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Last Friday, the West Virginia University chap-ter of the American Associ-ation of University Women hosted the first annual Women’s Empowerment Night, giving students a chance to come together and speak about stereo-types surrounding femi-nism and “empowered” women.
A variety of organiza-tions attended the event to show their support, in-cluding the WVU Coun-cil for Women’s Concerns, WellWVU, WVU Student Council for Exceptional Children, Planned Parent-hood and WV Free.
Attendees said they came to support WVU AAUW in order to promote awareness of issues sur-rounding women on and off campus.
“When we found out there was a Women’s Em-powerment Night, we knew we had to be a part of this,” said Rachel Nieman, vice chair of WVU CWC.
Nieman recalled a time when she personally re-ceived unequal treatment
because of her being fe-male in her job.
“I had to give a pre-sentation to my dean the other day and I was, quite frankly, a little bit under-prepared and I was ner-vous about it. But my boss told me not to worry, be-cause the dean likes cute girls. So that might have worked in my favor, but that doesn’t mean I should’ve been given that special treatment,” Nieman said.
Though the WVU CWC is staffed mainly by fac-ulty and staff members, Nieman and Chair Er-ica Bentley said they en-courage students, both male and female, to voice their concerns and get in-volved in making positive changes they want to see on campus.
Event planning Chair Tiffany Miller said she sees WVU AAUW’s role on cam-pus as a necessary support system for female students who may see discrimina-tion in their fields.
“I think a lot of women, especially in the STEM field, they get discouraged and frustrated sometimes. So, we are here to encour-age them to try their best
and stand up for them-selves,” Miller said.
AAUW came to cam-pus only last fall, after five WVU students attended a national conference for student leaders in Wash-ington. It was at this con-ference that Sabrina Rid-enour and Caitlin Hassan, president and vice pres-ident of WVU’s chapter, found AAUW and decided that the WVU campus needed an organization to support their female classmates.
Though the organization acts as a voice to empower women, WVU AAUW rec-ognizes that gender dis-crimination affects men, as well.
Daniel Brewster, WVU instructor of sociology, spoke at the event and reflected on some of the behavior he’s noticed in women throughout his teaching experiences.
“I notice sometimes with my female students that they’ll raise their hand and apologize for asking a question, and it’s like, don’t say sorry. You don’t have to say sorry because the men, they don’t say sorry. They say they have a question and go with it,” Brewster
said. “With women there’s sort of this manifestation that you can’t do. But you have the capacity to bring about change.”
Also speaking at the event was Miss Morgan-town Corie Posey, who called for women to join together in the name of equality.
“Our ancestors fought over 150 years ago for women’s rights and we are still carrying those torches today,” Posey said. “But in order to move the moun-tains we face, we have to push together and not against each other. When there’s a barrier, it doesn’t move if there’s equal force on either side of it. We need to build each other up instead of tearing each other down. Let’s celebrate each other’s accomplish-ments rather than tear each other down because of jealousy.”
Ridenour said the or-ganization plans on sup-porting women’s athletic teams throughout the rest of the semester. A fund-raiser will be held March 5 at Qdoba on Patterson Drive.
by courtney gattostaff writer
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Students understand the importance of wearing coats and staying indoors during the winter months, but often do not realize that the same precautions they take to keep warm should be taken for pets as well.
Many veterinarians in the area agree there are several steps that should be taken to ensure pets’ safety, and it is important that pet owners understand how to properly care for their animals in the bitter cold.
Jesse Fallon, a veterinar-ian at the Cheat Lake Ani-mal Hospital, said the most important thing you can do for your pet is to keep them inside and out of the cold.
“The best thing to do with your dogs and cats is to make sure they’re indoors, we recommend that year round for both dogs and cats,” Fallon said. “Indoor animals are going to be at a much lower risk for com-plications associated to cold winter weather than ani-mals that are kept outside.”
Micheal Kerns, a veteri-nary assistant at Hillcrest Veterinary Clinic, explained that when it is necessary to take dogs outside, there should be extra precautions during the winter months.
“Short-haired dogs, espe-cially in temperatures below 20 degrees, should probably have some form of jacket on them,” Kerns said.
Many believe jackets aren’t the only form of cloth-ing that animals should be wearing in the winter. Sa-vannah Connelly, a ken-nel tech at Mountaineer Pet Care Center, recommends trying to put booties on ani-mals’ paws to prevent irrita-tion from the cold as well as salt on the ground.
Salts and other chemi-cals used to melt snow and ice are often very harmful to
dog paws. If booties are not an option, there are other steps that can be taken to prevent any ill effects.
“When you take your dog for a walk outside, you want to be careful to try and avoid chemicals that are used for snow melt,” Fallon said. “Any salt that is used for melting snow and ice can be danger-ous to dogs. So after a walk outside, you want to wipe off their feet and their bellies if they’re a short dog to help prevent any complications associated to exposure with those chemicals that are used to melt snow and ice.”
Frostbite is also a serious threat that often affects dogs and cats. There are a few no-ticeable symptoms, but pets should always be taken to a veterinarian if frostbite could be a possibility.
“Usually, there’s exces-sive shivering or they’re not really acting right. They may be extra sensitive to touches in normal places like the tips of their ears and the tips of their tails and stuff and you’ll want to get it checked out,” Connelly said. “I have actually seen a dog with frostbite before and it looks just like human frostbite.”
Many West Virginia Uni-versity students with pets are already taking steps to protect their animals against the cold, but say learning new ways to keep them safe is always helpful.
“I put a sweater on my dog and don’t let him stay out for more than 15 minutes,” said Anthony Schifano, a senior industrial engineering stu-dent. “Sometimes I go and play with him so I know when it’s getting too cold for him.”
Although these are help-ful tips, veterinarians sug-gest taking animals to the vet whenever they show strange behaviors, or at least once a year for check-ups to ensure they are happy and healthy.
by john mark shavercorrespondent
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The Laundry, Morgan-town’s newest 24-hour laun-dromat, promotes saving en-ergy, time and quarters.
Located at 441 Brockway Avenue, The Laundry fea-tures brand new, energy sav-ing washers and dryers, as well as a state-of-the-art pay-ment system.
Allan Feldman, owner of the laundromat, said in addi-tion to paying with quarters, customers can decide to pay with their credit cards or even their smartphones, courtesy of the Easypay laundromat system.
“The thing that gets the customers going is our loy-alty system,” Feldman said. “A customer comes in, they give us a phone number and a PIN, and it gives them 5 per-cent off. What I also usually
do is give them a dollar to start out (their laundry).”
Customers can also sign up for the loyalty system through Easypay’s smart-phone app, which is avail-able for both iOS and An-droid systems by searching the keywords, “Easypay laundry.”
The app can link a cus-tomer’s account to their credit card, allowing users to pay for their wash directly by scanning their laundry ma-chine’s QR Code.
Feldman also mentioned a special deal he will have for WVU students.
“I’ll charge them five bucks for a laundry bag, and when they bring in their first load of laundry, I give them back the five bucks,” Feldman said.
KC Caulfield, a sopho-more nursing student and first-time customer, said she appreciated all the different
pay methods the laundromat has to offer.
“None of the other laun-dromats that I’ve been to al-low you to pay with a card,” Caulfield said.
Addtionally, The Laun-dry’s washing and drying ma-
chines are more energy and time-efficient than others.
Feldman explained the wa-ter level in his washing ma-chines caps off at about a third of the way up, saving the water that other machines would use to fill up the entire
way. This also cuts down on drying time.
Feldman, who also owns a laundromat in Grafton, W.Va., found the machines at a show held by the Coin Laundry As-sociation in Florida last year.
“I said ‘These are the ones I
want,’” Feldman said. “They’re a little more expensive, and at first Easypay didn’t know if they were compatible (with) these models, but it all worked out.”
The Laundry also offers customers free WiFi, and Feldman said he hopes to build a patio for customers once the weather clears, as well as renovate the parking lot.
Feldman noted that his customers will always have a nice, safe place to do their laundry.
“I like how much cleaner it is than the other laundromats around here,” Caulfield said. “It’s so much more modern and convenient.”
For more information, call The Laundry at 304-216-9209 or find The Laundry on Face-book by searching “The Dirty Comes Clean.”
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NIck GoldeN/THe daIly aTHeNaeumStudents participate in activities at the Women’s Empowerment Meeting Friday night.
Women of WVU flock to empowerment night
vets advise students bring pets indoors
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doyle maurer/THe daIly aTHeNaeumPaul Templeton says he has tried many laundromats in Morgantown, but the way you pay at this one is “neat.”
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BOOMER, W.Va. (AP) — A full-scale federal inves-tigation of an oil train de-railment in southern West Virginia has begun as work continues to remove the overturned tank cars from the site, federal officials said Sunday.
A fire sparked by the Feb. 16 derailment in Mount Carbon prevented investi-gators from gaining full ac-cess to the crash scene until this weekend. Foul winter weather also has hampered the investigation. As of Sun-day, some cars had been removed from the site but many remained.
“The folks at the site of
the derailment are making a lot of progress. It has ab-solutely been difficult. It is a great testament to them that we have no one injured up there despite the ice and snow, the cold and damp-ness,” Sarah Feinberg, act-ing administrator of the Federal Railroad Adminis-tration Administrator, said Sunday in a telephone in-terview with The Associated Press.
Investigators have not determined what caused 27 cars of the 109-car CSX train to go off the tracks during a snowstorm. Fein-berg said the investigation is in an early stage and the
railroad agency will ex-amine all elements, in-cluding weather, the track and the operation of the train.
“Some of the things we want to look are still un-der the cars in the pileup,” Robert Lauby, the railroad agency’s chief safety officer, told The AP.
Investigators have re-viewed video from cameras on the locomotives’ front and rear, along with video from another train that passed the CSX train min-utes before the derailment. The train’s data recorder also has been recovered.
