Inside U92, West Virginia’s Renovations, removals possibly West Virginia basketball legend student-run radio station coming to WVU Dining Rod Th orn has No. 44 jersey p. 3 p. 5 retired p. 8 @DailyAthenaeum Th e Daily Athenaeum dailyathenaeum [email protected] WVU’s Independent Student Newspaper MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020 www.thedaonline.com WVU cancels second China trip, warns travelers of coronavirus outbreak BY GABRIELLA BROWN NEWS EDITOR With two study abroad trips already canceled, WVU will be closely moni- toring international travel during the upcoming spring break. Th e only programs that have been impacted are summer programs that planned to travel directly to China. Th ese programs included WVU Wind Symphony’s China tour which has PHOTO BY DUNCAN SLADE been postponed and, more recently, Terrell Linear, left, and Shaundarius T. Reeder, right, were charged with fi rst-degree murder after the death of a WVU student at the College Park apartment complex. the Exploring Business in China program. “Th at was mostly out of an abun- dance of caution,” said Henry Ol- Consecutive shootings leave WVU ‘unnerved’ iver, WVU director of Global Advancement. BY GABRIELLA BROWN, JARED SERRE “The sad fact is our part of the murder of Eric J. Smith, a 21-year- Oliver said 13 students had regis- AND DOUGLAS SOULE old sophomore from Clemton New tered for the Exploring Business in Jersey. DA STAFF world is also beset with all the ill China program. This program in- Smith was found by law enforce- cluded travel to Beijing, Xi’an and – and good – of society at large. ment laying in the hallway with mul- Shanghai, and it would have allowed Following two Morgantown tiple gunshot wounds, according to students to interact with local busi- shootings over two days, WVU Pres- We cannot stop bad things from court documents. ness professionals and gain first- ident E. Gordon Gee said in a cam- Smith had previously been a resi- hand experience with Chinese busi- pus-wide email that WVU plans to happening – but we can work to dent of the apartment complex. ness practices. redouble its campus safety eff orts. According to the documents, the He said the cancellation was “Th e sad fact is our part of the prevent them and be prepared for shooting stemmed from an earlier caused mainly due to the diffi culty world is also beset with all the ill — when they do.” physical altercation occurring be- that comes with getting fl ights into and good — of society at large,” Gee tween the three men. China and traveling in the country. said. “We cannot stop bad things -WVU President Gordon Gee Th e documents claim that Linear While some summer travel plans from happening — but we can work admitted to shooting Smith when he have changed, Oliver said 13 facul- to prevent them and be prepared for “I pledge to all Mountaineers, at the University-run College Park opened the door to the apartment. ty-led trips are planned for the up- when they do.” both current and future, that we will apartments. Th is was the fi rst of two Linear also admitted to pounding on coming spring break. Trips include In a Friday morning shooting, a redouble our eff orts to ensure our shootings that would take place in apartment doors so that neighboring travel to countries such as Italy, Ger- WVU student was killed. In a Satur- campus is the safest it can possibly less than 24 hours. residents could witness the killing, many, United Kingdom, Costa Rica day morning shooting, a student was be,” Gee said. Friday afternoon, Shaundarius according to the documents. and Honduras. injured, receiving a gunshot wound Early Friday morning, an alert Reeder, 20, and Terrell Linear, 21, See Coronavirus page 4 to the hip. was sent that a shooting occurred were charged with the fi rst-degree See Shootings page 4 PETPET FRIENDLYFRIENDLY • FFREERE 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. - Fri. 8AM-5PM; Sat. 10AM-4PM; Sun. 12PM-4PM CALL TODAY! 304-599-7474 | VISIT US ONLINE! 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If a re- Pat Orsagos 855-WVU-CARE @WVUSHS port is wrong or misleading Videographer a request for a correction or >=<4LKPJPULVYN/studenthealth BUSINESS OFFICE a clarifi cation may be made. Azim Turakhonov Offi ce Assistant MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2020 3 Editor: Gabriella Brown NEWS [email protected] Inside U92, West Virginia University’s student-run radio station and outdated. In the future, BY DAVID MALECKI U92 will move into the Daily PHOTOGRAPHER Athenaeum building on Pros- pect Street. Before this, these U92 The Moose, broad- casting at WWVU 91.7 FM, is pictures provide an inside West Virginia University’s stu- look of the U92 studio and the dent-run radio station. Since many years of character and 1982, U92’s goal has been to creativity ingrained into every highlight music people may corner of its space. Not many not typically hear. Th ey also people may know of U92’s col- cover sports and make var- orfully-unique space inside ious podcast series such as “Politi-Moose.” the Mountainlair. Located in the Mountain- Anyone can listen in via lair for almost 40 years, the 91.7 FM or on its website, space has become cramped u92themoose.com. From Studio B, looking into Studio A, DJ and Production Director Hunter Bennett tells the weather forecast and other information. The door to the main DJ Studio is covered with stickers from various artists, local Freshman DJ Brayden Guillory walks into U92’s Mountainlair studio. U92 will move Here is a view of the soundboard in Studio A. It serves as the primary mixing equip- businesses and campaigns. Thirty-eight years allows for a lot of creative expression. its studio into the Daily Athenaeum’s building space on Prospect Street in the future. ment and has held up for years as indicated by the signs of use at the center sliders and the edge of table. Here are some of the many CD disks in U92’s catalogue. Hunter Bennett searches Hunter Bennett controls the mixing board and broadcasts his messages.