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follow up with WVU Student Health. be there until it heals.” BY DOUGLAS SOULE Th e following students were named Wheeler said he received pelvis EDITORINCHIEF in the report: fractures from the collision. Anthony Ara Abrahamian - Age 19 A Morgantown press release from Go to page 4 to read about WVU Chloe Bolin - Age 19 last week said only two students were student Maceon Wheeler’s Delaney Virginia Boylan - Age 19 injured. Th e University said two were experience during and after Andrew Robert Davis - Age 19 admitted to Ruby Memorial Hospital the collision. Laurel Leigh Goff - Age 18 and a third was evaluated there. Th is Alyssa Nicole Mauck - Age 19 police report off ers more information Kaleigh Mae Moss - Age 18 about the collision and its aftermath Kaleigh Moss heard screams and Hannah Abigail Schorr - Age 18 on the students within the PRT. glass shattering. Maceon Edward Wheeler- Age 19 Boylan rode the PRT with her Seconds before, the WVU student Th e Daily Athenaeum reported last roommate, Mauck, and her boyfriend, had been sitting on the PRT looking week on the injuries of Bolin, an ani- Davis, according to the report. Boy- down at her phone. mal and nutritional sciences student, lan said she heard a loud, unexpected Moss was one of the nine WVU stu- and Wheeler, an engineering student. noise; glass fl ew on them, and the PRT dents named in a WVU Police Depart- According to a post on the WVU came to a stop. ment report who were in the PRT that Western Equestrian Team Facebook Th e next morning, Boylan said she collided with the debris from the rock page, Bolin was a member of the woke up with a headache and became fall on Monday, Feb. 10. team. nauseated, according to the report. After the collision, Moss said she “Her tailbone was broken all the Boylan said she went Ruby Memorial went to the emergency room to get way through and so the doctors in- Hospital, where she was told she suf- a CT Scan and X-ray on her hip due serted a large screw,” the Facebook fered a concussion and anxiety from PHOTO BY DUNCAN SLADE to bruising, according to the report. post said. “She has two screws, one the incident. Damage from a rock fall on a PRT car on Monday, Feb. 10. Emergency services cut a large portion off While there, a physician advised Moss on each side of her pelvis and a bar the vehicle to remove the occupants she had a concussion and told her to placed in front of her pelvis that will See PRT page 4 WVU to be fi rst in nation with music and health degree BY ALAYNA FULLER in music and a health disci- “[Music] activates many of the brain’s centersers NEWS EDITOR pline within four years and that music is a foundational for learning and for creativity that will be a hhugeuge healing art that can aid as- WVU will be the fi rst in the piring health professionals benefi t for students planning a career in a nation to have a music and in helping patients. health undergraduate de- “[Music] activates many health profession.” gree program. of the brain’s centers for “Th e major was created learning and for creativity -Clay Marsh,sh, to blend the arts and hu- Y

that will be a huge benefi t H P manities with preparatory for students planning a ca- Dean of Health Scienceses R courses for health profes- U reer in a health profession,” M sional school,” said Clay E Marsh said. N I Marsh, vice president and ex- The six different tracks said. “Those that do exist merging of thesehese L Michael Ibrahim, director O ecutive dean for WVU Health are in medicine, pharmacy, tend to focus on the sciences fields into one de- R of WVU’s School of Music, A Sciences. “Th is unique major physical therapy, occupa- electives that would serve as gree program is a nat-nat- C said this program is unique Y will allow students to have a tional therapy, dentistry and a prerequisite to medicine ural response ttoo two B because of its six tracks that N music degree, along with a physician assistant, Ibrahim alone. [WVU’s] program is a elements. IO T align with the recommended A degree to help prepare for said. distinct complement to our R pathways into professional ST professional school.” “There are less than a certifi cation degree in mu- LU programs in WVU’s Health IL handful of degrees similar to sic therapy.” See Degreeree ppageage 4 Marsh said students in the Sciences Center. program can gain a degree this one in the U.S.,” Ibrahim Ibrahim said that the PET FRIENDLYFRIENDLY • FRFREEE PARKING • GUEST PARKING • BUS ROUTE EVERY 15 MINUTES • HEATED SWIMMING POOL • STATE OF THE ART FITNESS CENTER NOW RENTING FOR MAY 2020 Minutes from the downtown bus route, WVU football stadium, Health Sciences, Evansdale, Law School, and PRT LookingLook for the royal treatment? Find it at Chateau Royale. OFFICE HOURS: Mon. - Thur. 8AM-7PM; Fri. 8AM-5PM; Sat. 10AM-4PM; Sun. 12PM-4PM CALL TODAY! 304-599-7474 | VISIT US ONLINE! 