by david schlakesports editor

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Legal problems have landed at the doorstep of West Virginia University and its football program once again, as four of its players were cited for the possession of marijuana at a residence hall on campus.

According to WVU Po-lice, Xavier Preston, Yodny Cajuste, Jaleel Fields and Dravon Henry were all cited at Lincoln Hall, part of the Evansdale campus, earlier this week.

Fields, 19, and Cajuste, 18, are both redshirt fresh-men. Fields is a defensive lineman and Cajuste is an offensive lineman. Henry, 19, and Preston, 18, are both sophomores.

Preston played in nine games and registered two total tackles as a line-backer for the Mountain-eers. Henry earned some national recognition this season at the safety po-sition, racking up 45 to-tal tackles and raking in two interceptions, one of which he would return for a touchdown.

“As with all students, the incident also will be turned over to student conduct at the University,” team spokesperson Mike Mon-toro said Thursday.

Dana Holgorsen didn’t have much to say about the incident.

“We are aware of the sit-uation, and the matter will be handled internally,” he said.

Corey Farris, dean of Stu-dents and director of Hous-ing, said this is a very sys-tematic process, with a routine series of steps.

”The one part that falls

under my area is the stu-dent conduct part and the residence hall part,” Far-ris said. “We will follow our normal procedures and our normal processes for any student that vio-lates our rules, whether it’s in the residence halls or off-campus.”

“Depending on what comes out once we have information from the po-lice, as well as our own as we talk to the individual students, (that) will sort of guide us on what sanctions are imposed and things like that eventually, if they’re found responsible for vi-olating the University’s policies.

Farris said students are treated equally in cases like

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Editor’s Note: On Oct. 15, 2014, The Daily Athenaeum published the story of West Virginia University alum-nus John Berisford who was in a coma in China without receiving treatment. Beris-ford has since been brought home to the U.S. but his road to recovery has just begun.

John Berisford talked to his sister over the phone on March 13 as he was getting ready to leave China and go home to West Virginia later that day. But Berisford never made it to the air-port, and it may have been the last time he would ever speak to his sister.

Berisford looked at life as one long adventure with the world as his playground. On that day in March, the adventure would come to a

sudden end after his apart-ment in China was broken into and the robbers left him for dead.

The journey back has been a struggle for Beris-ford and his family, as he was left in a coma without receiving treatment, but they refuse to give up.

Berisford grew up in Mar-shall County in the north-ern panhandle of West Vir-ginia. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1996 and went on to re-ceive a college education at WVU.

He has spent most of his adult life exploring the world, visiting places such as Turkey, Australia, Thai-land and living in South Ko-rea and China for the past decade.

“He was very adventur-ous,” said Dawn Borosko, Berisford’s sister. “It’s so hard to describe him be-

cause he’s just a down-to-earth, loving person. He wasn’t quite a talker.”

As part of completing his Ph.D. in English, he was teaching English as a Sec-ond Language in China when a group of robbers broke into his home. What exactly happened that

spring day in Yangzhou re-mains unknown, but the consequences will impact Berisford and his family for the rest of their lives.

The news of his condi-tion came as a shock for his family on the other side of the globe. Borosko received an email from one of Beris-

ford’s colleagues with pic-tures of his passport, his apartment taped off and an unconscious Berisford.

“He was hit in the head and left for dead,” Borosko said. “I got a picture of his passport (that) some-one sent to me, and that was freaky. Immediately, I called the U.S. embassy just to get him protected. It was my whole world crashing underneath of me.”

If Berisford would have received the right treat-ment, the outcome might have been different.

Since he had no money, doctors refused to give him the proper treatment. Money was also an is-sue in bringing him home since his hospital bills kept growing. On top of all this, Borosko had no way of re-ceiving instant updates on

by courtney gattostaff Writer

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With winter in full swing, emergencies could happen at any time.

The Monongalia Emer-gency Centralized Commu-nications Agency, or MECCA 9-1-1, has updated its Emer-gency Alert System, Swift-reach, that could help warn residents of Monongalia County of emergencies that may occur. With bitter tem-peratures, mounds of snow and icy roads, this system could warn residents about unexpected disasters.

“Swiftreach is a mass noti-fication system that is owned by the county,” said Mike Wolfe, director of Monongalia County HSEMA and MECCA 9-1-1. “We can produce pre-recorded messages to land-lines and cellular phones that are registered in the sys-tem. We can also extend text messages, emails and pager alerts as well as social media notices to our social media accounts.”

This system does differ a bit from the notification system West Virginia University uses. Swiftreach is only used for se-vere and urgent notifications. Some of these instances in-clude blizzard warnings, river flood warnings, evacuations and tornado warnings, just to name a few.

“We use this system for things like severe weather that is going to affect us by causing widespread power outages or an interruption to other utilities,” Wolfe said. “Also, if there would be a haz-ardous material release, for example, if there was a wreck that caused a hazmat release.”

Although a mass notifi-cation system has been im-plemented in Mononga-lia County for several years, Swiftreach has recently re-ceived new updates that will allow for easier access to both the senders and viewers of the messages.

“Before, if you wanted to go in and sign up you had to go in to the website to be able to do so, and if we wanted to send out an alert we had to log into a website,” Wolfe explained. “So, they have now come up with a mobile app that we can sign in through the app to send out a message in a much faster way. It is much more accessible. But also, the

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by jake jarvismanaging editor @jakejarVisWVU

It’s that time of year again. Students can now apply to be West Virginia University’s Mountaineer Mascot.

Michael Garcia, the current Mountaineer, said he’s applying again be-cause he feels he still has much to contribute to the University and the state.

Steve Orlowski, the Mountaineer selection committee chairperson, said the person selected has to have energy, school spirit and an all-around likability.

The person selected as the Mountaineer is re-quired to attend all foot-ball and men’s and wom-en’s basketball home games, as well as any away games as determined by the Department of Inter-collegiate Athletics. Be-sides these, the Moun-taineer is encouraged to attend other approved events.

It’s because of these commitments that Or-lowski said the Mountain-eer must be able to devote considerable time to his or her position.

“The most challenging part has probably been how I do not have as much time to spend with my family and friends,” Garcia

said. “But they understand and have been so support-ive throughout this in-credible opportunity.”

Being the Mountain-eer does come with perks. Garcia said the part of the job he finds most reward-ing is how he has traveled to 34 out of the 55 coun-

ties and met people from around the state.

Orlowski said the time commitment isn’t just to the University but to the entire state as well. Be-cause fans of WVU ath-letics range from young to old, the Mountaineer needs to be well-liked by

people of all ages.“I think Mr. Garcia will

be a strong applicant but I encourage everyone else to apply,” Orlowski said. “Whether you’re male or female, in-state or out-of-state, have a beard or don’t have a beard, I en-courage everyone to ap-

ply because it’s a great process and the school’s highest honor.”

