Gee Mandates Common Sense, Not Vaccines

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WVU’s Independent Student Newspaper THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 www.thedaonline.com Gee mandates common sense, not vaccines would reevaluate any possible vac- BY TRENTON STRAIGHT cine requirements — the University NEWS EDITOR chose not to mandate vaccination, saying in a statement that it will con- Read more of the While hundreds of universities tinue to ‘strongly encourage’ people DA’s interview with around the country are requiring to get the shot. Gee on page 3. students and employees to get vacci- Gee pointed to a recent increase nated against COVID-19, President E. in student and employee vaccination Gordon Gee said getting people vac- numbers as a reason not to mandate cinated is a matter of common sense, the vaccine. not of force. “I’m not sure the mandates really “But I hope that we don’t ever work,” he said. “I think that the com- come to the point in which we are munity and human choice is more having to mandate anything other important. What we do, though, and than common sense,” Gee said in an the reason I say that our numbers are exclusive interview with the Daily refl ecting that is the fact that our vac- Athenaeum. “I always believe in cination numbers are going way up.” mandating common sense.” As of Wednesday, just over 70% of And while the University will not students and employees had been yet be mandating the vaccine for stu- fully vaccinated. dents and staff , Gee had direct words Th e end of last week marked the for the unvaccinated. deadline for unvaccinated students “Well, fi rst of all, my message to and employees returning to campus everyone is get the damn shot,” he to get tested. As of Wednesday, just said. “I mean, it’s pretty simple to under 1,500 students had not completed COVID-19 testing. me. I cannot understand why any- PHOTO BY MALIA RICHARDSON Students who fail to do so by the one would not get this vaccine.” staff end of the week will be referred to Gordon Gee talking with members of the DA on Aug. 24, 2021. Following the Food and Drug Ad- vaccinated against COVID-19. to the Chronicle of Higher Education. the FDA’s full approval. ministration’s (FDA) full approval of Student Conduct. While WVU has not mandated the Over 750 college campuses have Indiana University issued a vac- the Pfi zer vaccine Monday — a point required vaccines of at least some cine mandate for students earlier at which WVU had previously said it vaccine, other universities are rush- See Vaccines page 3 ing to require students and staff to be students and employees, according this month, despite the absence of WVU faculty to vote on vaccine mandate resolution BY DUNCAN SLADE COVID-19 vaccinations for all stu- interview Wednesday. “It’s listed as University, that’s set by the admin- fective plan moving forward it’s just dents and employees with limited a faculty thing, but we listen to our istration,” Sims said. “Th e end goal to simply have people show up.” EDITORINCHIEF legally mandated exceptions,” the students. Th is is part of what our stu- with the resolution is that we want Th e resolution mentions the fac- proposed resolution reads. dents are telling us.” to have everybody who is an em- ulty’s commitment to in-person in- After WVU decided not to man- Th e special meeting of the Uni- Sims posted a petition around ployee or a student to be vaccinated struction and the mental well being date the COVID-19 vaccine fol- versity Assembly, a body of almost noon Tuesday and within several just for health and safety of every- of students. lowing full approval of the Pfi zer every faculty member, will be held hours received signatures from at one who is on campus.” It also makes note that the WVU vaccine by the Food and Drug Ad- on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 3 p.m. over least 5% of University Assembly He said many faculty have asked Health System has mandated the ministration this week, the Faculty video conference. members, as required by the Faculty what they can do to help. COVID-19 vaccine for employees Senate has called a special meet- Jared Sims, an associate profes- Constitution to call a special meet- “Th ey simply need to attend the and that WVU already requires a ing of all faculty to vote on a res- sor in the College of Creative Arts ing of the body. meeting at 3 o’clock on Wednes- number of other vaccinations. olution in support of mandatory and director of jazz studies, wrote Th e Constitution also requires day,” Sims said. “Th e signatures -- “It would be premature for us to vaccinations. the resolution. seven-day notice of any non-emer- that was just a small phase. We got comment at this time,” said April “Be it resolved, the Faculty As- “Th is coming from my students gency meetings. the signatures that we need to move Kaull, university spokesperson. sembly supports mandatory and not from me,” Sims said in an “We do not set the policy for the forward. Now in order to have an ef- Chateau Royale Apartments NOWNOW LEASING!LEASING! 