night,” said David Loomis, Morgantown Swing coordinator and dance instructor, “We have a good crowd of students each week, but there’s certainly always room for more.”

In addition to food specials at Chick-N-Bones Rhythm Cafe, the venue has a varied happy hour that includes $1 A couple dances the night away.

and skill level, Swing Alley is a no brainer for a fun Tuesday night.”

A timeline of the night is followed to facilitate the various phases of the three hour dance hall jamboree.

“We have tons of specials and fun for everyone.

All ages come out each week and find ways to have a great

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time,” Loomis said. “We’re definitely expanding and planning new events and ways to accommodate more dancers.”

This event is aimed to promote vintage music and swing dancing culture.

If you’re planning to attend, parking is available from 5-10 p.m. behind West

Virginia Community College.

“Morgantown Swing is growing,” said Loomis, “We’re already discussing new ways to cater to a growing group of attendees.”

For additional information regarding Morgantown Swing or Alley Swing on Tuesday nights, visit http:// www.morgantownswing.

blogspot.com.

“Lots of students have really generated a buzz around us. Morgantown Swing has really grown in the last year,” Loomis said. “This year, we hope to incorporate new and improved events to keep the buzz going.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU theatre alumni bring original ‘Propaganda! The Musical’ to NYMTF jake jarvis

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From mountains to skyscrapers, West Virginia University alumni Taylor Ferrera and Matt Webster have crunched into the big apple. Their new musical, “Propaganda! The Musical,” opens today at the New York Musical Theatre Festival.

“When I was in school and when I moved to New York, my goal was just to make a living — to make it in New York, but also have a creative outlet,” Ferrera said. “I never really had a specific direction, but this makes sense.”

The NYMTF, running July 7-27, finds its beginnings in 2004. It was created to showcase new creative works and talents from the nation. The scope has greatly increased over

the years, earning A Drama Desk award in 2013 “for a decade of creating and nurturing new musical theater [and] ensuring the future of this essential art form.”

While the NYMTF was rising in popularity, so arose a college friendship that would last well past graduation.

Ferrera and Webster were classmates in the WVU School of Theatre & Dance. The pair met late in 2008 during a production of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

From there, they found a creative spark that ultimately resulted with Ferrera cast in Webster’s first penned musical, “Kingdom Come.” This time around it was Ferrera coming up with the ideas.

She said the idea for a song came to her during an audition.

After taking the song to

Webster, the two continued to edit and revise, set on achieving a finished product.

The pair continued on this path for three years.

Ferrera said there were many times where they wanted to go “full production” but felt it was best to wait.

The waiting paid off.

Now, they’re both the writers and producers of “Propaganda!”

“Sometimes when you’re just a writer, people that are paying for things make some of the decisions because they don’t want to put their money in that sort of direction,” Webster said. “They only want to give money if it’s ‘this way’ because that’s what they like.”

This presents them with opportunity for full artistic disclosure but also a handful of challenges. In fact, during the phone in-

terview, Ferrera and Webster multitasked by giving the final stamp of approval on costumes as performers paraded in the background.

They said they couldn’t do all of it alone, however, and admitted relying on a group of talented professionals to let them make smaller decisions.

“Be careful what you wish for, because it will happen,” Webster said.

“When you ask for what you really want and are given what you want, you have to be ready to accept it and work to make it a success.”

Ferrera said that although she appreciates this stage of the journey with “Propaganda!,” she misses the stage where she would relax with Webster in his apartment and “just write songs.”

The next stage for “Pro-

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Matt Webster paganda!” is hopefully a commercial-run. Webster said the point of participating in this festival was to attract people who might want to produce the show.

The two have sent copies of the show to regional and college theatres across the country but none have picked it up yet.

“I don’t blame them, be-

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Taylor Ferrera cause it’s these two random kids in New York sending this random script to people,” Ferrera said. “But now the show has more credibility.”