“Now we can begin work
on the forensic investiga-tion,” Feinberg said.
The investigation will in-clude inspecting the dam-aged tank cars, recovering damaged rail and review-ing maintenance and in-spection records, the U.S. Department of Transporta-tion said Sunday in a news release.
The oil involved in the de-railment is being tested by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Adminis-tration to determine its gas content, volatility and tank car performance. Investiga-tors also want to determine whether the oil’s classifica-tion complied with federal
hazardous material regula-tions, the DOT said.
Derailment investiga-tions can take several days to a couple of weeks, Fein-berg said.
The train was carrying 3 million gallons of North Da-kota crude when it derailed. As of Sunday afternoon, re-sponse teams had recov-ered 152,000 gallons from tank cars, multiple agencies responding to the derail-ment said in a news release.
“Some cars still have to be righted,” Skip Elliott, CSX vice president of pub-lic safety, health and envi-ronment said Sunday at a multiagency media brief-
ing in Boomer, across the Kanawha River from the de-railment site.
The derailment shot fire-balls into the sky, leaked oil into a Kanawha River tribu-tary, burned down a house nearby and forced nearby water treatment plants to temporarily shut down. Containment booms have been deployed to lessen the environmental impact.
A small amount of oil was detected in the river. Water and air monitoring in the area is continuing, Dennis Matlock, on-scene coordi-nator for the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency, said at the briefing.
Cleanup, investigation continue at derailment siteAP
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — A 45-ton humpback whale tangled in heavy fishing line in Hawaii wa-ters for more than a week has been freed.
A crew from the Hawai-ian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday used a pole equipped with a knife to saw the line free, West Hawaii To-day reported (http://bit.ly/1z8kzIG ).
Several hundred feet of heavy line used for hoist-ing crab pots was cut away, said sanctuary spokesman Ed Lyman.
Entanglements can re-sult in drowning, starva-tion, infections and in-creased susceptibility to ship strikes, according to whale experts.
The entangled whale was spotted Feb. 13 off the Big Island’s Kona Coast by Big Island helicopter tour companies.
The West Hawaii Ma-rine Mammal Response Network documented the whale’s conditions and at-tached a tag allowing the animal to be tracked by satellite.
Tour boats and tour
helicopters helped track the whale throughout the week.
The sanctuary planned a rescue for Feb. 16 but called it off when the whale moved into rough waters.
“We decided to stand down and be patient and wait for the weather,” Ly-man said.
The crew got its chance Saturday and sidled up to the whale in an inflat-able boat. The crew grap-pled and held the line before attaching more buoys to keep the whale from diving, Lyman said.
The inflatable boat was towed behind the whale at around 3 knots as the crew pulled to within 10 feet of the 45-ton creature and began cutting line.
“There was no sudden thrashing. It would trum-pet blow, which is a sign of stress,” Lyman said. “It def-initely wasn’t happy with us being there. It didn’t understand.”
All line but a small piece lodged in a wound was cut. The fragment should fall out naturally as the wound heals, Lyman said.
Crews free humpback whale tangled in fishing line off Hawaii
E. Lyman/aPIn this Friday, Feb. 20, 2015 image provided by NOAA’s Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, a pole equipped with a knife makes the last cut to free a 45-ton humpback whale that was entangled in a fishing line in Hawaii waters for more than a week.
The agency created five decades ago to fight pov-erty in Appalachia has helped county economies grow with nearly $4 billion in spending, but the region still lags in key measures of educational, economic and physical well-being, according to a new study.
The exhaustive report ordered up by the Appa-lachian Regional Com-mission cites progress in some categories — pov-erty rates have fallen by about half, for instance — though the research didn’t quantify the ARC’s impact on many of the individual demographic trends. And researchers noted that other problems persist, including disproportion-ately high mortality rates and dependency on gov-ernment checks.
The commission’s lead-ers acknowledge that even after half a century, the need for aid is as great as ever, a sentiment echoed by heads of charities in the region.
“We have serious work to do,” Earl Gohl, the com-mission’s federal co-chair, said Friday in a phone in-terview with The Associ-ated Press, which obtained a copy of the study ahead of its release. “The report is more about helping us and helping our partners look at the future and under-stand what we’ve accom-plished and what we’ve not accomplished, and we work from there. So it doesn’t do agencies any good to be self-promoters.”
The report was being presented to the region’s governors in Washing-ton on Sunday afternoon and released on the ARC’s website the next day.
Researchers from West Virginia University and a D.C.-area consultancy an-alyzed demographic data dating back to 1965, when President Lyndon John-son signed a federal law creating the commission as a state-federal partner-ship. The agency’s sprawl-ing 420-county territory includes 25 million res-idents and pieces of 12 states stretching from New York to Mississippi.
The question of how much Appalachian resi-dents have caught up fi-nancially yielded a com-plicated answer. The authors found the region narrowed the gap slightly in per capita income, for example. But that’s at least partly because safety net programs such as social security and unemploy-ment make up about 24
percent of personal in-come in the region, com-pared to 17 nationally.
While infant mortal-ity rate for the region has dropped significantly, mortality rates overall are close to where they were at the end of the 1960s, even though they’ve dropped for the U.S. as a whole. The report cites higher rates of obesity and diabetes in Appalachia as possible contributors.
Researchers did find that county employment and income levels in the region grew faster than a control group of similar counties elsewhere in the country. Over the 50-year period, counties that re-ceived ARC investment av-eraged 4.2 percent higher employment growth and 5.5 percent higher per cap-
ita income growth than the control group counties.
The report’s authors estimate that more jobs were created by the ARC in its early years when it received higher fund-ing from the government. The commission’s fund-ing level dropped signif-icantly in the 1980s and hasn’t returned to where it was in the 1970s, when measured in inflation-ad-justed dollars.
“The funding levels changed dramatically, and with that the com-mission changed dramat-ically as well. We moved from large appropriations funding big public works projects,” said Gohl, who leads the agency with Ken-tucky Gov. Steve Beshear,
“And it’s now I would say a leaner commission that focuses on develop-ing strategic partnerships.”
In 50 years, the commis-sion has invested an infla-tion-adjusted $3.8 billion in non-highway projects, which has drawn more than twice that in state, local and federal match-ing funds.
The founder of a char-ity that provides free clin-ics in Appalachia and elsewhere, Stan Brock of Remote Area Medical, la-mented the lack of prog-ress on public health in the 30 years he’s worked in the region. Brock, who was interviewed before the report’s release, said he’s met with the ARC in Washington and is familiar with their work in the re-gion, but he doesn’t work directly with them.
He said that despite
President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and state-level efforts to ex-pand Medicaid, many people still fall through the cracks or can’t find doctors who take govern-ment insurance such as Medicaid.
Among Remote Area Medical’s largest events is a clinic in Wise County, Virginia, that draws about 3,000 people each sum-mer. Many patients tell Brock it’s the only time they see a doctor each year.
“We are their sin-gle source of health care it seems, and that’s not right,” he said.
Other charity work-ers said statistics don’t do a good job of captur-ing some aspects of pov-erty in the mountains — such as homelessness — which isn’t mentioned anywhere in the 180-page ARC report. People sleep on relatives’ couches or in their cars in the winter and pitch tents on public land when it’s warmer.
“Most people don’t un-derstand that there are homeless people here because you will not see people out on the side-walk asking for money, or begging for anything with signs up,” said Christina Smith of Jackson Neigh-bors in Need, an organi-zation in western North Carolina that helps the homeless.
“A lot of people in the mountains are very proud people. They have a hard time asking for help when they need help.”
Appalachia report cites progress, challenges after 50 years
aPIn this April 24, 1964, file photo, President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife leave the home of Tom Fletcher, father of eight, who told Johnson he had been out of work for nearly two years, in Inez, Ky. The President made the trip to eastern Ken-tucky to see conditions in the Appalachian region for himself. A new study finds that the Appalachian Regional Commis-sion’s $3.8 billion investment over 50 years has helped its counties grow faster than rural areas elsewhere. But the region still lags the rest of the country in some important areas. Researchers analyzed data back to the commission’s creation by Johnson in 1965. The 420-county territory includes pieces of 12 states stretching from New York to Mississippi.
RichaRd VogEL/aPIn this April 25, 2010, file photo, Stan Brock, founder of Remote Area Medi-cal, watches as people file in line for an appointment for a free medical clinic at the Sports Arena in downtown Los Angeles.
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — A prosecutor calls Joyce Har-din Garrard the “drill ser-geant from hell,” a woman so mean she made her 9-year-old granddaughter run until the girl collapsed and died, all as punishment for lying about candy.
In court, the 59-year-old year old woman, plump and with a ponytail, looks like a typical grandmother aside from a jail uniform and shackles. And her attor-neys argue Garrard’s beloved granddaughter died because of other medical problems, not anything Garrard did.
Jurors will begin sorting out the differing images and medical conclusions this week as Garrard goes on trial in the death three years ago of Savannah Hardin, a blond-
haired girl known for her big smile and love of reading.
If convicted of capital mur-der, Garrard could join only a handful of other women on Alabama’s death row.
Garrard’s trial follows re-peated delays and years of le-gal maneuvering by prosecu-tors and the defense, much of it conducted without pub-lic comment because of a gag order imposed on attor-neys, witnesses and others by Etowah County Circuit Judge Billy Ogletree.
Preliminary jury ques-tioning concluded last week, and final jury selection is ex-pected this week. Opening statements will follow.
The child’s stepmother, Jes-sica Mae Hardin, is charged with murder and awaiting a separate trial for allegedly sit-
ting by as Garrard made the child run for hours. No one is saying whether Hardin will testify, but prosecutors have subpoenaed her as a poten-tial witness.
