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Appropriating nerd culture has negative consequences so don’t do itOPINION PAGE 6
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INSIDENews: 1Opinion: 6A&E: 7, 8, 12, 14Sports: 9, 10, 11
Year in Review: 2, 3, 4Campus Connection: 5Puzzles: 5Classifieds: 14, 15
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Mountaineers to travel to Memphis for Liberty BowlSPORTS PAGE 9
WVU: LET’S BOWL
SHOP NERDY FOR ME
Review of the best entertain-ment to come from this yearA&E PAGE 12
BEST OF 2014
“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”THE DAILY ATHENAEUM
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by jennifer skinnerstaff writer
@dailyathenaeum
Most West Virginia Uni-versity students have been cramming for finals and putting all of their time into studying, but Corie Posey, a senior interior design student, spent her Saturday competing for and winning the title of Miss Morgantown 2015.
Last year, Posey won the title of Miss Harrison County 2014 after consis-tently finishing as a run-ner-up in other county competitions, despite her positive feedback from judges. The Clarksburg, W.Va. native said she was relieved to have all of her time and hard work pay off at the competition, which took place at Morgantown High School.
“At home in Harrison County, I felt sentimen-tal because it’s my home and I got to make a differ-ence there. Here, I don’t only have the community, I have the students. It gives me a bigger audience,” Posey said. “I’ve kind of put everything into it these past few weeks, so it felt re-ally good. I have the title that I really wanted, and it means something to me.”
The competition is bro-ken down into several stages that are worth var-ious percentages of the competitors’ scores: a personal interview with judges, 25 percent; swim-suit, 15 percent; talent, in which Posey played the vi-olin, 35 percent; evening gown, 20 percent; and an on-stage question, 5 per-cent. Overall, the com-petition emphasizes four
points : service, style, scholarship and success.
Throughout these com-ponents, Posey reinstated her platform of mental health awareness - some-thing she passionately and personally desires to improve in the state with the highest number of depressed adults in the United States.
“When I was a fresh-man, around Christmas time, I went home and couldn’t figure out why I was upset,” she explained.
After talking to a coun-selor at the Carruth Cen-ter, Posey learned she had depression and anxi-ety. She did not tell any-one until this past spring, and now she wants to help children and college stu-dents who want to learn more beyond the stigma of depression and asking for help.
“I think it affects more people than we can imag-ine. With younger kids, it’s more about teaching tol-erance and diversity, and with the older generation, it’s real talk, like ‘let’s get help,’” Posey said.
In her time as a Moun-taineer, Posey studied abroad in South Africa and has earned leadership po-sitions in various organi-zations such as a liaison of the Gold and Blue Am-bassadors, president of the American Society of Interior Designers, social chair of Mortar Board and a WVUp All Night intern.
“With Miss Morgan-town, Miss West Virginia and Miss America, you’re required to have interac-tion with different people. I have my hand in a lot of different things, I know a
little bit of each, and I can pull from that,” Posey ex-plained. “I hope that I can really just make a differ-ence in the Morgantown community. I know that just a girl with a crown on her head can’t change ev-erything, but I can start it.”
Posey wants people to understand that pageants involve girls who are in-telligent, passionate and serve the public. Since competing, she has com-pleted 70 community and platform service hours.
“It’s something that needs to be portrayed more in the media. It should be the biggest fo-cus besides scholarship,” she said. “I know it’s silly to see a grown woman with a crown and a sash, but that’s the smallest we do. There’s so much we do that’s not published.”
Posey will compete for Miss West Virginia in the summer of 2015, and the winner will go on to the Miss America competition.
by alyssa lazarstaff writer
@dailyathenaeum
WELLWVU: The Stu-dents’ Center of Health has used its ChillWell platform to pair up with a group of students from the West Vir-ginia University Reed Col-lege of Media to start an awareness campaign about the use of non-prescription study enhancement drugs, as the most stressful and demanding time of year has arrived.
Within the group are six seniors enrolled in a Public Relations Capstone Course. It is composed of a media relations director, a creative director, two social media directors and research di-rectors. Hannah Wigal and Laurel Slone are two of the students working on the campaign.
“One of our main goals is to raise students’ aware-ness of the negative health effects associated with tak-ing study enhancement pre-scriptions without obtaining a prescription from a doctor, while also offering healthier studying alternatives for stu-dents,” Wigal said.
In order to gain a part-nership with WELLWVU, the group conducted three focus groups, online sur-veys and interviews to ac-quire the extensive amount of information they needed. The primary research report reached 55 pages.
“We found that (Adder-all) use is most prominent on the East Coast and south-east, as well as on college campuses,” Wigal said.
After the research was
completed, the group saw the need to address the problem with the University.
“It has turned into a health intervention cam-paign. Our focus is to pos-itively influence students with healthy lifestyle hab-its, specifically, study hab-its,” Slone said.
As finals week ap-proaches, the use of non-prescription study enhance-ment drugs skyrockets as students rely on these sub-stances to get them through the week.
“We found in our re-search that everyone recog-nizes there is a problem with study enhancement drugs, but no one is doing anything about it because it is such a social norm that is really hard to break,” Slone said.
The campaign feeds off a previous campaign done in the spring of 2014 called The Drug Next Door. The new journalistic method used a digital approach, primarily through the use of smartphones.
“They found that these drugs were everywhere on
campus. Even the students who weren’t taking them were still familiar with it,” Wigal said.
After the semester, the site was neglected. This semes-ter’s capstone class worked to revamp the website, start-ing with eliminating the de-rogatory title of the project, and cultivate a partnership with WELLWVU.
“What we are ultimately trying to do is send a mes-sage to students that if it is not your prescription, it is not your answer. You re-ally need to take a step back and realize that the long-term risks don’t outweigh the short-term benefits of non-prescription study en-hancement medication,” Wigal said.
As a pilot partnership, WELLWVU uses the group’s research and ideas on how to best reach the WVU stu-dent population and guide them away from using study enhancement drugs.
“We are really grateful for our partnership with Well-WVU; they have helped us to expand our campaign reach. We think what they are doing is great, and we are happy to help them out as much as we can,” Wigal said.
The months of Novem-ber and December are ded-icated to the chillWELL plat-form, where WELLWVU reaches out to students about how to de-stress and time manage in the wake of dead week and finals week.
The capstone group works at the chillFEST events where students are given the opportunity to participate in yoga, paint
and get free massages.“We created study packs
with an eye mask and reus-able ice cubes to one, drive traffic to their chillFEST, and two, drive students to our Twitter accounts so they can then interact with us and talk about ways they stay healthy and stress-free,” Slone said.
Working in favor of the student body, the group sees what needs to be done to accomplish their goal of encouraging healthier study habits.
“It is all about being pre-pared. From what we’ve discovered from WELL-WVU and our own research is that it is all about time management and how stu-dents need to practice using a planner and set reminders to study for a test. Also hav-ing a study buddy is helpful, as well,” Slone said.
Students can find the En-hancement campaign @Enhance_WVU. Students are encouraged to use the hashtag #EnhanceMyFocus.
Kyle monroe/THe DAIly ATHenAeumThe Miss Morgantown contestants gather for a group photo following the competition Saturday evening at Morgantown High School.
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Kyle monroe/THe DAIly ATHenAeumMiss West Virginia Paige Madden crowns contestant Corie Posey after she won the title of Miss Morgantown Saturday night.
Students tackle non-prescription drug abuseLAST FALL EDITION
Most Influential PeoplePages 2-3
2014 in ReviewPage 4
you really need to take a step back and realize that the long-term risks don’t outweigh the short-term benefits of non-prescription study enhancement medication.
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“I’m seeing my friends who I haven’t seen in months. Probably reliving the old days with movie nights.”
— rick HubbleFreshman engineering
student
WE ASKED: What are you doing over winter break?“my best friend from Wisconsin that goes to the Air Force academy is visiting me in maryland for new years. I’m really excited because I haven’t seen her in a while and it will be nice having her home.”
— Hannah ChristoffersonFreshman pre-nursing student
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WVU student crowned in pageant Saturday, inspires other students to achieve
HOW WE DECIDED:
Each year, The Daily Athenaeum chooses a list of the most influential people at West Virginia University. This year was tough. For nearly two weeks, the
Editorial Board has gone back and forth trying to decide who to honor.
Last year, we named just five individuals. This year, we realized that five would not be enough to honor the work that has been done at this University.
To compile this list, we used a couple of questions:
— What are they SUPPOSED to do and what are they ACTUALLY doing?
— If that person wasn’t here, would the University be significantly different?
We took great care to organize this list to reflect students, faculty and staff of WVU.
Some of these names have gone unnoticed by much of the student body, but their presence can be felt nonetheless.
T H E DA I LY AT H E N A E U M ’s
MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE2 0 1 4
RUTH KERSHNERFormer WVU faculty member
Kershner was an advocate, teacher, friend, mother, sister, mentor and respected speaker. She was an instructor in the School of Public Health until she passed away on July 10. She advocated heavily for gender equality and womens’ rights.
WHY: Kershner touched many lives. After her passing, the scope of her legacy became clear by the outcry of thousands of students and community leaders. No matter who you were, you always had a friend in Ruth.
QUOTE: “I think her legacy can’t be measured,” said Brian Jara, a senior lecturer in the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies. “And I think it will take a long time to get the full scope of her impact on all of us.”
AMANDA HUTCHISONStudent Government Association Governor
Hutchison is a junior sport and exercise psychology student with a minor in disability studies. She grew up in a small town in the northeast part of Pennsylvania and has always held West Virginia in a special place of her heart.
WHY: Hutchison was influential in the development of ADA student section seating in the Milan Puskar Stadium and created the position executive director of accessibility. This position will serve as an advocate for students in the WVU community with visible, invisible and learning disabilities.
QUOTE: “What inspires me to work hard is when I get emails from students thanking me for the work I’ve done and how I am an inspiration to them. I always knew I was a natural born leader, but I never expected to be a person that people look up to and I do not want to let them down. I want to show that people with disabilities can overcome any obstacle and accomplish anything they want in their lives.”
TOMMY SKINNERFounder of Tent City, W.Va.
Skinner is a senior at WVU studying finance and accounting. Along with Brittany Brown, Andy Thomas and Andrew Osborne, Skinner led a group of students to camp out on the Mountainlair Green for an entire week in anticipation of ESPN’s College GameDay coming to Morgantown, W.Va.
WHY: Tent City gained national attention. For many, it was the highlight of their college career. Skinner embodies the Mountaineer spirit in everything that he does.
QUOTE: “I see thousands of people every day on the news that are begging for the opportunities that I have been given. That is something that I would never take for granted.”
President Gee returned to WVU after being away for 29 years. His first stop in West Virginia as President was in 1981 when he served as the University President for five years.
WHY: He has realigned the University and united the student body with a clear direction in mind. He has taken a proactive stance to changing much of the dangerous binge drinking culture and has shown his zero-tolerance for Mountaineers who break the law.
QUOTE: ”I am grateful to West Virginia University for the many opportunities it has given me. It was a privilege to serve as president 30 years ago, and it is an honor to return and again serve this institution, our state and its people. West Virginia University is indeed a very special place. Being able to serve as your president is more than a job – it is a calling. And it is a calling I hold dear and treasure very much.“
E. GORDON GEEWVU President
His bow ties are better than your bow ties.
One thing is abundantly obvious: Mountaineers are aMazing.If you see any of these Mountaineers walking around campus today or during the rest of the semester, give them a high-five. It’s because of people like these that WVU is a great place to be. And if you see someone who hasn’t made the list but still has influenced you or the WVU community, let them know you’re thankful for what they do.