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Corrections [email protected] SCSSCHOOLSCHOOLSCCHHOOOOOO YEAR!YEAR! The Daily Athenaeum strives for accuracy and fairness in the reporting of news. If a report is wrong or misleading ((304) 598-3300 a request for a correction or a clarifi cation may be made. THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 3 Editor: Assistant Editor: Tenton Straight Sadaf Nikzad [email protected] NEWS [email protected] Gee talks vaccines, masks and international students different model, do you BY DUNCAN SLADE mean some sort of vaccine EDITORINCHIEF requirement? Gee: Yeah, I mean, that’s Th e staff of the Daily Ath- always a possibility. But I enaeum sat down with WVU hope that we don’t ever come President E. Gordon Gee on to the point at which we are Tuesday for an interview. having to mandate anything Answers have been edited other than common sense. I for clarity and length. always believe in mandating common sense. DA: On Monday, the FDA DA: Why was there a deci- fully approved the Pfizer sion made to require masks COVID-19 vaccine and you in specifically classrooms chose not to mandate the and labs and not other in- vaccine. Why was that? door areas? And what went into that Gee: Well, because we’ve decision? taken a look again — at the Gee: Well, because of the data — and I think that what fact that our numbers look we really have discovered is really good. And you know, the fact that masking in class I would just say this, individ- provides a level of protec- ually. I’m not speaking on tion and comfort. But again, behalf of the University, I’m if we mandated it for every not sure if the mandate really area, then number one, it’s worked. I think that the com- a mandate. But number two, munity and human choice is there’s not a lot of data that more important. What we do shows that that is going to be do, though — and the reason as helpful as being [wearing I say that our numbers are masks when in close quar- refl ecting that — is the fact ters for an extended period that our vaccination num- of time]. And you know, very going to grow two heads or dramatic as some of the na- bers are going way up...And honestly, your age group, our something, they just need to tional numbers, saying that, I think that with the variant dean of public health will tell understand that it’s not only the international compo- that is going on, that people you that, probably 60% or 70% about them. It’s about every- nent of our university is very need to really take advan- of you have the virus. You’ve one with whom they come important. We’ve been par- tage of that. Th e second thing had it, you just don’t know in contact, and it’s about the ticularly very, very well re- is that with the populations you’ve had it. So you’re actu- future of their own families. ceived and very aggressive in we’re dealing with, we know ally immune. And so there is I think that we need to say, the Middle East, for example. that there are a certain num- a level of immunity that none look, either you need to sub- And because of our petro- ber of breakthroughs. But if of us really understand. But mit to the tests or you take the leum engineering program, you have been vaccinated, you do have that. vaccine, if not, you’re going because we are affiliated the breakthroughs are mini- DA: Do you have any mes- to have to follow certain pro- with the Royal University for mal. You may have a little bit sage for those people that tocols. Th at’s diff erent than Women in Bahrain, and a va- of a cough or something, but still have not either verifi ed mandating. That’s follow- riety of other things. Obvi- not much. And so we think their vaccine or submitted a ing certain protocols. And so ously, China has been a very that that’s an important piece negative COVID test? the way that I just think we important part of where we of data. And then wearing Gee: Well, fi rst of all, my need to be pretty, pretty strict are, but as you know, we’ve masks in class, we think is message to everyone is get about that. had these international fl are another important piece. But the damn shot. I mean, it’s DA: Th e University often ups, with our own govern- I think that a good commu- pretty simple to me. I mean, I prides itself in diversity, in- ment, with some of the other nity response is not mandat- cannot understand why any- ternational outreach. But countries plus, we’ve had ing something, but rather en- one would not get this vac- recent numbers show that the virus, which basically couraging and incentivizing cine. It’s built on a great plat- WVU has seen a decline stopped people from travel- people to do what they’re do- form. Th e success is verifi ed. since 2018 in the interna- ing for the last 18 months or ing. Again, remember what I And, I’m an example of that. tional student numbers. I so. Our intent is to grow our said, it’s a dance. So let’s say I’ve had Pfi zer and it gives was wondering what this numbers again. And we’re that we have a huge spike of you both comfort but also, trend means for the univer- going to do it through affi l- some kind of this variant, I’m around a lot of people sity, and what eff orts are be- iations, through recruiting, then we may move to a diff er- a lot of the time and during ing made to maybe increase and then through developing ent model. But right now, our the really mask wearing era, I those numbers? strategies so that students can Gee: I mean this has been come and spend some time numbers are very refl ective of wear a mask. But you know, I PHOTOS BY MALIA RICHARDSON a decline in all. Our student here, and then be affi liated the policies that we have. think the people who believe Gordon Gee talking with members of the DA staff on Aug. 24, 2021. DA: And when you say that you know that they’re numbers have not been as, as with their own institution.

