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Vehicle strikes student on Evansdale

BY JOSH COOPER STAFF WRITER

A West Virginia University student was struck by a vehicle Saturday at approximately 4:30 p.m. at a crosswalk on Evansdale Drive near Towers Residential Complex.

Victoria Gonzalez, a freshman pre-journalism major, was transferred to Ruby Memorial Hospital where she was treated for injuries as a result of

the incident.

She sustained bruising to her face and the left side of her body, a black eye and a cut above her left eye. She did not sustain any internal injuries.

Gonzalez spent approximately five hours in the emergency room at the hospital after being transferred there, she said.

Gonzalez reported she was in the middle of the Evansdale Drive crosswalk adjacent to

Towers that leads to Kroger on Patteson Drive.

When she began to cross, she said she saw no vehicles to her right and the car to her left had appeared to be stopped.

About midway through the crosswalk, Gonzalez said she was struck by another vehicle, which appeared to come from Rawley Lane, the off-road beside Kroger, she said.

University Police Chief Bob Roberts confirmed the inci-

dent, but had no further details at press time.

An investigation of the incident is still underway by the University Police Department, according to John Bolt, director of WVU News and Information.

UPD will have an incident summary report available today, Roberts said.

This is the second reported incident of a student involved in a pedestrian-vehicle collision this year on Evansdale

Drive.

In April, a student was hit by a Mountain Line bus while using the crosswalk near the Student Recreation Center.

Jason Forman, a sophomore engineering major, sustained a fractured wrist and trauma to his body from the incident.

Forman said in a previous statement he was considering taking the bus company’s insurance to court. The bus driver, Jay A. Ziehm, still works

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Kaden Lotspeich, 1, touches the Chick-Fil-A cow’s hand while his father, Nick, holds him up during the Kids’ Fair at Chick-Fil-A Saturday afternoon. The Fair was held to encourage families to spend more time together, and it offered games and activites for children of all ages.

Tea Party Patriots of WVU hopes to provide political outlet for students correspondent

Kylen Whipp wanted to give students at West Virginia University a place where they could learn more about government policies and talk with like-minded individuals in an informal environment.

The Tea Party Patriots of WVU was formed this fall

by Whipp, a junior biology and pre-medical major, who serves as president of the organization.

“Our main purpose on campus is to try and get students more active in government,” he said.

The group also wants to increase political awareness on campus, said Kent Hess, vice president of the organization and a junior biology major.

“We’re out for the basic well-

being of America, kind of going back to the ideals that our Founding Fathers set,” he said.

The organization not only aims to get students to be more aware of politics, but also to learn more about the issues and participate, Whipp said.

“With the last election, there were many students who didn’t pay attention; we’d just like to get people to notice what’s going on around them and try to make informed voting decisions,” he said.

The Tea Party Patriots of WVU is a student organization built around the ideals commonly believed by those who participate in the national Tea Party movement – the name a reference to the Boston Tea Party of 1773, Whipp said.

While the national Tea Party movement is rooted in support of limited government, lower-

ing taxes and fiscal responsibility, Whipp said the campus group is more about student awareness.

“We uphold those same goals, but we’re more of just trying to get students educated on campus,” he said.

For instance, the passage of the health care reform bill will not only affect Whipp as a premedical major, but everyone else going into the same field, he said.

“With the health care bill, there are a lot of people who don’t know fully about it, so I just wanted to try to help get that message around,” Whipp said.

The group plans to organize meetings to talk with students about the candidates running for office, what they stand for and their ideas, Hess said.

“We want to show (stu-

dents) what kind of officials are running right now for office and get them involved with elections,” he said.

Although they do not have an official meeting time yet, the group will try to meet in late October to get as many people involved as possible, Hess said.

“A lot of people think ‘Tea Party’, and they think it’s a very Republican group when it’s actually not,” Whipp said.

A recent poll showed that four in 10 Tea Party members were Democrats or Independents, he said.

“We just want people to realize that we’re open to any student of any political ideology,” Whipp said. “It’s based on ideas that we all agree upon.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

One-Stop Shop assists December 2010 graduates

By Alex Dufour correspondent

Future graduates of West Virginia University can pick up everything they need for graduation at the University’s One-Stop Shop.