Follow the show’s official Twitter account @PropTheMusical for updates on how the show progresses. jajarvis@mail.wvu.edu

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Toronto International Film Festival reveals lineup, surprise guests NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a star-heavy lineup amid increased festival jockeying for the most plum premieres of Hollywood’s fall season.

Toronto’s slate for Sept.

4-14, announced in a press conference Tuesday, features anticipated performances from Denzel Washington, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Downey Jr. and Benedict Cumberbatch, as well as films from directors including Chris Rock, Noah Baumbach and Jon Stewart, making his debut behind the camera.

But much of the drama to this fall festival season is about the competition for that most sought-after label: “world premiere.”

Toronto, now in its 39th year, has long been a sprawling annual event that helps set much of the agenda for Hollywood’s award season.

It’s where recent best-picture winners like “12 Years a Slave” and “Argo” were effectively introduced, although both of those films sneakpeaked first at the smaller

Telluride Film Festival days earlier.

As a result, Toronto earlier announced a new mandate that only true world premieres will play during the festival’s first four days, during its most desirable first weekend.

“There needed to be clarity,” said festival director Piers Handling on Tuesday.

This year’s Toronto still boasts an incredible breadth

of selection. Handling expects as many as 300 features at the festival, for which more films will later be added to the 59 galas and special presentations announced Tuesday.

Among the highlights are: “The Equalizer,” a crime film that reteams Washington with “Training Day” director Antoine Fuqua; Mike Binder’s “Black and White,” a custody battle drama with Kevin

Costner; “The Judge,” starring Downey as a big city lawyer; Jason Reitman’s Los Angeles crime journalism drama “Nightcrawler,” with Jake Gyllenhaal; and “The Imitation Game,” with Cumberbatch as World War II code-breaker Alan Turing.

While festival programmers have yet to name an opening night film, Alan Rickman’s “A Little Chaos,” starring Kate Winslet as a Pal-

ace of Versailles landscaper, will close the festival.

The festival will also feature the directorial debut of “Daily Show” host Stewart, “Rosewater,” a drama about the imprisonment of Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari. Other notables include two films for Witherspoon (the addiction recovery drama “Wild” and the Sudanese Lost Boys drama “The Good Lie”), two for Al

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Rock will premiere his “Top Five,” about a comicturned-movie star. Baubach will present his “While We’re Young,” with Ben Stiller.

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on food stamps, Miller v. Alabama expands Students a moral dilemma

In the Miller v. Alabama case, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 2012 that it’s unconstitutional to hold a mandatory life without parole (LWOP) sentencing for juveniles.

This ruling, in plain English, tells us that if an offender is under the age of 18, though still tried as an adult, they cannot have an automatic or mandatory ruling of LWOP. SCOTUS used the 8th amendment to support this decision, specifically the “cruel and unusual punishment” phrase.

USA Today reported just after the ruling that Chief Justice John Roberts said up to 2,500 juveniles across the nation were sentenced with mandatory LWOP. This is a shockingly high number.

The Miller ruling expanded upon the 2010 case of Graham v. Florida which found it unconstitutional for juveniles to be sentenced to LWOP, except for in homicide cases.

To give a sense of the seriousness of this issue, look at the case of Jennifer Pruitt.

As a juvenile, she was convicted of felony murder when friend, Donnell Miracle, stabbed her drunken neighbor. The pair were robbing him but Pruitt had no direct involvement with the stabbing.

Pruitt, by association with the homicide, was sentenced to mandatory LWOP in Michigan.

Without this SCOTUS ruling, courts don’t have to take into account extraneous factors when sentencing.

So what’s the big deal?

This is old news, after all.

In January, the West Virginia legislature passed HB 4210, a bill to reform current West Virginian laws to comply with the SCOTUS ruling. The new wording allows for juveniles, after serving the minimum sentence (15 years for homicide) to be eligible for parole.

Not guaranteed parole – just eligible for it. This new law is being enacted retroactively, meaning anyone in a West Virginia correctional facility who was convicted as a minor and given LWOP now has the opportunity for parole.

