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Drug-related arrests rise on campus BY JOSH COOPER STAFF WRITER
The number of drug violations on the West Virginia University campus has increased by nearly 100 arrests in the past year. Drug violation arrests were 115 in 2007 and 125 arrests in 2008. The arrests increased to 233 in 2009, according to the Annual Clery Report. University Police Chief Bob Roberts stated the drug-violations increase may be because of increaed drug use among
high school students. “Marijuana use has increased at the high school level, and those trends follow on to campus,” Roberts said. “We’re seeing kind of higher numbers than what we’ve been seeing.” The Annual Clery Report, presented to WVU students and faculty by the University Police Department on Tuesday, shows burglary, destruction of property, theft, motor vehicle theft and liquor law violations have significantly decreased since last year.
In 2008, there were 36 burglary arrests compared to 16 arrests in 2009. Destruction of property crimes fell from 123 in 2008 to 100 in 2009. Theft arrests were 229 in 2008, and 160 arrests in 2009. Seven motor vehicle arrests were made in 2008 and three were arrested in 2009. Liquor law violations, which include underage drinking citations and open alcohol containers, was 361 arrests in 2008 and 318 arrests in 2009.
“The most significant drops were in thefts, destruction of property and simple assaults,” he said. “Those three categories are the most prevalent crimes on college campuses.” The decrease in theft may have been caused by an increase in the number of students who lock their doors, Roberts said. “We hope that trend continues, but it goes in cycles,” he said. Roberts added it is not required by federal law for the University to mention thefts,
destruction of property or simple assault categories in the report. He said he feels it is important for parents and students to know these statistics. This was also the first year the campus has seen an incident of arson in three years, according to the report. No murder, manslaughter, non-forcible sexual assault or hate crimes were reported on campus this year, but this is not out of the ordinary, Roberts said. “We typically have not seen
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Freshman biology major Tyler Armstrong, left, and freshman business major Michael Peymann, right, eat pizza at Shift Ace Pizza in Sunnyside. The recently established restaurant is not permitted to print its name on signs outside the store because it is considered vulgar.
Pizza shop not promoting store to keep community protected STAFF WRITER
Shift Ace, the new pizza place in Morgantown, is trying to be cautious not to offend people over the name of their establishment. Richard Khoury, co-owner of Shift Ace, which is meant to sound like “s--t faced,” said there has not been any harsh judgment about the name but he hopes it hasn’t upset anyone. “I wanted the students to laugh and enjoy it,” Khoury said. “We don’t want to be attacked by it.” The reason for Shift Ace not promoting their new business around campus has nothing to do with being ashamed of the name but only thinking of the community, he said. “We haven’t been putting up any posters because we haven’t put much thought into it,” Khoury said. “We weren’t
sure if we were allowed, so we left it alone.” Additionally, they were unaware of the right and wrong areas in the community where the name might offend people, he said. They also do not feel it is necessary to display a sign outside the building, Khoury said. Khoury admits that when Shift Ace first opened, he was concerned about people being offended by it but feels that since it is not derogatory it should just be taken as a good laugh. “We don’t think of it as profound language,” he said. “We haven’t gotten anyone that has given us a hard time about it. We just think it is a cool name.” Khoury hopes that West Virginia University supports the business. “We support the UniverChelsi Baker/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM sity 100 percent,” he said. “So A menu for Shift Ace Pizza sits on the bar inside the restaurant. Although the restaurant’s name is printed on the menu, the name is not permitted on its signs and advertisements. see PIZZA on PAGE 2
Cereal box features Children’s Hospital patient BY DUSTIN HOFFMAN CORRESPONDENT
Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes recently featured children who have stories of courage and perseverance on the reverse-side of their boxes, including one of West Virginia’s very own, Danielle Bartlett. Bartlett, an 11-year-old native of Richwood, W.Va., was a young girl living a normal childhood, but found herself constantly thirsty from a young age. Several tests returned nor-
mal, but something was still wrong. Her parents, Eddie and Robin Bartlett, were referred to WVU Children’s Hospital by their family doctor. It was there during an MRI in June 2009, that it was discovered Bartlett had unknowingly been living with a brain tumor since birth. “She had something called a germinoma, which is fortunately treatable and curable in children. For that she was treated with chemotherapy and radiation,” said Stephen Paul,
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chief of pediatric hematology and oncology at WVU. “I think she has a very good chance of having this tumor remain in remission, hopefully forever, and we anticipate that she will have a normal life span and do anything she would otherwise be able to do. We anticipate that she will have great things ahead of her.” Those great things have already begun for Bartlett, as she has been recognized for her bravery and resilience by being named the state’s Children’s
Miracle Network Champion Child, he said. As West Virginia’s Champion Child, she was publicly introduced, and her story was shared on May 20 at the Sam’s Club in Beckley, W.Va. In addition, she also traveled to Washington D.C. to visit the White House and Capitol Hill in June, and in November, will be a part of the Children’s Miracle Network Celebration event at Walt Disney Resort in Orlando,
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any murders on our campus,” Roberts said. University Police are required by the Federal Clery Act to create the report, which includes WVU campus crime statistics for 2007 to 2009, according to a release from UPD. It is distributed to all WVU students, faculty and staff. If you would like to review the Annual Clery Report in its entirety, visit http://police. wvu.edu/home/clery_report.
INSIDE TODAY’S EDITION The West Virginia men’s soccer team took on Duquesne in an out-of-conference game. The recap will have more details. SPORTS PAGE 10.
Wednesday night’s Student Government Association meeting made SGA history due to a debate concerning the proposed SGA budget increase referendum lasting more than two hours, said SGA President Chris Lewallen. During open student forum, three members of a new student group, which launched on Facebook titled “WVU Students Against SGA Tuition Increase Proposal,” voiced their opinions on the proposed referendum. Lewallen proposed the increase during an April SGA meeting. He said he plans to write a referendum increasing SGA’s budget to $1.4 million. Currently, SGA’s budget is $70,000, which is not enough to fund all the projects and events it wants to accomplish, Lewallen said. Paul Kast, former SGA governor who created the Facebook group, referred to the proposal as a tuition increase and called the budget increase proposal “hypocritical” of the SGA administration. Kast said SGA supported a tuition freeze to keep college affordable for all during its campaign. SGA President Chris Lewallen stated the proposed budget referendum is not a tuition increase but an increase in student fees.
“Its like a tomato and tomato issue,” Kast said. “At the end of the day, we pay tuition, and we pay fees. I don’t see what the difference is.” Lewallen responded by saying the comparison is more like apples and oranges. Student fees and tuition are two separate things, he said. “We as students do not need to give any more money to special fees because some of us quite frankly can’t afford it,” Kast said. “SGA is proposing that if I take 15 credit hours per semester like an average student, I would be paying $60 a year by a $2 fee per credit hour.” Many students do not vote in SGA elections, Kast said. Less than 6,000 students voted in the elections last year. The rest of the student population is not represented by the vote, he added. “I don’t know if the student body can trust an organization which has multiple election violations every year during the campaign,” Kast said. “If you can’t be trusted morally... how can you be trusted with $1.6 million of our money?” Vice President Ron Cheng responded by saying he is forming a group to handle election violations. Kast addressed that SGA said it was looking at other student government associations at different
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Legal services provided for low-income families through public clinic by jessica leppar staff writer
West Virginia University’s College of Law has developed a child and family law clinic for families of limited income. The clinic started in August 2010 inside the College of Law because there was a need for legal assistance for struggling families in West Virginia, said Valorie Vojdik, deputy director of the Child and Family Law Clinic and associate dean for Faculty Research and Development at WVU College of Law. “I figured that there are a number of unique challenges for families who live in these rural areas and especially for families with children who may suffer from various disabilities,” Vojdik said. “Here at the law school we have the resources to reach out and help those families in need,” she said. Part of the clinic includes a medical and legal partner-
ship between the College of Law and the pediatrics department at Ruby Memorial Hospital, said Joyce McConnell, dean of the College of Law. “The notion here is that children’s health may be directly related to their social and economic circumstances,” Vojdik said. “Medical conditions may be aggravated by poor housing, for example.” Clients must meet income eligibility guidelines to receive the free assistance, Vojdik said. There is no cost to low-income clients for the representation itself. Clients are only responsible for court filing fees the law school cannot cover, McConnell said. WVU law students are available to represent children who are patients at Ruby Memorial Hospital or in the WVU pediatrics department, Vojdik said.
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WHEN DEVINE GOES DOWN When the West Virginia football team’s starting running back Noel Devine went down, the Mountaineers went with fullback Ryan Clarke. SPORTS PAGE 10
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Committee formed to evaluate PM bus route through Mountain Line By Alex Dufour correspondent
West Virginia University students have come together on a new committee aimed to improve bus routes around Morgantown. WVU Parking and Transportation put together the committee to address issues students face trying to get from one side of campus to the other, said Taylor Richmond, chair of the committee. The committee will specifically look at bus routes that travel from Towers to the downtown campus, he said. “The group is designed for improving bus routes ... to make it faster for students to get around,” Richmond said.
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Continued from page 1 we only hope they support us back.” Freshman accounting major Will Corhey thinks the name is not inappropriate for a college town, “We are in a college town, so I think it is funny,” he said. “If it was in a family community then I would think of it as a lit-
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Richmond wants to get as many students as he can involved to make a difference. The first bus route the committee will examine is the Campus PM Bus Route 1, which is the Mountain Line Transit Authority’s late night service, Richmond said. The Campus PM bus connects Towers, Lincoln Hall, College Park Apartments, Valley View, Stewart Street, Sunnyside, the Mountainlair and
downtown Morgantown, according to Mountain Line Transit Authority’s website. The route runs Thursday through Saturday every 10 minutes from 6 p.m. to 2:50 a.m., the site states. The committee will examine how to make this route the most efficient possible for students, Richmond said. “The purpose of the committee is to mainly get student input on where help needs to be done to improve the bus routes”, said Hugh Kierig, director of Transportation and Parking Facilities and Services. Tim Ditto, a freshman business management major, said he wishes the busses would arrive quicker after 3:10 p.m. because all of his classes are later
in the day. “I think the busses should come on a more regular basis and improve their routes to make it easier for the students,” he said. Ditto lives at Towers and said it is confusing trying to get downtown to his classes by bus. “I always end up by the life science building having to walk up those awful steps,” Ditto said. This committee will give student, like Ditto, the chance to provide input on the buses, Kierig said. “They can help in determining new modifications to existing routes,” he said.
tle offensive.” Although he has yet to eat at Shift Ace he thinks it will succeed because of the name and location, Corhey said. “Do people think the fat b--ch is offensive,” said Tyler Millburn, a freshman pre-agriculture and pre-economics major, referring to the sandwich at Sandwich U. Because Shift Ace is new, people are taking the name a little too seriously, and it is
only a matter of time until they accept it, he said. Freshman general studies major Dan Caraley agreed with Millburn saying if people can accept the sandwich names at Sandwich U they should accept Shift Ace. “I think it is funny,” Caraley said. “When people are drunk and walking by it, they are going to laugh and walk right in.” Despite people disagreeing over the name, the busi-
ness has not been affected, Khoury, said. “We have been getting a lot of people coming in around night and during the weekends,” he said. Khoury hopes this is a good sign for the future. “We have been open for two months, and we are already so busy,” he said. “So hopefully it is only up from here.”
adjunct faculty member, she said. Students handle all aspects of a case, including appearing in court, with help from supervisors at the law school, Vojdik said. “This is a great learning experience for the students,” Vo-
jdik said. “We have a lot of students at the law school who are particularly interested in representing children and families, so this is a very exciting opportunity.” Although a lot of focus is on health issues, the services provided by the clinic are very
broad, Vojdik said. Services include assistance concerning family law, family violence, education, housing, government benefits and health care, Vojdik previously stated in a press release.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Students can apply to get involved by contacting the Department of Transportation and Parking at transportation@mail.wvu.edu.
Continued from page 1 Fla. The latest of Bartlett’s great accomplishment includes being featured on the Frosted Flakes box. “The children featured on the cereal package are representative of the wide variety of ages and ailments seen every day at Children’s Miracle Network hospitals across North America,” said Shirley Rogers, senior vice president for corporate fundraising at the Kellogg Company. The boxes are being sold nationwide by Food Lion, Bloom and Bottom Dollar Food stores. They include a picture of each child as well as a brief description of their stories of perseverance and courage. For each box sold, 25 cents is donated to the Children’s Mir-
acle Network by Kellogg. More than $100,000 has been contributed, Rogers said. “This fundraising campaign demonstrates both Food Lion’s and Kellogg Company’s commitment to children’s health, and we are proud to partner with them in our efforts to save and improve the lives of the 17 million children treated annually at our hospitals,” she said. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network has been helping children and children’s hospitals in the United States. WVU Children’s Hospital is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in West Virginia and provides care to more than 7,000 newborns and children each year, who come from not only every county in the state, but also Pennsylvania, Maryland and Ohio. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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Due to an editing error in Tuesday’s edition of The Daily Athenaeum, Vivien Exartier, multicultural program coordinator for the Office of Student Life, was incorrectly listed as a female.
West Virginia University is looking for students to be a part of marketing and communications projects about the University. A casting session will be held today from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Mountainlair, between the Information Desk and Hatfields.
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Interested participants will be asked a couple of questions about their experiences at WVU, such as their academic experiences and how WVU has impacted their lives. Students from all racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to attend the casting session.
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Danielle Bartlett enjoys some ice cream at Coldstone Creamery at the ice cream shop’s 5th anniversary celebration and fundraiser for WVU Childrens Hospital. Danielle is a patient at WVU Childrens Hospital and designer of ‘Danielle’s Miracle Mix,’ a new flavor of ice cream introduced to help raise money for the hospital.
