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INCREASED WAGES

Classified staff at WVU seek higher wages as cost-of-living rises in Morgantown Gary Reaville, facilities management

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mained untouched for “far too long,” the most recent compensation structure went into effect in October 2012, Martin said. “WVU is one of the few higher education est Virginia University’s classified institutions that has updated their compenstaff members are concerned with sation structure,” Martin said. their low wages, as discussed at a One idea to increase wages is to increase Board of Governors meeting last week. work hours from a 37.5-hour work week to a The 2,863 classified employees in the Uni- 40-hour work week. “This was a ‘big idea’ meant to increase versity system include jobs that are assigned take-home pay, but to particular titles in the West Virginia Higher the money earned Education Policy Comwould be for hours One idea to increase wages worked and not conmission’s pay system, such as janitors and sidered an increase is to increase work hours librarians. that is still needed,” from a 37.5-hour work week Martin said. “While Because classified positions have decreased this proposal was also to a 40-hour work week. by 201 employees in the meant to make WVU last three years, the remore competitive with maining classified emother employers who currently work a 40ployees are expected to work more without additional compensation, hour work week, it could subject our classiaccording to Staff Council Chair Lisa Martin. fied staff to higher PEIA premiums, tax and “It is deserving to classified staff who keep more in child care costs.” the University running, but it’s also possible Martin said the West Virginia Higher Edwe would lose talented people if the wages ucation Policy Commission will conduct a aren’t comparable as the cost of living con- market study to determine who will receive tinues to rise in Morgantown and surround- higher wages, and an excess money pool of ing areas,” Martin said. $2 million could be used to increase classiClassified employees are currently paid fied staff salaries. by their job rank and years of experience. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu Though the 2001 state salary schedule restaff writer @dailyathenaeum

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Student government

Students voice outrage over Student Health, wait times, HIPPA privacies

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Wednesday’s Student Government Association meeting brought to light how the new Student Health facility is not ideal for West Virginia University’s current student body. Last week, SGA adviser Daniel Brewster brought up concerns students have had regarding the new Student Health. He said students’ HIPAA privacies were being violated and wait times were unreasonably extended with the changes in Student Health.

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News: 1, 2 Opinion: 4 A&E: 3, 6 Sports: 7, 8, 9, 10 Campus Connection: 5 Puzzles: 5 Classifieds: 9

Stephanie and Richard Snider, resident hall workers.

CLASSIFIED STAFF AT A GLANCE –Classified staff is defined as “those whose jobs are assigned to particular titles, job families and paygrades in the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s pay system” –WVU employs 2,863 Classified staff –Classified Staff has decreased by 201 employees in the past 3 years

City Council

Ban delayed by trucker lawsuit by corey mcdonald correspondent @dailyathenaeum

Several issues were brought to the attention of the City Council during its meeting Wednesday, including issues regarding the enforcement of the recently passed Heavy Truck Ordinance and issues concerning Morgantown’s party culture. The Heavy Truck Ordinance, which was passed on Sept. 1, has created a stir of lawsuits for City Council. Lawsuits were brought to the Council by concerned citizens as well as from local businesses. The ordinance bans trucks that are 13,000 tons or

more from entering the downtown district. Several lawsuits filed against the City claim the ordinance will harm their businesses and impact their competitiveness. The Council received a letter of request from the attorney representing the trucking companies to delay the enforcement of the truck ordinance until legal action has been settled. “We felt that our council needed to take action on that request,” said Jeff Mikorski, the Morgantown city manager. Two issues were identified concerning the request to delay the enforcement of the ordinance. “The plantiffs have re-

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City officials are trying to ban large trucks that drive through city limits. quested an expedited trial; we’re hoping that will be agreed upon, and that we have a quick action on the lawsuit,” Mikorski said. “Also, The Department of

Highways has not yet responded with the approval or denial of our signed plan, and we feel that ap-

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Speaker series concludes with Marvin Sampson by lauren caccamo correspondent @dailyathenaeum

The last to participate in the College of Business & Economics Distinguished Speakers series this fall, Marvin Samson, a leader in the pharmaceutical industry, had a message in mind for West Virginia University students: If you succeed, you give back. “If you achieve success, you have a responsibility to pay it forward,” Samson said Wednesday during his

speech. Samson’s lecture covered a lifetime of lessons and realizations he has made throughout his long and still on-going career. Coming from a singleparent home in a poor section of Philadelphia, Samson worked his way from entry-level jobs in warehouses to help found two pharmaceutical companies, one being his own. He holds five U.S. patents pertaining to pharmaceutical manufacturing and has received various awards for business

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leadership. Still, Samson finds time to give back to the community, a topic he stressed to his audience in the Mountainlair Ballroom. “It really does feel good to give (back),” Samson said. “And it’s never too early to get involved. If you don’t have the money, give your time.” Samson recently began the Samson STEM Learning Initiative, an enrichment program of The Franklin Institute which funds science learning opportunities for

inner-city middle school children in Philadelphia. Last April, he accompanied an 8th grade class on its field trip to a science museum. “I really was amazed because these kids just absorbed everything. The time I spent with the kids, it was the highlight of my life,” Samson said. “Really, of all these things I’ve done, when these kids thanked me and when I read the thank you notes they sent me, it just blows me away.”