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KEVIN WHITEWVU Wide Receiver
Kevin White was one of the greatest cinderella stories in college football this season as he went from unknown to a first round draft prospect in a matter of weeks.
WHY: White was a standout on a team that went above everyone’s expectations in the early goings of the season. His impact on the team was imperative in beating No. 4 Baylor, getting the ESPN College GameDay to Morgantown and ultimately becoming bowl eligible after a 4-8 season in 2013.
QUOTE: “I just made my mind up and said I’m gonna make it happen,” White said in a Sports Illustrated article earlier this year. “It made me realize without football I’m really not passionate for anything else. It just kind of opened my eyes up and made me wanna take my game to the next level.”
DEONNA GANDY
Co-founder of the Respectful Mountaineer Campaign
Gandy is a junior business administration student who emphasizes her coursework in marketing. She holds many leadership positions around campus, but considers empowering her peers her greatest achievement.
WHY: Besides her contribution to the Respectful Mountaineer campaign, Gandy is the president of The Resident Hall Associaton, president of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the professional development chair for the American Association for University Women at WVU.
QUOTE: “I work hard, because many false steps were made standing still. If you are not willing to wake up and work hard, how will you be the change that the world needs? I ask myself that, and then I continue to excel.”
Brewster has been a Mountaineer for as long as he can remember. He attended undergraduate and graduate school at WVU and liked it so much he stayed. Brewster has taught at WVU for 11 years.
WHY: If there’s one professor most students on-campus know, it’s Brewster. Though respected as an instructor, he is seen as a friend who can be easily approached.
QUOTE: “I am inspired by students. When I am lecturing and I see that subtle head nod from the student who offers no nonverbal communication or when I hear a student say that, ‘I make them think.’ Many of the students that I work with in student organizations inspire me to work hard. I tell both my students and my student leaders that I cannot expect them to give 100 percent if I am only giving 75 percent.”
DANIEL BREWSTERSociology Instructor & SGA Advisor
BENJAMIN SEEBAUGH
The former vice president of the student body
Seebaugh has won many awards. In 2012, he was a Truman Scholar. He won the 2013 SGA elections with running mate Ryan Campione with a clean sweep. In the early half of 2014, Seebaugh was involved with an inferno of activity with the University.
WHY: Besides serving as the vice president of the student body, Seebaugh also was a suicide prevention program assistant with the Carruth Center and a member of the Council for Women’s Concerns and the Commission for LGBTQ Equity.
QUOTE: “I’ve been blessed with resources and abilities that some others haven’t received. I feel a duty to use my privileges to advocate for those who can’t fight for themselves.”
In just a year, Roth has accomplished great things. Before coming here, she served as the associate vice chancellor of institutional advancement at the University of Pittsburgh. There, she served a crucial part in the successful $2 billion Building Our Future Together capital campaign.
WHY: Thanks to much of Roth’s work, the WVU Foundation is close to meeting its new goal of $1 billion for the State of Minds campaign.
QUOTE: “I am deeply humbled, grateful and honored to be named by the Editorial Board of The Daily Athenaeum for this incredible honor, but I don’t think I’ve quite yet earned (it) but I’m grateful. Part of what motivates me is the fact that in just my short first year as a new Mountaineer and an adopted daughter of West Virginia, I have been so energized by the alums, donors, friends, students, faculty and administrators and welcomed with open arms that it just continues to drive my motivation to make sure that we are (connected) and keeping people connected back to WVU in a way that helps us make life be different.”
CINDI ROTHWVU Foundation President
JON HAMMONDRifle Team Head Coach
Jon Hammond is the head coach of the WVU Rifle team, the most successful program in collegiate athletic history. Hammond led the program to its 16th title in the spring and nothing seems to stop them as they are on their way to an undefeated season and a 17th title.
WHY: The rifle program might not get the big headlines, but Hammond and his staff continue to produce world class shooters and Olympic gold medalists in the shadows of the big athletic programs on campus.
QUOTE: “The progress is a product of continuing to work hard throughout despite having hurdles along the way,” Hammond said in a press release after the team finished 2014 undefeated. “They have all had patches where they’ve struggled, but they never gave up and kept working hard. That is a credit to the perseverance and determination that this team has.”
THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Tuesday December 9, 20144 | YEAR IN REVIEW
LOOKING BACK ON 2014The year of 2014 at West Virginia University got off to a strong start filled with momentum and ended in tragedies and controversies. The University has actively been pushing to change its image with an ever growing campus and innovative projects for the future, but it also made national headlines for all the wrong reasons. Here are some of the significant events that took place on campus in 2014.
Nov. 11, 2013
Clements resigns &Gee takes over
On Monday Nov. 11, 2013 the University announced the departure of WVU’s 23rd President James P. Clements who had accepted an offer to become president at Clemson University in South Carolina. Clements’ departure left WVU with an unknown future as the spring semester was approaching. On Monday Dec. 5, the University announced the appointment of E. Gordon Gee as interim president for the upcoming spring semester. The then 69-year old Utah native had previously served as WVU president in the early ‘80s and was coming off a bad break up with the Ohio State University where he resigned in June, 2013 after making controversial comments against Catholics.
Despite admitting that he was in the mindset of retiring, Gee made an instant mark at WVU with a social and outgoing character. If his break up with OSU was bad, his honeymoon with WVU seems to be never ending. He came, he put on a bowtie, he conquered.
snow daysJan. 22
The winter of 2014 saw record breaking numbers in the Morgantown area. On Wednesday Jan. 22, the University decided to shut down after heavy snowfall.
Snow days at WVU are rare and the last time the University had been shut down entirely was in Dec. 2009. A second snow day was added on Monday Feb. 3.
Saint Patrick’s Day weekend is known to be one of the largest party holidays in Morgantown where crime logs peak. The 2014 celebrations saw a significant decrease in all areas of crime. University Police only issued 10 citations and made two DUI arrests during a quiet Saint Patrick’s Day in Morgantown. The numbers can be compared to 2012 when 33 arrests were made and 256 citations were issued.
The quietest st. Patrick’s day ever
Student Body President Chris Nyden and Vice President Jake Evans were inaugurated into office, while Ryan Campione and Ben Seebaugh said their goodbyes.
Nyden said in his inauguration speech that he wanted to be a voice for students and that he would fight for college affordability. Campione looked back at a successful year in which he was able to complete 70 percent of his master list of 83 projects.
Nyden and Evans ran The Trusted Ticket and won a close victory over Farah Famouri and Kartik Motwani of the Launch Party.
Nyden takes officeApril 5
WVU added 4,300 students to its list of alumni during the 2014
commencement weekend.
Passing of the musket
April 11
May Commencement
May 9-11
Michael Garcia of Fairmont, W. Va., was named the 2014-15 Mountaineer Mascot. Garcia was handed the musket from Jonathan Kimble who served two years as Mascot and was the first to wear the buckskin during WVU’s Big 12 era.
WVU freshman Nolan Burch was rushed to the hospital after a “catastrophic medical emergency” on Nov. 12. Burch was pledging the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and was found without a pulse or respiration when law enforcement found him in the fraternity’s house, and he passed away two days later at the age of 18.
The Kappa Sigma Fraternity was already suspended at the time of the incident which led to further controversy. Just a week before Burch’s death, the Sigma Chi Fraternity was suspended after 16 intoxicated pledges were charged and three were arrested for underage possession and consumption.
Burch’s death proved to be one incident too many and the University put the entire Greek system on a moratorium suspending all Greek activities indefinitely.
Headlined by Kendrick Lamar, Fall Fest 2014 also featured Magic! and Dierks Bentley under grey clouds on the Mountainlair Plaza to kick off the 2014-15 academic year.
WVU welcomed just under 5,000 new freshmen for the fall semester. For one of them, Devante Waites, the semester didn’t even begin. Waites was fatally stabbed outside Bent Willey’s nightclub on Thursday Aug. 14.
fall beginsAug. 18
During his State of the University address, President Gee spoke about what he believes is a bright future for the University. One of the many projects he’s been working on during his first year in Stewart Hall is the expansion of the University to 40,000 students system wide.
Gee’s state of the university address
Oct. 6
The expectations for the 2014 WVU Football season were anything but high. Coming off a 4-8 season in 2013, the season opener against then No. 2 Alabama was expected to be long and painful. After scaring the team that would eventually end up as the No. 1 seed in the new playoffs the excitement around the Mountaineers was back.
When the undefeated No. 4 Baylor Bears rolled into Morgantown they expected an easy W. The Mountaineers were able to shock the nation with a 41-27 victory.
For Baylor, the loss ended up ruining its playoff hopes. For WVU, the victory ended in riots.
The night following the upset saw hundreds of students take the streets of Morgantown. At least 37 fires were reported and 14 students were arrested for crimes related to the riots.
The University acted immediately by releasing a statement saying students that were found guilty of participating in the riots would be expelled from the University. On Thursday Oct. 26, the University expelled three of the 14 students that were arrested after researching footage and social media accounts.
Deonna Gandy and Chris Hickey created the Respectful Mountaineer campaign as an attempt to show the nation how real Mountaineers behave.
WVu beats No. 4 Baylor & riots ensue
Oct. 18
Coming into the college football season, the WVU-TCU week 10 matchup seemed highly unlikely to be the ESPN College GameDay of the week. When the announcement was made that Chris Fowler and his crew would steer their bus to Morgantown, the excitement around campus began to grow.
What started as four students’ idea to camp out for the GameDay broadcast turned into what can only be described as a movement of good school spirit, as hundreds of tents filled the Mountainlair Plaza during the week leading up to the game.
The game itself ended in a heartbreaker for the ages, but the week shed positive light on WVU when it needed it the most.
College Gameday comes to Morgantown & Tent City is born
Oct. 26
Greek Life moratoriumNov. 14
By Jacob BojessonEditor-in-Chief
THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Tuesday December 9, 20145 | CAMPUS CONNECTION
BY JACQUELINE BIGAR
Born today This year you eas-ily could fall into a slump and feel negative. Try not to let your emo-tions take you to this point. You will be unusually creative. Know that there is always a solution to be found. With your increased creativ-ity, there is the possibility of a more intense love life. If you are single, this period might be quite memorable. You also could meet The One. If you are attached, enjoy the good mo-ments. Plan a special event or trip together. LEO knows how to laugh, find solutions and turn something negative into something positive.
ARIES (MARch 21-ApRIl 19) HHH A partner will respond only to an au-thentic overture. This person might
not have the desire to get into any-thing more than direct communica-tion. Be careful not to let any of his or her negativity rub off on you. To-night: Express an innate playfulness.
TAURUS (ApRIl 20-MAy 20) HHHH You’ll communicate what you want in a meaningful way. However, don’t be surprised if others have a strong reaction. The unexpected is likely to occur, and it could throw you off your game. Be willing to dis-cuss a change that could affect your daily schedule. Tonight: Speak up.
GEMINI (MAy 21-JUNE 20) HHH Watch others’ reactions in a conver-sation involving money and day-to-day matters. You might feel the need for a more stringent budget. Look at ways to cut unnecessary costs. Con-
tinue brainstorming until you find the right solution. Tonight: Pace yourself.
c A N c E R ( J U N E 21- J U ly 22) HHHHH You will be able to deal with someone’s seriousness, even if you feel uncomfortable with the conversation. This person tends to be set in his or her ways. Helping him or her make an adjustment could be a wonderful but challenging gift to give. Tonight: Ever playful.
lEO (JUly 23-AUG. 22) HHH You might feel as though you are car-rying more than your share of bur-dens. You soon will notice that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Consider eliminating some of the responsibilities you han-dle simply because no one else will. Tonight: Nap, then decide.
VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEpT. 22) HHHH Aim for what you want. You are more likely to succeed than you might think. A long talk could end up being depressing, but your feel-ings will change quickly if you don’t try to suppress them. Tonight: Take some much-needed personal time.
lIBRA (SEpT. 23-OcT. 22) HHH Others seem to expect a lot from you, as they note how proficient you are at what you do. You understand the importance of timing as well. If you can, hold off on making any presentations for now. You’ll have plenty of time for that later. Tonight: Suddenly, you have no problems!
ScORpIO (OcT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Be imaginative with your choices. You might feel constrained by a sit-uation that seems to be weighing on you. Tap into your immense cre-
ativity, and solutions will come for-ward. A call to someone at a distance could be provocative. Tonight: Hap-piest at home.
SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEc. 21) HHHH You could be more in con-trol of a situation than you realize. Detach and observe what goes on around you, which might include lis-tening carefully to a conversation. You will discover how persuasive you can be. Deal with others directly. Tonight: Let your mind wander.
c ApRIcORN (DEc. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH You might hear some fas-cinating news that could make you wonder which way to go. Your in-ner voice will be working overtime and may make you a bit jumpy. Let go, and everyone will be happier. Tonight: With a loved one.
AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH You might find yourself very busy trying to complete errands. Whether you’re doing chores or shopping for the holidays, you could be over-whelmed by everything that is on your plate. Know that you’ve made a good start. Tonight: Near music.
pIScES (FEB. 19-MARch 20) HHHHH Allow greater creativ-ity to flow from you to others. Take the high road, and attempt to see what’s going on with a dif-ficult person in your life. A boss or older relative seems to be more informative than he/she used to be. Tonight: Get some R & R.
Born today Poet John Milton (1608), actor John Malkovich (1953), Nikki Marini, Social Media Director (1992).
Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
Monday’s puzzle solved
difficulty level MEDIUM
across1 Palm reader, e.g.5 Implied with a nod, say10 Music-playing Apple14 Berry rich in antioxidants15 Solo16 Taboo17 Six-time French Open champ Bjorn18 “I speak for the trees” Seuss character19 TV series with many choreographed
numbers20 Star system closest to the solar system23 Snuggles24 Wallops27 Long in the tooth28 Software development phase30 Good, in the Gal‡pagos33 Melody34 Prefix with morph35 Attorneys’ org.36 Week-long year-end celebration39 River to the Rhine40 Words of denial42 “Deal __ Deal”43 Stick around45 Bit of electromagnetic radiation47 __ au vin48 Stonewall49 Appraise53 Atlanta-based carrier56 Use a Taser on58 “Steppenwolf” author59 Official proclamation60 Show of affection61 Steaming mad62 Raison d’__63 Pay to play64 Lacking face value, as stock65 Comical Martha
down1 Crimson Tide coach Nick2 School, to Yvette3 Old West brothers4 “Amen, brother!”5 Sprinkled with baby powder6 Medicinal plants7 Iowa crop8 “For those listening __ home ...”9 Oil, informally10 Unappreciative sort
11 Precinct wheels12 United13 Deer girl21 “No problem here”22 Actress Thurman25 Relatively cool heavenly body26 Building level28 Ski slope beginner29 Automaker Ferrari30 Forehead-covering hair31 WWII sea threat32 “Try and catch me!”33 “Gone With the Wind” estate37 Became harder to deal with38 Coral ring41 Ginormous44 Ground water source46 Feel poorly47 Life’s work49 Panoramic view50 Santa __ racetrack51 Emotional
52 Perfumer Lauder54 Aviation prefix55 PDQ kin56 Reggae cousin57 Cookie holder
Monday’s puzzle solved
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For the final edition of The Daily Athenaeum, we have reflected on the year 2014 here at West Virginia University. As a whole, WVU has had a lot of change, at-tention and excitement.
Now, it is time to look forward and think about what 2015 will bring. Any-one who is moving around Morgantown can tell you there are big things to come in 2015.
Seeing this possibility for change has prompted us to set forth a list of things to look forward to in the year 2015:
1. Housing and other construction projects around campus and the City.
All around Morgantown, you can hear the sounds of construction from the ham-mering of nails, the buzzing of a jackhammer or the car horns honking in the line of backed up traffic it has caused. While these things frustrate us now, it is im-portant to think ahead to what our city will look like once these projects are fi-nally finished.
One particular area of the University which is truly receiving a face lift is the Evansdale campus. From new academic buildings to newly constructed apart-ment complexes, there is
no arguing we have a nicer Evansdale to look forward to in 2015.
Another project to look forward to is seeing the fin-ished project of University Place on the Downtown campus. While many stu-dents are already moving in, the bottom floors hous-ing businesses are still in rough shape. In 2015, we may just see the pictur-esque scene this project can be.
With new housing op-tions, student also have more competitive and cheaper housing to look forward to. These newly completed apartment com-plexes can provide stu-dents with quality living circumstances.
By the end of 2015, it is our hope that jackham-mering will have produce a more efficient and beauti-ful Morgantown.
2. A change in the drink-ing culture.
WVU has suffered some very devastating blows at the hands of alcohol this se-mester. These heavy blows have worked to shed light on a very real problem we have as a community: alco-hol consumption.
As a culture, many stu-dents drink to pass out or black out. This is something we believe needs to change
in 2015 and, hopefully, the University is working to-ward this change.
With the suspension of Greek Life, WVU officials have made it clear action is being taken and they ex-pect a change. This change is one which needs to come from more than just Greek Life. This is a change that needs to come from the en-tire community of WVU.
As students, we need to understand our limits and look out for one an-other. Drunken riots and the death of a fellow stu-dent due to alcohol related complications are com-pletely unacceptable. These are things we can prevent
and change. As a community, 2015
should be our year to show the world we are more than partiers and drink-ers. We can shed light on what it truly means to be a Mountaineer.
3 . M o r e a c a d e m i c advancements.
This past year has shown many changes and im-provements to the aca-demic lives of WVU stu-dents. From the renaming of colleges to the creations of new departments, 2014 has shown what students and faculty are capable of in academia.
As an institute of higher education, it is important
to constantly look forward and work toward being bet-ter. Academics are at the forefront of most student’s minds, as they spend their four years and beyond here studying their passion and obtaining the knowledge necessary for their future.
Ranked 168 on the Best Colleges, we have nowhere to go but up. As a beacon and flagship University for the state, we have an obliga-tion to keep improving and keep moving forward in ev-ery way possible.
For 2015, let us also strive to show the world what WVU is capable of academ-ically, show them what we are building here in the Mountain State.
There are numerous other things to look at as well, from athletics, with our football team surpass-ing expectations in 2014, to the WVU Foundation ap-proaching their goal of rais-ing nearly $1 billion. WVU and Morgantown have been great places to be in 2014.
The Daily Athenaeum looks forward to seeing what WVU and the City of Morgantown can accom-plish in 2015 and know it will continue to be this great place we have all grown to love.
With Christmas just around the corner, there have been lines out the door in popular stores like Forever 21 and Wet Seal. I’ve seen girls clutching Ninja Turtles hoodies and Power Ranger backpacks excitedly in line, gifting these things to either them-selves or a friend.
However, just 20 years ago, I can assure you no well-respected clothing store would dare stock those types of items for young women. It wasn’t until recently that cloth-ing stores took tradition-ally-labeled “nerdy” items and integrated them into the fashion world, making them highly sought-after by many.
This isn’t always a good thing. A few months ago, I went into a store and no-ticed a crop top printed with the faces of my favor-ite band’s members on the front. While I was happy to see it on the shelves, it occurred to me that noth-ing in today’s pop culture would indicate that girls younger than myself would be familiar with this band at all.
Surrounded by expen-sive heels and cardigans, the shirt was merely a fash-
ion piece and not intended to have meaning in its own right.
There seems to be some disconnection between purchasing “nerd” mer-chandise and actually tak-ing on the title. No one would ever label them-selves a nerd for having poor social skills or study-ing profusely (as the actual definition states), but many are quick to proclaim their nerdiness when it comes to live-tweeting new episodes of Game of Thrones.
Nerd culture is no ex-ception to cultural ap-propriation, which is the act of taking objects from one culture and integrat-ing them into another by stripping away their signif-icance. It’s not yet common knowledge that sporting the Pink Floyd prism or the Autobot symbol without understanding their mean-ings can be highly offensive to those who feel a connec-tion with each fandom
Companies that mass-produce “nerdy” clothes and jewelry aren’t doing it to increase the fan base or make the merchandise more accessible to oth-ers, but are rather seeking to make profit by riding off the “vintage” label which comes with certain shows or movies from years past.
While I will always sup-port girls’ inclusion in the fan base of media tradition-
ally marketed for males, seeing items featuring “nerdy” logos or characters in clothing stores notori-ous for selling other appro-priated objects (like hasma hand bracelets or Chris-tian cross earrings) is dis-respectful and concerning.
Some may argue this concept has no value in the real world and people should wear what they like, but I disagree.
I cannot describe the amount of frustration and disappointment involved
in complimenting some-one about the logo or char-acter on their shirt, only to find they have no idea what it means or represents.
Imagine if someone wore a West Virginia Uni-versity jersey around with-out being aware of or car-ing about the school and its team. It would seem almost blasphemous for someone to turn something so im-portant to students and alumni into a simple fash-ion statement.
If you go Christmas
shopping this year and visit a store that appropriates items such as the ones dis-cussed above, be aware the cute Pikachu backpack or Black Widow keychain you might find brings the label of being a true Pokemon or Marvel fan along with it.
If you find you can’t live up to this title, con-sider putting it back in ex-change for something you or another might truly en-joy instead.
I love all aspects of liv-ing in a college town, and Morgantown is the epit-ome of a college town.
Still, sometimes you can feel like you’ve done it all after living here for a few years. Maybe you’ve hit High Street a trillion times, seen the Cooper’s Rock outlook on every sunny day,and can recite each lo-cal menu in your sleep.
That’s when it is time to take advantage of Mor-gantown’s proximity to the beautiful Steel City.
Pittsburgh is only an hour’s drive away with something to do for everyone.
Morgantown offers a fine variety of food, but in Pittsburgh there are so many options that it can
seem almost impossible to decide. The Strip District Market Tour is the way to go if you’d like to sample a little bit of everything, from spicy Korean BBQ to decadent Italian pastries. The tour, which has a 12 person capacity and lasts about two hours, links the history of the market dis-trict with a delicious smor-gasbord of the best eats on Penn Ave. More infor-mation can be found on burghfoodtour.com.
There’s plenty of bi-zarre happenings to be witnessed in Morgantown but at Trundle Manor, the strangeness is contained into a “room of curiosities, one filled to the brim with a collection of the weird.”
Trundle Manor is the residence of artists, Mr. ARM and Velda Von Minx, who have made a private collection of weird things available to the public—
from baffling taxidermy to strange jarred specimens. At trundlemanor.com, you can schedule a tour avail-able for groups of one to 15 people.
Now on to what many of you are wondering about: beer. If you wor-ship the stuff, then the Church Brew Works may be the hot spot for you. This is an altar dedicated to beer brewing, delicious pierogies and actually has booths made from old pews.