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Continued from page 1 universities, particularly the University of Central Florida. “I think it’s a good issue to point out that UCF’s student government’s website states that they receive their fees from an activity and service fee that every student has to pay,” he said. “It turns out that the activity and service fee not only pays for SGA, but the recreation center, the wellness center, homecoming (and) a multicultural center ... ” Kast argued many WVU students already pay fees for these student facilities and activities. “If you take UCF and use that as an example, we’re essentially paying double or triple what UCF pays because their already paying for the recreation center or wellness center according to their website,” he said. “I don’t think that we, as students, have enough money to pay for any more fees, especially since you guys are the ones who are supposed to be representing us.” The amount of money the proposal is asking for is a “very small percentage,” Lewallen said. Currently, students pay $637 per semester in student fees that go to various facilities and services besides SGA, he said. “Obviously, all the students do not use these things all the time,” he said. “But we still have to pay for them, and when everyone graduates here we can have a diploma that says West Virginia University on it. All these things make WVU an even better place and makes your diploma more valuable.” Lewallen said he attended a conference with student government presidents and vice presidents from around the The Daily Athenaeum USPS 141-980, is published daily fall and spring school terms on Monday thru Friday mornings and weekly on Wednesday during the summer terms, except school holidays and scheduled examination periods by the West Virginia University Committee for Student Publications at 284 Prospect St., Morgantown, WV, 26506 Second class postage is paid at Morgantown, WV 26506. Annual subscription price is $20.00 per semester out-of-state. Students are charged an annual fee of $20.00 for The Daily Athenaeum. Postmaster: Please send address changes, from 3579, to The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University, PO Box 6427, Morgantown, WV 26506-6427.
nation during the summer. He found out that WVU’s SGA has one of the lowest budgets in the nation. “This isn’t some crazy idea that I’ve concocted to take all of your money,” Lewallen said. “This is something that is going to benefit students for years. This is the biggest thing to come across student government in I don’t even know how long. We need a budget increase.” Kast said SGA still has not answered how, where or on whom the money will be spent. Lewallen stressed the budget is not a “student government budget” but rather a “student budget.” “The reason SGA has control of the money is because we live in a democracy where you elect the people to represent you,” Lewallen said. MountieRide, an SGA backed drunk driving carpool program, and a student-wide campus readership program were a few of the ideas the increase budget could benefit. Kast argued that SGA has not done enough research to implement a budget increase. Lewallen responded to Kast’s opinion by asking if he ever took the time to approach any SGA members about the referendum research. Kevin Beck, former off-campus housing director, argued SGA did not promote and raise enough awareness about the proposed budget referendum. “We have nothing to raise awareness about,” Lewallen said. “I presented it last year as an idea, and I have been working on it every day with people from SGA.” Lewallen promised once a referendum is written and planned out, SGA will raise awareness and hold a student speak up event to discuss the issues. Kast stated he thinks SGA needs to do more to inform students about the referendum when it goes to a vote. Lewallen stressed that the referendum has not yet been drafted and wouldn’t be voted on until Spring. Also during the meeting, the Community Relations Team was adopted into SGA’s bylaws by an unanimous vote. The team will assign SGA members to attend various city council committees. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu
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NJ student secretly taped having sex kills himself PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — A college student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his dorm room and broadcast it over the Internet. Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped from the George Washington Bridge last week, said his family’s attorney, Paul Mainardi. Police recovered a man’s body Wednesday afternoon in the Hudson River just north of the bridge, and authorities were trying to determine if it was Clementi’s. ABC News and The Star-Ledger of Newark reported that Clementi left on his Facebook page on Sept. 22 a note that read: “Jumping off the gw bridge sorry.” On Wednesday, his Facebook page was accessible only to friends. Two Rutgers freshmen have been charged with illegally taping the 18-year-old Clementi having sex and broadcasting the images via an Internet chat program. Steven Goldstein, chairman of the gay rights group Garden State Equality, said in a state-
ment Wednesday that his group considers Clementi’s death a hate crime. “We are heartbroken over the tragic loss of a young man who, by all accounts, was brilliant, talented and kind,” Goldstein said. “And we are sickened that anyone in our society, such as the students allegedly responsible for making the surreptitious video, might consider destroying others’ lives as a sport.” It wasn’t immediately clear what Clementi’s sexual orientation was, and a call asking the family’s lawyer about it was not immediately returned Wednesday. On the Rutgers campus straddling New Brunswick and Piscataway, there was dismay over Clementi’s death and the circumstances that led to it. Freshman Jonathan Pena said he was in a dorm lounge on Sept. 19 when someone came in and mentioned the sex webcast happening that night. “I knew him as a nice kid,” Pena said. “I didn’t know why anyone was bothering him with that.” Rutgers president Richard McCormick sent a letter to the campus, saying school officials
were “profoundly saddened by this report.” “If the charges are true, these actions gravely violate the university’s standards of decency and humanity,” McCormick wrote. News of Clementi’s death came the same day that Rutgers, the flagship university in a state known for ruthless mob bosses, petulant reality show stars and cutthroat drivers, launched a two-year project to get people on campus to behave better. Under the aegis of that project, students, faculty and other employees have been encouraged to attend a series of lectures, presentations and discussions on civility, exploring such topics as how cell phones, iPods and other gadgets affect civility, and sportsmanship for athletes and fans. One of the defendants, Dharun Ravi, was Clementi’s roommate, Mainardi told The StarLedger. The other defendant is Molly Wei. Ravi and Wei could face up to five years in prison if convicted. A lawyer for Ravi, of Plainsboro, did not immediately return a message seeking comment. It
was unclear whether Wei, of Princeton, had retained a lawyer. The Middlesex County prosecutor’s office charged the pair, both 18, with two counts apiece of invasion of privacy, claiming they used the webcam to view and transmit a live image of Clementi on Sept. 19. Ravi was also charged with two more counts of invasion of privacy alleging he tried to transmit another encounter of Clementi on Sept. 21. Collecting or viewing sexual images without consent is a fourth-degree crime. Transmitting them is a third-degree crime with a maximum prison term of five years. A Twitter account belonging to Ravi was recently deleted, but in a cached version retained through Google he sent a message on Sept. 19: “Roommate asked for the room till midnight. I went into molly’s room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay.” Two days later, he wrote on Twitter: “Anyone with iChat, I dare you to video chat me between the hours of 9:30 and 12. Yes it’s happening again.” Clementi’s driver’s license
and Rutgers ID were found in a wallet left on the bridge on Sept. 22 after two witnesses saw someone jump from it, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because Clementi’s body hadn’t been positively identified. Mainardi issued a statement Wednesday confirming Clementi’s suicide. “Tyler was a fine young man, and a distinguished musician,” Mainardi said. “The family is heartbroken beyond words.” Ed Schmiedecke, the recently retired music director at Ridgewood High School, where Clementi graduated earlier this year, said Clementi was a violinist whose life revolved around music. “He was a terrific musician, and a very promising, hardworking young man.” On campus and off, Clementi’s story gained sympathy after word of his death spread. More than 100 people attended a campus rally Wednesday night, with some lying on the ground and chanting things like, “If my dorm’s not safe, Rutgers isn’t safe.”
“Had he been in bed with a woman, this would not have happened,” said Lauren Felton, a 21-year-old student from Warren. “He wouldn’t have been outed via an online broadcast and his privacy would have been respected and he might still have his life.” A Facebook group, In Honor of Tyler Clementi, was quickly set up and by Wednesday had drawn nearly 3,000 people, many of whom posted remembrances of Clementi or expressions of shock over the death of the young man pictured playing his violin. “You will never be forgotten Tyler,” Samantha Hoffer commented. “I am so glad to have known such an amazing and talented person in my life. Rest in peace.” Georges Richa, a Rutgers freshman from New Brunswick, said he got to know Clementi a bit during dorm room conversations that last until 3 a.m. and are a rite of the earliest days of college. “I wish I could have been more of an ally,” he said. “I’ve been arguing about this for days” with others on the hall.
Government: Times Square bomber Music from Holocaust captures culture plotted 2nd attack to detonate after first NEW YORK (AP) — The man who planted a car bomb in Times Square boasted that he thought it would kill at least 40 people and that he planned to detonate a second bomb two weeks after the first, prosecutors said Wednesday. They quoted the former financial analyst in a video where he said he’d hoped “to join my brothers in jihad” ever since the Sept. 11 attacks. Faisal Shahzad should get life in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 5, prosecutors said in a filing, arguing that he “had every intention of delivering a powerful and terrorizing strike to the heart of New York City.” The government noted that Shahzad showed no remorse when he pleaded guilty on June 21 after confessing to investigators. In fact, prosecutors wrote, “he spoke with pride about what he and his coconspirators had done.” Included in the government submission to the sentencing judge in U.S. District Court in Manhattan was a 40-minute video in which Shahzad fires a machine gun in what appears to be the mountains of Pakistan as he announces that he has met members of the Pakistan Taliban and has decided “we are going to raise an attack inside America.” Prosecutors also included a video of the government’s explosion of a bomb the size of Shahzad’s, saying the results last June in a Pennsylvania field
show the attack would have been “devastating to the surrounding area” had it succeeded. Through most of the first video, Shahzad is seated and quoting from the Quran but makes his intentions clear toward the end when he states: “I have been trying to join my brothers in jihad ever since 9/11 happened. I am planning to wage an attack inside America,” prosecutors said. Shahzad was arrested two days after his May 1 bomb attempt in tourist-filled Times Square, where the explosives he had packed into the back of a sports utility vehicle sputtered and failed to detonate. Prosecutors said he tried to ignite the bomb before he abandoned the vehicle and that he was “prepared to conduct additional attacks until he was captured or killed.” The government did not list other locations that Shahzad might have chosen as targets. The second video shows an explosion shot from various angles, sometimes in slow motion. It caused a giant fireball that ripped apart the mock car bomb and five other vehicles positioned around it to simulate traffic. It also sent debris flying into a nearby pond. A lawyer for Shahzad did not immediately return a request for comment Wednesday. Shahzad chose a warm Saturday evening to carry out his attack in a part of Times Square he believed would be most
crowded based on streaming video of the world-famous tourist magnet that he’d looked at online, prosecutors said. He lit the fuse of his bomb, then left the vehicle to head to Grand Central terminal and, from there, his Connecticut home, pausing along the way to listen for the explosion that never came, the filing said. A street vendor spotted smoke coming from the SUV and alerted police, who quickly cleared the area. The bomb attempt set off an intense investigation that culminated two days later with investigators plucking Shahzad off a Dubai-bound plane at a New York airport. The government made clear that much of its information came from Shahzad, who waived his right not to incriminate himself. Prosecutors quoted extensively from the video that they said was posted online by the Pakistan Taliban on July 14, titled “A brave effort by Faisal Shahzad to attack United States in its own Land.” Prosecutors said the video, which includes publicly released photographs taken in Times Square following the attempted bombing, includes a segment in which Shahzad explains that “jihad is one of the pillars upon which Islam stands” and later advises that “Jews and Christians have to accept Islam as a religion and if you don’t do that, then you are bound to go in hellfire.”
ATLANTA (AP) — Some songs are slow, emotional, almost weepy symphonies. Others are driving and angry pub songs. A few are sarcastic jazz numbers. Others are shockingly upbeat – happy almost – as if the music lifted the composers out of the Nazi prison camps where they lived, saved them for just a moment from their horrific, torturous existence. A handful of the countless songs written by victims of the Holocaust and other World War II prisoners made their world premiere at Emory University in Atlanta on Tuesday during “Testaments of the Heart,” a program to help raise money to collect and preserve more of the music produced by captives of Germany and other countries, including Japan, from 1933 to 1945. Already thousands of the songs have been collected by Italian pianist and conductor Francesco Lotoro – who was in Atlanta to play in the concert – in a 20-year effort to ensure the music is preserved for generations to come. And he plans to house that collection at Emory once he raises the money to transfer it to the private university’s library. “We as the world are the ones who have all been denied this wealth,” Lotoro said through a translator. “There is a gaping hole in the musical history and culture of the world. This work has to continue to fill that hole and be the foundation for current and future musical culture.”
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Dr. Francesco Lotoro, standing, is shown during a rehearsal for “Testaments of the Heart” with a quartet including cellist Guang Wang, seated from left, first violinist Jessica Wu, violist Yinzi Kong and second violinist Lisa Yancich at Emory University’s Schwartz Center on Monday. With musicians from the Atlanta area, Lotoro presented – some for the first time – pieces that were scribbled in diaries, carved into wood and even written on toilet paper. The music ranges from short songs to full operas and symphonies. The group played the last piece ever written by Austrian musician and conductor Viktor Ullmann, who studied under Arnold Schoenberg and who died at Auschwitz in 1944. The haunting piano melody is set to a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke about a warrior from the 17th century.
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Drug-related arrests cause for concern The number of drug-related arrests on the campus of West Virginia University increased by 78.4 percent in the past year. After 125 drug-related arrests on campus in 2008, the number surged to 225 in 2009. University Police Chief Bob Roberts told reporters for The Daily Athenaeum that the increase is due to increased usage of marijuana among incoming students. “Marijuana use has increased at the high school
level, and those trends follow on to campus,” Roberts said. “We’re seeing kind of higher numbers than what we’ve been seeing.” Yet, it’s doubtful that such a dramatic increase in arrests can be solely attributed to increased drug use by students. In fact, it’s not at all plausible. Thus, the majority of the increase almost certainly came from increased enforcement on the part of UPD and not an army of stoners invading
campus. Which begs the question, why have drug-related incidents become the focal point of campus enforcement? Take a look at the numbers. Arrests stemming from campus burglaries decreased by 55.6 percent. Arrests stemming from campus theft decreased by 30.1 percent. Arrests stemming from underage drinking and open containers decreased by 11.9 percent.