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Month at WVU BY CRAIG WEIMER Proponents of these clin- CORRESPONDENT ics state that the availabil- ity of clean needles stems the spread of Hepatitis C and HIV. A bill proposed in the state According to a study in part Senate would increase regu- conducted at WVU, the fi ve lations on needle exchange years between 2010 and 2015 programs. alone saw a 98% increase in Th e bill proposed by Sena- cases of Hepatitis C, while 60% tor Eric Tarr of Putnam County to 70% of these cases occurred would make the amount of in injection drug users. needles returned to clinics A National Center for Bio- equal to the amount of nee- technology Information re- dles handed out. port has stated that cases of Th e original version of the HIV, the other major danger of proposed bill would have out- used needles, have decreased lawed needle exchange pro- by 33% in the case of a New grams outright, which is a Haven, Connecticut program. change that critics say would PHOTO VIA WVU “It has been noted that the be harmful to public health. greatest benefits for people Majorie Fuller, director of the Center for Black Culture and Research. In response, WVU began with mental health and ad- monitoring the bill out of fear diction problems will be de- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity our history is not explored programs.” BY IRELEND VISCOUNT that stigmatization and crim- rived from providing better to discuss the mental ail- and black history is Ameri- As there are only a few inalization of syringe posses- STAFF WRITER evidenced-based care in re- ments black students face can history,” Fuller said. “It black history classes of- sion would drive people away lation to medication, substi- on campus daily and to should really be a more in- fered at WVU, Fuller said from free needle exchange tution therapies and absti- Students, faculty and staff discuss solutions to these tegrated part in history, and, she would like to see more clinics. Currently, the fi ne for nence programs, as well as are encouraged to attend a someone arrested on drug challenges at the Life Sci- as of yet, it really isn’t as classes added to give stu- addressing underlying so- variety of events on campus paraphernalia charges could ences Building. much as it should be. It’s get- dents a chance to learn more cial problems arising from to celebrate Black History run as high as $500. homelessness and criminal- • Feb. 27: An initiation of ting better, but it’s still pretty about black history. Month. “I can only speak to the re- ization,” stated a study con- an intersectionality coa- scarce and not always accu- “If there was anything I Black History Month was search I have done,” said Steve ducted at WVU. “Our fi ndings lition by SGA to provide rate. Dr. Woodson decided to would like to see change, it is founded in 1926 by West Vir- Davis, associate professor of provide strong evidence that ginia native Carter G. Wood- underrepresented stu- set aside a dedicated period the opportunity for students public health at WVU. “Crimi- OST and in combination with nalization of syringes has cre- son in an eff ort to honor the dents a platform on cam- in order to celebrate our his- to study these issues,” Fuller high-coverage NSP should be ated a situation where an ex- expanded to prevent the trans- acheivments and central role pus on in the Mountainlair tory and make sure the rest of said. “If you’re going to study Ballrooms. the nation understands.” American history and have change cannot happen due to mission of [Hepatitis C] and of African Americans in U.S. fear of arrest.” Marjorie Fuller, director Fuller said Patrice Harris a diverse and inclusive so- reduce associated morbidity history. February was chosen A study conducted by Da- and mortality.” of the Center for Black Cul- was one of the most notable ciety, then you have to study because it coincided with the vis concluded that partici- Milan Puskar Healthright’s birthday of Abraham Lincoln ture and Research, has been WVU alumna. Harris was ap- the history of everybody in pants in needle exchange pro- LIGHT (Living In Good Health and Frederick Douglass. with the University for 12 pointed the president of the the country.” grams (NEPs) often received Together) Program is one such WVU will hold the follow- years. She said she wants stu- American Medical Associa- Fuller encourages stu- citations for possessing clean needle exchange program op- ing events throughout the dents to care about Black His- tion, the fi rst African Amer- dents to attend the collabora- needles, despite clinics asking erating in Morgantown. month: tory Month because African ican woman to hold the role. tion with the LGTBQ+ Center law enforcement not to prose- Part of its stated mission cute possessors of clean nee- • Feb. 22: A celebration of Americans are a big part of “A number of students on March 24 in the Moun- is to provide clean supplies dles in specifi c circumstances. and resource referrals in a diversity and inclusion at society and have made con- have done a variety of things,” tainlair, where there will be While these citations did non-judgemental manner. tributions to the develop- Fuller said. “We had a black a panel discussing the chal- the WVU Athletics wom- not result in jail time, the It has been operating for fi ve en’s basketball game at the ment of the United States. Mr. Mountaineer not too long lenges in the black LGBTQ+ prosecution created confu- years in West Virginia, a state Coliseum. “Black history is deep and ago, and there are faculty community and the sup- sion among participants and where 460,000 needles went • Feb 25: A Black Minds Mat- very rich culturally, but also who have authored books port that is available around set up a major barrier to pro- unaccounted for last year ter panel discussion with because on a regular basis and developed mentoring campus. gram success. alone.