What was meant to be a progressive act that went hand in hand with the spirit of the SCOTUS decision has become a point of debate for some.

MetroNews reported on Tuesday that House Minority Leader Tim Armstead is calling for lawmakers to reexamine this decision on the basis of “I’m not even sure that we needed to do anything.”

He’s partially right. There are no mandatory LWOP sentences for juveniles in West Virginia which is what SCOTUS specificially cited – the mandatory part.

Perhaps it’s the retroactive part of the new law that has Armstead up in arms.

This shouldn’t, however, as a federal judge ruled in Pruitt’s case that the Miller v. Alabama decision was in fact a retroactive one, setting a precedent.

Taylor County Prosecuting Attorney John Bord, was quoted in MetroNews as saying as many as six cases might be affected by the retroactivity of the law. Big whoop, Bord.

West Virginia lawmak-

ers should be lauded for taking such a progressive stance on the issue. The new law lists 15 different mitigating circumstances that should be considered after a juvenile has been tried as an adult and found guilty.

This includes the following: intellectual capacity, trauma history, level of participation in the offense and family and community environment.

Also, the law requires the court to “consider the outcomes of a comprehensive mental health evaluation.”

Armstead is right – this law wasn’t necessary to be compliant with the SCOTUS ruling. But that doesn’t mean it was a bad call. In fact, it was a great one.

Taking a life by murder is bad, so too is taking a life because of carelessness in the legal system. It should be the job of the court to check and re-check all information and sentencing under the light of new evidence, mitigating circumstances as it becomes available. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Media fuels Malaysian plane rumors

Malaysians show their support by writing on a local wall to those lost in the Flight 17 plane crash.

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When I compared the attention is now redirected laysia Airlines, but no one to Malaysia, and many were blamed the national carrier. headlines of international wondering how the Malay- Flight 17 was a casualty of news outlets like the CNN and The Guardian to Masians will respond this time. war, no doubt.

International media out- laysian news such as MalayIt is a more somber affair.

Prime Minister Najib lets began looking into the sian Insider and The Star, I

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just couldn’t quell my disgust for Western media. The headlines and stories only served to fuel the hate and provided more misinformation regarding the crashes.

They were laced with antiRussian sentiments, and such tones could only lead to disaster. It was no longer journalism. It was now propaganda.

We are not pro-Russian.

We, like many others, are afraid of a third World War, with Malaysia caught in the middle just like Poland was in WWII. Now, we can only hope the independent investigation will be done carefully and thoroughly.

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College students should not be going on food stamps.

This is a moral and political dilemma that we must face.

College is getting more and more expensive these days, increasing the financial difficulties of students all across the nation. According to collegedata.com, the average annual expenses of an in-state college student are over $22,000.

You can add at least another $12,000 if you’re outof-state. Keep in mind these estimated numbers are on the low end.

Because of these colossal costs, students are turning to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program).

Formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, “SNAP offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities,” as per their website.

All negative stereotypes of government entitlement programs aside, the core safety net values that programs like this offer are essential to a civilized society. In a perfect world we wouldn’t need programs like SNAP because there would be no poverty class.

I know that we can never have a perfect world. Ideally we would spend as little on these programs as possible, meaning very few would be economically forced to use the entitlement programs.

Our taxes would go down, too.

This is not the case. According to the SNAP website, almost half of all college students are eligible for some variation of SNAP. This is where I have a moral problem with the concept of college students using Food Stamps. Disclosure: By no means am I condemning the SNAP program or the benefits it provides for those truly in need of its services. It provides an essential minimum standard of living preventing people from falling into an inequitable despair.

Entitlement programs are meant for those whom life kicked to economic ruin

and now need a hand picking them back up. What does it say about the institution of college that half of all participating are immediately classified as poor enough to use welfare? Getting a college education should decrease economic constraints on people, not increase them in an already stagflationary society.

This is a political issue because in 2014 the Agricultural Act of 2014 (The US Farm Bill) was passed two years late because of partisan politics. According to the New York Times, the new farm bill cut eight billion dollars worth of SNAP appropriations, or about $90 a month’s worth of food for about 850,000 families.