The state also issued a sub-poena for Robert Hardin, Sa-vannah’s father and the son of Joyce Garrard, and Garrard’s husband Johnny Garrard.
Robert Hardin filed a mal-practice suit last year blam-ing his daughter’s death on mistakes at Gadsden Re-gional Medical Center, where the girl was rushed immedi-ately after collapsing outside the family home on a big, wooded lot in rural Etowah County.
Claims made in Hardin’s lawsuit — that medical work-ers failed to properly treat the girl for low sodium levels af-
ter her collapse — are sim-ilar to defense arguments from pretrial hearings. But jurors may never hear any of it: The judge is considering a state request that would limit medical testimony and could hamper the defense’s case.
For sure, much of the case will center on what happened on Feb. 17, 2012, the day the child fell ill.
Authorities say medics re-sponding to a 911 call found Savannah having seizures at the family’s mobile home. Her father, who was overseas working as a State Depart-ment contractor at the time, rushed home and made the decision to remove the girl from life support three days later after she had been trans-ferred to Children’s of Ala-bama in Birmingham.
Authorities regain control of Texas prison from inmates
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Hamilton, Ohio, has won the top tap water prize at an international tasting contest.
Hamilton received the gold medal for Best Munici-pal Water on Saturday at the 25th anniversary Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting in West Virginia.
Organizers of the event say Indigo H20 of Elkhart, Indiana, won the top prize for best purified water.
Two entrants from Ath-ens, Greece, also won gold
medals. Fengari Platinum received the top prize for best bottled water, and Daphne-Ultra Premium Natural Mineral Sparkling won the gold medal for best sparkling water.
Drinking Water Founda-tion chairman Jack C. West received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement award for his work in the bottled water in-dustry. Water advocate Scott Shipe received the 25th An-niversary Water Classic award for supporting the water tasting for 25 years.
Ohio city wins top tap water prize at W.Va. tasting contest
Remember this: wellbeing is an on-going process. Mak-ing small, healthy choices today can help you meet future goals concerning so-cial connectedness, personal mindfulness and physical health.
Studies show those proactive in their pur-suit of wellbeing are more likely to thrive; for Mountaineers, that means getting the most out of your college experience.
While we promote a certain area of well-being each month with our liveWELL programs, they are all synergistic. Wellbeing is, by nature, wholistic.
We can’t make great strides in the im-provement of one area of our being while ig-noring another. Our interest in improving a specific area may be a starting point, but, ultimately, it’s a portal that opens the gate-way to broader aware-ness of self and the choices we make that either serve our well-being or act against us.
Take sleep, for ex-ample. Exercise be-fore bed can inhibit your ability to get a good night’s rest.
Yet, moving well during the day can help relieve stress that often causes insomnia.
Also, consider avoiding spicy or acidic foods late at night as they may lead to heartburn issues that disrupt sleep. Similarly, alcohol may make you drowsy, but it also makes it more difficult to get deep, restful sleep.
Think about choices you make throughout the day. Ask yourself, “How does this one choice influence oth-er parts of my day?”
There are many other ways liveWELL topics relate, too.Want to know more?
WELLWVU is hosting “eatWELL to Nourish, sleepWELL to Flourish” from 7-8:30 p.m. on March 4 in the Mountain-lair Gluck Theatre.
Come to the panel to learn from ex-perts about how eating, sleeping, stress and exer-cise are intertwined.
You can also hear tips about how to be strategic using them to optimize perfor-mance and happiness.
Are you wonder-ing about the qual-ity of your sleep? Check it at https://sleepwell.wvu.edu.
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Drake – “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” unfortunately if you’re reading this week’s mu-sical rundown, it is too late. rap fans were defi-nitely not prepared for Drake’s secret release last week, which is quickly becoming the artist’s fast-est-charting album. The genius marketing move came during an already huge week for the world of hip-hop, with major releases from fellow rapper big Sean and infamous duo Chris brown and Tyga. Can anyone sense some beef between the boys? Luckily for us, their shady rap showdown show-cased stellar new beats that are sure to revamp
your party playlist. Hit track “energy” is dominated by Drake’s smooth verses, possi-bly throwing even more shade with lyrics like “I got enemies.” Other tracks to note are “Preach” featuring ParTyNeXTDOOr, which flaunts an infectious eDM style. Overall, the mixtape honed in on all the things we love about Drake – his suave rhymes, killer collaboration, and a little drama.
Big Sean – “Dark Sky Paradise” Dropping this week is new material from Def Jam rapper big Sean that is no doubt a group effort. “Dark Sky Paradise” is the third studio album for the artist and is laced with countless collaborations from artists across the musical spectrum. Working with talented pals like Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Jhene aiko, big Sean used new creative style to broaden the album’s scope. He teamed up with his uber-tal-ented girlfriend, pop vocalist ariana Grande, on his track “research.” The album embodies a more omi-nous tone than his previous work, incorporating
deep bass tones and subtle back beats. The first single released from the album “I Don’t F*** With you” featuring e-40 is undoubtedly catchy, but may lack in lyrical originality. This seems to be a trend throughout “Dark Sky Paradise,” which has proven to be not much of a paradise at all. The album as a whole lacks in cohesiveness and leaves you wanting more of a story. While some hip-hop fans may be drawn to big Sean’s darker side, others are hoping there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
Chris Brown & Tyga – “Fan of a Fan: The Album”The two hip-hop stars that are always up to no good have come together for a special first time collaborative album. Chris brown and Tyga are giving fans an all-new throwback style experi-ence on their upcoming “Fan of a Fan” album. Pairing the crisp flair of Tyga’s rhymes with Chris brown’s softly versed melodies creates a new level of depth for both artists. On Jan. 6, the artists re-leased the first single of the album, “ayo.” The track boasts a glitzy beat, modeling a dance hit more than a traditional rap song. The club vibe is heard throughout the duration of the record that gives
“Fan of a Fan” enough energy to separate itself from the pack. Judging by the pre-release hype, this won’t be the last time you’ll be hearing from these two rap bad boys.
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In spite of the extreme icy conditions that Mor-gantown is currently af-flicted with, the Chinese New Year Festival enjoyed a massive turnout Sunday evening.
Put on by the West Vir-ginia University Chi-nese Students and Schol-ars Association and the C h i n e s e P ro f e s s i o n -als Association of West Virginia, the New Year Fes-tival featured numerous acts.
The evening kicked off with a cover of “Coun-try Roads” performed by Thomas Patrick, Juan Carrasco and Christy Os-car. The cover made excel-lent use of a cello, adding a beautiful sound and depth to our school’s favorite song. The group then per-formed “Jasmine,” a clas-sic Chinese folk song tradi-tionally played during New Years celebrations.
After, Morgantow n Mayor Jenny Selin gave a brief introduction regard-ing the New Year. She ex-plained 2015 is the year of the goat and all the mean-ings this carries.
The show proceeded onward, displaying a va-riety of different acts, most of which cen-tered around music and dance.
One particularly ador-able dance featured Chi-nese School Kindergarten representatives. The ador-able little tykes danced to the “Counting Ducks” songs, while wearing little duck costumes.
Students from the WVU Chinese Department put on a variety show, featur-ing different dances bro-ken up with comedy. One of these dances was partic-ularly memorable. Draw-ing from a minority song from China’s Xinjiang
province, dancers donned bright, eye-catching out-fits. The song was up-beat and concerned itself with the natural beauty of women.
Musical performances varied immensely in terms of style. Xiu Fang Wei, an opera singer from China with more than 20 years of experience, sang “The Red Lamp Story.” This classic song tells the story of a war hero and carries a message of positivity and encour-agement. By singing it to hail in the new year, Wei brought good luck to the year ahead.
On the other side of the coin was a dance remix of “On the Floor” by Jenni-fer Lopez. Where Wei fo-cused on classical Chinese music, dancers Tinh Dang and Yun Luo brought the audience in touch with younger China’s affinity for American pop music.
The Festival also fea-tured different mar-tial arts performances. The WVU Taekwondo Club displayed its fight-ing prowess by breaking boards utilizing a variety of kicks and hand strikes. There was also a Kung Fu Medley featuring a sword dance, fan dance and palm dance. The dancers moved slowly, with great precision.
As the performances came to a close, people be-gan lining up for the food. The Chinese New Year Festival had a lot of food for audience members to try. Some dishes, such as General Tso’s chicken and hunan beef, were familiar to most people who have eaten at a Chinese restau-rant before. Other dishes, such as Chinese pancakes and peanut sauce noo-dles, were on the more ex-otic side, yet still pleased the pallet.
The night was quite suc-cessful, and the audience really enjoyed themselves.
“It’s everything you want in a local show,” said WVU alumnus Bud Lewis.
Sophomore Chinese and Communication Stud-ies student Conrad Trump cited a portion of the Kung Fu Medley as his favorite.
“My favorite part of the show was the fan dancing,” Trump said. “I thought it was well-choreographed.”
Chinese New Year means a lot to one of the world’s oldest cultures. It is also a time of great positivity.
“Chinese festival is a time of celebration,” Jin Guan said, “to reflect on the last year. It’s a time to get together and be happy.”
Jin Guan also per-formed in the show, play-ing Bach’s Minuet No. 2 on violin with his young daughter Allison.
The Festival was a great success and an excellent display of Chinese culture.
Chinese New year Festival celebrates new beginnings
askar salikhov/the daily athenaeumThe WVU Chinese Department students perform an exotic dance at the Chinese New Year Festival held in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
askar salikhov/the daily athenaeumThe Chinese School Kindergarten students perform a singing number at the Chinese New Year Festival held in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
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enabling national movements Last night, the Academy
Awards dominated the TV screen of movie industry fans across the country. Some of the biggest pre-Oscar news, however, was the trending of the hashtag #AskHerMore.