If it makes you uncom-fortable to drink in a for-mer church, perhaps con-sider getting a round of shots from the infamous “manboy.” At Casey’s Draft House, Mondays and Sat-urdays call for “midget madness.” While possibly inappropriate, the house’s “manboy” Shaun will ap-pear from his cave in a different costume at this
South Side bar and pour his drink of choice straight down the throat of which-ever patron buys a round.
Completely random and ridiculous, this is some-thing I think everyone should experience.
If you’re looking to do something active and a little different, you should check out the Down & Derby roller-dance party at Belvedere’s. Eighties fash-ion is encouraged, cheap beer is offered and skaters are free to literally roll from couches to the bar. Guests can either rent skates or bring their own. Go to skat-edrinkdance.com for more information.
My last two sugges-tions are ones you may have heard before, but I strongly encourage them. The Carnegie Museum of Art and the Carnegie Museum of Natural His-tory are among the top
five ranked in the country and are definitely worth a visit. There’s an amaz-ing amount to discover for a very low price. Peo-ple travel from extremely far to visit the amenities which are merely an hour away from us.
Of course, we all know there’s far more shopping in Pittsburgh than Mor-gantown. Going into Pitt for the day is a perfect way to knock a bunch of Christmas shopping out and check out unique new stores.
The amazing thing about cities is there is al-ways something going on, day and night. While some prefer a small-town at-mosphere, it’s an advan-tage to live so close that we get to go experience all that Pittsburgh has to offer.
The holidays are a won-derful time to visit family, pig out on food and expe-rience the joys of giving gifts to loved ones. How-ever, there are always a few less-than-ideal situations we may happen to find ourselves in during winter break. If you were to take all of these experiences and create a “recipe” for the worst holiday ever, I imag-ine it would look something like this.
Step one: Eat canned food for holiday dinner.
Replace a delicious home-cooked meal with canned green beans, canned corn and mashed potatoes from a box. If you want to go the extra mile, grab the last canned ham on the shelf and start the mi-crowave. Years after, just the sound of a can opener will be enough to remind you of this depressing family meal.
Step two: Receive terri-ble gifts you can’t return to the store.
We’ve all had to thank Aunt Mildred for gifting her annual itchy sweater but without a receipt, be pre-pared to hold onto it for-ever. I guarantee it will sit in the dustiest corner of your closet until the end of time, but I advise you to break out the baby powder before putting it away for good—we know she’ll want you to try it on.
Step three: Give a thoughtful gift to an un-appreciative child.
For some, reversing the roles of step two can be a harsh reminder of how un-thankful we are for good-intentioned older relatives. However, the handmade bracelet crafted with love for your younger cousin will still undoubtedly be left under the coffee table the moment she unwraps her Barbie’s Playhouse. (After New Year’s, your aunt will casually mention how her vacuum cleaner blew af-ter sucking up an unknown cord from the same spot.)
Step four: Hug relatives wearing strong perfume.
Embracing musty-smell-ing Grandma Mary is a cer-tain death for your nasal passages, but there’s no way around it during the holidays. Ignore your sting-ing eyes, take a deep breath and dive in.
Step five: Fight with family.
At a time when expec-tations are high and wrap-ping paper cuts abound gift-giving is a testy time for all involved. Crying ba-bies, siblings screaming over presents and parents at their wits’ ends typically don’t mix well together, but this amount of discord is considered normal for many families.
Step six: Have a slushy New Year’s.
Irving Berlin knew just how magical a white Christ-mas can be, but the snow often shows up either too early or too late. For our non-Christian friends, a rainy, muddy New Year’s is the equivalent disap-pointment. Try ringing in 2015 with a positive atti-tude when your overcoat is soggy with rain or you’ve lost a heel in someone’s front lawn before a party.
All negativity aside, the holidays are ultimately what we make them. Focus-ing on the good truly makes a difference, and all the ar-guments and bad meals in the world can’t take away from the peace and good-will shared by others this time of year.
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Dog & Gun have rustic sound
Authentic, rustic and bold are just a few words that de-scribe Morgantown’s local bluegrass band Dog & Gun. Evan Johns, Ben Perdue, Trent Porter, Nathan Sams and Josh Wanstreet create a unique, authentic sound. Dog & Gun’s self-titled al-bum is 100 percent West Virginia-made. All songs are recorded live from The Den in Buckhannon, W.Va. The 10 original songs and one cover song tell stories and folk legends from around the state.
Guitars, fiddles, a bass, a banjo and a mandolin make up Dog & Gun. The string instruments create a rare sound that can be heard in its original song, “The Rumble and the Dark.” It is stated in the band’s album this song was slightly influ-enced by a Billy Ed Wheeler metaphor.
Dog & Gun lead singer, Evan Johns, has a style very similar to Old Crow Medi-cine Show. His raspy voice sounds great accompanied by the sound of the many banjos and string instru-ments. The band’s original song “Capon Bridge” is sim-
ilar to a modern day, blue-grass version of Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane.” Johns wrote the song while working for a West Virginian judge. Johns became interested in peo-ple trapped in the criminal justice system. He turned a gloomy, twisted story into a catchy, dark tune.
“I must apologize to the good people of Capon Bridge and North River Mills for misappropriat-ing the names of their re-spective towns,”Johns said in the album’s credits. “But the ghosts in this story are, in a sense, very real.”
Another interesting, original track is “Barrel of the Company Gun.” Johns, disappointed in the cover-age of West Virginia’s his-tory taught in schools, gives a lesson about the buried West Virginia past that not many people know. Johns writes in the album insert, “Like ghosts in all of the folk tales, these events continue to haunt us today.” If one listens carefully, the tune to “Black Sabbath,” by Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne and Bill Ward, can be heard in the under-tones of this song.
In addition to the 10 orig-inal songs, Dog & Gun pays a tribute to the traditional tune “Flatwoods.” Mandolin and fiddle player, Ben Per-due, learned this song from friend, Hunter “Tugboat”
Riccio. After Riccio’s pass-ing, Perdue plays this song in memory of him. How-ever, Dog & Gun created an original arrangement to this song.
Dog & Gun gives a special shout out to Ben Townsend of local bands The Fox Hunt and Hackensaw Boys. He helped Dog & Gun engi-neer its album at Question-able Records. He also plays an additional fiddle on orig-inal song, “Confluence.”
Overall, Dog & Gun cap-tivates the audience with West Virginia folk tales. Sim-ilar to a young Bob Dylan, the band writes about sto-ries it hears or experience s on the road. It is clear that the original tracks are writ-ten from experience. Johns writes many of the songs from personal background. In the song, “Confluence,” Johns admits this song is written about his family’s history. In another song, “Hungover (Again),” Johns says that the song “has a few more autobiographical elements than I’m proud to admit.”
Dog & Gun are wan-derers with musical tal-ent. They cater an uncom-mon, extraordinary tune to local bluegrass fans. With a remarkable sound, they are a noteworthy band.
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Rapping for the environmentBy erika BiBBee
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It was announced on Nov. 13 that The WILD Founda-tion and Canadian rapper, Baba Brinkman will be re-leasing an upcoming album called “The Rap Guide to Wilderness.”
The album consists of seven songs, all authorized by The WILD Foundation. Brinkman and the WILD Foundation wanted to show audiences how committed they are to wilderness con-servation by being informa-tive and genuine.
The album includes ti-tles such as “Go Wild” and “Never Cry Wolf.”
The songs cover wilder-ness, conservation and na-ture topics, ranging from habitat and biodiversity loss to green city living and en-dangered species.
The WILD Foundation has been known in the commu-nity for more than 40 years. Its mission is to protect the wilderness while also meet-ing needs of human com-munities. Members of the foundation work with local people, organizations, pri-vate sectors and govern-ments to create projects.
Nature Needs Half is a common sense approach that they use to promote environmental aware-ness. Basically, it’s scien-tific analysis and traditional knowledge of a balanced relationship between peo-ple and nature.
The goal is for wild ar-eas of land and water to be protected. They also work in different continents such as Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America.
The WILD Foundation is also the founder of The World Wilderness Con-gress, the world’s lon-gest-running public in-ternational conservation program.
Teaming up with WILD is Canadian rapper, poet and playwright, Dick Murray “Baba” Brinkman Jr.
He is known for com-bining literature, theatre and science into his mu-sic. Brinkman describes himself as a Canadian hip-hop artist with an “intellec-
tual bent,” tackling difficult subjects.
His middle name, “Baba” comes from his father who said at birth, his son had a contemplative, Buddha-like expression.
Another interesting fact about Brinkman is that he used to be a tree-planter and has planted more than one million trees during summers in the Canadian wilderness.
Brinkman has co-written five hip-hop plays, which toured the world and re-leased ten rap albums.
He has different Rap Guides including The Rap Guide to Evolution, that won a Scotsman Fringe First Award and a Drama Desk Award nomination. He has also used his lit-pop genre to create adaptations of “The Canterbury Tales,” “Beowulf” and “Gilgamesh.”
He resides in New York when not on tour.
The Rap Guide to Wilder-ness explores the contribu-tions of wild nature to hu-man happiness.
WILD works with Brink-man to bring a creative force of art and science together.
This album will tell you everything you need to know about the wilderness of nature in just a few songs.
WILD has come up with a campaign for Baba to do his premiere on the world stage at WPC2014.
Half of the album profits will go to WILD’s conserva-tion programs.
According to the Mother Nature Network, The Rap Guide to Wilderness has given advocacy a new beat.
Vance Martin, president of WILD gave a few state-ments to the Mother Nature Network.
“Baba is a talented art-ist with a mission - to help people understand them-selves and the world they live in and depends upon,” Vance Martin said to Mother Nature Network. “We envi-sion this release as becom-ing a part of the ‘wilderness toolkit’ we continue to de-velop - involving policy, communications, science and culture - for use to com-municate with and inform professionals, the public, youth and policymakers.”
This album is available for purchase on http://mu-
sic.bababrinkman.com/album/the-rap-guide-to-wilderness/.
For more information on Baba, visit his website at www.bababrinkman.com.
To learn more about the partnership and what The WILD Foundation’s purpose is, visit www.wild.org.
‘Fury’ shows WWii brutality
Imagine being sur-rounded by enemy troops in a storm of weapon fire. The smoke is too thick to see the soldier beside you, and the gun fire is so loud, a constant ringing starts to clog your hearing. Your next move could be your last, but you’ve never been taught how to fight. This is the terri-fying reality of Norman Elli-son (Logan Lerman), a mere typing clerk in the U.S. Army.
Norman, who once vowed to never kill another man, was about to become the most critical member of his doomed tank troop. His story is heroically told in Brad Pitt’s new indie war film, “Fury.” “Fury” is named for the seemingly indestruc-tible tank that led Sgt. Don “Wardaddy” Collier (Brad Pitt) and his soldiers through the deadliest battles of WWII. After one of the movie’s most devastating battles, Norman is sent to join the crew even though he is only trained as a typing clerk. Without the respect of his fellow soldiers Gordo (Micahel Pena), Boyd (Shia Labeouf) and Grady (Jon Bernthal), they set out on their first battle together. The story follows Norman’s journey of becoming a man and learning the true mean-ing of bravery.
Most of the film is shot in dark, rainy locations, adding to the overall som-ber tone of the film. Land-scapes of muddy, rugged and rain-sopped terrain set the background for some of the most gruesome fights of WWII. The luscious green rolling hills of Germany were quickly overshadowed by blood-stained soil and charred debris of past bat-tles. The camera appeared shaky and almost hand-held, creating intense mo-ments of anticipation and realistic ground level shots.