When food stamp use goes up, but funding concurrently goes down, we have a macro level problem, America.

The worst part about all of this is that no matter how morally or politically wrong it might be for college students to have to be on welfare, it is helping. Therefore giving policy makers the excuse to keep the status quo.

In fact, a close friend of mine just recently joined SNAP. He loses between $200-300 a month in taxes from his paycheck, as one stipulation of SNAP is you must work 20 hours per week. It just doesn’t seem right to me that someone could be a full time student, work at least 20 hours a week and still not be able to afford groceries.

As it turns out, the benefits of SNAP would equate to about $200-400 in savings a month. Now he and his girlfriend can feed themselves, their dogs, and pay the cable bill without ringing up debt. Does that sound like freedom to you?

President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, “‘Necessitous men are not free men.’ People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” If we truly are a free nation, then we should not be rigging the system to put those looking for an education in a cycle of perpetual debt and reliance on government entitlement programs. You do the math. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Knock, knock... The battle of the sexes is no laughing matter jake jarvis A&E editor @jakejarviswvu

I returned to my hometown, Huntington, West Virginia, for the weekend.

Besides a small wedding I attended, I was basically lounging around for hours, trying to think of something to do.

When I realized it was time for Saturday Night Live, I quickly changed the channel and settled in.

It was a rerun, of course, all the way from Nov. 3, 2013.

Kerry Washington was the host. The opening scene featured Washington dressed as Michelle Obama, greeting her husband.

A white house staff member alerted the Obamas that Beyonce was coming in next.

Washington, jokingly, had to dash off screen and change into a different costume.

Because at the time, they didn’t have another black woman to play the role.

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Here’s a breakdown of the current SNL cast. The repertory players, cast members used frequently in sketches, consist of five women and four men. The feature players, cast members not as frequently used, has 2-6 respectively.

The only women of color are Nasim Pedrad (repertory) and Sasheer Zamata (featured).

Sure, this is has been talked about again and again, but it’s a point that bears repeating. From an objective point of view, these numbers suggest that women, especially black women, just aren’t all that funny.

What is it about being a woman that makes a person not funny? I guess the real question here should be, why does the public pretend they’re not funny?

My favorite comic, Amy Schumer, is one of the best comics of our time. So is Chelsea Handler.

And yet in the Forbes TopEarning Comedians of 2013

list, all ten listed are men. No. 4 was the puppet-toting Jeff Dunham. I would have hoped that America would be over his Sesame Street-esque antics, but alas.

What I notice most about female comics is the niche markets they cast themselves in. They quickly become caricatures of themselves. Sure, it might be easier to stand out if there are only a few females working the circuit, but I speculate on how much of their success comes from this narrow-casting.

Take Kathy Griffin. I don’t mean to say that her love of “the gays” is in any way a façade. On the contrary, she is a dedicated advocate who uses her platform to try and empower marginalized groups in our society.

And yet, she’s got a schtick.

“Hello Austin, how the hell are ya’? Where are all my gays at?”

Lisa Lampinelli, another brass female comic, fetishizes her love of black men. She’ll tout racist comments that

would make even the Ku Klux Klan blush, but it’s all in good fun.

These are just two stunning examples of female comedians becoming caricatures for the sake of being “edgy.”

If we compare the strategies of a female comic with a male comic, like Daniel Tosh, it’s easy to see that Tosh is less streamlined in his approach.

Because Tosh is a male, the audience can, for whatever reason, see the different sides of his humor. Sometimes it’s toilet humor, witty one-liners or even “your mom” jokes.

Yes, Tosh made a name for himself with his hit show, Tosh.0, but in general, I think it’s easier for male comics like Tosh to change their act to keep it fresh and live for each performance.

Joan Rivers has been a comedian for over 50 years and she still sells the same kind of routine – which I still love, by the way.

Of black female comedians, who do we have? Whoopi

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Goldberg, Marina Franklin, late night television. Women Maya Rudolph and more. get booked last for events.