In the University’s his-tory, there have been only two female Mountain-eers — Natalie Tennant, 1990, and Rebecca Durst,

are you Mountaineer enough?Mountaineer Mascot applications available, Michael Garcia plans to try out again

andrew Spellman/THe daIly aTHenaeumFormer Athletic Director Oliver Luck poses with Mountaineer Mascot Michael Garcia and Stephen Orlowski, Mountaineer selection committee chairperson, during the Maniacs’ tailgate on the Mountainlair Green Sept. 5, 2014.

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her brother’s condition as no one was checking up on him on a daily basis. Even with the help of U.S. Sen-ator Joe Manchin and the U.S. embassy, regular com-munication with the hospi-tal in Yangzhou seemed to be impossible.

“Our main goal was to get him home, but nobody spoke English, so that made it very difficult,” Borosko said. “I would have to email the embassy my list of ques-tions and they would drive to the hospital, and it would take five hours to get there. They’d answer the ques-tions, and then it would take them a week just to get back to me.”

The family was faced with a task to raise close to $100,000 to bring Berisford home. The hospital bills had reached close to $35,000 by October, and the air ambu-lance that was required for his transportation back to the U.S. added an additional $60,000. A GoFundMe page

was set up by Borosko where people could donate any amount to help bring Beris-ford home.

The entire community of Marshall County also came together to do what they could. Berisford’s childhood friend Nicole Shipman, who now works at John Marshall High School, got her stu-dents involved.

“He was a lot of fun, he was genuine,” Shipman said. “He was somebody that you wanted to be your friend. He treated everybody equally. He would have given you the shirt off his back. He was an all-American boy, I guess you can say. I know him from growing up in Marshall County 4-H together.”

It wasn’t until an anon-ymous donation of over $60,000 was received that the family could finally make the arrangements for his return. Berisford was transported to the Cleve-land Clinic where he was initially treated before being transported to Youngstown, Ohio, where Borosko lives.

Berisford is now in sta-ble condition, and Borosko is hopeful that she will one

day be able to talk to her brother again.

However, the lack of treat-ment he received in China means he will never be able to walk again as his body has been positioned in an un-healthy way over the past nine months.

The entire experience has been traumatic for Bo-rosko and her family. Beris-ford’s and Borosko’s mother is yet to see her son as she is still coping with what hap-pened. But instead of look-ing back in anger, Borosko is grateful to have her brother back.

“Basically we’re just tak-ing it one day at a time be-cause some days are good and some days are really bad,” Borosko said. “I was angry at first, but anger is not going to get me any-where. It’s not going to get me back what John lost, so now I can only take that an-ger and use it in a more pos-itive way to get him at least in a good place.”

Borosko works down the hall from where Ber-isford is in treatment at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital in Youngstown, which gives her the opportunity to see him every day.

“I can go in, give him a kiss, say hi to him and then I go do my work,” she said. “When I take a 15 minute break, I go in his room, sit there for 15 minutes and talk to him. When I’m called off at seven o’clock, I go back into his room and spend an-other 2-3 hours just reading to him and basically spend-ing time with him.”

Borosko hopes Beris-ford’s story can teach Amer-icans who are traveling to other countries how impor-tant it is to know what to do when an emergency occurs.

“Make sure that you have traveler’s insurance; make sure you have a point of con-tact,” she said. “If you don’t have traveler’s insurance, it’s very difficult to bring somebody out of a country - especially China, who is a communist country.”

The fundraising for Beris-ford’s treatment is still ongo-ing, and people are encour-aged to donate money to the fund at http://gofundme.com/8L2igs.

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2009. There have been other female Mountain-eer alternates.

The selection process is a long one, resulting in the newly selected Moun-taineer taking control of the rifle at the annual Blue and Gold football game in April.

Before this, the com-mittee chooses up to 10 people to conduct a half-hour interview with on Feb. 14. From there, the top four candidates move on to a cheer-off dur-ing the Feb. 16 basketball game where each will get to wear the traditional buckskins and carry the rifle.

The committee mea-sures how the individual interacts with the crowd and the crowd’s response.

The new Mountaineer Mascot and the second highest finalist, the Moun-taineer Mascot Alternate, will be announced Feb. 24 at the men’s basketball game against Texas.

Applications are due by 3 p.m. on Jan. 30.

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this , regardless if they are student athletes or not.

“That’s a routine pro-cess for us. There’s no spe-cial treatment or anything like that,” Farris said.

But as in any case, there’s no telling what disciplinary action will be taken with the players until the spe-cifics are released.

“Anything can happen,” Farris said. “Until we get the details on quantities and things like that, any-thing from what we would call deferred removal (can happen), and that can in-volve some educational counseling and program-ming through WELLWVU and other areas. It can also mean that there may be community service involved.

“Depending on if they are large quantities and things like that – that can

certainly cause for a stu-dent to be removed and kicked out of all University housing.”

Farris stressed no matter what happens for the play-ers legally, the disciplinary action through the school is completely separate.

”The rules and regula-tions in the student con-duct process is that (in-cidents) on campus are independent of what goes on in the courtroom down-town,” Farris said. “On campus, (we need) some-thing called the prepon-derance of evidence. The courts downtown require much more to prove some-one did something.”

This isn’t the first time WVU has seen marijuana possession in the foot-ball headlines, and it’s not the first time a player has made the news for some-thing other than school and athletics.

Last year, TCU faced a series of marijuana inci-dents that led to disciplin-ary action. In 2012, four TCU players were caught in a drug sting, arrested and dismissed from the

team. In February 2014, wide receiver Ladarius Brown, who was tied for the most receptions dur-ing the previous season, was kicked off the team as a result of marijuana-related charges. Two months later, star wide receiver Bran-don Carter was arrested on charges of the same na-ture and would end up be-ing dropped from the ros-ter due to academic issues.

During last season, WVU cornerback Daryl Worley faced a misdemeanor as-sault charge after an in-cident at Lux Nightclub. Video surveillance foot-age showed Worley hav-ing an argument with a woman, in which he al-legedly grabbed the wom-an’s throat and pushed her down.

Following the incident, Worley was suspended from the team.

The Pittsburgh Post-Ga-zette reported if the play-ers do not contest the cita-tions, each will be placed on probation, and each will have to pay court costs.

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public who have signed up for Swiftreach can receive alerts through the app as well as the other means they have signed up for, whether it be text mes-sages or phone calls.”

Swiftreach also has the ability to contact people in certain districts of the county in case of a very local emer-gency. For example, in case of an emergency that poses a threat to only the West Run part of the county, Swiftreach can send those residents no-tifications without sending them to all of Monongalia County.

Some West Virginia Uni-versity students see this app as an important and useful tool in case of emergencies. Nicolette Russo, a junior pub-lic relations student, said she will definitely look into sign-ing up for Swiftreach.

“Knowing how danger-ous the winters can get here, I think this will be a very help-ful app for the next couple of months especially,” Russo said. “I think it is great that there is an app like this be-cause it has the potential to help a lot of people.”

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PHiLadELPHia (aP) — Customers to Girard Bras-serie and Bruncherie might be in for a surprise when they read the note attached to their bills: “Tipping is not necessary.”