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Thursday November 6, 2014

Woman abducted on Philadelphia street found safe

Dereck Alston, second from left, grandfather of kidnapping victim Carlesha Freeland-Gaither, smiles while participating in a news conference, in Philadelphia on Wednesday. Investigators announced Wednesday Carlesha Freeland-Gaither was found in Jessup, Maryland, and the man who took her was arrested. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A live in Philadelphia, knew hicle, which had its rear win- pital spokeswoman, who neighborhood. street, near piles of broken woman seen on surveillance each other, authorities said. dow kicked out, late Wednes- wouldn’t discuss the type or Police and federal author- auto glass. The man, Delvin Barnes, day afternoon on a road in extent of her injuries. The witness said Freevideo putting up a fight while ities had released a stream of being abducted off a Phila- was being held Wednesday Jessup, he said. A witness to F r e e l a n d - G a i t h e r ’s images over the past two days land-Gaither — described delphia street was found night on an unrelated Vir- Freeland-Gaither’s abduc- mother, Keisha Gaither, from surveillance cameras in by her parents as easygosafe outside Baltimore on ginia warrant alleging at- tion Sunday night had said thanked police and the com- Maryland and from a Phila- ing until she’s threatened — Wednesday, and the man tempted capital murder, she was forced into in a car munity for their support and delphia supermarket hours had broken the car’s rear side windows. who snatched her was ar- assault and malicious in- and broke some of its win- said she had talked to her before the abduction. rested, police said. jury with acid, explosives or dows before it sped off. The video showed a man in Freeland-Gaither, a nursby phone but hadn’t seen Carlesha Freeland-Gaither fire, and he would face fedLaw enforcers saw Barnes her yet. Keisha Gaither said a knit cap and dark coat walking assistant, graduated from was spotted in Jessup, Mary- eral charges in the Philadel- and Freeland-Gaither in the her daughter was distraught ing down an aisle of a store high school in Maryland and land, with the man in a car phia abduction, authorities car and surrounded it, Jones when they talked. and using a self-checkout lived with her grandfather with a broken-out back win- said. Barnes, 37, couldn’t be said. “She was very upset. She station. A timestamp indi- in Philadelphia until a coudow and was rescued soon reached for comment while Barnes climbed from the was crying. She just was ask- cates the video was recorded ple of months ago, when she back seat to the front seat, and ing for me, to tell me she eight hours before Freeland- moved in with her boyfriend. after, police said. The man in custody. was nabbed after he stepped Bureau of Alcohol, To- that was when agents drove loved me, she missed me, to Gaither disappeared. Her grandmother Ana bacco, Firearms and Explo- their cars around to block his come get her,” she said. “I’m A witness called 911 at Mulero said she has worked out of the car, police said. “We got a very dangerous sives agents had received in- vehicle in, Jones said. Agents going to get my daughter. I’m about 9:40 p.m. Sunday and with cancer patients and has reported seeing a woman been pursuing a career in predator off the street,” Com- formation from Richmond, then freed Freeland-Gaither, going to get my baby.” missioner Charles Ramsey Virginia, to be on the lookout and she was taken to a hospiFreeland-Gaither had identified as Freeland- nursing. said. Freeland-Gaither’s parfor a vehicle that might have tal, Jones said. been last seen on surveil- Gaither screaming for help Freeland-Gaither, 22, had been involved in the abducBarnes was taken into lance video being grabbed as she was forced into a dark ents circulated fliers in some injuries but was gen- tion, said Tim Jones, resident custody without incident, he by a man and pulled to- gray four-door vehicle. Germantown, and Faceerally doing OK, police said. agent in charge with the ATF said. Police said Freeland- book groups sprung up ward a car Sunday night as Freeland-Gaither was in she struggled to get away in Gaither’s glasses and cell- with prayers for her safe There was no indication she in Lanham, Maryland. and the man, who used to ATF agents found the ve- good condition, said a hos- Philadelphia’s Germantown phone were dropped on the return.

Documents: Teen planned attack at Maryland school ST. LOUIS (AP) — Activists asked Wednesday for advance notice before prosecutors announce whether a Ferguson police officer will face charges in the shooting death of Michael Brown, saying they can help prevent widespread violence if they have 48 hours to prepare for protests. Members of the Don’t Shoot Coalition said at a news conference that they want to “de-escalate violence without de-escalating action” once a grand jury decides whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson, who is white, for the Aug. 9 shooting of Brown, who was black. The coalition represents more than 50 organizations including union workers, clergy, anti-war activists and black empowerment groups. Its members are leaders of the protests that erupted across the region after Brown’s death and have continued in the three months since. “Everyone around the United States and much of

the world is looking at St. Louis,” said Michael McPhearson, executive director of Veterans for Peace. “There’s much anticipation as to what happens next.” D emonstrators on Wednesday criticized the use of tear gas, riot equipment and armored vehicles by county and local police in the early days of the protests. The heavy initial response led Gov. Jay Nixon to summon the National Guard and temporarily put the Missouri Highway Patrol in charge of Ferguson crowd control. Ed Magee, a spokesman for St. Louis County Attorney Bob McCulloch, who is overseeing the grand jury investigation, met with McPhearson and attorney Denise Lieberman earlier Wednesday and said the coalition’s request for 48 hours’ notice of a grand jury decision is “being considered.” The grand jury was expected to hear evidence in Brown’s case until mid-November, but McCulloch said Tuesday night that its work

could continue for several County police Chief Jon dissent but said he wouldn’t “I have a responsibility... more weeks. Brown, 18, was Belmar earlier this week re- take anything off the table to make sure that everybody unarmed when Wilson en- iterated that police do not when asked about the use of walks out of this on the other countered him walking in intend to impede peaceful tear gas and other tactics. end,” he said. the street with a friend. A orously defend the ordi- the legal results of Hallowscuffle ensued and Brown was shot multiple times. Witnance in court,” Hansen een weekend. “We had 33 different ness accounts of what hapsaid. “A court case has Continued from page 1 been filed, and frankly, we arrests, with 65 offenses pened varied, with some saying they saw Brown raise look forward to it being re- involved,” Preston said. his hands as if in surrender. solved in court rather than “From the Tuesday after “After the verdict, no mat- proval or denial will not simply relying on the as- the Baylor game, we’ve had ter what it is, people are go- come until after the law- sertions being made by 53 arrests, over 100 differstate agencies.” ent offenses and 123 cases ing to pour into the street — suit itself.” Mikorski said he hopes Other citizens spoke in referred for investigations.” either in celebration or in MPD has begun utilizrage,” said Montague Sim- the expedited trial would favor of the ban. “We just had a child, and ing social media to track mons, chairman of the Or- be in December or early we see the trucks driving down citizens suspected ganization for Black Strug- January. gle. “It’s in the best interest Citizens expressed their by in our neighborhood of deviant activity. “We started monitorof the public, the police and concerns on the issue dur- and we don’t feel like it’s elected officials who con- ing the public portion of a safe environment to play ing social media the enin that neighborhood,” tire duration of the game,” trol the actions of the police the meeting. to work together to protect “We can tell that people said Kate Garvey, a resi- Preston said. “We were the rights of people to en- are still very engaged in dent of Morgantown. “It’s even able to get live feeds gage in civil disobedience this issue,” said Evan Han- just not a good quality of of people committing batand expression of their First sen, a co-owner of a busi- life in our neighborhood teries in the stadium who Amendment rights of free ness in downtown Mor- right now.” sent pictures to their TwitIssues regarding the ter, and we used it against speech and assembly.” gantown who spoke on Organizers have created behalf of a group of citi- city’s enforcement of Mor- them.” The next City Council 19 “rules of engagement” zens who maintain their gantown’s party scene they want police to follow, support for the ordinance. were also brought to atten- meeting will be held Tues“Our organization and tion during the meeting. including calls to treat proday, Nov. 18. Morgantown Police testers as “citizens and not the people that support danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu enemy combatants.” us expect the city to vig- Chief Ed Preston described

HEALTH

Despite the University wanting to make money from Student Health, it has cut essential services, such as immunizations that it provided in the past, causing more and more students to use other facilities. “Students have expressed that they would rather go to MedExpress or Urgent Care facility rather than use Student Health, and I find that disheartening because students are being charged with their own insurance plan,” Ibekwe said. Upon entering Student Health, students sign in and sit in the waiting room just as if they were at another facility outside the University. “My intern had a stress fracture in her foot. She went in there on a late afternoon on a Friday. There was not a large wait, and she waited two hours to see somebody,” Ibekwe said. Though the wait time is unacceptable, it is not the

sole cause of students’ unhappiness towards Student Health. “We’ve also had concerns that students will not be discriminated or segregated, but that the collaboration is not there (between Student Health and Carruth.) WELLlWVU is the Students’ Center for Health – that encompasses Carruth and that encompasses health and wellness in Student Health,” Ibekwe said. Next week, Governor Ibekwe will meet with Cathy Yura, the assistant vice-president of WELLWVU: The Students’ Center of Health, among others, to discuss these issues that need brought to life. He asked that students tweet at SGA or try to contact him with any concerns or comments they may have regarding the services provided by Student Health.

