Documentary Brings Awareness to Dangers of Hazing Backyard Brawl Returns As WVU Men's Hoops Trav
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Mixed opinions on High Street’s Mural in Dorsey’s Knob to honor Recruits sign with WVU as early new Chipotle regional Native American tribes signing period begins p. 4 p. 5 p. 10 @DailyAthenaeum Th e Daily Athenaeum dailyathenaeum [email protected] WVU’s Independent Student Newspaper THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019 www.thedaonline.com ‘Breathe, Nolan, Breathe’ documentary brings awareness to dangers of hazing they were met with the reality that BY ALAYNA FULLER their son was in the intensive care NEWS EDITOR unit in critical condition after suf- fering from cardiac arrest. They Joshua Dower, internal medi- made the decision to take him off cine and pediatrics specialist at life support on Nov. 14, 2014. WVU Medicine, said Nolan Burch The film began with the security should not be dead. footage inside the Kappa Sigma “If he had been brought to the house of a fraternity brother per- emergency room [sooner], it’s very forming CPR on Nolan’s limp body likely that our doctors would have hours after he was dragged inside. been able to monitor him and give The brother kept repeating the him fluids,” Dower said on Wednes- words, “breathe, Nolan, breathe.” day, the day before the fifth anni- “Most Universities or even com- versary of Burch’s death. “Time panies would run from [Nolan’s would’ve helped to clear the alco- story] and try to bury it,” said Dan- hol, and they would have also been iel Catullo, who directed the film able to watch him to make sure that and is the co-founder and CEO of if he couldn’t protect his airway, City Drive Entertainment Group they could’ve protected it for him.” and a WVU alumnus. “I wanted to Dower was one of those who embrace this. I wanted to put this spoke after the screening of the out in the forefront. I want West documentary film “Breathe, Nolan, Virginia to go out and say this hap- Breathe” at West Virginia Univer- pened here, we need to stop this sity’s Gluck Theatre. He also pro- PHOTO BY TRENTON STRAIGHT vided medical care to Burch during and we need to work together.” TJ and Kim Burch, parents of Nolan Burch, talk about their son’s story during an interview session after the documentary screening on Nov. 13, 2019. the 18-year-old WVU freshman’s Catullo said the hardest thing he last days of life. had to do was ask the Burch family The documentary followed the lack of urgency and care shown University. that something was wrong with if he could use the security footage events that unfolded when Burch for Burch by the other fraternity More than five years ago, his par- their son and that they needed to in the documentary. overdosed on alcohol on the night members, and what happened ents, Kim and TJ Burch, got the call come to Morgantown immediately. See Burch page 3 of Nov. 12, 2014, as well as the next for Nolan, his family and the at their home in Buffalo, New York, After a four and a half hour drive, Backyard Brawl returns as WVU men’s hoops travels to Pitt was voted to fi nish 10th in the ACC in Trey McGowens, a sophomore their lone game, the team featured Since 1906, Pitt and West Vir- BY JARED SERRE the conference’s preseason poll. guard, is second in scoring as he av- four players scoring double-digit ginia have met 186 times. Since Bob SPORTS EDITOR Led by second-year head coach erages 15 points per game. He also points, as well as two others each Huggins took over as head coach of Jeff Capel III, Pittsburgh (2-1) is hop- leads the Panthers in rebounding, av- scoring nine. the Mountaineers prior to the 2007 Having won three straight match- ing to ride the wave of momentum eraging 6.7 per game. Sophomore forward Derek Cul- season, WVU holds a losing record ups in the rivalry, the West Virginia from a 71-57 victory over Robert Mor- Defensively, six-foot-ten-inch for- ver and senior guard Jermaine Ha- against the Panthers with only six men’s basketball team will take part ris on Tuesday. ward Terrell Brown leads the team ley led the Mountaineers in multiple wins in thirteen matchups. in this season’s installment of the Th rough three games, the Panthers in blocks, with 11, while McGowens capacities in the 94-84 win, sharing Friday night’s game, tipping off Backyard Brawl on Friday night. are led offensively by sophomore paces the team with six steals. the team lead in points (16) and re- from the Petersen Events Center in Coming off a season-opening win guard Ryan Murphy — the team’s Having played in only one game, bounds (seven). Emmitt Matthews Jr., Pittsburgh, will be broadcast on over Akron, the Mountaineers will go leader in scoring with an average of West Virginia (1-0) has seen limited who also hauled in seven boards, fi n- ESPNU. Th e matchup is slated to be- head-to-head against a Pitt team who 17 points per game. action during the regular season. In ished the night with 13 points. gin at 7 p.m. 2 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2019 WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST SOCIAL MEDIA MOMENTS @dailyathenaeum THURSDAY 11/14 Sponsored by Cloudy early with partial sunshine Staff expected late. WVU’s INDEPENDENT HIGH 46° LOW 27° STUDENT NEWSPAPER FRIDAY 11/15 NEWS Douglas Soule Editor-in-Chief Mainly sunny. 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A’,” Th omas said. “It allows mous screening. It gives you continuing to plague West -Catherine Yura, WVU Collegiate “Lives are hijacked when- for students to submit ques- unbiased feedback on the risk Virginia, WVU provides a Recovery Program director ever substance use disorder tions about any alcohol and factors and will let you know number of resources to sup- takes hold,” Yura said.