Popular on major social media sites, the #AskHer-More conversation cen-tered around women of the red carpet being asked more insightful questions and less about their attire. This movement can be ap-plied to a lot of things in today’s media.
This push for equitable treatment of the sexes is a push that can be found in every corner of the world. At West Virginia Univer-sity, there are events such as Friday night’s Wom-en’s Empowerment Night
held by WVU’s chapter of the American Associa-tion of University Women. Events such as these are meant to shed light on the fact it is 2015 and we are still more concerned with the dress a woman wears than the accomplish-ments she has had in her field.
It is important we a s k o u r s e l v e s w hy we need these move-ments and events; Why it is we have to focus on the empowerment of women?
Women account for 48 percent of the student body of WVU, yet events centered on empower-ing this entire group ex-ist. Similarly, campaigns like Always’ #LikeaGirl and Version’s “Inspire Her
Mind” focus on breaking the stereotypes surround-ing ‘being’ a woman today.
We need to take notice of these movements and events around us. How-ever, taking notice is sim-ply not enough. Act and participate. Do your part in changing the culture in which we live. The next time you see a movement to recognize women in their profession, take part. Think about the work be-ing done on our own cam-pus to make this change.
Whether you identify as male, female or a third gender, this is an ‘every-one’ issue. More people are taking notice and tak-ing action; More Moun-taineers should as well.
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FCC net neutrality Vote Feb 26: Why you should care
I may be a millennial, but I’m still not one of those peo-ple who “understands” tech-nology in an inherent way.
The Internet has always seemed all-knowing, mag-ical and instant to me—ex-cept of course when I lose Wi-Fi and completely freak out. Sometimes I honestly have trouble copying and pasting text on Macs (I’m a PC person).
Still, I am invested in the idea of net neutrality—and if you haven’t been keeping up with the debate over the issue, you definitely should be.
The fact is, control of the Internet should not be at
the mercy of monopolistic corporations.
Arguments about net neutrality may be running rampant on just about every news source, but many peo-ple are still confused about what the concept actually means.
Net neutrality isn’t a “thing” per se, but more of a principle for Internet ser-vice providers (ISPs)—think Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, etc. Under net neutrality, Internet providers treat ev-eryone’s data neutrally and equally. No data is prior-itized to be sent faster and nothing gets blocked.
Business Insider ex-plained net neutrality with the analogy of cars on a highway.
“Under a neutral inter-net, the flow of traffic is
constant and unaffected. If ISPs like Comcast continue to get their way, compa-nies will need to pay “tolls” where there previously were none,” Business Insider said. “If they don’t pay, their abil-ity to send data to their users will be limited.”
ISPs currently have the power to run the Internet in this toll-like fashion. They can favor one company’s data over another, which is devastating for small com-panies and banks. Big banks have the ability to pay liter-ally millions of dollars for a sort of “Internet fast lane” for prioritization. Those who pay more get more bandwidth.
For example, you can pay your bills for both Comcast and Netflix, but Comcast video will get a better signal
until Netflix essentially pays a toll to Comcast.
It doesn’t sound very fair, does it?
Just as I began to un-derstand net neutrality, I learned it will be voted on in a week.
On Feb. 26, the FCC will vote on an updated ver-sion of net neutrality rules. The new rules would restrict ISPs from speeding up and slowing down certain web sites over others. The stakes are high, and the meeting is likely to elicit much drama and debate.
Obama is in favor of regu-lating the Internet, while Re-publicans in Congress don’t believe the FCC should have the power to regulate the In-ternet at all.
An open Internet is some-thing that deserves strong
advocacy from us all un-less we would like to pro-mote unfair practices and give away our freedom to corporations. Internet com-panies have been adversely affected by monopolistic ISPs for years; protection for these companies is far over-due. With net neutrality, our freedom to access websites and services stays intact.
Those opposing net neu-trality believe it’s actually a fair idea for ISPs to provide certain services to us at dif-ferent speeds. You may love Netflix, but if your provider gives special treatment to Hulu, guess what? Netflix will run super slow, or you get stuck paying for extra ac-cess to it.
Opponents of net neu-trality are attempting to at-tack your freedom to browse
and utilize a free and open web. It’s very easy for ISPs to abuse their power, and they currently have so much of it they could easily block ac-cess to websites to make a profit.
Innovation will be stifled as smaller companies (who may have amazing web-sites deserving of recogni-tion) cannot afford to pay for bandwidth—and Internet users like you and I miss out on a potential new service.
Simply spreading the word is a way to help—Inter-net access has been defined by the United Nations as “a fundamental human right.” It’s time to take a stand and protect our right to an open Internet before monopolies get even more out of hand.
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Online accessibility to lectures key to weather issues at WVU
Even though we all do it, I hate skipping class.
Maybe it’s my inner Hermione Granger com-ing out, but skipping class always leaves me with a guilty feeling, even if the temperatures are so far be-low the freezing point my front porch works as a bet-ter fridge than the one in my kitchen.
Around 20 minutes after I’ve made the executive de-cision to never leave my bed, I feel incredibly neurotic about the information I’ve missed and how I’m going to fail the upcoming exam all because I couldn’t bring myself to face the arctic tem-peratures outside.
So when my car failed to start when I tried to make my way to Sociology 101, I took one for the team and decided to skip my morn-ing class.
My professor doesn’t up-load her PowerPoint slides. She doesn’t record her lec-tures. I didn’t have any friends in the class because I’m a senior in a 101 course and that’s embarrassing enough as it is.
I won’t say classes should be canceled or at least post-poned in the weather condi-tions we’ve had to deal with
these last couple weeks, but there should at least be op-tions for students whose cards are stacked against them thanks to the veri-table winter storm hitting Morgantown.
It’s 2015. We all know how to use Skype or even Google Hangout. It would cost little to no money to record these lectures and post them on-
line, especially when the likelihood of kids showing up to class is about as slim as the chances of me find-ing a date for this weekend.
Sure, it promotes lazi-ness. I’m not saying students wouldn’t use this as an ex-cuse to stay in bed. Most students probably wouldn’t even take advantage of the lectures.
However, there are other ways to get kids to come to class without the threat of missing the entire lecture. Attendance points are a no-brainer and in-class assign-ments would also encourage a few stragglers to attend.
But when the entire school is begging for a cancelation, Monongalia County School system is closing due to the weather and cars are crashing into each other on the side of the road, it’s not a bad idea to offer an alternative option that doesn’t screw over stu-dents who literally fear for their life as they make their way to class.
Like most of my opinions, this isn’t a novel idea—re-cording and uploading lec-tures is pretty common in some graduate programs, where professors apparently trust their students enough to glean the knowledge on their own. You can even speed up or pause lectures.
Furthermore, upload-ing recorded lectures gives
students the opportunity to better review the mate-rial they’ll need for exams, quizzes, homework and other projects they may not have gotten from the lecture initially.
I really can’t see many faults with this idea. Sure, professors may see a drop in attendance. But there are students who like the feeling of getting up and going to a lecture, and there are those who will use uploaded lec-tures as a way to add to their studying or if something comes up besides crappy weather, like an illness or an interview.
The West Virginia Uni-versity attendance policy is a good one and I understand its importance with regards to student success.
But with the technology we have and the weather war raging outside, I think even Hermione Granger would have skipped a few classes.
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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 5Monday February 23, 2015
123 Pleasant street
Punk bands converged on 123 Pleasant Street Fri-day night to deliver wicked fast beats and catchy gui-tar riffs that got a lot of people moving.
If you showed up ex-pecting pure, energetic punk rock, F-Your Birth-day, High Fives and Hell Yeahs, False Pterodac-tyl and False Profit all de-livered with their hard, thrashing melodies.
The first act to grace the stage was F-Your Birthday, which consists of Chris Henry on guitar and vo-cals and Roman Meisen-berg on drums. While warming up for their set, the intimate setting of 123 Pleasant Street allowed the two rockers to interact with the crowd. Friendly banter and joking was spewed back and forth between band members and their fans, making the band seem like old friends out for yet another gig.
When F-Your Birthday started playing, people be-gan to flock to the dance hall to take in the punk sounds. With Meisenberg pounding away on the drums, Henry really stood out on the guitar with his shredding riffs and solos. The fact that F-Your Birth-day was only a two-piece band was hard to believe due to all of the loud noise emanating from the amps and speakers. The band’s instruments reverberated off every wall and filled the audience’s ears. Halfway into the show Henry and Meisenberg announced the birthday of someone in the audience. In F-Your Birthday fashion, they brought out a cake lit with colored candles for the fan celebrating their birthday. He blew out the candles, and all screamed “F-Your
Birthday!”Next up was High Fives
and Hell Yeahs. The four-piece band came out on fire. The pace went through the roof imme-diately and the crowd responded by crowd-ing the stage and bounc-ing around on their feet. Scott Rhodes, Dustin Si-gler and Adam Chuck Sta-ats all shared vocal du-ties, each taking a turn at the mic. They sang and at times gave a shout to the people on the dance floor getting them pumped up. You couldn’t help but no-tice the man on the drums, Brian Persinger. He was wild on the drums, al-most like Animal from The Muppet Show. He re-
ally stood out to me out of all the musicians in High Fives and Hell Yeahs.
With a friendly intro-duction from High Fives and Hell Yeahs, False Pterodactyl took over the stage. Another two-piece band, False Pterodactyl was another one of those bands that utilized ev-ery note and sound to the maximum volume. These guys were a lot of fun to watch. John Jacob played an acoustic looking elec-tric guitar that gave their band a rustic look which helped with the soft and piercing vocals of Jacob. His voice was definitely the best of the night, hark-ing to punk rock greats. Josh Ratliff on the drums
kept the beat, making the whole thing unified.
