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Alternate Mountaineer Timothy Eads Campus carry bill named 2019-2020 Mountaineer mascot advances to Senate BY RACHEL JOHNSON ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR In the middle of the WVU men’s basketball team’s triple-overtime victory over TCU Tuesday, Timmy Eads, a sophomore public relations student from Buffalo, West Virginia, and the current alternate to the Mountaineer was named WVU’s new mascot. “I’m on top of the world,” Eads said. “It’s a great feeling. It really is something I’ve dreamed of for a long time just to have the opportunity to represent the state and the University over the next year on a daily basis.” Eads will be the 66th Mountaineer and will serve during the 2019-2020 school year. Moments after the game was over, Eads was congratulated and stopped by eager fans wanting to get pictures with PHOTO VIA JON EADS him. Eads said he is absolutely ready to Sophomore Timothy Eads sporting the buckskins at the Monongalia County Ballpark. be continually stopped on the street for pictures. “Over the past year as the alternate, I’ve kind of been able to get my feet wet a little bit with the role as far as taking pictures and what not. So I’m kind of used to that, but not on the scale we’re going to be on,“ Eads said. Eads not only looks the part of the Mountaineer but he embodies the spirit that a successful WVU mascot must possess. He was inspired to become the Mountaineer after seeing a photo of former Mountaineer Jonathan Kimble wearing the buckskins on Seneca Rocks. Thaiddeus Dillie, a junior from Weirton, West Virginia, was named the alternate Mountaineer Mascot. Dillie is a biochemistry student and a first-generation college student. Eads’ time as the Mountaineer will STAFF PHOTO officially begin in April when current 2019-2020 Mountaineer Timothy Eads raises the musket and cheers during a cheer-oﬀ. Mountaineer Trevor Kiess will hand over the musket.

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BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR The campus carry bill was dead, until it wasn’t. The House of Delegates advanced “The Campus Self Defense Act” by a 59-41 margin late Wednesday night. But earlier that morning, the House Rules committee, the committee that decides which bills are sent to the floor for a full vote, voted 10-8 against the bill, which moved it onto the inactive calendar. The House tried to revive the bill that morning by voting to move it back to the active calendar, which Majority Leader Amy Summers, R-Taylor, called for. The House voted 59-40 in favor of bringing the bill back, which did not reach the required two-thirds majority it needed to become active again. On Wednesday afternoon, the bill was dead. But a couple hours later, multiple state Capitol reporters tweeted that the House was reconvening at 7 p.m., and the campus carry bill was probably going to be on the schedule. The only way to revive the bill, and not through a special session, was for the House Rules Committee to vote again on the bill. The second time, House Rules voted 11-9 to send the bill back to the active calendar. One lawmaker on the committee, Del. Danny Hamrick, R-Harrison, was absent for the first vote, and voted to make the bill active in the second. Del. Daryl Cowles, R-Morgan, flipped his no vote to a yes for the second

vote, according to West Virginia Public Broadcasting. House Judiciary Chairman John Shott, R-Mercer, the only Republican to vote against the bill when it was passed by the Judiciary Committee and a vocal opponent of the bill, introduced multiple amendments this week that would’ve added more exemptions and created more rules about where a person can carry. Ten amendments were read, and all but one were rejected. One failed amendment would have given schools the ability to discipline students if they accidentally discharged a weapon while on campus. Another failed amendment would have banned concealed carry from all buildings or areas on campus that had a capacity of more than 1,000 people, not just in sports arenas and stadiums with a capacity of more than 1,000. One amendment that would have set the minimum age to carry at 21 failed 38-60. Shott said that if West Virginia were to allow 18 year olds to carry on campus, it would be the only state in the country to do so. The amendment that passed requires schools to issue an annual report to the Legislature on any issues related to the implementation of the campus carry bill. Wednesday was known as crossover day in the state Legislature, which is when all bills that have originated in the House of Delegates must be advanced to the state Senate, or vice versa, or the bill ultimately fails. Last year, a similar campus carry bill died in the House Judiciary Committee.