Continued from page 1 Governor Michael Ibekwe looked into the issue over the past week and identified the major problems students have expressed and the reasons behind these problems. “Students are concerned because sometimes students will go in to request health information and that is not being provided to them the way students expect. This is because of the new Urgent Care model that Student Health is now under,” Ibekwe said. “For example, if a student were to have questions about Ebola, they would not be provided that information because of the simple fact that Student Health doesn’t make money by answering questions. They want to bill insurance and see patients,” Ibekwe said.

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Continued from page 1 Rachel Nieman, an integrated marketing communications graduate student, said she felt that of all the distinguished speakers she’s seen throughout this series, Samson’s call to give back to the community stood out to her the most. “None of the other speakers have really made a point to put it in their lectures, so that’s something that I really agreed with him on,” Nieman said. “I think, as students, we have these high schools and elementary schools in Morgantown, and we could be volunteering and making a difference.” Nieman also noted she found considerable inspiration in Samson’s work ethic. Samson was introduced to the pharmaceutical in-

dustry after taking a job at a local drug store at the age of 10. After graduating high school, he enrolled in night classes at Temple University as a chemistry major, unable to pay for a nearby college of pharmacy. From there, he held a variety of jobs, beginning as a material handler and eventually working his way up to plant manager of Philadelphia Laboratories. Samson’s talent was recognized and he was chosen to co-found Elkins-Sinn, Inc. Eventually, Samson started his own company which, at 73, he still actively participates in today. “I liked the fact that he is self-made. He came from not very much and just got started in the groundwork of things and really just wanted to succeed. He wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and I found that really inspirational,” Nieman said. Jose V. Sartarelli, the dean

of WVU’s College of Business & Economics, agreed Samson’s career is a perfect example of how hard work can succeed. “This is a great arc of a life, and I think it shows all kinds of lessons,” Sartarelli said. Meanwhile, Samson continues to serve the community through charitable support of educational institutions, hospitals, healthcare research and development and children’s programs. A resident of Palm Beach, Fla., he has three children and seven grandchildren. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Dancing, dashing for the children By Chelsea Walker A&E Writer @DailyAthenaeum

Dance Dash, the energetic 5K that combines running, walking and dancing, is set to hit Mylan Park Saturday. The 5K was created for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and challenges participants to not only run or walk the course, but also learn dance moves along the way. With teams that consist of two or more people, each participant will learn moves from swing and hip-hop dancing to country line dancing, preparing for the ultimate flash-mob dance party at the end of the race.

“We are hoping for around 250 participants,” said Lora Edgell, the director of WVU’s Children’s Hospital at Ruby Memorial. The family-fun event currently has 170 registered runners and more than 50 confirmed volunteers. With help from sponsors such as Kroger, Dunkin’ Donuts, BFS and Bayer Heritage Federal Credit Union, all Dance Dash proceeds will go directly to the Cure Kids Cancer Fund at WVU Children’s Hospital. “Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is a special organization to me,” Edgell said. “Their philosophy is that no child is ever turned away regardless of

their ability to pay.” The Cure Kids Cancer fund was started to assist families with children undergoing cancer diagnosis and treatments. Funds pay for meal coupons, gas cards, emergency funds for utility bills and car repairs, while also holding special events for patients and their families. Proceeds often help pay for holiday parties, family picnics, camps and end-oftreatment parties for children and their closest family members. “Since January, the WVU Children’s Hospital has 15 newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients in treatment and over 80 children who are in remission, who

come for yearly checkups,” Edgell said. Dance Dash will kick off at 11 a.m. with water stations placed throughout the course and fresh fruit and granola bars for participants. Runners will receive a race bib and a Tshirt along with incentive items for fundraising. As participants fundraise for WVU Children’s Hospital, they will unlock various free prizes, from sunglasses and water bottles to headphones and insulated coolers. Students looking for volunteer hours or to supporting a cause can join in the Dance Dash festivities. WVU and local high school students who sign

up and participate can receive four hours of community service. “We are listed on iServe for WVU,” Edgell said. “You never know when someone you know or love might be diagnosed with cancer. By participating, you will be helping a sick child today.” Following the 5K, a children’s carnival will take place inside the Ruby Community Center at Mylan Park from noon-3 p.m. An open concession area with popcorn and slushies will allow runners to grab a quick carnival snack before heading to the bounce houses. The carnival will be open to all, including those who

did not partake in the 5K, who will be asked for a donation at the door to participate in the carnival. Edgell said several of the pediatric cancer patients and their families will be joining participants for the event. “Your participation encourages them to know that their community stands behind them in their fight. Your registration fee will go directly to help a family,” Edgell said. Dance Dash 5K will take place Nov. 8. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Runners can still register for the event at http://dancedash.org/. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Competition at the Country Music Association Awards NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Dierks Bentley readied the release of his seventh album earlier this year, he led with the single “Bourbon in Kentucky.” But he quickly had to switch up his plans. “I had to pull it because it was too heavy, too dark,” he said in a recent interview. “It wasn’t working in the radio world.” He decided to release “I Hold On,” a personal tune that became a hit. “Drunk on a Plane” followed and marked back-to-back successes for the 38-year-old Bentley. Now, he’s the leading male nominee at Wednesday’s Country Music Association Awards with five nominations, including album of the year for “Riser,” song of the year for “I Hold On” and single of the year for “Drunk.” The latter song won music video of the year when the CMAs announced early winners Wednesday on “Good Morning America.” “I wasn’t even totally

thinking about that or focusing on that at all, so that was like a really cool icing on the cake,” he said of his nominations, which also includes male vocalist of the year. “So it’s been a really good year. A year I feel like we’ve worked hard to get toward. Hard work doesn’t really necessarily translate into success in my business.” His competition is tough : Miranda Lambert has nine nominations, nearly double for Bentley, who is second. Lambert is nominated for the top honor, entertainer of the year, and is the only female in the category. She will battle last year’s winner, George Strait, as well as Keith Urban, Luke Bryan and husband Blake Shelton. Lambert’s album “Platinum” is nominated for album of the year, while her single “Automatic” will compete for both single and song of the year. She was also an early winner

for musical event of the year for “We Were Us” with Urban. She’ll perform twice during the show, which will air live on ABC (8 p.m. EST) from the Bridgestone Area in Nashville. “I did a four-and-a-halfhour fitting yesterday, so that was the process,” Lambert said. “I have like five changes during the show, so it will be a little bit of a crazy night.” Bryan, who has three nominations, will also perform. His album “Crash My Party” was released more than a year ago, but is currently in the Top 40 on Billboard’s 200 albums chart, and has sold more than 2.1 million copies. It will compete for album of the year, along with Eric Church’s “The Outsiders,” Urban’s “Fuse” and efforts from Lambert and Bentley. Both Lambert and Shelton, who has three nominations, will be going for their fifth consecutive wins in the female and male vocalist of the year

