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“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”THE DAILY ATHENAEUM
Thursday January 9, 2014 Volume 126, Issue 74www.ThEdaONLINE.comda
It’s time to talk about hazing. OPINION PAGE 4
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“Saving Mr. Banks” bodes well for all generations. A&E PAGE 3
MOVIE REVIEW
Fraternity suspended from campusPhi Kappa Psi
suspended after hazing incident, 1
arrest madeBy Summer ratcliff
City Editor @SummErratCliff
The West Virginia Uni-versity chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity has been suspended by its na-tional chapter and has been ordered to suspend all on-campus activities by the
University. A 19-year-old Phi Kappa
Psi pledge and WVU stu-dent was allegedly injured during a hazing incident Nov. 15, which involved multiple fraternity broth-ers assaulting the victim while he was participating in initiation at the frater-nity. The victim told police he suffered a concussion and also required stitches on his chin.
In December, the Mor-gantown Police Depart-ment said it had arrested a 21-year-old WVU student following their investiga-tion of the hazing incident.
Authorities said the ac-cused, Andrew Nemes from Huntington Beach, Calif., was charged with battery
and hazing. He was later released on a $2,000 bond.
Upon being notified of the incident, the Univer-sity as well as the fraterni-ty’s national and local orga-nizations began conducting their own investigations.
“The University was no-tified by the parent of a stu-dent that there was a pos-sibility of hazing that took place at one of the frater-nities, (and) those allega-tions were immediately taken very seriously,” said Bob Campione, Interim Di-rector of Student Organiza-tions. “The national chapter contacted us and informed us they had also been noti-fied of the incident.
“They came to campus within days of the inci-
dent to conduct their own investigation.”
Within two weeks of the hazing incident, the Uni-versity ordered the fra-ternity to suspend all on-campus activities and later issued a letter of inactivity to notify the entire campus of the incident.
After learning of the charges, Phi Kappa Psi’s national organization sus-pended its WVU chapter and released the following statement:
“Following an investi-gation into the hazing al-legations against the West Virginia Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi at West Virginia University, the mIck Posey/THe DaIly aTHenaeum
West Virginia University’s Phi Kappa Psi chapter has been suspended following al-legations of hazing within the fraternity.
Delays push High St Panera opening to march
By evelyn meritHewStaff WritEr
@dailyathEnaEum
The long-awaited, much-anticipated grand opening of the Panera Bread on High Street is nearing, as the restau-rant chain’s new projected open date is March 18.
“We’ve had so many openings within our com-pany this year. If one cafe opening gets pushed back, then others get pushed back,” said Em-ily Lutz, regional market-ing coordinator of Covelli Enterprises.
Lutz said the original opening goal of November 2013 was moved in part due to delays caused by other site openings, along with issues surrounding building permits and con-struction push-backs.
“It will now be opening right after everyone gets
back from spring break, so it will be nice to have it ready once the weather starts getting nicer,” Lutz said.
The restaurant is still looking for a number of daylight positions to be filled, including cashiers, line prep and dining room help. There are also some evening and weekend po-sitions, as well as baker positions that need to be filled.
Lutz said there is poten-tial for job growth within the restaurant, including opportunities to move up to become a shift super-visor as well as multiple management positions.
Interested students can apply between 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, via open interviews at the Patteson Drive Panera location.
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Unique triple star phenomenon discovered by WVU astronomers
By Daniel ScHatzStaff WritEr
@dailyathEnaEum
Deep in Green Bank, W.Va., a team of interna-tional astronomers re-cently discovered a new stellar star system in the Milky Way galaxy using the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope, the Green Bank Telescope.
Members of the team include West Virginia University associate pro-fessors Duncan Lorimor and Maura McLaughlin and former WVU gradu-ate student and Western Kentucky faculty member, Jason Boyles.
A stellar star system is best described as a small group of stars that are
bound by gravity and, in turn, orbit each other.
These systems are gen-erally common through-out the galaxy; however, this particular system consists of two dwarf stars and a pulsar. This is signif-icant, as all three are old and have suffered expira-tion explosions.
McLaughlin said she sees the find as an unex-pected phenomenon.
“It is the first system of a pulsar with two compan-ion stars orbiting it in our galaxy,” she said. “We’re very surprised to find a system so stable since it has such a violent history.”
Under Lorimor and McLaughlin’s advisory,
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aPW.Va. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin waves to the crowd Wednesday before delivering his State of the State address at the Capitol in Charleston.
By jacoB BojeSSonStaff WritEr
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Governor Earl Ray Tomblin held his fourth State of the State address Wednesday evening and focused mainly on education and economic developments.
Speaking in the House chamber in Charleston, Tomblin had a positive outlook on the direction the state is taking. He emphasized the economic developments and savings that have taken place during his time in office.
“My fellow West Virginians, make no mistake, the state of our state is strong,” Tomblin said. “We pay our bills on time, and we have invested in our future by continuing to work together as we face future challenges. We will not impose financial burdens on future gen-erations. In fact, our reserve fund is one of the healthiest in the nation.”
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Tomblin talks education, economic development at annual State of the State address
By Hilary kinneyStaff WritEr
@dailyathEnaEum
This year’s first Student Government Association meeting comprised of encour-aging reports from the Board of Governors as well as the granting of funds to three stu-dent groups at West Virginia University.
BOG member Evan Mc-Intyre, whose platform is stu-dent health and wellness, announced this weekend’s WVUp All Night will provide CPR training to students who attend.
“I’m an EMT, so I’ve had
a lot of emergency train-ing,” McIntyre said. “There are so many times that you can be there for your friends when they need you. It’s the simplest things, like putting them in a correct position or knowing what’s happening or occurring.”
Also related to McIntyre’s platform is the placement of automated external defibril-lators in each residence hall, which will be effective this semester.
A report by BOG member Stephen Scott was given on the exam preparation and tu-toring event the Final Count-down. The event was funded
by SGA and the Honors Col-lege. Scott said students in at-tendance provided feedback to improve the event for next year.
Students said the organi-zation could have been im-proved, which Scott and others plan on taking into account for next year’s Final Countdown.
“It will be over a span of ei-ther multiple days or multi-ple rooms,” Scott said. “And (we will be) getting more de-partments involved, not just (the departments’) Learning Centers.”
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The Patteson Drive Panera is currently the highest grossing fran-chise within the region, and Lutz said the company hopes the new High Street location will help with traf-fic overflow.
Lutz said another excit-ing and unique feature in the new location is the two-story dining cafe the build-ing will feature.