Last up was False Profit hailing from Buckhannon, W.Va. The band serenaded the audience with its sig-nature thrashing sounds completing the night full of punk rock. Together for 15 years, Marshall Toll-iver on vocals, Tommy Fultz on guitar, John Hal-terman on guitar, John Lang on bass and Steve Halterman on drums ended the night on a good note.
123 Pleasant Street was a great way to spend a freezing Friday night warming up to the sounds of punk.
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Punk, energy warms the night
AskAr sAlikhov/ThE DAilY AThENAEUMJohn Jacob, lead singer of False Pterodactyl, performs Friday.
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong returns Saturday
EriN irwiN/ThE DAilY AThENAEUMPigeons Playing Ping Pong, a high-energy psychedelic funk band from Balti-more, Md., describe themselves as, “that feeling you get when you wake up in the morning and realize you still have another couple of hours to sleep,” on their Facebook page.
EriN irwiN/ThE DAilY AThENAEUMAlex Petropulos, an architecture student from the University of Hartford, plays the drums and electronics for Pigeons Playing Ping Pong.
EriN irwiN/ThE DAilY AThENAEUMFans dance to electronic lights and the sound of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong per-forming at 123 Pleasant St. on Saturday night.
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African Student Association celebrates Africa Night
EriN irwiN/ThE DAilY AThENAEUMHeartBEAT Afrika performs during WVU African Students Association’s Africa Night on Saturday, February 21 in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
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EriN irwiN/ThE DAilY AThENAEUMSherain Thomas, an occupational therapy graduate student, struts down the runway in a flowy dress during the WVU African Fashion Show.
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High collars replaced sexy cutouts, and Classic Holly-wood in blacks and whites took hold of the Oscars red carpet Sunday night with help from a smoking Saint Laurent worn by Margot Robbie and a heavily pearled look for fash-ion It girl Lupita Nyong’o.
There was a slight show of color. Anna Kendrick was in a coral silk-and-chiffon gown with a jeweled halter collar by Thakoon, and Sienna Miller was the first on a major car-pet to wear Peter Copping for Oscar de la Renta, a brooding dark blue with thin straps.
Jessica Chastain had navy blue all to herself in a double-layered dress with bodice of sparkle that was tight at the hip with a high slit. It had the online snark machine decry-ing the look as a tad too much Jessica Rabbit.
Emma Stone was on her way to best-dressed in a drop-dead beaded Elie Saab in cel-ery green. The back was low, the side slit high and the lines of embellishment were impeccable.
Reese Witherspoon wore black and white, a Tom Ford off-the-shoulder gown he contacted her about.
“He called me. He had this beautiful sketch,” she said. “He works so hard and loves women.”
Updos were back: Patricia Arquette went for one with a one-shoulder white top she wore with a black skirt, all designed by her childhood friend Rosetta Getty.
“She was my best friend since we were 7 or 8 years old,” said Arquette, nominated for best supporting actress for “Boyhood.”
Arquette recalled the two playing with Barbie dolls and dreaming of their grown-up lives.
“I said, `I want to be an ac-tress.’ She said, `I want to be in fashion,’” Arquette told The Associated Press.
And what’s the Oscars with-out a little sparkle? Thank you Jamie Chung and your prin-cess-y fireworks design in se-quins against black on your Yanina Couture gown, with a boost from your diamond cluster earrings with a spot of bright blue tanzanite from Le-ticia Linton.
Faith Hill was draped in cool ice, thanks to J. Mendel, while up-and-comer Gina Ro-driguez choice a high-sashed
collar in a royal blue.Zendaya was feeling the
moment. Of her slinky bright white off-the-shoulder Vivi-enne Westwood gown, her long braids loose, she told the AP at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles: “It makes me feel very goddess.”
Starlet-of-the-moment Dakota Johnson decided on a ponytail - ode to her “Fifty Shades of Grey” character An-astasia Steele? - to go with her red one-shoulder Saint Lau-rent with a dash of sparkle de-tail. Also in Saint Laurent was Robbie, in a deep black gown draped at the front with sheer long sleeves, her blond hair straight as a pin in a side part.
Repping the guys was Da-vid Oyelowo in a wine-red tuxedo from Dolce & Gab-bana. He wore a multicol-ored jewel ribbon pin on one lapel in support of Ebola eradication.
Nominee Marion Cotillard walked in a white Dior Cou-ture gown with an overlay of circle cutouts, high collar and a caped effect at the back. She was sleeveless but high-necked in a stunning pair of diamond earrings. It may be among the more divisive looks of the night.
“I chose it because I feel comfortable in it and I love it,” Cotillard said during the AP’s live carpet show.
Also high-necked in white: Nyong’o in a heavily embel-lished custom Calvin Klein, open at the back and said to be hand-sewn with 6,000 pearls of varying sizes.
“My jaw dropped. It was absolutely stunning,” said Joy-ann King, editor of Harpersba-zaar.com.
Julianne Moore’s Chanel was also heavily adorned with about 80,000 beads.
Another look sure to be de-bated: Naomi Watts in a se-quined black bandeaux at the back of a bibbed look by Ar-mani Prive.
Scarlett Johansson went for green, while there was a small contingent in strapless red, including Rosamund Pike in Givenchy Haute Couture. Nominee Felicity Jones was Team High Collar in icy blue-white by fellow Brit Sarah Bur-ton for Alexander McQueen.
“It’s all hand-sewn, even these little pockets of pearls,” Jones said, pointing to chunky embellishment at the hip.
Oscar’s red carpet fashion
THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Monday February 23, 20156 | CAMPUS CONNECTION
BY JACQUELINE BIGAR
ARIES (MARch 21-ApRIl 19) HHH
Many thoughts will be running through your mind this morning. Take charge and handle a matter that has financial implications. Tap into the recesses of your imagina-tion in a discussion. As a result, opti-mism and success will come together. Tonight: Connect with a dear friend.
TAURUS (ApRIl 20-MAy 20) HHHH
You might feel pressured, but you have the capacity to clear out what you must. Stop judging your performance. You will get the job done, and quickly at that. Confusion surrounds you. Han-dle one matter at a time. Tonight: Good
news heads your way!
GEMINI (MAy 21-JUNE 20) HHH Read between the lines in an early day conversation. Changes could re-sult from someone else’s suggestion. Finances might be a key issue. The unexpected will occur in a conver-sation. If you expect less, you’ll get more. Tonight: Get as much R and R as possible.
cANcER (JUNE 21-JUly 22) HHHH You know what you want, but you might not think you have the energy to get it. Tap into a friend’s ideas, and you will know that you’ll be OK. Take the first step and reach out to a loved one. Trust in this person’s confidence in you. Tonight: Run an errand or two.
lEO (JUly 23-AUG. 22) HHHH As-sume your natural role and get a con-versation moving. You might not real-ize it, but ultimately your suggestions will define what happens. You could be considering doing something very different. Be willing to experiment. To-night: Out till the wee hours.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEpT. 22) HHHH How you see a matter is often dif-ferent from how others see it. To-day, you’ll gain insight through your ability to detach. Perhaps your re-sponse will be different, as you are no longer so emotional and can un-derstand many facets of the issue. Tonight: Read between the lines.
lIBRA (SEpT. 23-OcT. 22) HHHH Deal with others directly, and you will be pleased with the rapport you estab-lish and the tidbits you hear as well. You can’t help but make people feel special, because you take the time to listen to them. Tonight: A friend drops in on you and adds to the fun.
ScORpIO (OcT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH You won’t intend to challenge some-one, but you will do just that by point-ing out a problem. The response you get could be quite subtle, yet how you deal with this person might be com-plex. Give the other party time to calm down. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEc. 21) HHH The idea of diving into a project will
appeal to you, but plan on fighting off distractions in all forms. Closing your door might not work. Lighten up and face facts: You probably are going to have to adjust your schedule. Tonight: Choose a favorite stressbuster.
cApRIcORN (DEc. 22-JAN. 19) HHH You have focus, high energy and cre-ativity on your side today. There could be disagreement, but ulti-mately you’ll have the right argu-ment and make the correct choice. Be clear about your approach. Ask for the support you might need. Tonight: Try out a wild lifestyle.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH You might feel the need to stay close to home. Your abilities to state your feel-
ings and your choices could intimidate someone. See what happens when you speak in a more neutral tone. Oth-ers are likely to blossom and become much more open. Tonight: Order in.
pIScES (FEB. 19-MARch 20) HHHH Speak your mind, and listen to the re-sponses you get. Honor a change, and be willing to go with it. Just because you might not agree does not mean you need to back away. A partner or dear friend seems to be slowly chang-ing his or her view on a key issue. To-night: Hang out.
BORN TODAY Actress Dakota Fan-ning (1994), actor Peter Fonda (1940), business magnate Michael Dell (1965).
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down1 Network that once employed VJs2 Muscle prone to cramps3 Devastated Asian sea4 Caffeinated pill5 “Be quiet!”6 Oklahoma city7 early brunch hr.8 “Star Wars” droid, familiarly9 Hollywood hopeful10 “College Football Playoff” network11 Crow’s-nest telescopes
12 Deep serving bowl13 Infant’s bodysuit21 __-Rooter22 Voice above tenor26 “What’s the __?”: “So what?”27 Fruity cooler28 “Li’l Abner” matriarch30 Departed32 Furnace output34 Lukas of “Witness”35 “Shop __ you drop”36 Neural impulse conductor40 Museum collection41 Would-be social worker’s maj.43 “__ your pardon”44 NFLer who plays at the MeadowlandsÑin NJ,
ironically45 Scolds but good46 ugly duckling, as it turned out47 Lumber mill blockage48 Bump from which cactus spines grow53 Xbox enthusiast
54 Cathedral topper56 Throb58 San __, Italy59 Jealous feeling60 Rip61 Word after sea or before Lake65 Doctor’s charge
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The West Virginia Uni-
versity women’s track and field team competed in the Gold/Blue Open this weekend in WVU’s Shell Building.