The shop will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today in the Engineering Mineral Resources Atrium on the Evansdale Campus and also Oct. 5 and Oct. 6 in the Mountainlair “This is the one place where you can pick up everything

you need for graduation,” said Sheila Powell, special assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs.

At the shop, students can purchase class rings, caps and gowns for graduation.

Students can also participate in giveaways at the One-Stop Shop.

“We are going to be giving away a $100 gift certificate to the bookstore and some new books they have just received along with a WVU Bookstore diploma frame,” Powell said.

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for Mountain Line, but is in a non-driving position.

Roberts said in a previous statement that he does not think the area is unsafe for pedestrians “Accidents are going to happen. Our job is to investigate those accidents and see what happened. Certainly, we will work with the University to make it safer,” Roberts said.

There will also be staff members from the Office of Admissions to answer questions students may have about graduate school, she said.

Rob McFarland, a senior sports management major, said he will be attending the One-Stop Shop to get everything he needs for graduation and to figure out what he is going to do after he graduates.

“I’ll be talking to some Admissions staff to get a little bit more information on attending graduate school because I

still haven’t made any big decisions,” he said.

WVU Career Services Center will also have representatives available to answer questions about joining the workforce and strategies to help in finding a job.

“I hope to get some tips on improving my resume at the Shop in order to impress companies so I can find a job fairly quickly,” McFarland said.

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INSIDE TODAY’S EDITION WVU women’s basketball head coach Mike Carey talks about the end of the 2009 season and how it will benefit his team this year. SPORTS PAGE 7

West Virginia University kicks off its fourth annual Ecolympics today, which will last the entire month of October.

The event is a campus-wide campaign meant to spread knowledge and information on recycling, energy conservation and sustainable living.

“The Ecolympics came about as a way of educating our students to recycle and PREVIOUS WINNERS conserve en- 2009 ergy,” said Bar- Summit Hall & bara Angeletti, Communications recycling coor- 2008 dinator at WVU. Arnold Hall & “We are hoping Communications that staff, stu- 2007 dents, faculty – Arnold Hall everyone that lives and works at WVU – will join us in taking the initiative.”

Residence halls and University buildings will have the opportunity to collect prizes and points in challenges, as well as compete for prizes worth up to $3,500 for the residence hall that shows the most initiative in recycling and energy conservation.

“If (students) want to move their residence hall into a more sustainable direction, all they have to do is recycle, turn off their lights and elec-

tronics in unused areas and make sure their neighbors do the same,” Angeletti said.

The energy consumption and recycling rate at residence halls and campus buildings will be monitored for the month beginning today, she said.

“This is all done per-capita,” Angeletti said, “so a building like Lincoln (Hall) can compete equally with a building like Summit (Hall), which has twice as many students.”

An opening ceremony will take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, where the building with the most participants gets extra points, she said. There will also be greenthemed games with T-shirt prizes.

There will be an Environmental Protection Agency Gameday Recycling Challenge during the Oct. 9 WVU vs. UNLV football game, Angeletti said.

Participants can earn points during the game by promoting recycling through participating in the Mountaineers Recycle Program, she said.

The building with the most volunteers working to distribute recycling bags, encourage recycling in tailgating lots and

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‘Stink bug’ infestation a growing problem across region

BY GINA DAMATO CORRESPONDENT

Student housing at West Virginia University has become host for thousands of tiny, unwanted guests.

Stink bugs, also known as Halyomorpha halys, began infesting Morgantown and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia as fall began, said Yong-Lak Park, an insect ecology expert from the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences.

“There are three types of stink bugs, but the one that is infesting Morgantown is called brown marmorated stink bugs,” Park said. “They are going to try to retreat for the winter, therefore, hiding in homes and apartments.”

Stink bugs were brought over from Asia in the early ‘90s and quickly multiplied in areas such as eastern Pennsylvania, Park said.

The brown marmorated stink bugs are about an inch long. They are able to fly and emit a noisy sound when in motion, he said.

The bugs are completely

harmless to humans, but they are devastating to crops.

“Stink bugs are sap-sucking insects, and a swarm of them can destroy a whole field of crops because that is what they feed off of,” Park said. “They destroy such things as apples and corn.”

The tiny insects have already destroyed many crops throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia, he said.

Park said the insects got their “stinky” name because they emit a foul-smelly odor when killed.

“The best thing students can do is vacuum the bugs.

This way they do not crush them and avoid the stink bug smell,” he said.