That’s food for thought in an industry where serv-ers depend on gratuities for the bulk of their pay. Yet staff at the French-inspired res-taurant earn about $13 an hour, and they get sick time, vacation days and health insurance.

The economics aren’t easy, said Girard co-owner Brian Oliveira. Ideally, though, the provisions make for more loyal and content employees, who then create a better experience for cus-tomers, he said.

“We had to make less money as owners and sacri-fice some of that, but in the end, it created a better en-vironment and everyone’s happier,” said Oliveira, who

is also the chef.The unusual model high-

lights a debate about pay and conditions in an in-dustry that employs 10 per-cent of the U.S. workforce, according to the National Restaurant Association. The group doesn’t track the number of no-tip models among the nation’s nearly 1 million eateries, but exam-ples have popped up over the past year in Pittsburgh,

New York, Los Angeles and near Cincinnati.

The federal hourly mini-mum wage for non-tipped workers, such as dishwash-ers and cooks, is $7.25; the minimum for tipped work-ers like waiters and bartend-ers is $2.13. Paid time off and medical benefits are al-most unheard of in the high-turnover business.

Congress hasn’t raised the tipped wage in nearly

25 years. The restaurant as-sociation, which has fought increased minimums, ar-gues that requiring higher wages will force owners to lay off servers, cut workers’ hours or raise prices.

Some cities and states, acting on their own to ad-dress growing income in-equality, have established higher minimum wages that apply both to work-ers who receive tips and to workers who don’t re-ceive tips. Among the high-est: $10.74 an hour in San Francisco, $9.47 an hour in Washington state and $9.25 an hour in Oregon.

The state minimum for tipped employees in Penn-sylvania is $2.83 hourly. Af-ter taking tips into account, that translates into a me-dian wage of $8.25 an hour, or just over $17,000 per year for a full-time employee, ac-cording to Restaurant Op-portunities Centers United,

an organization seeking to improve conditions in the field.

But tips offer the po-tential to earn a lot more — and sometimes much more quickly — than even a higher hourly wage might allow, said Geoff Bowman, a longtime bartender in Philadelphia.

Currently in between bar gigs, he earns $2.83 plus tips as a server at Dottie’s Di-nette, just few blocks from Girard in the city’s Fishtown section. Bowman acknowl-edged the lack of time off and health insurance have been “speed bumps and challenges” in a career he otherwise enjoys.

At Girard, the menu and checks explain that “dishes are priced accordingly” to provide staff with higher wages and benefits. A fixed price, three-course dinner ranges from $31 to $42.

Kelly Cinquegrana visited

Girard shortly after its debut in late November, in part to support the idea of a better working environment. The cost of the meal was reason-able — “equal to giving a tip, anyway” — and she gave the food and service a glowing review on Yelp.

“I think it’s pretty impor-tant to want to treat wait staff well,” Cinquegrana said.

So far, only one em-ployee, a dishwasher, has used a paid sick day, said Girard co-owner Cristian Mora. Scheduling is harder than he imagined and mar-gins are tight; the new ap-proach is “not for everyone,” he said.

“A lot of people do make a very good living with the model as it is now, with the guest leaving a tip,” he said.

But Mora, who also didn’t have health insurance for most of his 15-year restau-rant career, said he’s glad to be among the vanguard.

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FayETTEViLLE, W.Va. (aP) — The Bridge Day Com-mission has decided to re-quire BASE jumpers, rappel-lers and vendors to undergo finger scans over the pro-tests of several jumpers who said they will skip this year’s event.

Media outlets report that commission members voted unanimously on Wednesday to require the scans. Jump-ers criticized the require-ment, citing privacy con-cerns and what they called an adversarial relationship with West Virginia State Police.

Commission members said the scans only will be checked against a terrorist watch list and are less intru-sive than the one-day fes-tival’s current background checks.

“It’s the simplest, most effective way to do it,” West Virginia State Police Sgt. K.E. Tawes, a commission mem-ber, said.

Jumper Alan Lewis of Tennessee is organizing an alternative event in Twin Falls, Idaho, where jumping off the Perrine Bridge is al-

lowed year-round. He told the commission that Twin Falls welcomes jumpers.

Jumper Marcus Ellison of Fayetteville said jumpers feel insulted by the finger scan requirement.

“When we can go some-place across the country and no one suspects us of being a terrorist 365 days a year, where do you think we’re going to go?” Ellison said.

BASE stands for building, antenna, span and Earth, the fixed objects from which parachutists leap. Bridge Day, held on the third Sat-urday in October, is the only time that BASE jump-ing and rappelling from the New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County is allowed. The festival typically draws about 450 jumpers.

Gene and Maura Kistler, who own Water Stone Out-doors, asked the commis-sion to find a way to keep Bridge Day intact.

“I’m just here to say I hope everyone hangs in there and works this out so my busi-ness can continue to float,” Maura Kistler said, “because it really, really matters.”

Bridge Day panel OKs finger scans, jumpers protest

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By Westley thompsonAssociAte A&e editor

@Westleyt93

Wind, percussion and voice collided together last evening at the Creative Arts Center’s Gladys G. Da-vis Theatre. For her Mas-ter’s Recital Chelsea Corrao brought together and con-ducted the WVU Wind Symphony, WVU Wom-en’s Chorus and the WVU Percussion Ensemble for a truly beautiful concert.

The concert consisted of six songs, each performed skillfully by the musicians.

First was “Overture for Woodwinds.” This piece performed exclusively by the Wind Symphony de-lighted the audience with its uplifting and carefree sound. While listening one is almost transported away to an adventurous road in a spirited forest.

The concert took a more somber tone with the next song, “When Jesus Wept.” This song, written by Wil-liam Billings, takes place during the moment of Je-sus’ last breath. The song is sad and moving. Ruth Wil-liams sang hauntingly at the beginning of the piece.

The mood swung sharply again as “Ogoun Badagris” was performed by the Per-cussion Ensemble. This piece draws inspiration and technique from Hai-tian drumming patterns and a particular Voodoo rit-ual. The music is loud and powerful. It fascinates you and pulls the entire audi-ence into an almost trance-like state. The song’s name-sake is a Voodoo deity of immense violence. Only blood sacrifice was said to calm him.

“Weep No More” was performed next. The Wom-en’s Chorus performed this slow but positive piece wonderfully.

Performed next was “Dry

Your Tears, Afrika.” This up-beat song inspires hope in the listener. “Dry Your Tears, Afrika” was writ-ten for the film “Amistad” which chronicles a mutiny aboard a slave ship.

The final song of the concert was “Serenade for Wind Band.” This piece from 1980 is airy and buoyant. The song sort of bounces along and makes the listener imagine a sunny meadow or woodsy path.

The concert was well constructed. Each song had its place and job. Each song swung the mood in a dif-ferent direction, but not in a distracting way. Instead, each change of feeling was welcomed by the audience and held its attention.

Many audience mem-bers were impressed with the skill Corrao displayed while conducting.

“My favorite part was that (Corrao) could keep the percussion piece to-gether,” said Garrett Shep-pard, a sophomore mu-sic student. “That piece is tough to conduct and she kept it together.”