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Dierks Bentley is the leading nominee at the CMAs this year. categories. Lambert, 30, will perform with “All About That Bass” singer Meghan Trainor. Ariana Grande will join Little Big Town, while Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott, Jennifer Nettles and Hunter Hayes will perform with the Doobie Brothers. Kenny Chesney, Church,

Kacey Musgraves and Tim McGraw will also perform. Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley, who are returning for their seventh year as hosts, will also take the stage. Jimmy Kimmel will also have hosting duties: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will broadcast via hologram to a live audience at the

CMA Theater in the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. A performance by Florida Georgia Line will also be sent by hologram to Hollywood. Presenters at the 2014 CMAs include Garth Brooks, Tim Tebow, Steven Tyler, Connie Britton, Darius Rucker, Trisha Yearwood and Lucy Hale.

‘ShowStoppers’ a new alternative to Cirque du Soleil LAS VEGAS (AP) — Steve Wynn has had his fill of Cirque du Soleil and thinks Las Vegas visitors have, too. That’s why, he said, his new show dubbed “ShowStoppers,” will be different. “We can’t just surrender to Cirque du Soleil,” said the casino-hotel developer and billionaire. “How many shows can you stand of that stuff. Jumping, popping, swinging. I mean, enough already,” Wynn said, not entirely seriously. After all, he brought the swinging and the popping to Vegas in the early 1990s by building the first permanent theatrical home for one of Cirque’s shows at the Treasure Island resort. He benefited along with several other casino-hotels that host Cirque shows on the Strip at any given time. Plus, Cirque’s founder is a personal friend, he said. But the man who invited Siegfried & Roy on a Las Vegas stage and introduced the Strip to Cirque’s acrobatics is set on presenting the one thing he says the entertainment capital has

Casino mogul Steve Wynn wants to bring new entertainment options to Las Vegas. lacked: Broadway, in a way that can’t be seen anywhere else. “Give `em the old razzle dazzle ...” Wynn sang softly in a deep, gravely baritone in his office at the Wynn during a recent interview with The Associated Press. His “ShowStoppers” will

take 20 of Broadway’s most memorable songs, a list likely to rotate as producers see fit, and present them in a way that explains what sets them apart, including the number from “Chicago” he hummed. Wynn stressed the simplicity of a single power-

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ful voice-no gimmicks, no technological support, no place to hide- when he talks about the allure of the show he has personally produced and helped write. Tickets will cost $90 each and go on sale Thursday. Shows in the 1,480-seat Encore theater begin Dec. 16.

Wynn says the show - its 34 dancers and singers and 30-piece orchestra plus costumes and sets - will cost him $10 million, a bargain compared to the $100 million to $200 million it can cost to retrofit a theater for an elaborate Cirque du Soleil production, he said. The 72-year-old casinohotel developer said it’s not a show for the 20-year-olds but rather a 40-plus crowd. A show that could have been for the younger-set, “Spider-man Turn off the Dark,” was long-rumored to be the next show to grace the Encore stage after country music star Garth Brooks’ residency ended a year ago. The rumors were only fueled by the involvement of that production’s director, Phil McKinley, in VIP-attended birthday show Wynn hosted for his wife Andrea that eventually inspired “ShowStoppers.” Wynn said Spider-man was never in the cards. “I’m not looking for the next Broadway show I can put here while it tours America,” he said. “We’ve got to do our own thing here.”

He wasn’t looking for a celebrity concert, either. “If you hire stars, they get all the money,” Wynn said. His love of Broadway runs deep. He attended the University of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963, a couple hours commute to New York’s theater district, “right smack in the middle of the golden age of Broadway,” he said. Wynn has tried to bring Broadway to the Strip before. He lured “Avenue Q” to the Wynn resort after its Tony Award-winning run, keeping the production from touring the country, and later staged “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” Neither were money-makers. He even enlisted Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman to write an original Broadway-style production called “Miss Spectacular” that was shelved when Wynn’s company was bought out in 2000. What makes him think it’ll work this time? “It’s just too good,” Wynn said. “Look I’ve been doing this for 40-odd years, I’ve got an instinct about things like this.”

NBC’s ‘Opening Day’ to focus on traditions across the country NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Brokaw will take NBC Sports Network viewers with him on a trip to his native South Dakota for pheasant hunting season, a special that could become the template for a regular series. The veteran NBC anchor hosts “Opening Day,” airing at 11 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Nov. 19, after a hockey game. The program examines traditions around the beginning of hunting season, which is a big business in South Dakota. Brokaw details how the state made itself a destination, visits the annual dinner of the hunters’ group Pheasants Forever and goes out with fel-

low hunters including Ted Turner. Brokaw got rid of his guns while living in Los Angeles during the tumultuous year of 1968. But he took up hunting again a couple of decades later, usually accompanied by his bird dog Sage. Brokaw, who splits his time between New York and Montana, looks forward to opening day as a way to connect each year with friends he grew up with. “I stay in the small towns, and it’s revisiting my youth,” he said. South Dakota has cultivated businesses surrounding the opening of

pheasant hunting season, making it a destination for hunters around the country each year on the third Saturday of October. “The state just gets it,” he said. Turning his outings into TV isn’t new for Brokaw. For years, an annual fishing trip he conducts with pals like Michael Keaton has been chronicled on “Buccaneers & Bones,” a series on the Outdoor Channel. If the “Opening Day” special works well, the idea could spread to examine the culture around other sports and traditions, according to NBC Sports.

Brokaw, 74, keeps busy while undergoing chemotherapy for multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow. He worked on

Election Night on Tuesday, where an alarm on his cellphone went off while he was on the air at MSNBC. He quickly made light of the gaffe by taking out the

phone and pretending to take a grocery list. “I’m near the end of the treatment and I’m very encouraged by the process,” he said.

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Emergency alerts good for safety Yesterday, students at West Virginia University got their first taste of the emergency alert system for the semester. Students received text alerts and emails from several sources alerting them to an armed robber near the Evansdale campus. At 2:24 p.m., students received a message from the University stating there had been an armed robbery with a description of the suspect.

Then, at 3:00 p.m. students received another email stating the threat was no longer present. The Daily Athenaeum believes receiving this message and others like this is great and an important safety measure on campus. However, we also believe the standards for what constitutes an emergency alert should be broadened. Currently, emergency

alerts are sent when there is an immediate danger or threat on or directly adjacent to any of the WVU campuses. This semester, WVU has seen some unfortunate and violent crimes. From the first weekend on campus, students have been in lifethreatening altercations, such as a stabbing at a local bar and sexual assaults on a popular running trail downtown.