preme Court upheld the Last week, anticipating the “swiftly” to mandate the vac- it is the right thing to do,” said creasing number of his staff Vaccines decision. Pfizer vaccine’s full approval, cine for his students and em- Albert L. Wright Jr., president who are unvaccinated have Continued from page 1 Federal judges ruled in fa- a number of universities, in- ployees once the FDA fully and CEO of the WVU Health been out sick due to COVID. vor of IU, saying the Consti- cluding Louisiana State Uni- approved the Pfizer vaccine. System. “I want WVU Medi- “This places an unfair bur- Eight students attempted tution permitted the Univer- versity and the University WVU Health System is re- cine hospitals and clinics to den on our vaccinated staff, to sue Indiana University, sity “to pursue reasonable of Memphis, said a vaccine quiring all of its employees be as safe as possible for our our patients and public, all claiming the mandate in- and due process of vaccina- mandate would be in order to be vaccinated with either patients and staff. A fully vac- of whom expect us to be able fringed on their constitution in the legitimate inter- following the FDA’s approval. Pfizer or Moderna by Oct. 31, cinated workforce will help to provide the services they tional rights, but the Su- est of public health for its stu- LSU’s president, William following the FDA approval. ensure that safety.” need, when they need them,” dents, faculty and staff.” Tate, said he would move “We’re doing this because Wright mentioned an in- he said. 4 | NEWS THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 Radio telescope discovery could unlock mysteries of the universe BY JULES OGDEN student were the fi rst to fi nd derstand what exactly could fast radio burst signals while be causing these fast radio CORRESPONDENT researching with radio map- bursts.” ping on telescopes in 2007. Th e revolutionary discov- Over the summer, a team of This eventually sparked ery has been exciting for Fon- University astrophysicists re- more interest in radio bursts seca and his colleagues. vealed a signifi cant discovery and thus, led to the modern “Th is fi eld of studying fast that could suggest more about fi ndings. radio bursts is very young, the universe and its creation. CHIME sets apart from so to be a part of something Since 2018, WVU astro- other telescopes of its kind that’s constantly evolving is physicist Emmanuel Fonseca because it can detect and ex- really new for me,” said Fon- and his team of research- plore broader areas in space seca. “Anytime someone ers have cataloged over 500 compared to instruments be- makes a discovery that cre- fast radio bursts, using one fore. Th e discovery itself is at- ates a fi eld or dramatically of Green Bank Observatory’s tributed to the unique CHIME changes a fi eld, it tends to be new radio telescopes. telescope structure. very exciting because you’ll “Th is catalog of fast radio “Think of CHIME as a likely have strong impacts bursts was basically one of the bucket that collects lights on the direction of things or many landmarks of the fi eld from a huge chunk of the sky you might be moved by some so far,” Fonseca said. from any instance in time,” other person’s work to inves- Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, Fonseca said. tigate something else.” are rapid radio emissions that PHOTO COURTESY OF WVU Fonseca describes these Moving forward, Fonseca could suggest the scale and A $1.7 million National Science Foundation grant was used to construct WVU’s CHIME telescope in 2020. fi ndings as being a basis for plans to continue his research matter that is present outside further research. and his work with CHIME. of our galaxy. about neighboring galaxies. the sky and radio mappings fore this summer, only 50 “No one really knows “When you work in a fi eld Th ough there is not much Fonseca and his team of re- of space. FRBs had been discovered where they come from. where any decision can just known about them, Fonseca searchers used the Canadian Prior fi ndings on fast ra- over the course of 11-12 years. Th ere’s tons of ideas,” Fonseca really lead to something to- said it is believed that FRBs Hydrogen Intensity Map- dio bursts have been much CHIME alone detected over said. “Th ere’s a huge commu- tally different, it’s pretty could shed light on how the ping Experiment telescope less successful than that of 500 in a year. nity of people who are actu- gnarly,” Fonseca said. “It’s an universe formed, as well as (CHIME) with the intention CHIME’s. WVU professor and phys- ally invested in trying to un- interesting position to be in.” reveal more information of taking measurements of According to Fonseca, be- icist Duncan Lorimer and a WVU pays $925K to settle Mon. Boulevard boulder suits BY DUNCAN SLADE der collided with it. She had a number of serious injuries EDITORINCHIEF and medical bills upwards of $100,000, according to her Th e WVU Board of Gover- complaint. nors paid out $925,000 and a She received $225,000 in two-year scholarship to settle the settlement, also to be paid a pair of lawsuits from peo- through the insurance policy, ple injured in a rockslide last and a scholarship for the last year, according to documents two years of her undergradu- obtained through a public re- ate studies. cords request. Th is scholarship is depen- Last February, a boulder dent on Bolin maintaining 30 fell on Monongahela Boule- credits a year and a 2.75 GPA, vard and struck a vehicle and a similar requirement to other a PRT car, hospitalizing three. University scholarships. Susan Cramer, a resident Terms of both settlements of Morgantown, and Chloe were confi dential, with the Bolin, a WVU animal and nu- caveat of WVU being a public tritional science student fi led university and subject to pub- the two suits. Th ey were both lic records requests through represented by Colombo Law. the Freedom of Information Cramer was traveling in Act. her car when the large boul- Both suits alleged the der struck her vehicle, and, Board of Governors knew according to her complaint, about problems with the hill- she suff ered 11 serious and side and declined to stabilize permanent injuries with over the hillside. In a response ear- $400,000 in medical bills. lier this year, outside coun- In the settlement, she