Much of the audience was truly impressed with the conductor’s skill.

“I thought it was great,” said Brennan Wood, a se-nior student who studies both exercise physiology and music. “Chelsea is is a fantastic conductor that controls the ensemble well. She puts a lot of emotion into it and it shows.”

The performance was ex-cellent all around. Corrao did a wonderful job con-ducting the show. Much of the success is owed to the musicians and sing-ers as well. Each was quite talented with their instru-ment of choice. The concert was definitely a nice show to see.

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Kyle Monroe/THe DAIly ATHenAeUMChelsea Corrao, a graduate student, conducts the WVU Women’s Chorus Thursday evening in the Creative Arts Center.

Kyle Monroe/THe DAIly ATHenAeUMPerformances required a lot of concentration from both Corrao and the performers.

Kyle Monroe/THe DAIly ATHenAeUMRuth Williams, a sophomore music education student (center), watches Chelsea Corrao, a graduate student (left), conduct ‘Dry Your Tears, Afrika’ Thursday evening

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SHAnnon McKennA/THe DAIly ATHenAeUMAbie Henson, a Criminology student, dresses in layers bundled up for the cold weather on her way to class.

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Athletes second, students firstTuesday night, four West Virginia University football play-

ers were cited for possession of marijuana in Lincoln Hall. For many students, the events which ensue following a ci-

tation such as this would involve court dates, Student Con-duct Board meeting, counseling and possibly meetings with other authorities at WVU. Hopefully, this will be the case for these student athletes.

This incident is the perfect chance for the University to dis-pel the age old ideal of student athletes receiving unfair and biased treatment. They can do so by ensuring these students are treated in the same way any member of the student body would be treated. While it is the off season, there is also a call for disciplinary actions on their team as well.

Everyone makes mistakes, it is human nature. This is not a call for expulsion, nor a call for these boys to be kicked off their team. It is simply asking authorities to deal with this matter in the same fashion which they would if it were your average freshman plucked from the Mountainlair.

These boys (who are most likely promising athletes) may help to build on the program which brings in millions of dol-lars in revenue. However, this does not give them a free pass. It is very important for administration to set a principle now.

By showing the No. 1 priority is academics, putting each of these players in the role of student first, the University will help to set and build upon the precedent that illegal actions cannot be made without legal and educational consequences.

The Daily Athenaeum would like to encourage University officials handling this situation to consider precedents they set for students, and to remain consistent in their decisions regardless of what the students are able to bring to the table.

We also want to recognize, by nature, these student ath-letes are put on the spot and brought into the public eye. This attention, something an average student may not recieve, also serves a consequence of their actions to be considered,which will hopefully discourage the same behavior in the future.

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More than a game: Teaching sportsmanship to youth

The seconds ticked down. My eyes wandered up to the scoreboard from the bench. As time expired, the score read: 69-2.

I’m embarrassed to ad-mit it, but I once lost a fresh-man basketball game 69-2. It’s forever the worst loss of my entire sports career, and, while I’m chuckling as I type this, one of the most scarring and motivating moments of my life.

I only, and mean only, bring this up because of the recent curious case of Ar-royo Valley High girls’ bas-ketball coach Michael An-derson, who was suspended two games for beating Dale Chung’s Bloomington High 161-2.

That’s absurd, unfair, and disingenuous to the girls of both schools. It’s also a mockery of what it means to be a coach.

Obviously the scores are somewhat different, with Arroyo Valley scoring about 100 more points than in my game, but the concept of a

laughable and overall mean-ingless blowout remains the same.

You can say it was bad sportsmanship, beating a team that badly. Or it’s not teaching the girls the right way to play. If you believe either of these things, please never coach a youth sport.

Sportsmanship is giving and leaving everything you have out on the playing field, all while remaining within

the confines of the rulebook and showing class whether you win or lose. It’s a con-cept which goes both ways. Unless the rules of basketball have changed, I don’t believe there’s a rule saying the score must be kept within a certain margin or stating both teams have to leave feeling better about themselves.

I have yet to read a report the Arroyo girls showed any-thing other than class in their

victory. The coach requested a running clock after half-time, and the refs refused.

“People shouldn’t feel sorry for my team,” Chung said. “They should feel sorry for his team, which isn’t learning the game the right way.”

I disagree, Chung. I’ve played basketball since I could walk, I played on championship winning teams and I once played on a

team almost as inept as your Bruins, where we lost all but two games, were comically blown out every night and “run until you puke” at 6 a.m. practice was a common oc-currence. However, I never started a season 0-16, av-eraging 10 points per game with a 56-point margin of defeat.

Now, I don’t know you or any of your girls, but I know I’d keep the blame inter-nal when it’s my team who scored in single digits in seven of its 16 games; espe-cially against a team that is 17-1 with a, coincidentally, 56-point margin of victory.

The Bloomington girls will take this loss one of three ways: They will use it as mo-tivation to never let such an embarrassing loss happen again; they’ll file it in the “lol” section of the brain, then for-get about it 15 minutes later; or they’ll realize basketball just isn’t for them, and they’ll try something new.

All of those are posi-tive outcomes with zero downside.

The other side of this is the Arroyo High girls. They get punished for being well prepared and in a different

league talentwise. They won their next game by 61 points.

This controversy teaches the girls not to give it their all when it’s their time on the court. If you’re that much better than someone, don’t even bother trying because it might hurt their feelings and make them insecure.

This raises the question, is there a right way to win with-out giving your best or play-ing hard?

To quote Michael Jordan, “I can accept failure, every-one fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”

The Arroyo High girls didn’t even try in the sec-ond half, they only played reserves and still outscored them 57-1.

Regardless of what hap-pens the rest of the season, coach Anderson will always have the smudge of a sus-pension on his record, and the girls’ season will always have an asterisk next to it. All because another school, its parents and the school dis-trict had to be sore losers about a blowout.

Sportsmanship goes both ways.

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Protecting pedestrians, cyclist by finding a balance for sidewalks

You’re walking to class on campus when, sud-denly, a bike comes fly-ing around the corner. You desperately move out of the way, but the girl behind you isn’t so lucky. She’s on her phone and didn’t notice the bike coming. The cy-clist calls out, but too late, and bam! The two collide in a mess of road rash, bike parts, bleeding heads, and broken bones. Nine-one-one is dialed and while you wait, the cyclist and the pe-destrian get into an argu-ment over who caused the accident. The pedestrian turns to you and asks, “It was his fault, right?”

Yes and no. This is not an unexpected situation on campuses across Amer-ica. The unfortunate truth is that pedestrian-bicycle col-lisions are fairly common. Most are simple sideswipes that leave the cyclist off bal-ance and the pedestrian with a bruise, but some can be serious enough to hospi-talize the victims. But why?

Simply put, bikes are ev-erywhere. They are cheap, efficient, useful, and handy for short distances. This

lends to their popularity amongst college students across America. Given the sheer number of bikes, im-pacts are due to happen, but what could be done to help lower the number and severity of impacts?