Even though neither of these were on school property, they had a direct impact on the student body. These events, while not on campus, did happen close enough that students could possibly have been in danger. Some will argue this system is used so little as to not scare or worry students. However, after students received the alert Wednesday, they were not sent into

a panic. Instead, they took to the Internet and other forms of communications. Students tweeted and posted about the armed robber, letting their fellow Mountaineers and community members know there was a threat. With such a heavy population of students, passing around this knowledge can also help law enforcement. By spreading the word, more

people are looking for people of interest. We believe if students receive more alerts they will handle the information responsibly again. We can help spread the word, not cause hysteria. By expanding the standards for emergency alerts, the campus will be a safer and more informed place. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Not the change West Virginia deserves, but wants taylor jobin columnist @dailyathenaeum

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Congratulations West Virginia on electing your first female senator, Republican Shelly Moore Capito. I know it must have been tough, changing your ways after more than 50 years of a Democrats in the Senate. But what choice did you have? Obama’s evil EPA is waging a war on coal, and the Democrats are trying to take your guns. Sometimes you need change you can believe in. And Capito represents that. Capito won’t let the EPA regulate the coal industry. She has time and time again voted against any sort of regulation of green house gas emissions. She votes against environment cap-and-trade bills whenever they come up. Who cares if there are no limits on pollutants of any sort? What’s the worst that could happen? Its not like there was some awful chemical spill recently that was a direct result of shoddy regulations. I mean, there’s no way the toxic chemical used to clean coal would spill out into the West Virginia water supply leaving more than 300,000 residents without clean water. Coal isn’t bad, it’s America’s friend. It keeps the lights on like the commercials tell me. I get it. You know coal. You need coal. This fossilized carbon is the West Virginia economy. It gives you jobs maybe kills your loved ones in mine collapses or gives you the black lung - but no need to worry about the last two, only the good jobs it brings. Besides, you need the money and jobs from the coal industry. You need the

annual $70 million in coal in- ported the expanded Meddustry property taxes, or the icaid program, which was approximate $214 million a product of the Affordable the Coal Severance Tax adds. Care Act, Obamacare, has Coal annually gives $3.5 bil- enrolled between 132,000lion in gross state product 145,000 people out of an esand has an industry payroll timated 143,000-150,000 of nearly $2 billion per year. people as of 2014. So if you Plus, you need the 30,000 belong to one of the many jobs coal brings to your state low-income families that of 2 million people. All num- voted for Capito because she bers courtesy of wvmine- represented you the best, safety.org. congrats – you made the right Don’t worry about the re- choice. Don’t worry though, Capcent Harvard study that said coal costs the nation over ito is a fan of the recent lift of $500 billion a year. Or that the same-sex marriage ban the same study found pub- in West Virginia. She voted lic health burdens caused in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and by the coal industry totaled 2012 that marriage should be more than $74 billion a year defined as a union between in just the Appalachian areas. only a man and a woman. That money isn’t impor- She is the epitome of tolertant, only the money made ance and progress for this by your fortuitous coal min- great state. ers matters. I hear they are Now I don’t know much rolling in the dough down in southReceiving and spending ern West more than double your Virginia. W h o opponent, most of the n e e d s money coming from health insurance, eiwealthy donors outside ther? Capito is all aboard the state, is exactly what I the repeal think of when I think of Obamacare train headWest Virginia. ing straight to the Senate now that the Republicans about politics, but I do know control both houses. That my adopted state elected the damn socialized healthcare right candidate to represent has brought nothing good to it. Shelley Moore Capito is the state since it’s been im- the hard-working, blue-colplemented. Healthinsurance. lar West Virginia that I have org has reported that in 2013, come to love. Receiving and about 17 percent of West Vir- spending more than double ginians were without health your opponent, most of the insurance. That number has money coming from wealthy fallen to a dastardly 6.6 per- donors outside the state, is cent in 2014. Don’t you hate exactly what I think of when I think of West Virginia. socialism? But that’s not all folks, Healthinsurance.org also redaperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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The death of the album, how singles have taken over the music industry abby humphreys columnist @dailyathenaeum

I don’t like pop music. The formulaic melodies and obviously-doctored voices haven’t appealed to me since sixth grade when I and the rest of my classmates awkwardly shuffled to Akon’s “Don’t Matter” at our spring dance. However, there must be something deeper in Taylor Swift’s music that I’m not seeing, because her newest album “1989” was the first record to go platinum in 2014, selling 1.28 million copies during its first week and taking seventh on the list of fastest-selling albums in the United States. Aside from Swift’s success, this has been a dry year for record sales. Before the release of “1989”, 2014 had been the only year to not see a single record make platinum in 38 years. However, the list of this year’s singles that have gone platinum three, six and even nine times is long enough to fill over three pages. What’s going on? In recent decades, singles have dominated the music industry, with albums seemingly left to suffer slow and painful deaths. Gone are the days when teenagers took their

dates to record shops or begged their parents for enough spending money for the newest KISS or Queen release. As a college student, this is somewhat understandable. I know I’d much rather spend 15 bucks on a case of ramen than a new CD. Hard-copy music sales have declined in general since the beginning of the Internet age due to piracy and music streaming apps like Spotify. However, iTunes and other online music stores appear to be the main offender in the death of the album. Though singles were released in every music medium since the vinyl era, they first became widely available online in the 1990s. Consumers suddenly had the choice to purchase only one or two of the most popular songs from an artist’s record instead of the entire album. To keep up with this trend, musicians began to spend more resources on crafting hit three-minute singles than producing a cohesive work from beginning to end. With the predicted decline of the album, Swift was compelled to write an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal this past July on the matter. In the article, she argues the future of music will continue to

be album-centered. However, I believe Swift’s own successes largely influenced the formation of her opinion and blinded her to the reality of the matter. Her record sales clearly indicate she’s the exception and not the rule. The negative implications of a single-focused industry may not seem that important, but a world without albums is a world without culture. In previous decades, albums served as vessels that could carry new sounds through the ages. They were crucial components in the constantly-evolving music scene. Songs just aren’t long enough to be reliable samples of a band’s style by themselves. Without the album’s influence in today’s music, it appears a stylistic standstill is inevitable, and if computer-generated beats and poppy vocals remain the norm, please wake me up when it’s over. Here’s the sad truth: these days, music typically accompanies a workout, a drive to Dairy Queen or a 10 minute walk to class. Just like every other popular activity, we’ve managed to condense it into something you can multi-task with, or in other words, something meaningless. Albums were popular during a time when a

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constant bombardment of Twitter notifications, blog updates and Facebook statuses didn’t exist. Listening to music was an activity in itself and required a certain level of sustained attention, something today’s culture is sorely lacking. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating for the next generation of album snobs. But loaded sched-

ules and long nights of partying leave hardly any room for sleep, much less time to enjoy anything beyond fast-paced videogames or gripping Netflix episodes. Perhaps the downward spiral of the album is telling us to step back, take a break and look critically at our current fast-paced lifestyle. Though I may not share Swift’s optimism on the

fate of the music business, I do believe we have a say as consumers in what artists produce. My advice? Keep calm, put down the cell phone and listen to a good album. Doing so might just save the world from a singles takeover and may even allow for some much-needed peace of mind as well. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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FALL INTO FASHION How to stay warm and still look cute as winter approaches By Hannah Harless A&E Writer @dailyathenaeum

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In this picture, I took a black tank and jeans and paired it with a thick cardigan, scarf, snow boots and ankle warmers. This will keep me warm throughout the day and is still a cute collaboration. When it gets extra cold and snows, I can reuse the grey peacoat and put on a pair of gloves.

