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September 18, 1901: Establishment of Alderson Academy Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi is the product of a merger between two schools ooperated under the auspices of the Baptist church. Broaddus College traces its roots back to 1871, when it had its beginnings as an elementary and secondary school in Winchester, Virginia. In 1876, Broaddus moved to Clarksburg, West Virginia, and, in 1908, the school moved to the Barbour County town of Philippi. Alderson-Broaddus College can also trace its roots back to Greenbrier County. Dick Withers, a retired instructor at A-B, helped put together a pictorial history of the college. He says Alderson Academy was established September 18, 1901, under the sponsorship of the old Greenbrier Baptist Church at Alderson. Withers: It was started by the pastor and a local educator who belonged to that church, Miss Emma Alderson. She was the guiding light for that institution throughout all of its existence.
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Police dogs assist in campus safety BY KAYLA GAGNON CORRESPONDENT During many large events such as football games or concerts, students will see a police car with “K-9 Unit” on the side. The K-9 program was first introduced in response to 9/11, as a means of emergency preparation. Originally, there was one dog trained to sniff out bombs. Today, there are five dogs in service: three trained in explosives and two trained in detecting narcotics. “I think that they’re an interesting tool,” said Jordan Young, a junior from Virginia Beach. “I think that they make our games, especially, a lot safer, because you can never have too much security
at football games.” Lieutenant Joshua Cook, the officer in charge of K9 Services said the dogs go through an initial training of three to four months. “Then we train [the dogs] daily, like an hour a day, five days a week,” Cook said. Cook works with two dogs, Ginger and Nina, golden retrievers trained in explosives. Ginger was recognized for her service with commendations from the American Kennel Club as a 2016 K-9 of Excellence, in addition to receiving commendation from the Governor’s office. The third dog trained in explosives is Allie, a chocolate lab handled by Sgt. Zachary Camden. For big events like football games, the dogs are sent to the stadium to sniff around for threats. According to Cook, they
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K-9 Dog in training to work for the U.S. Department of Defense. start searching the stadium up to two days before the event. “We started Friday morning at seven,” Cook said about last Saturday’s WVU football
game. “They work for ten, fifteen minutes then get a fifteen minute break. That’s why I have two dogs.” The two dogs trained in
WVU issued request for new antivirus software BY CAITY COYNE CORRESPONDENT WVU issued a request for proposals for a new antivirus software to protect the University’s 17,000 computers on Friday. Currently, WVU uses Russian-based Kaspersky for its cyber security, according to Vicki Smith, executive director for Customer and Communication Services in WVU Information Technology Services. WVU’s contract with the firm is up this year, however, coinciding with political moves from members of the U.S. government to ban Kaspersky in all federal and state offices, due to fears of the company holding ties with the Russian government and intelligence agencies. WVU’s choice to turn away from Kaspersky isn’t politically motivated, though, Smith said. Just as when any contract has run its course, WVU officials will re-evaluate the services and frequently open themselves up to new proposals. “There are a lot of politics here, but these are conversations we’ve been having for a long time,” Smith said. The General Services Administration, the federal agency that oversees all government spending, recently pulled Kaspersky from its list of approved vendors, which ultimately was WVU ITS’s final straw before it decided to find a new service at the end of Kaspersky’s contract.
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Computer hard-drive. “We have a product now that is doing what we need it to do, but we want to make sure we have a best fit moving forward,” said Alex Jalso, chief information security officer at WVU ITS. Smith said a new antivirus software should be in place by next fall semester. Until then, both Smith and Jalso emphasized there is no viable threat to WVU’s cyber security or individuals’ information. “The worst thing people could do right now is remove this [Kaspersky] from their computers,” Jalso said. Replacing a software like this - that is utilized in and connects every single one of WVU’s computers - can be complicated, to say the least, according to Jalso.