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WVU focuses 'intentional attention' on University-wide anti-hazing practices SUBMITTED BY KRISTEN UPPERCUE, JORDAN BIGELOW AND DARBY COUGHLIN TJ and Kim Burch remember their son as a happy and active child. Involved in many different sports, Nolan Burch always had a group of people around him. There isn’t a photo of him where he isn’t smiling, his mother recalls. “His giggle was what everybody remembered,” TJ Burch said. “His giggle was one of those that made everybody laugh around him. He was smart and a hard worker. Good, solid, all-around kid. We can talk about Nolan all day, he’s that kind of a kid.” Nolan Burch was excited to begin his fall semester at West Virginia University in 2014, where he planned to major in business administration and eventually attend law school. However, those goals and aspirations were halted when he decided to rush the Kappa Sigma fraternity and was subjected to hazing that resulted in his death. The incidences of that night were the catalyst for WVU’s anti-hazing procedures. In 2015, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life was created to grant special attention to Greek life on campus, rather than treating fraternities and sororities as student organizations. In 2017, Matthew Richardson was chosen to serve as the director. “The Nolan Burch tragedy was really a catalyst for WVU to start paying a little bit more attention — intentional attention if you will — on fraternity and sorority life,” Richardson said. Rushing allows prospective members to get to know their future fraternity brothers or sorority sisters, which involves a series of events and gatherings

“The Nolan Burch tragedy was really a catalyst for WVU to start paying a little bit more attention – intentional attention if you will – on fraternity and sorority life,” - Matthew Richardson, director of Greek Life they have to attend. However, this period for some fraternities also sometimes involves hazing, or the act of initiating members through difficult and often, humiliating tasks, said Walter DeKeseredy, director of the WVU Research Center on Violence. This can include anything from isolation to sleep deprivation and even sexual acts. “Hazing rituals can vary,” DeKeseredy said. “Sometimes they run naked in cold weather, going through spankings with paddles, a number of things. It depends, but they’re generally very degrading and humiliating. It strips them of individualistic thinking for sure. They are very, very closely tied to the fraternity. There’s secrecy. They lie on behalf of the fraternity brothers.” Hazing affects more than just fraternity members. Fifty-five percent of college students involved in clubs, teams and organizations experience some form of hazing, according to a national study of student hazing by researchers from the University of Maine. However, in 95 percent of cases where students experienced hazing, they did not report the events. Forty-four states across the country have anti-hazing laws, including West Virginia. There has been at least one hazing-related death on a North American college campus every year since 1959, according to Hank Nuwer, a journalist that maintains the Hazing Deaths database. “Degradation ceremonies are designed to strip potential brothers of any bonds they have with those outside the fraternity,” DeKeseredy said. “They involve degradation and humil-

iation. People go through these degradation ceremonies because they think it’s so important to be part of the fraternity, but they’re very dangerous.” It was during a pledging night that Nolan Burch’s blood-alcohol level became six times the legal limit to drive, causing the alcohol poisoning that led to his death, according to The Buffalo News. Security footage from that night shows Nolan Burch being dragged onto a table by fraternity members as they laugh and jump around him. He lay face-down on the table, head hanging off the edge. Later on, a member— who was not involved with Nolan Burch’s hazing—entered the room and tried to revive him as someone called 911. “Breathe for me, buddy!” can be heard in the background of the call, but help arrived too late. “Thinking that our son was left and no one helped him for hours, that’s just infuriating to know, especially to know that Nolan could have been saved if he had been taken to the hospital and gotten the care that he deserved,” Kim Burch said. “To know that he’d still be here, that really makes me mad.” WVU’s Anti-Hazing Measures Since his arrival, Richardson has implemented a University-wide hazing prevention task force, which includes a committee of faculty, students and staff representing Greek life, athletics and many other organizations across campus. “We do a number of different programs in different communities and collections of students to get them involved and understanding what haz-

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ing is and strategies to prevent it,” Richardson said. “The task force has also looked at different best practices that we can do to make sure that the University is engaging in those best practices.” Last year, Richardson released the Reaching the Summit report, which details the new rules and regulations fraternities and sororities on campus must meet, from GPA requirements to in-house alcohol restrictions. The University is also planning to purchase hazing prevention and campus safety training software that fraternity and sorority students will be required to complete once it is approved. “It’s very much like AlcoholEdu that our students have to do, but it’s personalized to WVU, so it will be very specific about what our code says, what West Virginia state code says and things like that,” Richardson said. The Aftermath of the Burch Tragedy Following Nolan Burch’s death, Kim and TJ Burch filed a lawsuit in the Monongalia County Circuit Court in 2015. In November 2018, the WVU Board of Governors settled the lawsuit for $250,000. The lawsuit settled for more than $3 million in total, according to the Daily Athenaeum. The other parties agreeing to pay portions of the settlement were identified as Kappa Sigma Fra-