Park suggests sealing windows and doors to prevent the bugs from entering.

If the number of stink bugs is out of control within a home, pest control can be contacted to help remove the bugs, Park said.

However, the bugs are hard to kill because there aren’t proven methods to eradicate them, he said.

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WEEKEND SWEEP The West Virginia women’s soccer team began its four-game road trip by clinching two wins over Cincinnati and Louisville.

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AJ Lanier walks through flood waters in Windsor, N.C., Sunday. The weekend storm left nearly two feet of rain in some areas of Eastern North Carolina, killing seven people while leaving roughly 2,000 residents under water.

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Continued from page 1 collecting bags of recycled cans and bottles will earn extra points, Angeletti said.

From Oct. 11 to Oct. 15, students can go to the Student Recreation Center and guess the number of recyclables in bags. The person who guesses correctly will receive a Mountaineer bicycle, she said.

Oct. 20 is National Campus Sustainability Day, on which students are encouraged to “Think Globally, Act Locally.”

Students can take a nongraded sustainability quiz on the Office of Sustainability’s website to earn more points for their building, she said.

A Scavenger Hunt taking place from Oct. 25 through Oct. 29 will close the Ecolympics.

Four students from each residence hall will be given a daily clue on the Office of Sus-

stink

Continued from page 1 Students across campus are encountering problems with the pests on a daily basis.

Donald Redman, a senior accounting major, said the bugs have invaded his home.

“I find them on almost a daily basis. I have become a stink bug hunter in my spare

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will also be there, so students can keep in contact with the Mountaineer family after graduation.

In addition, WELL WVU and Student Health will be on hand with information about

tainability’s website providing a hint toward the location of the prize, Angeletti said.

Once a team finds the prize, they will call the provided phone number with an access code to prove they found the prize and earn extra points for their building, she said.

“At the end of the competition, whichever dorm has recycled the most and cut their energy use by the most will get a prize of up to $3,500 that we allow them to spend on whatever they want – they actually pick their own prize,” said Lisa Saurborn, manager of WVU Facilities Management and Engineering.

The winners will also get to display the travelling trophy for the next year, she said.

In addition to the student competition, the staff and faculty have a separate competition for the buildings around campus.

“The staff and faculty also have that opportunity,” Saur-

born said. “Whichever building recycles the most and conserves the most gets a two– hour luncheon during the day to celebrate their accomplishments. They also get a separate trophy that they get to keep.”

Last year, Summit Hall and the Communications Building won the Ecolympics.

The competition resulted in the recycling of over thirtytwo tons of paper, plastic and aluminum.

Also, 10 campus buildings conserved more than 20 percent of their energy by turning off lights and electronics when not in use.

Angeletti hopes the Ecolympics makes it recycling fun through challenges and friendly competition.

“Let’s see how much energy you can conserve. Let’s see how much recycling you can put out. Let’s see who really puts forth the effort,” she said.

time,” Redman said. “They are getting really annoying, and since you can’t just step on them, they are hard to get rid of.”

Brian Albert, a senior multidisciplinary studies major, said he doesn’t have the bugs in his home, but has seen them at his friends’ homes.

“I consider myself lucky because I see them in a lot of my friends houses, and I don’t want them to be any-

where near mine,” Albert said.

“They seem to be around campus, and I have never seen them in the past.”

Stink bugs have been reported in more than 22 states including California, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia, according to a Penn State University 2010 study.

health care after graduation.

Students who have a family member who is disabled or would need assistance when attending the graduation ceremony can speak with the Office of Disability Services to make arrangements.

The shop typically draws between 300 and 500 students over the three days,

Powell said.

“It is always a great success,” she said. “Students really like the One-Stop Shop because it covers all aspects in preparing you and your family members to make graduation an enjoyable experience.”

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CHICAGO (AP) — Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel announced Sunday that he’s preparing to run for mayor of Chicago, a position widely known as being one he has long desired.

Emanuel made the announcement in a video posted Sunday on his website, ChicagoforRahm.com.

He had been careful not to launch his candidacy from Washington and headed to Chicago immediately after his resignation was announced by President Barack Obama on Friday.

In the video, Emanuel said he’s embarking on a “Tell It Like It Is” listening tour of Chicago.