Think of it like a county’s water lines, Jalso said. Every city within the county (WVU’s different colleges, in this analogy, who run their own ITS departments) uses the same water, but for different purposes. To efficiently replace the water lines, or Kaspersky software, takes planning and coordination so as not to disturb or inhibit the needs of each individual using it. Jalso said there should not be any elevated security risks for WVU under Kaspersky, and the software will still play a vital role in stopping phishing scams and ransomware attacks on WVU servers. In the meantime, until a new service is put into place, WVU ITS has put a control into place
that halts any information from WVU servers from being sent back to Kaspersky for analysis, according to a news release from ITS. Kaspersky is only able to identify viruses and give that information to ITS to block said viruses; no information or data leaves WVU servers. Federally, some U.S. senators offered an amendment to a defense spending bill to ban Kaspersky in all U.S. government capacities, according to a report from the Washington Post. Even still, the action isn’t immediate, as the Department of Homeland Security has granted Kaspersky 90 days to make a case in the company’s defense against claims of meddling in international intelligence. If individuals receive suspicious emails, Smith said the best step they can do is be cautious, do not click any link, and forward them on to defendyourdata@mail.wvu.edu. Through students and faculty helping patrol, ITS is much more able to prevent scams and protect from data loss in WVU’s servers - something that is integral to ensuring WVU and those on its computers are safe and secure. “The biggest threat to security at this University is the individual employee or student,” Smith said. “Slow down, use common sense, look at sender before you click on anything. You are the best defense we have to any cyber security threat.”
narcotic detection are Sierra, a Czech shepherd handled by Sgt. Ryan Raines, and Blek, a black lab handled by Camden. “Blek is basically retired,” Cook said. “We bring him to work because it’ll break his heart to stay home after being at work everyday. He’s starting to get some arthritis, so he just kind of hangs out. If we had to use him we absolutely could.” Cook said the narcotic dogs are trained in the basics: marijuana, heroin, meth and cocaine. “[The dogs] are used proactively every day. Every day, the dogs are somewhere. They could be in a dorm, an academic building, a parking lot, or when they pull over cars,” Cook said. Each dog lives with their assigned handler.
“My four-year-old son actually named Nina,” Cook said. “We drove to upstate New York to get her, and we picked her up, and he held her in the carseat in the way back. They’re a big part of our family.” Cook said there is a friendliness and work ethic to labradors and golden retrievers that makes them good police dogs. “You never know what you’re going to run into,” Cook said. “You could be going around the corner and see someone who’s not supposed to be there. You don’t want to scare them or have an aggressive dog.” WVU Police Chief Bob Roberts said the dogs are a great part of the team. “The K-9 units are a must for our events on campus as well as [for] their PR value,” Roberts said.
WVU negotiates health care plan based on students opinions BY KATELYN CLARK CORRESPONDENT WVU students are required to have health insurance. Cailyn Hall, a general arts and sciences student, from Huntington, West Virginia choose to use Aetna because it is cheaper than being on her parents health plan. “I went to MedExpress and normally I would have had a $25 co-pay but with Aetna I had a $50 co-pay,” Hall said. “I can only really use it at certain places and it’s inconvenient for when I go back home.” Domestic students who are taking at least six credit hours and international students who are taking at least one credit hour, are automatically enrolled in WVU’s health care plan, Aetna. Elizabeth Slavensky, human resources manager for WVU, said “over 5,000 students are currently enrolled in the WVU Aetna plan.” Slavensky said students can join Aetna at any age due to being the subscriber and not a dependent on the plan. “In fact, eligible students who lose their parent’s health insurance coverage due to reaching age 26 [or for another reason] can opt back into the
“I can only really use it at certain places and it’s inconvenient for when I go back home.” -Cailyn Hall, student WVU student health insurance plan,” Slavensky said. For $912 a semester, WVU, WVU Institute of Technology and students enrolled in fully online programs through WVU Academic Innovation can be covered by Aetna’s student health insurance. For students who plan on studying abroad, Aetna still allows coverage. Before leaving overseas, WVU Benefits Department recommends you call 866-654-2338 to discuss coverage incase of emergencies.