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conscious with a fractured skull. The coalition, which launched after a retreat in South Carolina for families that have been affected by hazing, is striving to make hazing a felony punishable by up to seven years of prison. Incidents across the country show that hazing has not only been a WVU-specific problem to fix. Recently, nine fraternity members at Louisiana State University were arrested for hazing-related crimes performed during the fall 2018 semester after forcing pledges to lay on broken glass, pouring gasoline on them, attempting to burn them with cigarette butts and urinating on them, according to the Washington Post. Collin Wiant, an Ohio University freshman, died of asphyxiation after Sigma Pi fraternity members forced him and other pledges to consume nitrous oxide, as well as drink a gallon of alcohol in 60 minutes, according to a lawsuit filed by his parents against Sigma Pi. Amongst other things, he was also sleep deprived and beaten with a belt, according to the lawsuit. “It’s not just fraternities,” Kim Burch said. “[Hazing is] on so many levels. It’s brainwashing. I think things are getting better, but there’s still a lot of work to be done.”

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Morgantown Human Rights Commission focusing on more inclusive future BY JORDYN JOHNSON DIGITAL EDITOR At its monthly meeting last Thursday night, the Morgantown Human Rights Commission discussed its various plans and projects for 2019. One of the projects for the coming months that Commissioner Drew Bucy introduced involved a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. “A few people are trying to throw together a block party in April for Pride,” she said. “I know Pride Month is June, but the idea was to do it while the students are still in town, and then maybe have a smaller, different event in June.” As of right now, the plan is to host it off Ash Street in South Park; however, according to Bucy, the meetings on the planning just be-

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gan recently, so that could be subject to change. “There was a lot of support for it,” she said. “It was really encouraging to see how many people came out and had fun ideas, and they wanted it to be a family-friendly event.”

Coming out of this discussion was another plan the Commission has for the future—an “All Kinds Are Welcome Here” sticker campaign. The group would like to have stickers bearing this message made and given to local shops and restaurants to post in their windows as an invitation to those who may be reluctant to enter. The Commission discussed the possibility of introducing the stickers during this block party in April to gauge community reception and see what vendors would be interested in participating. These plans are coming at a time when acceptance of certain populations hasn’t been so great. Just a couple of weeks ago, state Delegate Eric Porterfield, R-Mercer, compared the LGBTQ+ community to the Ku Klux Klan.

Chairwoman Jan Derry said she was shocked at how insensitive the comments Porterfield made were. “Personally, when I read it, I was appalled, and I was enraged,” she said. “How could anybody who represents his constituents, who are a part of those minority groups that he has spoken so awful about, say that?” “In Morgantown, we’re trying to promote that welcome feeling, and to have a representative, thank goodness it wasn’t ours, to state and publically say things like that, I was appalled,” she said. Derry said she was extremely proud of Delegate Danielle Walker, D-Monongalia, for taking a stance. “I was very proud that she came from Mon County,” she said. “I have been working with Delegate Walker on

some other issues, and she really, really is responsive to the impact that her decisions are going to make on her constituents.” Wanting to remind Morgantown residents that they have an outlet to report discrimination, Derry said the Commission is there to help individuals through the process of remediation for whatever discrimination they may have faced. “They can file a complaint on the city of Morgantown’s website, or they can just send us an email, and it will come directly to me, as chair, and I will then initiate an investigation,” she said. “It’s a wonderful resource; we’re here.” The next Human Rights Commission meeting will be on March 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the city Public Safety Building.

About info and Purpose: • Morgantown City Council first established a Human Rights Commission in 2001. The work of the Commission was redirected and reactivated in 2012 following National League of Cities designation of Morgantown as an “Inclusive City” in 2006 and collaborative work of an Inclusive City Committee thereafter. • The purpose of the Commission is to provide leadership for addressing community interaction and fairness concerns. It works to ensure that the City is not only providing services, but maintaining ways in which a community can live together inclusively, functionally, and justly despite differences, complexities, and conflicts. The Commission focuses on stewardship and service, but also on the quality of community life and the protection of the community from preventable unfair damage to the lives of individual citizens and families. INFORMATION VIA MORGANTOWNWV.GOV

SGA discusses ways to connect more with students BY QUEST BABCOCK STAFF WRITER West Virginia University’s Student Government Association discussed ways to connect more with students at its first monthly Open Forum on Wednesday. Students at the forum were greeted by Hunter Moore, the SGA communications director. “If you have anything you want to bring to our attention you can do so here,” Moore said. “This is a meeting run by you guys.” “As SGA, as a University, how can we have a bigger say on what’s going on in Charleston?” said Travis Rawson, an audience member.