The point is this: female And when Kerry Washington comedians are out there and has to play two black women they’re funny. And they’re because there’s no one else to funny in ways other than just do so, it’s laughed at. talking about periods and While the equal pay for menstrual cramps – they’re equal work debate is fresh funny in ways that a man on our mind, let’s rememcould never even dream of ber the gals that make us being. laugh.

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Rootwire comes to West Virginia Jake jarvis A&E editor @jakejarviswvu

I’m all for pushing boundaries. However, when I found myself standing only feet from a topless woman dancing with a hoard of professional hula hoopers, I thought I pushed myself too far for one day.

This experience was of course thanks to Rootwire, the Transformational Arts Festival in Terra Alta, West Virginia. Over the weekend, thousands gathered at the Sunshine Daydream Memorial Park at Tripp’s Farm.

Rootwire was previously held in Hocking County, Ohio. There, it boasted high numbers — upwards of 5,000. As the directions

led Shannon McKenna, the Daily Athenaeum Art Director, and I down a gravel road, I thought we were surely lost.

The Dominion Post reported that Rootwire had to cut from 5,000 allotted tickets to a max of 2,950.

This was because of a Preston Country mass gathering ordinance that states all gatherings over 3,000 must have a special permit, according to the Dominion Post.

The organizers at Rootwire did not learn of this rule in time to acquire a permit so, therefore, had to cut attendance.

But legalities aside, the Rootwire organizers delivered on their promise to give a one-of-a-kind experience. Quite frankly, the festival was overwhelming.

Everywhere you looked

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Friends relax together while watching the performance and listen to the music. there were vendors selling pinecones recycled into one-of-a-kind accessories, vegan snow cones with B12 infusions or alternative healing tents. Yeah, you might say Rootwire is a hippie’s paradise.

Amidst the unfamiliar world, I was surprised by how eerily familiar it felt.

A thick slice of cheesy pizza brought me down from the contact high of just being there. With a full stomach, I returned to the open field in front of the stage where people gathered to dance and listen to music.

I stood on the sides with my camera ready to capture anything interesting that might happen. I held

the giggles watching a few dancers. I thought, “These people are nuts.”

Despite us sharing dancing styles (bad), there was one fundamental difference between us: they were having fun regardless of who was around, and I stood watching.

Because I was only in Terra Alta for a few short hours, I wasn’t able to really sink into the Rootwire mentality and let loose. If you choose to go to Rootwire next year, stay the full time, not just a day.

The one complaint I have for the festival is there’s no “new-comer’s guide.” With all that’s going on, it’s quite easy to be overwhelmed or miss something. Perhaps there

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One of the many hula hoop dancers performs along with the music. was a welcome guide, but I must have missed it.

If you feel lost – find a friendly face.

I was amazed to overhear stories of people who met only hours prior and then clung to each other as if they’ve been friends for a lifetime.

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“Oh my gosh Ashley, I love you!”

“Actually, I’m Allie, and that’s Ashley. But it’s whatever, I love you too!”

I’m a pretty sheltered person. So I wondered: What could bring people together so easily? More so, what could move total strangers to share food and shelter?

Perhaps it’s the music or the visual art or just the shared experience of existing in a field in West Virginia for four days. No matter what it is, the entire crowd seemed to live by a different set of rules.

Rootwire may not have lasted in Hocking County, but hopefully it has found a forever home in Terra Alta. Next time, who knows – I might be the topless woman hula hooping.

If so, let’s keep that our little secret.

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Holgorsen addresses state of program at Big 12 Media Days Kevin Hooker Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

West Virginia football coach Dana Holgorsen addressed the media on day two of the Big 12 Media Days to preview the upcoming season Tuesday.

The Mountaineers are coming off a disappointing 4-8 season, the worst record for any WVU football team since the early 2000’s. Some fans and media alike questioned Holgorsen’s status with the team following the year, but Director of Athletics Oliver Luck placed his confidence in Holgorsen for another season.