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Omega is known to be “extremely chill.”
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Brando used to be a therapy dog in North Carolina.
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Campus Movie Fest comes and goes, but where’s the fi lm degree? BY JEFFREY BOGGESS CORRESPONDENT Campus Movie Fest has once again come and gone at WVU. A record 68 short films were submitted to the movie fest this year. Though these student productions require time and skill, and Reed College of Media has been undergoing expansions, the university is still lacking a film degree. The Reed College offers classes that cover skills aspiring filmmakers may find useful. For example, Journalism 488 is a lab dedicated entirely to video editing. Students learn how to color correct and add titles to video, among other skills. Yet, there is not a film degree at WVU. “I think that WVU would benefit more from getting a film program just because there are no other film schools in the state,” said Mikey D’Amico, a Campus Movie Fest award winning junior.
“I think it’s an emerging interest, and I think it’s only going to get bigger.” Within the last few years, WVU’s multidisciplinary studies program has allowed students to focus their area of study on three minors. The program is still relatively new, but students like Sam Thompson, a senior and president of WVU’s film club, have taken advantage of what it has to offer. “It doesn’t really matter what major you have going into the film industry,” Thompson said. “Most people in film don’t even have a film degree.” WVU Film Club serves as the closest thing to a film class that the university has to offer. Members learn how to operate film equipment, write in script format and work as an organized team on short film projects. Members can learn valuable skills related to film making in this club, but the knowledge gained is less than that of a curated curriculum. Having classes dedicated to different aspects of film would al-
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“Beyond the Wall,” a 2016 short film drama by Davis Rohrer, David Farson and Katie Farson, won awards for Campus Finalist and Audience Choice in the 2016 WVU Campus Movie Fest Contest. low students to gain skills and learn fundamentals. Outside of campus, there are even less opportunities in the film industry. The West Virginia Film Office is only a small operation under the Department of Commerce.
Service Dogs: helpful friends to the community BY KAMERON DUNCAN
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accompany people with disabilities in all areas of the facility where the public is normally allowed to go.” This means that patients can bring their dogs with them when they shop, eat or go to the doctor. The only limitation on this law is that service dogs are not allowed in operating rooms, or anywhere else where they would compromise a sterile environment. Service dogs can be instrumental to a person’s well being, because they have been trained to do tasks that the affected individual is unable to do. According to ser-
vicedogcertifications.org, these tasks include opening doors, bringing items to their owner, and signaling for help in times of distress or emergency. Some service dogs, specifically those that help patients with psychiatric disorders, have been trained to “identify hallucinations” and “provide tactile stimulation” to people who suffer from anxiety or panic attacks. Next time you see a service dog, let their owner know that they’re appreciated. Chances are they’ve saved a life or two.
going up to $80,000.” “We’re really trying to push for a film degree, but in the meantime, the best we can do is provide students with an opportunity to learn film and grow as filmmakers in general,” Thompson said.
Unlike other colleges, Reed faces the challenge of adapting its teaching style to a world where media trends rule progress in its field. It could be time for serious discussions of a film program to start yielding results.