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SGA Senator Lora McDonald said using relevant student organizations is one great way to have a larger impact on the state Legislature, but also that students and SGA should have a “more consistent presence with our state legislators.” One audience member

voiced concerns that SGA on campus has a very stigmatizing reputation for some. “I think if we had elections that were online, our voter turnout would be greater,” said SGA Attorney General Miguel Fortney-Henriquez. “I don’t think it’s as representative as it should be.” “I think you’re absolutely correct,” McDonald said. “I think it’s like SGA hasn’t carried the reputation that it should.” McDonald said making SGA members more accessible to students to voice their concerns would help to reduce this. SGA also responded to questions involving ongoing projects, the depletion of SGA’s grant funding and the

lack of therapy cats. “This year [the Bureau of Finance] forwarded I think over 90 grants, and it was slightly quicker than expected,” said SGA Press Secretary Zoya Khan about current financial conditions. “I think the reason for that is a lot of students are using the grants for travel expenses rather than open events. Also, several organizations have just applied for these grants, but they’re first come first serve. There will be steps taken to avoid that in the future.” While the audience turnout for the open forum was small, SGA hopes it grows in the future and that students feel comfortable attending forums to express their concerns.

WVU, SGA approves proclamations, amendments BY QUEST BABCOCK STAFF WRITER The WVU Student Government Association issued two proclamations and approved several amendments to the SGA Constitution during Wednesday night’s meeting. The first approved proclamation is in support of the recent teacher strike, and urges legislators to stop “unfair” legislation toward teachers, public schools and public school students. It passed

with only vote against it. The second proclamation is in support of LGBTQ+ residents and legislature protecting their housing and employment. It passed unanimously. The amendments voted on would: • Increase the number of representatives • Combine athletic senators with other senators • Clarify requirements and who they apply to • Move all elections and inaugurations to the Spring Semester

• Prevent serving in two branches of SGA simultaneously (Be an intern and senator) President Pro Tempore Roark Sizemore also spoke of intentions to change the signature process and begin using committees to simplify their regular meetings. While, in the long-term, it was said these changes will serve to benefit SGA’s voter participation and effectiveness, there were concerns over the impacts in the near future. The issue arises with mov-

ing all elections to the Spring, which would take effect with the next administration. Its implementation would require the next administration to follow one of two options: either ask currently-elected individuals to extend their term until the next election, or fill the vacancies through appointments. While approved by SGA, these amendments still have to pass on the upcoming election ballot.

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The woman who has overseen the modern era of the Mountaineer mascot is retiring Friday BY CODY NESPOR CULTURE EDITOR The Mountaineer Mascot is an icon at WVU. The face of WVU and a representative for the entire state of West Virginia, the Mountaineer has become one of the most recognizable college mascots in America and a symbol of pride for West Virginians. The person overseeing the mascot and its growth for the last 13 years has been Sonja Wilson. Wilson officially became the Mountaineer’s advisor in 2006 when Brady Campbell was filling the role. However, she has been working with the Mountaineer ever since 1990 when the mascot was Natalie Tennant. Now, after nearly 30 years of working with one of West Virginia’s biggest celebrities, Wilson has decided to retire from her full-time position on Friday. Other than who is in the role, the Mountaineer has not changed too much over the

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Wilson began her career with WVU in 1984. years. The iconic buckskin outfit and musket have been staples of the mascot for more than 80 years. There have been more than 60 people who have been the Mountaineer Mascot since the title became official in 1934. Wilson said before the Mountaineer title became official in 1934, students would have a competition and choose a Mountaineer without any involvement from the University. While the Mountaineer mascot does have a rich history, the

modern era of the Mountaineer is full of Wilson’s influence. Wilson said, prior to her appointment as the advisor, the students playing the Mountaineer could spend an upward of $5,000 out of their own pocket to fulfill their duties and make all of their appearances. “The University came together and said, ‘We can’t have this, we can’t have a student spending that type of money,’” Wilson said. “They ended up coming up with a structure for the Mountaineer and different departments put in money.” Wilson said University Relations, Athletics and Student Life all now put in money to help pay for the expenses of being the Mountaineer. Another change Wilson helped with was the development of an appearance request form. Now, if someone wants the Mountaineer to make an appearance, they have to fill out a form explicitly stating where, when and why they want the Mountaineer and what exactly