It’s that time again. Morgantown is becoming colder and windier each week, and rumor has it winter will be approaching much sooner than usual. Many believe this means dressing for practicality and abandoning all fun fashion. Although big bulky coats aren’t the most flattering, there are still ways to look fashionable and stay warm. Layers are the key. Not only can you dress up your cute fall outfits in a more practical way, you’ll be able to take things off if you get a little toasty in the classroom or workplace.

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Here, I took a fall dress and paired it with a pair of black tights, a blazer, watch, a statement necklace and boots. When I step outside, I need a bit more to keep me warm. So, I dressed a grey peacoat over my outfit and paired it with a wool grey hat. If you’re extra cold, you can always add a warm scarf and a pair of gloves. Cavon Vagheei/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

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No. 8 West Virginia defeats TCU Horned Frogs 2-1 in Big 12 quarterfinals, will face Texas Longhorns Friday by ryan petrovich sports writer @dailyathenaeum The West Virginia women’s soccer team is moving on in the Big 12 Tournament. The Mountaineers claimed a 2-1 victory over TCU Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The last time the Mountaineers met the Horned Frogs was the beginning of Big 12 regular season play. The two teams battled to a draw, and it was the only Big 12 team West Virginia

was unable to beat during the season. This time, however, the Mountaineers got the best of the Horned Frogs, as WVU is one step closer to another Big 12 Tournament championship. “This is a huge win,” said West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown in a release. “Again, we had to play a frustrating five-back system, but the girls displayed tremendous patience and broke TCU down. It wasn’t easy to do what we did, so I’m very

proud of this team’s resiliency. We found a way to win.” West Virginia took a 1-0 lead into halftime as the Mountaineers jumped on the board midway through the first half. The team’s first goal came from junior midfielder Leah Emaus. Emaus found the back of the net after an assist from Ashley Lawrence. Lawrence sent the ball just outside the penalty area and Emaus kicked it home. Carrying their momen-

tum from the first half, the Mountaineers came out in the second half with the same mindset. Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, freshman forward Michaela Abam, scored West Virginia’s second goal of the contest. This was Abam’s fourth game-winning goal of the season, coming off another assist from Lawrence. The game tightened as the Horned Frogs managed to muscle up a goal in the second half. A touch foul on WVU

sophomore defender Carly Black gave the Horned Frogs a penalty kick. TCU took advantage of the opportunity as Bobbi Clemmer netted the goal. Though the Horned Frogs made it interesting down the stretch, the Mountaineers were able to hang on and will be moving further into the Big 12 Tournament. “Getting this win today was a critical piece for this team’s success,” Izzo-Brown said in a release. “Now, we march on

and move on to Friday’s semifinal.” West Virginia dominated in terms of shots, outshooting TCU 31-9 on the game. The one goal surrendered by the Mountaineers is the first goal they’ve allowed in the Big 12 Tournament since 2012. This win extended West Virginia’s unbeaten streak to 16 games. The Mountaineers will take on the Texas Longhorns Friday. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU defense marches on following loss to TCU anthony pecoraro associate sports editor @pecorarowvunews

Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom to pick yourself back up and rise to new heights. Over the past few seasons, No. 23 West Virginia’s defense has faced many challenges that have not ended well for them. But 2014 began a new chapter in many ways for the Mountaineers’ defense. After bringing long-time Penn State coach Tom Bradley on board as the senior associate head coach and defensive line coach, as well as making Tony Gibson the

defensive coordinator in the offseason, the Mountaineers’ defense has had a new look as the season has progressed, and the defense continues to reach new heights. As the Mountaineers (63, 4-2 Big 12) shut down the then-No. 1 scoring team in the nation, the Baylor Bears, a few weeks ago and the level in which they were playing began to climb, the potential between West Virginia’s high-power offense and a defense that has been silencing many seemed perfect going into Saturday’s game against then-No. 7 TCU (7-1, 4-1 Big 12). Saturday was no different, for the most part. After

the Horned Frogs put up 82 points on Texas Tech a week ago, the WVU defense held the Horned Frogs to seven points in the first half and 31 points overall. In heartbreaking fashion, the Mountaineers’ defense knew they gave it all they had. The emotions could be seen throughout the entire WVU squad. Defensive coordinator Tony Gibson said as depressing as the Mountaineers’ third loss of the season was, it’s just one game and there won’t be any time wasted in preparing for Texas. “We didn’t finish. (You have) to be able to finish in this league,” Gibson said.

“No matter how you lose, (whether it’s) by 30 or by three, or by two or by one – and it’s the same way when you win one like that – the 24 hour rule. (Either) enjoy it and move on to the next one, or don’t enjoy and move on to the next one. (You) just have to bounce back.” Redshirt junior linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski, who had seven tackles against TCU,

said although any loss is never taken lightly, the Mountaineers’ latest one really stung, especially considering all that was on the table for both teams. “Every loss is frustrating, but a close game like that is rough,” he said. “But, (you) just have to move on from it.” Gibson said he knew the commitment out of his entire defense was top notch,

but knows they understand what needs to be done next time when put in a similar situation. “(I’m) proud of the way the kids played,” he said. “(I) thought they fought, played hard, played physical (and) played fast. We just have to go out and finish games like that.” apecorar@mail.wvu.edu

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Junior guard Bria Holmes passes the ball in a game against Kansas State last season.