The 12 steps to acquiring a service dog BY KAMERON DUNCAN OPINION EDITOR
OPINION EDITOR Often referred to as, “man’s best friend” dogs pick us up when we need to be in a better mood, and they’re seemingly always ready to play at a moment’s notice. Service dogs do that and more, and have proven to be very helpful for those suffering from various ailments and afflictions. According to servicedogcentral.org, 0.9 percent of people with disabilities have service dogs to help them with their ailments. Congress estimates that there are roughly 43 million Americans with disabilities, so there are about 387,000 service dogs in our country. These dogs are often believed to assist those with PTSD, but they help people with other issues as well. According to the United States Dog Registry, service dogs help people with mobility issues, sensory issues, and even diseases like cancer, autism and epilepsy. Patients are allowed to bring their service dogs into any location that they deem necessary. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) dicates that “State and local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that serve the public generally must allow service animals to
“The film club is really trying to be there and give students a platform to be able to create and to be able to learn specifically,” D’Amico said. “Most film programs are around $40,000 to $50,000 a year, minimum, sometimes
Service dogs. They provide assistance and comfort to several people, especially individuals who have experienced trauma or are affected by matters of mental health. According to Morgantown Hearts of Gold, this is how individuals acquire their service dogs. 1. Fill out an application: Your medical history is required, as well as two personal references. You also need to include a form that details your social styles so that a dog that fits your personality and needs can be assigned to you. Finally, a $50 application fee is required. Your application can be mailed to: Lindsay Parenti West Virginia University Davis College of Animal and Nutritional Sciences PO Box 6108 Morgantown, WV 26505 2. A telephone interview is the second step of the process. 3. If your phone interview goes well, representatives from Hearts of Gold will visit your home for an evaluation. 4. Following your home evaluation, you will be invited to certification training sessions.
5. Candidates must complete two courses in order to be considered a certified Handler by Hearts of Gold. The first course is completed in either six weeks (during summer sessions) or in 15 weeks (during the fall and/or spring semesters). The second course is a class at WVU, Animal & Veterinary Sciences 277. This class meets for three weeks during the summer sessions and for 15 weeks during the fall and/or spring semesters. 6. After being certified as a handler, applicants are reviewed once again in order to be selected. 7. Applicants are invited to meet dogs at the Hearts of Gold training facility. 8. After meeting the dogs and determining whether or not they are a good fit, applicants are able to take their prospective dogs home for a weekend-long trial session. 9. Represenatives from Hearts of Gold meet with applicants after their trial period, in order to assess whether or not further training is necessary for the dog. 10. The next step is a one-month probationary period. During this time, applicants train with staff in order to prepare for impending tests and certifi-
cation. These tests are the final steps in determining whether or not the applicants can take the dog in. 11. The penultimate steps are the Canine Good Citizen (GCC) and Public Access Test (PAT). These tests must be passed in order for applicants and dogs to be deemed fit for service. One practice test is allowed, and the tests must be taken within three months of applicants being matched with their dogs. 12. The final step is known as “partial transfer of ownership.” This dictates that all costs involved in the dog’s well-being are now to be paid by his or her new owner. The reason that this is deemed a partial contract is because Hearts of Gold reserves the right to re-acquire the dog if there is a breach in contract.
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CULTURE
Get to know the visitation dogs of WVU BY JULIA HILLMAN CORRESPONDENT
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Vivian is the service dog in the Business and Economics building where she loves to get attention.
With September being National Service Dog month, what better time is there to get to know some of the wonderful visitation dogs of West Virginia University. Between the seven visitation dogs around campus, there are lots of adorable, four-legged friends here to help students cheer up, get motivated and put smiles on their faces. Brando, a Labradoodle, was introduced as a visitation dog to the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources on Valentine’s day in 2014. He loves chewing up frisbees and running through the snow because it makes him feel like a puppy again. When asked whether he preferred Pepperoni rolls or flying WV cookies he replied with, “Flying WV cookies. President Gee gave me one once and it was delicious!”
“I love stress balls. I sniff them for a while and then I tear them to shreds.” -Vivian the service dog for Business and Economics Lucas, another Labradoodle, is new to the School of Medicine. He loves hanging out with people in the Pylons and has two bowties. He started his job as a visitation dog this fall and already loves everything about it. Lucas said his favorite part of being a Mountaineer is, “being in the Mountaineer community and being constantly surrounded by fellow Mountaineers.” One may also see Vivian, a fluffy goldendoodle, making rounds to all of the rooms in the Business and Economics building. She started working as a visitation dog since June of last year and loves giving and getting lots of attention. When asked what her favorite toy is, Vivian replied with,
“I love stress balls. I sniff them for a while and then I tear them to shreds.” Omega, a standard poodle, has been working with the Reed College of Media for about three years. Her favorite place to hang out is in Martin 104 during her office hours and has lots of bowties as well as lots of holiday wearincluding antlers and a Santa Claus hat. Omega said, “My favorite day of the week is Monday because I get to see all the students after the weekend ends!” These four furry friends as well as the other schools visitation dogs are all available to give lots of love during their office hours.