“As I prepare to run for mayor, I’m going to spend the next few weeks visiting our neighborhoods – at grocery stores, L stops, bowling alleys and hot dog stands,” Emanuel said.

The two-minute video shows a relaxed Emanuel sitting behind a desk wearing a white shirt that’s open at the collar and a dark jacket. Behind him is a photo of his family and several books.

In making the announcement in a YouTube video, Emanuel appears to be following in the online footsteps of Obama, who was successful in galvanizing support among younger voters with a strong Internet presence and near constant contact through text messages, e-mails and Facebook notes.

Emanuel’s website offers several options for receiving updates, including e-mail and text, and nearly 12,000 Facebook users had “liked” his page

by Sunday afternoon.

Lori Goldberg, an Emanuel spokeswoman, said the online video was an attempt to reach as many people as possible. Emanuel plans to make “a more formal announcement” after the November election.

“By having the website up, it also allows people to communicate with him,” Goldberg said.

Some political analysts said the online approach will work

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In this Aug. 4, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama waves as he walks with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to board his helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Obama said in an interview aired Sept. 9 that Emanuel would make a “terrific mayor” of Chicago. for some voters but not all.

“This is going to be a Generation X campaign with Facebook, Twitter and all that ... but you should never forget the power of friend talking to friend, neighbor talking to neighbor,” said Tom Manion, a longtime political operative who directed Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley’s first re-election campaign in 1991.

Indeed, one of the challenges facing Emanuel in a mayoral run is reconnecting with Chicago voters after his time in Washington.

Emanuel highlighted his ties to Chicago in the video Sunday, noting his three terms repre-

senting a North Side district in Congress before serving as Obama’s chief of staff.

“It was a great honor to work for (Obama), but I’m glad to be home,” Emanuel said.

Daley announced last month he will not seek a seventh term.

Emanuel joins a crowded field of Democrats who have announced they’re running for Chicago mayor or hinted at it. Among them are Chicago School Board president and close Daley ally Gery Chico, Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and State Sen. James Meeks, who’s also the pastor of a South Side Chicago church.

After 2 NY deaths, authorities aiming to prevent public suicides NEW YORK (AP) — Eighteen-year-old Tyler Clementi typed his intention to millions on the Internet: “Jumping off the gw bridge sorry.” His body was found days later floating in the Hudson River beneath the George Washington Bridge.

Chef Joseph Cerniglia, a contestant on the reality cooking show “Kitchen Nightmares,” also jumped from the iconic bridge in the past two weeks.

His restaurant was mired in debt, though beginning to make a comeback.

In March, Yale University student Cameron Dabaghi jumped from the Empire State Building’s 86th-floor observation deck.

He had written a note beforehand saying he was sorry and would be jumping from either the George Washington Bridge or the totemic skyscraper.

Those who choose to end

their lives in public, dramatic fashion often pick landmarks – from the George Washington Bridge overlooking Manhattan and the Palisades, to the Golden Gate Bridge, with its sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. Authorities are looking at how to prevent the public deaths with everything from concrete barriers, suicide hot line phones or safety nets hanging from bridges.

The measures would have made a difference for Kevin Hines, who survived a leap from the 746-foot Golden Gate Bridge in 2000.

“I would never have jumped off that bridge” if he found obstructions in the way, he said.

In New York, few city landmarks with the potential to become suicide hot spots are as accessible as the George Washington Bridge, which has a pe-

destrian path and a low railing.

The Empire State Building has a 10-foot-high safety fence and an abundance of security guards, but more than 30 people have leaped from it to their deaths since it opened in 1931.

The Brooklyn Bridge, which also has seen fatal jumps this year, has an easy-to-get-to pedestrian walkway, but it hangs over lanes of vehicle traffic rather than water.

New York City police responded to over 640 reports of people either jumping or threatening to jump from buildings or bridges as of Aug. 31, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said – a 27 percent increase over the same period last year.

The police have officers trained to talk down and grab would-be jumpers and deploy air bags in the streets to catch people threatening to jump from buildings.

Rutgers holding vigil for late student NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers University has planned a silent vigil to remember a student who committed suicide after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.

The tribute to 18-year-old freshman Tyler Clementi was to be held Sunday night on the steps of Brower Commons, on the school’s College Avenue campus in New Brunswick.

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Prosecutors say Clementi’s roommate and another student used a webcam to broadcast on the Internet live images of Clementi having an intimate encounter with another man in his dormitory room.