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With the beginning of the season less than two weeks away for the West Virginia University women’s basketball team, head coach Mike Carey believes his team still has a lot of work to do. Although the Mountaineers won last Friday’s exhibition game against Division II team Wheeling Jesuit in an 87-49 blowout, Carey said he was concerned about a lack of effort and execution, es-

pecially among the team’s newcomers. “I knew we were going to make mistakes, I knew we were going to have turnovers,” Carey said after Friday’s game. “What concerns me is we don’t have enough people playing hard, and we’re not communicating. We’ve got to correct that real quick.” The Mountaineers’ performance against Wheeling Jesuit was sloppy in many different throughout. The Mountaineers seemed to struggle executing in their half-court offense, turning the ball over 17 times

and shooting just 5-21 from 3-point range. Although West Virginia dominated with its size and athleticism, the overall performance gave Carey pause. Out of the nine players who saw the court during Friday night’s game, only four had significant roles on last year’s Big 12 regular season championship team. Junior guard Bria Holmes, the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, said she thinks the effort level of these new faces is improving. “I think it’s coming along

since we started,” Holmes said. “When we first started, it wasn’t there at all. Everybody was just trying to learn his system and pick things up so fast. I just feel like it wasn’t there, it’s coming along but it’s going to be a process.” Against Wheeling Jesuit, Holmes led the way with 21 points, although she shot just 1-9 from beyond the arc. Freshman Teana Muldrow scored 14 points and senior point guard Linda Stepney had 12. Carey said in the future his team’s shot selection needs to be more tilted toward their top

scorers. “We need them to score,” Carey said. “We need Linda to shoot anywhere around 10 to 12, it depends, and Averee (Fields) to get into double-figure shots, and then we need somebody in the post who’s going to sit down and play.” As of now, the center position remains unsettled. Sophomore Lanay Montgomery started against Wheeling Jesuit, but she ended up playing roughly even minutes with junior Kayla Montgomery, a junior college transfer. Carey said he is looking for some-

one to step up, and that senior forward Crystal Leary could also see time as the team’s primary post player. The Mountaineers will begin their regular season with a Women’s Preseason National Invitation Tournament matchup with Eastern Kentucky Nov. 15. With the season approaching fast and the team, at least in Carey’s opinion, still a long way from where they need to be, how the Mountaineers gel in these next couple weeks of practice will be critical. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

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Freshman Brown sees increased role as season continues BY NICOLE CURTIN SPORTS WRITER @DAILYATHENAEUM

The West Virginia volleyball team welcomed five freshmen onto its squad this season. One of those first year members is Melvina Brown. Brown, a native of Warrenton, Va., is a defensive specialist for the Mountaineers. She has seen some court time this year in matches against Texas, Kansas State, Texas Tech and Marshall. Deciding to come to

WVU was easy for Brown, as she saw how tightly knit the team was when she arrived. “I’m a big family person, so when I came here I was nervous of course, but the girls were so welcoming,” she said. “They were very supportive, and Jill (Kramer) of course was the main factor because of how cool she is.” Brown played at Kettle Run High School, where she was a three-year captain and a four-year letter winner. She was honored as the MVP of the team in

her senior year, and the time she has spent playing for WVU this season has helped to prove her spot. She has 42 digs, 10 kills and four assists thus far this season. “There’s always room for improvement, but I definitely learned so much more than I thought I would,” Brown said. “I thought I would just come in here and learn a couple things and kind of improve, but I’ve seen multiple changes in not just the physical aspect but also my attitude about everything.”

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Coach Kramer has been working with the five freshmen since the summer when they started practice, and has witnessed the work they’ve put in this season. “She has contributed more than I expected her to,” Kramer said. “Her level of club (play) and stuff. She didn’t quite get as much training that the other girls did, but the fact that she’s come through and really contributed a lot.” Other freshmen on the squad, Lamprini Konstan-

tinidou, Morgan Montgomery and Gianna Gotterba, have all seen playing time, as well. “She played for us against Texas and the KState match. She’s contributed in quite a few matches, and I think it is because she is a really great athlete and does some great things defensively,” Kramer said. Against No. 4 Texas, Brown had a career night putting down nine kills and her only ace of the season. Brown said she is looking forward to con-

tinuing with WVU and she thinks big things are still to come this season. “I think spring is going to be huge for that whole freshmen class but especially her,” Kramer said. “I think she is very coachable. She’s got really good body awareness, and that can go a long way in the spring.” Brown will join the Mountaineers in their upcoming match against Iowa State Saturday at the Coliseum. dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Gary Patterson believes No. 6 TCU just geting started FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU coach Gary Patterson remembers the strange looks he got 10 years ago during a losing season when he talked about his team becoming a BCS buster. The Horned Frogs ended up doing just that -- not once, but twice -- under the old system before moving to the Big 12 Conference. Still, the coach isn’t surprised he’s getting the same reaction now when he says that TCU is “just touching the iceberg” in its third season in a power-five league. “There’s still a lot of work to do. We’re not where we want to be depth (wise), we’re not where we want to be as a team,” Patterson said Tuesday. “I think we have an unbelievable level to grow as a program here at TCU and in the Metroplex. I think we’re just touching the iceberg, to

be honest with you.” On Saturday night, the No. 6 Horned Frogs (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) play league-leading No. 9 Kansas State (7-1, 5-0). It will be TCU’s first home matchup of Top 10 teams, and comes against Patterson’s alma mater. TCU’s only loss this season was that wild 61-58 game four weeks ago at Baylor, when the Frogs led by 21 points in the fourth quarter. They rebounded with lopsided victories over Oklahoma State and Texas Tech, scoring 82 points against the Red Raiders, before overcoming a 13-point deficit in the second half Saturday to win 31-30 at West Virginia on Jaden Oberkrom’s game-ending 37-yard field goal. TCU is in contention for the Big 12 title in only its third season after its third consecutive

Mountain West Conference championship, and also in the mix for the first four-team College Football Playoff. Patterson was asked if there was any personal satisfaction in returning to the Top 10. “Oh, I don’t know, I haven’t thought about that. I usually don’t assess those kinds of things until I get done with the season,” he said. “But obviously being able to prove (to) all those people that said that TCU couldn’t win in the Big 12.” Based on his postgame meeting with Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen, Patterson thinks West Virginia thinks the same way. West Virginia was part of six Big East championships in nine seasons, including 2010 and 2011, before moving with TCU into the Big 12.

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Marlins begin contract talks with Giancarlo Stanton MIAMI (AP) — Contract talks have started between Giancarlo Stanton and the Miami Marlins, who are prepared to offer a multiyear deal that would be a big departure for the historically thrifty franchise. President of baseball operations Mike Hill declined to say whether the Marlins have made an offer, but they’ve begun discussions with agent Joel Wolfe regarding an agreement with the All-Star right fielder. “Negotiations are ongoing,” Hill said Wednesday. “We’re hopeful we’ll be able

to make him a Marlin for many years to come.” Even if Stanton rejects the Marlins’ offer, he’s expected to play for Miami next year, and doesn’t become a free agent until after the 2016 season. Stanton recently won the NL Hank Aaron Award and was voted the NL’s outstanding player in balloting by his fellow major leaguers. He’s a top candidate for the NL Most Valuable Player Award. “He’s the MVP in my eyes,” Hill said. “There are probably some things

that will impact our negotiations that still need to be determined. But we reached out and let his representative know we’re ready to engage.” Stanton’s season ended Sept. 11 when he was hit in the face by a pitch. Despite missing the final 17 games, he led the NL with 37 homers and a .555 slugging percentage for the Marlins, who went 77-85 but ended a three-year streak of lastplace finishes in the NL East. Stanton has 154 career homers at age 24 and is part

of a talented young Marlins roster. “We have a different team when he’s not in the lineup,” Hill said. “He’s a big part of our offense. That’s why we’re trying to keep him long-term in the middle of that order and surround him with pieces that give us an opportunity to win on a daily basis.” The Marlins haven’t set a deadline regarding negotiations, Hill said. “At some point he’s either going to be signed to a multiyear or a one-year,” Hill said.