Unlike last year, the Mountaineers will head into training camp next week with a clear cut starting quarterback. Holgorsen named Clint Trickett the starter a few weeks ago after he showed flashes of potential last season when he was healthy. He appeared in seven conference games in 2013 and actually finished third among conference quarterbacks in passing yards per game (229.3 ypg.) and total offense (225.7 ypg.).

“Clint’s been around football his whole life,” Holgorsen said. “I think it starts with his father, Rick, who is a tremendous offensive line coach at Florida State. (Clint) played three good high school years at North Florida Christian and played at a high level down there in a pretty good football situation, backed up E.J. Manuel and backed up Jameis Winston for several years, and has been around a lot of football. But he joined our team in August and although he possesses a tremendous amount of knowledge when it comes to the game of football, he possessed zero knowledge when it came to our offense. So it took him a while to be able to understand that. When I finally felt like he was ready to go, we put him in against Oklahoma State and he had a tremendous game, got hurt, and was never the same the rest of the year.”

Holgorsen and staff are entering the 2014 season with a new mindset.

Trickett, according to Holgorsen, is a completely different player than the quarterback who upset

then-No. 11 ranked Oklahoma State at Milan Puskar Stadium in September of last year.

“Not only does he possess the knowledge that it takes to be successful in the game of football, he understands the knowledge that needs to exist when it comes to our team,” he said. “He’s been out there working with our guys all summer.”

The offense looks like its heading in the right direction, but like most WVU teams, the defense remains a huge question mark.

The defensive line lost Will Clarke and Shaq Rowell to graduation this past May, two guys who combined for over 200 tackles during their 58 combined starts.

West Virginia has recruited several defensive players to add quality depth and get to the level needed to compete.

“We try to recruit as much defensive personnel as we can,” Holgorsen said. “You better have linebackers that can fill gaps and stop the run. In addition to that, you better be able to drop coverage and be able to cover.”

Holgorsen is hoping for big seasons out of two defensive backs to improve the defense.

“Daryl Worley is here, he’s one of the better cover guys that I’ve seen and he’s only going into his second year on our team,” Holgorsen said. “And Karl Joseph is a guy that’s extremely motivated and playing at a high level.”

Joseph was the lone Mountaineer to make the preseason All-Big 12 team.

At the end of the day, this team knows the difficulties that lie ahead. The Mountaineers will have the challenge of taking on perennial national title contender, Alabama and Oklahoma, the preseason selection to win the Big 12, all before week 5 of the season.

“I think our guys our ready to go. We play one of the toughest schedules, if not the toughest schedules in the country,” said Holgorsen. “I haven’t really had to mention to the guys the challenges ahead of us, because they know what the challenges are like. They’re working hard and getting ready for the challenges in 2014.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Defensive line must fill void left by Clarke, Rowell

By Kevin Hooker Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

The West Virginia defense will look much different in 2014.

Filling the voids left by graduates Will Clarke and Shaq Rowell (a combined 210 tackles and 58 career starts) will not be an easy accomplishment.

Even with those two, the Mountaineer defensive line sacked the quarterback just 17 times for 127 yards lost in 2013, both of which ranked No. 9 in the Big 12 Conference.

The defensive line will look to get added pressure from redshirt junior Kyle Rose this upcoming fall, who doesn’t think the defensive line question marks will be an issue. He doesn’t pay attention to outside criticism.

“That question kind of irritates me a little bit,” Rose said of the depth issues. “If people think we don’t have players on the defensive line, that’s a misconception.”

But at the end of the day, a

change in defense is needed for WVU to succeed in 2014.

Depth on the defensive side of the ball has been an issue for the Mountaineers since joining the Big 12, and coach Dana Holgorsen and staff realize that.

“You better have some big guys up front that can stop the run. You better have linebackers that can fill gaps and stop the run. In addition to that, you better be able to drop coverage and be able to cover. The secondary is probably the most important position on the defense in today’s day and time. We need pass rush. With that said, we need guys to cover. I feel like Daryl Worley is here, he’s one of the better cover guys that I’ve seen and he’s only going into his second year on our team,” Holgorsen said.

