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CAVALIER Volume 66, Issue 1September 10, 2014

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UVa-Wise: 60 years a collegeDamean MathewsSenior News WriterDm7dm@uvawise.edu

UVa-Wise is officially 60 years old. From the ever-watchful care-taker to a family of pigs interrupt-ing the first convocation, this cam-pus has stories to tell that even its students may not know.

Originally called Clinch Val-ley College, and before that a poor farm, the facility in 1954 welcomed the first class of students, which was primarily composed of Korean War veterans attending the college cour-tesy of the G.I. Bill. At the time, the college was a two-year institution.

“It was a lot of fun. It was like a large family,” said Clara Lipps, the college’s second enrolled student, and wife of James Lipps, who was the first enrolled student.

James Lipps worked at the col-lege for 42 years, starting out as custodian and rising to the posi-tion of director of buildings and grounds, where he remained until his retirement in the late 1990s.

The college developed under the watch of Jim Lipps; he and his

wife were such important parts of campus that all the students and employees knew them.

“The students used to say, ‘If you need something, call Jim Lipps,’” Clara Lipps said.

The three men credited with getting the college going are Ken-neth Asbury, Fred Greear and Wil-liam Thompson, all of whom are recognized in the names of build-ings across campus. Through the years the college has developed the land beyond the poor farm, added buildings and parking lots, and, af-ter many polls questioning a name change, become The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

In 1966, a group of representa-tives moved to have the institution kept out of the community college program and granted the status of a four year university. The final de-cision, made after numerous court dates, lead to the college’s first third-year class.

1968 was the first opportunity to have three years of attendance to-wards one major at CVC and 1969 was the first fourth year, which lead to the first four-year graduating

class in 1970. According to Brian Wills in his

book “No Ordinary College: A His-tory of the University of Virginia’s College at Wise,” an anonymous resident once said, “Well, I don’t know if y’all know anything about building a college or not, but you

certainly ruined the best damn farm in Wise County,” indicating that the college hasn’t always had total support.

Assistant Professor of French, Michael O’Donnell, disagreed with this particular sentiment.

“Any time people pile two

Damean MathewsSenior News WriterDm7dm@uvawise.edu

In the last 60 years the college has seen a great number of professors come and go. Some of these professors have left in healthy states, and others have been lost when their health failed, but no matter the length of their stay or their reason for leaving, all have made their mark on the college.

Some past influences of the college, such as Chancellor Emeritus Joseph Smiddy, known as “Papa Joe” to most, have left such an impact that they have buildings named after them. Smiddy was the college’s first chancellor.

Others are still on campus, giving advice and making a personal difference in lives every day. One of these is French professor Michael O’Donnell. Former dean of students and tennis coach, O’D is a professor that almost every stu-dent knows or knows of.

His career at the college has lasted 47 years, 16 years longer than even Papa Joe.

When asked about his time on campus O’D said, “I grew up here. My first year here in ’68 was the first third year, my second in ’69 was the first fourth, so the first graduation we had was in ’70.”

His duty on campus, as he openly tells any-one, is to the students.

“You don’t need a reason to help someone. That’s the code I live by, “ he said. “Your first job here is to look after the students.”

When asked for similar words of wisdom for students, O’D said, “You’re going to have

to work. Go to class, do the work. If you have a problem, talk to somebody. Come talk to O’D, if he can’t do it he’ll send you to somebody else. Just make up your mind that ‘I will not fail. Somebody’s spending time and money on me so I will not fail.’”

As always happens with a college campus, there is some faculty turnover and there are al-ways some new professors to introduce. This semester there are 15.

One of these is Professor of Communication Studies Yang Feng.

Born in China, she moved to the United States in 2009 to pursue her doctoral degree.

From there she began her career as a re-search instructor in Illinois before coming to UVa-Wise, an atmosphere that she says is dif-ferent but very good.

“I feel like students here are really friendly, really polite, so it makes me feel like it’s easy to fit in here,” she said.