WVU students give back with service dogs BY EMILY ZEKONIS CULTURE EDITOR Man’s best friend becomes man’s best helper with West Virginia University’s “Service Dog Training” courses, A&VS 276. “A service dog is a dog that is specially trained to perform a task that is unnatural for the dog to do to help a disability,” said Myranda Klein, a teaching assistant for the AVS 276 course. “Anyone with a disability who can be helped from a service dog really benefits from a service dog. They help give people back their independence and do things they couldn’t do on their own.” The course is run through a partnership with the nonprofit Hearts of Gold and WVU’s School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Dogs in the program go through two years of training to become certified mobility assistance dogs and psychiatric service dogs. Once dogs have learned a number of commands that allow them to tend to an owner’s needs, Hearts of Gold places the dog in a home with an individual in need of assistance. “The Hearts of Gold mis-
sion is to educate the public and provide awareness about service dogs,” Klein said. “We not only teach students and public about training dogs, but about the purpose and reason. There is so much confusion around the definitions of service dog, emotional support animal and therapy dog, and one of our goals is to further educate the public about these three very different jobs. The fact that we produce service dogs for people who need them is just a really awesome byproduct.” A&VS 276 is an introductory course that allows students to learn the basics of service dog training and apply their classroom lecture content in a hands on lab working to train dogs. After completing the introductory course, students have the opportunity to go deeper into the training process and benefits of service dogs. A&VS 470 gives students the opportunity to foster a dog as it goes through training, and A&VS 476 allows for students to apply their dogs’ training at community events. “I think this program is important to have on campus because we not only give back to the community, but to the students,” Klein said.
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Service dogs and their trainers take a trip to the aquarium. “It gives the students something to get involved in and something to feel proud of. The students can take their as-
signed dogs to events on campus and explain why the dogs are so special.” These courses are open to
WVU students of all majors interested in working with animals and giving back to their community. For more infor-
mation about Hearts of Gold and the courses please visit http://humanimalbond.org/ heartsofgold/.
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Outdoor Nation Campus Challege builds character It’s time to get outdoors, Mountaineers. The Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge kicks-off today, Sept. 18, and continues through Oct. 15. “The Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge is a national competition where schools across the country compete against one another to see which campus can log the most outdoor activity and be named the National Outdoor Champion,” said Ivan Levin, deputy director for the Outdoor Foundation. The annual program encourages students to participate in outdoor recreation as well as connect with other students doing the same. “The purpose is to start and grow an outdoor culture on college campuses across the country,” Levin said. “Really to change the way that college students think about and engage
with the outdoors and to really change the culture on campuses to have more of an importance to outdoor engagement. “The whole point of the challenge is to engage the campus-wide community. The goal is to engage the people who already consider themselves outdoorsy, but the bigger priority of the program is to engage and reach new audiences and introduce them to an outdoor lifestyle.” For West Virginia University, the campus and Morgantown area is already hyper-connected to the outdoors. After all, what would WVU be without all of the natural wonders it is nested in? A variety of students already participate in outdoor recreation and spend time outdoors daily. However, the Campus Challenge tries to
motivate more students to do so. “I personally think it adds more incentive to get started doing something that you’ve never tried before,” said Katherine Adase, a sophomore wildlife and fisheries resources management student from Wheeling, West Virginia. “It facilitates group activities and you could win prizes. That idea gets [students] started and the people you meet and the good times you have will last past the challenge.” Adase is the student organizer of the Campus Challenge event for WVU and a participant in the challenge. “The challenge probably draws from people who are already involved, but because the campus challenge is part of the Outdoor Adventure Club, that is where we bring the connection between people that are novice
and have more experience,” Adase said. “Many of the activities for the campus challenge don’t require any skill. Hammocking counts, walking to class counts. You don’t have to be a rock climber to participate. I feel like the biggest problem is that people just don’t know about it.” All you need to participate in the Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge is a smartphone and the outdoors. The Campus Challenge outdoor hours are logged on the Outdoor Nation app — which is monitored by students posting pictures outside of the type of recreation they are participating in. It can also connect students to new places, other types of recreation and other people who participate. “I’m participating because I like to do things outdoors and it feels like a good way to connect with people who
