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‘DEATH VALLEY’ DISASTER “That was a tough one to lose. That will stick with me for a long time.” ­ — WVU head coach Bill Stewart

Money issues pull students from classes by nick ashley staff writer

More than 1,000 students at West Virginia University were pulled from their courses this semester due to financial issues.

Students have two options when it comes to paying tuition, one of which requires 60 percent of their bill be paid by the first day of classes, said Brandon Twigg, Student Accounts manager.

Those students who did not make payments by the first week were pulled from their courses Sept. 8, he said.

Typically, the University only pulls 300 to 400 students each semester. Last fall semester 424 students were pulled, Twigg said.

Of the 1,000 pulled this semester, there are still 383 students who were dismissed from classes, he said. The rest have been reinstated.

“The rest of the students eventually paid off their 60 percent and are back into their classes,” Twigg said.

Student Accounts began notifying students the first week of classes about their unpaid bills and that they may be dropped from class, he said.

“Before we remove any student from classes, we notify the major department and the advisers of the student so that they know the situation and to help contact that student,” Twigg said.

Brittany Hancheck, a junior veterinary sciences major, said she was notified by e-mail when she was dropped from her courses on Sept. 8.

The University reinstated Hancheck on Sept. 17, and she had until Sept. 24 to pay the

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West Virginia starting safety Robert Sands, 2, kneels on Tiger Stadium’s field and is consoled by WVU cornerback Brodrick Jenkins after the Mountaineers’ 20-14 loss.

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WVU’s comeback effort falls short against No. 15 LSU

SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 7-0 LSU (00:27) LSU running back Stevan Ridley 1-yard touchdown run (Josh Jasper extra point)

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SECOND QUARTER 10-0 LSU (12:01) Jasper 49-yard field goal 17-0 LSU (9:39) LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson 60yard punt return for a touchdown (Jasper extra point)

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17-7 LSU (00:48) WVU receiver Stedman Bailey 5-yard touchdown reception from WVU quarterback Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt extra point) THIRD QUARTER 17-14 LSU (12:29) WVU receiver Jock Sanders 13-yard touchdown reception from Smith (Bitancurt extra point) FOURTH QUARTER 20-14 LSU (14:56) Jasper 23-yard field goal

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Brock Burwell, the Mountaineer mascot, looks on defeatedly as West Virginia loses to LSU Saturday night.

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West Virginia came back from 17 points down to cut LSU’s lead to three in the third quarter, but the Mountaineers’ offense could never figure out the tough Tigers’ defense in a 20-14 defeat in rowdy Tiger Stadium. It was the worst offensive performance

by WVU since 2003.

Read more from Saturdays’s game against LSU in Sports.

by sarah o’rourke West Virginia University’s International Student Organization’s Mini World Cup kicked off Saturday to promote diversity and bring together WVU’s international and American students.

“The Mini World Cup goes beyond the sports sense of it,” said Gary LarutaDavalos, president of ISO. “It promotes not only the sport of soccer, but also gives international students an opportunity to integrate with other students.”

To capitalize on diversity, the Mini World Cup was sponsored by the President’s Office for Social Justice and the Mountaineer Maniacs, Lauruta-Davalos said.

Because soccer is not a very popular sport in America, international students at WVU have a hard time finding places and opportunities to play what they feel is the world’s most popular sport, he said.

The Maniacs’ involvement in the Mini World Cup helps to recognize how important soccer is to international students rather than hearing about football and basketball, Laruta-Davalos said.

“This event is evidence that we can all coexist,” he said. “This is a celebration, that’s what it is.”

Ahmad Alashi, public relations

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MountieRide releases business plan, but still needs funding, volunteers

BY SARAH O’ROURKE CORRESPONDENT

MountieRide, a West Virginia University organization that will provide students a safe ride home, has a business plan but is without funding and volunteers Student Government Association Governor Megan Callaghan said the program plans to launch before Thanksgiving.

She is in the process of securing funding by filing for charitable organization status.

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away from the 501c3, which has been the huge issue in MountieRide,” Callaghan said in a previous statement. “I definitely think that once that is set though, we are going to have the funding for it.”

The program will provide a shuttle for intoxicated students to decrease the number of drunken drivers on campus.

MountieRide is a nonprofit organization, so they are depending on grants and donations, she said. She hopes people will be encouraged to

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donate since it will be considered a tax write-off.

Callaghan recently released a summary of what the program hopes to accomplish.

According to the plan, MountieRide will operate with three Enterprise rented cars.

The cars will operate Fridays and Saturdays from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.

Once a student calls in to the program, dispatchers will direct drivers to their locations. Before boarding, the student must agree to MountieRide’s passen-

ger agreement. Students will receive a receipt upon exit of the vehicle that read the pickup and drop off times and locations, the plan said.

It is up to MountieRide’s drivers to make sure the students are going home and not another party or bar, the plan said. If a student is overly intoxicated and fails to communicate, the driver has the right to deny a ride. University police will be on call for potential alcohol poisoning cases or instances of violence.

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INSIDE THIS EDITION The West Virginia women’s soccer team played to a scoreless draw with South Florida on Sunday.

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Each MountieRide vehicle will be equipped with one cell phone, three trash bags, plastic gloves, flashlights, maps, first aid, water bottles and a GPS locator, the plan said.

Recruiting student volunteers is the next step for the MountieRide Program at West Virginia University.

“We will be doing a lot of promotion work within the weeks to follow,” Callaghan said.

“MountieRide is student led, so we will need to find students willing to donate time in order

to receive community service hours.”

Callaghan said she met with the Center for Civic Engagement to confirm that it will allow volunteers to receive community service hours for their donated time to MountieRide.

“Along with that, the CCE has offered to post MountieRide to the website so students interested in volunteering for MountieRide can easily access information through them,” she

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Monday September 27, 2010

Student group honored with national award for leadership and service by nick ashley staff writer

The Mortar Board Laurel Chapter at West Virginia University was honored with the Silver Torch Award last July in Chicago.

This award is presented to chapters who help serve in their community to demonstrate leadership and provide service through scholarships.

“Scholarship, leadership and service are the main goals for all our groups,” said Alicia Notestone, communications manager for the Mortar Board National Office. “Every chapter has the same initiative.”

Molly Wilson, president of the WVU chapter, attended the

convention in Chicago to accept the award recognizing WVU’s services.

“It was great to be involved in something special while representing the University,” Wilson said.

Each chapter, including WVU, participated in the “Reading is Leading” project this year to help out their communities, Notestone said.

WVU’s chapter held a book drive donation for Monongalia County, Wilson said.

“This project helps provide low-income families with books to read and educate the youth in the community,” she said.

Currently, there are 30 members in the group working on service projects, like “Reading

is Leading,” but new members are welcome, Wilson said.

“We feel that this program provides an opportunity to serve the regional community while providing service through the University,” said Norman Lass, co-adviser of the Mortar Board along with Scott Crichlow.

The chapter selects interested students from January to April from mostly upperclassmen who maintain a certain GPA, Notestone said.

“Students should keep in mind that not just your GPA will get you accepted,” Lass said.

“You should have academic leadership in the community or University to increase your chances of becoming a part of

the program.”

Interested students can join online or attend one of their monthly meetings in the Mountainlair for more information, Wilson said.

“The campus prestige, lifelong membership with people you can connect with and the many opportunities that are provided by the program make this a wonderful group to join,” Notestone said.

The Mortar Board Laurel Chapter came to WVU in 1924.

It was founded in 1918 by four universities: Swarthmore College, Cornell University, the University of Michigan and The Ohio State University. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

‘Zumbathon’ raises money for breast cancer research

By Melissa Candolfi STAFF WRITER

Participants gathered Sunday to Zumba for breast cancer research at West Virginia University.

The Party in Pink Zumbathon raised nearly $1,000 to help Susan G. Komen for the Cure fund breast cancer research and awareness.

This is the first year that Zumba instructors teamed up with WVU’s Relay for Life said Pascha Adamo, Zumba instructor.

Participants were asked to contribute a $20 donation fee,

which Adam said is part of the normal Zumba two-hour class.

Some donated more, she said.

Seventy-five percent of the proceeds went directly to the Foundation.

Adamo said events like this that help raise money are great because they bring people together.

“There was a huge mixture of faculty, community members and students there to participate in the event, which showed how much people really do care,” Adamo said Nearly 50 people participated in the event, she said.

Zumba is a workout pro-

gram fusing “hypnotic Latin rhythms” and “easy-to-follow moves” to create a unique fitness program, according to the WVU Wellness Program’s website.

“This is something they get to do that they enjoy, and they walk away saying ‘I had a great time, and I did it for a great cause,’” she said.

Adamo said that she thinks events like this opens students’ eyes up to issues people are facing in the world.

“As a former student, you get so caught up in the student life that you aren’t aware of what is going on outside of campus,”

she said.

Breast cancer is the No. 2 leading disease for women, she said. Letting students participate in an event that is not only good for themselves, but for others, reminds them what is going on around them, she said.

“The students are so caught up in the college life with their organizations, social life and studies, they forget about the people around them who are in need,” she said.

Other Party in Pink Zumbathons will be held Oct. 16 and in January. melissa.candolfi@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 1 director of ISO and Student Government Association governor, said the Mini World Cup is important because it helps make “One WVU.” “The winner of the Mini World Cup is the team which scores first, not the team who is a different race or color or ethnicity,” he said.

Alashi is playing on Team Jordan with other SGA members, he said.

“SGA and I are trying to be in the event to tell international students we care about diversity and make sure there is a good relationship between us,” he said.

Robert Quelch, a senior accounting and MIS major, said it was his first year participating in the event. Quelch played on Team America, which lost to Team Red Sea during the first round on Saturday.

“All walks of life play in the

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Continued from page 1 rest of her balance, she said.

“My family had me on the tuition plan,” Hancheck said.

“I spoke to them about what had happened to me on campus, and my dad paid for the rest of my tuition to help get me back into school.”

Despite higher enrollment and increased tuition and fees, the number of students being reinstated is increasing compared to other semesters, Twigg said.

“More academic advisers are reaching out to students and being very active to help students stay on track to remain at the University,” he said.

Students should keep up with their bills and stay in contact with counselors, the financial aid department and their parents, said Kaye Widney, director of Financial Aid at WVU. “If a student is struggling with paying their tuition, they should try to consider different options,” she said.

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During a Sept. 8 meeting, members of SGA agreed to adopt the MountieRide program into their bylaws.

Callaghan said she had a meeting with SGA President Chris Lewallen to set up a board of directors for the program.

The MountieRide Board of Directors will be announced at next week’s SGA meeting, Callaghan said.

Gov. Ryan Campione said his focus is getting the word out about MountieRide to the residential community and promote the need for volunteers..

“Gov. Rashad Bates and I have been going around to the

Some options for students are to look into living at the residence halls to offset room and board or look for a part-time job, Widney said.

Hancheck advises students to stay in constant contact with their advisers.

“Keep your parents involved and get any necessary help that you may need to avoid any similar situation,” she said.

Students also have two types of payment options at the University.

The first is the 60/40 plan, which allows students to make two payments each semester, one before classes start and one six weeks later, Twigg said.

The second is the tuition plan, which is through the Sallie Mae Fund and allows students to make a monthly payment, he said.

“All deadlines for any payments are sent through e-mail or paper bill,” Twigg said. “We try to be as specific as possible to notify any student of their payments.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

different residential halls and attending Resident Hall Association meetings to make sure students know about MountieRide,” he said. “Hopefully soon, the whole campus will be familiar with the program and chose to be safe with MountieRide.”

Callaghan said she has finished the 501c3 application, but is having others look over her work to assure it is ready for submission.

“When I submit the application, I want it to be perfect,” she said. “I don’t want there to be any hesitation that we should receive the status.”

MountieRide will meet its December deadline after Thanksgiving break, Callaghan said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

Witness describes ‘hell’ at NJ party shooting Tara Mayle/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Team America and Team Red Sea prepare for the first round of the Mini World Cup Saturday afternoon on the Mountainlair Green.

The Mini World Cup is held by the International Students Organization.

Mini World Cup,” he said.

“Usually here, we are all about football or basketball, but diversity is a big part of what makes WVU what it is.”

SGA Vice President Ron Cheng also participated on Team America. Cheng was originally supposed to coach, but stepped in to play because they did not have enough players, he said.

“The ISO Mini World Cup

not only promotes cultural and diversity awareness, but it also promotes health and wellness on campus,” he said.

“It gives international students a chance to interact with the average American student.”

The Mini World Cup is a four-week event, Laruta said.

The tournament uses single game elimination rounds.

The event, which is in its

third year, has grown every year since it began, he said.

“At the beginning it was just an organized sports event,” he said. “But last year and this year, the demand has grown so much we have had to limit the teams to 32.”

The Mini World Cup will run every weekend until a winner is crowned Oct. 17. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Team America takes on Team Red Sea in the first round of the Mini World Cup Saturday afternoon on the Mountainlair Green.

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EAST ORANGE, N.J. (AP) — A Seton Hall University student who attended an off-campus house party at which five people were shot said the gunman stood on her back as she lay on the floor and didn’t appear to be targeting anyone during the chaos she described as “hell.”

“He was just shooting he had no intended target,” said a text message from the woman, whose friend was the only person killed.

The woman spoke Sunday by BlackBerry instant messenger on condition of anonymity because she feared for her safety while the shooter remained at large. She said she was too upset to talk over the phone.

She described the Friday night party, which lasted into early Saturday, as a “typical fraternity party” with at least 100 people at the privately owned row house.

Students said the shooter was kicked out of the party when he refused to pay the cover charge.

The woman said she heard a fight erupt before the man was thrown out. Seconds later, she said, he returned with a handgun and started shooting as chaos erupted.

“Everyone was scrambling n stampeding. People were jumping out the two windows n all I cud smell was smoke n blood,” the woman wrote. “The next thing I knew I opened my eyes n saw hell..blood n just panic.”

The woman said she was on the floor when the gunman stepped on her back and shot her friend Jessica Moore, a 19-year-old honors student majoring in psychology. Moore, who was from Disputanta, Va., died later at a hospital.

Authorities had not released the names of the four wounded people, whose injuries weren’t considered life-threatening.

Two of the injured are 19-year-old women who go to Seton Hall, and one is a 25-yearold man who attends the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

The other is a 20-year-old man from New York who is not a student.

East Orange police were following several leads but had not identified a suspect, spokesman Andrew Di Elmo said.

On Sunday, police had set up an electronic sign, the kind usually used to tell drivers of detours, to ask for help solving the house party shooting, which occurred just after midnight. The message advertised a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

The party was primarily for students at Seton Hall, a wellregarded Roman Catholic university with a gated campus in South Orange, about 15 miles from New York City. There are no sanctioned fraternities at Seton Hall and no fraternity houses.

The university, with its collection of red brick buildings tucked behind a wrought-iron fence, stands in stark contrast to the gritty neighborhood where the party was held a mile away.

Just a block from the shooting site, the remains of a memorial for another recent shooting victim could still be seen.

There were at least five shootings in the area this summer, said Rabu Anderson, who owns a clothing store there.

“Some of it is gang violence, some of it is just plain ignorance,” Anderson said.

East Orange resident Leon Drinks, who lives four doors down from the house where the party shooting occurred, said the violence has become much worse in the past couple of years. He said just after midnight he heard six shots – not an uncommon sound on South Clinton Street.

“I kinda laid low for a minute, then I heard the stampede of people on this side of the street and that side of the street,” said Drinks, 54. “People were running in driveways and alleyways trying to get out of the mess.”

Seton Hall, which has 10,000 students, knows about the dangers in some of the neighborhoods nearby and advises students not to leave campus alone.

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Tigers take down the Mountaineers LSU 20 WVU 14

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Members of the WVU football team walk off the field after a loss to LSU Saturday night.

Two stuffed tigers are set up to look like they are attacking a Mountaineer balloon in an apartment complex near the Tiger stadium afternoon.

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A group of children pose for photographs on top of a tiger statue on the LSU campus during pre-game tailgating Saturday evening.

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Mike, a Bengal Tiger and LSU mascot, lies in his cage on the football field before the game. Mike is driven around the field before each football game at Tiger Stadium.

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Top – LSU Linebacker Lamin Barrow tackles Noel Devine at Saturday night’s game.

Bottom – Quarterback Geno Smith looks at the field after the team’s 20-14 loss Saturday night.

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Colbert right to go before Congress Much of the criticism aimed at Stephen Colbert for bringing his character to Congress is misguided.

Colbert testified before the Subcommittee on Immigration at the request of California Rep. Zoe Lofgren Friday, giving his take on the current immigration status.

“America’s farms are presently far too dependent on immigrant labor to pick our fruits and vegetables,” Colbert said.

“Now, the obvious answer is for all of us to stop eating fruits and vegetables. And if you look at the recent obesity statistics,

many Americans have already started.”

Colbert appeared not as the actor behind the character, but the character himself – submitting written testimony vastly different from official material delivered to the committee earlier. It was a biting, satirical take on the current immigration debate and gave the committee quite a bit of coverage.

“I think that he mocked the hearing process,” said Iowa Rep. Steve King after the hearing. “I think it was his intent to do that.”

Video and audio clips of Col-

bert have been shown across news channels all weekend, often showing the same few gags, including the aforementioned commentary on obesity.

However, none of them seem to show when Colbert broke character and got to the heart of his argument.

“I like talking about people who don’t have any power,” he said, facing questions from members of Congress.

“And this seems like some of the least powerful people in the United States are migrant workers who come and do our work but don’t have any rights

as a result.”

These words, conveniently, are left out.

There is, rightly, debate about whether or not celebrities should be used to influence government policy. However, it is not unique. Michael J. Fox has passionately pleaded for more funding into Parkinson’s disease research, and, to a much lesser extent, Dr. Phil has testified about the perils of cyberbullying.

Colbert’s appearance has drawn attention to an issue of great national importance – reforming immigration. It is an

issue that, despite being a constant campaign issue, has seen little to no movement or genuine attempt at change.

Politicians and media analysts have remarked this was nothing but a theatrical waste of time or a ploy by the comedian to feature his show in a government body.

Perhaps this criticism doesn’t stem from a genuine outrage of his biting words, but because it took a comedian to point out how ludicrous the debate had become.

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‘Frankenfish’ lacks purpose and is a breach of natural law michael piano correspondent

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, our race finished its incubation in the steamy jungles and sun-swept plains of Africa and spread across the world.

While life was harsh and the living world beset us at every turn, we were provided with everything we needed.

Many millennia passed, and with greater numbers and technological adaptations of increasing sophistication, nature was seemingly subdued.

During this process, many animals ordained to be on this earth at our genesis had since become extinct. Sometimes, that’s the way things had to be.

But in the past few centuries, many species have disappeared for no reason. But today,

we find ourselves facing an opposite perversion.

News broke on FOX, MSNBC and other stations last week that AquaBounty has conjured up the AquAdvantage Salmon, enabling the salmon to grow to market size twice as fast by manipulating its growth hormone.

Part of its DNA was mixed with that of an eel-like fish for the said purpose, which makes it grow to twice the length and a much greater girth.

Despite assurances by the company that the fish eggs will all be sterile and female, the consumer group Food and Water Watch points to a government document which says that up to 5 percent of them may not be sterile.

The fear is that the manmade breed of salmon could somehow get into the wild, especially as the company plans to grow the fish in Panama and send them to the United States.

That isn’t very reassuring. Even a mule gives birth once in a

blue moon.

Critics are also skeptical of the claims that “Frankenfish” will alleviate a food shortage issue years down the road. It is doubtful this salmon would have any effect, with the proteins going into feeding those beasties negating the benefit.

As were our primal ancestors, we are still provided with everything we need. Don’t give me that Malthusian myth that we are inevitably going to face mass starvation.

It’s not overpopulation that endangers our supply, and uncompromising socialism and unbridled capitalism are not the answers.

What has been killing us is a simple lack of justice.

Wars and investment in more lucrative commodities, among other things, have been our bane. The rearing of livestock invests much more nutrients and effort than the cultivation of crops, but livestock is where the money is. It’s all

about the “Benjamins.”

That said, some regions scattered throughout the globe composed more or less of wasteland, as far as agriculture goes, will always require a greater effort to sustain their populace, and perhaps in some places emigration will be the only answer.

We have been eating genetically engineered crops for some time, but altering the life of a sentient animal is a different issue altogether.

The soul of an animal rests with its species, genus or breed unlike us people who each have individual souls. Now does “Frankenfish” have a soul? Or is it a true salmon, living with a deformity?

In the Biblical narrative, one of Adam’s first acts was to give names to the various animals he found.

While the story is to show that man’s lingual and classification abilities are divine and that his creation was incom-

plete without woman, I suspect it drives much deeper.

In Socratic, Platonic and Aristotelian thought, by understanding the world, man bridges the non-rational objects, including the group-souls of the animals, and connects them to God. In any case, Adam wasn’t a creator but a creature.

Perhaps surprisingly, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals applauded the elevation of Cardinal Ratzinger to the Papacy, according to their own website and Catholic News Agency.

Despite immense differences between the two ideologies, PETA was in support of the Pope’s concern that rearing animals in an industrialized manner has gone too far.

Animals pumped full of hormones and living in dark crowded pens, coops and stalls are not living like God intended them. Certainly a fish genetically engineered to not halt its

growth hormone production would fit that category.

The only scenario in which it could possibly be morally permissible to breed genetically engineered animals would be if we were in a post-apocalyptic Mad Max-esque world and starvation was truly imminent.

But for now, we need not bother with such questions of moral gravity. We can feed everyone here and many more if we truly wanted to.

If you’d like more information, The Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences here at WVU has done much research into consumer feelings and reactions to genetically engineered food, not only crops, but also seafood.

If someone were to ask me in a random scientific poll how I felt, I would tell them the following: When we came into being on this earth, everything we needed was provided, and any alteration that may be harmful is useless and is playing God.

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This undated handout photo provided by AquaBounty Technologies shows two same-age salmon, a genetically modified salmon, rear, and a non-genetically modified salmon, foreground. The Food and Drug Administration pondered Monday whether to say, for the first time, that it’s OK to market a genetically engineered animal as safe for people to eat.

Tenants should take preventative measures to protect against fires brannan lahoda opinion editor

I nearly lost my brother Saturday morning. In fact, I’m not sure how he’s still alive.

As he lay sleeping, his two-story apartment building in Kanawha County near Charleston caught fire at 5 a.m. under some rather shady circumstances.

If not for one brave woman, my brother would have died for sure. Just like I lost my grandmother years before. As soon as the woman realized the building was on fire, she ran from door to door waking her neighbors, pounding on the doors and shouting at the top of her lungs.

My brother, thinking that perhaps this was some kind of domestic dispute, rolled over and tried to go back to sleep.

But the pounding continued. Resigned to the fact that he was going to have to break up a fight, he hurriedly dressed and went outside only to see smoke billowing from the rafters.

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He grabbed his car keys and ran outside, one of the last to get out.

Within five minutes, the fire had spread through the rafters and the entire roof had collapsed on the top floor.

Arriving a few hours after the fire had been put out by three local departments, my brother and I sifted through the soaked and charred remains that were all of his worldly possessions.

Because the building was concrete based, we were able to get in and out without much danger, save for the rickety steps.

Peeling back his bedroom door was like entering an Iraqi daycare center.

What had been a wooden dresser was indistinguishable from the floor and the wall.

The partition separating his bedroom from his bathroom was gone. And there, on his bed, were several hundred pounds of roofing, drywall and a roof support.

Had he not been asphyxiated by the smoke, he’d have been crushed by molten hot debris.

It’s still shocking that my brother actually woke up to

his neighbors calls. The man sleeps like a stone and typically ignores any attempts to wake him if unrelated to work.

He goes to sleep precisely when he wants and wakes up the same.

Sharing a room with him on a recent family trip, I smacked him in the face while he was asleep to try to stop his snoring. He shrugged it off and rolled over.

Perhaps karma was on his side. Two years ago he was home sick when his neighbor’s house caught on fire, the only one on the block home, he called 9-1-1 before rushing across the street with a towel to beat the small electrical fire out before it could spread.

He suffered burns on his hands, but the neighbors only had to replace a window and some siding.

Had he not acted, the house would have undoubtedly burnt to the ground.

Now my brother and 20 of his neighbors are homeless.

My brother will have to move back in with my parents for a few weeks until he finds another apartment, unless (as I’ve advised because of low interest rates and depressed

local home prices) he decides to buy his own bachelor’s pad.

Which, finally, brings me to the relevant point.

Living in an apartment building means you are literally attached to your neighbors.

Think of the dozens of apartment buildings and condominiums in and around Morgantown.

For the most part, you have no idea who the majority of these people are. Yet, their lifestyles and their risks dramatically influence your own safety and the safety of your possessions.

Their risks are your risks.

Take my brother’s neighbors.

The individuals who started the fire initially told the fire marshal that their cell phone exploded. Then that a mattress caught on fire. Then, finally, their heater overheated (though it had been in the 80s and 90s all week).

Take your best guess as to what was really happening.

His complex, like many in Morgantown, was out of city limits. With lax building codes and nobody to enforce those that do exist, his apartment had no floor to ceiling fire-

wall. Firewall, in construction terms, is a fire-resistant form of sheet-rock that slows the spread of fire between units.

The fire spread through the shared attic space with nothing to contain it.

Just recently, I discovered that a similar situation exists in my own apartment in Star City.

The apartment that I share with my roomies is at an unnecessary risk, especially considering the activities that my neighbors and I assume are going on in the building.

Fortunately, there are ways to reduce the risk you face and ultimately help ensure your own safety and the safety of your possessions.

First and foremost, make sure you have working smoke detectors, as they are the first line of defense.

Have a fire extinguisher (at least one) on hand and know how to operate it in case using one is the only way you can exit your apartment.

Finally, have an emergency escape route planned (mine, for example, is smashing open my window with a softball bat and jumping from the second story).

And before any emergency, be sure to have renter’s insurance. Many at my brother’s complex did not, and they lost everything.

Use a video camera to make a record of all your possessions, as this is much easier than keeping receipts.

But most importantly, be wise with where you decide to live. Ask questions regarding building safety or contact local code enforcement to see what kind of complaints have been lodged against your potential address.

Fires and unpredictable events happen. Just in my own experiences, I’ve lost my grandmother to fire, my brother lost everything save the shirt off his back and my neighbor’s home nearly burnt down.

As a U.S. Census taker, I came across dozens of homes that had been burnt out due to clandestine meth labs.

So be safe, protect yourself and take measures to reduce the risks you can’t control.

Before, that is, the unimaginable happens.

If not, hopefully you’ll be lucky enough to have a courageous neighbor.

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‘Whose Live?’ fundraiser is ‘a success’ by jamie carbone

campus calendar editor

Comedians Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Chip Esten and Jeff Davis took the stage this weekend as part of a fundraiser for the Theatre and Dance division of West Virginia University.

“Whose Live Anyway?” is an adaptation of the improvisational comedy TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” was held at the Lyell B. Clay Theatre at the Creative Arts Center Friday.

The show was organized by WVU grad Josh Knotts.

“I think it went great,” Knotts said. “I think everybody who was there was extremely happy and had a great time.”

The show “made a profit for the theater,” he said, but could not yet cite specifics.

The show began with stand up and pandering to the crowd, and, after losing a microphone down a chasm hidden underneath the stage, other cast members came out and performed.

The stage show featured longer skits than those featured on the television version, each running for roughly

ten minutes, and, outside of suggestions from the audience, they were ad-libbed by the cast.

Many singing skits were performed, including “Greatest Hits,” where Stiles and Proops pretend to sell a greatest hits album.

Esten and Davis sing the various made-up songs about a topic picked by the audience and a member of the audience is then serenaded.

Unlike the televised version, though, these would be full-blown songs, lasting from three to four minutes each.

Another popular seg-

ment included “Change,” where Stiles and Proops act out a scene and Esten shouts “change,” meaning they have to change their last line of dialogue, and, in one instance, change how they dance across stage.

Another original skit was “Jeopardy,” where Stiles played the role of Alex Trebek and Esten, Davis and Proops all played characters who would never actually appear on the popular quiz show.

Davis performed as Klaus, a German who loves skiing and screaming “Let’s Go” to the

audience for the “Mountaineers” call back, while Proops parodied character-actor Walter Brennan, a running joke through the show.

Bob Derkach, who was always playing something in the background to set the mood, served the night with musical numbers.

Derkach even performed Bob Denver’s “Country Roads” during a sketch, using the local favorite to pull the audience in.

The cast has been performing the show for years now, managing to keep the material fresh.

Knotts said the success of the show meant other shows would be possible for the future, hoping for one big performance a year.

Rachel Viglianco, fourth secondary English education major, watched the show with her brother growing up and was determined to get involved with the show.

“I jumped up and down and waved my arms and cell phone,” she said, adding Stiles acknowledged her. “I freaked out and ran on stage. I was laughing so hard.” james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu

RANDY TRAVIS ROCKS MORGANTOWN

Michael Douglas, left, and Shia Lebeouf, right, star in ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.’

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

’Greed is good,’ but Wall Street sequel isn’t great DAVID RYAN A&E EDITOR

Hollywood was waiting for this moment.

In 2008, the global economic crisis reached its high point. Billions of dollars were wiped from the bankrolls of companies worldwide, sending the financial world to the brink of collapse.

The ensuing drama would provide the perfect catalyst for the most notorious Hollywood financial villain in history to return.

Enter Gordon Gekko in “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”

Michael Douglas’ iconic cutthroat businessman always out to make an easy buck was waiting to return, but, like a good business opportunity, timing is everything.

Work began on a sequel in 2007, but the crisis provided the best opportunity for a character whose life revolved around greed at other’s expense.

Unfortunately, Gekko is not what the movie is about – not even remotely.

Gekko is used merely as a bystander in the unraveling world of business deals, credit default swaps and a barrage of terminology nobody really knows.

Instead, the film suffers from the fact it uses one of the most lauded characters in film but doesn’t really have a purpose for him.

The movie centers mostly around impressionable stock broker Jake Moore (Shia LaBeouf ). He’s an up-andcomer and knows the tricks of the trade.

He also happens to be dating Gordon’s daughter, Winnie Gekko (Carey Mulligan).

Gordon’s due for release from prison, causing tension in their otherwise fine relationship.

After his company is left in ruins, Moore seeks out Gordon’s ears – not only for Winnie’s sake, but his own, embittered by the backroom shenanigans that upset his corporate life.

Unfortunately, Gordon’s been a terrible father. While in jail, his only son fell victim to drugs and Winnie’s life fell apart.

Cue the daddy drama.

This is Gordon’s main pur-

pose in the movie – to focus on his daughter and get back to how he lived prior to being arrested for insider trading in 1985 (thanks to Charlie Sheen, who also makes a fleeting appearance).

Moore, eager to seek revenge on those who ruined his life, falls for Gordon’s ways and eventually he finds himself entangled in a domestic struggle.

This all, of course, is happening when the biggest financial meltdown to hit the world since the Great Depression is gaining momentum.

Oliver Stone’s decision to use this backdrop to bring Gordon back to the screen is strange – there’s no real commentary on the actual crash itself, which is unique for a man known for his statements.

It’s hard to tell what the thought was behind it. Is it OK to applaud stock brokers intentionally defrauding investors out of millions of dollars out of revenge?

Wasn’t this kind of behav-

ior what shorted millions out of their 401K and retirement benefits?

“Somebody reminded me I once said ‘greed is good,’” Gordon tells a crowd of future business leaders. “Now, greed is legal.”

Instead of focusing on that narrative, we see an attempt – from nowhere – to bring him back from the brink of collapse in the first movie.

Gone are the days when Gordon would short anyone for a dollar. No, prison has reformed him. He only needs time.

Of course, he screws some people over in this movie, but Stone clearly wants to redeem him.

Greed, it seems, has gone to the director’s head.

Unfortunately, for the viewer, the film feels disjointed and, even worse, unnecessary.

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Randy Travis performs his country hits at the Morgantown Events Center.

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FEATURE OF THE DAY “MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT” will be held at the Creative Arts

Center at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available through Mountainlair and CAC box offices, by visiting ticketmaster. com or calling 304-293-SHOW.

Sept. 29 WVU SKI TEAM/CLUB meets at 6 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Student Recreation Center. No ski experience is necessary. For more information, e-mail WVskiteam@yahoo. com or call 724-366-1689.

Every Monday KAPPA PHI, a Christian women’s service organization, meets at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church on the corner of N. High and Willey streets. For more information, e-mail kappaphi_pi@hotmail.com or visit www.freewebs.com/kappaphipi.

AIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is held at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. The first class is free, with special rates for WVU students. For more information, e-mail var3@cdc.gov.

RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. Any issues pertaining to residence halls can be brought up and discussed at this meeting. For more information, contact Victoria Ball at vball@mix.wvu.edu.

RIFLE CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 311 of the Shell Building. For more information, contact Abbey at aheiskel@mix.wvu.edu or Bob at rdriscol@wvu.edu.

FREE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ADVANCED CONVERSATION GROUP meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe for conversation, friendship and free English conversation lessons. New friends are always welcome.

For more information, e-mail Erin at mclv_advanced_conversation@yahoo.com.

STUDENTS TAKING ACTION NOW: DARFUR meets at 7 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair. STAND is active in planning events to raise money and awareness on the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. For more information, contact Felicia at fgilber@ mix.wvu.edu or 732-674-8357.

FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE meets in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair at 7:30 p.m. For more information, e-mail rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu.

WVU FENCING CLUB hosts beginners fencing practice from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For more information, e-mail wvufencing@gmail.com or visit www.fencingclub.studentorgs.wvu.edu.

WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304906-4427. New members are always welcome.

CHESS CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come. For more information, e-mail wvuchess@gmail.com.

TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center.

THE WVU EQUESTRIAN TEAM meets in Room 2001 of the Agricultural Sciences Building. The Western Equestrian Team will meet at 7 p.m. and the English Equestrian Team will meet at 8 p.m.

all pertinent information, including the dates the announcement is to run. Due to space limitations, announcements will only run one day unless otherwise requested. All nonUniversity related events must have free admission to be included in the calendar.

If a group has regularly scheduled meetings, it should submit all

Every Tuesday MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST, a student Christian organization, hosts free supper and Bible study at its Christian Student Center. Supper is at 8:15 p.m., and Bible study begins at 9 p.m. All students are welcome. For more information, call 304-599-6151 or visit www.mountaineersforchrist.org.

WVU SWING DANCE CLUB meets at 7:45 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center. No partner needed. Advanced and beginners are welcome. For more information, e-mail wvuswingdance@gmail. com.

SIERRA STUDENT COALITION meets at 7 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair. The group is a grassroots environmental organization striving for tangible change in our campus and community. For more information, contact Kayla at kmedina2@mix.wvu.edu.

Continual MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs volunteers for the information desk, pre-admission testing, hospitality cart, mail delivery and gift shop.

For more information, call Christina Brown at 304-598-1324.

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as nutrition, sexual health and healthy living are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELL WVU Student Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well.wvu.edu/ wellness.

WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. For help or a schedule, call 304291-7918. For more information, visit www.aawv.org.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonprofit organization serving West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and personal care items and volunteers to support all aspects of the organization’s activities. For more information, call 304-985-0021.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walkin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events. For more information or to volunteer, contact Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail. com or 304-599-5020.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers. WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under 5 years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, contact Michelle Prudnick at 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is available on the first Monday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Caritas House office located at 391

information along with instructions for regular appearance in the Campus Calendar. These announcements must be resubmitted each semester.

The editors reserve the right to edit or delete any submission.

There is no charge for publication. Questions should be directed to the Campus Calendar Editor at 304-293-5092.

Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential. To make an appointment, call 304-2934117. For more information, visit www. caritashouse.net.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-on-one community-based and school-based mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304-983-2823, ext. 104 or email bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or e-mail rfh@wvuh. com.

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two in-service trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or email MCLV2@comcast.net.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer nonprofit that promotes spay/ neuter to reduce the number of homeless pets that are euthanized every year. M-SNAP needs new members to help its cause, as does ReTails, a thrift shop located in the Morgantown Mall. For more information, go to www.m-snap.org.

THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be in Room G304 of the Health Sciences Center on Mondays and the Mountainlair on Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents or five for $1.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, e-mail Daniel at ivcfwvu@ yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv.org.edu.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair.

All students and faculty are invited.

For more information, e-mail amy.keesee@mail.wvu.edu.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENTER, located on the ground floor of the Chemistry Research Laboratories, is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, are creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives. Mpowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

THE MORGANTOWN FUN FACTORY, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to work at the Children’s Discovery Museum of West Virginia.

For more information, go to www.thefunfactory.org or e-mail CDMofWV@ gmail.com.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY Your communication determines whether you are successful this year. Review your priorities rather than act automatically. Questioning yourself is excellent, but wavering in front of an audience breeds a lack of confidence. Use your flexibility and high energy to maximize possibilities. If you are single, be careful -- you might get involved with someone who cramps your style too much. You might need more freedom than you realize. If you are attached, you discover the power of strong communication but also the power of expressing empathy. GEMINI points out snafus in your thinking.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Be aware of the ramifications of proceeding on a set path. As you analyze this part of the equation, you become more sure of yourself. Others find you to be surprisingly flexible and fast in a discussion. Tonight: Stop pushing so hard.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH You seem to understand far more than many people do. In a sense, you are a role model, as you frequently make the proper decision and head in the correct direction. A meeting demonstrates the optimism that others associate with you.

Tonight: Head out to meet a friend.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HH Others might think you are unusually quiet. You don’t have to justify your mood. In reality, your plate is full. You can barely handle what you must. Don’t allow someone to add to the confusion. Tonight: Head home ASAP, then decide.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Your ability to smile and tune in to the mind of others makes you a natural-born leader -- at the moment. Meetings might be more instrumental than you realize.

Stay on top of discussions stemming from your suggestions. A partner or associate could feel left out. Tonight: Say “yes” to adventure and “no” to boredom.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH A must appearance is more critical than you realize. You need to make some important decisions vis-a-vis a boss or an older friend or relative. You might be taken aback by a family member’s stance. Tonight: Nap, then decide.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Revise your thinking. You are more grounded than you realize. Others also seem to have unusually sound opinions. Listen and add what you feel is viable and supportive to a discussion. Be part of the decision-making process. Tonight: Let your mind relax to music on the way home.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH A partner, friend and/or associate suddenly becomes unusually demanding and difficult. He or she thinks you should espouse his or her view or represent his or her ideas in a certain manner. News that is forthcoming shakes up the status quo. Tonight: A discussion could become animated!

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Your way of thinking doesn’t seem to be appreciated. Center yourself and worry less about appreciation and more about what you would like to do. Others will

run off after they cannot convince you of the rightness of their ways. Let them find out on their own “the rightness” of their ways. Tonight: Spend time with a favorite person.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Emphasize what is positive in a work or daily situation. You could have a problem getting clear communication. Confirm meetings. In a conversation, echo what you are hearing. Tonight: Wind down slowly.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH Your imagination could create some strange situations in your brain, if nothing else. Be aware of the distortion or the slant you are putting on certain issues.

Use your ingenuity to problem-solve. Tonight: Act like a kid again.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Without intending to, you add an element of confusion to a discussion. Real estate and domestic matters could be the issue. Try dropping some of your idealism and look at hard facts. Tonight: The later it gets, the more fun you have.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH Reach out for others. The key to success is having a conversation in which you don’t drift and you focus on key facts.

Ask questions if you feel that there’s a haze around a conversation. Tonight: Return calls.

BORN TODAY Singer, actor Meat Loaf (1947), actor, singer Shaun Cassidy (1958), author Irvine Welsh (1958)

COMICS

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

PUZZLES DIFFICULTY LEVEL EASY

Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS 1 Sign up 6 “My Cousin Vinny” star Joe 11 Cooperstown shrine: Abbr.

14 First lady before Michelle 15 Revolutionary Allen 16 Tic-tac-toe loser 17 High rollers 19 Pin for hanging 20 Election losers 21 Observing 23 Musical scale unit 24 Morales of “Jericho” 26 Duped person 29 “Do as I say, not as I do” speakers 34 Deal in stocks 36 Stimpy’s partner 37 Actor Brad 38 Thinker Descartes 39 Like the house this puzzle’s subject couldn’t destroy 41 K-12 sch. years 42 On a cruise 43 “The View” network 44 Dig discovery 45 Shrill “compliment” to a pretty woman 49 “How revolting!”

50 One, to Beethoven 51 Den or parlor 53 One in a multiple birth 56 Pet lizards’ homes 60 German conjunction 61 Catch your breath, or what the subject of this puzzle (found at the start of 17-, 29- and 45-Across) does 64 Swearing-in words 65 Motionless 66 Nightmare loc. of film 67 D.C. dealmaker 68 Like a catching-up letter 69 Some towed vehicles, briefly DOWN 1 Napoleon’s exile isle 2 File target 3 Carpets 4 Director Welles 5 Carriage passenger’s warmer 6 Confined, as pigs 7 Approx. takeoff hrs.

8 Boater’s pronoun 9 Automobile

The Daily Crossword

10 Crotch-to-ankle pants measure 11 Native Arizonans 12 Plow pullers 13 Verne’s circumnavigator Phineas 18 “I could __ horse!”

22 “Yahoo!”

24 Biz VIP 25 Went down like a stone 26 Like a house destroyed by this puzzle’s subject 27 “Am not!” retort 28 Group of judges 30 Idle and Clapton 31 Actress Palmer 32 Code of conduct 33 See 26-Down clue 35 Overwhelm with noise 39 German road 40 MLB scoring stats 44 Stock up again 46 Live __ one’s means 47 The “T” in NATO 48 Forsaken 52 Source of Canada’s symbolic leaf

53 Comical comment 54 Cancel 55 Fan club favorite 56 Swaps between accts.

57 Type of roast 58 In that event 59 P.M. periods 62 A, to Berlioz 63 Not many

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WEEKLY EVENT CALENDAR

SEP 28

SEP 27 ‘Spamalot’ Creative Arts Center 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.

Student tickets $27.

Faculty Chamber Recital Bloch Learning and Performance Hall, Creative Arts Center, 8:15 p.m.

Open Mic 123 Pleasant Street Dead Man’s Cell Phone 7:30 p.m., Gladys G. Davis Theatre. Ticketed Event. For tickets and information, call 304293-SHOW. Open Mic 123 Pleasant Street

SEP 29

SEP 30

Andy Tuck Black Bear Burritos, Free, 6:30 p.m.

Dan Cunningham Black Bear Burritos Free, 6:30 p.m.

Vern’s Pot o’ Chili 123 Pleasant Street Show starts 10 p.m.

Nate Larson Photography Exhibition Every day this week, Laura Mesaros Gallery, Creative Arts Center, noon to 9:30 p.m.

Fox Hunt, Mon River Ramblers 123 Pleasant Street.

Mountaineer Idol Round Three 8:30 p.m. Mountainlair Ballrooms, ‘Idol Gives Back’ fundraiser

Who are you listening to the most right now?

PHOTOS AND REPORTING BY TARA MAYLE

Let us know who you’re listening to right now and suggest titles for us to review.

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Lohan spends less than a day in jail

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An onlooker holds up a sign in support of Lindsay Lohan before her hearing at the Beverly Hills Courthouse in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan was freed from a suburban Los Angeles jail late Friday night, well short of the nearly monthlong stay a judge had intended for the actress following a failed drug test.

Lohan was released at about 11:40 p.m. after posting $300,000 bail, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Steve Whitmore said early Saturday.

Celebrity website TMZ.com reported her release just before midnight.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elden Fox had ordered Lohan held without bail during a brief hearing Friday morning, But his ruling later was overturned after the “Mean Girls” star’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, filed a late-afternoon appeal seeking bail.

Judge Patricia Schnegg, who is an assistant supervising judge of LA’s criminal courts, issued a ruling shortly before 6 p.m., saying that since the starlet had been convicted of misdemeanors, she was entitled to bail.

The actress is not entirely free.

She will be required to wear an ankle alcohol monitor and stay away from establishments that primarily sell alcohol.

She is also due back in court on Oct. 22, when the judge who curtly sent her to jail will decide what her punishment will be for failing a drug test roughly two weeks after he released her early from rehab.

At that hearing, Fox will formally determine whether Lohan, 24, violated her probation by failing a court-mandated drug test.

The positive result came after the judge released Lohan early from inpatient rehab at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Fox did not say why he had ordered no bail for the actress Friday morning, or state what drug appeared in her system

during the recent test.

Friday marked the third time Lohan has been sent to jail in a three-year-old drug and drunken driving case. She spent 84 minutes at the jail in 2007 and 14 days of a three-month sentence earlier this summer.

“Substance abuse is a disease, which unfortunately doesn’t go away over night,” Lohan posted on Twitter on Sept. 17. “This is certainly a setback for me but I am taking responsibility for my actions and I’m prepared to face the consequences.”

Fox had laid out a strict 67day course of counseling, substance abuse meetings, monitoring and drug testing for Lohan in August.

He asked probation officials on Friday to report how the actress had progressed on the treatment programs before Lohan’s next court hearing.

The judge has said Lohan would be sent to jail for 30 days for each drug screening she skipped or failed and appeared to make good on the promise with his no bail order.

If he sentences her to jail in October, the amount of time he orders her to serve would be whittled down because of jail overcrowding and various credits.

Despite her release Friday, Lohan’s continued court troubles have cast a pall over her career.

She has been slated to star as Linda Lovelace in a biopic about the porn star, but the production schedule already was altered when Lohan was sent to jail in July.

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Monday September 27, 2010

Women’s soccer ties with South Florida by brad joyal sports writer

Thirty‑two combined fouls and four yellow cards gave both South Florida and West Virginia plenty of chances to come away victorious Sunday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

Neither team was able to capitalize.

USF committed 20 fouls and the Mountaineers were flagged for 11 of their own, but the two teams played to a two‑overtime 0‑0 draw.

The tie is West Virginia’s first of the season, sending WVU’s record to 4‑4‑1 (0‑1‑1 Big East Conference.

“Any game you go into the team is going to bring that physical aspect,” said WVU midfielder Caro‑ line Szwed. “South Flor‑ ida was a very physical team.

We need to get ready and know that’s what they’re going to bring and we need to bring more.”

West Virginia’s offense was able to create opportunities with 16 shots in regulation and five combined in the two over‑ time periods. Forward Meghan Mischler had six shots for the Mountaineers, three of which were on goal.

The senior almost put the game away with 6:40 remaining in the second overtime when freshman forward Frances Silva crossed the ball to Mis‑ chler in the box. Mischler was able to get her head on the ball, but the ball shot over the net and the Mountaineers came up empty.

“Our forwards did a great job getting into the box,” said WVU head coach Nikki Izzo‑Brown.

“Now it’s about finishing op‑ portunities and putting the game away. For us it was frus‑ trating, we had chances that we should’ve finished and unfor‑ tunately we didn’t.”

South Florida had its fair share of opportunities, as well.

The Bulls brought one of the most dynamic offenses in the nation to Morgantown but came up empty. USF’s trio of forwards in Chelsea Klotz, No‑ elle Pineiro and Venicia Reid

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WVU midfielder Blake Miller dribbles the ball past a USF player Sunday.

Mountaineers, USF face off in a physical battle by ben gaughan sports writer

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WVU women’s soccer midfielder Ashtin Larkin dribbles past South Florida forward Hanna Haanes Sunday. had combined for 17 of USF’s 22 goals this season.

Klotz, who ranks seventh in the nation with eight goals, gave South Florida their best scoring opportunities of the day with 39:44 to play when she broke open for a one‑on‑one with Mountaineers’ goalkeeper Kerri Butler.

Klotz missed right, but it wouldn’t be the last time she was disappointed.

Klotz’s last opportunity came with less than a minute to play in the match when she got the ball in open space with 0:55 left, but her attempt went right to Butler.

“She’s a dynamic player,” Izzo‑Brown said. “There’s no question that kid’s a dy‑ namic player but I thought we did a good job of shut‑ ting her down and keep‑ ing her off the scoreboard.

We felt very good that we were able to keep that team off the scoreboard.”

West Virginia outshot the Bulls 21‑19, with six shots on goal, while the Bulls made But‑ ler make five saves. Izzo‑Brown knew the chances the Bulls had throughout the game and was

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WVU midfielder Bri Rodriguez attempts to get the ball past a South Florida player. proud of how the senior played between the posts.

“I thought Kerri showed great leadership in the net and was able to make herself big in the net and the net small,” Izzo‑Brown said.

Szwed noted the importance of the rescheduled Pittsburgh game Tuesday. The two teams played 47 minutes on Sept.

16 before the game was sus‑ pended for lightning.

“We only accept winning,” Szwed said. “But against a good team like South Florida with a tie at least we come out with a point. We know the game against Pitt just became that much bigger.” brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

From start to finish, nearly every West Virginia or South Florida player fell to the turf at some point during the game.

A total of 31 fouls were given out in the Mountain‑ eers’ 0-0 double-overtime tie with South Florida Sunday.

Of those, 11 were on West Vir‑ ginia and 20 went on South Florida.

It is a season-high for fouls on the Mountaineers’ oppo‑ nents. Pushing, shoving, trip‑ ping, screaming, nudging and elbowing could be noticed throughout.

“There is no question (USF was) getting very physical and were trying to disrupt what we were trying to do,” said West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown. “For us, it was frustrating, but we had chances that we should have finished today and unfortu‑ nately we didn’t.

“I thought we played well, but it was a very, very physi‑ cal game.”

USF forward Chelsea Klotz had eight shots, two on net, which is lucky for the Moun‑ taineers considering she had three breakaways in the game.

Early in the second half, the forward missed a goal after a breakdown by the West Vir‑ ginia defense; she shot the ball high over the right side of the net.

Toward the end of the sec‑ ond half, Klotz had another chance with just WVU goal‑ keeper Kerri Butler to beat, this time her shot was on the ground but went wide past the left post. The team’s lead‑ ing goal scorer’s third scoring chance came with five min‑ utes left in the first overtime.

From the right side of the 18-yard box, Klotz missed high and right just wide of the goal.

“The ref was on her side to‑ day, too,” Izzo-Brown said. “He was definitely giving her a lot of opportunities, unfortunately.

She’s a dynamic player there’s no question, but I thought we did a real good job shutting her down and keeping her off the scoreboard. We felt pretty good that we were able to keep that team to a shutout.”

GAME NOTES zz The second half of the game was more offensively oriented. Both teams had more scoring chances than in the first half. West Virginia and USF made an effort to substi‑ tute liberally to try to keep players fresh during that backand-forth action. zz West Virginia outshot USF 21-19, but both teams had the same amount of shots in the second half (8) and first overtime (3) combined. USF outshot the Mountaineers 4-2 in the second overtime. benjamin.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

Steelers best Buccaneers 38-13 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Turns out the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t have to wait for Ben Roethlisberger to return to get their offense on track.

Charlie Batch and a trip back to the city where they won their most recent Super Bowl title worked just fine Sunday.

Batch threw for 186 yards and two long touchdowns to Mike Wallace in the 35-yearold quarterback’s first start in nearly three years, help‑ ing the Steelers remain un‑ beaten with a 38-13 rout of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Wallace scored on catches of 46 and 41 yards during a stretch where Pittsburgh, which did little offensively the first two weeks of the season, scored on four straight pos‑ sessions to build a 28-6 half‑ time lead.

Tampa Bay’s Aqib Talib in‑ tercepted Batch’s first pass of the day to set up a 40-yard field goal, but Bucs fans – seemingly lost in the sea of gold-clad Steeler supporters who gave Raymond James Stadium the look and feel

of Heinz Field – had little to cheer about the rest of the way.

The Steelers improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2007, despite playing without Roethlisberger, who’s serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.

Dennis Dixon started the previous two games, but was lost to a knee injury last week, creating an opportunity for Batch.

Josh Freeman led one long drive for Tampa Bay (2-1), however the nearly nineminute drive only produced a second-quarter field goal.

The Buccaneers did little the rest of the day against a de‑ fense that kept them out of the end zone until the clos‑ ing minutes.

Batch victimized rookie Cody Grimm, starting in place of suspended safety Tanard Jackson, on his first TD pass to Wallace. Wallace, who had three catches for 100 yards, hauled in a pass that Talib tipped in the right corner of the end zone for his second

score.

The Steelers’ rejuvenated running game did its part, too, with Rashard Mendenhall rushing for a season-high 143 yards and one touchdown.

The defense added two more turnovers to the NFLleading eight it took into the game, with 285-pound end Brett Keisel returning an in‑ terception 79 yards for Pitts‑ burgh’s last TD. Freeman completed 20 of 31 passes for 184 yards and one interception before leav‑ ing the game with the Steelers up by 32 points in the fourth quarter.

Backup Josh Johnson led a late scoring drive, with rookie LeGarrette Blount covering the final yard on fourth-and-goal.

Pittsburgh threw a leaguelow 43 passes in its first two games, beating Atlanta and Tennessee primarily by run‑ ning the ball and playing ball‑ hawking defense.

The Steelers forced seven turnovers against the Titans and limited Chris Johnson to 34 yards rushing on 16 at‑ tempts, ending his streak of 12 consecutive 100-yard games.

Batch mixed the pass with the run to keep the Bucs on their heels, even reverting to the early days on his 13-year career when he scrambled up the middle for 24 yards on third-and-6 to prolong a 67yard drive that Mendenhall capped with his 3-yard TD run for a 14-6 lead.

Batch completed 11 of his first 14 passes, with two of the incompletions coming on a drop and a spike to stop the clock before throwing a 9-yard TD pass to Hines Ward just before halftime.

The Steelers, who had 201 yards rushing, only threw three times in the second half.

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Dallas Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman celebrates after recovering a fumble by Houston Texans running back Arian Foster in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday. The Cowboys beat the Texans 27-13.

Cowboys beat Texans 27-13 for first win HOUSTON (AP) — Jerry Jones can exhale, at least for now. So can Wade Phillips.

Tony Romo threw two touch‑ down passes to Roy Williams, Marion Barber ran for another score, and the Dallas Cowboys got their first win by beating the Houston Texans 27-13 on Sunday.

The Cowboys’ defense got its first three takeaways of the sea‑ son and held Houston’s topranked offense to 340 yards.

DeMarcus Ware sacked Matt Schaub three times, and the Dallas secondary limited AllPro receiver Andre Johnson to four catches for 64 yards.

Romo went 23 for 30 for 284 yards, Williams caught five passes for 117 yards and the Cowboys (1-2) finally turned in a dominant performance af‑ ter starting 0-2 for the first time since 2001.

Arian Foster, the NFL’s lead‑ ing rusher, ran for 106 yards on 17 carries for the Texans (2-1), who were eager to knock off the Cowboys for reasons beyond earning the franchise’s first 3-0 start.

This city’s NFL teams have al‑ ways ranked second in the state to the Cowboys in terms of fans and media attention, even dur‑ ing the best years of the Oilers.

The announced crowd was 71,456, a record for a Texans game at Reliant Stadium. But Dallas supporters were wellrepresented and taunted the hometown fans with “Let’s Go, Cowboys!” chant in the waning minutes.

Dallas now heads into an early bye week with a victory to build on rather than con‑ cerns about what its unpredict‑ able owner Jones might change after another embarrassing loss. Coach Phillips even got a chance to smile on the sideline late in the game.

Ware set the tone on Hous‑ ton’s first series, surging past left tackle Rashad Butler and sacked Schaub. Butler, a five-year vet‑ eran, was making his first career start in place of Duane Brown, who began serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s banned substance pol‑ icy. Brown had started the last 34 games.

On the Texans’ second series, Foster converted a third down with a 20-yard run and John‑ son gained 24 more yards to the Dallas 6. The Cowboys’ defense stopped Houston there, and

Neil Rackers kicked a 24-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead.

Romo threw a 32-yard pass to Felix Jones on the Cowboys’ next snap, but it was negated by an illegal block, exactly the kind of mistake that plagued Dallas in its first two games.

But Williams and Dez Bryant caught third-down passes from Romo to get Dallas moving.

Miles Austin beat Brice McCain on a 17-yard reception to the Texans 1, and Barber scored on the next play, the Cowboys’ first touchdown rushing this season.

Ware sacked Schaub again with less than two minutes left in the half. Buehler put Dal‑ las up 10-3 with a 49-yard field goal; he missed shorter at‑ tempts in each of the first two games.

Johnson, who sprained his right ankle in last week’s win over Washington, aggravated the injury early in the third quarter. He caught a short pass from Schaub, then fell awk‑ wardly after he was tackled by Orlando Scandrick.

Trainers helped Johnson hobble off the field, but he re‑ turned for Houston’s next se‑ ries. Schaub threw a deep pass to him that Mike Jenkins inter‑ cepted at the 10-yard line for the Cowboys’ first takeaway of the season.

Romo then went to work on the Texans’ suspect second‑ ary, which allowed more than 400 yards passing in each of the first two games. Bryant caught a 30-yard pass down the sideline, and one play later, Williams pulled down a 15-yard touch‑ down catch over McCain for a 17-3 lead.

Foster went over 100 yards rushing with a 26-yard run late in the third quarter. The un‑ drafted free agent has topped 100 yards rushing in three of his four career starts.

Houston looked ready to get much closer when it reached the Dallas 1. But the Cowboys twice stopped Foster at the line, and Keith Brooking sacked Schaub on third down, forcing Houston to settle for another short field goal.

Soon after, Romo then threw a quick slant to Williams, who darted past rookie cornerback Kareem Jackson and sprinted for a 63-yard touchdown.

Foster fumbled on the Tex‑ ans’ next possession, and Buehler tacked on a 40-yard field goal.

there, then it gets uphill from there.”

Devine would return in the third quarter, but fin‑ ished with 39 yards on 14 carries. That was his sec‑ ond‑lowest total since he be‑ came a full‑time starter as a sophomore.

Devine’s replacement, Ryan Clarke, was ineffec‑ tive, as well. His first quar‑ ter fumble led to LSU’s first touchdown.

“Of course it’s a different speed with Clarke in,” Bailey said. “They stopped us a few times, but it didn’t change things too much.”

WVU’s biggest playmakers – Devine, receiver Jock Sand‑ ers and receiver Tavon Austin – were held in check for much of the game.

The trio finished with 22 touches for 117 yards. Prior to LSU, the three averaged a combined 333 yards per game.

Smith had by far his worst game as a starter. The LSU defense forced the sopho‑ more quarterback into throw‑ ing off his back foot and into coverage.

He finished 14‑of‑29 for 119 yards.

Smith was already trying to put the loss behind him min‑ utes after the game when he spoke with media. He said the team is not one to dwell on a victory or defeat.

“When we win, we look for‑

DOBIES

Continued from page 12 had an opportunity against what is maybe the most over‑ rated team in the entire coun‑ try. They had so many chances.

Yet, they just gave the Tigers one too many.

It’s no secret to even the smallest of Mountaineer fan that this program has not been up to the standards it set while it won two BCS bowl games in three years.

Yes, it was much more than Game Four, and the Moun‑ taineers should’ve paraded it around as such.

West Virginia had an oppor‑ tunity to stand up to one of the big boys of college football and make it known that the Moun‑ taineers are right there with them.

While it’s hard to say West Virginia didn’t stand up and play well enough to beat LSU – because the Mountaineers surely had their chances – it was not to be.

As in many other road games under Stewart, WVU just didn’t have enough.

The Old Gold and Blue look to be the class of the Big East in 2010. And, if that con‑ tinues, the Mountaineers will

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Smith said it will be impor‑ tant for the team to heal some injuries it has sustained dur‑ ing the first four games of the season.

Bailey said the team will benefit down the road from facing LSU. “It’s a learning experience.

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ward and past it,” And, when we lose, it’s the same thing.

Obviously, we didn’t come in with the intentions to lose this game, so now we have to look at the field and get better.”

West Virginia will have to let the loss to LSU linger for an extra week, as the Mountain‑ eers are off next week before

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Clarke fumbled at the Moun‑ taineers’ 10-yard line, giving LSU the ball at WVU’s 7-yard line.

Four plays later, on a fourthand-goal from the one-yard line, Ridley scored for a 7-0 Ti‑ ger advantage.

“If you don’t hit him low and hard, he’s going to get yards af‑ ter the hit, and that’s what he did today,” said WVU defensive lineman Chris Neild of Ridley.

“He ran really hard today and it showed.”

The LSU defense, mean‑ while, held the Mountaineers to 60 yards of total offense in the second half, 30 of which came on two plays in WVU’s open‑ ing drive of the third quar‑ ter, which ended in a 13-yard pass from West Virginia quar‑ terback Geno Smith to receiver Jock Sanders.

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Geno Smith readies a pass in the Mountaineers’ game against LSU Saturday.

The Mountaineers tackle an LSU player Friday. fourth quarter which resulted in Bitancurt’s second missed field goal of the game – a 48-yard at‑ tempt that would have cut the LSU lead to three.

The Mountaineers didn’t pick up another first down in the game.

“I felt confident in the de‑ fense on the field,” said LSU head coach Les Miles. “I felt like the game was really in control.” be favored and should win the remainder of their games.

How big of a loss would this have been if WVU finished the regular season 11-1?

Any national title aspira‑ tions were dashed. While they were not realistic in most senses, going undefeated sure was the way the Big East has played.

Is that where this program is at, though? No true national title expectations.

So maybe to the Mountain‑ eers it was really, truly just Game Four.

But it surely shouldn’t have been.

All of that negativity aside, the Mountaineers still could reach their main goal of win‑ ning the Big East title. That would salvage a season.

I just fear WVU will look

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West Virginia was without running back Noel Devine for much of the first half and spar‑ ingly in the second half after the senior bruised a toe on a late hit out-of-bounds in the first half.

Devine finished with 37 yards rushing on 14 carries, the se‑ nior’s second-lowest total as a starter.

West Virginia finished with 177 yards in the game, the least

We’ll just learn from this, re‑ group and head forward,” he said. “(The bye week) gives us time to regroup and figure out all the kinks. I kind of wish we had a game so we could stay in our groove and keep flow‑ ing. I guess it will be alright.” anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

amount by a Mountaineer team since 2003 against Maryland.

Following a Jasper 49-yard field goal three minutes into the second quarter, West Vir‑ ginia was forced to punt from its own 12-yard line. The kick was returned 60 yards for a touch‑ down by Peterson – his second punt return for a touchdown this season.

The Mountaineers finally got on the board with 48 seconds before the half when Smith found Stedman Bailey for a five-yard touchdown, cutting the LSU deficit to 17-7.

“LSU is a team whose big thing is getting pressure on the quarterback,” Smith said. “They sent a lot of blitzes.

WVU dropped to 3-1 on the season while LSU improved to 4-0, despite committing 12 pen‑ alties for 120 yards. It was the Ti‑ gers’ 31st consecutive win over a non-conference opponent while LSU improved to 26-1 during Saturday night games in Tiger Stadium under head coach Les Miles. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

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Members of the Mountaineers console each other after the game.

back on this issue plagued, should’ve taken it with more problem filled Saturday eve‑ grandeur. ning in “Death Valley” and say But, it was only Game Four, “woulda, coulda, shoulda.” right?

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Mountaineers score five in blowout

by Michael Carvelli Sports Writer

The West Virginia men’s soc‑ cer team had never scored five goals in a game under head coach Marlon LeBlanc.

That all changed Friday.

The Mountaineers wasted no time jumping out to a quick lead against DePaul Friday night, winning their Big East Conference opener 5-0 over the Blue Demons.

“All the credit goes to the kids,” LeBlanc said. “They make me look like I know what I’m doing.”

In the team’s first six games, it scored a mere three goals in the first half. They matched that number Friday, taking a 3-0 lead in the first 45 minutes of play.

The Mountaineers picked up their first goal with 28:02 to go in the first half when defender Ray Gaddis played a ball to forward Shadow Sebele, who then delivered a pass to ju‑ nior Franck Tayou, who scored from the top of the box, to give West Virginia a 1-0 lead.

Just six minutes later, WVU got on the board again. For‑ ward Jay Williams got the ball in the middle of the box and crossed it to forward Peabo Doue who dribbled through the DePaul defense into the middle of the field. He put it past the goalkeeper for his fourth goal in the last three games.

The first half scoring ended with just less than five min‑ utes to go. Williams got past DePaul’s defense and drew the Blue Demons’ goalkeeper, Joe Ferrari, out of the goal, passing off to junior Matt Drake for the goal and Williams’ second as‑ sist of the contest.

In the second half, the Mountaineers used their firsthalf momentum to put DePaul away.

In the 49th minute, DePaul’s Andre Gutierrez was called for a handball in the box, which re‑ sulted in a penalty kick from Se‑ bele converting a penalty kick for his first goal of the season, extending the WVU lead to 4-0.

“It felt good,” Sebele said. “I feel like I got a big monkey off my back.”

Monday September 27, 2010

LeBlanc sees room for improvement despite Friday’s scoring outburst

by Michael Carvelli Sports Writer

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WVU men’s soccer player Jay Williams fends off a DePaul player Friday. The Mountaineers won 5-0.

After a couple more solid scoring chances for the Moun‑ taineers, DePaul had another great scoring opportunity.

Gutierrez took a shot from about 20 yards out, but WVU goalkeeper Zach Johnson made a diving save to stop the goal and any chance DePaul had of ending the shutout.

“Me and Zach already talked about it, we want to see Zach Johnson be the leader in shut outs for West Virginia,” Gaddis said. “Every game we want to shutout every team.

We want to show teams that we can shut them down when they come to play here at home.”

To add insult to injury, the Mountaineers picked up their final goal of the game with 1:26 to go in the contest when freshman Julio Arjona drilled a goal from 35 yards away, the first of his college career. “(The bench) gave us great minutes ... They’re in to change the game, and I thought those guys did just that,” LeBlanc said.

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WVU men’s soccer player Ray Gaddis holds the ball Friday.

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It’s not often a coach isn’t satisfied following a 5-0 victory.

But after the West Vir‑ ginia men’s soccer team’s 5-0 win over DePaul Friday, West Virginia men’s soccer head coach Marlon LeBlanc wasn’t exactly pleased with his team’s play.

“This is going to sound funny, but I didn’t think we played well,” LeBlanc said.

“We were a little bit more efficient than we have been in the past, and that’s why we were able to open it up in the first half, but we actu‑ ally told the guys at the end of the game that they didn’t get the job done.”

The entire team came out ready to go against DePaul and jumped out quickly, grabbing a 3-0 lead in the first half.

But that didn’t mean LeB‑ lanc wanted to become con‑ servative and simply main‑ tain his team’s lead in the second half.

“Our philosophy isn’t to sit back,” LeBlanc said. “We told the guys to keep press‑ ing. We wanted to continue to score. I didn’t want us to take our foot off the gas and I thought the guys did a good job of continuing the push forward.”

It’s a strong possibil‑ ity that the main reason for this increase in the expecta‑ tions that LeBlanc has for his team is because of the ele‑ vated maturity the group has acquired.

That was an aspect that was mentioned by not only LeBlanc, but the players as well.

Those same freshmen and sophomores who struggled a season ago are now a year older and know what it takes to be successful. “ They’ve developed,”

LeBlanc said. “Last year, we were prepared to deal with the results as they came, and the hopes were that they’d develop, and I think that’s happening.

“Peabo (Doue) is explo‑ sive in the front, Uwem (Etuk) is dynamic, Ray Gad‑ dis creates offense for us from the back. They’ve be‑ come better players than they were a year ago, and the hopes are that they’ll get even better.”

But it’s not just LeB‑ lanc and the Mountain‑ eer coaching staff who has these expectations for the team to continue to get bet‑ ter as the season moves on. The players echo those hopes.

“It’s a long season. To‑ night showed what we can do on one particular night,” Gaddis said. “If we can bounce back and continue to do it then I’ll believe have it shows that we can score.”

Of course, when a team goes from executed as poorly as the Mountaineers did last season to playing the way they are now, the other teams in the conference are going to start to take notice, which made games like the one Friday so important.

“This sends a statement out to all the teams that are going to come to Morgan‑ town that when you come here, we’re going to score like this on you,” said mid‑ fielder Shadow Sebele.

“It’s like a double-edged sword,” LeBlanc added.

“You want to go out and score five goals every game, but the goal is now can we do it more consistently like the teams like Akron and Maryland do.

“That’ll be the challenge for us because now I think we’re going to be a marked team.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

Nevada ranks in Associated Press Top 25 poll for first time since 1948 NEW YORK (AP) — The only previous time Nevada was ranked in the AP Top 25, the Wolf Pack ended the season playing in the Harbor Bowl in San Diego.

That was 1948.

It took 62 years, but Ne‑ vada is back in The Asso‑ ciated Press poll. The Wolf Pack were No. 25 in the poll released Sunday and are off to a 4-0 start for the first time since 1991, the year before they jumped from I-AA to I-A. “It’s very exciting news,” coach Chris Ault told the AP in a telephone interview Sun‑ day. “I’m sure our players will be fired up.”

The first month of the sea‑ son closed with the preseason top three in the rankings un‑

changed: Alabama is No. 1, followed by Ohio State and Boise State.

The Crimson Tide had its toughest challenge yet Satur‑ day, coming from behind to beat Arkansas 24-20.

The road victory helped the Tide gain five first-place votes to 57.

Ohio State, which rolled to a 73-20 victory against East‑ ern Michigan, received two first-place votes and Boise State, which beat Oregon State 37-24, received one.

The USA Today coaches’ poll has the same top three teams.

No. 4 Oregon and No. 5 TCU flip-flopped spots this week.

No. 6 Nebraska held its posi‑ tion and No. 7 Florida moved

up two heading into its big game at Alabama on Saturday.

No. 8 Oklahoma was fol‑ lowed by Stanford, which jumped seven spots to No. 9 and No. 10 Auburn, which also gained seven spots.

The Cardinal are 4-0 for the first time since 1986 after beating Notre Dame 37-14, and have their best AP rank‑ ing since ending the 1992 sea‑ son No. 9.

No. 21 Texas dropped 14 spots after a stunningly lop‑ sided 34-12 home loss to UCLA. West Virginia and Ore‑ gon State dropped out of the rankings. No. 23 North Caro‑ lina State (4-0), off to its best start since 2002, was the other Wolfpack to move into the poll this week. N.C. State is ranked for the first time since 2003.

As for the Wolf Pack from Reno, Ault, who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002 – after the second time he stepped down as Nevada coach – is in his third stint leading his alma mater. The 63-year-old is 210-96-1 in 26 seasons with no plans to leave again any‑ time soon.

The Wolf Pack have emerged as Boise State’s toughest rival in the Western Athletic Conference in recent seasons using an offense Ault invented in 2005.

He put a new spin on the shotgun-spread offense and came up with the pistol. In the pistol, the quarterback lines up in a short shotgun, a few yards behind center, and a tailback lines up behind the quarterback.

With dual-threat quarter‑ back Colin Kaepernick di‑ recting the pistol, Nevada has had one of the most potent of‑ fenses in the country in recent seasons.

“He’s been our starter for 3 1/2 years and that experience you can’t say enough about it, especially in our offense, which is fairly sophisticated,” Ault said.

The Wolf Pack have aver‑ aged more than 33 points per game each of the last five sea‑ sons, and are at 44.8 heading into October.

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WVU misses out on great opportunity It was just Game Four.

Yeah, keep telling yourself that.

All week heading into West Virginia’s game with LSU, the Mountaineers’ head coach Bill Stewart tried to downplay any storyline of this game being more important than its three contests prior and eight others in the regular season.

It’s just Game Four, he said over and over.

While he said that, it was ob‑ vious from everything about that game Saturday night – the crowd, the national TV audi‑ ence, the top 15 opponent, the weight of the Big East Confer‑ ence on WVU’s shoulders – that it was much more than Game Four.

It was a game that could’ve showcased the Mountain‑ eers’ resurgence to the na‑ tional scene. It could’ve been the victory Stewart needed to get some of his haters off his back. It could’ve been the game that saved the Big East’s sour reputation.

Sadly for the Mountaineers, it would be none of those.

West Virginia lost to LSU 2014 Saturday night in front of the second largest crowd to see WVU play and a national TV audience.

What might be even harder to take than the loss was the team West Virginia lost to.

While LSU was devastating de‑ fensively, the Tigers’ offense is one of the worst in the nation.

Still, the WVU offense was like LSU’s best offense when it kept turning the ball over in the first half.

The Mountaineers surely had

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West Virginia running back Noel Devine is hit out of bounds by LSU linebacker Lamin Barrow in the first quarter of the Mountaineers’ 20-14 loss to LSU. Devine was injured on the play.

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West Virginia offense struggles, gains only 177 total yards in loss to Tigers

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

BATON ROUGE, LA. — West Virginia survived the noise of Death Valley, but it was no match for Stevan Ridley.

Needing six points to the tie the game in the fourth quarter, the Mountaineer offense failed to pick up a first down on their

final two possessions and al‑ lowed the LSU running back to gain 32 yards on his final two drives and run out the game clock, allowing the No. 15 Tigers to escape with a 20-14 victory in front of 92,575 fans at LSU’s Ti‑ ger Stadium Saturday night.

It was the second-largest crowd West Virginia has played in front of in its history.

“At the end of the day, (LSU’s)

talent had more to do with it than the crowd,” said WVU of‑ fensive coordinator Jeff Mullen.

“The guys across from us made it tougher than the atmosphere.”

After being held to 80 yards of total offense and just two first downs in the opening half, the Tigers gained 150 yards in the second half thanks to Ridley.

The junior gained 88 secondhalf rush yards against a WVU

defense that entered eighth in the country in rush defense.

The junior rushed for runs of 16 and 12 yards to pick up first downs late in the third quarter leading to a 23-yard field goal four seconds into the fourth quarter by LSU kicker Josh Jas‑ per, extending his team’s lead to six points and ending the game’s scoring.

“Ridley is a great player and

a strong kid,” said WVU defen‑ sive coordinator Jeff Casteel.

“Our hats are off to him.”

Ridley scored the game’s first touchdown with 27 seconds left in the first quarter. One posses‑ sion after West Virginia’s Tyler Bitancurt’s 28-yard attempt was blocked by LSU corner Patrick Peterson, WVU fullback Ryan

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West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith looks on as LSU’s players celebrate following their 20-14 victory over the Mountaineers.

Sophomore signal caller throws two picks by tony dobies sports editor

BATON ROUGE, La. — On West Virginia’s final offen‑ sive play against LSU – a third down with less than four min‑ utes to play down six – quar‑ terback Geno Smith made some pre‑snap changes and lined back up under what he thought was his center.

To his surprise, it was his right guard.

As the play clock ticked down, WVU running back Noel Devine had to tell the sophomore signal caller in just his second road start to move over. Finally, when Smith han‑ dled the snap, the Tigers’ de‑ fense blitzed effectively, and Smith could only throw an incompletion.

“They had an all‑out blitz, and I overshot my guy,” Smith said. “If I could take it back, I would. But, it’s something I’ll learn from.”

That confusion and lack of success summed up West Vir‑ ginia’s offense for much of the Mountaineers’ 20‑14 loss to No. 15 LSU Saturday night.

The Mountaineers only had 177 yards of offense against

LSU’s quick defense. It was the least total yards by a WVU offense since 2003 when it to‑ taled 156 against Maryland.

WVU also turned the ball over two times in the first half, which led to 10 LSU points.

“That was a heck of a foot‑ ball game,” said WVU head coach Bill Stewart. “I don’t like us not being able to han‑ dle the pressure, and I don’t like … trading touchdowns for turnovers.”

The Mountaineers had to play much of the first half without their starting running back Noel Devine. He bruised a toe on his right foot when LSU linebacker Lamin Barrow hit Devine out of bounds.

“Did you see him get hit out of bounds?” Stewart said. “He was rolled up on his foot, and he was hurt.”

With Devine in the game for the first two drives, the Mountaineers’ offense netted 71 yards. Without him, WVU struggled mightily with just 73 yards the rest of the half.

“It all starts with (Devine),” said offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen. “If our run game’s not

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