Hosted by the Moun-taineers, the Open served as the final event in Mor-gantown this season, as well as the final event be-
fore the Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Champi-onships. Due to the poor weather locally, many teams who were scheduled to compete were unable to attend the Open.
This weekend followed WVU’s strong perfor-mance at the SPIRE D1 In-door Track and Field Invi-tational in Geneva, Ohio. The Mountaineers saw several runners set sea-son-best times, includ-ing Amy Cashin and Kelly Williams.
Tori Bertrand stole the show this weekend in the Shell Building, setting a ca-reer best in the pole vault. Her mark of 3.83 meters narrowly bested her pre-vious mark of 3.82 meters, which she set earlier this season. It also gave her the 10th-best mark in the Big 12 this season.
Outside of Bertrand, WVU had three other athletes finish in the top three in the pole vault. Madelin Gardner vaulted 3.45 meters, good enough for a second-place finish. Freshmen Rebekah Lafata, Caitlin Walton and Sara Finfrock each tied for third with 3.30-meter vaults.
Shannen Daly finished first in the 800-meter run
with a time of 2:19.80. She fell slightly behind her time of 2:17.87 at the SPIRE Invitational.
Allie Diehl took sec-ond place with a time of 10:56.19 in the 3,000-me-ter run. This followed her career-best mark in the 5,000-meter run two weeks ago at the Akron Invitational.
The one mile event saw two Mountaineers finish in top three. Sophomore Me-gan Yuan took first place with a time of 5:12.54, a season best for her. She was followed by senior Lydia Martinelli, who took third place with a time of 5:28.47.
The Gold/Blue Open didn’t feature events in which the Mountaineers usually have strong per-formances, including the high jump and triple jump.
Entering the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa, WVU will see multi-ple athletes challenge for a top spot in their events.
In the 800-meter run, Cashin ranks 13th in the Big 12 with a 2:10.53. She set this mark at the SPIRE Invitational last weekend, and is around seven sec-onds off the conference’s top speed. Junior Bri-
anna Kerekes ranks 19th, just two seconds behind Cashin.
In the 1,000-meter, both Cashin and Kerekes rank in the top five. Kerekes sits at fourth, while Cashin has the conferences top time of 2:47.49.
Williams has earned the fourth spot in the confer-ence in the one mile run with a time of 4:43.71. She is one of three Mountain-eers to cross the line in un-der five minutes.
Marsielle McBeam and Hannah Stone are tied for 15th place in the high jump with a mark of 1.70 meters. They sit 0.15 me-ters off the Big 12’s best mark.
Katlyn Shelar sits just above Bertrand in the rankings for the pole vault. Her 3.96-meter vault at the WVU Invitational ear-lier this season earned her ninth place.
Bertrand vaults career best in Gold/Blue Open this weekend, Big 12 Championships up next
West Virginia beats Iowa State in last-minute effort, only three games remain in season
by nicole curtinassociate sports editor
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A thrilling shot from redshirt freshman Teana Muldrow in the last five seconds of Saturday after-noon’s game against Iowa State gave the West Virginia women’s basketball team a much-needed win, 54-52.
In the first half the Mountaineers were on a slow start, shooting 27.6 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from the 3-point line. The Cyclones started to pull ahead in the first half and had a 17-point lead with about two min-utes left, when West Vir-ginia gained a bit of mo-mentum and went into halftime down 36-26.
“That’s what we’re used to here at West Virginia, no matter when you get down or it’s not going well dur-ing the game you continue to fight and play defense and we did that today,” said head coach Mike Carey.
“They only scored 16 points (in the) second half, so I thought we did a good job defensively — we han-dled their pick and rolls pretty well in the second half. We didn’t score like we want to but we scored enough.”
Senior Linda Stepney lead the Mountaineers in scoring with 14 points, se-nior Averee Fields scored
12, junior Bria Holmes posted 11 and Muldrow contributed 10.
In the second half, West Virginia shot 30.3 percent from the field, 33.3 from the 3-point line and 71.4 percent at the foul line. The Mountaineers finished overall with 29.0 percent from the field, 31.3 beyond the arc and 72.2 percent on free throws.
Iowa State was able to keep a minimum 4-point lead throughout much of the second half. The Cy-clones shot 22.7 percent from the field in the sec-ond half, 20.0 percent at the 3-point line and 44.4 percent at the foul line — considerably lower than the 80.0 percentage at the foul line in the first half.
Nikki Moody led the Cyclone offense with 15 points followed by Seanna Johnson with 14.
Going into the second half, West Virginia fought hard against the deficit fi-nally getting a lead with about 10 minutes left after a three from Muldrow and a layup from Holmes.
“We had really good looks, we had wide open looks and they started making adjustments,” Carey said. “The first half I played everybody. I’m looking to see who’s going to play hard so we’ll con-tinue to play a lot of peo-ple — probably the whole
bench, and see who’s going to come out here and play.”
After WVU took a 1-point lead for a short time in the second half, Iowa State struck out and clung to its 4-point lead until the 3:19 mark when Muldrow sank a free throw to tie the game. Stepney scored a free-throw herself two minutes later, putting the Mountaineers on top, but Moody was right back attacking with a jumper to take the lead again.
In the final seconds of the game, Holmes missed a jump shot and Muldrow was right at the basket to get the board and scored, drawing a foul. Muldrow’s free throw was good and Holmes grabbed a steal from the Cyclones as time ran out.
“Personally it means the world to me. Coach Carey always says sometimes you have to pick it up or some-times he feels like I’m ab-sent in the game,” Muldrow said. “To do that in front of him and show him and the team I can make big shots and help them succeed.”
This was a big win for the Mountaineers as they wrap up Big 12 play in the next week or so and head into the conference tourna-ment. West Virginia takes on TCU Tuesday night on the road.
andrew spellman/the daily athenaeumJunior guard Bria Holmes goes up for a layup against Iowa State Saturday.
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wOMEN’S TENNISWest Virginia extends winning streak to nine games, defeats Wright State and UMBC on Friday
ben cartercorrespondent
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The West Virginia wom-en’s tennis team extended its winning streak to nine games this weekend as it defeated the Wright State Raiders, 4-3, and the Univer-sity of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers, 7-0, dur-ing its doubleheader Friday.
The day started slowly for the Mountaineers as Wright State’s Karoline Haller and Linsey Verstrepen defeated West Virginia senior Ikttesh Chahal and sophomore Kaja Mrgole with a final score of 6-3. In the second match, freshmen duo Lyn Yuen Choo and Yvon Mar-tinez fell just short to Elaine Cloern and Aby Madrigal of Wright State in a tiebreak (7-5)
The rest of the day, how-ever, the Mountaineers found an “extra gear” as head coach Miha Lisac told WVUSports.com, with Amy Salvatore winning three matches to open up singles play.
One standout in singles play was freshman Carolina Lewis who had to comeback to notch her 12th singles win of the season. Lewis had a three set marathon against Wright State’s num-ber five, Cloern, eventually winning the match 6-3, 3-6, 6-0. With Lewis’ win, and victories by sophomore Kaja Mrgole and freshman Habiba Shaker, the Moun-taineers found themselves up 3-2 on the Raiders.
With West Virginia only needing one more win to seal the victory, it was down to Choo, who made up for her previous loss in doubles play by beating her oppo-nent in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-2.
With the winning streak up to eight games after the close game against WSU, the Mountaineers kept it go-ing against UMBC, as they cruised past the Retrievers, 7-0.
In doubles, Mrgole and Chahal rolled to a 6-2 vic-tory at the No. 1 spot, while Shaker and Lewis claimed the point with their own 6-3
win on court two, awarding the doubles point to the Mountaineers.
While in singles play, Lewis tallied another sin-gles win as she rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 victory, and Yvon Martinez also picked up a win against UMBC’s Hanna Victorsson, with a score of 6-3, 6-3.
At the end of the day, the Mountaineers were able to come back and get two strong non-conference victories.
“I thought the after-noon was better,” Lisac told WVUSports.com. “We kicked it into gear a lit-tle bit, and we finished off the day very well. We had a slow start in the morning, so it was good to see that we could overcome that in the afternoon session.”
The Mountaineers do not hit the courts at Ridgeview Racquet Club again un-til March 7, when they face Cornell at 2 p.m. and in-state rival Marshall the fol-lowing day at 9 a.m.
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No. 1 West Virginia shoots in NCAA Qualifier by Ashley CoNley
correspondent @dailyathenaeum
Bright and early Satur-day morning, No. 1 West Virginia took to its home range for an NCAA Qualifier, which consisted of scores that will factor into its NCAA Championship qualification average.
After a successful (11-1, 8-0 GARC) season thus far, the Mountaineers have shown the poise and matu-rity of an experienced back-to-back NCAA Champion-ship team. Although the team didn’t face an oppo-nent during the qualifier, members looked to improve personal bests and chal-lenge each other for the top score.
The Mountaineers did nothing short of exceeding expectations with a total team score of 4705, which included a smallbore score of 2328 and a 2377 air rifle score.
Two of West Virginia’s top shooters, junior Gar-rett Spurgeon and senior Maren Prediger, both had impressive showings. Spur-geon came away with a 588
smallbore score and a 594 in air rifle. Prediger made her mark with a career high of 585 in smallbore, while leading the team in air rifle with a solid 597.
“I shot pretty well to-day. My smallbore was two points off my personal best, my airgun was three, but I thought it was a good day. I definitely did well in smallbore. In standing, I struggled a little bit re-cently, and so that was one of my big points today is that my standing went re-ally well,” said Spurgeon, a consistent counter for the Mountaineers.
The rest of the counting shooters for West Virginia weren’t far behind. Michael Bamsey added a 580, Eliza-beth Gratz shot 575 and Ziva Dvorsak shot 570.
