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READY. SET. LET’S GO.

Welcome Week is your week — to settle in, make new connections and, oh yeah, have the time of your life. Below are just a few of the highlights. Visit welcomeweek.wvu.edu for a full list of events and the most up-to-date information.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 MOVE-IN

MOUNTAINEER MIDWAY

MONDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

FOODFEST AND FALLFEST

Welcome home! Get unpacked and settle into your new digs.

Challenge your roomie to some carnival-style games and win some fun swag.

Take a once-in-a-lifetime photo with over 4,500 of your closest friends on Mountaineer Field.

A free concert and free food — what more could you want?


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Caity Coyne Editor-In-Chief Jennifer Gardner Managing Editor Andrew Spellman Art Director Joel Whetzel Senior Design Editor Jamie Green Web Editor Adrianne Uphold City Editor Chris Jackson Sports Editor Erin Drummond Culture Editor Emily Zekonis Associate Culture Editor Brandon Ridgely Opinion Editor Emily Martin Layout Editor Nayion Perkins Layout Editor

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WELCOME FRESHMEN!

From the DA Dear Freshmen, Welcome to your new home. For the next four years you are going to spend a lot of time here. Some of it studying, some playing, all learning. We hope WVU provides you with a terrific education and prepares you for a spectacular career after graduation. And while the professors and administrators are working together to make sure that what you gain the skills and knowledge you will need, what you make of the next four years is largely up to you. With this issue we hope to give you some of the information that will help you get started. We also hope this begins a relationship – with us. We want you to get to know the Daily Athenaeum and look to us for the news and information about campus and Morgantown. We are WVU’s independent newspaper and website that has been around for 130 years and launched the careers of thousands of students who wrote, edited, sold advertising, marketed, produced and delivered the paper. With a focus and on social media and breaking news online, the DA is committed to keeping you informed and entertained. And we are always adding staff so if you want to be part of a face-paced, fun community that will help you get jobs and internships, please stop by 284 Prospect St. Again, welcome to what many people will tell you are the best years of your life. We’re glad you have decided to spend them here at WVU with us.

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PRESIDENT Dear students, On behalf of West Virginia University, I am delighted to welcome you to the Mountaineer family, a community that will nurture and strengthen you over the next few years and launch you on the journey of a lifetime. On this journey you get to carve out your own path. Who do you want to become? What do you want to accomplish? Life is about self-discovery, and I am positive you will find your calling here. College is an exciting time. It is more important than ever to possess the knowledge and skills acquired on a college campus. At West Virginia University you will gain the tools that will lead you to bigger and better things. Look at our graduates: One of them invented the cable modem. The NBA logo bears the silhouette of another. One writes thrillers that scale the New York Times best-seller list. Another led the American Medical Association. And every one of them started as a freshman, excited and a little nervous. They found, as you will, that learning is not just something that happens in a classroom. You will spend up to 18 hours each week in class, but your other 150 hours also have lessons to impart. You will gain important skills such as having a good conversation over pizza, balancing schoolwork with fun time, and forming relationships that last forever. So take a deep breath and plunge into Mountaineer life. Explore our campus. Join some student organizations — we have more than 400 to choose from. Flex your muscles at the Rec Center. Tweet your excitement to the world. (And be sure to follow me on Twitter and Instagram.) Make yourself at home — because this is your new home. It is a place that will help shape your future and live in your heart forever.

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WVU Bucket List While you may not feel it yet, in a short time Morgantown and WVU is going to feel like home to you. You only have four short years here, so make a list and have a plan to make the most out of them. Here are some of our favorites to get you started and feel free to tweet us photos @DailyAthenaum when you mark them off.

Wake up at 8 a.m. and tailgate in the Blue Lot before a big football game Get a fishbowl and some cowboy ranch wings at Mario’s Fishbowl after a football win Enjoy some kiwi salsa and live music at Black Bear Burritos

Take a selfie in front of Woodburn every year Invite President Gee to your birthday party Enjoy some free eggs and bacon in the Mountainlair on your way home every Friday and Saturday night at midnight. (It is advertised as part of “Up All Night” but everyone calls it “Drunk Breakfast.”) Wake up at 5 a.m. to wait in line on St. Paddy’s Day for Fat Daddy’s breakfast buffet and green beer Enjoy the bar specials around town on the 17th of every month in honor of St. Paddy’s Day (we really like that holiday)

Take a hike (and a picture!) up at Coopers Rock. It’s one of the most beautiful views in the area

Attend a local band’s concert at 123 Pleasant Street

Chat with the High Street Hot Dog Man on your way home from a night out. Off-road it down to any of the local swimming holes. Blue Hole or Wonder Falls is calling, but make sure you bring trash bags and pick up after yourself!