the Mountaineer will be doing. “It just makes everybody more accountable for what’s going on,” Wilson said. “I can’t even imagine if the Mountaineer did all of their [own] scheduling now. With social media, people message the Mountaineer and what he or she does is say ‘get in touch with [Sonja Wilson], or better yet, fill out this form.’” Wilson handles the appearance requests and the Mountaineer’s schedule. She said the Mountaineer usually does 200 athletic or University appearances a year and 200 to 250 other appearances. She said she gets about four or five appearance requests every day. “The appearances have probably tripled over time,” Wilson said. Another recent change is that Mountaineers are now only allowed to serve in the role for one year. Wilson said this was so more people can have the opportunity to be the Mountaineer and so the Mountaineers do

not get burned out by making so many appearances year after year. “I think they love the job so much, even when it was two years, that it didn’t really matter,” Wilson said. “But it’s very, very, very demanding. Completely demanding.” Even after retirement, Wilson will continue to work with the Mountaineer one day a week. She said she wants to continue to work with the Mountaineer as long as she is healthy and able. Above everything else, Wilson said she will never forget how excited people get to see the Mountaineer and how happy it makes them. “When somebody calls me or fills out the form, they are just so excited. Sometimes I think we take it for granted because I really do have the best job at the University, I swear I do,” Wilson said. “I cannot believe how excited some of these places are [to see the Mountaineer].”

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In defense of Appalachia: Panel discussion reveals pride of a region “Since you do learn something new every day, it’s pronounced ‘Appa-LATCH-uh.”

BY OLIVIA GIANETTINO STAFF WRITER Questions of who and what defines the region of Appalachia got heated during a discussion panel on the new book “Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy” held at WVU’s College of Law on Monday evening. The panel, made up of editors and contributors of the book, answered prepared questions given by Audra Slocum, an assistant professor of English education at WVU, as well as questions from the audience. The audience’s remarks differed, some comments even stepping on the toes of the editors and writers of the book. Out-of-towners stood in the crowd and seemingly questioned the plight of Appalachians. “Since you do learn something new every day, it’s pronounced ‘Appa-LATCH-uh,’” said Mike Costello, Kanawha County native and a journalist, in defense of his home at the microphone in response to a puzzling speech that came from an audience member. Costello, now living in Lost Creek, West Virginia, came to the event in

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Audra Slocum, assistant professor of English education at WVU, asks the panelists about “Appalachian Reckoning.” support of the panelists and the movement to widen the nation’s lens of Appalachia. “I also am a storyteller and a journalist,” Costello said. “I work on a lot of Appalachian narrative issues, so this is always really near and dear to my heart.” The panelists in atten-

dance were Western Kentucky University professor and editor Tony Harkins, author and editor Meredith McCarroll, poet Crystal Good and photographer Roger May. “Appalachian Reckoning” is a collection of work in response to J.D. Vance’s con-

troversial memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” The initial memoir painted Appalachia in a light that many did not find representative of the entire region. McCarroll explained how although there is not much that can be critiqued of a memoir because one can-

not question personal experience, her issue with Vance’s novel was “the slippery line between ‘I’ and ‘we’.” “That, to me, is where he crossed the line,” McCarroll said. “It was the fact that he stepped boldly into the position of spokesperson for Appalachia.” She later went to explain how in response to this, “Appalachian Reckoning” is exactly the opposite: it is “a chorus of voices” speaking about a multitude of differing Appalachian experiences. “It shows the depth and complexity of life in modern Appalachia,” Dean of the WVU College of Law Gregory Bowman said. The contributors, editors and readers are excited about how the book will potentially shift the world’s idea of what Appalachia exactly is, which, according to Slocum, is a place with “an incredible vibrancy” and not one that deserves an elegy.

Panelists: Moderator Audra Slocum, assistant professor of English education at WVU

Panelists Tony Harkins, professor at Western Kentucky University Meredith McCarroll, author and editor Crystal Good, poet and photographer Roger May, photographer

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OPINION Staﬀ Shorts are tidbit writings by our editorial board. They’re mostly meant to be light-hearted, but we sometimes touch on more serious, important topics. They aim to express the many student voices of the University.