“The goal is to engage the people who already consider themselves outdoorsy, but the bigger priority of the program is to engage and reach new audiences and introduce them to an outdoor lifestyle.” -Ivan Levin, deputy director of Outdoor Foundation do, too,” said Sullivan Moore, a sophomore environmental and natural resource economics student from Delaware, Ohio. Moore is participating in the Challenge for the first time this year. “I think the challenge is probably encouraging me to do more,” Moore said. “Just seeing the other options on
the app is encouraging me to do more outdoor activities.” So if you want the chance to win prizes, find new ways to spend your time outside, meet other people who like the same activities as you or show the nation that WVU is the most outdoorsy school in the country, download the Outdoor Nation app and get outside.
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Tonkery proves valuable to WVU defense BY NEEL MADHAVAN SPORTS WRITER As a native of Bridgeport, West Virginia, redshirt freshman linebacker Dylan Tonkery grew up watching WVU football. To n k e r y re m e m b e r s watching his older brother Wes play for the Mountaineers. Wes was a standout linebacker for WVU from 2011-2014. During his senior season he was third on the team in tackles (69), including 10.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. “I had been sitting in those stands for about six years before I started playing, so it feels pretty good to be able to get out there on the field instead of being in the stands watching,” Tonkery said. Tonkery was a 3-star prospect at safety coming out of high school and was rated as the fifth-best high school player coming out of West Virginia in the 2015-2016 recruiting class, according to 247Sports. WVU offered him a scholarship in December of 2014,
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Dylan Tonkery focuses on his opponents during the Virginia Tech game on Sept. 3, 2017. halfway through his junior year of high school, and he committed that day.
Flash forward to January of 2016, Tonkery decided to enroll a semester early,
which is a decision that he does not regret at all. “That was a big help,” Tonkery said. “That was probably the best decision I have ever made.” He arrived at WVU as a safety, but defensive coordinator Tony Gibson figured he’d be able to have more of an impact at his older brother’s position: linebacker. Tonkery enrolling early probably served as the catalyst for his position change. He was able to focus on learning Gibson’s system and getting in the weight room to put on weight. “I gained weight a lot faster because I was able to get in here, and with school it helped me get some credits in,” Tonkery said. “I’m really glad I did it. If I didn’t, I probably wouldn’t have moved down as fast as I did. I would probably still be a safety right now so that helped a lot.” Tonkery arrived at WVU at just more than 200 pounds. Now he is listed at 220 pounds. “I just really bought into coach (Director, Strength and Conditioning) (Mike) Joseph’s
process,” Tonkery said. “I really like being in the weight room, I like working out, so that wasn’t a problem with me. I just went out there and played and it worked. I ended up testing out elite. Other than that, I felt like I just bought into his process and did exactly what he told us to do.” After redshirting last season, Tonkery was thrust into a starting role at the beginning of this season after David Long went down with a meniscus injury in preseason. Long was expected to miss the first month of the season. With 12 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for a loss through WVU’s first three games, Tonkery has stepped up for the Mountaineers in Long’s absence. Tonkery also managed to record his first sack of the season in Saturday’s win over Delaware State. “They called the same play two times in a row,” Tonkery said. “They didn’t block me on the first one and I almost got the sack then.” Gibson is very pleased with Tonkery’s progress thus far, saying that Tonkery
“has been the most consistent” of WVU’s three starting linebackers. There is no shortage of role models on WVU’s defense for Tonkery. He plays the WILL linebacker position, but the SAM and MIKE linebacker spots are both occupied by seniors, Xavier Preston and Al-Rasheed Benton, respectively. Benton is known as the vocal leader on the team. “It’s hard to explain,” Tonkery said. “If you go down to the locker room and being here for how long I have, you just learn how to play and how to act. They teach you a little bit but usually they lead by example.” Thanks to Tonkery’s emergence, WVU coaches aren’t worried about trying to rush Long back from his injury. They are confident in what Tonkery brings to the team, and that confidence has paid off. “Everyone brings something different,” Tonkery said. “As long as everyone does their job, we’ll be alright. I go out there and just try to do everything right, and just make the defense better.”