Stroll down High Street for the annual Art Walk and take in the local talent. This year it will be on Friday Sept. 22


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Leave a secret note at the Blue Moose Cafe and hear the best local folk music at their weekly open mic. Take advantage of the hot tub at the Rec. (Bring your friends it can accommodate up to 20 people.)

Make your home in Tent City the week before homecoming. The makeshift city on the Mountainlair green is one of the newest and most fun WVU traditions See how many friends you can cram into a PRT car during Mountaineer Week

Attend an internship fair and meet some prospective future bosses. (Visit the Career Services Center first to be prepared!)

Vote in an SGA election, run for office, or just sign some clipboards when they’re out campaigning!

Enjoy a craft beer at a West Virginia Black Bears minor league baseball game

Ski and snowboard down Spruce or 3rd Street during a rare snow day

Pig out at FoodFest before the FallFest concert

Catch a movie in the Gluck Theater, play video games, shoot some pool or enjoy a quick game of bowling on the bottom level of the Mountainlair

Enjoy brunch at any of the local restaurants—Iron Horse, Terra Cafe, Sargasso, there are so many (delicious) options Take a roadtrip with some friends for an away football or basketball game Get thrown up in the air (or throw someone up in the air) to celebrate a touchdown in the student section at a football game Ride the PRT from Walnut to Medical (bonus experience points if it breaks down on the way)

Sing “Country Roads” at the top of your lungs with your arms around your friends every time you hear it. (You will remember these days every time you hear that song for the rest of your life!)


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Corey Farris, Dean of Students @CoreyFarrisWVU

Blake Humphrey, SGA President @BlakeHumphrey_

there are a lot of faces you’re expected to recognize. In due time you’ll find your niche in this big community, but until then be sure to know these big names around campus:

Farris is one of the top administrators at WVU. You’ll see him at various campus events, SGA meetings, really everywhere, doing a little bit of everything. He is a crucial piece of the WVU machine, and does a lot of work behind the scenes to keep this University running but he is always available if a student needs him. Plus if you follow him on Twitter (@CoreyFarrisWVU) you get to enjoy Bad Pun Wednesdays.

Humphrey is WVU’s 2017-18 student body president. His goal for the year is to increase the interaction between the SGA and the student body. The SGA meets every Wednesday at 7:30 pm if you are interested in finding out more. The agenda is posted @wvusga prior to the meetings. If you notice something you think should be changed on WVU’s campus, he’s the guy to talk to.

Troy Clemons @WVUMascot

Mariana Matthews, Senior Title IX Education Specialist @Mariana_Rosa_88

Cris Mayo @WVULGBTQ

Clemons is currently serving (for the second year) as WVU’s Mountaineer Mascot. He is a state-wide symbol, and there is a chance he (or one of his predecessors) visited your high school if you’re from the Mountain State. He’s who you follow for “Let’s Go Mountaineers” chants, so watch for his cue at football and basketball games.

Matthews is the Title IX Education Specialist, director of the Peer Advocate Program and organizer of WVU’s “It’s On Us” campaign. For the last few years she has been working to address misconceptions about sexual assault and trying to change the culture at WVU. Through the Peer Advocate program she trains students to help victims of sexual assault. She also performs Title IX trainings to ensure students and faculty are well aware of their rights at WVU. She’s a go-to source for fairness and safety on campus, and her programs and offices are integral for the student experience.

Mayo is director of the first ever LGBTQ Center on WVU’s campus; it is located in Hodges Hall. She was selected after a nationwide search, and has been integral to making WVU a welcoming, inclusive and understanding home for students and faculty. She has also leads outreach programs for West Virginia middle and high school students on bullying and harassment.