Graphic visuals leave viewers unsettled through-out the entire film, as sol-diers seemed to drop like flies at the most sudden mo-ments. In one scene, Nor-
man hesitates firing his weapon at a suspicious spot in the bushes. A Nazi sol-dier quickly tossed out a fire bomb, lighting one of Nor-man’s crewmates on fire. The camera panned to the soldier as his flesh ignited and he screeched in pain. Another crewman quickly shot the burning man in an attempt to relieve him of his misery. Though the moment of agony was brief, it did not erase the horrific image scarred in viewers’ minds. Raw scenes of war brutality, such as this one, emphasized the gravity of pain these sol-diers endured. It also out-lined the importance of Nor-man’s actions, which is one of the existential crises the character endures.
There were actually mul-tiple moral crises met in this movie, which may have been the reason the plot seemed to linger on some-
times. The epic final battle was no doubt a perfect fi-nale for Norman’s character, but his journey was not ex-actly an exciting or uplifting one. Also, Norman and Sgt. Collier’s brief love affair dis-tracted from the direction of the plot line and created un-necessary drama amongst characters.
With very little to be up-lifted by in this film, it took a long time for the moral of the story to sink in for me. But, Norman’s story was ex-ceptionally courageous and proved the importance of trust. You are left touched by his bravery and som-ber for the brutality of war. I give this film three-and-a-half out of five stars for its overall visual perfec-tion, but deducted credit for its sometimes bland plotline.
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There is only one de-clared winner of “The Voice” each season. How-ever, that doesn’t neces-sarily mean each singer’s journey is over. The talent is there and, with fantas-tic coaching, singers can still make great careers.
Gwen Sebastian didn’t win season two with her coach blake Shelton, but she’s continued to use her talents as a coun-try artist and is bringing them to morgantown.
Sebastian released two albums and most currently, a single called “Small Town Soul.” An-
other hit song is “I’m Not Who You Think I Am” fea-turing miranda Lambert, Shelton’s wife.
She collaborated with Shelton as well. Sebas-tian’s vocals are featured in Shelton’s hit, “my eyes.” It’s nominated for “col-laboration of the Year” in the American country countdown Awards on Dec. 15.
This countr y star will be in morgantown shortly after that. Sebas-tian will play from 8-11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 at Schmitt’s Saloon.
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It’s the holiday season and, not only is it the time to renovate your house with Christmas decorations ga-lore, but also time to vamp up your look.
During the holidays, many people spend time gather-ing with friends and family to celebrate. This gives you the chance to try new looks, especially since you’ll most likely be snapping count-less pictures to capture the essence of the holiday spirit with your loved ones. Today, we’ll focus on some looks for particular events, including a trip to the ice rink, an “Ugly Christmas Sweater” party, a holiday dinner at your fam-ily’s house and a New Year’s Eve Date/Party.
Although I’m quite awful at ice skating, I always love hitting the rinks with friends to get into the Christmas spirit. As I know from ex-perience, it is important to wear long sleeves and just enough layers to stay warm and protect your skin if you
fall. I personally don’t like to bulk up with too many lay-ers, especially when doing something active, so thinner layers made with thicker ma-terial are my favorite.
For this outfit I wore a black, long sleeved ther-mal underneath this wool sweater. I love this outfit be-cause I am able to stay warm without looking too bulky in pictures. I thought the sweater was really cute and was quite festive with the po-lar bear on the front. I paired the sweater with jeans and brown snow boots, a knit grey ombre toboggan, as well as taupe gloves and a multi-color knit scarf.
Ugly Christmas Sweater parties are so fun and fes-tive. Nowadays, many stores across the nation sell Ugly Christmas sweaters, so it’s easy for everyone to partic-ipate for very little cost. My friends and I tend to go all out in order to win the Ugly Christmas Sweater Contest, but at the end of the day we really enjoy the hunt for the sweaters the most.
In this photo, my friend Nicole Alessio and I dressed
in the spirit of the occasion. Nicole wore a light brown zip-up sweater, which show-cased stocking, reindeer, mittens, bows and snow-man prints. She paired this with a white v-neck and a snowman headband that added flair to the outfit. I, on the other hand, wore a black zip-up sweater with plaid patches sewn on it and Christmas tree and snow-flake designs. I paired the sweater with Christmas leg-gings I found at Kohl’s, a tutu from Hobby Lobby, Christ-mas garland from Target and a red tank top. We both painted our nails in tradi-tional Christmas colors, red and green, and placed candy cane and mistletoe nail stick-ers on top of the paint.
Visiting family is a big part of the holidays, especially for those college students who come home from break. This can include family din-ners with many relatives you haven’t seen in a while, which automatically means you’ll be asked to pose for many pictures.
In this photo, I tried to cre-ate a classic look by pairing
red lipstick with a longer, bright red peacoat. Pairing red like this helps brighten up your face, especially in pictures. Out of the impor-tance of comfort, I wore a warm grey sweater dress with black tights and tall black heel boots.
New Year’s Eve is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a time to look back on the last year of your life and embrace the future that is to come. I think spending New Year’s with your loved ones is important, whether that’s at a party, on a date or at home with your fam-ily. I feel that with a new year ahead, its always fun to try new makeup looks, hairdos and styles.
In this photo, I wore a se-quined, flashy dress, short semi-formal dress that would stand out in pictures. Since this dress was a bit on the flashy side, I dressed it down with a plain, gold bow-tie belt and simple gold posts. I curled my hair and put it in a low ponytail to complete the look.
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LIBERTY BOUND
by anthony pecorarosports editor
@pecorarowvunews
The West Virginia Mountaineers will make their third trip to a bowl game during Holgorsen’s fourth season at the helm.
West Virginia (7-5, 5-4 Big 12) will take on the Texas A&M Aggies (7-5, 3-5 SEC) for the first time ever in the 56th AutoZone Lib-erty Bowl Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. EST at Liberty Bowl Sta-dium in Memphis.
The Liberty Bowl, which features the No. 4 Big 12 team and an SEC pool pick team, will be the place where the Mountaineers will seek their 15th bowl victory in school history in what will be their 33rd ap-
pearance in a bowl game, dating back to West Virgin-ia’s first in 1953 – the Sugar Bowl against Georgia Tech.
Although WVU has never faced A&M before, it holds a 24-23-2 all-time record against SEC teams, and Holgorsen said in a release that he knows the challenges that come with playing any SEC team.
“We faced a very chal-lenging schedule this sea-son with five Top 12 teams and playing a tough oppo-nent like Texas A&M in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be yet another challenge this year,” Holgorsen said.
Another challenge is in store for the Mountaineers as the Aggies have had a season full of mystery.
Texas A&M began its sea-
son 5-0. After some losses, it rebounded against then-No. 3 Auburn in Week 10, but would close out its sea-son by losing the last two games at home against Missouri and LSU.
With Holgorsen not knowing the type of team third-year head coach Kevin Sumlin will bring out against the Mountaineers at the end of the month, he said his team will be pre-pared for anything the Ag-gies might throw at them.
“We had a good sea-son, and getting to play in a bowl game is a great way to reward our players, es-pecially our seniors,” Hol-gorsen said. “We will pre-pare hard for this bowl game and try to finish this season on a strong note.”
Ending 2014 on a high note for Holgorsen and the Mountaineers will require a team that is efficient on all three sides of the ball.
The Aggies have a dy-namic quarterback threat in Kenny Hill and Kyle Al-len, who have combined for the 12th best passing team in the nation, aver-aging slightly more than 306 yards a game. The two have collectively thrown for 3,677 yards with 35 touchdowns, but also 14 interceptions.
With uncertainty still remaining at the quarter-back positon for West Vir-ginia, with the lingering injuries of redshirt senior Clint Trickett, the Moun-taineers will continue to utilize sophomore Skyler
Howard under center over the next few weeks in or-der to be prepared for ei-ther quarterback starting in the Liberty Bowl.
West Virginia is below .500 in bowl games – 14-18 all-time – but the Moun-taineers will look to erase some recent bowl his-tory, as West Virginia has dropped three of its last four bowl appearances. The lone victory coming in the 2012 Orange Bowl against Clemson in a big way, 70-33.
WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck said the op-portunity for the Moun-taineers and Aggies to fa-ceoff in the Liberty Bowl is a game that should be filled with plenty of action and a good matchup, in his
opinion.“We are excited for our
football program to be back in a bowl game, and the city of Memphis will be a great place for our players, staff and fans,” he said. “I know they will re-ally enjoy the experience, and the Mountaineers look forward to an exciting visit to Memphis.
“The game against Texas A&M will provide the Lib-erty Bowl with a very enter-taining matchup.”
The last time the Moun-taineers were in the Liberty Bowl was in 1964 when the Mountaineers fell to Utah, 32-6 – an outcome West Virginia hopes changes this time around.
West Virginia heads to its 33rd bowl game, will take on Texas A&M in AutoZone Liberty Bowl
doyle maurer/the daily athenaeumWVU receiver Kevin White gets pumped up following a play in the Baylor game earlier this season.
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A&M: A well-rounded opponent for West Virginiaby dillon durst
sports writer @dailyathenaeum
West Virginia will face Texas A&M in the Au-toZone Liberty Bowl Dec. 29 in Memphis to con-clude its 2014 season.
“We faced a very chal-lenging schedule this sea-son with five Top 12 teams and playing a tough oppo-nent like Texas A&M in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be yet another chal-lenge this year,” said WVU head coach Dana Hol-gorsen Sunday.
The Aggies (7-5, 3-5 SEC) limp into the post-season having lost five of their last seven games to close out the regular season.
After starting the sea-son 5-0 and climbing as high as No. 6 in the AP Top 25 Poll, A&M lost in con-
secutive weeks to surging Mississippi State and Ole Miss teams before a 59-0 blowout at Alabama.
After the demoraliz-ing loss to the Crimson Tide sent the Aggies spi-raling out of SEC title contention, head coach Kevin Sumlin reopened the quarterback competi-tion between incumbent Kenny Hill and true fresh-man Kyle Allen.
S u m l i n e v e n t u a l l y handed the reigns over to Allen, a former five-star prospect out of high school, prior to the Ag-gies’ matchup against Louisiana-Monroe. Under Allen, A&M is 2-2, includ-ing a big win over then-No. 3 Auburn.
In the eight games he has appeared in this sea-son, Allen has completed 61.1 percent of his passes for 1,028 yards and 12
touchdowns versus six interceptions.
The Aggies’ rushing at-tack is very similar to what WVU fans have seen in the Mountaineers’ backfield this season.
A&M features three backs who each bring a different dynamic to the table. Junior Tra Carson, who checks in at 6-foot, 230 pounds, is the bruiser of the group. Carson has tallied 448 yards on 99 car-ries and five touchdowns.
Juniors Trey Williams and Brandon Williams compliment Carson’s power with their speed. The duo has combined for 848 yards and nine touchdowns.
A&M also features a group of fast and explo-sive receivers. Sopho-more Josh Reynolds leads the team in receptions, yards and touchdowns.
The 6-foot-4 sophomore has hauled in 47 recep-tions for 762 yards and 12 touchdowns.
True freshman Speedy Noil also figures to be a problem for West Virgin-ia’s secondary. A former five-star prospect out of New Orleans, Noil burst on to the national scene against Ole Miss, breaking out for a season-high 11 receptions for 105 yards against one of the tough-est defenses in the nation.
Up front, the Aggies are led by senior left tackle Cedric Ogbuehi, who many consider the top of-fensive lineman in the na-tion. Ogbuehi is joined by veterans Jarvis Harrison at right tackle and Mike Mat-thews at center.