Endowed Chair of the Natural Sciences De-partment Bruce Cahoon is another new faculty member. “I feel very fortunate to have been of-fered this opportunity to come be a part of this college. It seems like a really cool place,” Ca-hoon said.

In addition to teaching biology classes, Ca-hoon will be in charge of running a research pro-gram similar to that of his former job at Middle Tennessee State University and running the campus greenhouse.

Among the other new professors on campus are Chemistry professor Curt Woolever, Ger-man professor Matthew Lockaby and Spanish professor Christine Weisglass.

A long legacy of professors

Happy 60th UVa-Wise

“Three Wise Men”: Founders of Clinch Valley College

Kenneth P. Asbury

Fred B. Greear

William A. Thompson

Crockett Hall, the college’s first building, opened in 1954.Jaime Robinson | The Highland Cavalier

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William YearoutSenior Features WriterWmy2m@uvawise.edu

The early morning hours of Aug. 31 were not a particularly notable time for most, with sleep having called us hours earlier. Of partic-ular unimportance to most is 2:30 a.m., a time which could reasonably be considered next to lifeless.

Standing apart amongst the stillness is a celebratory noise coming from the brightly-lit practice field beside Carl Smith Stadium, as the workers and volunteers of the Route 23 Music Festival congratulate one another on the com-pletion of an event several months in the mak-ing.

The story of the Route 23 Festival is one of community action and collegiate bridge-build-ing, a taste of the melting pot that the businesses and the college both believe can better serve the Wise County community. Among the many benefactors to this event is Dave Stallard, festi-val director for Route 23 and fifth grade teacher at Powell Valley Middle School.

Stallard’s foray into this journey began 2005 with his attendance at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. Rhythm & Roots, of which Route 23 is a subsidiary, is a three-day Americana festival held each fall in Bristol, Virginia and Bristol, Tennessee. Stallard covered the festival for the Coalfield Progress.

“It just so happened that there was a teach-er in my building who was the daughter of the incoming executive director” for Rhythm & Roots, Stallard said. “She came over to me and said, ‘My mom wants to know if you wanna come hang out with the music committee.’ I just said to myself, ‘You gotta be kiddin’ me.’”

Stallard’s work with the music committee involved band bookings and interactions with artists, working to plan the 2006 festival and eventually becoming chair of the committee for six years. Out of this position Stallard saw fur-ther opportunity in this area.

“I was driving home from school one day,” Stallard said, “and I was thinking, ‘Man, why can’t we get more cool shows in Wise?’”

Stallard, with the help of his associate Ben Horne, began plans for a concert series in Wise.

In 2009 the first iteration of this idea oc-curred, a bare-bones festival known by names such as the Rhythm & Roots Concert Series, Crooked Roots and Live by the Lake.

These small acts went on, sporadically, for a few years. However, they never attracted the festival nature that Stallard and his crew craved.

Wanting to bring the festival to the college for good, Stallard and his crew pitched the idea for Route 23 to Chancellor Henry and the staff of the college.

The idea for a diverse, locally-funded and free-to-all festival was extremely well-received by college staff, with Stallard receiving permis-

sion to begin his efforts.Diversity was a key word to the formation of

the lineup for Route 23, with Stallard expressing a desire to move beyond the typical format of solely-bluegrass in this area.

“One of the things that we wanted to do with Route 23 was make is really eclectic,” Stallard said. “That was the whole goal. It’s sort of Bris-tol Rhythm & Roots in one evening, because we’re all over the map.

“There’s the potential here to bring people in, this college is set up to do something like Merlefest. You’ve got the black box, you’ve got the Chapel, you’ve got the lake.

“There are four or five great places to put bands ... Our goal is to do it next year, we’re not gonna stop. As long as the college will have us we want to do it again.”

The early afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 30 signaled what Stallard hopes will be a continu-ing and growing effort as a crowd descended upon the just-assembled festival grounds.