Wolfe didn’t respond to messages from the AP seeking comment. The last time the Marlins spent big was before a poor 2012 season, the first in their new ballpark. Their 2014 payroll of $52.3 million was the lowest in the majors. That figure is expected to rise next year, but Hill declined to offer specifics. “We’re going to be able to do what we need to do,” he said. “The plan is to retain all our players including the big right fielder hopefully and find a way to con-

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TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin hands the ball off against West Virginia Saturday.

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Most of the Big 12 slate in Week 10 was void of drama, but there was plenty to go around in Morgantown Saturday.

Conference frontrunner TCU, at least if you pay attention to these power rankings, kept its playoff hopes alive with a last second Jaden Oberkrom field goal to beat West Virginia. Heading into Week 11, half of the teams from the Big 12 find themselves in the top25 of the College Football

Playoff rankings, setting up an exciting final leg of the season that kicks off with a couple of marquee matchups this week: 1. TCU – Despite looking out of sync on offense for the first time in a long time, TCU got the job done in a hostile environment against West Virginia last

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week. The spotlight doesn’t seem to bother the Horned Frogs. They just keep taking care of business. Head coach Gary Patterson’s team is playing with incredible confidence right now. They’ll need that this week when they take on No. 7 Kansas State at home. Without a ranked team left on their schedule the rest of the way after Saturday, this matchup with the Wildcats could be the Horned Frogs’ last major road block to a conference championship. 2. Kansas State – Speaking of that road block, Kansas State still has designs on a playoff run, as well. The Wildcats have won their first five conference games and are the last Big 12 team with an undefeated conference record. This team is built for the long haul. With a balanced offense and consistent defense, the Wildcats can beat you in any number of ways. Going into Fort Worth and winning may seem like a tough task, and it is, but Kansas State has already proven itself on the road this season with an impressive early season win against Oklahoma in Norman that put the conference on notice: The Wildcats are a force to be reckoned with. 3. Baylor – Quarterback Bryce Petty is not leaving anything up to interpretation this week. Fresh off a 60-14 blowout of Kansas in the Bears’ homecoming game last week, Petty answered every question in his postgame media session with some variation of, “We’re ready for OU.” That’s straight out of the Bill Belichick playbook, and I love it. What more needs to be said after such a blowout? Petty said it all. Because of their soft, nonconference schedule, the Bears likely need to run the table to have a chance at a playoff berth. It all starts with a trip to Oklahoma Saturday, and Bryce Petty is ready. 4. Oklahoma – A week off sure did the Sooners some good. After losing two of their last three before the bye, the Sooners ran wild on Iowa State Saturday. Quarterback Trevor Knight was a whirling dervish, running for 146 yards and three touchdowns while throwing for 230 yards and three more scores. Running backs Alex Ross and Samaje Perine each eclipsed 100 yards on the day as Oklahoma rolled to a 59-14 win in Ames. Knight, Ross and Perine are likely to find a bit more resistance against Baylor this

weekend. The Bears rank No. 1 in the conference in defending the run. 5. West Virginia – The Mountaineers have been living by the last second field goal this season. Josh Lambert has sent West Virginia to two dramatic victories with game-winning boots already this year. TCU flipped the script on the Mountaineers last week, and it was a bitter pill for head coach Dana Holgorsen and West Virginia to swallow. In the same vein as Bryce Petty, West Virginia is going to extremes to show it has moved on from last week. Before player interview sessions Tuesday, Holgorsen asked members of the media not to talk with the team about the TCU game. You can’t really blame him. Dwelling on a loss like that could do plenty of damage to a team’s psyche. It happened last year when the Mountaineers lost in overtime to the Texas Longhorns at home. The team went into a shell and never looked competitive the rest of the way. As fate would have it, West Virginia travels to Austin this weekend with revenge on its mind, taking on the team that sent it reeling last year. 6. Texas – In these rankings last week, I said Texas’ Week 10 matchup against the Red Raiders was a must-win. The Longhorns took care of business, keeping the finger of Burnt Orange nation off the panic button for another week. Quarterback Tyrone Swoopes led the Longhorns to a dominant second half on the road in Lubbock and helped the Longhorns keep their bowl hopes alive. Now the team’s focus shifts to a home matchup against West Virginia. This game has provided plenty of thrills in the last two seasons, with each team winning on the other’s home turf in dramatic fashion. 7. Oklahoma State – The ship is sinking in Stillwater. After starting 5-1 and reaching No. 15 in the AP Top-25, the Cowboys have lost their last three games in disturbing fashion. Head coach Mike Gundy is known for leading high-flying offenses, but he just doesn’t have the horses this year. The Cowboys have scored a combined 33 points in their last three games and have been completely bullied in each of those three losses. They have a bye to regroup this week before taking on Texas at home. Considering their last two games of the season come on the

road against Baylor and Oklahoma, this could be the Cowboys’ last chance at making a bowl game this year. 8. Texas Tech – Kliff Kingsbury’s fall from grace continues. Texas Tech has looked completely hapless for about a calendar year, and there doesn’t appear to be light at the end of the tunnel. With starting quarterback Davis Webb injured, the Red Raiders turned to freshman Patrick Mahomes against Texas. Mahomes was injured in the second quarter of his first start, and Texas Tech was forced to turn to its third option, walk-on Vincent Testaverde, Jr. Pile these injuries on top of the fact that they have lost six of their last seven games, and it would seem the Red Raiders have to be going through a crisis of confidence right now. Luckily for them, they get this week off before taking on Oklahoma at home Nov. 15. 9. Iowa State – Not even an extra week of preparation was sufficient for the Cyclones against Oklahoma. Iowa State was dominated in every facet of the game against the Sooners last week. The Cylcone defense was manhandled by Oklahoma’s superior size and athleticism, giving up 751 yards of total offense on the day. The Cyclones can save a little face this week when they travel to take on fellow conference bottomdweller Kansas in Lawrence Saturday. 10. Kansas – It’s hard to find a bright spot in a 6014 loss, but when you’ve dropped 42 of your last 45 conference games, it is necessary to keep from going insane. The Jayhawks are still a long way from being competitive in the Big 12, but quarterback Michael Cummings continues to prove that he is the right man for the job in Lawrence. The junior signal caller completed 20 of his 31 passes against Baylor for 288 yards and two touchdowns. His completion percentage has gone up with each start, which is an encouraging sign for interim head coach Clint Bowen. The Jayhawks have a legitimate chance to get their first conference win of the season this week with a home date against the Cyclones. While a meeting between two 2-6 teams may seem less than consequential, it is extremely important to the confidence of both programs moving forward. connor.murray@mail.wvu.edu