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Degree Faculty to be hired to meet growing Continued from page 1

Th e fi rst being a clear inter- est on the part of the Univer- neuroscience major demands sity’s current and past music students who have pursued careers in health professions BY HALEH AMANIEH each had their own unique after their music studies and CORRESPONDENT specialties. the second being the oppor- “One of the most exciting tunity to provide a collabora- As WVU’s neuroscience things about the neurosci- tive curriculum. entists we have been inter- major has continued to grow, “What we’re seeing are stu- viewing is they have diff erent the need for faculty has as dents who want to identify as expertise [such as] drug ad- well. music majors because of their diction, neurodevelopment, Last spring, WVU intro- stress and hormones,” Mar- love for music, for playing mu- duced the fi rst neuroscience tens said. “While they are all sic and for being in ensem- major in West Virginia. Cole well equipped to teach the bles, but their long term goals Vonder Haar, Behavioral Neu- courses we currently off er at after their undergraduate ex- roscience Search Committee WVU and the ones I am devel- perience is a professional in chair, said since introducing oping, they also have the op- it, dozens of students have de- health,” Ibrahim said. “I’m of portunity to create some new the mindset that music can clared it as their major. courses that our undergradu- teach us all more than notes “Th e major is an interdis- ates will fi nd really exciting.” ciplinary collaboration be- Martens said the variety and rhythms. Musicians need tween the Psychology and Bi- of expertise in the fi eld will to listen, to be adaptable,p to be ology departments,” Vonder be helpful in teaching the prepared,d, but also to Haar said. “It is in its fi rst year, courses that are being devel- be spontaneous.ntaneous. but we already have approxi- oped, as well as create new These moremore ab-ab- mately 60 majors and expect courses of their own. Th e new stract skillsills coucouldld that to grow considerably over faculty will also bring in their be beneficialeficial in the next several years.” own research projects, which PHOTO VIA WVU MEDICINE health pro-ro- To keep up with the growth may allow undergraduates fessionsn s of this program, the Univer- with research opportunities Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute has been home to several groundbreaking research projects since opening last year. sity is in the process of hiring to get real-world experience. where acac-- two new faculty members to Vonder Haar said the new said. Th e fi eld of neuroscience is “Th ere are also opportu- countabil-bil- conduct research as well as additions to the department “These new hires will fit something that has grown ex- nities to get more involved in ity andnd develop and lead the major’s will likely be announced into a growing neuroscience ponentially at WVU. Michelle data science in careers such empathyh y classes. Kris Martens, coor- within the next few months. community at WVU,” Vonder Frankot, WVU graduate stu- as biostatistics,” Frankot said. are alsoo dinator for the neuroscience “Although our search is still valuablee major, said although the Uni- ongoing, we would hope to be Haar said. “Many of our ap- dent, said growth within the “Some students may go on to plicants are excited about the department will continue to medical school in hopes of traits.” versity is still in the interview- able to announce new hires to ILLUSTRATION BY ing stage of the hiring process, the University before the end strong pool of undergraduate allow WVU to make break- being neurologists, neurosur- CAROLINE MURPHY the applicants so far have of the semester,” Vonder Haar talent we have here at WVU.” throughs in the fi eld. geons or psychiatrists.”