Considering West Vir-ginia has an entire roster full of capable shooters, Patrick Sunderman, Thomas Ky-anko and Jean-Pierre Lu-cas also brought notable scores to the table. Sunder-man shot 586, Kyanko shot 585 and Lucas was close by, shooting 583.
As the GARC Champi-onships approach quickly,
being on the range consis-tently is the key to success. According to Spurgeon, the team is preparing exactly how they always do.
“The same way we do all season. We all practice ev-ery day on the range and we have workouts two days
a week and so to us, whether it’s conference champion-ships or NCAA champion-ships, it’s the same as the first match,” he said.
Beginning Feb. 28, the West Virginia rifle team will head to Oxford, Miss., where they will compete for a
third-straight Great Ameri-can Rifle Conference Cham-pionship title before ven-turing to Fairbanks, Alaska on March 13 in search of a third-straight national championship.
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by dilloN durstsports writer
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The West Virginia Uni-versity wrestling team split a pair of weekend duals to close out its regular season, falling to No. 14 Edinboro Friday, 25-9, and defeating No. 16 Pittsburgh Sunday, 24-14.
The Fighting Scots jumped out to an early 16-0 lead Friday night after victo-ries at 125, 133, 141 and 149. The Mountaineers’ lineup faced arguably four of Ed-inboro’s top wrestlers to be-gin the night including: No. 18 Kory Mines at 125, No. 2 A.J. Schopp at 133, No. 2
Mitchell Port at 141 and No. 1 Dave Habat at 149.
Senior Brutus Scheffel and junior Ross Renzi both earned decisions at 157 and 165, respectively, earn-ing six team points for the Mountaineers.
At 174, No. 19 Patrick Jen-nings of Edinboro needed overtime to earn a 3-1 de-cision over WVU’s Parker VonEgidy. Junior Bubba Scheffel dropped an 8-6 de-cision to No. 10 Vic Avery at 184, before sophomore Jake A. Smith defeated Vince Pickett, 8-1, at 197.
At heavyweight, junior A.J. Vizcarrondo dropped a 5-3 decision to Warren Bosch. After recording an
escape in the second period to tie the score 2-2, Vizcar-rondo was awarded a pen-alty point and led 3-2 head-ing into the third. Bosch registered a point for riding time to send the bout into overtime, before record-ing a takedown to secure the victory for the Fighting Scots.
After the match, West Vir-ginia’s first-year head coach Sammie Henson applauded WVU fans’ continued sup-port throughout the season.
“I believe this is the first time since about 2007 that we’ve averaged over 1,000 fans in this arena, which says a lot about the way our guys are wrestling and com-
peting,” Henson said. Against the Panthers, the
Mountaineers dropped a pair of duals at 149 and 157 to begin the dual, as Pitt jumped out to an early 7-0 lead. Renzi won a 5-2 deci-sion over Cody Wiercioch at 165, but No. 7 Tyler Wilps was able to earn a 14-5 ma-jor decision over VonEgidy at 174, extending Pitt’s lead to 11-3.
The Mountaineers picked up a pair of wins at 184 and 197. Scheffel just missed a major decision, earning a 9-2 decision over Troy Re-aghard. Sophomore Jake A. Smith pinned Nick Bonac-corsi, giving West Virginia a 12-11 lead.
Vizcarrondo outlasted Ryan Solomon at heavy-weight to earn a 2-1 deci-sion, pushing the Moun-taineers’ lead to 15-11. Moisey followed by record-ing his seventh major deci-sion of the season, earning a 14-5 win over Dom Forys at 125.
West Virginia dropped a bout at 133, but senior Mike Morales registered a 22-5 technical fall over Ben Ross at 141, securing a 24-14 win for the Mountaineers.
The Mountaineers will next travel to Ames, Iowa for the Big 12 Championships on March 7.
WVu falls to No. 14 edinboro Friday, tops No. 16 Pittsburgh sunday
Big 12 drama hasn’t set-tled down, and it seems it won’t until the conclusion of the 2014-15 season. In what has been called the deepest and most exciting conference of college bas-ketball this year, the chaos never ends and the scratch-ing and clawing of each team’s fight to the top gets deeper and draws more blood. After another event-ful week, here’s a look at where each team sits in this week’s conference power rankings.
1. Kansas Jayhawks (22-5, 11-3 Big 12)
The Jayhawks had some-what of a rough week, los-ing to West Virginia in Morgantown Monday, and surviving what looked to be an upset possibil-ity against TCU at home. Luckily for the Jayhawks, they’ve played well against a tough schedule, keeping them in first place in con-ference standings, despite a lackluster week. How-ever, Kansas doesn’t have the edge on the conference they’ve had in the past, as almost every other program has shown significant im-provement, and several teams have shown they have what it take to prevent the Jayhawks from claiming their 11th straight confer-ence title.
2. Iowa State Cyclones (20-6, 10-4 Big 12)
The Cyclones had a solid week, claiming wins against Oklahoma State and Texas and extending their win-ning streak to three. They only sit a game behind Kansas in the standings and have shown through-out the entirety of the sea-son that they have the drive, as well as the personnel, to pass the Jayhawks when all is said and done. Georges Niang continues to domi-nate, as he put up 17 points against the Longhorns Sat-urday, and is averaging 14.6 on the year. With Niang’s consistency and a relatively easy four games remain-ing—playing Kansas State
and TCU—the Cyclones control their own destiny.
3. Oklahoma Sooners (19-8, 10-5 Big 12)
The Sooners escaped with two wins this week against Texas and Texas Tech, but not easily. The Longhorns took them down to the wire and the Red Raiders took the 17th-best team in the country into overtime—the same team that gave them a 45-point stomping in their last meet-ing. With the two wins, though, the Sooners have now won seven of their last eight games, putting them in third place after a rough start to conference play. However, unlike the Cy-clones, Oklahoma will have to bear down if it wants to make a real run at the title, as two of its three remain-ing games are against the two obstacles that stand in the way—Kansas and Iowa State.
4. West Virginia Moun-taineers (21-6, 9-5 Big 12)
After a skid in which West Virginia lost three of four games by about 20 points, many wondered if its full-court press defense was exposed, leaving the Mountaineers with no real edge on their opponents. That idea would be proved false when fans stormed the court after they took down the 8th-best team in the country, after another dem-onstration of head coach Bob Huggins’ in-your-face defense that has helped the Mountaineers find success all season long. Many thought the team would struggle in Stillwa-ter, Okla., playing with a hangover from the Kansas win. That would be proved wrong, too, as the Moun-taineers went into the Gal-lagher-Iba Arena with the same intensity they left the WVU Coliseum with Mon-day. The Mountaineers sit two games behind confer-ence-leader Kansas, but with four games left—one against Kansas—they still have a chance to really stir things up.
5. Baylor Bears (20-7, 8-6 Big 12)
After losing two con-secutive games last week,
the Bears bounced back with two wins in a fairly easy week. They knocked off Texas Tech in a scrappy match, and blasted Kansas State with a 27-point dif-ference. With the two wins, the Bears have put them-selves back in a contend-ing position, sitting three games back, but they would need a lot of things to fall into place in order to have a chance at the title. They play a tough, but opportu-nistic remaining schedule, as they play Iowa State and West Virginia—two teams that sit ahead of them in conference standings, and two teams they have al-ready beaten. Like so many others in the Big 12, the Bears too control their own destiny in the final stretch.
6. Oklahoma State Cow-boys (17-10, 7-8 Big 12)
Well, the Cowboys won three in a row to shoot themselves into the Top 25 with wins against Kan-sas, Baylor and Texas, and then they lost three in a row, including a 15-point loss to TCU. The Cowboys have made any hope for a conference title nonexis-tent, but they still have an opportunity at the NCAA Tournament. The Cowboys have shown they have the personnel to take down anyone in the conference, as Le’Bryan Nash is aver-aging 16.8 points per game and Phil Forte III is averag-ing 16.2, but the Cowboys are still missing something. They have a chance to fin-ish strong, with two of their three remaining games be-ing matchups against Texas Tech and TCU, but they still have to travel to Mor-gantown at the end of the season after losing to the Mountaineers at home.
7. Texas Longhorns (17-10, 6-8 Big 12)
The Longhorns have undoubtedly had a dis-appointing year, being a team with high expecta-tions prior to the start of conference play and going 1-7 against ranked oppo-nents on the season. One positive that head coach Rick Barnes and the Long-horns can take from this week, however, is the close-
ness of each of their losses. They took Oklahoma down to the buzzer and played a strong first half against the Cyclones. While the Long-horns probably aren’t sat-isfied with how the season has played out, they have shown they have the abil-ity to match up with the league’s best. When the Big 12 Tournament arrives, Texas has what it takes to make a run.
8. Kansas State Wildcats (13-15, 6-9 Big 12)
If we’ve learned one thing from this Kansas State team, it’s that they can’t win on the road. After beating Oklahoma at home, the Wildcats dropped two con-secutive games away from the “Octagon of Doom.” A 14-point loss to TCU, and a 27-point trouncing in Waco, Texas, have to make Kansas State fans scratch their heads after ending Oklahoma’s five-game win-ning streak. With the two losses, the Wildcats have now lost seven of their last eight games, and the road won’t get much easier with games against Kansas and Iowa State looming on their schedule. Additionally, if the Wildcats have any hope of contending in tourna-ment play, they’ll have to sort out their problems with Marcus Foster to get him back on the court for the majority of the game. Otherwise they stand no chance.