WVU has employed a “3-35” or “odd stack” defense for this upcoming season. The 3-3-5 is a subset of the 3-4 scheme the team ran under defensive coordinators Joe DeForest and Keith Patterson this past season, but Patterson

left for the same job at Arizona State this past spring.

The 3-3-5 uses a three-man defensive front with three true linebackers lined up behind them. Five defensive backs (corners and safeties) are used, but two of them line up as hybrid safeties or outside linebackers.

In addition to its low pressure on the quarterback, the defense as a whole allowed 455 yards of total offense and 33.3 points per game last season, both among the worst 25 marks in Division I. But the strength of the scheme is that it can be used in a variety of ways. Any number of backers can stunt, attack gaps and blitz, creating a mask of chaos that is difficult for any quarterback to read, especially in an up-tempo, no huddle, conference like the Big 12.

Coach Tony Gibson has replaced Patterson as defensive coordinator, and said the Mountaineers have plenty of capable playmakers who will be ready to step up when their name is called.

“If you look, you’ve got Kyle Rose, Christian Brown, Dontrill (Hyman), Eric Kinsey, Darrien Howard and Noble (Nwachukwu),” Gibson said. “All six of those guys have played. It’s not going to be new for any of those kids.

They’ve played against Texas and Oklahoma and have made plays in games.”

Holgorsen also brought in longtime Penn State assistant Tom Bradley this past March who has worked with almost every position on the field during his career.

Bradley has coached college studs like Sean Lee, LaVar Arrington and Paul Posluszny during his long career.

He also was part of staffs that coached top-10 defenses at Penn State.

“When you play in the Big 12, you’re going to have to defend the pass, and you’re going to have to do it quickly,” Holgorsen said. “I think everybody understands the style of play that exists in the Big 12 and we’re no different.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Billy Fleming rounds the bases against Marshall during the 2014 season.

Billy Fleming signs with New York Yankees Following a strong showing in the Cape Cod Baseball League this summer, West Virginia second baseman Billy Fleming signed a professional contract with the New York Yankees Tuesday and will not return to Morgantown for his senior season.

Fleming has been lighting it up with the Bourne Braves, hitting .357 with 18 RBIs and seven doubles. He was selected as the West Division’s second baseman for the CCBL All-Star Game.

“Ever since I was a little kid, it’s been my dream to play professional baseball,” Fleming said. “It is still surreal that I get to chase my dream, but I am ready to get after it.

I loved my three years at WVU and want to thank

all the coaches that made it possible for me to achieve my dream.”

West Virginia will now be without one of its best bats from the 2013 season. Fleming finished the year No. 2 in the Big 12 with an overall average of .351, tied for No. 3 in hits with 78 and No. 10 with an on-base percentage of 0.407.

“Billy Fleming is one of the best baseball players I’ve ever coached, and also one of the best kids,” said head coach Randy Mazey. “He was a great Mountaineer and we’re really going to miss him in our program, but I wish him all the luck in the world. I really think his desire is going to carry him a long way in professional baseball.”

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West Virginia’s first few weeks in the Big 12 couldn’t have been brighter. After starting 5-0 and climbing into the top-5 in the nation, the results have been much dimmer for the Mountaineers ever since.

Head coach Dana Holgorsen has guided the Mountaineers through the Big 12 gauntlet. He said his team’s first two years in the conference have been a

learning experience.

“I think our players in our locker room understand what the Big 12 is all about.

They understand how challenging it is,” he said.

Yes, the Mountaineers have certainly become well acquainted with the challenges of playing in the Big 12. Despite Holgorsen having some experience coaching in the conference as an assistant at Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, West Virginia has gone through a bit of culture shock since joining the league in 2012.

“I obviously tried my hardest to be able to relay that to not only the players but the coaches and the administration and the fan base. And until we get through it for a couple of years, I knew it was going to be challenging,” Holgorsen said.