PRT Continued from page 1 Student injured in PRT-

Mauck said she went boulder collision speaks out to Ruby Memorial Hospi- tal the following day, and BY DOUGLAS SOULE until someone handed me my Wheeler plans to fi nish this she was told she suff ered a EDITORINCHIEF glasses back.” semester’s classes. strained back, according to “The impact caused me “Now that I am injured and the report. sharp pains, but the shock was have to use a walker to assist Maceon Wheeler was sitting Standing in the middle of enough for my brain to tell me me, there are more processes at the front of the PRT, facing the PRT, Goff said she saw that I might be OK, which the that they have to accommo- away from Monongahela Bou- the boulders roll down the hospital later disagreed with,” date for, but I’m still planning levard, when the boulder hit. mountain and strike the he said. on going through the rest of front window of the PRT, “I honestly wasn’t sure what happened until they had After the collision, Wheeler the semester,” he said. shattering it, according to said he’s trying to take every- Wheeler said he “most the report. Goff said she did helped me to exit the PRT,” Wheeler, a freshman engineer- thing day by day. likely” would use the PRT not suff er any major injuries “It’s a lot to deal with, obvi- again. from the incident, but she ing student from Huntington, said. “I was sitting there more ously,” he said. “I would keep a closer eye mentioned that her body is Wheeler said he had frac- out just because of what oc- sore from the incident, spe- PHOTO VIA WVU PD REPORT so focused on the pain and the Emergency services cut a large portion off the vehicle to remove the occupants. fact that there was glass every- tures on both sides of his pel- curred,” he said. “Overall, the cifi cally her back and neck. vis and in his lower back. PRT has been mostly reliable Goff said she is suff ering A student’s features have been blurred by the DA. where and hoping that every- He said the recovery time- for most students.” from mental trauma due to one was OK. I didn’t even con- didn’t suffer any injuries sion from the incident, and line is still uncertain. Wheeler said the rock was the incident, according to sider that a boulder had hit us from the incident, accord- she was advised to go to “It depends a lot on how I’m behind him where he was the report, and she will talk until I saw the boulder was on ing to the report. Ruby Memorial Hospital for looking when I go back in for positioned. to a professional about it at the road.” Wheeler said he was further evaluation. my check up in a few weeks, “Had the PRT been a half the Carruth Center. Wheeler said he was look- looking down when he was A car was also struck because if anything has shifted of second faster, if the rock Abrahamian said he ing down when it hit. He had thrown to the front of the during the rock fall. Susan I am expected to undergo a was rolling in that direction, ducked for cover when the earbuds in and had just put a PRT and the glass fl ew to- Cramer, 65, of Morgantown surgery, or multiple, depend- I could’ve had the rock hit glass shattered. ward him and hit his face, song on his phone. When the was the driver injured by the ing on how bad the shift is,” the back of me,” he said. “Th e Abrahamian said he then arms, and hips, according to boulder made impact, he said boulder. While the city had he said. “I could have shifts in boulder could have been mak- stood up to check on the the report. Wheeler stayed at it crushed together the sides of the diff erent parts of the pel- ing impact directly with my other passengers on the Ruby Memorial Hospital for initially believed that all in- the seat that he was in, fl ing- PRT, according to the re- multiple days, and he suf- juries resulting from Mon- ing him forward and then vis that are fractured; I could back.” port. Abrahamian said he fered abrasion to his rear day’s rock slide were minor, backward. end up with a pelvis that is not Wheeler said he wanted ev- noticed two of the front pas- and fractures to his pelvis. Cramer had a few broken “I got my glasses knocked completely aligned.” eryone to know that he is “alive sengers were hurt, and he Schorr said on Tuesday bones and a collapsed lung off , and my phone broke,” he If nothing is shifting, and well, for the most part.” then yelled to a bystander to she went to the WVU Stu- that required surgery, said said. “I couldn’t hear anything Wheeler said he’s hoping he “I hope the others in the in- call 911. dent Health Center to be Morgantown spokesperson because my earbuds were in, will have mostly healed by the cident are doing well as well,” Abrahamian said he seen for a possible concus- Michaela Martin. and I couldn’t see anything end of the semester. he said. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 5 Editor: Assistant Editor: Cole McClanahan CULTURE Raeanne Beckner [email protected] [email protected] WVU alumnus petitions to be on ‘Survivor’