Please update my eCampus grade As students should diligently do their assignments, professors should diligently update grades on eCampus. Professors have an enormous workload and family responsibilities many students don’t have. It’s understandable why it could occasionally slip a professor’s mind to put grades into eCampus. Yet, there are some professors who might update the grades once or twice a semester, leaving students largely unsure about their grade. This is especially frustrating for those aiming for a high GPA, where the difference between an A and B seems wider than the Pacific Ocean. Please, professors, update our grades. It’s part of our job to be graded and part of your job to grade.

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Hurry up with your “alone time” We all know that having a roommate walk in on you can kill the mood when you and your significant other are trying to get it on. That’s why it’s important to let them know when you are going to have someone over and when it is safe for them to come back. However, it’s inconsiderate to kick your roommate out of the room for more than three hours so you can hook up. Dorms are small and it is understandable to want your alone time with your significant other, but you can’t expect your roommate to wander around aimlessly for hours upon hours waiting for you to finish. Not only is this rude, but it also raises many questions about your health, wellPlease ﬁnish so I can come home and stop roaming the streets. ness and stamina.

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The Mountainlair needs more tables During lunch on weekdays, students try the Mountainlair Cram challenge, where they try to find out how many bodies can fit in the student union building at one time. As a result, there’s sometimes nowhere to sit (or places to sit only beside people you’d really rather not sit beside). So you have to loop around the tables for what seems like hours before someone gives up a seat or you find one in some niche in the students. While floorspace is limited, is there not at least space for a few more tables? Could we try bunktables? Are those a thing?

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Unlike this time, there’s sometimes nowhere to sit.

Confusion strikes. Someone please tell me whose idea it was to group the design students in with the agriculture students. All good majors, nonetheless, but why are

these associated and grouped under one college “roof?” Are you interior designers creating floor plans for barns? Are you fashion designers sketching up new saddle designs? Is there’s

something I am missing? It just doesn’t make sense. If there some rhyme or reason to this madness, please let me know. I just want to be able to sleep at night.

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Jordan McCabe attempts a shot while being defending by TCU's Kouat Noi during a 104-96 win on Tuesday.

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McCabe conducts WVU's oﬀense during a 79-71 win over Oklahoma on Feb 2.

McCabe stepping up to lead Mountaineers BY COLE MCCLANAHAN ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

MEN'S BASKETBALL Jordan McCabe’s time at West Virginia has finally come. After beginning the season coming off the bench, finishing with zero points and zero assists in his first career game, WVU fans were left disappointed in his performance. Following the disappointment of his first game, McCabe recorded nine points and three rebounds in his next game, and he was able to boost fans’ hopes of him for the season. That hope only lasted but so long, though, as he struggled to find minutes on the court throughout the first half of the season and scored more than five points in a game only twice in the Mountaineers’ next 16 outings. McCabe’s limited play stopped once conference play began and the Mountaineers started struggling with injuries, and the freshman’s minutes increased with each injury until he finally made his first career start on Dec. 30 against Lehigh. “He’s been stepping into his role very well,” junior guard Jermaine Haley said. “Coach needed him to step up, the team needed him to step up, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.”

McCabe is starting full-time now and his scoring average increases with every game, butthe lack of minutes and scoring outbursts from him early in the season were new following a career at Kaukauna High School in Wisconsin, where he won two state championships and was named Wisconsin’s Mr. Basketball as a senior. The multiple state championships and awards gained in high school were not where West Virginia fans developed their expectations for McCabe’s career at WVU, though. Those came from the publicity he first received as a 12-yearold basketball sensation who made appearances on The Ellen Degeneres Show and ESPN. While still in middle school, McCabe showcased his dribbling skills and basketball talent on national television for millions to see, and the notoriety gained from being highlighted to the nation led to an opportunity for McCabe to play with the Harlem Globetrotters. With the Globetrotters, the legend of McCabe continued to grow, leading up to a halftime performance at a Golden State Warriors game on Jan. 21, 2011, where McCabe was able to warm up with the team before the game. What McCabe received that night is more than just increased attention and popularity, but a mentorship with two-

time NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry. Curry has continued to give McCabe advice throughout his basketball career, leading McCabe to be a fan of the Warriors and modeling his game after Curry’s, while also helping the young player grow. Fame as a middle schooler was not the end of the spotlight on McCabe, as it followed him into high school where his highlight videos were featured on YouTube and combined for more than one million views. That — every accolade he received, instant fame few middle schoolers know and having a relationship with a future NBA Hall of Fame player — is part of how McCabe has gotten to where he is now, starting at West Virginia and helping the Mountaineers end a five-game losing streak. McCabe is playing with confidence now that is unlike any he has all season, and it’s keeping him on the court as he’s started back-to-back games and played a combined 88 minutes in those contests. After setting his career-high in points during his second game and his career-high in assists with eight during his sixth, McCabe has struggled to replicate those numbers all season, until now. “Jordan, he’s getting more aggressive,” freshman forward Derek Culver said after WVU’s