Defensively, A&M fea-tures one of the most dominant pass rushers in the nation in true fresh-
man Myles Garrett. An-other former five-star prospect, Garrett has reg-istered a team-high 10 sacks this season.
A&M is very experi-enced in the secondary, featuring four upperclass-men. Kicker Josh Lambo has been one of the most consistent legs in the na-tion, converting all at-tempted point after at-tempts and hitting 12 of 14 field goals with a long of 50 yards.
While both these teams are well known for their high-powered offenses, it’ll be interesting to see which defense can step up and hold its own. This one figures to be a classic shootout till the end, but the Mountaineers should have the edge defensively.
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I never thought I’d be faced with writing a fare-well column for The Daily Athenaeum, and not be-cause I never saw the end of my time as sports ed-itor, but because I never saw this journey begin-ning for me in the first place.
Although it was more than 10 years ago that I decided in the sixth grade I wanted to go into the journalism field as a ca-reer, now being just 10 days away from graduat-ing with a television jour-nalism degree, has truly put into perspective just how fast time moves and the opportunities that will pass you by if you do not act quickly.
At age 11 when I knew my calling in life was jour-nalism, I saw my future flash before my eyes, and I haven’t let that image leave my mind since.
From the moment this realization hit me, the majority of everything I searched on the Inter-net, the way I watched the news and the way I went about my life all began to change. It was no lon-ger just caring about what was on the news, but now it was also a matter of who was on the news and how they got to where they were in their career.
I filled out an applica-tion for The DA a couple years ago without know-ing a lifetime opportunity would be ahead of me.
I can now say that de-cision to initially apply to The DA is a decision that remains one of the best decisions I have made in college.
I hope I have been able to fill the shoes to the best of my abilities of many successful journalists who were in my shoes at The DA as the sports editor not too long ago.
This job has taught me
far more than being able to write in AP style and in the ins and outs of interview-ing. It has given me the chance to live my lifelong dream, and that is some-thing a price tag cannot be put on.
To be able to cover a Di-vision I football team like the Mountaineers, who have a rich history and are truly known through-out the nation, has been a true honor, especially from a journalistic perspective. Being engulfed in every aspect of the 2014 Moun-taineer football season has given me intangibles that I will never forget moving forward in my career.
Although the saying, “I wouldn’t be where I am today without…” is used quite often in today’s so-ciety, I can honestly say I would not be writing this farewell column if it wasn’t for two people in particu-lar: Amit Batra and Con-nor Murray.
Both were the sports ed-itor and associate sports editor, respectively, for the 2013-14 school year, and the only reasons why I began covering WVU tennis and rowing during the 2013 fall semester and eventually the main rea-son why I have the honor of writing this column to-day as the sports editor.
I have no idea what’s next in life and as fright-ening as that sounds – and believe me it is – the thrill and excitement fac-tor about the unknown and what the future holds is what life is all about. What’s the point of going through life knowing your next move all the time?
I want to close by thank-ing each of you – the read-ers – because without you, I could not live my dream on a daily basis. My time at The DA has been noth-ing short of a thrill and the personal strides I have been able to make are be-cause of you.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Staten takes step back, not downby connor murray
sports writer @dailyathenaeum
Juwan Staten did prac-tically everything for West Virginia’s men’s basket-ball team last season. Af-ter leading the conference in scoring and minutes played, he came into his senior season tabbed as the Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year.
To this point, his fi-nal season in Morgan-town has been more of a game of give and take. The Mountaineers are winning, something they didn’t do with any consis-tency a year ago, but Stat-en’s numbers are down, causing head scratching in the college basketball community.
After averaging 18.1 points in 37.3 minutes per game in 2013-14, Staten is putting up 15 points in 29.7 minutes a game this year, but if you ask head coach Bob Huggins, there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for the down-turn in his star player’s production.
“We’ve got plenty of people to rest him. I don’t think it’s that. I think they’re not calling the touch fouls as much as they did before. (Juwan) got to the line an enor-mous amount of times a year ago that he’s not get-
ting to the line this year,” Huggins said.
“I think that’s why his scoring is down more than anything else. He’s really trying to get other people involved. He really does. He wants to win.”
There were times last year where if Staten wasn’t putting this team on his back, there was no way they were coming up with a win.
Through nine games this year, West Virginia is 8-1 and in the Top-25, even without top-notch produc-tion from its leader. So how have the Mountaineers been able to survive? The answer lies on their bench.
This is a much deeper team than what Huggins was working with last season, and the quality of his bench options has increased.
“I think we can legiti-mately play 10 or 11 guys. Hopefully our 10-11 guys are better than their 10-11 guys. Our 1-5 may not be as good, but hopefully our 10 is better and we can get into their bench and make them play more people,” Huggins said.
“I think that’s advan-tageous to us, and I think it’s a cumulative effect of the pressure. It wears on people.”
It wears on the oppo-nent, but it also wears on West Virginia. The full-court press the Mountain-
eers have frequently em-ployed in the early stages is another reason why Staten’s minutes have decreased.
“He’s not going to be
able to play at the pace we’ve been playing that amount of minutes, and we don’t want him to. I think he got worn down there at the end of the year
last year,” Huggins said.So, you might not see
the same production out of WVU’s point guard in the 2014-15 season, but he should have plenty left in
the tank when the confer-ence play really heats up in February and March, which is when his team will need him most.
KYLE MONROE/THE DAILY ATHENAEUMSenior guard Juwan Staten looks up at the scoreboard before a game earlier this season.
West Virginia defense playing major role in early successby ryan petroVich
sports writer @dailyathenaeum
After suffering its first loss of the season to LSU, West Virginia rebounded and soared past Northern Ken-tucky Sunday night.
At 8-1, the Mountaineers are second in the Big 12 be-hind TCU, who is still unde-feated. The Mountaineers are one of seven teams – in-cluding Kansas – displaying only one loss on its record.
The strong start for head coach Bob Huggins’ team has established WVU as a le-
gitimate threat in the Big 12. One reason West Virginia
is finding success is due to its defense. Huggins has di-aled up a full-court press that’s been giving teams a lot of trouble so far this season.
The Mountaineers are forcing a great deal of turn-overs and finding points off other team’s miscues.
The press defense was in full effect Sunday night. West Virginia forced North-ern Kentucky to commit 20 turnovers. West Virginia capitalized on the turnovers as well, scoring 24 points off Northern Kentucky’s
giveaways. “You saw, the score was
20-17 (at halftime). That’s a low scoring game,” said for-ward Jonathan Holton fol-lowing Sunday’s win. “De-fense was big-time play. (We’re) a defensive minded team right now.”
On average, opponents are turning the ball 22.9 times when facing West Virginia. The Mountaineers turnover margin is plus 12.
Another solid number for the Mountaineers is the amount of steals they’re coming away with. Huggins’ squad is averaging 14 steals a game.
The defense has pro-pelled the offense at times this season. Holton said the offense isn’t firing on all cyl-inders just yet, but the de-fense is beginning to fuel the offense.
“Our defense’s lateral movement is good,” he said. “Once our offense starts clicking, it’s going to get real scary. We’re one of the top hustling teams in the coun-try. We just got to do what we do best (and) that’s play hard.”
Huggins hasn’t ques-tioned his team’s effort this season. He said he can see his team is highly motivated
and the energy level they’re playing at is making the de-fensive play that much bet-ter as the season progresses.
“We got most of our points in the second half in transition,” said Nate Adrian after Sunday’s game. “That’s just defense playing hard.”
“Toward the end of the first half, we stepped our pressure up and that really got us going heading into the second half,” said senior guard Juwan Staten. “We were a little bit more active with our hands and with our bodies. We forced them into turnovers and we just wore them down.”
The Mountaineers will look to keep the strong de-fensive effort moving for-ward. They’ll face Marshall in Charleston on Sunday and starting the game fast on defense and offense will be a priority.
“We just go out there and play,” Staten said. “Some-times we’re able to evalu-ate ourselves at the half, so we know what we need to do and step it up in the sec-ond half.”
woMEN’S BASKETBALL
montgomery continues to emerge as powerful force for WVuby daVid Statman
sports writer @dailyathenaeum
At 6-foot-5, sopho-more center Lanay Mont-gomery stands tallest on the West Virginia Uni-versity women’s basket-ball team – and over the past few games, she’s fi-nally starting to play like it.
Montgomery has been one of the Mountain-eers’ most improved play-ers so far this season. The Pittsburgh native has started every game at cen-ter, and has been making more and more of an im-pact as the season goes on.
Head coach Mike Carey has been vocal in his dis-appointment in the per-formance of his bigs, and Carey said his increased confidence in Montgom-ery starts with her effort.
“I’m all about ‘I’m go-ing to play the best people that’s playing the hardest,’ and Lanay’s playing hard right now. That’s why she’s getting more minutes,” Carey said. “I think defen-sively she’s come a long way, I think she’s rebound-ing better, I think she’s be-ing stronger with the ball, and now she’s getting a lit-tle confidence scoring.”
Montgomery was given the starting center job at the beginning of the sea-son, but not really having played in over two years, she struggled to make an impression. In the open-ing weeks of the season, Carey often went the bal-ance of games with senior
forward Crystal Leary as his primary post player.
But Montgomery has started to arrive in recent games, establishing her-self as a formidable rim defender, solid rebounder and an increasingly capa-ble interior scorer. Mont-gomery notched her first career double-double with 10 points and 12 re-bounds Saturday against Coppin State, to go with five blocks in what Mont-gomery called the best all-around game of her colle-giate career.
While Carey has re-warded her with more minutes on the court, Montgomery said the thing that matters most is that she is building confi-dence in herself.
“I’ve always thought he had confidence in me,” Montgomery said. “It was just about me having con-fidence in myself, espe-cially on the offensive end, and I think these last few games have helped me build more confidence and also these last few practices.”
Montgomery has been extremely active getting to the ball defensively, and her height, length and ath-leticism have resulted in an average of over three blocks per game – top on the team, and No. 13 in the nation. Montgomery is also the team’s third-leading rebounder, with 6.3 per game.
Mo s t i m p o r t a nt l y , Montgomery’s improving form is giving Carey more lineup options as he tries to manage the minutes of
an increasingly thin team. After freshman point guard Dominique Simpson went down with a sprained an-kle against Coppin State,
Carey only has eight active players.
If Montgomery can con-tinue to improve and jus-tify Carey playing her 30
or more minutes a night, it will surely make it that much easier for the Moun-taineers to survive with a shallow bench.
With Big 12 play fast ap-proaching, they will be counting on it.
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Rock and roll icons Nonpoint and (Hed)p.e look to bring their high-energy and thrashing sounds to Schmitt’s Saloon Wednesday.
With the anticipation surrounding Nonpoint and (Hed)p.e’s appearance, Schmitt’s yet again corrals two rock classics, adding to their laundry list of show-cased rock acts.
“Being in a high-energy atmosphere like Schmitt’s Saloon, these two will ‘light the fire’ under any rock fan in the crowd that night,” said Craig Roberts of Rob-erts Entertainment.
Since its foundation in 1997, the members of Non-point have been croon-ing to hard rock jams in the band’s Florida home-town. Members Elias Sori-ano, Adam Wolosyzn, Ra-sheed Thomas, Robb Rivera and B.C. Kochmit make up the quintet, each bringing a punch of their own creative flows. With eight full-length albums, the band’s most recent, “The Return,” truly lives up to its title. Released in August, Nonpoint’s new-est collection of songs fea-tures loaded lyrics backed up by a cranking guitar with a punch of percussion play. Soriano’s somber sound bleeds through in one of the album’s most popular tracks, “Breaking Skin.”