Initially, some would go to extremes, perhaps ban-ning bicycles or having de-fined routes through cam-puses that must be strictly followed. Interviews with freshmen have revealed their distaste for cyclists, but our less-than-savvy classmates may not be see-ing a full picture here since upperclassmen have been overall supportive of bikes.

On OSU campus, various regulations are already in effect that forbid the use of bicycles on certain routes. Some of you may have no-ticed signage to the effect of “cyclists and skateboard-ers please dismount here.” You may have also seen suggested bicycle routes posted by the RPAC to al-low for the ease of traffic in a busy area. These are all ideas some Buckeyes have posited to me when asked what should be done about bicycles on campus.

The Ohio Revised Code classifies bicycles as ve-hicles, being the excep-tion to the rule since all

other man-powered trans-ports are not “vehicles” per se. This makes the bicycle an unusual and frustrat-ing area of traffic law. Gov-erned by the laws of vehi-cles, it must drive on the right side of the road, sig-nal, have at least one head-light and taillight, and must yield to pedestrians. How-ever, the bicycle may drive on the sidewalk. That’s right. Bikes are legally per-mitted on sidewalks, except where municipalities pro-hibit this. Here’s where it gets murkier.

According to the Univer-sity Police webpage, bicy-cles are not permitted on sidewalks. While this is al-lowable under Ohio traffic laws, there seemed be some ambiguity over whether or not this is for all side-walks and what the univer-sity classifies as a sidewalk. Does it have to parallel a road to be considered a sidewalk? As previously mentioned, signage near the Oval specifically tells cyclists and skateboarders to dismount for the small section between buildings.

Does this mean that cyclists could ride on these paths before the posted sign? Does the University only ban the use of bikes where posted? Why do the Univer-sity Police not enforce these principals? The University Police were not forthcom-ing with that information.

This is, however, not a one-sided story. Interviews with Buckeyes have shown that most pedestrians rec-ognize the need to be more mindful. One of my favor-ite suggestions was to “stop texting.” Of course we’ve

all seen the “Don’t Text & Drive” signs all over the country, but few have rec-ognized the need for people to tear their faces away from their screens long enough to see a bicycle, car, or bus coming right at them. Bicy-cles must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, so if you step out in front of one, the cyclist is obligated to do ev-erything in his or her power to stop. However, the stop-ping distance for bikes can vary quite a bit depending on the bike’s speed, wheel-base (the distance between the axles), road conditions, and the type and condition of the brakes.

But not all is on the pe-destrians either. As a cy-clist, it is obviously more convenient for you to take the sidewalk at some point and, due to traffic, even necessary. However, for most of campus, the road-ways will do fine for most students’ needs. Be safe, be smart, wear a helmet, take the road, and call out or sound a device when pass-ing pedestrians.

For pedestrians, turn down your music, look up from your screens, move to the right for bicycles if they wish to pass you, and do not step out in front of bikes.

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West Virginia Univer-sity alumnus Ray Za-wodni opened for Matt Stanton Thursday night at the Mountaineer Comedy Club.

Zawodni got many laughs during his 30-min-ute opening. With a goofy, witty humor he made many jokes ranging from Biggie Smalls to tattoos and text messaging. Za-wodni graduated from WVU four years ago with a degree in broadcast jour-nalism. From his experi-

ence at school, he gave the audience some advice: If you’re an engineer, you’re set. If not, you should find an engineer.

Zawodni talks about how he “eats to impress” on first dates. He chooses light meals so his date will over look his round figure and think he cares about his health, while hoping she misses the stain on his shirt from the hoagie he ate on the way there. On the second date, he ex-poses his true diet.

Zawodni turned his re-cent break up into a joke by talking about his ex-girlfriend’s secret fear of seeing dead people. Yes,

ladies, as Zawodni men-tioned many times, he is single, and he looks like a “younger, fatter Jay Leno.”

The next guest was Matt Stanton. You might recog-nize him from “The Bob & Tom Show,” “The Clean Guys of Comedy” and Ya-hoo! News.

Driving here from Pitts-burgh, Stanton took over for the last hour of the show. Stanton started do-ing comedy 10 years ago. At Northern Kentucky University, Stanton wrote the humor column. He now tours the country en-tertaining people.

With a lively sense of humor, Stanton captivated

the audience and there was never a moment of si-lence. He talked about his cross country experience at Northern Kentucky Uni-versity, bowling alleys and the state of Kentucky.

The highlight of Stan-ton’s performance was when he talked about tat-toos. His story was about his mother forcing him, at 10 years old, to watch his sister get a tattoo be-cause she thought it was a “teaching moment.” Star-ing at your older sister’s inner thigh is not some-thing you want burned in your mind at 10 years old.

Stanton is an interesting comedian for two reasons.

He is incredibly tall. He is 6 -foot-6 and very skinny. He resembles Kramer from Seinfeld. Obviously, he is very hard to forget.

Also, he does not use curse words. Stanton made many inappropri-ate jokes, but with a clean mouth. It was very differ-ent and refreshing.

Overall, the Mountain-eer Comedy Club put on a great show. There was never a dull moment. Za-wodni rocked the first 30 minutes and Stanton put on a great performance.

Mountaineer Comedy Club is run by WVUp All Night. Comedians from Comedy Caravan perform

two times every month. Admission is free.

Next Thursday, Up All Night will host Open Mic Night at the Side Pocket in the Mountainlair. It will start at 9 p.m. and admis-sion is free.

For more information about Comedy Night at the Side Pocket and other Up All Night activities, go to http://mountainlair.wvu.edu/wvupallnight/.

For more information about Matt Stanton, go to http://mattstanton-comedy.com/HI.html/ or follow him on Twitter @STANTONCOMEDY.

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‘Into the Woods’ brings new light to old tales

For those who grew up on Disney’s traditional fairy tales, “Into the Woods” will prove a fresh take on some familiar material.

With its combination of master narrative and mu-sical monologues, we ven-ture into the forest with faces new and old. In a world where everyone has a wish, the Baker (played by James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) sim-

ply wish to have a child. However, they soon find out that the not-so-typical witch next door, the beau-tiful and musically gifted Meryl Streep, has cursed the Baker’s bloodline to be barren.

So, the Baker and his wife must find the witch some common fairytale items, such as the cape, the cow, the hair and the slipper, in order to change their fate. Along the way, they encounter Jack, Cin-derella, Red Riding Hood and Rapunzel, hoping to have their own wishes granted.

Soon we find each of their stories entangled Ra-

punzel, the sister snatched by the witch from the Bak-er’s family, Red and Jack bickering as children do and even the Baker’s Wife and Cinderella sharing a heart-to-heart. With so many twists and turns the plot proves to never bore.

For those who haven’t seen the movie, the follow-ing may contain spoilers.

As each story unfolds into its very own happy ending (even for the evil witch), we see the true magic of Disney shine through. With many char-acters finding their wishes not all they expected, Cin-derella ponders her mar-riage and the Baker his

parental instincts, we get a taste of after the happy ending.

The biggest surprise comes when Cinderella and her charming, how-ever not faithful, prince split on the best of terms for Cinderella to expe-rience the life she truly wants, which she expresses as somewhere between the richest and the poorest options.