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Listen to your adviser BY PATRICK ORSAGOS

Clement Solomon @WVUDOT Solomon is in charge of all things parking and transportation on WVU’s campus which—if you haven’t already figured out—is kind of a big job. He works to maintain the parking structures and lots, keep the PRT going and make sure the bus routes are efficient for students. So while he doesn’t necessarily do all the hands-on dirty work, he’s the guy in charge of all of it.

For the first time in your academic career you get to pick your own classes! Great! Except do you know which are the best professors and classes for your major or how long it can take to get from downtown campus to Evansdale?

“Be very sensitive about how much time you give yourself to go back-andforth between campuses.” Luckily, you have help. Throughout your WVU career you will have an academic adviser who has all the answers. Your adviser will help you make a schedule that meets your needs academically, recreationally and socially, as well as offer guidance when you need it. Here are some advising tips from Tricia Petty, an academic advisor and assistant dean for Students and Enrollment Services at the WVU Reed College of Media

Don’t overload “Some students don’t believe me when I say 18 hours may be too much your first semester. It’s only six classes and you probably took six or seven in high school. A full load is five classes. Especially your first semester. I do think sometimes students want to take an equivalent class number that they took in high school while not understanding that three credit hours for each class makes it a little harder.”

Keep an eye on your GPA “It feels weird to say to a student, ‘don’t over-do it,’ but you can really dig a hole overtaxing yourself that first semester. It’s easier to keep a good GPA than it is to bring up a bad one.”

Recognize the kind of student you are “Be very sensitive about how much time you give yourself to go back-and-forth between campuses. If you’re not a morning person, don’t take morning classes. There is no shame in that.”

Be realistic “Realize that each class awards credit, so they all take commitment. Don’t underestimate the amount of time it takes.”

Keep the end in mind “As long as you successfully complete the class, every major is doable in four years.”

Don’t stress over all the options “Know that when you’re a freshman, you have a lot of choices and that can be overwhelming. As long as you are taking something that will count toward your degree requirements you’re not going to make a mistake.”

For more tips on registration, visit the FAQ’s on the Office of the University Registrar’s page at registrar.wvu.edu/faq

Be creative in your selections “Don’t be afraid to take something for fun. It’s all going to go toward your hours for your degree, so it’s okay to take a class that sounds interesting to you.”

Daniel Brewster Follow Eberly College of Arts and Sciences @WVUEberly Brewster is one of the most beloved professors on WVU’s campus. If you have the chance, take one of his intro to sociology classes (SOCA 101) and experience him for yourself. His goal: “to create an environment that brings things that are relevant to students into the class so it’s never out of date, boring or in a context they don’t understand.” He is an active advocate on WVU’s campus, and you’ll see him working endlessly for fairness and equality on WVU’s campus and within the Mountaineer community.

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Make the most of the next four years College isn’t only about classes. It’s about spending four years learning, and let’s face it, a lot of that learning doesn’t happen in the library. We asked David Durham, the director of the WVU Career Services Center, and Jessie Barclay, a counselor at the center for some tips on how to make the most of the next four years. Here’s what they advised:

1. Ask questions

You aren’t expected to know everything when you come to campus, so don’t be shy about asking questions says Barclay. Some of the best folks to ask are academic advisers and professors and other students. Barclay says every question is a good one if it helps students and gives them information they didn’t previously have. So speak up!

2. Open your mind

“One of the greatest things about going to a university is you have the opportunities to be exposed to almost unlimited things,” Durham said. Being open to all kinds of people, events and ideas allows you to broaden all the options you may be considering for your future. It’s not uncommon to take up a new sport, join an organization you never considered before or even change your major after a semester to two here. “A lot of students come in and think their future plans have to be carved in stone as a freshman,” Durham said. Not so! Explore.

3. Incorporate service

Students are encouraged to follow their dreams. And that is great advice, but if those dreams have the added advantage of helping others, then that passion can be much more fulfilling. Durham encourages students to think about broad issues that they are interested in such as hunger, health, education or housing. Incorporating those ideas in your career plans can result in rewarding jobs. “It’s more about finding your passion than following your passion,” Durham said.

4. Be brave

“Be an explorer,” Barclay said. “You’re not going to find out what you want to do in life if you just stay in your dorm room.” She tells students to do things that they are afraid of within a safe and reasonable limit. Barclay says college is a great time to conquer fears and in doing so, learn what you are made of. For example, try out Adventure WVU’s zipline canopy tour at Cooper’s Rock; join a chorus or do some community service. All of these things will push you just outside your comfort zone where learning happens.