BY BAILEY MENNEMIER something I’ve watched since I fi gured I should try to make CORRESPONDENT I was fi ve. It’s not about being my own fortune by doing the on TV; it’s about living out this petition.” real-life dream.” In May 2000, CBS launched Noticing there were very Since he turned 18 years an Emmy-winning show called few with “Survivor” petitions old, Beckman has been highly “Survivor,” and it captivated and also noticing the ones involved and focused on get- audiences all over the country who did only had 200 views, he ting on the show. In college, he and even the world. It’s a real- went to Change.org and tried it would go to the WVU Student ity TV show in which the con- for himself. His petition, called Recreation Center and swim testants compete against each “Help Me Achieve My Dream,” laps, practice making fi re with other to be the sole survivor has now racked up more than fl int and even did puzzles such 1,150 signatures in its year of and win $1 million. as Sudokus and crosswords. being online. Th ere are currently 40 sea- With the time he was put- Not having a large social sons of “Survivor” and no signs ting into preparation and media presence, Beckman has of stopping any time soon. practicing, he was sure he was sent the link of the petition to Ryan Beckman, a 2016 WVU ready for the show. He went to friends to post and share on alumnus, has been watching casting calls and sent in vid- platforms like Facebook and it since he was 5 years old and eos, but there was never an is trying his hand of making an off er to be on the show, so he Instagram. While he’s glad his appearance in a future season decided to make his own luck petition has more attention of the show. and start a petition. than the others he’s seen, he Beckman said it has been “I would go to open cast- hopes his petition gains more his dream since childhood to ing calls, I would send in vid- traction and that more peo- make an appearance on the eos, and I’ve never heard any- ple support his dream of be- show. thing, you know what I mean? ing on his favorite show since “It’s not even about winning I would sit in lines for three childhood. for me,” Beckman said. “It’d be to four hours and do these “I think anybody should be cool to win $1 million, but it’s one-minute takes and send in able to live their dreams, no about living something that’s three-minute-long videos, and matter what it is, and this is PHOTO SUBMITTED BY RYAN BECKMAN a dream of mine and living out nothing,” Beckman said. “So, mine,” Beckman said. Ryan Beckman (right) has been a fan of “Survivor” since he was 5 years old. Steps to avoid fl u as WVU announces Class second round hits of 2024 Social Center BY COLE MCCLANAHAN sanitizer with you to use when as WVU, but it’s important to CULTURE EDITOR you’re unable to wash your avoid large crowds and areas hands. with a high population. Lo- BY COLE MCCLANAHAN Flu season is strong on Cover your mouth cations on campus such as CULTURE EDITOR campus and across the nation. when you sneeze and cough the Mountainlair or Evans- According to reports from Since the fl u virus can be dale Crossing can be breeding With high school seniors the Associated Press, a second transferred as an airborne grounds for germs, and with beginning to make their col- round of fl u has come to the disease, covering your mouth no way to know who around lege decisions and sending United States, mostly aff ect- when you sneeze and cough you is, or is about to be sick, in their academic deposits, WVU has vamped up its an- ing children and adolescents, is necessary to keep those it’s best to stay away. nual student recruitment. but college-aged people are at around you from getting sick. Not only should you stay Cough and sneeze into a tis- away from areas of high con- The University has offi- risk, too. sue or your elbow — never into gestion, but you should stay cially launched its Class of In total, more than 26 mil- your hands — to avoid spread- away from people you know 2024 Social Center, a hub for lion people have gotten the fl u, all things digital pertaining to ing unnecessary germs. are already sick, too. and 14,000 people have died the admissions process. Not Use safe-sex practices Stay home if you’re sick from the illness this season. To only does it have the tradi- Common to both sex and You can only miss so many STAFF PHOTO avoid this, here are fi ve steps to tional Facebook groups, You- the spread of the fl u is heavy classes, everyone knows that, A new student during move-in day at WVU. avoid the fl u the second time Tube videos and WVU so- breathing. Being wary of those but it’s important to not put cial media account handles, around: der the “Admitted Students” cially begin. you kiss and have sex with is other people at risk if you’re but the University created a Wash your hands tab and is “everything you The Social Center also crucial to avoiding it, and to sick. Not only are you put- #WVUbound Spotify playlist Washing your hands is key need to start your journey as provides new students with best avoid it, only be around ting others at risk for sick- this year, too. a Mountaineer,” according to phone and computer wall- to avoiding any sickness and those you know are not sick. ness, but leaving the comfort The Social Center is in- the website. papers and a link to the might be the most import- Remember, a person recover- of your bed won’t do you any tended to “give students the Included with the yearly Class of 2024 t-shirt. Also, ant step. As the fl u virus can ing from the fl u can be conta- favors either in terms of feel- opportunity to interact with WVU Class of 2024 and Fam- as no WVU-related play- remain on surfaces for more gious for a week after symp- ing better. us and share their excitement ilies of WVU Class of 2024 list could be complete with- than 24 hours, washing your toms subside, so just because Whether or not you’ve used after paying their deposit,” ac- Facebook groups is a new out it, the #WVUbound play- cording to a WVU email. And hands is the best way to stay your partner doesn’t seem sick all your excused