“Breaking Skin is about addiction, whether it be food, drugs, sex, lying or anything,” Soriano said. “That tends to turn into an itch. You can’t stop scratch-ing it, so you break skin. Then, you’re bleeding. You need to get help at that point and deal with it.”
Nonpoint’s aesthetic lies within its lyrics, embed-ded with vocal truths that tell stories of struggles and starting over. “The Return” is packed with the typical high-pitched energy that has been associated with Nonpoint since its start.
“I want everybody to feel like they got a complete re-cord from beginning to end,” Soriano said. “I want them to walk away with some-
thing substantial and true that they can hopefully come back to.”
Coming to Morgantown alongside the greats that make up Nonpoint, eclectic Cali band (Hed)p.e will take the stage as well.
With more than a de-cade of experience within the realms of the music in-dustry, (Hed)p.e has waded through a sea of various genres, from toying with the sounds of reggae to rock n’ roll. The band’s harmoni-ous diversity has since set-tled into a world of lyrical truths, empowering fans to fight injustice through the band’s rhythmic ballads.
“I believe (Hed)p.e’s lon-gevity is due to the fact that our records are more than just music,” said Jahred Gomes, (Hed)p.e front man. “Some of the greatest artists have used their music for social commentary.”
Within its new-found movement, (Hed)p.e con-tinues to mesmerize the youth following through their exploration of pro-moting unity and political activism. The album, “Evo-lution”, which was released in July, debuted their new-found status. Combining groovy, old school reggae influences with their rock n’ roll rap, (Hed)p.e’s “Evo-lution” keeps the band’s original flair while also re-vealing its newest genre layer.
The band’s “No Turning Back” pairs quick and raspy verses with a clash of gui-tar and drums, while “Let It Burn” takes a slower vibe, mellowing out the album with a touch of reggae.
“Both Nonpoint and (Hed)p.e. bring a heavier rock atmosphere than Mor-gantown has seen to date all on one stage in one night,” Roberts said. “From the time they hit the stage, until the last song is played these two will have every person in the crowd on their feet screaming and dancing.”
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2014 has seen America’s singing sweetheart Taylor Swift move from country to a more pop style of music. Despite this change, her newest album “1989” has recieved rave reviews and is the top grossing non-soundtrack album on iTunes this year.
“1989” features many hit songs, including the singles “Shake It Off” and “Blank Space.” Taylor’s lyrics in her new songs attack the media’s impression of her as a man-eater, romantically indecisive and heart broken girl. Using clever wording, the 24-year-old singer parodies what the media thinks of her, delivering to fans a funny, catchy and smart series of songs to listen to.
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Marvel Studios continued to crush it in the box office this year with a number of popular releases. No movie managed to outshine “Guardians of the Galaxy,” however.
This chart-topping movie masterfully combined action, science fiction, drama and quirky humor to give audiences a blockbuster unlike any other in recent years.
“Guardians” took audiences from one end of the uni-verse to the other as they followed the exploits of the rag-tag gang of bounty hunters, assassins and criminals trying to save the universe from ultimate destruction.
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Despite significant competition from NFL Football, “NCIS” and AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” CBS managed to pull out a victory for most watched show of the year with the “Big Bang Theory.”
Against better sense, Americans can’t seem to get enough of the nerdy group of friends struggling with love, companionship, everyday life and social interaction.
“Big Bang Theory’s” win gives CBS its second “most watched show” victory in the last two years.
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Due to the release of the new consoles last year, Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s XBox One, 2014 has seen an influx of outstanding new videogames.
“Destiny,” the new “Call of Duty” and “Halo: Master Chief Collection” all caught the desire of thousands of gam-ers, but none to the level that “Grand Theft Auto V” did.
“GTA5” took players back to the West Coast, this time in the shoes of three different criminals. Players got to explore the huge, fully realized,city of Los Santos and surrounding area as they pulled off heists and other criminal activities.
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In our ever-continuing attempts to bring our readers the very best in entertainment news, we’ve compiled a list of the top grossing movie, video game, and album, of the past year. We’ve also included the most-watched televi-sion show of 2014.
While the top-grossing or most-watched doesn’t nec-essarily correspond to what is truly the best, we feel this list gives readers a feel for what has been most popular this year.
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For More InformationCall (304) 293-5840 orVisit housing.wvu.edu
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LEGAL NOTICESPUBLIC NOTICE. The next meeting of the Board of Directors and Board Committees of the West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. will convene on Friday, December 12, 2014 at the following times and locations:- Board of Directors meeting at 12:30 p.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center, Room 203, Morgantown, WV.- Finance Committee meeting at 9:00 a.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center, Room 203, Morgantown, WV.- Quality & Patient Safety Committee meet-ing at 9:00 a.m. at the Erickson Alumni Center, Room 115, Morgantown, WV.- Compliance & Audit Committee meeting at 11:00 a.m. at the Erickson Alumni Cen-ter, Room 112, Morgantown, WV. All meet-ings are open to the public.
FURNISHEDAPARTMENTS
KingdomProperties
Utilities Paid1-7 Bedroom
Houses and AptsDowntownSouth Park
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1, 2, 3 & 4 BR APARTMENTS in Sunny-side. Furnished 304-622-6826
NOW LEASING FOR MAY 2015
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AVALON APARTMENTSNEAR EVANSDALE -LAW SCHOOL1BR-2BR (2Bath)- 3BR (3Bath)
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Walk in ClosetsDishwasher / Microwave
Private Balconies24 Hr Emergency Maintenance
On Site ManagementModern Fire Safety Features
Furnished OptionalOn Inter-campus Bus RouteOther 2,3,4 BR Units
Close to Campus w/ Similar Amenities
“Get More For Less”Call Today
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AVAILABLE January 1ST. 1BR furnished apartment near B&E building. $500/month includes utilities. No pets. 304-292-6921
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Sales Representative for the month of
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NOVEMBER
The monongalia Arts center Glee pro-gram will host its Holiday choral concert, “Fa La La La La” at the mAc’s Tanner The-atre this weekend.
mAcglee is a vocal group made up of adults in the morgantown and monon-galia county area. This is their fourth year working together. Some guest artists will be performing in the show as well, in-cluding Arianna Pinn and Donna Kinsey, two hand bell ringers from morgantown who will perform solo and duet hand bell selections.
The members of mAcglee have been rehearsing since the beginning of Sep-tember for this show and other perfor-mances and they will have their final rehearsal this Wednesday before the concert.
Accompaniment for the show will have christina baran playing the keyboard, Keith Lee on percussion and Josh Davis
playing bass.Directing the group is Ken Godwin, the
music director for the monongalia Arts center. Godwin graduated with his bach-elor’s and master’s degrees from West Vir-ginia University and has worked in many other positions in music including Assis-tant WVU band Director for two years and instructing at the WVU Fine Arts summer camps.
musical selections include “Jingle bells (Sort Of ),” “A Swingin’ christmas,” “Where Are You christmas” and “I Wish You christmas.”
There will be refreshments provided at the end of the show, and there is a sug-gested donation of $5 but entry is free. The show will begin at 4 p.m. on Dec. 14 at the mAc Tanner Theatre. For more infor-mation visit http://monartscenter.com/.
— nlc
MACglee Holiday Concert
HOLIDAY RECIPES
This recipe is super easy, but it looks like you put a lot of effort into the dessert. With finals coming, we need to save any time we can. With this no-bake recipe, you will save 30
minutes to an hour of baking. Enjoy!
Ingredients: 8 oz. cream cheese Softened
1/4 cup powered sugar
2/3 cup heavy cream
1 package of cheesecake pudding
1 package of chocolate dessert cups
12 strawberries
white sugar sprinkles
Instructions: 1. Combine all ingredients except the chocolate cups and
strawberries. Beat well on high until the cheesecake cream is light and fluffy. Put the mixture into a piping bag and fill
each chocolate cup up.
2. Place strawberry with the green part (top of berry) cut off on top of the cheesecake layer and press down.
3. Put a small amount of cream cheese on the tip of the strawberry. Sprinkle the white sugar sprinkles on the
cheesecake bites.-aml
santa Hat Cheesecake Bites
SChoolandSunTanS.BlogSPoT.Com
This recipe takes about 20 minutes to prep, about 50 minutes to bake and yields about four dozen cookies when
done.
Ingredients:1 cup/stick of margarine or butter softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour – do not use self rising flour
3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
¼ teaspoon salt
powdered sugar
Instructions: 1. heat the oven to 400 degrees
2. mix margarine, ½ cup powdered sugar and vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough
holds together
3. Shape dough into 1-inch ball, place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet
4. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set but not brown, remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack
5. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, cool on wire rack, roll in powdered sugar again
Russian Tea Cakes
-nlc
lindSaymaRiko.WoRdPRESS.Com
Mint Bark
Ingredients:2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
2 drops green food coloring
Instructions:1. line a cookie sheet with wax paper. melt the semisweet
chips in a heat-proof bowl over top of a pot of water on medium-high heat (not boiling just simmering), stir
continuously until smooth. Pour the chocolate onto the cookie sheet and spread it to about ¼ inch thickness, with
the back of a spoon
2. do the same thing to the white chocolate chips and add the peppermint extract and food coloring while stirring it
to melt. Pour over the other chocolate and spread to about 1/8 inch thickness. draw the tip of a butter knife through
the layers to create swirls and refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
3. Remove the bark from the pan, peel off the wax paper and set the bark on a cutting board, cut into bars with a
sharp knife or break with your hands. Store in a container overnight in the refrigerator.
-nlc
goodClEanfunEaTing.BlogSPoT.Com
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FURNISHEDAPARTMENTS
Now Renting for January 2015
1 & 2 Bedrooms
Renting for May 2015Eff ., 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms
* Pets Welcome * 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance * Next to Football Stadium & Hospital * Free Wireless Internet Cafe * State of the Art Fitness Center * Recreation Area Includes Direct TV’s, ESPN, NFL NBA, MLB, Packages * Mountain Line Bus Every 15 Minutes
Offi ce HoursMonday-Friday 8am-5pm
304-599-7474
Morgantown’s MostLuxurious Living
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DOWNTOWN-WHERE THE ACTION IS!2/BR Loft apartment just up from Black Bear boasts 2 full Baths; built-in kitchen includes all appliances; wahser/dryer; ½ block from PRT. $480/person/month plus utilities. Owner pays garbage. AVAILA-BLE MAY 16, 2015. CALL STEVEAT 304-288-6012 FOR APPOINTMENT...TODAY!