This idea of a happy end-ing outside of marriage is not a new theme to Disney (see “Brave” or “Frozen”) yet this is noticeably one of the first times we see a cou-ple accept their true na-tures and admit love at first

sight may not be the best gauge for compatibility.

With a simple musical tune, Disney has also man-aged to challenge the bina-ries of good and evil found in your everyday fairytale. Streep’s witch casts ma-jor doubt not only on her own “evilness” but also the “goodness” of her fel-low characters. With each major character sporting their own morality flaw (the thieving Jack or the lying Cinderella) the witch claims her own blame merely comes from every-one else’s inability to take responsibility.

While this theme of “Good versus Evil” can be

a helpful tool in teaching children right from wrong, this challenging helps to shed light on the depth of one’s character as opposed to the way others may tra-ditionally see them.

“Into the Woods” works to break through many of the past requirements for the telling of a tale by in-jecting real life issues into its pretend world. Pre-pare to have all of your no-tions of a ‘true’ Disney tale rocked as you head into the theater.

And remember, be careful what you wish for.

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JERUSALEM (AP) — An as-piring singer who auditioned for Israel’s top TV song compe-tition was placed under house arrest Thursday on suspicion of hacking into international pop star Madonna’s computer and stealing and selling unre-leased songs, his lawyer said.

Police said Israel’s cyber-crime unit arrested 38-year-old Adi Lederman on Wednes-day after an investigation coordinated with the FBI, which confirmed its involve-ment. Police also accused Lederman of stealing songs from other international artists whom they declined to name.

Songs from Madonna’s up-coming album “Rebel Heart,” to be released in March, were leaked online in December. At the time, she urged her fans not to listen to the sto-len copies that had surfaced, writing on Instagram: “I have been violated as a human and an artist.” She later released six songs, calling it an “early Christmas gift” for fans.

Madonna welcomed Lederman’s initial arrest, writ-ing on her Facebook page that she was “profoundly grateful to the FBI, the Israeli Police

investigators and anyone else who helped lead to the arrest of this hacker.” She called the hack “deeply devastating.”

Madonna has long claimed a special bond with Israel. The diva has made personal pil-grimages to the country, she practices Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism, and she launched her 2012 “MDNA” tour in Israel.

The investigation began af-ter Madonna’s representative in Israel lodged a complaint, a police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with protocol.

Lederman, a Tel Aviv resi-dent, auditioned for the Israeli

reality show “A Star is Born” in 2012.

When asked by one of the judges what he does for a liv-ing, he responded: “Mainly wasting my life away, it seems, because I’m told that I should be on stage.” He sang Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry About a Thing.”

Efrat Nahmany-Bar, a law-yer for Lederman said he de-nies the allegations. She said Lederman has not been charged and believes there was not sufficient evidence for an indictment. She said Lederman has no access to computers under the terms of his house arrest.

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ARIES (MARch 21-ApRIl 19) HHHH You could be facing a deci-sion that will force you to go within. You might resist the process at first, but you will warm up to it eventu-ally. Don’t fight it, and you will have an easier time. Make time to have a discussion with a key confidant. Tonight: Try not to be so visible.

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GEMINI (MAy 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You could be startled by how some-one else takes a stand before you can even verbalize what you feel needs to be done. Try not to hold a grudge. This person might want con-trol at any cost. The only way to win a power struggle here is not to play. Tonight: Leader of the gang.

cANcER (JUNE 21-JUly 22) HHHH Reach out for more information and/or to an expert if you are not satisfied with what you are hearing. You could be questioning what works for you. Distance yourself from the issue as much as possible; only then can you make a good decision. Tonight: Fol-low the music.

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A little more than a week ago, the John R. Wooden Award mid-season top-25 list was revealed. Much like the Heisman Trophy in football, the Wooden Award is given to the most outstanding player in col-lege basketball.

The list is whittled down from its original 50 names over the course of the sea-son. One of the 25 play-ers to make the mid-sea-son cut was West Virginia senior point guard Juwan Staten.

In the coming weeks, the list will again be cut, this time containing the top 20 players in the country. Also over the coming weeks, I’ll be breaking down the field as it changes. Today, I’m starting with the nine se-niors on the list (players in alphabetical order):

Ryan Boatright (Guard, Connecticut) – After pro-viding an added boost to Shabazz Napier during the Huskies’ improbable championship run last sea-son, Boatright has stepped into a leader’s role for this year’s squad. While his production has gone up, his team’s has gone down, but this is an individual award, and Boatright’s stat

line (15.7 points, 4.6 as-sists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game) is nothing to sneeze at.

Jerian Grant (Guard, Notre Dame) – The Irish are enjoying a return to good form this winter, and they have Jerian Grant to thank. His 6.2 assists per game puts him atop the ACC in that category, and he’s averaging a robust 16.7 points per contest to com-plement that.

D’Angelo Harris on (Guard, St. John’s) – It’s been a few years since St. John’s has made any real noise in the Big East, but that could change in the coming weeks if D’Angelo Harrison keeps produc-ing at the level he has been all season. The Red Storm offense has bene-fited immensely from his 19.5 points per game, and his defense (1.3 steals per game) has been an added bonus. If he could stay on the floor longer (he has fouled out of two of the Red Storm’s last five games), those numbers could be on the rise.

Tyler Haws (Guard, Brigham Young) – When it comes to the kind of player you want leading your team, Tyler Haws is pretty close to the embodiment of what coaches are looking for. Checking in at 6-foot-

5, Haws is a bit bigger than most opposing guards, and he exploits that advantage. His 22.5 points per game rank No. 3 in college bas-ketball. He shoots close to 50 percent from the floor and makes 88 percent of his free throws, which is crucial for ball handlers down the stretch of any game.

Frank Kaminsky (For-ward, Wisconsin) – Sit-ting at 17-2, the Wisconsin Badgers are a trendy pick to make a Final Four run this season. A major rea-son why has been the play of Frank “The Tank” Ka-minsky. He ranks No. 5 in the Big 10 in scoring (16.9 points per game) No. 5 in blocks (1.8 per game) and No. 2 in rebounds (8.2 per game). With a double-dou-ble in three of the five con-ference games he’s played so far, Kaminsky has been a force in the paint.

Kevin Pangos (Guard, Gonzaga) – Every once in a while it feels like a player has been with his college team for far more than the allotted four years of play-ing eligibility. Kevin Pan-gos is absolutely one of those guys, and I mean that in the most complimentary way possible. He is a steady force, anchoring the Zags offense with prowess un-matched by his predeces-

sors. His points per game average has dipped to 12.5 this season (down from 14.4 last year), but Gon-zaga is winning. If he’s any-thing like his coach, the legendary Mark Few, the rest is just gravy. Also, he has been more on the giv-ing end of things this sea-son, averaging five assists per game, up from 3.6 last season.