absences for page: the WVU 2020 Transfer list includes “Take Me Home, for those that have already Student Cohort group. It has a Country Roads.” healthy, especially after com- doesn’t mean you won’t come the semester, you should email paid their deposit, “it will be For new students attend- ing in contact with other peo- launch date pending, and it is down with it. your professor and explain the a much-needed touchpoint intended for students trans- ing WVU in the fall, May 1 is ple, doorknobs and desks. Avoid areas of situation, and they may help in their admitted student ferring to WVU in either sum- the deadline for academic Remember to use warm, high congestion you out. Or, you can try to journey.” mer or fall 2020 to meet po- deposit payment before New soapy water when washing Th is will be diffi cult at any get an excused absence from It is located through the tential roommates and make Student Orientation begins your hands and to carry hand college, especially one as large WVU Student Health. 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using their meal plan and or- are trying to use their meal STAFF SHORT dering in. swipes. Most students do not leave The dining halls never Dining hall food is unsat- their rooms on the weekends have any good food left close isfying, but not being able to until noon. If you are lucky eat at all is even worse. enough to wake up in time to closing time, so unless Students on a meal plan for breakfast, you can forget you want to eat an early-bird do not have much to look about eating lunch. special dinner, ordering in forward to anyway, but when The dining halls serve or going out is the only op- the dining halls close early, breakfast food until about 3 tion, which is difficult for stu- students go hungry. p.m. on the weekends, so if dents who are trying to save On weekdays, the din- you go back for lunch, you money and do not have a ing halls close at 8 p.m. Al- can expect to see the same though this time might seem thing you ate just hours prior. kitchen where they can cook fairly reasonable, it does not When the dining halls for themselves. accommodate students who eventually decide to put out Bottom line: students are have late classes or students dinner food, you better eat paying enough already to who just want to eat later in fast because they will only eat subpar food in gross din- the day. be there for a couple hours ing halls. The subpar food Weekdays in the dining before closing time. should at least be available halls are not ideal, but week- The dining halls close at DA ARCHIVES ends are even worse. Stu- 6:30 p.m. on weekends, effec- at a time when students want Meal swipes are fast and convientient ways to get dining hall food, assuming the dining halls are even open. dents are better off just not tively starving students who to eat. Treat yourself to Students should have cheap post-Valentine’s Presidents Day off Day candy STAFF SHORT STAFF REPORT Whether you spent yourr Why does WVU have class Valentine’s Day in bliss withh today? a significant other or grumpyy Since it is a public institu- over the absence of a signif-- tion, WVU accepts funding icant other, there’s one thing from the government, which about Valentine’s Day that ev- means it should allow stu- eryone can be happy about: dents the same holidays off as the cost of candy in the days the government. following the holiday. Government agencies have Candy that was crammed federally declared holidays off onto store shelves and of work, so why do students bought for dates at high have to go to class? It does not prices has now been steeply make any sense. discounted. There’s pounds Presidents Day is not the upon pounds upon pounds of candy that stores across only holiday public universi- ILLUSTRATION BY ties choose to neglect to give PHOTO VIA PEXELS.COM the United States (and more CAROLINE MURPHY time off for. Veterans Day is locally here in Morgantown) The presidents’ heads at Mount Rushmore. are trying to remove from also on that list as well. said you cannot buy happi- their inventories. Banks, post offi ces and gov- while, students will be stuck idays that are considered fed- fi ve are days students do not ness never purchased 50% off ernment offices are closed in lectures. eral holidays. Out of those 10, Cheap candy is cheap for observance today. Mean- Th ere are currently 10 hol- two occur in the summer and have to go to class. joy. Whoever misleadingly chocolates. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 CHILL 7

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BY NICK KREMER son, Flynn took over as head coach at Edinboro, leading SPORTS WRITER the Fighting Scots to a 223- So far in his second year 95-5 record over his 21 years. at West Virginia University, While he was the head head wrestling coach Tim coach at Edinboro, Flynn Flynn has experienced grow- helped qualify 150 wrestlers ing pains. Yet, he has recently to the Division I national received some good news. tournament, and as a team On Friday, Jan. 31, it was announced by the Pennsyl- led Edinboro to ten top five vania Wrestling Coaches As- finishes and 14 top 20 fin- sociation that the veteran ishes. After the 2018 season, coach would be inducted Flynn left Edinboro to be- into the Pennsylvania Wres- come the head coach of the tling Hall of Fame. Mountaineers. For Flynn, the announce- Since becoming the head ment is a welcome one, but coach at West Virginia, he also conveys his age. “It’s nice to be honored,” has led the team to a 7-25 re- Flynn