“Coach needed him to step up, the team needed him to step up, and that’s exactly what he’s doing.” - Jermaine Haley, junior guard win over TCU on Tuesday. “I feel like Jordan — he just kept himself on the leash, he really didn’t want to do too much [early in the season], but I feel like now he’s just going out there and playing, just dealing with the consequences. And that turned out very well, because he’s hitting shots... You know, Jordan McCabe-esque type things.” McCabe reached double-digit scoring for the first time in his career on Saturday against Baylor, scoring 14 points in a career-high 38 minutes of play. The freshman made two three-pointers, grabbed five rebounds and also dished out four assists in what was his best game of the season to date, but that performance was topped in West Virginia’s very next game. On Tuesday night, McCabe made his second straight start and led the Mountaineers in a triple overtime win over TCU. Due to WVU’s shortened bench from the injuries that have mounted all season and allowed McCabe to record his first-career start on Dec. 30, Mc-

Cabe played 50 of the 55 possible minutes, which come with triple overtime. He posted his first double-double at West Virginia with a new career-high 25 points, while also surpassing his previous-best eight assists with a new career-high 11. McCabe commanded the overtime periods, scoring 13 of his 25 points after regulation, including eight of WVU’s 11 points in the second overtime period. “He’s not looking over his shoulder now,” WVU head coach Bob Huggins said of McCabe. “I mean that makes all the difference in the world. When you know you’re going to play and you can play through some mistakes, you still may get your butt chewed out, but you’re allowed to play through some things. I think that makes all the difference in the world.” McCabe’s performance against TCU was the first time since Rod Thorn in 1962 that a WVU player recorded at least 25 points, 10 assists and five rebounds in a game, and it may not be his last.

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Pre-TCU Statistics / 26 games played / 6 starts / 3.1 points per game / 1.1 rebounds per game / 1.6 assists per game / 0.5 steals per game / 13.4 minutes per game / 28 field goal percentage / 27.3 three-point percentage / 75 free throw percentage Statistics vs. TCU / 25 points / 5 rebounds / 11 assists / 6 steals / 50 minutes / 42 field goal percentage / 33 three-point percentage / 60 percent free throws

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Mountaineers down Towson, look to Oregon State BY JOHN LOWE SPORTS EDITOR

BASEBALL What WVU head coach Randy Mazey wanted more than anything was to get some hitting power before their trip to Oregon State. He got exactly what he wanted as the bats hammered their way to an 8-3 win over Towson on Tuesday. "[This game] was important," Mazey said. "We hadn't been swinging the bat all that well lately. To go up to Corvallis not swinging the bat all that great wouldn't have been ideal. So we wanted to get the hitters out here and see some pitches and get some guys swinging the bat pretty well going into that weekend, and I think we did that." The Mountaineers (5-3) fired up the bats early in the first inning, scoring three runs behind a Tristen Hudson fielder's choice that scored one and an Andrew Zitel RBI single that scored the two other. West Virginia extended their lead on a sacrifice fly from Tevin Tucker in the sec-

ond inning and Darius Hill hit a home run in the next inning to take a very quick 5-0 lead after three. Zitel would double in the fifth inning to score Hudson to give West Virginia another run and a 6-0 lead. Towson (1-6) scored a trio of runs before the seventh inning stretch, but the Mountaineers put the exclamation point on the game when Tucker and Zitel scored on a fielding error by Tigers shortstop Colin Conroy in the eighth inning. Nick Snyder picked up the win, but only saw three innings. He allowed no hits and struck out six of the nine batters he faced. WVU now moves on to No. 6 Oregon State, who stands at 8-0. The Beavers are coming off a sweep of the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers training facility in Arizona. "We knew we were going to play quality baseball [when we joined the Big 12]," Mazey said. "There's been plenty of teams ranked in the top 10 in the nation since we've been in the league, and we've had success against them."