9. TCU Horned Frogs (16-11, 3-11 Big 12)
The Horned Frogs are
starting to develop a lit-tle bit of team mojo as the season progresses, and are showing their stability as an upset team of the con-ference. With their win over the Wildcats Wednesday, the Horned Frogs picked up their first-ever Big 12 winning streak since join-ing the league. And, taking momentum from the con-secutive wins, the Horned Frogs gave Kansas a run for its money, in Lawrence, Kan., nonetheless. While the season has been a dis-appointment for TCU, Trent Johnson and his squad are at least getting things going when it matters most.
10. Texas Tech Red Raiders (12-16, 2-13 Big 12)
The Red Raiders almost ended their losing streak Saturday, as they took the Sooners into overtime at home. They’ve been incon-sistent all season long, but have shown a few glimpses of potential as they did Saturday. The Red Raid-ers face a tough remain-ing schedule with games against Oklahoma State and Baylor—two teams they’ve already lost to once this season. Similar to TCU however, if the Red Raiders can build some momentum going into tournament play they could shake things up a bit, but the Red Raiders have a lot more negatives than positives to take from this season.
dAVid sChlAkesports editor@dschlake_wvu
nick golden/the daily athenaeumJonathan Holton celebrates with fans after No. 23 West Virginia’s win against No. 8 Kansas.
WVU makes up lost ground: Kansas, Iowa State and Oklahoma still lead conference
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1,2,3&4BR APARTMENTS. Downtown lo-cation. Kitchen appliances furnished, decks/porches, parking. May to May lease. 304-685-6565 or 304-658-5210
1&2 BEDRM APARTMENTS. Behind Dairy Mart. AC. W/D. Parking. Pets discussed. Call 304-284-9634
2-3 BR apartment. Large, South High street, 304-692-1821.
2-3BRS. Walk to Campus. Parking. Lease/Deposit. NO PETS. Avail. 6-1-15. Max Rentals. 304-291-8423
2/BR SOUTH PARK. W/D. No Pets, $650/mo. 304-288-6374
ALL UTILITIES. NEWLY RENOVATED 2, 3 & 4BR APARTMENTS and HOUSES. Downtown/Evansdale. UTILITIES IN-CLUDED. Prime downtown location. 304-288-8955.
GREAT 2&3 BR still available on Beverly Ave. W/D, AC, off-street parking, pets con-sidered, most utilities paid, $450/per per-son. 304-241-4607 if no answer call 304-282-0136
LARGE, MODERN, 2BR. Star City. No smoking/pets 304-692-1821
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Barrington NorthNOW LEASING FOR 2015
Ask About Our Specials!
Prices Starting at $640Security Deposit $200
2 Bedroom 1 Bath
24 Hour Maintenance/SecurityLaundry Facilities
Minutes to Hospitals & EvansdalePublic Transportation
NO PETSQuiet Peaceful Neighborhood
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(304) 296 - 7930
Prices are for the total unitSunnysideSouth ParkDowntownSouth ParkDowntownSunnysideEvansdaleMed CenterWiles HillMed CenterEvansdaleSunnyside
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4BD
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$500 $525 $550 $650
$650 $700 $700 $800
$800 $855$1200$1500$1200 + util
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1,2,3,4,5, and 6 BedroomsSunnyside, South Park, Suncrest, Wiles Hill
Woodburn, Evansdale and DowntownComplete rental list on
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Prices starting at $530Security Deposit $200
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Downtown and Shopping Center
NO PETS
Students. Faith. Community.When it comes to Price, Location, and QualityWe top the competition
Now Leasing1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
Harless Center9 MONTH LEASES
(August - May)Parking Available
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“Now Leasing for May 2015”
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NOW LEASING FOR 2015-2016. Limited 2 and 3 BR downtown. Tours on Wednesday-Thursday 1-4. Please stop by 374 Forest Avenue or call 304-692-0990.
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When location and aff ordability are a
priority for you, we are your #1 choice!
Now Offering Individual Leases
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Free Parking!
MONTH TO
MONTH Available now
through May 8, 2015
1 & 2 Bedroom Apts Call for more
information.
NOW LEASING! 3, 4 & 5BR Units @ Jones Place. Starting @ $625. 1, 2 & 3BR Units High St., Spruce St., & First St. Starting @ $350. scottpropertiesllc.com 304-296-7400
NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $625-$825+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking. NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.
PRETE RENTALAPARTMENTS
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EVERY 10 MINUTESMINUTES FROM PRT
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RICE RENTALSAffordable Rent, Great Location
Rent starting at $325.Effic,1, 2, & 3/BR
Leasing for May 2015304-598-7368
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STADIUM VIEW APARTMENTSAffordable Rent, Great Location
Rent starting at $350Eff, 1 &2/BR
Leasing for May 2015304-598-7368
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TERA PROPERTIES, NEW 1 & 2 BR/ 2 Bath Apts. $635-950+ electric. Locations include: Lewis, Stewart, Irwin Streets & Idlewood Dr. New 1BR available in May on Glenn St. Walking distance to Downtown/Hospital. Hardwood floors, W/D, wifi, fitness room, tanning beds, free park-ing. No Pets. 304-290-7766 or 304-288-0387.www.rentalswv.com
WILKINS RENTALS 304-292-5714____________________UNIQUE APARTMENTS
Varying sizes and styles. Many extras and reasonable rent,
with lots included!
Near CampusCALL NOW!!!
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5 BEDROOM HOUSE in South Park across from Walnut Street Bridge. W/D. Call Nicole at 304-290-8972
3& 4BRS. Walk to Campus. W/D, some parking. Lease/Deposit. NO PETS. Avail. 6-1-15. Max Rentals. 304-291-8423
3BR & 4BR HOUSES AVAILABLE on Willey St. Very clean, W/D, parking. Walk to downtown campus. Available 5/15. 304-554-4135.304-594-1564.304-282-8922.
4/BR CAMPUS AREA & BETWEEN CAMPUSES. New appliances, W/D, Off-street Parking, Pet friendly. 12-month lease / deposit. Starts June 1. 304-292-5714
4BR 2BTH 209 WAVERLY ST. Parking, W/D, Dishwasher, Deck. $400/BR + Utili-ties. hymarkproperties.com. 304-319-1243
AVAILABLE MAY. NEAR CAMPUS.3-4/BR 2/BA. D/W, W/D, Off-street parking. Full basement, backyard, covered-porch. $350/BR plus utilities. No Pets. 304-282-0344.
MUST SEE just across from Arnold Hall 3,4, 5, & 6BR and 2 & 3BATH houses with W/D, DW, Microwave, A/C, parking, all in excellent condition. All utilities included. For appointment call 304-288-1572, 288-9662, 282-7572website JEWELMANLLC.COM
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WHY LIVE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE?
Make your new house the way YOU like it! 4 bedroom
houses in convenient locations. Lots to off er!
CALL NOW!!
ROOMMATES
JUST LISTED. Across the street from Arnold Hall. Male or Female. W/D, Park-ing, $450-$475 all utilities included. 340-282-8131, 304-288-1572, 304-288-9662
ROOMMATES WANTED- Looking for oneroommate for nice house. Private bath-room, fully furnished. A couple blocks from the Mountainlair. $500/month. Utilitiesincluded.740-381-0361
SECOND SEMESTER. Willey St. & South Park. Male or Female. 4 1/2-5 month lease. $475-$490/mth. Includes U-tilities, W/D. Deposit. 304-292-5714
AUTOMOBILESFOR SALE
CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.Any make! Any model! Any condition! 304-282-2560
HELP WANTEDBARTENDERS, BOUNCERS,
COOKS WANTED!Barside Grill located in Westover,5-minutes from downtown. Will train.
Part-time. Call/text 304-365-4565 or send resume to [email protected]
FRATERNITY HOUSE MANAGER POSI-TION. Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Rho Chapter is seeking a Manager of the Chap-ter house at 670 North High Street. Fullapartment, parking, internet, cable, meal plan and salary is included in the position. The applicant should be a Graduate or Grad Student of WVU with strong manage-ment skills for managing affairs and opera-tions of the chapter house. This is a full time position. Email/[email protected]
Change lives – including yours! REM WV Inc. has immediate
opportunities for Care Providers in the
Morgantown areas We are seeking dedicated
individuals to provide assistance with daily living
activities for adults who happen to have an intellectual or developmental disability.
Training is provided. Full time employees are eligible to choose
benefi ts, including health, dental, vision, and more.
Employment requirements include high school or GED or
equivalent in education and related experience, valid
driver’s license in good standing, and passing a background screening.
Apply online @ http://jobs.thementornetwork.com/
morgantown-jobs
Equal Opportunity Employer
MUSICIANS WANTEDGuitarist seeking drummers, bassists, other guitarists, etc. for jamming / playing for fun.
Please call Clinton Yost 304-775-2585
“8 Minute Walk To Campus”
• Spacious 1,2 & 3 BD Apts.• Some Utilities Included• Reliable Maintenance• Large Closets/2 Full Baths• Quiet Neighborhood• DW - Micro. - AC• Lighted Off Street Parking• Laundry Facilities
YEARLEASE
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NOPETS
Attention Retail Wireless Sales Professionals!
US Cellular Authorized Agent is looking for Enthusiastic sales
professionals for one of their US Cellular stores.
If you take pride in superior customer service, and If you have
retail wireless sales experience, then check us out.
We off er a wide range of company benefi ts including
Commission, Bonuses, Medical, Paid Holidays,
Sick & Personal Days & Retirement Plan.
Great opportunities for career advancement.
B&H Computers, owner of several regional US Cellular
Authorized agent locations, is now accepting
applications for retail wireless professionals for their
Morgantown store.Please submit resume to [email protected]
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BEFORE PRIDE. BEFORE RECOGNITION.
THERE IS FIRST.
IT’S IN OUR BLOOD. IT’S IN OUR SWEAT. AND IT’S IN OUR NATURE.
AND WHEN EVERYONE ELSE GOES BACK —SO WE WILL GO ABOVE. WE WILL GO BEYOND.
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