Clementi, a promising violinist, jumped off the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River three days later. His body was identified Thursday.

Rutgers President Richard McCormick said the vigil will be an opportunity for students and staff to come together and “reaffirm our commitment to the values of civility, dignity, compassion and respect.”

The vigil is the latest in a series of remembrances for Clementi at the university that included the establishment of a Facebook group, In Honor of Tyler Clementi.

On Friday, students wore black and were encouraged to

leave flowers or mementoes at a makeshift memorial for Clementi.

The Rutgers Glee Club marched to the memorial and performed a rendition of “Rutgers Prayer,” which is traditionally sung when an important member of the Rutgers community dies or a tragedy happens at the university.

On Saturday, the school had a moment of silence for Clementi before the start of its homecoming game against Tulane.

Clementi’s death was one of a string of suicides last month involving teens believed to have been victims of anti-gay bullying.

On Friday, more than 500 people attended a memorial service for Seth Walsh, a 13-year-old central California boy who hanged himself after enduring taunts from classmates about being gay.

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Missing pilots cast cloud over Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Hundreds of balloonists in New Mexico lifted off Saturday at dawn amid a somber mood, opening the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta while search crews on the other side of the globe scoured the seas for two of the sport’s most acclaimed pilots.

Richard Abruzzo of Albuquerque and Carol Rymer Davis of Denver were participating in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race when contact was lost Wednesday morning over the Adriatic Sea. Scuba divers joined in the search efforts Saturday, but race organizers said the two plunged toward the water at 50 mph (80 kph) and likely didn’t survive.

Kevin Knapp, a pilot and AP Hot air balloons inflate during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquer- deputy director of the Amerique, N.M., Saturday. Many balloonists participating in the event are hopeful that missing ca’s Challenge gas balloon race scheduled to begin Tuesday in American pilots Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis will be found.

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United States warns Americans to be vigilant when in Europe WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Sunday warned Americans of potential terrorist threats in Europe and urged them to be vigilant in public places, including tourist spots and transportation hubs.

A State Department travel alert advises U.S. citizens living or traveling in Europe to take more precautions about their personal security. The alert is one step below a formal travel warning advising Americans not to visit Europe.

“Current information suggests that al-Qaida and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks,” it said. “European governments have taken action to guard against a terrorist attack and some have spoken publicly about the heightened threat conditions.”

It noted in particular “the potential for terrorists to attack public transportation systems and other tourist infrastructure.”

“U.S. citizens should take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves when traveling,” the department said.

U.S. and European security experts have been concerned for days that terrorists may be plotting attacks in Europe with assault weapons on public places, similar to the deadly 2008 shooting spree in Mumbai, India.

“The terrorist threat exists, and could hit us at any moment,” the French defense minister, Herve Morin, said in an interview published Sunday. “Networks organizing themselves to prepare attacks are constantly being dismantled around the world. It is good for the French to know this,” he was quoted as saying in the daily Le Parisien.

The U.S. notice said terrorists “may elect to use a variety of means and weapons and target both official and private interests” and noted past attacks against subways, rail systems and aviation and maritime services.

“U.S. citizens should take every precaution to be aware of their surroundings and to adopt appropriate safety measures to protect themselves when traveling,” according to the alert.

The alert fell short of a formal travel warning, which could have broader implications including a stronger likelihood of canceled airline and hotel bookings, and wasn’t intended to urge travelers to stay away from public places.

Europeans and some members of the Obama administration had viewed that as an overreaction.

The alert could hurt European tourism and affect business travel.

But there hadn’t been strong opposition to the proposed alert from European leaders, who privately have been advised of the impending action, a European official said.

There are hundreds of thousands of Americans in Europe at any one time, including tourists, students and businesspeople.

For insurance and liability reasons, many U.S. college and university study-abroad programs will not send students to countries where a warning is in effect.

Pope to Sicilians fighting Mafia: Do not fear Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday hailed as a hero a slain priest who dared to challenge the Mafia in its stronghold, and he encouraged Sicilians not to resign themselves to deep-rooted evil on an island where organized crime has held sway for centuries.

“The temptation toward discouragement, to resignation, comes to those who are weak in faith, to those who confuse evil with good, to those who think that, faced with often profound evil, there is nothing to do,” Benedict told tens of thousands of faithful at Mass at a sunshine-drenched park alongside Palermo’s waterfront.

The pope later lamented the “barbarous” 1993 murder of the Rev. Giuseppe “Pino” Puglisi, who stirred consciences with his anti-Mafia preaching in one of Palermo’s most heavily mobsterinfested poor neighborhoods.

In a speech in Palermo’s cathedral, which dates back to the 12th century, Benedict urged priests to keep Puglisi’s memory alive by “imitating his heroic example.”

Since Puglisi was gunned down by the Mafia, his supporters have been clamoring for the Vatican to officially proclaim him a martyr and so streamline the process that had begun several years ago for beatification and possible sainthood.

Among those recently backing an appeal for the pope to beatify Puglisi were Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore and Italian novelist Dacia Maraini.

But Benedict made no mention of the beatification process nor of martyrdom, recognition which would eliminate the requirement for a miracle to be attributed to Puglisi’s intercession for beatification.

Pakistan: Dozens of Europeans in terror training Dozens of Muslim militants with European citizenship are believed to be hiding out in the lawless tribal area of northwestern Pakistan, Pakistani and Western intelligence officials say, training for missions that could include terror attacks in European capitals.

Officials have used phone intercepts and voice tracking software to track militants with ties to Britain and other European countries to areas along the Afghan border.

Al-Qaida would likely turn

to such extremists for a European plot because they can move freely in and out of Western cities. Fear that such an attack is in the planning stage has prompted the U.S. State Department to advise Americans traveling in Europe to be vigilant.

American and European security experts have been concerned that terrorists based in Pakistan may be plotting attacks in Europe with assault weapons, similar to the deadly 2008 shooting spree in Mumbai, India. U.S. intelligence officials believe Osama bin Laden is behind the plots.

A senior official of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency, or ISI, told The Associated Press that there are believed to be “several dozen” people with European citizenship - many of Pakistani origin - among the Islamic extremists operating in the lawless border area.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not supposed to talk about classified information to the media, said foreigners in the area also include Chechens, Uzbeks, Arabs and Turks, one of whom was a former F-16 pilot in the Turkish air force.

“That shows you that some of the people who are coming are very well educated,” he said.

“It was very surprising for us but they come thinking this is the pure (Islamic) ideology that they are seeking.”

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Albuquerque, acknowledged the mood is more serious this year, but he said friends and colleagues of the pair are holding onto any hope.

“To survive a descent like that is challenging. I know people who have, I know people who haven’t, but all we know now is that it was a fast descent. We know they’re still missing, we know the search is still on and we all still have hope,” said Knapp, who described the pair as mentors to many in the ballooning community.

The Italian Coast Guard said a group of eight divers equipped with underwater cameras searched in the Adriatic on Saturday.

But spokesman Lt. Massimo Maccheroni said “hopes of finding them alive after four days at sea are close to zero.”

Maccheroni did not say

when the search would be called off, but said “we are close to the limit.”

The fiesta draws hundreds of pilots from around the world and more than 800,000 spectators each year.

Concern about the two could be heard throughout the crowd on Saturday in between sips of hot chocolate and coffee and the cheers that erupted each time one of the colorful balloons lifted off.

Abruzzo’s wife, Nancy, said in a statement that “we recognize that we are looking for a needle in a haystack.” But, she added, “we cannot rest until we find something, anything.”

She said that no “physical evidence from the balloon, the gondola, equipment or personal effects” had been found.

Alan Zielinski, a pilot from Chicago, said Abruzzo and Davis are part of the “brother-

hood” of balloonists and are personal friends with many who are participating in the fiesta.

“We’re all just hoping and praying, each and every one of us, that we’re going to get some good news,” he said. “We’re watching very vigilantly.”

In the Gordon Bennett race, teams compete to fly the farthest on a maximum of about 1,000 cubic meters (35,300 cubic feet) of gas.

Abruzzo, 47, and Davis, 65, won the 2004 edition of the Gordon Bennett race and the 2003 America’s Challenge gas race – one of Abruzzo’s five victories in that race.

Rear Adm. Salvatore Giuffre, coordinating the search efforts in Bari, said that at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, “the pilot said in English that they were going down very fast toward the sea.”

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Residence halls should participate in Ecolympics Being green doesn’t have to be hard. In fact, it can often be rewarding.

As reported in today’s editon of The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University begins its fourth year of its “Ecolympics,” an environmental challenge for members of campus residence halls.

The month-long competition will see student teams square off against one another in different challenges.

Points will be awarded for recycling and energy conservation.

“If (students) want to move

their residence hall in a more sustainable direction, all they have to do is recycle, turn off their lights and electronics in unused areas and make sure their neighbors do the same,” said Barbara Angeletti, recycling coordinator at WVU. The program is a good way to get students thinking about their energy use and their green habits. It’s often easy to forget to turn off a light bulb or other appliance in the rush to make an early class or a meal, But every time an appliance or light bulb is left on

for no reason, it’s wasted energy. These little changes add up. Summit Hall, for instance, has won the competition for the last two years and reduced its energy consumption by 25 percent.

In addition, the hall recycled 11,841 pounds of plastic, paper and aluminum – an impressive amount, and one rewarded with a prize.

The competition is based on per-person reductions and totals in order to be fair for smaller dorms.

This year’s prize is $3,500, to be used on whatever res-

idents of the winning dorm choose.

The University has actively advanced its environmental focus on campus, with recent renovations and construction featuring green components.

Classroom sensors detect when rooms are empty, enabling them to turn off the lights when nobody is present. Low-flow toilets reduce the amount of water used every flush.

Though environmentalism may still be considered a political issue and climate change constantly a sticking

issue between the major parties, the need for conservation cannot be ignored – nor should it.

If not for the fear of climate change, but for simple economics, as wasted energy and water results in higher costs.

All students, staff and faculty should get involved and engage in green practices for the Ecolympics – not only for the possibility of a prize, but so that these simple green behaviors can grow into more common habits.

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Complainbook: How social networks reflect a culture of complaint michael piano correspondent

Life is hard.

America has become a more open society in that people can talk about their feelings, experiences and outlooks more easily.

Perhaps a culture of complaint was a by-product of this, especially as one can easily argue that life for young folks is harder now than ever.

And when unfair or unlucky stuff happens, one must sometimes complain to his or her intimates and confidants, but not in a mass-sent statement to each and every peripheral acquaintance, usually “friends” on Facebook.

Complaining is excessive on Facebook statuses.

Like most educated Americans my age, I have found myself integrally bound to Facebook. If someone has a shindig, they don’t even text me about it, they send me one of those cute little Facebook invites. Could I die a social death without my Facebook profile?

If someone is stranded on a desert island – which happens to have wireless Internet – and he needs help, and he posts something on Facebook to that effect, then that’s a good reason to complain.

If someone gets a laugh out of your misfortune, such as being pooped on by a bird, and you want to put that on there, fine.

Lastly, there can be some tolerance for complaining about something out-of-the-

ordinary, such as being stuck in traffic for 12 hours due to Native Americans protesting taxes and thus closing highways that run through their sovereignties, or having your house collapse because it was built above a mine or being struck by the first bolt of lightning of a storm.

But much of the time, when people complain on their statuses, it’s because of things that they chose to do, of their own free will, semester after semester, year after year.

They are things a good portion of America and the world undergoes.

Often, this follows what my colleagues and I like to call an A-B-C pattern.

The format goes as such: I have this commitment (A), and I furthermore have this obligation (B), so I cannot hang

out with my friends (C), with friends often supplanted by the word “loves.” Often, this hoped-for time to hang out is a weeknight.

Other times, it’s about things that happen to most people in life.

Most romances end. We may not all be Lotharios and Cleopatras, but most of us have our moments.

Did you really expect to be one of the fate-spared few who are with their first love high school boyfriend or girlfriend forever?

Complain to deaf Venus, who harshly ignores the offerings of one who fails to observe the minutest legalistic rituals of courtship, such as sacrificing on the right days of the week.

And don’t you dare disguise your obvious woes in a thinly

veiled poem that pretty much lays everything bare.

It’s as if you don’t want to come out and tell us, but you want us to know that a heartbreak went down and we should feel bad for you.

Such half-hidden references that involve others make reconciliation difficult.

And then there are the excuses. This world doesn’t ask for excuses. This world doesn’t inquire as to what we deserve.

Other than what is given to us by intimates, there is nothing in life you get other than what you take.

One reaps what one sows, but there is little one truly earns. When we advance through the ranks of life, it is because someone else thought we were the best for the job or task. Nor does luck care about who is deserving.

Do I complain about personal stuff to people one-onone on the Facebook chat?

You’re darn right I do.

Do I advertise my problems to all however many “friends” I have?

Heck no.

If this were confined to Facebook, the problem would be much more miniscule.

While one can be forgiven or excused for lapses in stoicism, you’ve seen this in your friends, you’ve seen this in yourself, you’ve seen it all around you.

We complain to the world which is, for now, our only home.

We can be healthier if we just try our best to let things go.

And now these complaints have me complaining.

But don’t blame me; it’s only secondhand complaining.

Really, O’Donnell is a better GOP presidential candidate than Palin chad wilcox correspondent

Cu r re n t l y , Christine O’Donnell is putting up a ferocious fight to grab Delaware’s seat in the Senate and bring a much-needed American voice to an all-but-deaf D.C. for the little mid-Atlantic state.

She shouldn’t be so nearsighted.

The Senate may be a strong first step, but she should realize the potential she has and assert herself, especially when rumors abound of the prospective presidential candidacy of that other Tea Party sweetheart, Sarah Palin.

While Palin carefully straddles the increasingly blurry line between the extreme right wing of the GOP and the Tea Party, O’Donnell is fully committed to the conservative, common-sense convictions of the Tea Party.

It is difficult to say this given how little we know about her stance on the issues, especially at the national level, but despite being even more media shy than Palin, we are sure to catch meticulously rehearsed glimpses in the coming weeks.

Instead of jumping from college to college and barely graduating like Palin, O’Donnell steps up, and, recognizing

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how trivial higher education is to most Americans, simply doesn’t bother.

It is she who exemplifies the need to return to common American sense, she who doesn’t just shrug off the elitist ideal of the rex philosophus, but instead challenges it directly by declining to be formally educated at all.

Maybe it was a bit disingenuous to embellish her CV with big words like “Oxford” and “graduate school” and “Bachelor’s in English,” and maybe returning to Fairleigh Dickinson last year to finally get a degree was a necessary formality.

But her refusal to pay college tuition and willingness to endure a lawsuit because of it reflects her dedication to the everyday American anti-intellectualism that will save us from the bookish Ivy-league liberals who are painting this country the color communist red.

Palin’s down-to-earth attitude wrapped in folksy vernacular now seems like a cheap gimmick compared to O’Donnell’s genuine choice to not say or think anything intelligent.

For example, Palin takes a prefabricated right-wing position on the theory of evolution, shared by one faithful American of every four: It’s just a theory, like gravity, and thus not real.

O’Donnell has the courage

to call it as she sees it: Evolution is not a theory, “it’s a myth.”

However, unlike Palin and the other fringe Republicans, O’Donnell has no trouble citing specific examples to back up her claims, and in doing so demonstrates a mastery of conceptual thinking, which is sure to stymie liberals.

I still haven’t heard any convincing answers from the left: If people evolved from monkeys, why aren’t monkeys evolving into people right now?

Sure, O’Donnell may have “dabbled” in witchcraft as a naive youth, but I think as youngsters we’ve all had our share of dates gone wrong.

Those days are over for her, but anyone who has talked to Sarah Palin in person, without her hair in a bun and 30 pounds of foundation and blush, would probably argue that she is still very much a witch.

Besides, this might be a chance to expand the ranks of the Tea Party to include Wiccans and even Druids; magic certainly couldn’t hurt their chances to make politics tri-partisan.

As an informed voter with traditional values, I’ve always been turned off by masturbation. Palin’s flamboyant past as a beauty queen bothers me a little bit, and the fact that she refuses to disown her

promiscuous, wildly dancing daughter Bristol is even more unnerving.

O’Donnell doesn’t waste her time with such things.

She definitely hasn’t masturbated since at least 1995 when she condemned the act publicly on MTV. This kind of dedication to the return to Christian ideals, to the Puritan purity imported by the first and best Americans and codified in the Constitution, is just what this country needs right now.

Forbidding masturbation is a big, but important, first step, which can be better realized with her aggressive campaign to make pornography illegal.

Without this particularly immoral flavor of self-indulgence to distract us from a renewed appreciation of old-fashioned American hard work, unemployment will disappear and our blighted economy should be up and running in no time.

After all, idle hands spend time at the genitals.

Coincidentally, that brings me to my next point. