THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Student killed in hit and run
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Tuesday September 17, 2013
BY Summer Ratcliff City Editor
The life of West Virginia University student Joseph Dzuris was tragically cut short Sunday morning after a hit-and-run accident on Patteson Drive. Dzuris, a 22-year-old civil engineering student from Harpers Ferry, W.Va., was a three-year Resident Assistant and worked as night staff in Braxton
Tower. The incident, reported around 5 a.m., and is still under investigation by the Morgantown Police Department. According to investigators, the vehicle was traveling east when it struck Dzuris. The driver then fled the scene. Morgantown Police Chief, Ed Preston said the department is currently reviewing surveillance tape
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from businesses in the surrounding area and are working to find answers as quickly as possible. “We are deeply saddened by the news of this hit-and-run tragedy that occurred... Our heartfelt sympathies go out to Joseph’s family and many friends and the countless students whose lives he touched so meaningfully,” WVU officials said in a statement released Sun-
day morning. Patrick Garcia, a WVU senior biochemistry student and friend of Dzuris, said he knew Dzuris from the two years they were RAs in Braxton Tower together. “I am going to remember Joe by his laugh, he wasn’t the type of guy to just chuckle,” Garcia said. “He would laugh hysterically until he was on the floor and his face com-
pletely red with laughter, so much that his laugh would make everyone around him laugh harder.” Garcia said whether the incident was an accident or purposeful, he hopes the person responsible will come forward. “This whole hit-and-run situation just shows how people need to stand up and take responsibility for their actions,” he said. “The Dzuris family deserves an-
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swers. It is the very least that could be done, and may provide some type of closure. All we can do is press on and hope that whoever is responsible for this comes forth.” “I hope people never forget how hardworking and helpful he was,” Garcia said. “I know that I will never forget him and neither will his residents
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WVU to host first two-day career fair by alexis randolph correspondent
It’s never too early to start planning for the future, and this week, students at West Virginia University will be able to do just that. The Career Services Center is hosting its career fair Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Mountainlair ballrooms. The fair will have nearly 120 employers with 68 on Wednesday and 50 on Thursday. There will be different employers both days so students will benefit from attending both Wednesday and Thursday. “Because of the increase in both employers and students, we have had the need to move to the two-day model,” said David Durham, director of Career Services. Employers will be looking for students from all
majors to fill internships, full-time jobs and parttime jobs. Durham said the fair is important to students’ futures, no matter what their class rank is. “A lot of students think, ‘Well I’m not a senior getting ready to graduate, so I shouldn’t go,’ but while a lot of employers are recruiting for jobs in May, many are recruiting for internships and parttime jobs, as well,” Durham said. Zac Hawke, a senior public relations student and career services intern, said the fair provides a great opportunity and students should act now. “For students, this is a chance early in the year to make connections,” Hawke said. “When you wait until the end of the year to try and find a job or an internship, your options are so narrow you
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SGA to talk basketball ticketing at student Speak-Up event
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Hans is a German Shepard who is living and training with Kellsi Dye, 20, to become a Hearts of Gold service dog.
Hearts of Gold seeks volunteers for service dog program by Evelyn Merithew staff writer
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Students at West Virginia University are constantly giving back to the community, and now they can do so in a new, fun way – by training puppies. Hearts of Gold, a non-profit organization that trains service dogs, is currently looking for WVU student volunteers. The program’s volunteers work with dogs by training and fostering them to become assistants to people who have handicaps such as mobile disabilities or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. “The University has been involved with this non-profit
Hans is a German Shepard gets his belly rubbed by trainer Kellsi Dye.
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West Virginia University’s Student Government Association will hold a Community Speak-Up event from 7-9 p.m. tonight in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair. The event will serve as an opportunity for students to voice their thoughts and concerns about a potential change to the current basketball student ticketing process. As it stands, students are not required to request tickets in advance for home basketball games; entry is simply achieved by presenting a student ID at the Coliseum entrance. The Speak-Up event will include a Q&A panel consisting of Matt Wells,
assistant athletic director/Marketing and Sales; University Chief of Police Bob Roberts; and Steve Orlowski, assistant director for the Mountaineer Maniacs. The event will be moderated by SGA Athletic Councilors Dillon Tucker and Ashley Morgan. “As an Athletic Councilor for Student Government Association, it is my responsibility to bring student opinions to the athletic department before they make any decisions regarding the ticketing system,” Morgan said. Students are also encouraged to join the conversation by using #WVUSpeak on Twitter. —slr
Student sculptor participates in Michigan art competition By Summer Ratcliff City Editor
West Virginia University sculpture student Benjamin Gazsi has completed a giant accomplishment. In 2012, Gazsi, now a senior, created what he considers his breakout piece. His popular creation, the Coopers Rock Giant, is made of woven twigs, grass, mud and other natural materials. “Before completing that project I hadn’t found an artistic niche yet and was
searching for a creative focus,” Gazsi said. “In that experience I found that I was happiest creating public art and interacting with everyday people in an outdoor setting. It opened up the idea that I could use sustainable materials to spark the imagination of the viewers.” In addition to the Coopers Rock Giant, Gazsi has created other natural grapevine sculptures, including a life-size horse for Destiny Hill Farm and a bear that was installed
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at Coopers Rock on Earth Day in 2013. Now, Gazsi has broadened his scope and is currently creating “Earth Giant” for a public art competition in Grand Rapids, Michigan, called ArtPrize. “I overheard my sculpture professors, Jason Lee and Dylan Collins, talking about the competition last spring,” he said. “I interrupted and asked what they were talking about, I went home and registered that evening.”
During the next phase of the competition Gazsi said he submitted his idea to public parks in the Grand Rapids area to determine where his competition sculpture would be erected. “I was then contacted by the Grand Rapids Public Museum and was invited to show on their grounds,” he said. “I looked into the museum and found that they had been a top venue every year since ArtPrize
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