C h a s s o n R a n d l e (Guard, Stanford) – In a conference where the bas-ketball headlines are tra-ditionally reserved for the likes of Arizona and UCLA, although not so much lately for the latter, Stan-ford’s Chasson Randle is stealing some of the spot-light. He’s led the Cardinal to a 4-1 start in conference play, half a game behind Utah at the time I’m writ-ing this. His 19.8 points per game are tops in the Pac-12.

Juwan Staten (Guard, West Virginia) – The pre-season Big 12 Player of the Year hasn’t done much to prove himself unworthy of his title so far in the 2014-15 season. After sticking with his coach, Bob Hug-gins, through some lean times, Staten is now reap-ing the benefits, spear-heading a turnaround that has West Virginia ranked in the Top 25 and looking like

a shoe-in for its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011-12.

Delon Wright (Guard, Utah) – The Utes’ first three years in the Pac-12 Conference were nothing to write home about. Utah hasn’t finished higher than No. 8 in the league yet, but this season has been com-

pletely different. Led by Wright, who averages 15.1 points, 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game, the Utes have broken into the top 10 at times this season and are a real threat to win the league.

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West Virginia swimmers head to big 12 competitionby daVid statman

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With the Big 12 Cham-pionships only about a month away, the West Virginia University wom-en’s swimming and diving team will journey to Ames, Iowa, to get in a shift ver-sus Big 12 competition against the Iowa State Cy-clones Saturday.

It won’t be the first time the Mountaineers have tested themselves against a conference opponent; they’re coming off a 155-145 home loss to TCU last

Friday. WVU head coach Vic Riggs said he is gen-erally encouraged by his team’s progress through-out the season, and Satur-day will be a chance to get some momentum going as his team heads toward the year’s biggest events.

“The main thing will be to improve on our rac-ing and relays,” Riggs said. “Overall, each meet we are getting better. We just need to continue that trend. We definitely have the chance to end the dual meet sea-son with a win or two and positive energy going into Big 12s.”

This will be the wom-en’s team’s first compe-tition without their male counterparts, who have this weekend off before next week’s road matchup at Ohio State. Saturday’s meet with Iowa State comes in the middle of the busiest stretch of the sea-son for the women’s team: Meets on five straight weekends, finishing with next week’s home compe-tition against Ohio.

Despite the heavy work-load and the faster pace that will come from com-peting with just the wom-en’s team, Riggs said it’s

business as usual for his squad.

“Really no different on plans,” Riggs said. “It is a travel meet, so getting plenty of rest this week and eating right is most important. The meet is fast because (there are) no men, but we’ve done that before.”

It’s the second straight year West Virginia has faced Iowa State in the pool. The two teams met last February in Athens, Ohio, falling to the Cy-clones 200-93. Although the Mountaineers come into Saturday’s meet off a

narrow loss to TCU, it was one of the team’s better showings this season and contained some sparkling individual performances.

Led by senior Haily VandePoel, the women have excelled all season on the diving board, but it was fellow senior Jenn Rey who stepped up against TCU – her score of 292.27 on the 1-meter board broke VandePoel’s school record, while VandePoel finished first on the three-meter board.

Me a n w h i l e, ju n i o r swimmer Jaimee Gill-more pulled off a double

victory in the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle events. Sophomore Emma Skel-ley, one of the team’s top performers all sea-son, claimed another dis-tance win in the 1,000-yard freestyle.

Aditionally, Amelie Cur-rat and Julie Ogden both scored important individ-ual wins for the Moun-taineers. With the wom-en’s team on the upswing, Riggs has to hope his team can peak at the right time with Big 12 Champion-ships on the horizon.

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curry gets angry, Warriors beat rockets 126-113OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) —

Stephen Curry got involved in a rare altercation before finishing with 22 points and 10 assists, and the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 126-113 on Wednesday night for their franchise-record 17th straight home win.

The typically mild-man-nered Curry ran at Trevor Ariza after the Rockets for-ward bumped him on the way down court early in the third quarter. Curry had to be held back by teammates, and officials called a techni-cal foul on Ariza following a video review.

The Warriors had already grabbed control by outscor-ing Houston 30-13 in the second quarter. They led by 30 in the third before the Rockets’ reserves made the final margin closer.

Golden State swept the four-game season series against the Rockets for the first time since 1973-74. All

four wins came by at least 10 points.

James Harden had 33 points and six assists for Houston. Dwight How-ard spent most of the game in foul trouble, finishing with seven points and 11 rebounds.

The Warriors (34-6) ha-rassed Howard and Harden inside and out - with An-drew Bogut and Draymond Green playing the role of lead antagonists - and the frustration of another blow-out loss to the NBA’s best team finally boiled over for the Rockets.

Houston (29-14) had four of the game’s five technical fouls. That included two against forward Josh Smith, who was ejected for arguing with an official.

But the sequence that will be remembered most came with the Warriors lead-ing 72-49 early in the third quarter.

Curry, apparently fed up

with constant grabbing and pulling, got a technical foul while jostling for position with Patrick Beverley. Curry was called for an offensive foul on the next play, and as he stood near center court, Ariza bumped him on his way down to the other end - and Curry took issue with it.

The point guard yelled at Ariza as he ran toward him and had to be restrained by teammates. Officials halted play, reviewed what hap-pened and called a techni-cal foul on Ariza.

The emotional display briefly delayed Golden State’s latest highlight show filled with dazzling dunks, emphatic alley-oops and - of course - acrobatic shots from Curry.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 27 points, and Bogut grabbed 10 re-bounds, scored nine points and tied a season high with five blocks. Green added 18 points and six boards.

The game started fast and physical - and the Warriors kept it there.

In the opening minutes, Howard got called for a technical foul for shoving Green after a made basket. Bogut also blocked How-ard twice during one play,

bringing the building to a fe-ver pitch.

Harden almost single-handedly kept Houston close. He had 13 points and five assists in the first quar-ter, powering an 8-0 burst that sliced Golden State’s advantage to 32-29.

But the Warriors kept coming in waves, kept push-ing the pace and kept bruis-ing and bullying Howard in-side and getting him in foul trouble. They led 62-42 at the half.

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The West Virginia wom-en’s track team will travel to Youngstown State Uni-versity in Ohio today for the College Invitational. Other teams participat-ing in the meet include YSU, Duquesne, Dayton, Pittsburgh, Alderson Bro-addus, Buffalo State, Slip-pery Rock and Wheeling Jesuit.

The YSU Invitational is the second meet in six days for the Mountaineers after they hosted the WVU Invi-tational over the weekend. West Virginia is just getting heated up in a long series of meets prior to the Big 12 indoor championships in February.

Field events for the meet begin at 2:30 p.m., and the running events start at 3:30 p.m.

Last weekend in the WVU Invitational, sev-

eral runners finished in the top five for their events. Senior Katlyn She-lar recorded a season-best score in pole vaulting with 3.96 meters, taking first place.

Freshman Shamoya Mc-Neil participated in the tri-ple jump for her first event as a member of the WVU team and took first place with an 11.77-meter jump.

West Virginia’s 4x800 meter relay team also fin-ished in first place with a time of 9:29.29, over 30 sec-onds faster than Duquesne who got second place.