Merchandise and food vendors were abound, and soon the stage was taken by open-ing act Derek Hoke, an Americana artist from Nashville, Tennessee.

Hoke’s earthy and laid-back style was the perfect introduction to this event, letting the au-dience settle into something familiar before tak-ing them on a musical ride.

Next to the stage was Jarekus Singleton, a Mississippi-based blues artist whose emotional-ly-charged stories were a breath of musical fresh air. It was the first hint that things at this festival would not be as expected. Following him was Sol Driven Train, whose undeniably-happy mu-sic was a genre all its own.

Headlining the festival at 11 p.m. was the David Mayfield Parade, an absolutely brilliant showcase of roots, folk, rock and occasional bluegrass mirroring the best of bands such as Mumford & Sons and The Avett Brothers.

“It won’t matter if I tell you who we’re bringing to town, because you’re not gonna know anybody,” Stallard said. “Just come. I promise you’ll have fun, I promise you’ll dig what we’re doing, just trust me and come.”

Outlook to the festival was moderate, but positive thoughts were certainly in the air that night as the David Mayfield Parade goaded the audience into coming up to the stage and danc-ing, creating the beginnings of that all-too-fa-miliar festival atmosphere that Stallard hopes to achieve.

“This festival is something our community needs,” Stallard said. “We named it Route 23, of course, after the highway that cuts through the county, a tremendously rich musical area.

Our community needs things like this, our town needs things like this.

To me, it’s all about community. It’s about bringing folks together, celebrating what is a tremendously rich musical area and just letting people have a good time.”

Route 23 festival takes Wise

Damean MathewsSenior News WriterDm7dm@uvawise.edu

Library construction is on schedule and should be completed by summer 2016, college officials said.

“The steel structure work should finish by November, and if all goes well we should be able to get the roof started right after that,” said Travis Perry.

The project, required in order for the col-lege to maintain its accreditation, has a budget of $37.1 million which came directly from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s higher education bond funding as voted on by taxpayers.

The money is not coming from student funds as has been rumored, Perry said.

The library itself will be in one section of the six story structure and there will be a mul-titude of collaborative study rooms, classrooms and conference rooms in a 24 hour section.

Also in this section is an elevator granting around the clock access to the top of campus.

“It’s almost like there’s going to be two buildings within one footprint,” Perry said.

The library, which will total about 68,000 square feet, will continue to be home to Books & Brew and will have several new features, in-cluding entrances on every level.

“We have gone to extreme measures to make sure Darden Hall is safe,” Perry said of the building nearest the library construction.

“We have crack monitors and shift monitors in place and if the building moves even half an inch we are alerted to that, and so far it hasn’t happened.”

With such features as 24-hour collaborative study rooms, some of which will include white boards, the accreditation regulations are expect-ed to be met, and the feature of a new six story library will certainly catch the eye of those driv-ing past campus.

“We are very appreciative of how everyone has been with the construction,” Perry said.

Once construction is completed the affected areas of campus, including Henson lawn, will be restored.

There are plans in place to turn the cur-rent library building into another academic and classroom building but according to Perry, the funds have not yet come for that project.

New library continues to grow

Photo courtesy of Maegan Perkey

Photo courtesy of Maegan Perkey

Above:Sol Driven Train trombone player, Ward Buckheister, entertains the crowd.

Below:Lead singer, Jarekus Singleton of The Jarekus Singleton Band performs a heart felt song at the Route 23 Festival of music on the Carl Smith football field.

Contributed Photos

Aerial photos of construction on the new John Cook Wyllie library.

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From bits to atoms

Zemery GilliamStaff WriterZag5b@uvawise.edu

The closest thing we have in this day and age to a Star Trek Replicator is right here at UVa-Wise. One would think the process of creating a real, three-dimensional, solid object from a computer file would be long, arduous and would require years of training, but recently 3-D printers have evolved to the point where all you need is an imagination and a flash drive to create virtually anything you desire.

Daniel Ray, a computer science professor here at UVa-Wise, is in charge of printers lo-cated on the second floor of Darden Hall and explained how 3-D printing works.

“3-D printing, in a nutshell, is taking a 3-D image, model of anything then scaling it to an appropriate size to your 3-D printer’s needs,” Ray said. “[The object] is printed with a plastic that is like a hot glue gun in a precise manner, one layer at a time horizontally until your 3-D image is in front of you.”

With a search on the web you can find thriv-ing websites and welcoming communities dedi-cated to sharing their 3-D printed creations and for anyone to create and modify such creations.

For someone looking for a different solid material and for something that is more precise, laser cutting is the answer.

“Basically you take any flat material,

mod[ify] the laser to fit the material and it will cut the material,” Ray said. “It will not cut anything reflective, [otherwise] the laser will bounce off and cause damage. Anything other than metal is fair game.”

Every second Monday on the second floor of Darden Hall is Maker Monday, the public’s opportunity to meet experts of 3-D printing and learn in person about the bleeding edge tech.

When asked about the practicality of the 3-D printer, Ray brought up a man who approached him at one of these events about printing a medi-cal clamp that would be used with a device re-lated to the man’s condition.

Normally the medical clamp would be around $300.

“I.T. person Josh Moore designed a print-able clamp for the man that is currently in the finishing stages of being used,” Ray said.

Asked about the stranger things printed on campus, Ray mentioned a student who printed a large dragon skull made out of multiple pieces from multiple prints.

From practical and useful to silly and fun, 3-D printing appears to have a virtually limitless variety of things to create.

Ray encourages makers and anyone with an interest in 3-D printing to visit Maker Monday, a chance to learn, share and create on the second floor of Darden Hall, every second Monday at 6 p.m.

The next Maker Monday is Oct. 13.

Photo by Zemery Gilliam

Daniel Ray, professor of computer science, demonstrates use of the 3-D printer on campus in Darden Hall.

William YearoutSenior Features WriterWmy2m@uvawise.edu

We asked upperclassmen for their advice on how to save money while in college. These are their money saving tips for you:

“Shop at the Dollar Tree. It has most of what you need. Cleaning supplies, drinks and dishes - all for a dollar!” - Senior administration of justice and sociology major, Kim Good

“The best way that I have found to save money is to buy only what you need, don't splurge on frivolous items. I also don't go off campus to eat often.” - Sophomore English major, Amanda King

“One big thing that helps me save money is actually cooking for myself. While eating out or ordering pizza can be convenient and fast, taking the time to buy some ingredients for ba-sic meals saves me a ton of money, the food is better and I usually end up with more to eat for the price. I also set aside 10 percent of my pay-checks for savings. One of the best tips I ever got for saving money was, ‘don't forget to pay yourself first.’" -Senior government major, Gabe Hawkins

“I think the best way to save money is learn to say no, and to use your meal plans instead of going out to eat. It burns through a lot of mon-ey eating out frequently.” - Senior music and math major, Jessie O’Quinn

“I make my own food as much as possible on my own instead of eating out all the time, I try to keep spare things I might need during the day in my car to eliminate trips back and forth home every day and save gas, and I don't blow all my money at Walmart on music and mov-ies even though I wanna.” -Sophomore theatre major, Amanda Carr

Money-saving tips for students

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bricks on top of each other, the way I look at it, it’s called growth and I think it’s all good,” said O’D, who has seen a lot of this in his 47 years with the college.

The college has grown in its 60 years and has taken in students from farther regions than it started with, even seeing exchange students come from as far as Siberia.

Although much has changed, there is one thing that hasn’t: the Lipps family’s devotion.

The Lipps family has always watched over campus with hearts full of care. According to his wife, Jim Lipps even took time out of his busy life to ride through campus every Christ-mas morning to make sure everything was okay, a tradition that his son has now adopted for his father’s sake.

60 yearsContinued from page 1

Jaime Robinson | The Highland CavalierBowers-Strugill, a building that was part of the original poor-farm.

opinion Page 4The Highland Cavalier Sept. 10, 2014

The Highland Cavalier is the official student newspaper of The University of Virginia’s College at Wise. The newspaper is published bi-monthly on Wednesdays. It functions to inform, educate and entertain readers accurately and responsibly. It does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the college’s administration, faculty or staff. Also, the opinions expressed on the Opinion Page are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of newspaper editors and staff members. The Highland Cavalier welcomes all contributions, which can be delivered to the newspaper in person (317 Slemp Student Center); by standard mail (Campus Box 4682, The University of Virginia’s College at Wise, 1 College Avenue, Wise, VA 24293); by phone (328-0170); or via e-mail (highlandcavalier@uvawise.edu). Letters to the editor can also be e-mailed to Opinion Editor Hannah McNew (hnm4s@uvawise.edu). All letters to the editor must be signed — including the writer’s department or major, address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for length, grammar, clarity and libel.

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Verification but no notification?Hannah McNewOpinion EditorHnm4s@uvawise.edu

It is the end of the summer break when you receive the dreaded news from the financial aid office that your financial aid awards have not been processed and if not taken care of, you will be dropped from your classes for non-payment.

Throwing yourself into a frenzy, you add up every single award in your head. It just does not make sense why you are not receiving the aid you need. You apparently owe nearly $9,000 to the school when you should owe a great deal less than that.

You know for a fact that you covered every-thing for the upcoming academic year by reap-plying for scholarships and making sure that the oh-so-lovely FAFSA was taken care of.

In case you are wondering, the exact thing happened to me. I will share my own story as it pertains to various other students at UVa-Wise.

After receiving the news on Aug. 7 that I could potentially be dropped for non-payment, I emailed the financial aid office. I was informed that I would not receive any type of aid until I completed the Dependent Verification Work-sheet. The worksheet was attached with a letter dated June 10.

It had been nearly two months, and I had not received anything in the mail regarding the De-pendent Verification Worksheet.

However, I was not the only one who was unaware that I needed to verify things with the financial aid office. Several students I talked with also had letters dated months back that were not sent to them.

Another thing I came across was once I had all of that processed, it still took several trips to the financial aid office to receive the aid I needed. Every time I left the financial aid office, someone assured me things were taken care of, but I quickly realized they were not.

The financial aid office workers were ready

to explain to me that there were loans available for me to take out. They did not mention work study. In the past I was never eligible for work study because I received too much aid.

Later on I went back to apply for work study. I figured I would give it a go because I needed an on-campus job aside from my hour-commute one.

I was informed had I not taken out a student loan, I would be eligible for work study.

Yet again, the financial aid office was leav-ing its students unaware of routes they can take.

I do realize that there may be outside sourc-es that can keep the financial aid office from get-ting the information we need.

What I do not understand is why you basi-cally have to bug the financial aid office in order to get the aid you deserve.

I also am aware that there are many students to assist. However, it should not take multiple trips to the financial aid office in order to see results.

Working on our fitnessMadison RayStaff WriterMbr4e@uvawise.edu

Personal health should be the No. 1 prior-ity in someone’s life, but this can be difficult to maintain when living on a college campus or being a part of the college community.

Luckily, we students at UVa-Wise have the new Winston Ely Health and Wellness Center to help with that. I am in the new center daily working an internship for the Healthy Appala-chia Institute and working out in the fitness cen-ter. I could not be more satisfied. The previous fitness center would get very crowded especial-ly at nights, which is usually the only time most students have to go. Also, it was difficult having only one mirror/aerobic room area that was also shared with classes.

The expansion was necessary and I am so pleased with how it turned out. There is more than enough room and the new equipment works so well. In addition to it being brand new, there is now a wider variety of machines that are easy to use and allow a more well-rounded exercise experience. The two new mirror areas are a huge benefit in regard to space and allow-ing yourself to watch what you’re doing in order

Cavalier ReviewDalena AdamsCopy EditorDja8b@uvawise.edu

Have you heard of HeLa cells? Would you like to? Then “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” is right for you.

Henrietta was a woman from Virginia, who, in the late 1940s, walked into John’s Hopkins Medical Center complaining of a knot she had inside of her. It was cervical cancer. During a surgical procedure, doctors took a biopsy of Henrietta’s cancer cells without her permission.

She later died, but her cells continued to grow and multiply inside of a lab. They became an overnight medical miracle, providing re-search opportunities for multiple diseases.

Students in our science department even use them today.

However, the popularity of these cells im-pacted her family in more than one negative way. Rebecca Skloot tells the story of these cells from the viewpoint of the woman they came from and her family, providing a different per-spective of a scientific miracle. It’s a great read and highly recommended.

Movie review: “If I Stay”

Summer splendor poll, and the results are...

Jacob StallardJts8v@uvawise.edu

Waiting for this movie was the worst 15 minutes of my life. I knew that I was going to hate this movie simply because it was a movie based off a novel. My favorite character in the entire movie was Teddy, the protagonist’s broth-er. The boy is the sweetest character in the entire movie and there is no doubt that this character will make any movie viewer fall in love with him the first time he appears.

Also the relationships that Mia, the pro-tagonist, forms throughout the movie are every high school freshman’s dream. Her parents en-courage her to break curfew to go to a party that her punk boyfriend is throwing with his band. The relationship with her boyfriend is even worse. This relationship reminded me of the re-lationships that high school girls would get into, get hurt and claim that their life was ruined. That being said, there were aspects of this movie that saved it from being the worst movie ever. I was very impressed with Chloe Grace Mortez for her portrayal of Mia. It impressed me to see her go from the crime fighting girl in “Kick Ass” to the innocent girl who is in love with classical music in “If I Stay.”

At the end of the movie each character had a moment that would rip any person’s heart out. Even the protagonist causes the viewer to cry by trying to decide if she wants to live or not. If anyone wants to see a movie that will make them cry this movie is for them. Overall, I rec-ommend this film for anyone who wants to see something that will evoke emotions from them.Overall Rating: 7 out of 10.

Jaime Robinson | The Highland Cavalier

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The new health and wellness center opened this semester.

to have a safer workout. I am overjoyed to see healthier food op-

tions, like salads, yogurt, granola bars and fruit. in the snack bar upstairs. If you are being health conscious and working out, then you need food that will benefit and fuel your body.

I hope more students will take advantage of this amazing health and wellness center that we now have and will become devoted to living a healthier lifestyle because of it.

sports Page 5The Highland Cavalier Sept. 10, 2014

Darrian PickettSports EditorDnp6a@uvawise.edu

Coach Kristen Salyer and the UVa-Wise volleyball team come back strong in the 2014 season as they return all their players from last season.

The team was young last year with six fresh-men, one sophomore, and just four juniors. They had a record of 7-22. This season the Cavs add two freshman and two transfers to their roster.

“We had our ups and downs,” Salyer said. “I think our biggest set back last year was our maturity level because we played a lot of fresh-man so I’m hoping since those freshmen are now sophomores, and we aren’t a team of fresh-men, we’re a team of a upperclassmen, so we should be a lot more mature and know what we can handle. That should affect the scoreboard a little more.”

In terms of leadership on the court, Salyer expects her seniors to lead by example, particu-larly senior libero, Brittni Altmann. Altmann served as the team’s captain last year and will maintain that role in the 2014 season.

“Brittni Altmann, she’s already been a pret-ty good leader in the past, but now that it’s her senior year I’m expecting her to step up more leadership wise, and also on the court,” Salyer said. “She knows her time is dwindling down.”

Altmann understands her role as the team’s leader on and off the court.

“We have the ability to surprise a lot of people of what we can accomplish if our men-tality stays stronger than our opponent, I want to keep the energy controlled on our side of the

court, being so young we tend to get overly ex-cited in hectic situations or too quiet with lack of communication. We have to keep a balance,” Altmann said.

“I want this season to be one to remember. I want us to accomplish the little things and con-tinually grow together. I want us to learn to con-trol the tempo of the game.”

Another player on Salyer’s radar is sopho-more middle blocker Lindsey Tucker, who has improved since last season.

According to Tucker, her relationship with

the coaching staff has also improved as she spends time discussing practices and their input about how her and her teammates can improve.

“From a volleyball standpoint my blocking technique has increased due to a lot of reps in the gym over the summer and a lot of concen-tration on the small things that I was forgetting about when it came time to block,” she said.

The Cavalier volleyball team competed in their second game of the season against Virginia Union University on Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Da-vid J. Prior Convocation Center.

Darrian Pickett | The Highland Cavalier

Sophomore outside hitter Karley Allen (2), senior libero Brittni Altmann (10), and sophomore outside hitter Erin Anderson (5) prepare for a serve at their first home game.

Volleyball returns for a new season

UVa-Wise Highland Cavaliers 2014 Football ScheduleDateSeptember 13September 20September 27October 4October 11October 18October 25November 1November 8November 15

Time12 p.m. 2 p.m.7 p.m.1 p.m.12 p.m.1 p.m.2 p.m.2 p.m.1 p.m.1 p.m.

LocationWise, Va.Charleston, WVa.Spartanburg, SCWise, Va.Shepherdstown, WVa.Wise, Va.Institute, WVa.Wise, Va.Wheeling, WVa.Wise, Va.

OpponentWest Va. WesleyanCharlestonWoffordNotre DameShepherdGlanvilleWV StateConcordWest LibertyFairmont

Your idea is crazy. But, is it CRAZY enough?The UVa-Wise Cup scheduled for November 2014 is a competition with a total prize package of $5,500. Learn more about how you can compete for this money by attending an information session in the Dogwood Room on Sept.11 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ALL MAJORS are eligible to compete and are invited to attend this info session.

Contact Shannon Blevins (srb8q@uvawis.edu) for more information.

UVa-Wise Highland Cavaliers September Volleyball ScheduleDateSept. 9Sept. 12Sept. 12Sept. 12Sept. 13Sept. 16Sept. 19Sept. 20Sept. 23Sept. 26Sept. 30

Time6 p.m.3 p.m.7 p.m.10 a.m.12 p.m.6:30 p.m.7 p.m.1 p.m.6 p.m.7 p.m.7 p.m.

OpponentVirginia Union Univ.Bluefield State CollegeSlippery Rock Univ.Davis and Elkins Seton Hill UniversitySalem International Shepard UniversityFairmont State Univ.Bluefield State CollegeWest Liberty UniversityConcord University

LocationWise, Va.Elkins, W.Va.Elkins, W.Va.Elkins, W. Va.Elkins, W. Va.Wise, Va.Shepardstown, W.Va.Farimont, W.Va.Wise, Va.West Liberty, W. Va.Wise, Va.

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Freshman wide receiver Floyd Jones (80) catches a pass from sophomore quarterback Ty Ryans (11) at practice on August 26.Darrian Pickett | The Highland Cavalier

Darrian PickettSports EditorDnp6a@uvawise.edu

Entering their second year of NCAA Di-vision II Mountain East Conference play, the UVa–Wise football team prepares for the first few games of the season.

Head Coach Dewey Lusk and new additions to the coaching staff that include defensive co-ordinator, Dino Kaklis, and secondary coach, Rod White run practice with a positive attitude with hopes that that attitude carries on into the regular season.

With what Coach Lusk calls a “tremendous recruitment year,” the Cavaliers have an equal group of freshman and returners.

“There are several young kids out there that are doing well,” Lusk said. “Obviously, I’m coaching offense and right off the bat I think of Carlton Griffith and Von Purvis, who are doing extremely well. Defensively, Ed Kargbo at cor-ner is doing extremely well. Mo Watkins is do-ing well defensively. Jeff Bowen, a local boy, at running back is doing well. So in the backfield we’ve got Bowen, Griffith and Purvis.”

Bowen, a freshman fullback, is well adjust-

ed to the schemes coach Lusk has implemented this year and hopes to contribute in a way that will benefit the team.

“I hope to contribute to as much as I can this year, and I will play anywhere that Coach puts me. I’ll give my best effort for him and my teammates. The relationship with the team is very good. I have only been here for a few weeks, and I can already tell we are brothers on the field and in school,” Bowen said.

Some things are changing as it pertains to offense this season for the Cavaliers. Lusk said with a better defense than last year, the team is looking forward to games. Lusk’s offense will attempt to move much faster and get as many plays as possible with a no huddle approach.

With the loss of James Long, the Cavaliers’ primary playmaker, junior wide receiver Ter-rence Younger has made improvements during the offseason and will have to step up to fill the role.

“My offseason goal was to improve my flexibility and route running,” he said. “Due to my groin injury last season, I developed a great amount of stiffness. Staying here over the sum-mer, working with Coach Burton and my team-mates helped me become more flexible and a

better athlete.” Sophomore Ty Ryans returns as quarterback

for the Cavs this season, after playing a big role in the offense his freshman year.

When asked if he was confident in Ryan’s ability to lead the team offensively this season, Lusk said, “He’s a very good athlete. He can run, he can throw, and he’s very intelligent. He was thrown in as a freshman last year and had to play in several different situations. You always look at that when they’re a freshman it’s tough on everybody, but that pay dividends for you down the road, so hopefully what he learned and experienced last year will help him to be a better quarterback this year.”

Ty Ryans said he is excited about the season and having another chance at leading the Cavs as quarterback.

“I want to lead my team by my play on the field. I want to give them that no matter what I won’t give up and fight to the end. It’s my job to get our offense in the best situation I can,” Ryans said.

The Cavaliers lost to Urbana University Sept. 6 24-13, and will compete in the first home game of the season this Saturday at 12 p.m against West Virginia Weslyan University.

Cavalier football gearing up for a new year

Women’s lacrosse comes to UVa-WiseDarrian PickettSports EditorDnp6a@uvawise.edu

This year UVa–Wise welcomes Head La-crosse Coach Meghan Dennehy and the first ever UVa- Wise lacrosse team.

Starting a new program here in Wise seemed like a good opportunity, according to Dennehy.

“The sense of community at UVa-Wise was very appealing. Everyone I met here was very welcoming and encouraging. I wanted to work for an athletic department and school that was supportive and I have found that at UVA-Wise,” said Dennehy.

“I knew that UVA-Wise would attract the type of player I was looking for: Hard workers who are self-driven, good team mates and have strong priorities of getting a good education and playing lacrosse. “

Students, faculty and alumni will have an-other sports team to cheer on this spring as the women’s lacrosse team will kick off their inau-gural season.

Until then, Dennehy and the team will be preparing to attract as many fans as possible.

“We will be busy building a culture filled with many new traditions,” she said.

“Additionally we will also do our part to continue the growth of the sport of lacrosse by getting as many people as we can to all of our games.”

Women’s lacrosse team pictured on above includes:

Annie Hanson (3), Lauren Donahue (5), Autumn Kuhn (7), Morgan Goodbrod (8), Caitlin Cantrell (9), Taylor Lawton (16), Kelsey Greene (17), Amber Brown (18), Rachel Cole (21), Autumn Miller (22), Mel Reilly (24), Stephanie Sintetas (26) and Hannah Marshall (33).

Photo curtesy of Caitlin Cantrell

If you are interested in playing lacrosse it is not too late. The women’s lacrosse team will be hosting a “Week as a Lacrosse Player” on Sept. 22-26 for any female student that may be interested in playing.