WVU primed to compete behind deep roster BY JOSEPH SEVERINO CORRESPONDENT West Virginia’s golf team is ready to compete in its third season back as a program. WVU finished the last two seasons last in the Big 12 Championships, but shouldn’t find itself in the cellar for much longer due to an elevated roster. Nine individuals will dress for the team this season, with four of them new to the program. Headlining the returnees for WVU are sophomore Etienne Papineau, junior Max Sear WVU Golf’s Player of the Year last season - and junior Tristan Nicholls. Seniors Drew Dewald and Avery Schneider are also returning for the Mountaineers. “I think for the first time, really, we’re actually pretty deep from top to bottom,” said WVU Head Coach Sean Covich in an interview with WVUSports. com. “I don’t think we have a weak link on our roster.” The new arrivals are expected to make a large impact on the team’s success this season. They include sophomore Philipp Matlari - a transfer from Columbus State along with freshmen Matthew
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Max Sear putts during the 2016 Mountaineer Intercollegiate. Sharpstene, Mark Goetz and Logan Perkins. “This is a very talented group of freshman,” Covich said. “I expect all of them to see
significant playing time during their four years. They bring a lot of energy, competitiveness and positivity that we were lacking last season. It has been
refreshing to have these guys around. They’ve really helped make our roster competitive.” Covich is entering his third year at the helm, but he feels
like his team is finally where it needs to be. “In a lot of ways, it feels like it’s the first year, now that we have the depth,” Covich said.
WVU’s first match will take place Monday in Richmond, Virginia, at the Janney VCU Shootout. The Mountaineers will compete against VCU, Virginia Tech – last year’s Shootout winner Maryland, James Madison and Rutgers, among others. Covich announced last week that Papineau will be the No. 1 player for WVU at the Shootout, with Matlari, Sear, Sharpstene and Nicholls rounding out the rest of the five-man team squad. WVU is also taking Goetz to compete as an individual. With two newcomers to the top five, the Mountaineers will learn early on how competitive they will be this season. But with the Big 12 Championships still eight months away, WVU will have plenty of time to develop. “We’re looking forward to opening the season in Richmond,” Covich said. “The Country Club of Virginia is always in excellent shape and we are taking three guys over there that played it last season. Etienne, Max and Tristan have all be around the course and can help the new guys with their game plan.”