Roberts attributed the decrease in campus theft to more students locking doors. But have the prevalence of these crimes really decreased or are thefts and burglaries simply more difficult to investigate and make arrests? It doesn’t take much effort to smell marijuana outside a dorm room and make an arrest, perhaps ruining a student’s future in the process. It takes much more effort to do the same for a theft or
burglary. While we are in no way condoning the use of illegal drugs, it’s disappointing to see such a dramatic increase in the arrests related to their use, especially when the victims (at least in the case of marijuana) are so few and far between. Instead, perhaps UPD could spend more time educating students how to protect themselves and their possessions. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu
Campus leaders must help revive Homecoming week josh peters correspondent
Some moments serve as a harsh dose of reality. This was the case on a trip I took last month. During my resident assistant training, the entire staff took a trip to Pittsburgh. On the way back to Morgantown, I had a conversation with one of the members of the administration at Pierpont. The topic, as it tends to do with me, turned to sports. I started on my typical “West Virginia University is awesome in everything it does” speech, when I was cut off with something that I was not expecting. My boss said, “When it comes to tradition, WVU is about the worst I have seen.” I immediately disagreed, citing many of the things that are done before football games in the stadium, such as “Simple Gifts” and the outline of the
state. She then said that this was true, but asked what we offered outside of the football stadium to provide a sense of Mountaineer Pride. Since then, I have contemplated that question. Unfortunately, the answer is not much. We have an opportunity upcoming that can start to bring about a new era of tradition and pride to WVU. October 23 is Homecoming, and the environment around this event needs to improve. Think back to high school. Homecoming was an entire week of festivities. Every day of the week was another opportunity for each and every student to show his or her school pride. Everyone has a memory of someone dressing like an absolute fool on school spirit day just to show the entire school that he or she was the undisputed super fan. Even though the whole homecoming situation was ridiculous, it is a memory that
those involved will carry with them throughout their lives. I still remember my 8th grade year. I woke up extra early for school. My mom sat me down and painted my face blue and gold. I put on everything related to Shady Spring, W.Va., I owned. I looked like an absolute idiot. However, I made the yearbook for most school spirit. That is a memory I will carry with me for life. Now that we are in college, what kind of homecoming experience do we have? Other than students getting obliterated and attempting to watch a football game, not much. This University has a great deal of pride. However, it seems that all of that pride is wrapped up within football and basketball. If something can be done to extend the passion that Mountaineers have for their football and basketball teams, then this University would be the envy
of every other institution of higher learning in the country. We are a proud people, and if that pride is properly directed, the results could be tremendous. This year, there is an attempt to bring back a classic university tradition within the Homecoming committee – the competition of the University dorms via float building for the Homecoming parade. This is an idea that has great potential to raise a sense of tradition and pride throughout WVU. The best way to instill a sense of pride is to present that pride at an early stage. There is no better way to reach most freshmen than doing activities through the dorms here on campus. If there is a great effort among the leadership of dorms, then there can be an activity that can inspire a sense of these students being a part of something greater than themselves. So, the gauntlet has been
thrown down. Pierpont and many other dorms around campus have signed on to this idea. However, every single dorm needs to bring this idea to life. Together, we can provide the starting of a new tradition here at WVU. We can be the start of something great at this University. With our hard work and dedication, the future of WVU can be something better than it is today. This is just the start. We need more ideas to inspire tradition. We need more participation from more groups and organizations. Most of all, we need to make sure that our freshmen are involved. With that, we are providing a solid foundation for our future. And on Oct. 22, when the alumni are called home down those country roads to the place they belong, I sincerely hope that they can relish is the simple gift of seeing a rebirth of that true Mountaineer spirit.
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$100 million donation may prove Zuckerberg’s worth brett haupt Arizona daily wildcat univ. of arizona (UWIRE)
Seven billion dollars – seriously? I could have had that much dough if I had created Facebook? If that’s the case, someone get me a DeLorean. I’m going back to 2003 to hang out with Mark Zuckerberg, former Harvard student and founder of Facebook, the popular social networking site. How popular? Recent estimates put the number of Facebook users around 550 million, which means the advertising department is probably poppin’ bottles as we speak. Zuckerberg’s personal worth is estimated at around $6.9 billion, making him number 35 on Forbes’ list of wealthiest individuals, above much older billionaires like Steve Jobs
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and Rupert Murdoch, and the youngest billionaire in the United States. To understand how much $6.9 billion is, I’ll put this number in perspective. What could you buy with almost $7 billion? Start with my car, a Toyota Yaris, for example; you could purchase a veritable armada - 437,000 of them. Not really a Toyota person? Have a taste for luxury? No worries. You could drive home a cool 25,000 Lamborghinis, or basically enough to drive a different Lamborghini every day for the next 68 years. Or perhaps you have an inkling for extraplanetary travel. At $1.7 billion a pop, you could commandeer yourself four space shuttles. Enough with the fantasy; what I’m interested in is reality, and in particular the donation of $100 million to a school district in Newark, New Jersey. That’s right, forget about
what you might do with all his money. Zuckerberg is giving $100 million to the Newark School District, and surprisingly, not everyone is supportive. Some view this move, which was made public Friday during Zuckerberg’s appearance on “Oprah,” as a publicity stunt to soften a public image that will no doubt be called into question in the coming months. “The Social Network,” an upcoming movie about the founding of Facebook, does not exactly portray Zuckerberg as a very nice guy. As a result, some believe that Zuckerberg has tried to launch a preemptive battle to buffer his public image. This notion is bolstered by the fact that the usually frugal and low-key Zuckerberg the man who can afford 25,000 Lamborghinis, drives an Acura - is clearly spending like he never has before, even if it is
for charity. After all, $100 million is a lot of money. However, again, let us put this in perspective; $100 million, which is more than what 99.9 percent of all humans would earn in several lifetimes, is only 1.4 percent of Zuckerberg’s net worth. A drop in the bucket, right? Wrong. Rarely in history have we seen such large donations given directly in such a public forum. Looking at the largest donations ever granted, seven of the top 10 were granted directly from the owner to his or her own charity. This, although certainly honorable, is more of a cop-out in many regards, as the donors are more often than not merely shifting their money to another branch of their control. So, are we to believe that Zuckerberg’s donation is inconsequential? No. Only two
other donations of $100 million or more have been made in the United States this year, even though at least 34 people have even more money to give than Zuckerberg. In a Sept. 24 article of The New York Times, Patrick M. Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, called the donation “exceptional” and “mind-boggling,” especially given that Zuckerberg is only 26 years old. Writing off Zuckerberg’s donation as a publicity ploy is unfair. It’s still $100 million, regardless of whether you’re Bill Gates or a starving college student. If the money is funding education, we should all be on board. Forget PR and image; Mark Zuckerberg should be commended. Let’s hope those Newark kids put the money to good use.
remy albillar Arizona daily wildcat univ. of arizona (UWIRE)
These websites will help you do the least work If your professor or teaching assistant hasn’t told you not to go to notehall.com or ratemyprofessors.com yet, you should ask him or her about it the next time you’re in class. If you’re lucky, they’ll make a funny face. However, they will probably tell you the websites are either contrived or that visiting the sites will reflect poorly on your karmic report card. That’s totally bunk, so here’s the skinny: Notehall.com It’s a website where kids upload word documents with their lecture notes or filled-out study guides for other kids to buy on the Internet. The site is organized by course number, so it shouldn’t be too hard to find your classes and see if someone’s been taking good notes. Are you taking economics 200? Did you know that someone has posted daily study notes and study guides for four different professors who are teaching that class? Is yours among them? Only one way to find out. Will you never have to take notes during economics 200 again? Maybe! Some of you aren’t auditory learners. Maybe you retain information better with flashcards or making visual maps than you do listening to a lecture. Don’t let the expectation to take notes limit your motivation to find ways around it and learn enough information to get the grade you want in the class. Basically, if you’re willing to shell out a few bucks a week for your class notes and are lucky enough to be in a big enough class that someone decided they could make money selling their notes online, notehall.com is your friend. Ratemyprofessors.com It’s a website that tells you which teachers are easy graders and which teachers are attractive (or both). Ratemyprofessors.com reviews boil down to two extremes: “OMG This was the greatest prof of my life,” or “FML This was the worst prof of my life.” If there’s a lot of the former, and the teacher has a lot of high scores for things like “clarity” and “helpfulness,” it means that’s probably an easy class to take. Think about it this way: At the end of the semester, you’ll have the chance to take a different professor for General Chemistry. You could take Professor Example again, or you could take Professor Strawman, who is a way easier grader because he’s disillusioned with the educational system. If you go with Strawman you’ll learn less, but do you even like chemistry? Are you going to use it heavily in your major? No? Thanks, ratemyprofessors.com, for saving me from hours of extra work and a lower grade point average. Additionally, professors might have a chili pepper next to their name, indicating if they are “hot” or not. Professors with chili peppers are not down with the designation, indicating that it gets in the way of “what matters.” But that’s totally arbitrary. If you want to pay this school’s ridiculous fees to take easy courses and ogle older women (or men), more power to you. It’s lots of fun. I know you’re new and don’t always know where the party is at, so you might spend a lot of your time in your dorm room. That’s perfect, because that means you can put these primo cuts of advice steak into practice right away. Good luck, and happy coasting.
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Tudor’s Biscuit World due ‘later this fall’ by david ryan A&E editor
Tudor’s Biscuit World, a West Virginian breakfast institution, is coming to Morgantown. Joe Horvath, with his wife Barbara, is bringing the franchise to satisfy the hunger of West Virginia University and Morgantown communities. The couple, who own the franchise together, expect the restaurant to be open by “later this fall,” before Thanksgiving. “We think those who haven’t had the exposure to (Tudor’s Biscuit World) will quickly come to enjoy it, and those who have known about it will be happy it’s here,” Joe said.
Joe knew there was an interest in the chain having a Morgantown presence from his sons – all WVU graduates. When they were in attendance, they would frequently come home insisting it would be a good fit for the area. “Every time they’d come back from school or we’d go and visit them, the remarks were, ‘we need to get a Tudor’s up there, these kids would love it,’” he said. “That’s why we picked Morgantown,” he said, noting the diversity of students from New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “It’s good to give back to WVU and the University community.” The restaurant offers a “heavy breakfast-oriented
menu,” Joe said, featuring biscuits, pancakes and omelets. Joe’s favorite menu item: the “Mickey,” a Canadian bacon, egg and melted cheese bacon biscuit. Unlike other restaurants, “you don’t get shut out of breakfast at 10:31 a.m.,” he said. “When we’re open, you can get breakfast.” The restaurant is also offers burgers, sandwiches and other menu items, all at value-for-money prices, Joe said. Freshman pre-finance major Adam Kortz is excited for the chain’s arrival. “It’ll do well here, if just by me it’ll do well,” Kortz said. “There aren’t a lot of breakfast places here and it’s really
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good.” Other students also echoed Kortz’ breakfast comments. “I love Tudors because it’s really good and unique,” said Paige Smith, freshman preengineering student. “There’s nowhere to get a good, quick breakfast in Morgantown so I think it’ll flourish here.” Joe said he’s enthusiastic about the desire for the Nitro, W.Va.-based chain to arrive. “We can see a lot of online feedback of ‘wish it was here,’ ‘when it is coming?’,” he said. “We’re excited by the fact people are learning about it.” david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu WEB
Mackenzie Mays contrib- Pictured above is the front view of a Tudor’s Biscuit World in Charleston, W.Va. The popuuted to this report. lar chain is scheduled to open in Morgantown ‘later this fall.’
Outdoor Rec Center gives students opportunity to get outside, physical
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West Virginia rapper RayP, Raymond Swiney, has released his debut album titled “Mr. International.” The CD consists of 21 freestyle tracks, sampling back music from hits like “Airplane” by B.o.B and “Beamer, Benz or Bentley” by Lloyd Banks. Swiney, 21, is from Charleston, W.Va., and got his start in the rap industry as a sophomore in high school with a home-made studio. Though the rapper has progressed, now having his own manager and better equipment to work with, his work ethic has stayed the same. “I don’t think much of making music, I’ve always had my own home studio that I rigged up myself in high school so I could get my start,” Swiney said. “On this album, at one point I was staying up all night in the studio and waking up in the studio. So, it’s nothing new for me. It’s just what I do.” Swiney said the album took only a month to create, starting out with 70 songs on the original recording. Though Swiney is serious about his work, he wants his new album to portray a notso-serious vibe. “The most important thing about the album is it’s just a fun, upbeat tempo CD. It’s something you can party to, drink to and dance to,” Swiney said. “Its just good music and I think most college kids could relate to it.” Deriving influences from fellow rappers Drake, Kid Cudi, Lil’ Wayne and Meek Millz, Swiney is most proud of his mainstream-like track “Mean Muggin’.” “The beat on ‘Mean Muggin’ is raw and was made by a friend of mine, Kayoh, who is also a local artist. I think it’s a fun track, It’s catchy and gets stuck in your head,” Swiney said. Swiney said his style is continually changing so his future
With the leaves beginning to change, fall is one of the best seasons to get outdoors in West Virginia. West Virginia University’s Outdoor Rec Center provides its members a chance to do just that. “The main purpose of the Outdoor Rec Center is to encourage people to get outside, explore outdoor adventure activities, see unique places around Morgantown and West Virginia that are fun to visit, and learn skills with the intent to go do your own outdoor activities in the future,” said Brett Hagerty, program coordinator for the center. The Outdoor Rec Center sets up trips across the state, offers gear rentals and sup-
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works are hard to determine. “My style changes a lot. Every month I have a new favorite rapper,” Swiney said. “I have a lot of influences. My life has changed a lot and I’ve grown too, but it’s been for the better of my music.” The best of Swiney’s live performances are done in Morgantown, and he credits this to the community’s energy. “I love the people in Morgantown. They’re really supportive of new artists. They come out to the shows and I like the energy they put out – they get into it,” Swiney said.
The rapper voiced his concerns about the rap music scene in West Virginia but said a lack of talent isn’t the problem. “I don’t think the rap scene is lacking here because I’ve seen the talent this state has to offer. There’s just not a lot of people looking to promote hip-hop artists,” Swiney said. Though Swiney has big goals for the future, his intentions are humbled. “I would like to be successful because I have a lot of fun doing it and I consider it my passion,” Swiney said. “I’m not worried about making a lot of money or getting on TV. I just want to give back to the people that have supported me.” A release party for “Mr. International” is in the works to be scheduled in Morgantown sometime in October. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu
plies information to its members on what outdoor activities the area has to offer. Trips are scheduled each semester, as well as during winter and spring breaks. During the fall semester, the center offers backpacking, white water rafting, climbing, canoeing and caving trips. During the spring semester the center offers cross-country and downhill skiing trips. For winter break, the center will be going to Adirondack Mountains in New York for skiing. During spring break, the center will head to Florida for canoeing, snorkeling and camping. David Long, junior industrial engineering major, has led several of the Outdoor Rec Center trips, including backpacking through Dolly Sods.
Long said the trip included backpacking through the wilderness area, setting up the campsite and teaching members how to properly use the equipment. “The participants seemed to really enjoy the experience and learned a lot,” Long said. He first got involved with the Outdoor Rec Center after acting as a guide for WVU’s first year orientation program Adventure WV. “You get to meet a lot of people with similar interests as you and experience some of the best parts of West Virginia,” Long said. The Outdoor Rec Center also provides gear rentals for students who have outdoor skills but lack the necessary equipment.
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FEATURE OF THE DAY KENDLE will be recruiting paid volunteers for clinical research studies from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Commons Area of the Mountainlair.
Oct. 2 THE MON GROUP OF THE SIERRA CLUB will sponsor a hike through and discussion of timber management areas at Coopers Rock State Forest. This hike will be of moderate difficulty through rocky trail bed and moderate to traverse grade. For more information, e-mail gwenjones23@yahoo.com or sallywilts@ yahoo.com.
Oct. 3 CAR WASH 4 LIFE will be held by the Newman Club at the Advanced Auto on Beechurst Avenue from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All donations directly benefit the Gabriel Project.
Every Thursday CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, a 12-step program to assist participants in developing healthier relationships of all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital. For more information, call Mary at 304-296-3748. LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necessary. For more information, e-mail Stephanie at szinn1@mix.wvu.edu or visit www.lutheranmountaineer. org/disaster. MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION hosts a weekly Islam and Arabic class at 6:30 p.m. in the Monongahela Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, contact Sohail Chaudhry at 304-906-8183 or schaudhr@mix.wvu.edu. THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB meets from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the basement of the First Christian Church at 100 Cobun Ave. Meetings will not be held the last Thursday of every month. For more information, visit www.morgantownchess.org. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST holds its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in Room G24 of Eiesland Hall. People can join others for live music, skits and relevant messages. For more information, e-mail roy. baker@uscm.org or visit www.wvucru.com. UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Price and Willey streets. For more information, e-mail wvumethodist@comcast.net. 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. THE WVU YOUNG DEMOCRATS meets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, e-mail kross3@mix. wvu.edu. WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE TEAM meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Shell Building. No experience is necessary. For more information, contact Sarah Lemanski at sarah_lemanski@yahoo.com. TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Stu-
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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 304-291-7918. 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 304598-5180 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 Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential. To make an appointment, call 304293-4117. For more information, visit
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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-onone community-based and schoolbased mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304983-2823, ext. 104 or e-mail 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 allvolunteer 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 email CDMofWV@gmail.com.
HOROSCOPES BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you are able to make a change in how you structure your life. The question remains, Do you really want to? Your finances and domestic life become increasingly important. Realize your limits. Try not to be so serious all the time. Develop techniques to lighten up. You will detach and make better decisions. If you are single, you could be startled by what 2011 blows in. You might have more than one choice of suitor. If you are attached, the two of you will start having more fun together if you can stay light and easy. CANCER can pressure you with ease! ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Moods change quickly, and you could be overwhelmed by everything that seems to be flying at you. Someone you’d counted on to remain steady pulls away. This person also could be very angry. Find out what is cooking here. Tonight: Stay home. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Postpone a discussion if you can. Your mood swings from overindulgent to closed down. What could be upsetting today might be meaningless another day given time. Focus on absorbing more information. Research and matters at a distance are favored. Tonight: How about a movie? GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH What is motivating you and your ideas is great, but the timing is off. Go off and maybe buy a lottery ticket if you feel lucky, or get into a long-overdue
project. Be aware of expenses and hidden costs. Tonight: Treat a friend to a drink and munchies. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH As the day progresses, especially if you are an early riser, it gets better. Though you might be tempted to use that innate magnetism to draw results, watch out for manipulation. That behavior also has its costs. Tonight: Top dog. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Kick back and work on becoming less involved, if only for a few days. You might be stunned by how much you accomplish if you can just relax. Screen your calls and don’t break into the Leo socialite model. Tonight: Keep it low-key. VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Understanding evolves to a new level. You could be taken aback by the difference when you have support as opposed to going after a goal alone. A child or loved one could be unusually rebellious; let go. Tonight: Where the action is. LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Others look around to see who will be the flag bearer. You might wonder why it is you. With your overly serious behavior lately, many might think you are more responsible than you are, or perhaps that you like responsibilities a lot. Tonight: Could go till the wee hours. SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH You might want to weave your way out of a discussion in order to get
more facts. Tap into several experts’ opinions. There is no such thing as too much information, but make sure someone has his or her facts straight. Tonight: Revising your opinion. SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Your instincts tell you to defer to a partner or loved one. You demonstrate your confidence in this person. Be willing to work through a money issue. When in a lighter setting, you find a friend or acquaintance heavy. Tonight: Accept an offer. CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Of all signs, no one expects you, the Goat, to get flaky on them, though you might not see the profound change you are going through in this light. Don’t become overly heavy or serious, if possible. Tonight: Let someone else decide. AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Do what you need to do, but don’t have any great expectations. Try to discover whether you are tired or just bored. Make adjustments to relieve this condition. Tonight: Early to bed. PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH Express your creativity without offending a key character in your life. This person of late could have been extremely manipulative. Pressure builds within a partnership. Tonight: Let your hair down. BORN TODAY Actor Eric Stoltz (1961), singer Johnny Mathis (1935), actress Angie Dickinson (1931)
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Online and tuned in: How do online TV sites compare? DAVID RYAN A&E EDITOR
Hulu Hulu shouldn’t have worked – at least, in the eyes of those critical of such a venture. The website is a collaborative project between Universal Studios and News Corporation, and other networks, offering network and cable shows online days after broadcast. The website is clean, easy-touse and offers a large selection of shows. The site also offers whole seasons of shows, at times, with
Hulu Plus News Corporation owner Rupert Murdoch wasn’t happy with the success of Hulu alone. Now the company has released a higher tier of the service, with high-definition episodes, bigger back catalogs of older shows and use on multiple devices: for $10 a month. While Hulu is limited to the desktop or laptop, Hulu Plus is available on the iPhone or iPod Touch and the PlayStation 3 console. Other devices, including the Xbox 360 and newer model television sets, are expected soon. The option for high-definition viewing is nice, but it doesn’t really justify the higher price tag. The use of Hulu Plus on other devices may be its selling point,
meaning adventurous, tech savvy relatives don’t have to wire laptops to the TV anymore. It offers entire seasons of shows beyond the free version’s four or five, but only on a limited number of shows – mostly from either NBC or FOX, its corporate overlords. The service is currently in preview mode before its rollout, so users need to request an invite before they have access. But even then, they have to pay for it. The tough decision for any consumer is to decide whether or not $10 a month justifies a slightly bigger amount of shows and higher quality – especially when it still has commercials. If not, they’re all available free on Hulu, anyway, albeit it at a lower resolution. Netflix The gold standard in movie rentals has moved into online viewing. In addition to the option of renting physical movies through the mail, Netflix now offers a large collection of TV shows and movies online. This is far beyond anything Hulu has to offer: It has entire seasons of shows, full back catalogs and high definition options of movies and TV. There’s the complete three seasons of “Arrested Develop-
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ment” (Hulu only has one), “Futurama,” and, in a recent deal, every recent episode of “Saturday Night Live” and hundreds from its 36 year history. Its website is easy to use, switching between Instant viewing and queues for delivery by mail. Netflix is also available through Xbox 360, some new television sets, DVD players, BluRay players, and, more recently, the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii consoles (though those require a free disc). It even has applications for iPhone and iPod Touch and other mobile devices. Netflix’s biggest downfall, however: you have to be a member. Though tiered pricing is available, you still have to pay
something for it. Hulu, the basic site, at least offers anyone in the United States the option to watch recent shows for free, with standard television quality. Netflix offers more of entire, previous seasons and huge collections of movies (including “Wall Street,” for those interested in the sequel). YouTube The web’s premier video sharing website has become a scourge for users to upload clips from their favorite shows. However, with clips limited between 10 minutes to 15 minutes each, watching a show can be difficult. Their legality, too, is often questionable. As neat as it is watching the latest episode
of “House” within minutes of its broadcast, it’s still illegal. The experience, too, is unreliable, as are the frequency of their availability. It’s up to the user to upload a show, or movie, so you’re never actually guaranteed to find anything. Nor are you guaranteed any level of quality – sometimes you’re watching someone recording it from their cell phone from the screen, complete with relatives giggling in the background. It’s free, it’s easy and it’s available on most electronic devices. But with YouTube clamping down on piracy, you’re never guaranteed to find anything, nor any degree of quality. david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu
Downloadable ‘Deathspank’ sequel lives up to its predecessor jAMIE CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR
When we last left our intrepid hero, he had defeated the evil Lord Von Prong, with it being revealed that the evil Lord’s power came from a magical thong similar to Deathspank’s. There was, of course, a twist ending right after in which our hero leaves the magical kingdom and enters a world reminiscent of World War II. If I spoiled anything for you, suck it up.
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Continued from page 5 Equipment rentals include bikes, camping gear, climbing gear, stoves and cookware, water sports gear and winter gear. Prices vary and can be found on the center’s web site. Gear can be rented with a WVU student ID. The program has been around since the ’70s but has
“Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue” picks up the storyline of the original, with the game starting with Deathspank being apprehended by evil Orque forces and forced to peel potatoes and wear an unnecessary eye patch. Eventually realizing that his potato peeler is essentially a sword, Deathspank teams up with his fellow captives and escapes to rejoin the war effort. Soon after, it is revealed that there are six magical thongs in total and everyone, except for the wearer of the purple thong of justice, has been corrupted by their undergar-
ment from being good and virtuous to evil and maniacal. Once again it is up to the intrepid hero to save the day, and everyone else. Developed at the same time as the original “Deathspank” by Hothead Games, “Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue” is more of the same, yet in a new flavor that gamers can enjoy. Where the first game mocked the sword and sorcery genres, this one mocks everything else. From nuns to aliens to television chefs, nothing is safe from Deathspank’s witty one-liners and massive armory. Trust me when I say that all
been in the WVU recreational center since 2001. Hagerty said its current location is much better than previous locations, which have included the Mountainlair and Stansbury Hall. “The (current) Rec Center is much better for marketing the program and getting students involved,” Hagerty said. The Outdoor Rec Center’s office is full of brochures, maps and books containing
information on the wilderness locations and state parks in West Virginia, as well as other useful outdoor information. Students can plan trips by using the information provided at the center or by consulting the website “Morgantown Do It Yourself Outdoors,” which is linked to from the Outdoor Rec Center’s homepage. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu
Bloomberg jokes on bugs, bucks on Letterman NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg revealed during his first sit-down interview on David Letterman’s “Late Show” that he thinks being governor is a “terrible job” and said he’s not embarrassed to be ranked the 10th richest person in the nation. The billionaire mayor said he prefers being mayor because mayors can interact more with their constituents and “the state is so spread out.” Bloomberg, a Democratturned-Republican-turned-independent, last week endorsed Democrat Andrew Cuomo in New York’s gubernatorial race. During the 15-minute “Late Show” appearance, Letterman also teased Bloomberg about how his city has recently closed parts of Broadway in midtown Manhattan to create pedestrian plazas. Letterman called them “petting zoos.” Before Bloomberg went onstage at the start of the segment, a tree was partially blocking the camera and people were sipping coffee at small tables on the set, mocking the patio furniture that the Bloomberg administration installed in the Broadway pedestrian plazas in Times Square and Herald Square. From behind the camera, Letterman was informed that “during the commercial break, Mayor Bloomberg installed a pedestrian plaza.” During Bloomberg’s nearly nine years in office, he has appeared several times on Letterman’s CBS show to read the Top 10 list or to participate in jokes, like when he gave Letterman’s beard a key to the city. On Wednesday, Letterman asked him about a wide range of topics, including World Trade Center rebuilding, the mosque planned in lower Manhattan near ground zero, the tea party
movement and even rats and bedbugs, which have been discovered in theaters, clothing stores, office buildings, housing projects and posh apartments throughout the city. “The bedbugs are probably tougher,” Bloomberg said. Letterman mentioned where Bloomberg was ranked on a list of richest Americans. Forbes
magazine estimates his fortune at $18 billion. “I saw a thing today where, and it’s probably embarrassing, you’re like the 10th wealthiest person in the world or something?” Letterman asked. “That’s not embarrassing,” Bloomberg said. “Try it sometime. You’ll like it.” The show was taped Wednesday afternoon to air that night.
the mockery is good. My personal favorite is that the adventure is in the World War II setting, making fun of war stereotypes such as the hardened General and the French, as well as the ridiculous caricature of Santa Clause. It is both terrifying and hilarious The gameplay is once again Diablo-inspired, over-the-head viewpoint, turn-based attacking, but it still works. Players are also once again granted a massive amount of tools, be it a submachine gun, a constantly flaming axe or a
bazooka. Blowing Orques away never felt so good. The game suffers from the same faults as the original, though, occasionally repetitive action, jokes that sometimes miss and somewhat uninspired music. Yet it also succeeded in the areas of the original, with great voice acting, creative and fun character models and dialogue that is usually ridiculously fun. Odds are this will also be the last Deathspank game, at least with any input from cre-
ator Ron Gilbert, who left Hothead Games earlier this year to join with video game cult icon Tim Schafer’s Double Fine productions. Thankfully, Gilbert’s last piece of work there is something worth playing, for those who enjoy both humor and questing in their video games. “Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue” is available now on Playstation Network and Xbox Live Arcade for $15.
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GRAPHIC BY TONY DOBIES
It was only a few years ago that watching a television show online was purely an illegal activity. The web was riddled with bootleggers, uploading digital versions of popular TV shows for download, often before they were broadcast in other countries. Now, however, the Internet is swamped with a variety of options, both free and subscription-based services. While there are also paid episode rentals and downloads, the following guide examines a variety of options for streaming shows and their value for money, variety and usability.
commercials at typical points in the shows. A variety of movies is available, though some titles are slightly sketchy – including the strangely titled “Killer Condom.” For those wanting to catch up on a missed show (or sneak in an episode of “Major Dad” while they work), Hulu is a great site with offerings from all the networks. However, a lack of options on quality and previous seasons is its downfall. Unless, of course, you pay for ...
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Arthur Penn, director of ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ dies
NEW YORK (AP) — “Bonnie and Clyde” wasn’t a movie that director Arthur Penn wanted to make, but when he finally agreed to, he made sure that the violence provoked by the lawbreaking couple from the 1930s – and that led to the protagonists’ bullet-riddled demise – wasn’t disguised. “I thought that if were going to show this, we should SHOW it,” Penn recalled. “We should show what it looks like when somebody gets shot.” His cinematic art, he noted, only reflected the times: TV coverage of Vietnam “was every bit, perhaps even more, bloody than what we were showing on film.” The director died Tuesday night, a day after his 88th birthday, leaving behind films – most notably “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Little Big Man” – that refashioned movie and American history, made and broke myths, and sealed a generation’s affinity for outsiders. Daughter Molly Penn said her father died at his home in Manhattan of congestive heart failure. A memorial service will be held by year’s end, longtime friend and business manager Evan Bell said Wednesday. Penn – younger brother of the photographer Irving Penn – first made his name on Broadway as director of the Tony Award-winning plays “The Miracle Worker” and “All the Way Home,” then rose as a film director in the 1960s, his work inspired by the decade’s political and social upheaval. “Bonnie and Clyde,” with its mix of humor and mayhem, encouraged moviegoers to sympathize with the marauding robbers, while “Little Big Man” told the tale of the conquest of the West with the Indians as the good guys. “A society would be wise to pay attention to the people who do not belong if it wants to find out ... where it’s failing,” Penn said. Penn’s other films included his adaptation of “The Miracle Worker,” featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Anne Bancroft; “The Missouri Breaks,” an outlaw tale starring Marlon
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In this 1985 publicity photo originally released by CBS Productions, director Arthur Penn is shown during the filming of “Target.” Penn, a myth-maker and myth-breaker who in such classics as “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Little Big Man” refashioned movie and American history and sealed a generation’s affinity for outsiders, died Tuesday, Sept. 28 in New York. He was 88. Brando and Jack Nicholson; “Night Moves,” a Los Angeles thriller featuring Gene Hackman; and “Alice’s Restaurant,” based on the wry Arlo Guthrie song about his being turned down for the draft because he had once been fined for littering. “I loved working with Arthur,” said Hackman, who also worked with Penn on “Bonnie and Clyde” and the 1985 thriller “Target.” “He had his own clear vision, but he was really excited to see what you could bring to a scene, every take,” Hackman said in a statement. “You could feel him over there, just by the camera, pulling for you. However rough and tough his films are, you can always sense his human-
ity in them.” Penn was most identified with “Bonnie and Clyde,” although it wasn’t a project he initiated or, at first, wanted to do. Warren Beatty, who earlier starred in Penn’s “Mickey One” and produced “Bonnie and Clyde,” had to persuade him to take on the film, inspired by the movies of the French New Wave. (Francois Truffaut and JeanLuc Godard each turned down offers to direct the film.) Penn, in his 40s when he made “Bonnie and Clyde,” took full advantage of his gorgeous lead actors – Beatty and Faye Dunaway – and of the story, as liberal in its politics as it was with the facts – a celebration of individual freedom and
an expose of the banks that had ruined farmers’ lives. Released in 1967, when opposition to the Vietnam War was spreading and movie censorship crumbling, “Bonnie and Clyde” was shaped by the frenzy of old silent comedies, the jarring rhythms of the French New Wave and the surge of youth and rebellion. The robbers’ horrifying deaths, a shooting gallery that took four days to film and ran nearly a minute, only intensified the characters’ appeal. With the glibbest of promotional tag lines, “They’re young ... they’re in love ... and they kill people,” it was a film that challenged and changed minds. Beatty worked for a reduced fee because the studio, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, was convinced that “Bonnie and Clyde” would flop. Released in August 1967, then rereleased early in 1968 in response to unflagging interest, “Bonnie and Clyde” appalled the old and fascinated the young, widening a generational divide not only between audiences, but critics. The New York Times’ Bosley Crowther, then at the end of his career – an end hastened by “Bonnie and Clyde” – snorted that the film was “a cheap piece of bald-faced slapstick comedy that treats the hideous depredations of that sleazy, moronic pair as though they were as full of fun and frolic as the jazz-age cutups in ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie.’” But Pauline Kael, just starting her long reign at The New Yorker, welcomed “Bonnie and Clyde” as a new and vital kind of movie – an opinion now widely shared – and asked, “How do you make a good movie in this country without being jumped on?” “The accusation that the beauty of movie stars makes the anti-social acts of their characters dangerously attractive is the kind of contrived argument we get from people who are bothered by something and clutching at straws,” Kael wrote. “’Bonnie and Clyde’ brings into the almost frighteningly public world of movies things people have been feeling and saying and writing about.”
Minnelli falls ill, cancels concert Richie no longer famous for being famous PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Singer Liza Minnelli has canceled a concert in Maine because of an illness. The mayor of Portland had expected to give the singer a key to the city after her performance at Merrill Auditorium on Wednesday night. But the arts organization Portland Ovations says Minnelli fell ill before her afternoon sound check and could not perform as scheduled. She was on her way back to New York City.
The 64-year-old was expected to sing her greatest hits and material from new CD, “Confessions,” to kick off Portland Ovations’ 80th season. The Portland Press Herald says the organization is hoping to reschedule the concert and is requesting that ticket holders wait for further information. Minnelli representative Scott AP Gorenstein says the singer isn’t seriously ill and will resume In this May 24, 2010 file photo, Liza Minperforming in the next few nelli attends the premiere of “Sex And The City 2” at Radio City Music Hall in New York. days.
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In this Sept. 25 file photo, television personality Nicole Richie arrives at the LACMA Resnick Exhibition Pavilion grand opening gala in Los Angeles. and about the steps that she takes to find her place her in the world and find her own voice.” Richie calls the acceptance by the fashion industry a blessing. She will also return to NBC’s “Chuck” next month where she has a recurring role as Heather Chandler, a former high school mean girl-turned-spy with a talent for kung fu. Despite her various hats, Richie wants to add yet another career to her resume: Singing. “Music is something that I love so much and it’s very close to my heart,” she said. “I would never want to do something that I can’t put all of my time and heart and soul into ... but ... I’m only 29! I have time!”
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NEW YORK (AP) – Nicole Richie first became a tabloid regular when she co-starred with childhood pal Paris Hilton in the reality show “The Simple Life.” Several years later, the 29-year-old is still a paparazzi target, but she has broadened her resume. The daughter of singer Lionel Richie has transformed her image from red carpet regular and party girl to a hip, young mom (she has two children with musician Joel Madden of the band Good Charlotte), fashion designer, occasional actress and author. Her new book, “Priceless,” is now in stores. It’s about a wealthy young woman named Charlotte whose stockbroker father is busted for embezzling millions from his clients. Charlotte ends up escaping the barrage of media attention surrounding the scandal in New York City and relocating to New Orleans where she builds a life for herself. “I don’t think anyone is just a one-dimensional person. There are a few different people inside of every person,” Richie said in an interview with The Associated Press to promote the book. This isn’t Richie’s first foray into writing. Her first novel, “The Truth About Diamonds,” was about a girl who is the adopted daughter of a famous male singer and part of Hollywood’s in-crowd. Richie denies reports the book, a New York Times bestseller, was “semi-autobiographical,” saying her writing is influenced by personal experience, but the book wasn’t about her own life. For “Priceless,” Richie wanted to take a different direction. “I wanted to write a story about the journey of a girl’s life
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Mister Rogers’ Pa. company gets cops-kids grant The Pittsburgh company founded by television’s Mister Rogers has received a $496,000 federal grant for a program that brings police and children together. The Department of Justice announced the grant for The Fred Rogers Co. on Wednesday. The money will be used for a national rollout of the company’s video program “One on One: Connecting Cops & Kids.” The program was created about 10 years ago to help build positive relationships between police and children. More than 220 police officers in western Pennsylvania have attended training sessions featuring the video. The grant will fund 28 workshops across the country for 750 people. Many of those participants will then lead “Cops & Kids” workshops in their own departments. Britney Spears is a ratings grabber for ‘Glee’ Britney Spears is a dream for Fox’s hit musical “Glee.” Tuesday’s episode that featured the star in some dreamsequence cameos drew an estimated 13.5 million viewers. The Nielsen Co. says it was the second most-watched episode of the show ever, behind last spring’s return from a hiatus. That’s also an increase from the 11.1 million people who had tuned in to the “Glee” season premiere a week earlier. Spears was also a trending topic on Twitter during the telecast, exemplifying one of TV’s biggest new trends: viewers using social media to correspond with friends while watching. The show’s cast performed five Spears songs during the episode, including “I’m a Slave 4U” and “Stronger.”
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Hulu Plus to become available through different subscribers utive profitable quarter for the April through June period. Hulu Plus is already available on certain Samsung Electronics Co. TVs and Blu-ray players, Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 3 and Apple Inc.’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. The service is expected to launch on Sony and Vizio Inc. TVs and Blu-ray players this year and on Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 early next year.
view doesn’t seem to be widespread. Gmail ended July with nearly 186 million worldwide users, a 22 percent increase from the same time a year ago, according to the research firm comScore Inc. Both Microsoft’s Windows Live Hotmail (nearly 346 million users) and Yahoo’s e-mail (303 million users) are larger, but aren’t growing nearly as rapidly as Gmail.
right around the time Amazon. com began selling movies. Today, the site is one of the largest movie sites in the U.S., with 25.6 million unique visitors in August, according to comScore Inc. That ranked it No.1 above Yahoo with 24.3 million and Fandango with 13.4 million. Needham said the site has 100 million monthly visitors worldwide. He still runs it from Bristol, England, but flies to AmaGoogle gives Gmail users IMDb turns 20 with a rezon’s headquarters in Seattle more control over inboxes freshed, video-full website once a month. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — IMDb. IMDb.com is populated with Google Inc. is addressing one of com, the website you go to in ads and links to buy and rent the biggest complaints about order to find out who acted in movies from Amazon.com and its free e-mail service by giving what film, no matter how obBlockbuster.com. It also sells a people more control over how scure, turns 20 next month. In premium subscription called their inboxes are organized. addition to its extensive and IMDbPro that gets industry inThe new option announced unmatched database, the site siders contact information, for Wednesday will allow Gmail us- was overhauled this week to example, with the agents of the ers to choose whether they pre- emphasize video clips and help actual stars. fer their incoming messages fans find what they’d like to see The site is touting a round stacked in chronological ornext. of original interviews with Ader, instead of having them The goal of the relaunch is to list stars, mobile device applithreaded together as part of the “help people make viewing de- cations and social networking Press. They can also download same electronic conversation. cisions” and “emphasize the vifunctions to “get the next 100 the content from their existing Gmail has been automatically sual nature of film and TV,” said million” users, Needham said. blog to their PCs. grouping messages by topic or Col Needham, the site’s 43-yearMicrosoft said it will make senders since Google rolled out old British founder and chief ex- Microsoft ditches Live Spaces sure existing text, photos, vidthe service six years ago. ecutive. Trailers and ticket infor WordPress.com eos, comments and links transBut this so-called “converformation are now much more SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft fer over to the new blog. sation view” confused or frusprominent. Corp. is giving up on its own Redmond, Wash.-based Mitrated many Gmail users who The service started out quite blog network and, in a new crosoft added MSN Spaces, later had grown accustomed to seedifferently. On Oct. 17, 1990, the partnership, will start sending renamed Windows Live Spaces, ing all their newest messages at Internet Movie Database was new Windows Live users to a to its array of free online serthe top of the inbox followed by born as Needham posted what competing platform instead. vices in 2004. For several years, the older correspondence. After was literally a database proMicrosoft said Monday that the software maker seemed all, that’s how most other e-mail gram that people had to install people who sign up for a Wincommitted to the idea of buildprograms work. on their computers. Users could dows Live account necessary ing its own version of comThe complaints grew loud sift through the published cred- to use the free Hotmail e-mail petitors’ products, from online enough to persuade Google its for all the movies he and a system, the Xbox Live site and photo management and event to revise the Gmail settings bunch of friends had seen. It other services can get a free invitation to blogging and soso users can turn off converwas decidedly low-tech, and blog from WordPress.com. cial-networking software. sation view and unravel their definitely not commercial. They’ll no longer be given Microsoft has since shifted messages. “We ran as a group of people a “space” on Microsoft’s own “We really hoped everyone who just were passionate about blogging system, Windows Live its strategy, providing tools and services that mesh better with would learn to love conversafilm and TV and were sharing Spaces. tion view, but we came to rethat love and knowledge of film Current Windows Live Spaces competitors’ programs. For example, people can use the Winalize that it’s just not right for and TV with people throughout bloggers can use the existing some people,” Google software the world,” he said. “Actually we system until the end of the year. dows Live Photo Gallery program to publish pictures to engineer Doug Chen wrote in a predate the Web itself.” If they want to update their Yahoo Inc.’s Flickr site, or conWednesday blog post. Needham sold the site to blog after that, they have until nect feeds from social networks The aversion to conversation Amazon.com Inc. in April 1998, March 2011 to switch to Word-
HP provides rosy outlook, no guidance on next CEO SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. offered a rosy financial outlook Tuesday without giving any guidance on the biggest issue hanging over the world’s largest technology company: the identity of its next CEO. The leading maker of personal computers and printers has been looking for a new leader since it board pressured Mark Hurd, its CEO of five years, to step down in an early August scandal revolving around allegations of sexual harassment and deceptive expense reports. Although HP didn’t shed any light on its CEO search at Tuesday’s analyst meeting, its current executives left little doubt that they believe the company will prosper no matter who is at the helm. The company’s interim CEO, Cathie Lesjak, told analysts HP’s per-share earnings for its fiscal year ending in October 2011 will range from $5.05 to $5.15, excluding certain accounting items related to its recent acquisition spree. That would be up by as much as 14 percent from this year and ahead of the average estimate of $4.99 per share among analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. Next year’s revenue is expected to total $131.5 billion to $133.5 billion, an increase of 5 percent to 7 percent. Analysts were looking for $131.4 billion in revenue. The projections reflect HP’s confidence that it can boost profit margins as it expands into consulting services, computer security and storage while maintaining its lead in PCs and printers. The company also expects to keep grabbing market share through acquisitions, having already spent about $31 billion buying 35 companies during the past four years. One of those recent acquisitions, Palm Inc., will provide the operating system for a computer
tablet that HP plans to introduce next year to compete against Apple Inc.’s popular iPad. HP spent $1.8 billion to snap up the longstruggling Palm while Hurd was still CEO. Until he was forced out, Hurd had delighted Wall Street by consistently increasing HP’s earnings, largely through mass layoffs and other cost cutting. Investor doubts about whether HP will do as well without Hurd calling the shots have contributed to a 10 percent drop in the company’s stock price since the board forced him out. HP shares gained 36 cents to close Tuesday at $41.62, then added another 42 cents in extended trading. The company, based in Palo Alto, anticipates a “robust” recovery in its stock price next year, Lesjak said. If the shares remain in a funk, HP plans to buy back more of its stock in an effort to boost the price. There had been some speculation that HP might introduce Hurd’s replacement Tuesday, but the company only provided a glimpse at some of his possible replacements. This group includes: Todd Bradley, who oversees HP’s personal computer division; Ann Livermore, who runs the company’s rapidly expanding technology
services; and Vyomesh “VJ” Joshi, who steers HP’s highly profitable printer-ink operations. Most analysts have anointed Bradley as the front-runner if HP promotes from its own ranks. Without mentioning names, Lesjak said HP has been considering CEO candidates from inside and outside the company. She gave no indication when the board might announce its decision. Lesjak, who is also HP’s chief financial officer, has previously said she has no interest in holding the top job on a permanent basis. Some investors reacted earlier Tuesday to rumors that HP was poised hire Apple Inc.’s chief operating officer, Tim Cook, as its CEO. But that speculation died down after Gleacher & Co. analyst Brian Marshall told various media outlets that Cook had informed him that he planned to stay at Apple. “He said he’s happy at Apple and that the rumors (about him leaving) are ridiculous,” Marshall said in an interview with The Associated Press. The encounter occurred at a Palo Alto coffee shop, Marshall said, and Cook “had an iPad with him, not a HP notebook, so I don’t think he is going anywhere.” Apple spokesman Steve Dowling declined to comment on the rumors about Cook and HP.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hulu Plus, the $10-per-month online TV subscription service, will soon be available for users of Roku Inc. set-top boxes and TiVo Inc. subscribers who purchase its newest Premiere digital video recorders. Hulu Plus, which launched as an invitation-only service in June, lets people watch current and back episodes from more than 45 shows from ABC, NBC and Fox, including “Modern Family,” “Glee,” and “30 Rock.” Hulu Plus episodes, like the more limited selection available from the free Hulu website, are interrupted by short commercials. The for-pay Hulu service will be available later this fall on all three of Roku’s Internet video players. The devices, which start at $60, connect to a home network using Wi-Fi or an ethernet cable. Roku says it expects to have sold 1 million set-top boxes by the end of the year. Hulu Plus will also be available to TiVo Premiere DVR subscribers in the coming months. TiVo customers pay an extra $12.95-a-month fee for updated TV listings and services or $399 for a lifetime subscription. Hulu Plus will only be available to buyers of the Premiere DVR for $299 or Premiere XL for $499. The company said it had 2.4 million subscribers at the end of July, down from 3.1 million a year earlier, but it did not disclose how many were users of Premiere models. The subscription version of Hulu was developed in part to boost profits for its media company parents: News Corp., General Electric Co.’s NBC Universal, The Walt Disney Co. and Providence Equity Partners. The free version of Hulu generated more than $100 million in 2009 from advertising revenue, and it expected to post a third consec-
Facebook and LinkedIn with Messenger accounts and Windows Live profile pages. In a blog post, Microsoft said giving its customers access to WordPress.com was a better move than continuing to invest in its own service. That may be because Windows Live Spaces gets a fraction of the traffic its competitors do, at least in the U.S. Microsoft says Windows Live Spaces has 30 million “active” users, or people who logged in within the last month. In the U.S., Windows Live Spaces was visited by about 2.3 million people in August, according to research group comScore Inc. Google Inc.’s Blogger drew 56.9 million people, WordPress.com attracted 26.1 million people and sites from Six Apart, which operates the TypePad and Moveable Type blog platforms, attracted 19.3 million unique visitors.
Nintendo 3DS not ready for Christmas CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Nintendo slashed its earnings forecast by more than half Wednesday after announcing that its 3DS game machine, packed with glasses-free 3-D technology, won’t be ready to go on sale for Christmas. Nintendo now expects 90 billion yen ($1 billion) in profit for the year through March 2011, down from an initial projection of 200 billion yen ($2.4 billion) profit. The 3DS will go on sale in February in Japan, and March in Europe and the U.S., missing the year-end shopping season which is a critical time for all gamemakers to rake in profits. Kyoto-based Nintendo Co. had promised the 3DS for sometime before April next year, and so the announcement is not technically a delay. But its fore-
casts had assumed the machine would on be on sale sooner. Nintendo said the strong yen, which reduces profits from overseas sales when brought back to Japan, and the timing of the 3DS launch were behind its decision to lower projections for the fiscal year. For the year through March 2011, Nintendo expects to sell 23.5 million DS machines, including 4 million 3DS, down from its earlier forecast for 30 million. It sold 27 million DS machines the previous fiscal year. The latest revision shows that even Nintendo, which has stood up fairly well among Japanese exporters in hard times, is getting battered by the surging yen. Nintendo had counted dollar trading near 85 yen. The dollar has recently dived below 85 yen. Nintendo President Satoru
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Iwata said 3DS will cost 25,000 yen ($300) in Japan, where it will hit stores Feb. 26. Overseas prices and specific dates will be announced later. Hirokazu Hamamura, president of Enterbrain Inc., a major Tokyo game-industry publisher, said he was surprised by the release date because of widespread rumors the 3DS would hit stores in time for year-end and New Year’s – a booming shopping time in Japan because children get cash gifts from relatives during the holidays. He said Nintendo is likely taking time to perfect the technology, as well as giving more time to outside software developers to come up with games. “There is an element of awe in 3-D that’s really important for games. They are all about entertainment,” Hamamura said.
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Men’s soccer ties Dukes Johnson saves penalty kick to preserve shutout By Brian Kuppelweiser Sports Writer
Heading into Wednesday night’s non-conference matchup against Duquesne, the No. 19 West Virginia men’s soccer team carried a four-game winning streak with them. The Mountaineers had beaten formidable opponents along the way, and the table was set for them to stretch their winning streak to five games.
Despite the lack of hype for the game, head coach Marlon LeBlanc refused to look at the matchup as a trap game. “A trap game is more in your own mind,” LeBlanc said on Monday. “It is up to the players to go out and get the job done.” After 120 minutes of tough, grind-it-out soccer, WVU and Duquesne played to a 0-0 draw at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh. “This is a difficult place to play,” LeBlanc said. “The field measures 112 feet by 70 feet, so it makes it difficult to find space.” With the draw, the Mountaineers now move to 5-2-1 on the season while riding a five-game unbeaten streak. The Dukes are now 4-3-1. Both teams started off
the game slowly, as they totaled only three shots on goal in the first half. But, LeBlanc thought his team had the greater share of the opportunities. “We let the game go in the first 25 minutes when we had all those chances and didn’t convert,” LeBlanc said. Action began to pick up in the second half, but it was WVU that found itself struggling to find chances. The team also had to battle to keep Duquesne off the scoreboard. The Dukes managed to take eight shots in the second half, while goalkeeper Zach Johnson had to make four key saves to preserve the shutout for the Mountaineers. “He was the man of the match,” LeBlanc said.
None of Johnson’s saves were bigger than one with just under four minutes remaining in regulation. After a yellow card was issued to reliable defender Eric Schoenle for taking a man down in the box, Duquesne midfielder Stefan Lundberg was issued a penalty kick. Lundberg lined up his spot, but Johnson made a brilliant, sprawling save on the way to his third-straight shutout of the season and the 34th of his career, which moves him to just three away from the career record held by former keeper Nick Noble. “He did a really good job,” LeBlanc said. “He saved our hides out there.” Overall, LeBlanc was not overly disappointed with the draw due to the fact the Dukes
play a very up-front style. “It is very difficult to come and get a result here, and for us to come and get a draw here, I think it was a fair result,” LeBlanc said. “When you play against a team that wants to be very direct and put the ball in the box every time they get it, it can make the game very dangerous at the end.” The Mountaineers will again be on the road this weekend when they face Georgetown Saturday at 1 p.m. “We are back into Big East (Conference) play on Saturday on the road, and three points are going to be a premium on that day,” LeBlanc said. brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.ed
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West Virginia slot receiver Jock Sanders runs down the field. He is tied for first in the Big East in receptions per game.
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West Virginia fullback Ryan Clarke dives over Coastal Carolina defenders and into the end zone for a touchdown. Clarke replaced Devine against LSU.
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When West Virginia’s starting running back Noel Devine was hit out of bounds, the Mountaineers’ coaching staff was forced to change its game plan a bit. Head coach Bill Stewart and his offensive coaches decided to put fullback Ryan Clarke in for Devine and move reserve fullback Matt Lindamood into the starting spot. “We would sure liked to have had him,” Stewart said Monday following the Mountaineers’ 20-14 loss to LSU. “You just pick up the saber and go to the next one. You’d love to have him in the game for the complete game. I’d love to have him healthy.” Devine was injured in the first quarter when he was tack-
led out of bounds by an LSU linebacker. The tackle was ruled too late and a 15-yard personal foul penalty was flagged. He bruised a bone near his big toe when he fell to the ground. Stewart was visibly upset with the play after the game. Devine played on one drive in the first half following the injury and took the majority of the carries in the second half for the WVU offense. But, he was less effective following the injury. “It definitely threw a wrench in the plan when very early in the first quarter we were told Noel was down,” said offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen. When Clarke went in for Devine, he fumbled on his first carry inside the Mountaineers’ own red zone. That led to LSU’s first touchdown.
Clarke rushed for 12 yards on seven attempts when replacing Devine. “We had to quickly get a Ryan Clarke thought of what we could do,” Mullen said. “We want to get (receiver Jock Sanders, Devine and receiver Tavon Austin) the ball. It all starts with (Devine). If our run game is not there, it kind of goes up hill. “That’s not an excuse. Ryan Clarke is a capable backup. We tried to call some football plays to be successful in that situation.” With Clarke in at running back, Lindamood played a greater role in the offense, as well. It was something, he said, he didn’t necessarily expect to happen. “When Noel went down in the first quarter, they ended up putting me in at fullback and
Men’s soccer’s keys to success Earlier this week, the West Virginia men’s soccer team cracked the NSCAA National Soccer Poll for the first time since its preseason poll in 2008. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 21 this week. They were also tabbed as the thirdbest team in the Northeast behind traditional powerhouses Connecticut and Brown this week. If WVU continues its current pace of play, it will continue to rise in the rankings and possibly contend for a Big East Conference title. In order to continue to play at such a high level, the Mountaineers must do four things: Continue to score goals at the current pace Last season, WVU had well documented offensive struggles. It scored just 13 goals in 18 games, while surrendering only 12 goals defensively. The team finished the season with a 7-5-6 record, but if it had scored a goal here or a goal there, the Mountaineers would have undoubtedly reached the postseason. This season, the Mountaineers have found the net 15 times and do not look to be slowing down at all. One of the biggest components to WVU’s success this season has been the contribution from sophomore forward Peabo Doue. Doue leads the team with five goals and 12 points. He has the look of a scoring threat every time he touches the ball.
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West Virginia receiver Tavon Austin beats a defender down the sidelines. Austin has caught nine passes in 2010.
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Ryan Clarke in at tailback, so I would go in where Ryan would go in, and he would go in for Noel,” Lindamood said. “They just said, ‘you’re going to be in at fullback and Ryan’s going to be in at tailback, and we’ll go from there.’” Mullen said he didn’t want to put a true freshman like running back Trey Johnson in the game in such a tough environment to play. Stewart has said in the past that when Devine leaves, starting slot receiver Tavon Austin would be the Mountaineers’ starting running back. In fact, he was so demonstrative at saying some earlier this month that he added, “and I don’t care who knows it.” Yet, West Virginia’s fourthyear head coach did not think about using Austin in that situation.
“Absolutely not,” he said in response to thinking about using Sanders or Austin in the backfield. It is expected, when the Mountaineers play next Oct. 9 against UNLV, that Devine will be at 100 percent once again. If not, though, Stewart said the coaching staff could use Sanders in the backfield against the Rebels because the team has two weeks to prepare for such a situation. “I don’t think it’s necessary to have an emergency plan,” Stewart said. “Now, that being said, if (Devine) were to get hurt and be out for a week, we would have 10 or 11 days to get ready, you may see someone back there like a Jock. At this point, it’s going to be what we’ve done.” anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu
Find a defensive identity and eliminate mistakes As stated earlier, the Mountaineers gave up just 12 goals last season as goalkeeper Zach Johnson turned in a spectacular season and allowed a razor thin 0.67 goals against average per game. This season, however, Johnson’s goal against average has risen to 0.96, despite his yet again spectacular play. The number is somewhat deceiving, as a couple of the goals allowed were products of mistakes committed by the defense’s back line. Also, WVU is trying to deal with a knee injury to senior starting defenseman Dan Hagey and the welcoming of junior college transfer Uzi Tayou. So, mistakes will happen to a young back line. With all things considered, though, the Mountaineers look to have righted the ship on defense. They have posted twoconsecutive shutouts – with one coming against the highoctane offense of James Madison. Be more physical than the opposition The trend of the 2009 WVU men’s soccer team was to play a team hard for most, if not all, of the game and then fold for a late goal. Many of those goals came due to the fact the Mountaineers were being pushed around by the opposition because they were young, inexperienced and just plain overmatched physically. This season, however, many players came back to Morgantown looking more like young men rather than the young boys they were last season. Rigorous training and lifting have allowed WVU to play the full 90 minutes and beyond this season. Stay humble With a 5-2 (1-0 Big East) record and a four-game winning streak, it would be easy for the Mountaineers to have a bit of an inflated ego, especially with a 5-0 victory over DePaul in their Big East opener. Head coach Marlon LeBlanc has been at the helm of successful teams before, and he should be able to keep his young team in check. LeBlanc has continually stressed a one-game-at-atime approach, while reminding his team it has not won anything yet. brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu
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WVU wants to back up its statistics with victories By Sebouh Majarian Sports Writer
Coming off a sweep of DePaul, the West Virginia volleyball team heads to Seton Hall and Rutgers this weekend ranked first in the nation in digs per set. Led by senior libero Bonnie West and junior outside hitter Serinna Russo, the Mountaineers (11-6, 1-1 Big East Conference) lead the country with an average of 19.94 digs a set. West and Russo rank third and fourth in the conference in digs. West averages 5.13 digs a set. Russo averages 5.06. “The thing about defense is that it’s a lot of determination, and we have a really good defensive mentality,” said WVU coach Jill Kramer said. “We’ve got some players that really read the game well.” The Mountaineers currently stand in sixth place in the Big East despite being tabbed as the 13th-best team in the preseason. Kramer attributes the Mountaineers’ early success to the team’s defensive efforts. “The biggest thing is the players’ determination to make it to the (Big East) Tournament, and I think that’s what keeps them going because they work hard every day at practice,” Kramer said. “Everything they’re doing in the gym and at practice is carrying over to the
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When: Saturday at 2 p.m. Where: South Orange, N.J. (Walsh Gymnasium) Series: WVU leads 11-10 WVU coach: Jill Kramer (first year, 116, 1-1) Seton Hall coach: Kris Zeiter (fourth year, 64-71)
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matches.” Though their goal is to make it to the Big East Tournament, the players and coaches know not to get ahead of themselves. The team is trying to put an emphasis on staying focused on its upcoming opponents rather than look ahead. “We’re taking it game by game and that’s it,” Kramer said. “We’re not looking down the line. For us, every in-conference match is as important as the next, just how every set is as important as the next.”
Outside of digs per set, the Mountaineers are ranked 45th for assists per set and 47th for kills per set. Junior setter Kari Post leads the team in assists, and also ranks fourth in the conference in assists per game with 10.55. Post moved into sixth place on WVU’s all-time career assists list this weekend. She has accumulated 2,115 assists in her career. The Yuba City, Calif. native recorded 1,034 assists last year, which tied former player Michelle Taylor at No. 10 for most assists in a single season at WVU. The Mountaineers will play on back-to-back nights, leading off with Seton Hall (6-11, 1-1) Saturday and Rutgers (78, 0-2) Sunday. Kramer knows the Mountaineers’ defense will be tested against Seton Hall’s fast-setting offensive style. Kramer expects a tough match, as the Pirates are coming off a 3-2 upset over last year’s Big East champion Louisville. The team is excited to return from this trip as it finishes the season with seven of its final 11 games at the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers are currently undefeated at home with a 5-0 record. Their next home game will be against Georgetown Oct. 8. sebouh.majarian@mail.wvu.edu
Cross Country redshirts three, strives for similar success in ’10 By Derek Denneny Sports Writer
After a nearly three week hiatus, the No. 18 West Virginia cross country team will be back in action Friday competing in the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Ind. The Notre Dame Invitational, one of the nation’s most prestigious races, will help give WVU a greater understanding of where it stands amongst the premier programs in the country. The race will start at 2 p.m. Friday. “We will find out a great deal about who the 2010 team is this weekend,” said coach Sean Cleary. “This said, we have a great tradition, we are fit and our expectations are still very high.” Cleary is sticking to his high expectations this season, even
after redshirting three of his best runners this season. Cleary has decided to redshirt Kaylyn Christopher and Jessica O’Connell, both allAmericans, and Kate Harrison who placed second at the 2010 Big East Conference 5,000-meter event. “This was a very tough decision for us. These three are the heart and soul of this group,” he said. “I honestly feel that we have protected our future and will be better in the long run for this decision. I have faith in our team for this fall. The journey is about to begin.” While admitting that keeping these three out this season will weaken his team, Cleary is still confident the rest of his roster has what it takes to stay competitive this season. “My expectations are simple, we just need to do our very best
and let the cards fall where they will,” the veteran coach said. “The Big East has six teams ranked in the top 17 in the country. Our goal is to remain very competitive on this level and try to slip in the back door to the NCAA Championships.” Cleary said he will he relying on his trio of Kate Harrison, Ahna Lewis and Katie Gillespie this weekend along with Maria Dalzot. Lewis will be making her 2010 debut this weekend. Gillespie is coming off a firstplace showing at the Big East Conference preview. Dalzot has been “steadily improving” according to Cleary, and Harrison will be looked to for leadership for the younger members of the team. Washington won the race last season. derek.denneny@mail.wvu.edu
Tennis heads to Queen City this weekend by ethan rohrbaugh sports writer
For the third-consecutive weekend, the West Virginia tennis team will be in tournament action, as coach Tina Samara’s team will make the trip to Cincinnati for the Queen City Classic. WVU was able to produce a couple of runner-ups in last weekend’s Eastern Championships, but for Samara, who was coaching in her first tournament as the Mountaineer’s head coach, the tournament was more about “just seeing what level these kids are playing on.” “I don’t know if it was about what I liked or disliked,” Samara said. “Right now, all I’m stressing is hard work and having faith in what I know and do and just giving it time to show results.” This weekend, much like last and most to come this fall, Samara will be coaching against teams that she is “99 percent sure” she has never seen. “Most likely I don’t know them,” said Samara of the other teams competing in the Classic. “I haven’t coached in this part of the country. I haven’t coached in the Big East (Conference), and I haven’t coached anywhere near here.” The Mountaineers will send eight ladies to Cincinnati; two playing in each of the tournament’s four singles flights and four pairs competing in two doubles brackets. Injuries allowed only six of the team’s 10-woman roster to travel to New York last weekend. Samara said at this point she can only speculate about the kind of season her team will have and which of her players
will be stepping up into leadership roles. “It’s just impossible to really know,” Samara said. “Things like that will come out a little more in the spring.” The team’s overall response to the coaching transition, according to Samara, has been strong, and the coach’s current focus continues to be getting to know her players and their abilities as well as getting them to buy into a new system. “It’s not going to happen overnight,” Samara said.
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“There are always going to be kids with questions and not really understanding why we’re doing certain things. “In six months, if you still don’t know the answers then we’ll talk about it again. But, right now there’s no way you’re going to understand why it’s not going to happen tomorrow, but trust that if you keep doing what we’re saying, you’re going to understand down the road.” ethan.rohrbaugh@mail.wvu.edu
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West Virginia point guard Truck Bryant, left, and forward John Flowers, right, jump into each other after running out of the tunnel at Mountaineer Madness last year in the WVU Coliseum.
Mountaineer Madness to take place Oct. 15 The West Virginia men’s and women’s basketball teams will show off prior to the start of the season at Mountaineer Madness which has been scheduled for Oct. 15 at 8:30 p.m. at the Coliseum. The event kicks off the 2010-11 basketball season.
Admission to the event is free. Highlights from the event include men’s and women’s team introductions, speeches from the coaches, team scrimmages and a slam dunk competition. The men’s team will raise its 2010 Big East Champion-
ship and NCAA Final Four banners, while the women’s team will raise its NCAA Tournament banner from last season. An autograph session will take place at 6:30 p.m., at the Gold and Green gates in the Coliseum. — amd
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TEXAS A&M vs. OKLAHOMA STATE VANDERBILT vs. CONNECTICUT MIAMI vs. CLEMSON MICHIGAN vs. INDIANA TENNESSEE vs. LSU WISCONSIN vs. MICHIGAN STATE VIRGINIA TECH vs. N.C. STATE EAST CAROLINA vs. NORTH CAROLINA TEXAS vs. OKLAHOMA GEORGIA TECH vs. WAKE FOREST WASHINGTON vs. USC NOTRE DAME vs. BOSTON COLLEGE FLORIDA vs. ALABAMA STANFORD vs. OREGON PENN STATE vs. IOWA LAST WEEK SEASON RECORD
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Mountaineers’ next foe UNLV faces No. 25 Utah this weekend RENO, Nev. (AP) — Threefourths of No. 25 Nevada’s football team hails from neighboring California so Wolf Pack coach Chris Ault understands why some don’t understand the significance of Saturday’s matchup at rival UNLV. “I’ll be talking to the kids about the history,” said Ault, who was Nevada’s quarterback from 1965-67 and is now the winningest coach in school history with a record of 210-96-1 in his 26th season. Nevada (4-0) heads to UNLV (1-3) ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 1948 after backto-back wins against Cal and BYU. The winner claims the Fremont Cannon, a 545-pound replica of the howitzer that explorer John C. Fremont brought with him when he headed west into Nevada in 1843. The trophy cost $10,000 to build 40 years ago. UNLV won the battle five times in a row from 2000 to 2004 but Nevada has won the last five to take a 20-15 lead in the alltime series. The rivalry has seen its share of blowouts over the years as the two schools’ fortunes rise and fall. But there have also been some nail-biters, the most recent in 2007 when Nevada quarterback Nick Graziano threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Sammons with 27.5 seconds left in the game for a 27-20 victory. Emotions were at a peak in the mid-1990s. Bad blood brewed when Nevada assistant Jeff Horton left Ault’s staff to become head coach at UNLV in 1994. Nevada was 9-1 and UNLV 5-4 when the two met in Las Vegas that season but the Rebels scored the upset 32-27 in another contest that went down to the wire. Nevada extracted revenge the following year in Reno, 5532, in a game marred by fights and capped by a Rebel throwing a helmet on the ground toward Ault as the teams exited. In 2003 in Reno, a Nevada fan was arrested after he threw a plastic bottle that hit then-UNLV coach John Robinson in the head while exiting the field at the half of a game Nevada won 16-12. Both schools anticipate the intensity of the rivalry will grow even more now that Nevada has agreed to leave the Western Athletic Conference to join UNLV in the Mountain West Conference
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UNLV coach Bobby Hauck motions to his players on the sidelines in the fourth quarter against New Mexico Saturday. beginning in either 2011 or 2012. That move will guarantee the annual football matchup. “That Fremont Cannon is a special trophy. It is the largest rival trophy in America. And it is special because it represents the entire state of Nevada,” Ault said. “We have been fortunate to have it for five years and our full intention is to keep it for six.” The winner traditionally paints the cannon its school colors – blue in the north, red in the south. First-year UNLV coach Bobby Hauck said he has heard a lot about the cannon but hasn’t seen it. “It’s a big week, and if our guys aren’t juiced up for this one, then we’ve got problems,” Hauck said. Ault remembers a time when the only school in the state with any national visibility at all was UNLV, due in large part to the success of the Runnin’ Rebels basketball teams under Jerry Tarkanian in the 1980s. “Years ago, we were climbing that ladder trying to catch
them, when they built the new stadium, when they had millions of dollars, when they had Gov. (Paul) Laxalt doing a lot of things for them to get their program started,” Ault said. “They were moving. They advanced. It took us a while to catch them,” he said. The two teams played each other every season from 1969-79, but UNLV “got permission to drop the series,” Ault said. They played only three times over the next 10 years before Reno Mayor Bob Cashell, then the chairman of the Board of Regents, stepped in to make sure the rivalry resumed. “Cashell said we’ve got to play this thing every year and that was the end of the conversation,” Ault said. Boston College unsure of starter vs. Virginia Tech BOSTON (AP) — Last week Boston College kept its entire offense hidden, getting blanked by Virginia Tech for the Eagles’ first shutout since 1998. This week, it’s just the quarter-
back who’s a secret. BC coach Frank Spaziani declined on Wednesday to say who would take the first snap on Saturday night against Notre Dame (1-3), denying a report that he had decided to go with freshman Chase Rettig over sophomore Mike Marscovetra. “We don’t know that yet. It’s as simple as that,” Spaziani told reporters before practice. “Every day, we evaluate. Today is Wednesday and we’ll evaluate again and then we’ll move on.” The Boston Globe first reported on the decision, citing a team source it did not identify in a story that said Rettig took 80 percent of the snaps in practice on Tuesday. In the brief portion of Wednesday’s practice open to reporters, Rettig also appeared to be working with the first team. Spaziani declined to make Rettig or Marscovetra available for interviews. “It’s complicated,” the coach said. “They’ve got a lot of things on their minds.” BC (2-1) went into the season with Dave Shinskie as the starter, but the 26-year-old former minor-league baseball player lost the job after making several bad decisions in the 19-0 loss to Virginia Tech. Oklahoma suspends WR for tweet NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has suspended receiver Jaz Reynolds indefinitely after he posted what coach Bob Stoops called “insensitive remarks” on his Twitter page about a gunman who committed suicide on the University of Texas campus. An account with the handle JazReynolds posted the message, “Hey everyone in Austin, tx....... kill yourself” on Tuesday, the day of the suicide, followed by a disregard request 5 minutes later. The account was deactivated Wednesday. Stoops says he is “incredibly disappointed that someone connected with our team would react so callously.” Reynolds, who has no catches this season, will miss at least Saturday’s game between the eighth-ranked Sooners and No. 21 Texas in Dallas. Stoops says that the “rivalry with Texas will not come at the expense of dignity and respect.”
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Conference in downturn after no member ranked CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bad times have returned to the Big East. After the first month of the 2010 season, there are no ranked teams, no marquee wins. Big East schools are just 15-13 against non-conference opponents – the worst record among the six BCS conferences – and the league fell to 1-10 against upperechelon foes after an 0-4 week. The smallest of the BCS conferences is in its worst early-season slump in five years. “The games haven’t gone our way and we’re obviously not happy about that,” Big East commissioner John Marinatto told The Associated Press. Five of those losses to BCS opponents were by double digits. That lone win? West Virginia beat Maryland 31-17 two weeks ago. But the Mountaineers’ 20-14 loss at LSU on Saturday more than just knocked them out of the Top 25. It also marked the first time since the 2009 preseason poll that no Big East teams were ranked, and the first time it’s happened in the regular season since Oct. 15, 1995. “I will just say first of all, it’s early,” Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt said. “I would just ask everyone, let’s wait and see where things are two months from now, come December. It has been a slow start. There’s no question about that. Everybody’s got their reasons. But I think it’s early in the season and there’s a lot of football left to be played.” At this rate, they’ll need every win they can get to fill the league’s allotment of six bowl games. And they may even have a representative qualify with a losing record, as the NCAA reconsiders its bowl eligibility rules. Only half of the Big East’s eight teams have winning records, with West Virginia and Syracuse leading the way at 3-1. The Orange are off to their best start in seven seasons, but two of the wins were against FCS teams. Pittsburgh is in its worst start since 2005 and Cincinnati, the two-time defending league champion, is off to its worst since 2006. Some teams point to younger rosters. Some coaches point to tougher non-conference scheduling. And some are still waiting for consistent performances out of their go-to players. Take Pittsburgh’s Dion Lewis as an example. He piled up 1,799 rushing yards last year, but has just 143 yards in three games this season. What’s more, the Panthers allowed five sacks and nine tackles for losses in a 31-3 blowout home defeat to Miami. “We’re just not real efficient right now in some areas,” Wannstedt said.” But this goes beyond Pitt. There were massive holes, after all, created in Connecticut’s defensive line for Michigan star Denard Robinson in the Wolverines’ 30-10 win. Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros, who was brilliant as a part timer last season, has taken a beating, game in and game out.
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And Rutgers gave North Carolina, a program decimated by suspensions, its first win of the year: a 1713 decision in Piscataway, N.J. In some ways, Big East teams are beating themselves. Many are near the bottom of the FBS in turnover margin, penalties and third-down conversions. Connecticut leads the conference in total offense at 394 yards per game but is just 53rd in the FBS. One blogger tongue-incheekly suggested that instead of the conference inviting FCS member Villanova into the league, the Big East should change affiliation to the FCS. But some players could care less how the conference is viewed. “At the end of the season, you’ve got wins and losses and nobody says, oh, that win was from this conference, and that was from that conference,” said UConn senior guard Zach Hurd. Many Big East teams have been unable to consistently replace the talent lost to the NFL. Eighteen Big East players were chosen in this year’s draft, including all four early entries. And bluechip prospects looking for a dominant league to play in have seen Cincinnati get squashed in a BCS bowl game the last two years. First-year Cincinnati coach Butch Jones, who also was an assistant coach at West Virginia under Rich Rodriguez, doesn’t see a talent difference between the Big East and other BCS conferences. Rather, he and Marinatto point to the league’s aggressive scheduling. Big East teams must play five non-conference games every year and getting home games against teams from other BCS conferences is a coup. Seven of the 11 games against such foes so far this season were on the road. “We’ve obviously encouraged our schools to schedule up,” Marinatto said. “We’ve been competitive for the most part in those games and if for a bounce of the ball one way or the other, we wouldn’t even be having this conversation.” Even games against lower-tier opponents were no guaranteed wins. Ask Cincinnati about Fresno State, a 28-14 Bulldogs win. Ask Connecticut about Temple, a 3016 Owls win. “We lost a lot of seniors last year,” Connecticut coach Randy Edsall said. “We just don’t have maybe as much experience as we had.” He’s referring to 2005, the first season after Miami and Virginia Tech left for the ACC. The Big East went 19-13 in non-conference play during that regular season. But West Virginia squashed that criticism by beating Georgia 38-35 in the Sugar Bowl and earning a Top 10 finish. The Big East was great in nonconference play the next four years, and the Mountaineers beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl following the 2007 season. But few remember the past. It’s what they’ve done lately. And lately, it’s been a disaster. Cincinnati, which gave up just 15 sacks in the 2009 regular season, got shoved around by Florida in the Sugar Bowl and has already allowed 18 sacks this season. The Bearcats now have just 12 players on offense and defense who played in the Sugar Bowl. “We’re going through a phase,” Jones said. “We’re very youthful right now.” The league gets another chance to improve its dismal showing with five non-conference matchups this week. The only one against a BCS foe is Vanderbilt at Connecticut. “I think we need a win for ourselves,” Edsall said. “I think we need a win for the Big East. All of us always feel that way.”
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Lewis: Steelers QB wishes he could play vs. Ravens PITTSBURGH (AP) — This is one week Ben Roethlisberger wouldn’t mind taking a nasty hit from Ray Lewis. Roethlisberger wishes he could play in Sunday’s Ravens-Steelers rivalry game, according to a text message the suspended quarterback sent to Lewis, the Baltimore linebacker. Lewis told Pittsburgh reporters on a conference call Wednesday that he exchanged messages this week with Roethlisberger, who regrets he can’t play in a game that could decide the AFC North leader. “He wishes he were out there – he wishes he were out there, man,” Lewis said. “It’s a respect
thing we have playing against each other. It’s a rivalry but, once again, it goes back to the level of respect we have.” Roethlisberger’s four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy doesn’t end until next week. While the Ravens (2-1) and Steelers (3-0) have one of the NFL’s strongest rivalries, Lewis said he sent Roethlisberger text messages of encouragement while the league was weighing last spring whether to discipline the quarterback. Roethlisberger was suspended following accusations that he sexually assaulted a Georgia college student, although no charges were filed.
“We texted each other when he was going through what he was going through,” Lewis said. “I was there for him. It’s more of a brotherhood. The game will always take care of itself on the field, but off the field if we don’t look out for each other, nobody else will.” Lewis, one of the league’s most accomplished players, said he exchanges text messages with numerous other NFL players. “We always hit (text) each other,” Lewis said. “There are many people I hit, just simple stuff.” Lewis has had off-field issues. He was charged with murder after leading Baltimore to a Super Bowl victory in 2000, but the charges
were dropped after Lewis agreed to testify against two other men. He subsequently pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice. He also was fined $250,000 by NFL. Relating to his own experiences, Lewis said he advised Roethlisberger to quickly put his problems behind him. “If you’re trying to please the world, you’re going to confuse yourself,” Lewis said. “If you’re going to worry about what people say about you, you’re going to confuse yourself. All you can do is move on, live on. ... Don’t let nobody pull you back into it, don’t ap let nobody make you keep talking This Nov. 29, 2009 photo shows Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, left, talking with about it. Once it’s done, it’s done.” Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, right, after a game.
WOMEN’s basketball
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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — For one of the rare times, the United States faced Australia in the world championship without much at stake. It didn’t make a difference for the two women’s basketball powerhouses. Diana Taurasi scored 24 points to help the United States beat Australia 83-75 on Wednesday night and earn the top seed in the quarterfinals at the women’s world basketball championship. “She’s an unbelievable competitor,” U.S. coach Geno Auriemma said. “Australia’s the defending world champions and I knew that would bring out the best in Diana and it didn’t surprise me one bit.” Sylvia Fowles added 15 points and Tina Charles had 14 points for the U.S. (6-0), which will face South Korea on Friday in Karlovy Vary in the quarters. Australia (51) will take on the Czech Republic. The Americans remained undefeated against the Aussies in the worlds, improving to 9-0 all-time. Liz Cambage, the 6-foot-8 phenom, scored 18 points to lead Australia while Lauren Jackson added 13. The two teams could meet again in a potential gold medal game. “It’s not in my nature or USA basketball’s nature except to try and win this game and do what we had to do to win this game,” Auriemma said. “There’s no guarantee we’ll play them again. We wanted to play tonight’s game to win.” It was strange seeing them meet so early in the tournament. This was the first time since 1994 that they played in the worlds before the medal round. “Any game with them is a big game,” Australia coach Carrie Graf said. “The emotional effect to get up to play great opponents. It’s great practice for quarterfinal play, semifinal play, gold medal play.” Even with a lot less at stake, the teams went right at each other, trading points early on. It was tough for anyone to get into an offensive flow though as the officials called 17 fouls in the first 8 minutes. Leading 21-18 with 1:56 left in the first period, the Americans took over with Fowles and Taurasi
keying an 18-0 run. The 6-foot-6 center started the spurt with a tough lay-in. Taurasi followed with an acrobatic jumper. On the next play, Sue Bird tracked down the ball at midcourt and passed ahead to Fowles for another easy lay-in as the Americans were off and running to the delight of the crowd of 6,340. The U.S. led by 11 after one period and continued the onslaught to start the second quarter, scoring the first nine points. Taurasi hit two 3-pointers during the burst, including one with 8 minutes left that capped the run and made it 39-18. “We were embarrassing on the glass,” Graf said. “It was like little girls playing ladies. That sets a tone for the game.” Jackson finally ended Australia’s drought with a deep 3-pointer, but the U.S. maintained an 18-point halftime lead. Unlike the 2008 Olympic gold medal game when the Americans jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead and then coasted to a 92-65 win, Australia battled back in the second half. “It was just a tale of two halves for us, Taurasi said. “We played pretty well in the first half, the second half they played pretty well. We came up with more plays.” Trailing 67-48, the Aussies scored eight of the next nine points to make it a 12-point game as Cambage started to assert herself on both ends, blocking shots and showing an array of post moves. The 19-year-old, who leads the team in scoring for the tournament, has shown vast improvement since the first time the U.S. saw her in a scrimmage back in July. “First time we played against them this year I thought she was really good,” Auriemma said. “She’s young and raw and it would appear she gets better every practice. She’s better than the game before. It’s so difficult to guard her 1-on-1. She’s going to be unbelievable difficult to play against.” Her three-point play with 2:26 left cut Australia’s deficit to 79-70, but it wasn’t enough. “I think we could learn a lot from those 40 minutes tonight,” Auriemma said.