NEWLY REMODELED 1BR 2 blocks from main campus. $600/mth, includes all utili-ties. 304-598-2387 or 304-288-5133
10. APARTMENTS HOMESAND TOWN HOUSES1,2,3,4 & 5 person unitsGrandfathered in - City Approved
9. CONVENIENT LOCATIONSSouth Park, Med Center, High St.,Walkability-SAVE ON FUEL
8. INDOOR AND OUTDOORQUALITY
7. HIGHEST EFFICIENCYHEAT & AIR CONDITIONING
6. QUALITY FURNISHINGSWe realize that comfort andbeauty is important.
5. RELIABLE MAINTENANCEWe keep every commitmentwe make. Qualified Staff
4. 40 YEARS EXPERIENCEIN LEASINGFacts stand up as indisputableevidence of superiority
3. AMENITIESWahers/Dryers, Dishwashers,Microwaves, A/C
2. GENEROUS FREE PARKINGDusk to Dawn Lightingon Premises
1. WE ALWAYS REMEMBERTHE GOLDEN RULE:
“Do unto others as you wouldhave them do unto you”
TOP 10 REASONS TO RENTFROM PERILLI APARTMENTS
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TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS1,2 & 3/BR Furnished and Unfurnished
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UNFURNISHEDAPARTMENTS
1 or 2 BR APARTMENT, available in May. Parking, Washer/Dryer, AC, no pets. Some utilities included. 304-288-6374
AVAILABLE NOW - May 2015. 3Bed 3Bath unit @ Jones Place. 304-296-7400
UNFURNISHEDAPARTMENTS
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1-6 BEDROOM HOUSESAND APARTMENTS
Walk to classes!Downtown Campus
NO BUSES NEEDED
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NOW!
Very Nice1/BR Apartment
Please Call304-291-2103
2 to 5 BEDROOM HOUSES & APART-MENTS. Available May 2015. All with dish-washer, disposal and washer/dryers. Walk to Lair in 5 minutes. 304-284-9634
4 BEDROOM 2 BATH. Larger than most. CAC, W/D, Dishwasher, Parking available. bckrentals.com. Call: 304-594-1200
5 BEDROOM 3 BATH. 683 WILLEYSTREET. Available May 2015. Includes parking, W/D, DW. $450/person. 3 0 4 - 3 1 9 - 1 2 4 3 .www.hymarkproperties.com.
221, 225, 227 JONES AVE 1-4BR $395 to $465/mo + util. Excellent condition, free off-street parking. NO PETS 304-685-3457
1BR WESTOVER. $475/mth. Most utilities included. No pets. W/D. Available January. 304-288-6374
2/BR SOUTH PARK. W/D. No Pets, $650/mo. 304-288-6374
2BR/2BA 3BR/3BA Evansdale, Sunny-side. W/D, CA/C, DW, Free Parking. Lease/deposit. Pet Friendly. 304-669-5571.
3/BR, 3/BTH DUPLEX. W/D, DW, AC, off-street parking. Relatively new. Availa-ble Jan. 1st Short term leases accepted from Jan-June. Annual leases after June. $1200/mo. 304-319-0437
3-1 BEDROOM CONDOS FOR RENT. Ap-pliances. Smooth top stove, refrigerator w/ice maker, microwave, DW, W/D. Ce-ramic tile in kitchen and bathroom. 6’ slider off living room with small deck. Located on West Run in Morgantown, WV. $300.00 de-posit. $675/mth rent. 12 month lease. Call or text Jeff at 304-290-8571.
UNFURNISHEDAPARTMENTS
3BR UNION AVENUE. Available now. W/D, new carpet, close to town and cam-pus, off street parking. $395/person. Please call/text: 304-290-3347
4BR 2BTH. 209 Waverly Street. Available May 2015 Includes parking, W/D, dish-washer and deck. $450/person. 3 0 4 - 3 1 9 - 1 2 4 3 .www.hymarkproperties.com
APARTMENTS AND HOUSES for rent downtown for May. Prices Vary, walking dis-tance to downtown and campus. Call 304-685-7835
AAWESOME DOWNTWESOME DOWNTOWNOWNBRICK ROW BRICK ROW
URBAN LOFT URBAN LOFT APTS.APTS.2-4 bedrooms.
Central A/C, W/D, DW, hardwood floors, skylight.
Great location next to Walnut PRT. $550-650/person.
All utilities included.
304304--288288--33083308.
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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BEL-CROSSPROPERTIES, LLC
(304) 296 - 7930
Prices are for the total unitSunnysideSouth ParkDowntownSouth ParkDowntownSunnysideEvansdaleMed CenterWiles HillMed CenterEvansdaleSunnyside
Star City
1BD
2BD
4BD
3BD
$500 $525 $550 $650
$650 $700 $700 $800
$800 $855$1200$1500$1200 + util
Now Leasing for Spring 2015 and Now
1,2,3,4,5, and 6 BedroomsSunnyside, South Park, Suncrest, Wiles Hill
Woodburn, Evansdale and DowntownComplete rental list on
belcross.comArthur G. Trusler III - Broker
Bon Vista & The VillasAffordable Luxury
1 & 2 BedroomNow Leasing 2015
2 Bath Apts
24 Hr Maintenance / Security 304-599-1880www.morgantownapartments.com
Ask About Our Specials
Prices starting at $530Security Deposit $200
Walk in Closets, JacuzziBalcony, Elevators
W/D, DWGarages, Storage UnitsSparkling Heated PoolMinutes to Hospitals,
Downtown and Shopping Center
NO PETS
F R E E PA R K I NG
1 & 2 Bedroom Apts1&2 Bathrooms
24 Hr Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Offi cer
When location and aff ordability are a priority for you,
make us your #1 choice!
Downtown and Sunnyside
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NOW LEASING FOR 2015-2016. 1-10 bed-rooms. Tours on Wednesday-Thursday 1-4. Please stop by 374 Forest Avenue or call 304-692-0990.
UNFURNISHEDAPARTMENTS
HTM PROPERTIES Now leasing for 2015-16
We Feature Brand New, and
Newly Renovated properties
1-4 Bedrooms +/- Utilities
"HTM is the BEST"
WD/DW/CentralAir
Sunnyside, Locust, Stewart St Fife St
Willey St. South Park
Individual leases available
Call 304 685 3243
htmproperties.com
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 RENTALAPARTMENTSEFF: 1BR: 2BR:
Now Leasing For 2014 UNFURNISHED/FURNISHED
OFF-STREET PARKINGEVANSDALE / STAR CITY
LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED
ON-SITE MAINTENANCEMOST UNITS INCLUDE:
HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGESECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIREDMountain Line Bus Service
Every 10 Minutes andMinutes From PRT304-599-4407ABSOLUTELY NO PETS
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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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SMITHRENTALS, LLC304-322-1112
● Houses● 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments
Check out:www.smithrentalsllc.com
Now Leasing May 2015
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
UNFURNISHEDAPARTMENTS WILKINS
RENTALS304-292-5714
Leasing for 2015 - 2016Apartments and Houses
Close to Downtown Campus & South Park Locations
All Include Washer/DryerMany Include Utilities
& ParkingPets ConsideredWith Fee
Rents as low as $430/mo per person
Lease and Deposit
Campus Area3, 4, and 5 Bedroom
Apts. & HousesSouth Park
1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Bedroom Apts.
Between Campuses 4 Bedroom Houses
WILKINS RENTALS
304-292-5714
FURNISHEDHOUSES
APARTMENTS 2 BR. Two locations: $720/mth tenant pays electric and gas. $800/mth tenant pays electric. Both located near downtown campus. W/D available. No pets. One year lease required. Available May 2015. 304-290-7368. NO TEXT MES-SAGES.
NEAR DOWNTOWN & STADIUM-3/BRhouse inc. built-in kitchen and all appli-ances; washer/dryer; 3-car off street parking at no extra charge; newer heat and air. $450/person/month plus utilities. Owner pays garbage. AVAILABLE MAY16, 2015. CALL STEVE AT 304-288-6012 FOR APPOINTMENT....TODAY!
NEAR STADIUM/DOWNTOWN- newer house has 3BR/2.5 Baths; Built-in kitchen includes all appliances; washer/dryer; back deck for entertaining; 3-car off street parking; 1-car integral garage all at no extra charge; gas heat/central a-c. $490/person/month plus utilities. Owner pays garbage. AVAILA-BLE MAY 16, 2015. CALL STEVE AT 304-288-6012 FOR APPOINTMENT ...TODAY!
UNFURNISHEDHOUSES
4 BEDROOM HOUSE. 5-min walk to campus/downtown. 2 full baths, front porch, washer/dryer. $440 each + utilities. Call 304-685-7835
5 BEDROOM HOUSE in South Park across from Walnut Street Bridge. W/D. Call Nicole at 304-290-8972
617 NORTH ST. & 221 JONES AVE.4BR/2 baths, excellent condition, off-street parking. 5 cars + garage. $395/each/+ util. 304-685-3457
3-9 BR HOUSES available in MayDowntown, W/D, parking available
www.geeapt.com.Call: M-F 8am-4pm: 304-365-2787
AVAILABLE NOW. Evansdale Campus. Unfurnished 2BR house. $700/month plus utilities. 304-282-4981
HOUSE FOR RENT. 3 BR Snider St. $495 + utilities. W/D. DW. No pets. Available May. Contact [email protected]
UNFURNISHEDHOUSES
AMAZING 6-7 BEDROOM VICTORIAN HOUSE LOCATED AT
232 COBUN AVE.2 kitchens, 3 full baths,
huge bedrooms, w/d, 2 dw’s, free permit parking.
$525/person. All utilities included.Must see! Available May ‘15.
guiliani-properties.com304-288-3308.
HOUSE FOR RENT. 4 BR Wells St. $525+ utilities. W/D. DW. No pets. Newly Reno-vated. Contact [email protected] Available May.
LOVELY POST & BEAM HOME on 3 1/2 acres. 2BR/loft/furnished basement with po-tential for 3rd bedroom. $1800/month 617-833-9116
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
VERY NICE, MODERN, SPACIOUS, NEWLY RENOVATED, EFFICIENT 2BRapt and 3BR House. Private, quiet, adult neighborhood near University Avenue and North Street. $600/each/month+utilities. No pets. No parties. 304-288-0919
WESTOVER. 1BR, LIVINGROOM, KITCHEN., full bath, WD, off-street parking. No pets. Available immediately. $550/mth plus utilities. Lease and deposit. 304-288-3010.
ROOMMATESJUST 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
LOOKING FOR ROOMMATE, 2 BR 1 Bath $440 Month. Utilities, laundry and parking
included Call/Text 304376-9821
ROOMMATE WANTED. 2½-BR, 1/BAhouse. Westover. 5/min from downtown. $425/mo negotiable. including all utilities, W/D, free parking. 304-322-1230.
WILLEY STREET & SOUTH PARK.Nice apartments. Male or Female. $475-$490/mth. Includes Utilities, W/D. 9mth Lease/Deposit. 304-292-5714
MISC. FOR SALENEED CA$H NOW?
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Gold-$ilver-Jewelry-Watche$.Mountaineer Preciou$ Metal$
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AUTOMOBILESFOR SALE
CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.Any make! Any model! Any condition! 304-282-2560
HELP WANTED
Taking Applications for DA DELIVERY POSITION
The Daily Athenaeum’s Distribution Department is looking for
responsible & reliablestudent employees to fill the position of:
Delivery DriverPosition requirements are: • report to work at 4:45 am • Valid Driver’s License • Graduation date after August 2015
Applications are available at the Daily Athenaeum,
284 Prospect St.Please include a class
schedule. eoe
ASHEBROOKE EXPRESS CONVEN-IENCE STORE is now hiring. Please apply in person at 300 Cheat Road Morgantown or call 304-292-1610 after 4:30p.m.
MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING Fullor part-time cooks, servers and bartend-ers: Apply in person at 704 Richwood Ave./3117 University Ave. or e-mail re-sume to [email protected]
YOUTH CRISIS SHELTERseeking part-time employees.
Want to make a difference in a young person’s life and earn money while doing
so? We are a 24-hour a day agency. Inter-ested parties should have skills necessary to provide support and guidance to adoles-cents. Must be willing to work all shifts in-cluding holidays and weekends as needed.
Please send resume to:[email protected] EOE
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