“Everyone can get right into the cafe, there will be plenty of seating available, and we can ensure a quick lunch break for everyone,” she said.
“Students can stay awhile to study with our free Wi-Fi, and it will be convenient to get to and from class.”
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Boyles discovered the new star system, which has led to an opportunity to better understand binary and tri-ple star evolution. The his-tory of how these battered stars managed to maintain a nearly circular orbit on the same orbital plane will help determine the valid-ity of Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity.
The team of scientists began their journey after Boyle detected the pulsar.
Using the Green Bank Telescope, the team could then determine whether or
not there was a star system based on the radio emis-sions made from the pul-sar. The other two stars’ light was so faint that their existence was unclear.
“What we are really looking at is the radio in-tensity coming from these objects,” McLaughlin said.
She also pointed out that with the Green Bank Tele-scope picking up radio sig-nals from the pulsar from thousands of light years away, astronomers can make many observations.
“Pulsars are like clocks in space and they act like celestial lighthouses, and the pulsar lets us keep track on how fast the other two stars are moving,”
McLaughlin said. “Once we found that the objects were there then we did ob-serve them from an optical telescope.”
By finding the pulsar and listening to its radio emissions, the team can determine how circular the objects are as well as mea-sure the mass and distance between the objects.
“This is pretty amazing, because we can measure these things with extreme precision,” McLaughlin said.
A whole range of tele-scopes were used through-out this endeavor, and the optical telescopes the team surveyed the stars with in-clude the WIYN telescope
in Arizona, the Galaxy Evo-lution Explorer telescope located in outer space, the Spitzer telescope also in outer space, and the Sloan Digital Sky Surveyor in New Mexico.
“The nice thing about this is that one of our grad students found this sys-tem,” McLaughlin said.
A full report of the group’s findings was pub-lished in the Jan. 5 on-line edition of the journal “Nature”.
To read the full re-port, visit http://www.na-ture.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/na-ture12917.html.
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chapter’s charter has been suspended. Effective im-mediately, the chapter is no longer recognized by the national organization and will cease any organized ac-tivity on West Virginia Uni-versity campus. All under-graduate members were moved to the status of being recognized as alumni mem-bers of Phi Kappa Psi. The decision to cease chapter operations was not some-thing taken lightly by the ruling body of the Frater-nity. Members of the Head-quarters Staff conducted
an investigation of multiple allegations, in cooperation with the University and lo-cal alumni. These findings were then presented to the Executive Council.”
Campione said while the University took quick ac-tion in suspending the fra-ternity’s on-campus ac-tivity, the decision to shut down the fraternity house was made by the local fra-ternity alumni association, the housing corporation re-sponsible for the house.
“They were very coop-erative in speaking with us about the incident,” Campi-one said. “The local alumni association actually sanc-tioned their own local fra-ternity. The University did
not shut down the building; they did it to themselves.”
Campione said the Uni-versity also takes a strong stance against any haz-ing and attempts to ensure this message is made clear during its anti-hazing pro-gramming. All pledges are required to attend an anti-hazing session prior to be-ginning their pledging processes.
Each pledge is taught the negative effects of hazing and the repercussions that may arise when hazing oc-curs. All attendees sign an agreement stating they un-derstand and agree to abide by the state laws against hazing as well as University policies.
“The University’s position on hazing is zero tolerance, and that’s not just for haz-ing within the Greek com-munity, its organizations in general,” Campione said. “It’s zero tolerance across campus.”
Both police and Univer-sity investigations are still ongoing and may produce more action on the part of law enforcement as well as the University’s Office of Student Affairs and Office of Student Conduct.
Police officials said ad-ditional arrests are pend-ing and may be made once more evidence in the inves-tigation is determined.
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A theme throughout the speech was the im-portance of using re-sources in the state and making sure the proceeds generated from those re-sources remain within the state.
“The resources of this state need to be used here and not piped some-where else,” Tomblin said. “Therefore, at my request, the legislature passed a bill to encourage Marcel-lus-to-Manufacturing in-vestments to foster the de-velopment of a revitalized high-tech chemical indus-try with enduring high-paying jobs.”
Small businesses make up 96 percent of West Vir-ginia’s employees, and Tomblin promised to work to maintain the state’s sta-tus as a business-friendly state.
“We’ve planted the seeds for small business by phasing out the business franchise tax next year, cut-ting the corporate income tax and reducing work-ers compensation rates,” Tomblin said.
Tomblin stressed the importance of all levels of education.
States across the coun-
try face a shortage in the number of graduates within the science, tech-nology, engineering and math fields.
To cope with the short-age, Tomblin asked for more funding and re-s o u r c e s f o r S T E M education.
“To make it easier for students to pursue a tech-nical education without having to shuttle between career centers and high schools, I included fund-ing in the budget to locate math and English teach-ers in our career centers,” Tomblin said. “I want to minimize obstacles for our students who pursue a ca-reer-technical education.”
Among other initiatives, Tomblin sought for easier regulations when trans-ferring credits from in-stitutions of higher edu-cation outside the state, a problem hundreds of West Virginia Univer-sity students face every year.
Tomblin also proposed a 2 percent pay raise for state employed teach-ers as well as a $504 raise for state government employees.
The Legislature will take up the initiatives during its 60-day session ending March 8.
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U.S. NEWS
Giffords completes skydive on shooting anniversary
aPFormer u.s. rep. Gabrielle Giffords, right, comes in for a landing during a tandem skydive Wednesday in Tucson, ariz.
TuCsON, ariz. (aP) — Ga-brielle Giffords marked the three-year anniversary of an attack that left her severely wounded and forced her to resign from Congress by sky-diving Wednesday in a feat that highlights her ongoing recovery after having to learn how to walk and talk again.
Across the city, others gathered for bell-ringing and flag-raising ceremonies to re-member the six killed and 13 injured, including Giffords, on Jan. 8, 2011, as the former Arizona congresswoman met with constituents outside a grocery store.
Giffords waved and blew kisses to a crowd at a sky-diving site between Phoenix and Tucson after successfully landing without injury.
“Gabby landed beauti-fully. Happy she’s safe. So proud of her bravery,” Gif-fords’ husband, former as-tronaut Mark Kelly, wrote on his Twitter account after the tandem jump with his wife strapped to a professional skydiver.
Jimmy Hatch, a former Navy SEAL who accompa-nied Giffords along with oth-ers, said the group held hands and formed a circle shortly af-ter exiting the aircraft, then made a line with Giffords in the middle.
“She was the least nervous person on the plane,” Hatch said, calling Giffords a “rock star” for making the jump on such an emotional day.