5. Practice Respect

Treat others like you want to be treated. “It’s the simplest and oldest rule,” Durham said. Barclay says being respectful isn’t taught in a college classroom, but it will play a major role in success following graduation. “I think that (being respectful) has gotten me farther than anything else in life,” Barclay said.


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Is Greek Life for you? BY PATRICK ORSAGOS

One way many freshman find a home on the WVU campus is through the 30 fraternities and sororities here. More than 2,200 students participate in WVU Greek life and believe the friendships, service projects and social opportunities enhance their college experience. Even though first-time freshman cannot rush until the spring semester, the fall semester can give you time to research your options and opportunities. Here’s what fraternity and sorority members consider the perks of membership:

“Greek life provides you a home away from home when you leave for college...” UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIPS ARE FORMED

“It bonds you with people you would most likely never meet without being part of a Greek organization,” said Nick Morin, a freshman pledge of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. “From your pledge class, to the older brothers in the fraternity, you all have one big thing in common, along with small things, and that is that you are a part of your unique Greek family.”

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO

“Whether it be during a social event, volunteering for the school or community or participating in Greek week,” Morin said, there is always something going on.

YOU MAKE FRIENDS YOU CAN COUNT ON

“If you live in the sorority house someone is always home and someone is always there for you,” said Kristin Moro, a sophomore and member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. “I have made some of my best friends while being a sister at Alpha Phi,” said senior Caitlin Powers.

SMOOTHER TRANSITION TO LIVING AWAY FROM HOME

“Greek life provides you a home away from home when you leave for college,” said Powers Tyler Brice, a member of Pi Kappa Alpha, said Greek life was a really easy way for him to “meet new friends which eased the transition from high school to college.”

MENTORSHIPS AND NETWORKING

Having upperclassmen as members broadens the age range of the people you get to know. Sam Valenzuela, a freshman and Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge, said he appreciated “having people to go to for advice and being able to give advice.” And being a member makes you part of vast network. “Pi Kappa Alpha is one of the largest fraternal organizations in the world,” Tyler Brice said. “The connections made between brothers across the nation is extremely beneficial when it comes time to job searching.”

YOU GROW AND GIVE BACK

“While being a brother of PIKE (Pi Kappa Alpha), I have learned to uphold our (the fraternities) values and standards, which ultimately makes me a better man,” Brice said. And “There are amazing opportunities for community service that give us a chance to help out the community,” Powers said.


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9 things you didn’t know about “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver 1. Denver and Bill and Taffy Danoff who co-wrote the song, had never been to West Virginia. Bill Danoff, who grew up in Massachusetts, used to listen to AM radio station WWVA out of Wheeling when he was growing up and he later told NPR that inspired him to write the lyrics. 2. The Danoffs started writing the song when they were driving from D.C. to Maryland. The “country roads” mentioned in the song was “Clopper Road” which is now a fourlane highway in Gaithersburg, Md. 3. The Danoffs singing backup can be heard in the background, which was recorded in 1971. The Danoffs went on to be part of The Starland Vocal Band which had the smash hit, “Afternoon Delight” in 1977. 4. Denver and the Danoffs sang the song first on Dec. 30, 1970 at the Cellar Door, in Washington, D.C. It received a five-minute ovation.

5. The West Virginia University Marching Band started playing “Country Roads” as part of its football pregame show in 1972 and has performed it every year since. The band usually forms the outline of the state while playing the song. 6. Prior to “Country Roads,” Denver’s biggest hit was “Leaving on a Jet Plane” which Peter, Paul and Mary took to No. 1 in 1970. It was the group’s only No. 1 hit. 7. When John Denver performed the song at Morgantown High School in 1977, he changed the “Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River” lyric to “Appalachian Mountains, Monongahela River.” 8. “Country Roads” is one of four official West Virginia state songs. The other two: “West Virginia Hills,” “This is my West Virginia” and “West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home.” 9. According to WVU Coordinator of Ceramics, Shoji Satake, in China everyone knows Country Roads. “Back in the 80s when China was still a closed communist country, they were only allowed a handful of foreign artists,” Satake said. “John Denver was one of them. If you go to karaoke, they always play it.”