said. “I just feel like, cord. While the record is be- I don’t know, I’m not that low average, Flynn was able young, but I feel young, to help five different Moun- and I feel like we got a lot to taineers qualify for the na- PHOTO BY SETH SEEBAUGH do here, so I feel like those tional tournament in his first things are for retired people WVU head wrestling coach Tim Flynn looks on as the Mountaineers take on Buff alo on Dec. 8. year. so that’s kind of how I felt.” The induction will take Flynn wrestled at Penn nationals in all years but his That year’s Penn State team 134-pound weight class. before moving on to be an State from 1983 to 1987, fin- freshman year and in his se- finished third in the national Following his wrestling assistant at Edinboro Uni- place on May 17 at the Moun- ishing with a career record nior year, while also becom- championships with Flynn career, Flynn became an as- versity between 1992 and tainview Country Club in of 105-32-5. He qualified for ing a captain of the team. finishing seventh in the sistant coach at Penn State 1997. Following the 1997 sea- State College, Pennsylvania. Women’s hoops looking for second straight win against Texas ble-digits. Tynice Martin led lead. BY CHARLES MONTGOMERY all scorers with 20 points and In the fourth quarter, Texas SPORTS WRITER nearly had a double-double led by four with six minutes with nine rebounds. remaining, but the Mountain- On Monday, the West Vir- Kari Niblack earned her eers scored 16 points in the ginia women’s basketball will fourth double-double of the fi nal 3:17 to take the victory, face the Texas Longhorns for year with 15 points and 12 re- 68-63. Martin scored 23 points the second time this season. bounds. Th e big surprise was — including the fi nal four — to In the first meeting, the sophomore guard Madisen seal the win. Mountaineers rode in on an Smith, who scored 13 points Martin is expecting a tough eight-game winning streak in 38 minutes. game against Texas, and and had victories over two Head coach Mike Carey knows it will be a battle from top-25 teams in Michigan thought WVU attacked the rim start to fi nish. State and Mississippi State. well and earned its free throw “We have to keep building Going into Monday’s game, attempts. on what we’ve done,” Martin WVU will not be riding as high “Our foul shooting wasn’t said. “Th ey are going to have as they were in January. Th e better, but we didn’t settle for a chip on their shoulder, and Mountaineers won an impres- the three as much,” Carey said. we know it’s going to be a dog sive game over the Texas Tech “We got to the foul line — this fi ght, may the best team win.” Red Raiders in their last out- (is) the most we’ve been to the Following the defeat, Texas ing on Saturday evening, but foul line in a while. Th ose are won fi ve straight games to be PHOTO BY CORBIN MILLS they have lost seven of their things we’ve got to continue 15-6 overall on the year. Th e Lucky Rudd fi nished Saturday’s game against Texas Tech with seven points. last nine games. to do.” winning streak ended when Against Texas Tech, West In the previous meeting be- the Longhorns lost 64-44 to the leading scorer for Texas, points per game while only al- Virginia (15-8, 5-7 Big 12) was tween West Virginia and Texas Baylor on Jan. 31. Including averaging 13.2 points per lowing 64. Th e Longhorns are Tipoff is scheduled for without its leading scorer, (15-9, 7-5), the Mountaineers the game against Baylor, the game. Forward Joyner Holmes 8:30 p.m., and the game also averaging 43 rebounds as Kysre Gondrezick, but the led 34-23 heading into the sec- Longhorns have lost two of is second on the team, averag- will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1. team got the job done as three ond half. Texas used a 25-point their last three. ing 13.1 points per game. a team per game. Mountaineers scored in dou- third quarter to grab a 48-47 Forward Charli Collier is Overall, Texas averages 71 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 SPORTS | 9

PHOTO BY JARED SERRE West Virginia head coach Randy Mazey looks on as the Mountaineers take on Duke in the Morgantown Regional on June 1, 2019. STAFF PHOTO Sixth inning RBI West Virginia’s Braden Zarbnisky serves as WVU’s closer, going a perfect 2-for-2 in save opportunities this season. WVU baseball team to host single gives WVU Canisius in home opener series win over BY JARED SERRE SPORTS EDITOR

After defeating Jackson- Jacksonville ville on Sunday to earn a sea- son-opening series win, the start, allowing only three hits BY JARED SERRE West Virginia baseball team in fi ve innings of work on the SPORTS EDITOR will return home to take on mound. Canisius on Tuesday. Temple, who earned Thanks to a sixth inning The midweek matchup the loss, allowed two runs RBI single off the bat of West will consist of one game, as on six hits in six innings, Virginia second baseman Ty- opposed to the typical se- while also striking out seven ler Doanes, the WVU baseball ries that is often seen on Mountaineers. team picked up its fi rst series weekends. Braden Zarbnisky, who win of the season, downing With the season still in its started the game in left fi eld Jacksonville 2-1 on Sunday. for the Mountaineers, was infancy, the Mountaineers With runners on second brought on to close out the will continue to lean on du- and third, Doanes stepped to ninth inning. He threw eight al-threat Braden Zarbni- the plate and lined a 2-2 pitch pitches and faced only three sky, who is a key factor for from Jacksonville