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Lacrosse team receives more national praise, returns home BY JOHN LOWE SPORTS EDITOR

LACROSSE The West Virginia lacrosse team received more votes in the MCLA Coaches Poll as they split their weekend against No. 7 Virginia Tech and NC State. Friday’s close loss to the archrival Hokies ended up being the most impressive of the weekend, losing by a score of 9-7. While that might seem like a pretty standard loss in lacrosse, it is quite the turnaround in one season as WVU fell to Virginia Tech 20-4 in 2018. WVU head coach Brian Houk points out defensive play as one of the major factors in the Mountaineers’ success so far this season. “Defensive coordinator Kevin McDonnell had the defense well prepared and he called the VT game brilliantly,” Houk said, “We had a stout zone defense he installed that worked to perfection [on Friday].” Offensively, the Mountaineers were led by Matt Paul, who had four goals in the loss to Virginia Tech.

“We had a phenomenal effort for 55 minutes against VT, but fell short because of just a few mistakes.” - Head coach Brian Houk All in all, Houk believes this puts WVU that much closer to the “play for 60” mentality he’s tried to instill since becoming head coach in 2018. “We had a phenomenal effort for 55 minutes against VT, but fell short because of just a few mistakes,” Houk said. “Our offense is loaded with talent and has shown they can score the ball frequently and with a variety of players, but we often fall off in the second half, so we need to improve our play in the third and fourth quarter. We have a lot of great offensive minds and sound leadership on offense, so I am confident we will keep moving in the right direction.” The same theme stood true in the Mountaineers’ Saturday game against NC State, but it was too little too late for the Wolfpack as WVU picked up the 11-8 win. NC State outscored West Virginia 5-3 in the second half, but the Mountaineers still did

Fresh opponents highlight 2019 Cancun Challenge BY JARED SERRE ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

MEN’S BASKETBALL The WVU men’s basketball team will play in four games as a part of the 2019 Cancun Challenge, the athletic department announced in a release on Wednesday. West Virginia will head to Cancun, Mexico, on Nov. 26 to take on Northern Iowa in the first round. It will be the first matchup in history between the two teams. Regardless of the result against Northern Iowa, West Virginia would then take on either South Carolina or Wichita State. Having played four games against each other in history, the Gamecocks have only defeated WVU once. A matchup against South Carolina would pit coach Frank Martin against WVU coach Bob Huggins. Martin served as an assistant under Huggins at Kansas State during the 2006-07 season. The Mountaineers have

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never faced off against Wichita State, but the Shockers do feature Teddy Allen on their roster — a former WVU forward who transferred following the 201718 season. Prior to their stint in Mexico, the Mountaineers will take on Northern Colorado — who they have never faced — in Morgantown on Nov. 18. A contest against Boston University will end the American stint as they travel to the Coliseum on Nov. 22. This will be the Mountaineers’ second appearance in the Cancun Challenge. Huggins brought WVU to the event in November 2013 and picked up a win against Old Dominion before losing to Wisconsin in the championship game.

what they needed to do to receive some more national recognition in the club lacrosse circuit. WVU received seven additional votes in the MCLA Coaches Poll, to get to 16 (up from nine). With the votes, they are the de facto 35thranked team in the country. Statistics have helped the Mountaineers in the computer rankings. WVU has allowed an average of only 6.6 goals per game, the lowest in the Southeastern Lacrosse Conference. That has boosted West Virginia to a No. 12 national ranking in MCLA’s Redd Rankings (the lacrosse equivalent to the RPI). It’s nice seeing the votes because it shows that we’ve started to earn respect around the league,” Houk said. “Our early success has helped foster buy in to the culture that the coaching staff, captains and I have been working hard to create, and our athletes are more motivated than ever to keep on

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Former midfielder Nick Kyak pursues the goal during a lacrosse game last year. climbing. It’s been a ‘shock the world’ mentality that has really been driving us.” For lacrosse general manager Jim Mills, the national recognition is the cherry on top of the foundation that he’s always wanted to see for the

WVU lacrosse program. “Our goal is to compete for championships and develop a virtual varsity program,” Mills said. “The kids have (finally) bought in to what we are trying to accomplish, and they have worked very hard to achieve

the success we are realizing since the last week of August.” The Mountaineers will play their first home game on Sunday as they take on Western Michigan at the Rec Center Fields. Face off will be at 11 a.m.

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