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West Virginia wasn’t entirely into the game early on Saturday. There were mental lapses. There were turnovers. There was a fumbled snap by junior quarterback Will Grier, which allowed Delaware State excellent field position at WVU’s 6-yard line (luckily, for WVU, Delaware State settled for just a field goal on that possession after losing a yard on the drive). There was also a breakdown on defense that allowed an 85-yard touchdown to make it 7-7 in the first quarter. The Mountaineers simply had too many mistakes right out of the gate to get off to a slow, sloppy start against Delaware State. Grier wasn’t thrilled with the way things went at the start. Neither was offensive coordinator Jake Spavital. It simply wasn’t pretty. But that’s just human nature sometimes. Delaware State isn’t as high profiled of a team like some of WVU’s other opponents, failing to record a win since the 2015 season finale and entering with an average of nine points per game this year. Head coach Dana Holgorsen wasn’t too concerned after the game. It’s harder to get the team as motivated for games like this. It’s not the same as waking up for games against Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, etc. Name a bigger opponent and that will lead to more motivation. “I thought we practiced pretty well this week, but just got off to a slow start,” Grier said. “I don’t think as a whole we were ready to play. Kind of took them lightly.” Once WVU settled in, everything started to go as expected. The defense held its ground, allowing the Hornets to score just nine more points the rest of the way and forced three turnovers on the afternoon. Justin Crawford rushed for 100 yards again. Grier was as good as advertised after the sloppy beginning, throwing for 300 yards for a third straight week, adding three touch-
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Head Coach Dana Holgorsen yells out onto the field after a stoppage in the game during the first quarter.
“I know there was some sloppy stuff here and there, but I’m not going to split hairs when it comes to that type of stuff” -Dana Holgorsen downs and 22 rushing yards. Jake Spavital’s offense did its part. All it took was time to settle in and avoid costly mistakes that hurt them early in the game. WVU went into halftime with a 45-10 lead and the game was put away before completing the 59-16 rout to improve its record to 2-1. The backups were able to enter in the third quarter and play the rest of the way, with quarterback Chris Chugunov throwing his first career touchdown. “I know there was some sloppy stuff here and there, but I’m not going to split hairs when it comes to that type of
stuff,” Holgorsen said. “We got to play a lot of people and that’s what counts.” The game was over just like that. West Virginia finished the non-conference slate with two dominant - and expected - victories after a crushing defeat to Virginia Tech in the opener. Now it’s time for Big 12 play, where WVU likely won’t suffer the same mental lapses right from the start. Those occasionally happen against FCS teams. It’s just human nature, which is why there isn’t too much to be worried about ahead of the conference schedule.
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Offense starts to emerge for WVU BY JACK TOLMAN CORRESPONDENT After a fantastic start to the season, the WVU men’s soccer team began a short three-game skid before rebounding Saturday against George Mason. The Mountaineers began the season with three wins and outscored their opponents 7-1. They were led by top scorer senior Jad Arslan, who scored four goals in that three-game stretch. In the first five games of the season it was all defense for the Mountaineers. They allowed only one goal in that timespan, but their lack of offense led to two consecutive scoreless draws in their third and fourth matches. After scoring seven goals in their first three matches, the team proceeded to only score once in the following three games. Additionally, the only game that they did score in also became their only loss of the season up to this point. Against George Mason University on Saturday, the offense finally picked up speed. While the defense generally carried the team to their winning record, it was the offense that stepped up against George Mason. The team was trailing 2-1 with more than a minute left when Sophomore Albert Andres-Llop scored. He struck again in extra time to lead the team to a 3-2 victory.
“That was a good team we played against in George Mason that hadn’t lost at home yet this year,” said WVU Head Coach Marlon LeBlanc. “They’re a very good attacking team. But our kids were unbelievably resilient. We kept fighting, literally to the last second of the game, and got a great free kick to win it in overtime.” All three WVU goals against George Mason were scored by defenders, with the first goal coming from freshman defender Pascal Derwaritsch and the latter two by Andres-Llop. While the offense wasn’t unstoppable (with only five shots on goal), it may be a good sign for the future. WVU is missing the previous stellar performances of senior Jad Arslan and junior Jorge Quintanilla. Arslan scored four goals in the first three games of the season, and Quintanilla recorded an assist on a majority of those goals. Since those first few games, however, Quintanilla has only one assist and Arslan has yet to score another. If the two of them can resurrect the early season successes, they could rejuvenate the struggling offense. The WVU defense has displayed its ability to shut down opponents with four clean sheets this season, and if they can combine that with some offensive firepower, they could become a very well-rounded and balanced team.
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