Several runners from Duquesne placed in the top 5 or top 10 during the WVU Invite, and a hand-ful of the teams the Moun-taineers will face at YSU were also in the meet last weekend.

West Virginia’s Meghan Jean-Baptiste is hold-ing the fastest time for the 60-meter dash this season with 8.13, while

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While Shelar is holding on to pole vaulting for West Virginia after her high of 3.96 meters last weekend, sophomore Tori Bertrand is also capable of vaulting a decent distance for the Mountaineers. Bertrand hit her personal best of 3.75 meters when she took first place at the Marty Pushkin Track Classic earlier this season.

Youngstown’s high-est vault this season came from Sarina Mauerman with 3.10 meters in De-cember, and Hannah Ropp vaulted the same height in that meet. Ashley DeMange has the best pole vault from Dayton this season with a 3.70-meter vault earlier this season.

In the WVU Invitational, the runners who placed in the top 15 for the 60-meter

dash came from Duquesne and other schools who will not be competing in the YSU Invite. Having a dif-ferent group of competi-tors might give West Vir-ginia a chance to have more runners place in competitions like the 60-, 200- and 400-meter dashes.

Mountaineer runners took places in the top 10 in other categories like the 1,000-meter, one mile, 3,000- and 5,000-meter runs. West Virginia also dominated in the pole vault, taking five places out of nine, and three of the other top scorers were from Robert Morris Univer-sity who is not in the lineup this weekend.

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doyle maurer/the daily athenaeumSenior guard Juwan Staten commands the offense during West Virginia’s home game against TCU last year.

by ryan petrovichsports writer

@dailyathenaeum

No. 18 West Virginia will return to action Saturday night against TCU. Both teams are coming off losses to Texas and will be looking to get back on track.

The Horned Frogs (14-4, 1-4) were downed by the Longhorns 66-48 Monday night. In that game, TCU for-ward Kenrich Williams led the team in scoring with 10 points.

On the season, guard Kyan Anderson is leading the team in scoring. Anderson is aver-aging 13.2 points per contest.

As a team, TCU is shoot-ing 46 percent from the field and 34 percent from beyond the arc.

The Horned Frogs are struggling in conference play, but in the Big 12 every game appears to be compet-itive and it’s hard to assume they won’t come prepared Saturday.

West Virginia (15-3, 3-2) is coming off its first blowout

loss of the season. The Moun-taineers were manhandled in Texas as the Longhorns beat West Virginia 77-50.

Senior guard Juwan Staten continues to be the principle player for the Mountaineers. Staten is averaging 15 points per game.

Staten, however, has been relatively quiet in West Vir-ginia’s last outings. The se-nior guard only scored three points against Texas and went 1-7 from the floor.

Devin Williams is right behind Staten. The sopho-

more forward is averaging 10.8 points per game and is reeling in 7.7 rebounds on average.

“We just got to keep our heads up,” Williams said fol-lowing the loss to the Long-horns. “We’ve got 13 more game to go and we just got to stay with it.”

This will be the second meeting between West Vir-ginia and TCU this season The Mountaineers opened conference play against the Horned Frogs, and at the time TCU was unbeaten.

The Mountaineers, however, handed TCU its first loss of the season, downing them 78-67.

In that meeting, senior Gary Browne paved the way. Browne scored 16 points that night while Williams scored 14 and Jaysean Paige chipped in with 10.

West Virginia remains in the thick of the tough Big 12 conference standings. With a 3-2 record in conference play, the Mountaineers are look-ing to stay above .500 by tak-ing care of the Horned Frogs

at home.It will be interesting to see

if the Mountaineers are able to bounce back following a blowout loss to Texas. TCU is no easy task and could po-tentially score an upset in Morgantown, should the Mountaineers be unable to regroup.

The two teams will square off at 2 p.m. Saturday in-side the WVU Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU.

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No. 18 West Virginia looks to bounce back, welcomes Horned Frogs to Morgantown

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Mountaineers take on Kansas, look for third straight winby nicole curtin

assoCiate sports editor @niColeC_wVu

The West Virginia wom-en’s basketball team will travel to Lawrence, Kan., this weekend for a matchup against the Kansas Jayhawks.

Each team is coming off a win Wednesday night. WVU (12-6, 2-4) earned its sec-ond conference win against Kansas State 63-51. The Jay-hawks got their first con-ference win of the season against Texas Tech and are sitting at 10-9 overall, 1-5 Big 12.

In their game against K-State, the Mountaineers went into halftime down 25-22, overcame the deficit for the first time this season and won the game. After drop-ping their first four confer-ence games to Oklahoma, No. 3 Texas, No. 5 Baylor and

Texas Tech, it was hard to tell if they would be able to get out of that rut.

Last week when WVU lost to Texas Tech, they went 1-16 from behind the arc and only 2-11 at the free throw line. Three days later, Coach Mike Carey put in a different starting lineup against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls in Stillwater, and there was sig-nificant improvement.

Against OSU, the Moun-taineers shot 33 percent from the field, 38 percent from the 3-point line and 81 percent from the free throw line.

Junior Jessica Morton played her first minutes for West Virginia against Texas Tech, where she scored one jump shot and put up four points against Oklahoma State.

Morton played Wednes-day against Kansas State as well and led the team with

22 points. Junior guard Bria Holmes has dropped down to No. 4 in the Big 12 scoring-wise, averaging 16.3 points per conference game. Bay-lor’s Nina Davis has taken the top spot in the confer-ence putting up about 20 points a game.

Holmes scored 12 against K-State and just 10 against Oklahoma State the game before. Shooting from the 3-point line has hurt Holmes this season, as she has gone 6-44, or 13 percent, in con-ference play.

Against the Wildcats Wednesday night, she made one of five 3-point attempts. Holding on to her lead-ing shooter spot for WVU, Holmes has averaged 20 points a game through the season with senior Averee Fields scoring about 16 points per game.

Leading the Jayhawks is senior forward Chelsea

Gardner with a 15.9 point average. In Kansas’ win over Texas Tech, Gardner dropped 20 points and se-nior guard Natalie Knight, who is second in scor-ing, scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Both Kansas and West Virginia are in the rough, middle of the season pe-riod. Wins are crucial to get under their belts now to get to the NCAA Tournament in March.

The Jayhawks are second in the Big 12 for free throw percentage, something the Mountaineers should keep in mind during their matchup. West Virginia is sitting at the bottom of that list. So far this season, the women’s team has made 64 of 106 free throw attempts.

After West Virginia’s win over Oklahoma State last weekend, they knocked the Cowgirls out of the Top 25.

OSU and Oklahoma are still receiving votes to be in the AP Top 25, while Texas sits at No. 8 and Baylor at No. 3.

WVU still has to face all these teams again this sea-son. That being said, con-tinuing to be successful against Kansas Saturday and

Texas Tech next week might give them the momentum to finish on a high note.

Saturday’s game against Kansas will be broadcast on Fox Sports Network and be-gins at 2 p.m.

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andrew spellman/the daily athenaeumThe Mountaineers exit the WVU Coliseum after their win Wednesday.