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Being smart about safety Things happen. Especially on a college campus. But they happen less frequently to students who take a few minutes to check out what the university offers to keep them safe. Log on to the police.wvu.edu and titleix.wvu.edu websites to familiarize yourself with the resources. Among the tips:

1. Register your property. All laptops look alike. But if you keep the serial number and model number on file, you have a much better chance of getting it back if it walks away. A property registration form is available on the police.wvu.edu website 2 Signup for emergency alerts. The university has an emergency text messaging system that will advise you of threats such as weather conditions or criminal violence. If you gave the university a cell number when you registered, you will get the texts. If you didn’t, sign up at the police website. (Your folks can sign up for these too.)

Textbooks

There are a lot of places for students at West Virginia University to get their textbooks. 3 Download the LiveSafe app. Feel unsafe but not sure it rises to the level of There’s the Barnes & Nocalling the police? This great app has your back. Share concerns with police by sending text, ble next to the Mountainlair photo, video or audio and you can do so anonymously. The app features safety maps to see downtown and in the Crosswhere recent incidents have occurred and allows friends and family monitor your location ing on Evansdale. There’s using GPS. the Book Exchange on Willey Street downtown and on 4. Use the blue light. Need to call police immediately and don’t have a phone? Patterson Drive on EvansThere are 36 emergency phones on poles with blue lights in high traffic areas across campus. dale. And there is BookholdIf you have to walk alone, especially at night, make sure you know where you can get help ers on University Avenue. immediately. No matter where you shop, textbooks are expensive. 5. Be prepared to help others. WVU’s Title IX office offers training that will teach So where is the best and you how to intervene in high-risk situations. It only takes 90 minutes to educate yourself on cheapest place to buy texthow to avert a crisis. And if you do encounter someone in distress, don’t leave them, call 911. books in Morgantown? ActuWhen 911 is called an officer will respond along with EMS. This program means that if the ally, it may not be in Morganstudent does qualify for the Alcohol and Other Drug Amnesty Program by acting as a “good town. Many students find the Samaritan” they may not be cited by the police and may not be subject to a student conduct prices at Amazon.com can be hearing. The goal is to have students assist others without fear of getting into trouble themselves. lower. “I get them from Amazon because it’s easier and Be safe and smart out there. it comes right to my door in two days and I don’t have to walk anywhere and get them,” said Ashlyn Ramsay, a sophomore political science student. Of the on-campus options, the prices vary. For example, English 101 (a course every student must take) students are required to buy “Work in Progress: A Guide to English 101 at West Virginia University.” At Barnes & Noble it costs police.wvu.edu

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$31.30; at Book Exchange it is $28.05; at Bookholders $18.23 and on Amazon it is $9.57. “I buy mine at Amazon or one of the other non-University book stores because Barnes & Noble is overpriced,” said Aaron Colhouer, a junior anthropology student. “There’s no reason to buy from them when all the other stores have it for cheaper.”

“I can usually get them cheaper on Amazon, but sometimes it’s the same price as the bookstore.” “I buy either at Amazon or the bookstore if Amazon doesn’t have it, but Amazon has most of them,” said James Heis, a junior anthropology student. “I’ve only bought a couple things there, but every time I have, if I’ve rented it they try to not accept it when I take it back and they give me a real big hassle. The one thing I bought there, they charged me twice the price of what it was on Amazon,” Not all students avoid the WVU bookstore. Jordan

Young, a sophomore political science student likes how easy it is to find the textbooks she needs for each class at the WVU bookstore. “I know it’s more expensive, but I’m a little bit on the lazy side and I actually just go through the Barnes & Noble website,” Young said. “Then I end up returning half of my books unopened a week in because I realize I don’t need them. That gives me a little bit of money back.” To make things a little cheaper, Young always looks for the “used book” option, which can cut the price of any textbook. One of the best ways to save money is just to wait. Sometimes professors change required readings, or students decide to drop the class. There are also rental options at all three on-campus bookstores and on Amazon that are usually cheaper than buying textbooks, and help limit the dorm-clutter at the end of the semester. If you do end up buying your textbooks, though, remember to sell them back at the end of the semester to earn some extra cash!


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