re- sel for the BOG denied these PHOTO BY DUNCAN SLADE ceived $700,000, to be paid claims and asked the suits be A boulder rests on the road from a rock fall on Monongahela Boulevard on Feb. 10, 2020. on behalf of the University dismissed. lawsuits and his case was lion for a hillside stabilization the lane last Monday, accord- DOH. through the insurance policy A third lawsuit was fi led in pending as of last week. project. Th is involved shor- ing to Department of Trans- As of Tuesday, the lane provided by the West Virginia February 2021 by another stu- A university spokesperson ing up a sandstone ledge and portation spokesperson Jen- was reopened to traffi c and Board of Risk and Insurance dent who was inside the PRT declined to comment on the building a protective fence nifer Dooley. She added late-summer vegetation Management. car, Maceon Wheeler. Th e en- settlement amount. at the bottom of the slope to that the subgrade had been growth had sprung up on the Bolin was riding in the PRT gineering student made sim- Last year, the Board of Gov- catch any future boulders. washed out by fl ooding in the hillside where the boulder fell car when part of the boul- ilar claims to the first two ernors authorized $2.9 mil- Paving was completed on area and had to be rebuilt by last March. THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 5 Editor: Assistant Editor: Lara Bonatesta Ladimir Garcia [email protected] CULTURE [email protected] Rows and rows of vintage clothes: Clothing and food fest comes to Star City this weekend BY LARA BONATESTA Th ere will be band tees, sports CULTURE EDITOR tees, cartoon tees, WVU tees, outerwear, really anything you Gallery 304 Shop, a local can think of when it comes to vintage clothing store, will vintage and there will be af- be hosting a vintage cloth- fordable pieces,” he said. “I ing event at Edith Barill River know some vendors have $10 Front Park in Star City on Aug. piles and racks but you’ll also 28. be able to fi nd higher end stuff Th e Star City Vintage Fest if that’s what you’re looking will feature about 40 vintage for.” clothing vendors from West After selling vintage cloth- Virginia, Maryland, Ohio and ing and sneakers over the last Pennsylvania. Th e event will 10 years, and selling seriously last from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and for the last four to fi ve years, admission will be free. Hart was motivated to plan “It’s gonna be cool to see this event in response to re- like what everybody brings cent growth in the popularity because everybody has their of vintage clothing. own style and fl avor,” said Na- “Th ere’s a lot of people now PHOTOS COURTESY OF GALLERY 304 SHOP thaniel Hart, owner of Gallery who are like really into vintage and it’s getting real main- and people who are just inter- feature several local food ven- an event like this for sev- 304 Shop. More information Hart explained that there stream,” he said. ested in it and want to be able dors including Cheese Louise, eral years, yet it was pushed about Th e Star City will be a wide range of vin- Yet while there seems to be to see it and buy it. And there’s Rolling Hills Rolled Ice Cream, back due to the COVID-19 Vintage Fest can be tage options for shoppers to a demand for vintage clothing, not really a lot of that around Stray Cat Chimmi Shack, Two pandemic. found on the event’s choose from. Hart noted a lack of options in here,” he said. Spruce Coff ee Bar and Won- Hart’s shop which is cur- Instagram account: “I think there will be some- the area. In addition to the variety of der Bubble Lemonade. rently online only will be thing for everyone regardless “I just kind of wanted to vintage clothing vendors, the Hart explained that he opening a storefront at 327 @starcityvintagefest of interests, style or budget. give back to people who sell Star City Vintage Fest will also has been planning to hold High Street this September. Committee looks for diverse WVU alum opens up new artists to paint new mural clothing store on High Street BY CATHERINE COBER Th e committee chose Per- BY JARRET FOX put to some more money in his has already gained over 1,800 CORRESPONDENT cival Hall for a signifi cant rea- Call for Mural CORRESPONDENT pocket. followers as Luevano has been son. Percival Hall is the location Artists “I’ve been selling vintage putting his marketing skills to Th e WVU Faculty Senate’s of the Natural Resources pro- A brand new clothing store clothes to pay for rent and the test by off ering giveaways Inclusion and Diversity Com- gram, a white male dominated BIPOC and LGBTQ+ named “Modern Th rowback” such throughout college, so it including a $75 store credit. mittee is inviting Black and In- area, according to Zipp. artists are invited to held its grand opening this was a no-brainer to open up “I actually learned about digenous people of color and “Th e hope is that this mu- create a large mural past Sunday in Morgantown, here in Morgantown,” Lue- the shop from their Instagram, LGBTQ+ artists to work together ral will create a space that feels in Percival Hall that and so far has been met with vano said. me and a couple friends saw on a new mural in Percival Hall. more inclusive and showcases depicts the past and great reviews as it continues Th e store features all types everybody posting on their In- According to Kaylyn Zipp, the long history of minority future of West Virginia to gather lots of attention on of vintage items ranging from stagram stories the other day the student representative for populations in the state,” Zipp from a diverse perspec- social media. old band tees and records to about it and thought why not the Inclusion and Diversity said. tive. Th e mural aims to Th e store is run by WVU