starting WVU at the plate and on the batters, earning the save. STAFF PHOTO pitcher Austin Temple through mound. At the plate, Zarbnisky went Zarbnisky is one of the team’s top hitters through the season’s fi rst three games. the left side of the infi eld, scor- 2-for-4 with a double. Doanes With the bat, Zarbnisky, ing shortstop Tevin Tucker. also went 2-for-4 as the two a redshirt senior, leads the midweek starter, Nick Sny- 8-for-18 (.444) through the have both struggled thus Th e run broke a tie score team with a .462 batting av- teammates accounted for four der, did not return to WVU season’s first four games. far. Each with two appear- that had been created fol- of WVU’s seven total hits. erage (6-for-13), as well as after being chosen in the Outfielder Jake Burlin- ances on the season, Ko- lowing an RBI single in the For the Dolphins, who only an OPS of 1.038. 11th round of the 2019 MLB game, a senior, is a perfect chanski has allowed four fourth inning after catcher totaled three hits, Provitt went Serving as WVU’s closer Draft. 4-for-4 in stolen base oppor- earned runs on five hits, Paul McIntosh grounded into 1-for-3, while third baseman on the mound, Zarbnisky is Canisius (1-3) comes to tunities, while also posting a a double play, scoring Doanes. Anthony George and second a perfect 2-for-2 on the sea- Morgantown after suffering slugging percentage of .824 while Thompson has given Jacksonville (1-2) was able baseman Scott Dubrule each son in save opportunities. In a 14-4 defeat at the hands of and an OPS of 1.348. up three earned runs while to score its lone run in the sec- went 1-for-4. his two appearances, he has UMass Lowell on Sunday, On the mound, Brett Ko- facing four batters. ond inning when designated West Virginia will return allowed zero hits while also losing their series. chanski and Noah Thomp- Tuesday’s first pitch hitter Langston Provitt singled home Tuesday, taking on striking out two batters. Offensively, the Golden son have been go-to arms from Monongalia County up the middle, scoring catcher Canisius in a one game, mid- At press time, it is not Griffins have four different out of the bullpen for head Ballpark in Morgantown Jacob Southern. week matchup. First pitch known who will take the players posting a batting av- coach Matt Mazurek through West Virginia (2-1) starting from Monongalia County Ball- mound for West Virginia erage of .400 or greater. Out- the season’s first series. is slated for 2 p.m. The pitcher Jake Carr earned the park in Morgantown will come (2-1) as the team’s start- fielder Andy Leader is at the Kochanski, a sophomore, game will be broadcast on win in his fi rst career collegiate at 2 p.m. ing pitcher. Last season’s top of that list, having gone and Thompson, a senior, MountaineerTV. 10 | SPORTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2020 West Virginia looks to end three-game skid in rematch against Oklahoma State lor, most of the outside pro- BY MATTHEW DIGBY duction came from junior Taz SPORTS WRITER Sherman, who scored all 20 of his points in the second half The West Virginia men’s while hitting 5-of-9 shots from basketball team will come the three-point line. Only one home after a road loss against other player hit a three against No. 1 Baylor on Saturday, the Baylor: sophomore Sean Mc- latest in three straight games Neil, who only had one. the Mountaineers have Oklahoma State is coming dropped. off a big upset after defeating WVU (18-7, 6-6 Big 12) will No. 24 Texas Tech at home on be looking to right the ship Saturday. Th is was after the when the Oklahoma State Red Raiders defeated the Cow- Cowboys (13-12, 3-9) come boys by 35 in the fi rst meet- to the WVU Coliseum. Th e ing between the two teams on Mountaineers defeated the Jan. 4. Cowboys earlier this year by Th ey are led by two guards a score of 55-41, the lone win in sophomore Isaac Likekele away from home in Big 12 play and senior Lindy Waters, this season for WVU. both averaging 11.4 points Th e off ense continues to be per game. Senior Cameron a sore spot this season, with McGriff rounds out the Cow- the Mountaineers not being boys in double digits with 10.5 able to total 60 points in their points per game. McGriff also current losing streak. Th ey leads the team in rebounding have been plagued by a com- at 6.8 per game. bination of poor shooting and PHOTO BY JAMES KNABLE Oklahoma State’s best turnovers, averaging 42% from three-point shooter is senior West Virginia guard Jermaine Haley attempts to drive past Kansas defender Ochai Agbaji on Wednesday. the fi eld and 30% from three, Th omas Dziagwa, who shoots while also committing over 15 41% from three to help him to turnovers per game. 11 points and 12 rebounds One reason the Mountain- and 8.5 rebounds per game. in the team’s last three games. his 8.8 points per game scor- Freshman Oscar Tshiebwe against Baylor. He is averag- eers may be struggling is the In the Mountaineers’ current Culver and Tshiebwe ing average. continues to be a bright spot ing 11.6 points per game and lack of production from soph- slide, Culver has not reached need to be productive inside Th e game on Tuesday is set for the team, coming off an- 9.2 rebounds per game this omore Derek Culver, who av- double-digit points, putting to open up the team’s out- to tip off at 7 p.m. and will be other double-double with season. erages 10.3 points per game up four, six, and three points side shooting. Against Bay- nationally televised on ESPN2.

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