The Mountaineers hit rock bottom in 2013. Inconsistency, injuries and inexperience cost them dearly.

They struggled to get over the hump in close games and limped to a 4-8 finish.

“One of the challenges we

knew going into Big 12 play several years ago is you better have depth. You better have depth that can compete at a high level,” Holgorsen said.

West Virginia’s lack of depth was exposed as the season wore on. Key players like Jared Barber, KJ Dillon and Clint Trickett each missed considerable time due to injury in 2013, and the team struggled to keep up in their absence.

While he said a team might be able to get by without depth in the Mountain-

eers’ former conference, Holgorsen said that isn’t possible in the Big 12.

“For several reasons, one, when guys get injured, and they will, you need guys to step in and perform at a high level. The style of ball that exists in the Big 12, although a very exciting style of play, you’re going to end up taking more snaps,” he said.

“So when guys get tired, you better be able to replace those guys with guys that go in and perform at a high level.”

With a fresh recruiting class and a crop of transfers that appears ready to contribute, Holgorsen said he feels much better prepared heading into the 2014 season.

“I think we’re at that point right now. We have 55 guys on our team that have played Big 12 football, so that just means there are guys who have played and are experienced and should continue to get better each and every year,” he said. connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu

Spain, offensive line must stand tall for WVU in 2014

By Dillon Durst Sports Writer @DailyAthenaeum

With fall camp just a few weeks away and an Aug. 30 date with perennial power Alabama looming, West Virginia’s offensive line needs to be a consistent force in 2014 if the Mountaineers expect to return to a bowl game.

The Mountaineers lose

three starters up front from last year’s squad but return an experienced group at the interior guard and center positions.

Senior Quinton Spain, who stands a whopping 6-foot-5, 332 pounds, headlines the group at left guard.

Spain, who has started every game for the Mountaineers since 2012, will be a key factor in protecting quarterback Clint Trickett and

opening up holes for WVU’s plethora of backs.

Keeping Trickett healthy throughout the season figures to be a top priority for head coach Dana Holgorsen and offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson, and that starts up front with Spain.

Senior Mark Glowinski will man the right guard position, opposite of Spain.

Glowinski started all 12 games at right guard last

season and was on the field for a team-high 842 offensive plays.

At 6-foot-5, 310 pounds, Glowinski figures to make an impact opening running lanes up the middle, as well as pulling and lead blocking outside the tackles.

Spain and Glowinski will be the key components on a relatively inexperienced offensive line. The duo combines for 37 starts and 2,600 plays.

Sophomore Tyler Orlosky takes over at center for the Mountaineers in 2014. Orlosky boasts an optimal amount of experience, playing in 11 games and starting three last season.

The 6-foot-4, 303 pound Cleveland, Ohio native will be tested early and often against Alabama’s nationally-ranked defense.

Sophomore Adam Pan-

key locked up the starting left tackle job after a strong spring session. Pankey, who checks in at 6-foot-5, 305 pounds, is the least experienced of the three new starters up front, and will be making his first career start against the Crimson Tide.

There is some concern that comes along with an inexperienced left tackle.

Pankey will be charged with protecting Trickett’s blindside, and will be key in the amount of hits the senior quarterback is subjected to.

Junior Marquis Lucas will be the man at right tackle, opposite of Pankey. Lucas brings with him a decent amount of experience, playing in nine games and starting four at guard a season ago.

Coaches have said that Lucas has adjusted nicely to the switch from guard to

tackle this spring, and also mentioned that he seems to be a more natural fit at tackle.

Pankey and Lucas will be tested early, and will likely take their licks against an elite Alabama defense that likes to bring pressure off the edges with quick outside linebackers.

The offensive line will likely face another elite defense early in the season when the Oklahoma Sooners visit Morgantown Sept.

20.

If the Mountaineers expect to return to a bowl game this season, the offensive line must be better than it has been the past few years. WVU may have one of the deepest backfields in the Big 12 Conference, but that is all for naught if the line doesn’t do its job. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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