old sports jerseys and WVU check it out,” said Van Der Committee, the mural’s pur- Since the mural requires highlight major events graduate Chayt Luevano, memorabilia that are sure to Vate. pose is “to represent the diver- multiple artists, Zipp hopes and fi gures from those who said he’s had dreams of make game day outfi ts a whole Th e store’s Instagram is also sity here in West Virginia with that “this mural will bring peo- perspectives to provide opening up his own clothing lot cooler. the best place to see what new a large focus on ethnic diver- ple together and start produc- multiple lenses from store for quite some time and “In my opinion, it was a real items will be showing up to the sity and a panel dedicated to tive dialog.” which to view West Vir- made the decision to do so this breath of fresh air for down- store on any given day, as Lue- LGBTQIA + students.” A QR code will be placed that ginian history. Artists summer. town because there isn’t a vano is always on the lookout Th e mural will feature mul- takes the viewer to a web page will be given agency “I just graduated from WVU whole lot of clothing shops, for a new piece to add to the tiple panels refl ecting on West acknowledging everyone who over their perspectives’ this past spring, and I just if any, that really specialize in collection. Virginia history, both past and worked on the mural. Th e web- panel of the mural. wanted to get my degree be- streetwear and vintage cloth- future depicted from a diverse site will also provide additional fore I started the store but a ing like their store does; plus I Modern Th rowback perspective. resources about inclusion and Interested individuals storefront has always been a thought the pricing was pretty @modern_throwback_ “Art has long been useful for diversity in the state of West should email kz00001@ dream of mine,” Luevano said. reasonable too,” said Mod- communicating diffi cult con- Virginia. mix.wvu.edu with Luevano has sold vintage ern Th rowback customer and 360 High Street cepts/experiences and promot- Artists who sign up will have subject line “Call for clothing since 2016 under the WVU student, Justin Van Der Sunday-Friday: ing the growth of a community,” agency over their panel in the Artists.” Modern Th rowback brand and Vate. noon to 6 p.m. Zipp said. mural. has been using the business to Th e store’s Instagram page 6 THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 Editor: Craig Weimer [email protected] OPINION Don’t blame WVU: Mask mandates are the result of students and their decisions strain is more aggressive and we have only reached 67% quickly combat these trends vaccination refusal, mask ALEC PHELPS results in a more severe ill- faculty/staff and 68% student without canceling classes is mandates will likely con- SUBMITTED TO THE DA ness, and likely hospitaliza- vaccination rates. Approx- mandating masks, and there tinue to be the reality for the tion. Currently, our hospi- imately 10,000 members of is more than enough evi- school year. On the evening before the tals are too overwhelmed and our West Virginia University dence to back this decision. By pulling together with first day of the fall semes- overworked to handle more community have not verified The bottom line is, we a combination of masks and ter, the University informed serious COVID-19 infections. their vaccination status, and need to protect ourselves and continued vaccination, a re- us that masks would be re- With the Delta variant be- only 15% of them have pro- other vulnerable populations turn to a normal college ex- quired again within the class- coming the dominant strain vided a negative COVID-19 from the Delta variant and perience is well within the room for the next 30 days. It of the virus, along with the test result. future strains of COVID-19. realm of possibility, but that felt like a step backwards af- significant number of peo- This leaves the commu- Studies have shown that requires us to be uncomfort- ter so much progress in the ple still unvaccinated, man- nity vulnerable to not only communities compliant able for a short while and to fight against COVID-19. dating masks is essential for the Delta variant, but it gives with mask wearing can re- trust the research-backed Nevertheless, the class- the safety of students, faculty the virus the chance to evolve duce the risk of transmission science that went into the room mask mandate, while and staff. even further into potentially by roughly 70%. vaccine effort. controversial to some, is nec- We were given the oppor- more dangerous variants. The best way to protect Masks, along with vacci- essary and a result of our own tunity to prevent the mask Over the summer in West yourself and reduce the risk nation, are our best chances actions. mandate from happening, Virginia, we saw a decrease of hospitalization is through at stopping the Delta vari- The Delta variant is at least most recently through reach- in hospitalization, ICU ad- vaccination. Just this week, ant from running wild. It re- three times as infectious as PHOTO COURTESY OF ALEC PHELPS ing 80% vaccination by Sept. mission and ventilator use the Food and Drug Adminis- quires us to be individually previous variants of the virus, 1. However, it is unlikely to combat COVID-19. Just tration granted full approval responsible and do our part which was already an incred- that we will reach this per- in August, we have seen all to the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine; to slow down the spread. Along with being more in- ibly infectious disease. centage by that date, which of these begin to increase to further emphasizing that this Alec Phelps is President of fectious, some studies have The CDC has described along with the Delta variant, numbers seen in February of vaccine more than met the the WVU Pre-Medical Club shown the Delta variant to it as “more transmissible spurred the decision to man- this year and they continue to high safety, effectiveness and and a Senior Biology Major/ be more virulent to unvacci- than the common cold and date masks. grow daily. manufacturing standards of Minor in Medical Humanities nated members of the popu- influenza.” At the time of this writing, The most viable solution to the FDA. But with continued and Health Studies. lation. This means that this Lorde’s “Solar Power” marks her shim- mery, sun-soaked return to our ears BY ZACH DELUCA drying on the windowsill of my the world. “Mood Ring” also STREAMING CRITIC kitchen/Just in case I wake up stumbles as a strange bit of ALBUM and realize I’ve chosen wrong,” satire that’s too cutesy to leave It’s been over five years she sings to open “Stoned at a lasting bite. since Lorde released “Melo- REVIEW the Nail Salon,” a nonchalant, Lorde is in a tricky place drama”: a heartbreaking, introspective track of rambling with this sound; it’s not easy lonely album that rings like the anxieties that’s rough raw- to make a happy record, but celebrities singing, “If you’re musical equivalent of a gut- ness resembles a journal en- her newfound joy isn’t hokey looking for a savior, well, that’s tural cry. She has since then try more than a doctored pop in execution or blind to the not me.” fl oated under the radar and tune. realities of her surroundings Th e title track stands as the out of the public eye. “But every perfect sum- whether that’s climate change, strongest single as Lorde de- “You’re gonna watch me mer’s gotta take its fl ight/I’ll grappling with one’s success, tails the bliss of nature and disappear into the sun,” the still watch you run through the or sleazy guys. “Dominoes” in kicking back, sporting guest New Zealand pop phenome- winter light,” she sings on the a past era would have been a vocals from Phoebe Bridgers non sang on the Melodrama gorgeous “Big Star,” a sweet scathing attack but now com- and Clairo. Th e track builds to track “Liability” and that line musical eulogy to her dog, fortably glides into a funny a beautiful outro of harmonies feels even more apt with her Pearl, that capitalizes on the character snapshot. It’s one and horns, and features one of newest release, which trades gentle beauty of Lorde’s tickly example of a record full of Lorde’s funniest lines claim- the thumping electronic beats vocals. songs that feel like they’ve ing, “I’m kind of like a prettier for a wave of watery guitars. Unfortunately, there are grown up, for better or worse. Jesus.” “Solar Power” is surpris- times where the easygoing As a result, “Solar Power” Lorde’s lyrics have always ing for how consistently sub- mood gets lost in a hazy blur, may not be as profound as impressed, and here is no ex- dued it is, coasting through its becoming too vague to stick. 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University before transfer- in Vince Pallotti Hospital “So, they close down the ring to West Virginia and which is now I think a nurs- Bob Huggins had a life practice and they tell us playing three full seasons for ing home, and I think that’s lesson for the WVU class of ‘We’ll tell you who made it the Mountaineers. probably where I’ll end up. 2025 on Sunday night at Mi- and didn’t make it.’ So, we At WVU, Huggins devel- You guys know where it is be- lan Puskar Stadium. go in the locker room and oped into a pivotal player cause it’s catty corner from “Let me tell you how cruel we wait and we wait and we and by his final season, Hug- the Little General that sells the world is,” the Mountain- wait. Soon, the trainer comes gins averaged 13.2 points, 4.1 the most beer in the state.” eers head coach said as he in, and he walked in and he rebounds and 3.8 assists per He continued: “I almost addressed the crowd. said ‘You guys want to know game. died there. I was working “I’m trying to play and I who made it and who didn’t Following his fourth year, out to go tryout for the Phila- go to Philadelphia,” Hug- make it?’” Huggins had an opportunity delphia 76ers and I rode the gins continued. “There are At this point, Huggins to work out for the 76ers, but bike up the hill, I had pushed about 30 guys there and guys wasn’t hopeful he’d make before he could make the it most of the way up, and I get cut, but I get to stay. The the team. trip to Philadelphia, he was came down and this lady next day, guys get cut and I “The trainer says, ‘None of hit by a car while riding his turned in front of me and I get to stay.” you Mfers’ and ran out,” he bike which injured his shoul- went through the windshield. By the end, Huggins said, said. “He never came back der and knee. Tore up my knee, my shoul- there were three people left. and that’s how we got cut.” “Let me tell you why the der, my elbow and whole The number one pick in the Before his training camp love for this state and this bunch of other things.” WVU ATHLETICS audition with the 76ers, Hug- university go so deep. I was Huggins during his days playing at WVU WVU men’s soccer opens fall season against Robert Morris gantown local Andrew Kem- BY DANNY KUHN per, a freshman defender and SPORTS WRITER University High alum. When the two squads take The 2021 fall season kicks the pitch for the first time this off for the West Virginia season, it won’t be the first men’s soccer team on Thurs- time the two programs have day afternoon as they take on met. WVU has met RMU nine Robert Morris at the North times before, with the last Athletic Complex in Moon coming in 2005. The Moun- County, Pennsylvania. taineers hold a commanding The West Virginia men’s 7-0-2 record against the Co- soccer program will be in lonials all-time. its 61st season of competi- West Virginia will sport tion, as the Mountaineers a starting 11 on Thurs- are coming off a shortened day night that will look ex- 2021 spring season that saw tremely familiar to fans. The them finish with a record of Mountaineers’ three seniors 6-3-1. Thursday’s match also from last season — goal- marks the second season at keeper Steven Tekesky, mid- the helm for head coach Dan fielder Pau Jimenez Albelda Stratford. and defender Kevin Morris “We have a really exciting — all used their fifth year of group here,” Stratford said. eligibility. “The continuity is there. The “No one owes us anything; competition is there. Hope- it’s about what we owe our- fully, that all continues to selves,” Stratford said. “We help spur on our players.” feel like with our returning WVU will look to focus on group and the foundations its attack against the Colo- they laid last spring, and the PHOTO BY LOGAN ADAMS nials, who struggled last sea- reinforcements with the nine WVU midfi elder Ike Swiger tries to control the ball amongst a crowd of Northern Illinois defenders on March 6, 2021 in Morgantown. son in both the offensive and new players that are coming defensive ends of the field. in, we feel really good about State, Ohio State and the de- Robert Morris allowed 13 the strength and depth that fending NCAA champions, goals from their opponents we’re going to have within Marshall. while they only found the “No one owes us anything; it’s this squad.” When the opening whis- back of the net once. Over- The first matchup against tle sounds, it will also mark all, the 2021 spring cam- RMU is just the tip of the the final season of play in the about what we owe ourselves.” paign saw the Colonials post iceberg as West Virginia MAC for the Mountaineers, a 1-1-6 record. will have to navigate a diffi- as the program will move to The Colonials are led by cult non-conference slate of Conference USA in 2022. first year head coach Jason -Dan Stratford, Men’s Soccer Head games to start the season. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. and O’Keefe, who’s first squad at This stretch includes meet- the game will be streamed Coach RMU will feature fourteen ings against Pittsburgh, Penn live on ESPN+. new players, including Mor- THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 SPORTS | 9 Massey continues to be a diff erence maker BY WESLEY SHOEMAKER an incredible save, leap- she was supposed to make ing across the goal, to save and then she came up with SPORTS WRITER a strike in the 108th minute, a couple big ones and that that would have given Vir- is what you ask for out of a Since the beginning of last ginia the win. goalkeeper.” season, Kayza Massey has Th is past Sunday, Massey In addition to being exactly been a force in the net for the had another solid perfor- what Izzo-Brown wants, she West Virginia women’s soc- mance against Virginia. Vir- has also seen a more devel- cer team. ginia scored early on in the oped athlete on and off the Th e junior goalkeeper has game off of a header, but fi eld from Massey. had a strong start to the sea- Massey came up big again “I think Kayza has defi- son and has shown her ca- to keep West Virginia in the nitely come in and shown pability to be a leader for the game. us all her maturity from her Mountaineers. The hallmark of being a fi rst year, now to where she On Sunday, when No. 12 good goalkeeper is the num- is at,” Izzo-Brown said. “She West Virginia faced off against ber of shutouts one achieves knows she’s hunting consis- No. 4 Virginia, Massey was in a season and despite the tency and just making sure facing a familiar foe. Last sea- loss on Sunday, head coach tactically and technically she son, the two teams faced off Nikki Izzo-Brown recognizes gets better.” twice and Massey was in goal that Massey is vital to this Consistency is exactly what for both games. team’s success. will help Massey as she goes In a game against the “You rate a goalkeeper through her second full sea- Cavaliers that fi nished in a definitely on shutouts,” Iz- son as the Mountaineers goal- PHOTO COURTESY OF WVU ATHLETICS 1-1 tie last season, Massey zo-Brown said. “I thought keeper. So far this season, Kayza Massey makes a save during a practice earlier this year. had a memorable day. Th e Kayza made two big saves for Massey has three saves, and score more than one goal in a this squad, and as she takes a the rest of the team can fol- then-sophomore goalkeeper us. I think she understands going back to last year she has game once. step forward, she and the rest low suit as they chase a Big 12 registered a career-high fi ve that she made the saves only allowed an opponent to Massey has shown the abil- of the West Virginia wom- championship and possibly a saves. Massey also made ity to be a trusted leader on en’s soccer team, hope that national championship. Gee says playoff expansion is on ‘life support’ But now, Gee says it is on Pac 12 and ACC have formed nounced today between the opportunities facing college alliance, at the moment and BY CHARLES MONTGOMERY “life support.” an alliance together to rebel Pac-12, ACC and Big Ten is athletics.” part of the reason is the fact SPORTS EDITOR “I think it is on life support against the growing power grounded in a commitment Gee acknowledged that that we still have four years now,” Gee said. “I have one of of the SEC. According to Pac to our student-athletes,” West Virginia and the rest of of being a Big 12, because we West Virginia University the votes and I think it nearly 12 commissioner, George Kliavkoff said in a statement. the Big 12 was not a part of own all the media rights to President E. Gordon Gee has needs to be unanimous and Kliavkoff , the main purpose “We believe that collaborat- this alliance due to its ties for Texas and Oklahoma,” Gee changed his stance on the I’m not voting for it. I think of this alliance is to support ing together we are stronger the next four years with Okla- said. “Th e others didn’t want proposal to expand the Col- the Big Ten will not vote for it student-athletes. in our commitment to ad- homa and Texas. to have Texas and Oklahoma lege Football Playoff to 12 and the Pac 12 will probably “Th e historic alliance an- dressing the broad issues and “Th e Big 12 is not in that in on their parade.” teams. not vote for it either.” In an exclusive interview “It’s one of those ideas that with the Daily Athenaeum on I think was very good when Tuesday, Gee explained that there was stability. When he would not vote to expand there’s instability, the idea the playoff after he initially becomes less appropriate.” supported the change. Th e instability that Gee is “I am on the College Foot- referring to is the momentous ball Playoff Board of Direc- announcements that came in tors [Managers] and I was a July about schools changing strong advocate for the 12- conferences. The two big- team playoff,” Gee said. “I gest culprits were Oklahoma am now no longer because I and Texas in the Big 12. Both think with this changing en- schools have made deals with vironment, we want to keep the SEC to join the confer- it very narrow and keep it so ence by 2025. there is a lot of opportunity to West Virginia has re- reconfi gure what we’re doing mained stout in its support in athletics.” of the Big 12. Gee said he sees College athletics has seen this as an important show of signifi cant changes over the unity. past few months and no other “The world is really up- sport has been the focal point side down in terms of col- more than college football. lege sports,” Gee said. “Our In late June, it was an- choices are pretty clear and nounced that the College one is the fact that we [the re- Football Playoff board was maining eight Big 12 schools] prepared to make a shift to could potentially affiliate expand the four-team Col- with another conference. We lege Football Playoff fi eld to could expand our numbers 12 teams. When this potential and because we’re smaller, move was announced, there we have agility.” was wide support for expand- On Tuesday, it was an- ing the playoff . nounced that the Big Ten, 10 | SPORTS THURSDAY AUGUST 26, 2021 WVU volleyball preps for tough Big 12 gauntlet BY ZACH ANDERSON and as well as representing Maryland, for the Navy Tour- WVU will come back to Mor- SPORTS WRITER this program, representing nament where they will face gantown to host No. 10 Baylor our university and their fami- Michigan and Navy on Sep. 3 on Oct. 22 and 23. A new season is beginning lies well,” Sunahara said. “And and 4, respectively. For the next two weeks, for sixth-year head coach providing good leadership.” The Mountaineers will WVU will travel to Ames, Reed Sunahara and the West In comparison to last sea- then take the trip up north Iowa, to face Iowa State on Virginia volleyball team is son, the Mountaineers have to Buff alo, New York, to com- Oct. 29 and 30 and then back looking for their fi rst confer- upgraded their depth among pete in the Buff alo Tourna- to Morgantown to play Kan- ence tournament appearance all positions. Sunahara be- ment where they will face off sas on Nov. 4 and 5. since 1998. lieves that the team’s deep against American and Canis- WVU will also travel to our Sunahara has a career re- bench is its biggest strong ius on Sep. 10 and Buff alo on nation’s capital on Nov. 12 to cord of 71-102 and looks to point this year. Sep. 11. face Howard University. improve on that with his vet- “I think the biggest strength After that, the Mountain- To wrap up Big 12 play, eran squad this season. that we have this year is the eers will return home to host WVU will play Texas Tech in Th e roster is made up of depth,” Sunahara said. “If the Mountaineer Invitational, Morgantown on Nov. 18 and many contributing seniors something happens to the where they will play George 19, and travel to Fort Worth, including outside hitters Ath- starters, anyone can go in and Washington and UMBC on Texas, to face TCU on Nov. 26 ena Ardila, Kristen Lux and not lose a beat. So, I think for Sep. 16 and No. 12 Penn State and 27 in the fi nal games of Natali Petrova. Setters Adrian us, that is one of the biggest on Sep. 17. the regular season. Ell, Lacey Zerwas, defensive things we’ve upgraded from Like last season, Big 12 Sunahara said he wants to specialists Alexa Hasting, Al- previous years.” matches will be doublehead- improve his squad every day ison Th omas and star middle This year they face the ers. Entering into Big 12 play, and every time they step foot blocker Briana Lynch also add usual Big 12 slate along with WVU will host Oklahoma at on the court throughout this to the veteran makeup of the some tough non-conference the WVU Coliseum on Sep. 24 season by following his own matches that could test the and 25. motto “get one percent better Mountaineers. PHOTO BY RYLAN NEMESH Sunahara will look towards team’s performance. Lacey Zerwas (#6) sets a ball vs Texas. November 13, 2020. Next, WVU will travel to every day.” his seniors for leadership and “Every match we play start- Austin, Texas, and Manhat- “My thing with the players especially a good representa- ing this weekend, leads up to “We’re not just going out tional against Loyola (Md.) tan, Kansas, to play No.1 is to keep working hard and tion of the program wherever consistency and how we’re there to play, there’s intent and Old Dominion. 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