“They did a little moment of silence at the drop zone,” he said. “The emotion was re-ally heavy. Then she smiled and said, ‘Let’s go.’”
Vice President Joe Biden’s office said he called Giffords on Wednesday to wish her
good luck.“Gabby’s courage & deter-
mination has been absolutely inspirational,” Biden wrote on his office’s Twitter account.
Giffords’ jump will be broadcast Thursday on NBC’s “Today” show.
In Tucson, about 100 res-idents attended a ceremony Wednesday morning out-side the University of Arizona Medical Center, where the in-jured were treated. A bell was rung once for each victim as the Rev. Joe Fitzgerald spoke to the crowd.
“Today, we gather to re-member the tragic day three years ago when our commu-nity was deeply wounded,” he said.
Other ceremonies and mo-ments of silence took place across the city.
“I think the commemora-tions are, in large part, rec-ognition of our community’s collective care and compas-sion and grit to go on,” Tuc-son Mayor Jonathan Roths-child said.
Pam Simon, 66, who was a Giffords aide at the time of the attack and suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, reflected on the shooting with crisp memories, but also a positive outlook.
“When we stop on an anni-versary to really reflect, some-times it opens the wounds a little bit,” she said. “But it’s also gratifying in a way to see the community come out again and remember.”
Meanwhile, Giffords, who was shot in the head, has be-come a leader of Americans for Responsible Solutions, a national organization she founded with her husband to rival the powerful pro-gun lobby.
The group has struggled to bring about major change in its first year of existence, but the couple is confident they’ve laid the groundwork for success in future election cycles.
“The legacy of any day where there’s a mass shoot-ing and loss of life is, I think, a chance to reflect on who these people were and what they did, particularly the peo-ple who died,” Kelly said in an interview with The Associated Press on the eve of the anni-versary. “But it’s also a chance to look forward and see how we can make changes and reduce the numbers of in-stances like this that we have.”
Giffords, an Arizona Dem-ocrat, and Kelly formed their organization just weeks af-ter the massacre in Newtown, Conn.
Since then, Congress has done nothing to tighten the nation’s gun laws. Some states, including Colorado and Delaware, pushed ahead with their own gun-con-trol measures, while others like Arizona, Giffords’ home state, moved in the opposite direction, passing a law that requires municipalities to sell weapons surrendered at buy-back programs instead of de-stroying them.
Kelly said his group raised more than $11 million be-tween January 2013 and July 2013.
“So we’re going to have the resources to be effective in the next election cycle in 2014,” he said.
In an opinion piece for The New York Times on Wednes-day, Giffords wrote about her struggles to recover, calling it “gritty, painful, frustrating work.”
BOG member Chris Nyden made an announcement re-garding the website, text-bookfriend.com. Because it is the beginning of the se-mester, WVU students may
find the site helpful in selling and buying books from fellow students.
Molly Callaghan, who was previously the Big 12 liaison, was announced as the newest addition to the BOG, replacing Blaine Blankenship, who left for personal reasons.
Callaghan said she was excited to begin
working, and she has many ideas to try to put into motion. She said one of the plans she has involves medical amnesty.
“I already have a few things planned with a few of the gov-ernors for resolutions,” Cal-laghan said.
SGA, by three separate unanimous votes, granted funds to three student groups
at WVU.Colleges Against Can-
cer received a $498 grant to use for technical support at an upcoming event in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.
The Institute of Indus-trial Engineers at WVU was granted $570 to cover ex-penses for an upcoming con-ference at Virginia Tech.
The WVU Bowling Club will receive $750 for expenses to compete at the Buckeye Baker Classic at Ohio State University.
Before closing, BOG vice president Benjamin Seebaugh announced the open positions of director of outreach, web-master and director of safety. Seebaugh encouraged fresh-
man and non-SGA members to consider applying for po-sitions. Applications will be available online at http://sga.wvu.edu/documents.
The SGA holds regular meetings Wednesday eve-nings at 7:30 p.m. in Hatfields B.
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THE DAILY ATHENAEUM ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 3Thursday January 9, 2014
‘Saving Mr. Banks’ captures Disney-like feel, offers nostalgic experience
metro.usP.L. Travers, played by Emma Thompson, and Walt Disney, played by Tom Hanks, interact in a scene of ‘Saving Mr. Banks’.
*SPOILER ALERT*
All great movies have a stirring moral buried deep within the lines. In an emo-tionally stirring portrait of the past, “Saving Mr. Banks” taught viewers the best things come to those who wait, and what seems to be
true may not always be.“Saving Mr. Banks” follows
two separate stories. The first begins in 1961, at the end of a 20-year campaign by Walt Disney to acquire the rights from P.L. Travers to make the beloved “Mary Poppins” into a film. The other story follows the turbulent and tragic childhood of Helen Goff, who turns out to be the childhood P.L. Travers. Dur-ing the film, the harsh behav-ior by Travers is explained by her rough childhood.
P.L. Travers, played by
Emma Thompson, is cold, critical and peculiar, arbi-trarily denying requests for the film for no particular rea-son. On the other hand, Dis-ney, played by Tom Hanks, is encouraging, with few faults other than a bad smoking problem. Almost all of what happens in the movie is supposed to be true, even though Travers is made out to be evil.
Yet “Saving Mr. Banks” still does the trick.
The relationship be-tween Disney and Travers
blossomed into something special.
Watching Travers repeat-edly react to the moves by Disney writers and musicians with disdain is entertaining. The supporting cast of B.J. Novak, Jason Schwartzman, Bradley Whitford and Paul Giamatti brings refreshing energy and fun to the story, and Giamatti’s relationship with Travers is the most fun to watch. He also has the best story reveal of the film, even if it is late in the story.
Although the movie and
its actors are strong for the most part, it falters with Colin Farrell’s portrayal of Travers’ father. He is unconvincing as a drunk and a little creepy as her father. He sounds un-Australian and looks even more uncomfortable play-ing the role. His role is still necessary for the storyline, though.
The scenes with the Dis-ney song writers brings it all together, because Travers lis-tens to them write the songs that define her troubled but still loving childhood.
“Saving Mr. Banks” is a true Disney product. It pro-vides the story of triumph over adversity and love. Walt Disney has been the favor-ite subject for many chil-dren throughout the years, and seeing him brought to life at the peak of his life was magical.
“Saving Mr. Banks” is one for the ages. It brought the magic of “Mary Poppins,” one of the best Disney mov-ies of all time, to life.
Noelle HarrisA&E WRITER @dAIlyAThEnAEum
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Sylvia Plath’s doodles reveal softer side in recent release, ‘Sylvia Plath: Drawings’
Sylvia Plath, the legend-ary American poet, was a forerunner of the confes-sional poetry movement in the late 1950s until her death in 1963. After grad-uating from Smith Col-lege, Plath married Brit-ish poet Ted Hughes and achieved incredible liter-ary acclaim.
H o w e v e r, P l a t h’s achievement was marred by a dissolving marriage and emotional stress she
and ended her life in Feb-ruary 1963. Plath left a leg-acy of poetry that would define a generation and received a Pulizter prize for her efforts.
Since her death, a mys-tery shrouded her rocky marriage. Hughes burned Plath’s journals, along with other papers he feared would harm the family.
In addition to her pro-lific talent for poetry, Plath was a master of vi-sual art. Throughout her short life, Plath generated an impressive volume of drawings. Precise in de-
tail and poignant in per-spective, the pieces were eventually handed down to Plath’s last living child, Frieda Hughes.
Recently, Frieda de-cided to fashion her moth-er’s work into a collec-tion, which shed light on yet another medium Plath mastered in her short, in-tense lifetime.
This collection came to fruition this fall with the release of “Sylvia Plath: Drawings.”
The collection is es-sential for Plath fans and all who appreciate visual artistry. Plath reimag-
ined her self-portraits, striking landscapes and her husband through the drawings.
This collection of Plath’s art and poetry run seamlessly together. These drawings add yet another captivating look into the world through Plath’s eyes.
A beautiful thing about this collection is its di-vergence from the steely, manic state Plath dis-played in her final, and most renowned, collec-tion of poetry, “Ariel.”
Frieda has remained quiet on the subject of
her controversial mother throughout her life. Fi-nally, weaved throughout her mother’s art, Frieda’s provides an intensely in-teresting narrative insight into her mother’s creative life.
“Sylvia Plath: Draw-ings” allows readers to travel through three de-fining eras of the poet’s life. Set up chronologi-cally, several accompany-ing journal entries are in-cluded to allow readers a better understanding of what sparked Plath’s in-tense bouts of creativity.
This collection is signif-
icant, shedding light on the softer, more intimate side of Plath that seemed hidden away from her in-tense confessional po-etry. To reflect the actual work, the book is bound and printed beautifully with a striking cover fea-turing several of Plath’s doodles.
Whether you’re in need of a new coffee table state-ment piece or a segue into the life of one of the most prolific poets of the cen-tury, “Sylvia Plath: Draw-ings” is a worthy read.
MitcHell GlazierA&E WRITER @dAIlyAThEnAEum
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most popular stars in televi-sion, music and film — in-cluding the cast of “Glee,” Katy Perry and Sandra Bullock — are up for honors at Wednes-day night’s People’s Choice Awards.
Broadcasting live on CBS from 9-11 p.m. EST from the Nokia Theatre in Los Ange-les, People’s Choice is one of the first award shows of the season and one of the few de-cided by the fans themselves.
“Glee” leads with eight nominations, while Perry and Bullock top with five nods each. Perry picked up three awards in 2013. Other past winners also nominated this year include entertain-ers such as Robert Downey Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Emma Watson, One Direction, Tay-lor Swift, Jimmy Fallon, “True Blood” and “The X Factor.”
Amusing categories like fa-vorite TV anti-hero pit Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s Jaime Lan-
nister of “Game of Thrones” against Bryan Cranston’s Wal-ter White of “Breaking Bad.”
Additional unique catego-ries include: TV bromance; TV gal pals; movie duo; on-screen chemistry; and series we miss most.
The star-studded show will feature appearances by Drew Barrymore, Ellen DeGeneres, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Jessica Alba, Christina Aguilera, Emily Deschanel, Zac Efron, Anna Faris, Sarah
Michelle Gellar, Michael B. Jordan, Queen Latifah, Me-lissa McCarthy, and more.
Jennifer Hudson will re-ceive the second annual hu-manitarian award for her work with the Julian D. King Gift Foundation, an organi-zation she formed in 2009 in honor of her nephew, Julian King.
Brad Paisley, Sara Bareilles and OneRepublic will per-form. Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs will host.
The People’s Choice Awards nominees are deter-mined by national ratings av-erages, box-office grosses,
music sales, social media ac-tivity and peopleschoice.com data. Winners are selected by fans voting online.
People’s Choice Awards to feature new, amusing categories, big names in industry
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It’s time to talk about hazing It’s 2014, and hazing
is still an issue. With all the awareness campaigns and stories in the news, it would make sense student organizations and groups would be more wary, but clearly, this is not the case.
In November, an inci-dent was reported and in-vestigated within the West Virginia chapter of the Phi-Kappa Psi fraternity, re-sulting in arrests and legal charges.
It was reported that a member of Phi Kappa Psi suffered a concussion and required stitches as a direct result of a hazing incident from other members.
The student’s parent no-tified the University and the national chapter of Phi Psi, and both conducted
their own investigations. As a result, the WVU chapter of Phi Kappa Psi has been suspended indefinitely and will not be recognized by the national chapter.
The local governing body of the fraternity, in-cluding a group of Phi Psi alumni, made the decision to close down the fraternity house, causing the mem-bers to find other living ar-rangements. However, it is important to realize this decision came from the chapter alumni, and not the University.
Fraternities are not the only organizations in which reports of hazing occur. There have been re-ports from various organi-zations on the WVU cam-pus, from the marching
band to club sports.There’s no reason hazing
should still exist as a part of joining an organization. What may seem a harm-less rite of passage has long-lasting effects, not the least of which include le-gal action. According to the West Virginia Antihazing Law, any person or persons found guilty of hazing can be charged with a misde-meanor, accompanied by a fine or imprisonment. Haz-
ing is also against the WVU Student Code of Conduct.
Charges related to haz-ing can most certainly fol-low those found guilty around for the rest of their life, affecting their ability to pursue higher educa-tion or apply for jobs and internships.
Another result of haz-ing is the emotional and physical damage done to both victim and perpetra-tor. While some of you may
disagree, actions leading to hazing desensitize all par-ties involved to violence. Violence, in any form, is never acceptable. If some-one forces their peer to perform degrading acts or even physically harms them as a way to prove his or her worth, what’s to stop them from doing the same thing to other peo-ple outside their organiza-tion? This may seem like a stretch, but it is not outside the realm of reason.
Bob Campione, Interim Director of Student Orga-nizations, said there was a time gap between the event’s occurrence and the report because the student was afraid of what would happen to him. How is it okay that a student live in
fear?Even something as sim-
ple as making a new mem-ber of a group stand out in the cold in their under-wear can lead to more se-rious acts.
Hazing is truly a serious issue and shouldn’t be tol-erated, either by the Uni-versity, the leaders of the organization or the mem-bers themselves. If you or a friend have been a victim of hazing, you should always report it to the authorities and make sure they follow through.
Participating in student organizations should be a fun, memorable experi-ence, not one that causes fear and regret.
OUr VIeWThere’s no reason hazing should still
exist as a part of joining an organiza-tion. What may seem a harmless rite of
passage has long-lasting effects, not the least of which include legal action.
How much should parents help students in college?
The term “broke college student” exists for a reason. Most of us know all too well the feeling of gratitude just five extra bucks from a sympathetic adult can bring after eating ramen noodles three days in a row.
It can be tough to find time to earn the money to live when struggling with copious coursework at the same time. There are not only the basics of food and hygiene neces-sities to pay for but also tuition, rent, utili-ties, books and gas.
It seems like some college kids, however, are immune to the struggle while others never see the light of day because of their workload. I am a firm believer that, as in the case of most things, it is all about strik-ing a healthy balance.
So, how much do most parents help out their college-aged kids? The answer is that it is typically more than they realize. It is rare to find a student who pays all their own expenses. Many students have a split agree-ment when it comes to tuition and rent.
“The compromise with my parents has always been that I take out loans for half my tuition and my parents cover the other half,” said Cara Jaskiewicz, a junior public relations student.
Most of the people I asked, ranging from freshmen to seniors, had similar agree-ments with their parents when it came to tuition and rent. Of all the students, none had parents who didn’t contribute at all.
It’s a good thing for students to have jobs while going to school. Maintaining a job
while taking classes can actually help your grades and study habits.
With a work schedule, you are forced to prioritize and are less likely to procrasti-nate, knowing you won’t have time for an assignment later. When you know you have the whole night ahead of you, on the other hand, you are far more likely to browse Net-flix, lay around in bed or find any other op-tion more attractive than studying.
Work study is an especially beneficial option for students who need to earn an income. They operate on the same sched-ule as the University, and students never risk losing their job for going home for breaks.
Work study is also flexible with class schedules from one semester to the next, and if you like your assignment, it is usu-ally possible to stick with it as long as you
would like. Options ranging from the Rec Center to the WVU Nursery School or dining halls ensure that there’s some-thing for everyone.
Working for your own money teaches you the value of a dollar, a les-son you should definitely learn by the time you graduate from college. You are far less likely to blow your own precious dollars when looking back on the work you had to do to earn it.
It’s a great feeling to be financially inde-pendent from your parents, at least a little bit. Sometimes people feel they have to behave a certain way or please their par-ents because of their money. When it’s all yours, it’s freeing. Although the money will more than likely go toward neces-sities like groceries, it’s still a satisfying feeling.
If you feel your parents are less than helpful at the time, perhaps you will thank them later. For someone who grad-uates without ever having held down a job, entering the real world will be a shock.
You might not realize all the things they still do for you without you even being aware. Do your parents still book your appointments, or order you con-tacts? Help you out when you have a car
problem? At times it can be stressful being broke, but in the long run, you will look back and realize how it shaped you.
You learn how to be thrifty, how to multi-task and how to appreciate the little things. And hopefully, we can all look back one day and laugh at the things we had to do to get by.
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New year, new commitmentsThe new year is the perfect chance to make new resolutions, better yourself
The beginning of a new year marks the time for people around the world to start anew, in one way or another. Many are set on destroying the past and moving forward with fu-ture endeavors.
The holiday season brought about many new engagements, resolutions and opportunities. The end of one year brings about the optimistic fu-ture of the next, with this year certainly being no exception.
I did not expect to
find so many of my close friends from high school getting married when I found my way back to life after the heat of finals ended. It was somewhat of a shock. At 20 years old, I could never imagine being married already.
Studies have shown De-cember, more than any other month, has shown a high affinity for propos-als and engagements. The emphasis on family and friends during the holiday serves as an opportune moment to share memo-ries and commit to loved ones with more ease than other times during the year.
Along with new engage-ments, New Year’s resolu-tions are a different kind of commitment that are
usually made by people to try to better themselves.
New Year’s resolutions are always interesting be-cause they are a way to hold yourself account-able for either improving grades, getting healthy or other self-made promises. Many choose to make the commitment to improve health by getting gym memberships or enrolling in exercise programs.
New Year’s resolutions are certainly good com-mitments, but the hard-est part is holding your-self accountable. Gyms are always packed in Jan-uary and February, but the few who remain commit-ted throughout the year are commendable.
Obstacles always seem to find their way into these
resolutions, but find a way to commit yourself and the sky will be the limit. I found making little mo-tivational notes around the house or apartment is one of the best ways to hold myself to higher standards.
In whatever way works
for you, strive for your goals and make this year the one you want it to be.
The new year brings new and exciting job op-portunities and intern-ships. This year found many Americans packing up and quitting their jobs due to a variety of reasons. The start of a new year has always been a time for em-ployees to search for new opportunities to advance their careers.
If you are tied down to a job that is not making you feel any satisfaction (be-sides the paycheck), then I would suggest looking into some of the new job openings.
All in all, a new year brings exciting opportu-nities and great ways to enhance the careers and
lives of the people all around us. Although it can be frightening at times, I believe change is a good thing.
Being in a schedule all the time can sometimes catch up to us and make us lose sight of the things that matter most, like health, family and friends. These new commitments give us optimism and a goal that is always obtain-able. There truly is no bet-ter feeling than setting a goal and accomplishing it.
Whatever the resolu-tion or commitment to begin this new year, aim to be more of who you want to be in all that you do.
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through 2014? Have any tips for resolution success?
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BORN TODAY This year you will want to break barriers and create much more of what you want. You will discover that you have several key people who will make a big dif-ference in your life. If you are single, you have many admirers. The pos-sibility exists that you could meet a life partner in the next year. Don’t hold back, should you sense that you have met The One. If you are at-tached, your relationship flourishes as a result of an increasing element of trust. In fact, you will view your part-ner as a guiding star in your life.
ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Your instincts work well with your fi-nances right now. If you feel like you are lucky, go out and buy a lottery ticket. Be wise and follow your own
advice. Remember to listen to your inner voice. You could be unusually fortunate as a result. Tonight: Treat a loved one well.
TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH You are energized and a witness to new possibilities. A discussion could encourage you to go for a long-term goal. Whether it is possible will be ir-relevant. Accept the challenge, and keep your eye on the finish line. To-night: Screen your calls if you want to get anything done.
GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH your time and let your mind wander. Your daydreaming contributes to your success and creativity; just don’t do it in front of your boss, as he or she might not understand your pro-cess. An associate will get you think-ing with a question. Tonight: Vanish.
CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Listen to feedback, and know what you desire. Friends seem to be sup-portive, and they probably will stay that way while you accomplish this goal. Your upbeat spirit is influen-tial and helps many people, includ-ing you. Keep that in mind. Tonight: Where the gang is.
LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You beam, and others naturally come to-ward you. The problem you might have is that you can’t really let go because of all your responsibilities. Still, others do respond to you well. Use your instincts with someone you must answer to. Tonight: In the limelight.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Listen to a friend, who might be the source of surprising news. What you say and how you respond will make
all the difference. Know that you won’t be able to change someone’s knee-jerk reaction. Be open to this person, despite his or her thinking. Tonight: Find your friends.
LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH You might have indicated that you would accept extra responsibility. If you are exhausted and feel as if you have very little to offer, others will sense it, and your leadership could be questioned. Realize your limits when dealing with others. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.
SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Touch base with someone in the know. You can’t continue the way you have been without taking a bigger look at a situation that will help you expand your thinking. Someone sees life very differently from how you do. Listen to his or her thoughts. Tonight:
Get concert tickets.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Take news with a grain of salt. You might want to check out an associate’s thoughts on the mat-ter. You could be unwilling to take a risk until you feel the situation is a lot more grounded. Your hesitancy might be instrumental to your suc-cess. Tonight: Get some extra R and R.
CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH You might want to revisit a situation involving a loved one. Your deci-sion could dramatically change your choices afterward. You are on a split path, and once you decide which way to go, it will be difficult to turn back. Tonight: Get into weekend mode.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Listen to news carefully. The person delivering the informa-
tion might be as rigid as you are. Avoid viewing this situation in terms of “your way or my way,” as that could result in a deadlock between the two of you. Instead, listen and process. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.
PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Listen to the creative muse within, as you could have a rare opportunity to express yourself freely. You will do just that in an unprecedented man-ner if you refuse to hold back. A child or loved one will be delighted by you and what you have to say. Tonight: Live it up.
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Librarian receives national recognition
wvutoday.wvu.eduForbes is honored for his award during his retirement reception near the end of 2013.
BY JAKE JARVISA&E WRITER
@dAIlyAThEnAEum
Harold Forbes, a long time West Virginia Univer-sity librarian acting as cu-rator for the Rare Books Collection, was recently awarded the I Love My Li-brarian Award.
The prestigious award is given to up to 10 librarians each year. Since its incep-tion in 2008, only 60 people have received it.
Along with the honor of being a loved facilitator of knowledge, winners re-ceive $5,000 and a $500 sti-pend to attend a reception in New York.
Forbes has been working diligently for WVU since 1973, when he was hired as the assistant curator. This award comes at a great time for Forbes, as he retired at the end of December.
“I love books, and I love libraries, so my career has truly been fulfilling,” Forbes said. “Pursuing this career in my home state of West Virginia has been an honor and a privilege.”
During his time with WVU, his work focused primarily on maintaining and making accessible rare books. Many of the world’s most precious and oldest documents are too old to
be handled by the average student.
Forbes was crucial in the preservation of history by collecting and converting many newspapers to mi-crofilm, making them more accessible.
Forbes also doubled as associate curator for the West Virginia and Regional History Center. The West Virginia and Regional His-tory Center is the largest ar-chive/library housing doc-uments and manuscripts involving West Virginia and the surrounding cen-tral Appalachian region.
A key facet of the rela-tionship between librarian and researcher is an open and trusting bond. Many of the works Forbes handled were delicate and priceless.
Myra Lowe, interim dean of libraries at WVU, said all librarians strive for this re-lationship, but Forbes cer-tainly fulfills it.
“That’s especially what research librarians aspire to – to be that kind of help-ful professional,” Lowe said. “And that’s certainly characteristic of Harold.”
John Cuthbert, Forbes’s supervisor, said beyond be-ing professional, his warm demeanor makes him ap-proachable and pleasant to be around.
Jay Cole, the chief of staff
at WVU, nominated Forbes for this award.
Some of Forbes’s col-leagues at the University wrote touching words on the application in support including Marilyn Fran-cus, an associate professor of English.
“He has opened the world of rare books and archival research to the students at West Virginia University, and in doing so, helped students learn about literacy, literature, publication and technol-ogy in ways they never be-
fore imagined,” Francus wrote.
Forbes is joined by other winners from across the country, including win-ners from New Jersey and Washington.
One thing is for sure – Forbes will be missed
by the Mountaineer fam-ily. His life and work have touched students across generations and inspired many to take a look in places they never originally thought possible.
Two Morgantown favorites to pack 123 Pleasant StreetBY LACEY PALMER
A&E EdIToR @lACEyPAlmER
123 Pleasant Street will receive a “cosmic adventure in riff rock” Friday night ac-cording to Chris Jones, gui-tarist and vocalist of Sur-geon General’s Warning.
The locally renowned band, alongside The Cherry Street Band, will take the
stage at the venue in hopes of getting the entire crowd on their feet.
“We’ve been playing at 123 regularly for almost two years now. As a band, that place is home,” Jones said. “We’re always so happy to see all of our friends and lo-cal fans come out for what are always great nights.”
The last time Surgeon General’s Warning took the
stage with The Cherry Street Band, 123 Pleasant Street was packed.
“We’re expecting a simi-lar turnout this time, espe-cially at the end of syllabus week,” Jones said.
Jones said the music at 123 is what sets the venue apart.
“The quality of music is always top-tier,” Jones said. “123 attracts some of
the best regional and local talent.”
This proves no different with both local bands’ mu-sic and performance. Ac-cording to Jones, playing their shows is like being on a rollercoaster.
“There’s so much impro-visation that we never play the same show twice,” Jones said. “It’s one of our favor-ite things, to lead a crowd through all the twists and turns, to build the jam and let it break loose into an all-out space mission.”
The group, comprised of Jones; Travis Klein, sax-ophone and harmonica; Tommy Bailey, bass; and Jim Bailey, drums; aims to always deliver a high-en-ergy show, but their perfor-mance isn’t the only new project they’re working on.
“We’re working on mate-rial for a full-length album,” Jones said. “We’ll be play-ing some of those songs on Friday.”
First formed in spring 2011, Surgeon General’s Warning intended to be a
cover band, but the plan changed when their first few songs, “Hazardous” and “Day by Day,” became wildly popular on the local scene. The group has since played up and down the East Coast, from Pittsburgh to Florida, but still love play-
ing where they began – 123 Pleasant Street.
Surgeon General’s Warn-ing is set to take the stage at 9 p.m. followed by The Cherry Street Band at 10 p.m. Cover is $5.
File PhotoThe Cherry Street Band performs during WVU’s 2013 Battle of the Bands.
Strong start a sign of things
to comeThe West Virginia men’s
basketball team is off to their best mark in confer-ence play since the 2009-10 Final Four run.
Now, I realize this 2-0 mark were two close wins over two subpar Big 12 teams in TCU and Texas Tech, but I feel something special brewing with this team.
Maybe not exactly in this season, but in the near future, this team could most definitely make an impact.
For starters, I believe this team is good enough to make the NIT. Against quality opponents, WVU simply hasn’t been able to get over the hump just yet, even if it’s been close in a lot of those games.
Close doesn’t always cut it though, right? WVU has a chance to really get its first high-quality win over an Oklahoma State team that recently lost to Kansas State on the road.
A top name in Marcus Smart will look to get the Cowboys back in the top-10 hunt, and OSU will look to get back to the top in the Big 12 standings.
West Virginia desper-ately needs this win over Oklahoma State. While Missouri, Wisconsin and Gonzaga were all respect-able losses, the team was certainly capable of beat-ing Purdue and Virginia Tech this season.
The team has matured since those losses, how-ever. Head coach Bob Huggins’ group is riding a three-game winning streak into this weekend and the crucial game in-side the Coliseum.
The Big 12 is on a dif-ferent level in terms of quality competition this season.
Iowa State has started 14-0 and is in the Asso-ciated Press Top 10, Bay-lor came into the week at No.7, Oklahoma State is right outside the Top 10, and both Kansas and Kan-sas State are in the Top 25. That’s five teams currently in the AP Top 25.
Just two nights ago Iowa State proved its worth by defeating Baylor at home.
Texas has defeated North Carolina this sea-son, while Kansas State beat Georgetown and Gonzaga earlier in the year.
Baylor played cur-rent No. 2 Syracuse tough and defeated then-No. 3 Kentucky.
My point is simple. The Big 12 is way deeper this season than in years past. West Virginia still has its chance at quality wins, and it all starts with the biggest game of the sea-son Saturday inside the WVU Coliseum.
West Virginia, perhaps playing its best basketball of the season, has shown signs of excellence on both offense and defense.
There are capable play-makers on the team this season, and the shoot-ing has been much better than in 2012-13.
You can tell this team cares and works hard, and perhaps that’s been the biggest improvement from the 2012-13 team that went just 13-19 on the season.
While WVU has been playing good basketball, let’s not forget: the wins they’ve had aren’t mar-quee wins needed to make the Big Dance.
Saturday’s game marks a new journey for this team. Oklahoma State ranks in the Top 15 in field goal percentage and in points per game. The losses to then-No. 21 Memphis and Kansas State weren’t anything short of being outplayed.
Saturday’s game will be a key moment in West Vir-ginia’s effort to really im-plement its mark as an above average – or even good – team this season.
AMIT BATRASPORTS EDITOR @BATRA01
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FINISHING TOUCH
CORY DOBSON/THE DAILY ATHENAEUMSophomore guard Terry Henderson drives to the basket during West Virginia’s win over Marshall Dec. 14.
Mountaineers closing out games on road, finishing critical in conference playBy AMIT BATRA
SPORTS EDITOR @BATRA01
During Monday night’s 89-86 overtime victory, the West Virginia men’s basket-ball team showed a sign of resiliency.
It wasn’t like the 2012-13 season in which the Moun-taineers would get rattled, lose confidence and fall apart in the closing minutes of the
basketball game. This time around, West Virginia es-caped United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, Texas, with a hard-nosed victory.
Sophomore guard Terry Henderson’s 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining in reg-ulation assured WVU at least a chance at overtime. West Vir-ginia needed a defensive hold on the next Red Raiders pos-session. The Mountaineers got just that and sent the game
to extra minutes.That’s when West Virginia
took control and made sure it didn’t let another double-digit lead slip away. Letting leads slip away has been a trend for West Virginia in the recent past, most notably Nov. 12, 2013 against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va.
With a better free throw percentage, some smarter possessions and by winning the rebounding advantage,
the Mountaineers could have run away with the game.
Instead, head coach Bob Huggins’ squad let the lead slip away. Rather than letting the lost lead mentally drain the Mountaineers, players stepped up and earned the victory behind a strong shoot-ing night.
“We didn’t execute well offensively, even though we shot the ball well,” Huggins said. “They went to a zone,
and we stood around. We get a little bit tired, and we do that.”
Even though there were times when WVU couldn’t get the ball inbounds late or even make a free throw to give it some separation in the game, this game proved to be pos-itive. The Mountaineers left the state of Texas 2-0 in league play. At the end of the day, that was the ultimate goal.
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Former Mountaineer Cogdell hired to coaching staffby greg Madiamultimedia editor @dailyathenaeum
After a 4-8 regular sea-son, West Virginia Ath-letic Director Oliver Luck gave a bode of confidence to head coach Dana Hol-gorsen. Yesterday, Hol-gorsen announced two changes to his coaching staff.
Former Mountaineer linebacker and Miramar, Fla., High School head coach Damon Cogdell will join Holgorsen’s de-fensive staff. While no po-sition group has been for-mally assigned to Cogdell, it is known he will be a de-fensive assistant.
“It’s exciting to welcome back a former Mountain-eer to Morgantown. Da-mon Cogdell has been successful at every stage of his career from player to coach and has built one of the best high school foot-ball programs in the state of Florida,” Holgorsen said.
“Now, as he takes his next coaching step to ma-jor college football, it’s cer-tainly appropriate that he starts at his alma mater.”
Holgorsen, his program and fans of WVU are famil-iar with Cogdell’s recent ties with WVU. Miramar High School, where Cog-dell has been since 2002, has served as a pipeline to
Morgantown. Former West Virginia
stars Geno Smith, now of the New York Jets, and Stedman Bailey, now of the St. Louis Rams, played for Cogdell at Miramar. Former Mountaineers Josh Taylor and Ivan McCart-ney played for him, as well. Currently on the WVU ros-ter, Devonte Mathis played his high school football for Cogdell. In total, Cogdell has had more than 50 play-ers from Miramar High School go on to play col-lege football.
“I was able to go to Mi-ami and build a highly competitive football pro-gram and won a bunch of games, was able to send
eight players to play for the Mountaineers and now come full circle,” Cogdell said. “I am so proud of my kids who came here and were successful, especially Geno (Smith) and Sted-man (Bailey), who have accomplished so much.
“Getting to be there at the Orange Bowl two years ago and see all the guys perform on that high of a level was unbelievable.”
His most recent Mira-mar team finished 12-1, with its lone loss coming in the third round of the Florida State playoffs in fall 2013.
“Being here at West Vir-ginia is like being at my home away from home,
from the secretaries, to the graduate assistants, the staff, the assistant coaches and Dana (Hol-gorsen). It’s one big fam-ily,” Cogdell said.
“I am looking forward to making a big contribution to the University and the football program. I can’t wait to get started.”
But with Cogdell added to the Mountaineer staff, there was no longer room for defensive line coach Erik Slaughter. Af-ter his two seasons in Morgantown, the ath-letic department decided not to renew Slaughter’s contract.
Sims’ 48 points ignites 78-62 baylor win over WVUby jon FehrenS
sports writer @dailyathenaeum
West Virginia never saw a lead in Wednesday night’s matchup against Baylor inside the WVU Coliseum.
Baylor’s senior guard Odyssey Sims led all play-ers with 48 points, which set a new Coliseum record for either men’s or wom-en’s teams. Wednesday’s 78-62 final score marks the first loss in the Big 12 Conference for Mike Car-ey’s squad.
“We just wouldn’t en-gage in the first half. I thought we looked scared,” Carey said. “(Baylor) was engaging and getting phys-ical, and I thought we were just standing around.”
Sims’ shot nine for 18 from the field and sunk four out of six shots from
behind the arc to lead the Lady Bears with 26 points in the first half. Sims’ 26 points was good enough to outscore the West Vir-ginia roster. Senior guard Brooke Hampton came off the bench and led all West Virginia players with seven points. Senior cen-ter Asya Bussie managed to fight through an array of difficult defenses from the Lady Bears and notched six points and three total rebounds.
WVU was able to cut the lead to 10 points with 5:45 remaining in the half, but two consecutive 3-point-ers from Sims put the Lady Bears back up by 16 points. A pair of free throws from Sims rounded off the ac-tion in the first half and sent her team into the locker room with a 40-25 lead.
West Virginia (13-2, 2-1
Big 12) scored the first two buckets of the second half to close the gap back to 10, but Makenzie Robert-son’s jumper opened the lead back up to 16 points. Bussie regrouped from a forgettable first half, when she only put up four shots, and led the way for her team with 17 points. Bus-sie played 40 minutes and grabbed seven boards in the loss.
With 7:14 left to play in the second half, Bria Holmes sunk a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 10, but a layup by Nina Davis and a free throw from Sims would put the dagger in the Mountaineers.
“It is frustrating. We weren’t locking down on defense when we needed to. It’s really frustrating as a team when you can’t make stops defensively, but we have to pull to-
gether,” said WVU senior Jess Harlee.
Sims led her team in points, grabbed 10 boards and dished out seven as-sists to notch her second double-double of the sea-son. Her 48 points is a new season-high for the se-nior. Sims also drained six shots from behind the arc to break the Baylor record previously held by Jenni-fer King.
For the first time this season, senior guard Christal Caldwell was held scoreless. The third-leading scorer on the field went 0-for-11 from the field and accounted for one turnover.
The last time the Mountaineers dropped a game was against Ohio State in the season opener but responded by rattling off 13 straight wins. Carey and his team
won’t dwell on the loss very long as they try to bounce back against Texas Sunday afternoon.
“I think we will defi-nitely bounce back. We are excited to get back and play Texas on Sunday,” Harlee said. “We know they are a great team, and we will have to come out strong. We have tomorrow off and get back to work on Friday to give Texas our best shot.”
West Virginia will return to action when the Texas Longhorns ride into Mor-gantown for another Big 12 Conference matchup Sun-day at noon.
women’s basketball
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Smart, no. 11 oklahoma State to provide challenge Saturdayby greg Madiamultimedia editor @dailyathenaeum
Through the non-con-ference schedule, the
West Virginia men’s bas-ketball team played against two ranked oppo-nents in then-No. 10 Wis-consin and then-No. 20 Gonzaga. In both games,
the Mountaineers came up short, falling to the Badgers by seven points and to the Bulldogs by four points.
With tough losses to
now-No. 21 Missouri and a decent Purdue squad, Bob Huggins’ team was left without any resume-building wins heading into Big 12 Conference play.
After two solid road wins against TCU and Texas Tech, the Moun-taineers return home looking for victories that will pop out on their re-sume come the third week of March.
Saturday at the Coli-seum, WVU has both an opportunity and a chal-lenge on its hands when No. 11 Oklahoma State comes to town. The Cow-boys have one of the best players in the country in Marcus Smart. He’s sur-rounded by a star-stud-ded cast with four play-ers averaging in double figures.
Smart could have gone to the NBA follow-ing a fantastic freshman season, but elected to come back to Oklahoma State. Smart is averag-ing 17 points per game and is projected to be a top-5 NBA Draft pick this summer.
One of those guys around Smart is Le’Bryan Nash. The 6-foot-7 for-ward has stepped up as head coach Travis Ford has leaned on him in con-ference play.
“We’ve put him in some situations, and he’s hit some shots for us,” Ford said on the Big 12 Coaches Teleconfer-ence. “We’re asking him
to do even more for us, but right now there’s no question that he’s put to-gether some pretty good games. He’s been fairly consistent for us.”
Nash registered two double-doubles this sea-son and scored in double figures in five of his last six games. Odds are he will ramp up more as he’s asked to play more min-utes due to the injury of forward Michael Cobbins.
“We like how Le’Bryan (Nash) is playing for us, but again, we’re going to ask more out of him if we’re going to be able to compete in this league,” Ford said.
The third and fourth members of Oklahoma State’s scoring threat are guard Phil Forte and wing player Markel Brown. Last year against West Vir-ginia, Forte set a career-high in scoring with 26 points while connecting on six of 11 3-point at-tempts. As for Brown, he is tough to defend, either as a guard or forward. Having the ability to play both, he’ll be a physical mismatch for WVU Sat-urday. Brown is averag-ing 16.4 points per game.
A win will not come easy for West Virginia but an opportunity is there. WVU can start by making a late tournament push with an early upset con-ference victory.
Saturday’s tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
cory dobson/the daily athenaeumSophomore guard Eron Harris leads the way on a fast break in the Capital Classic against Marshall in the Charleston Civic Center.
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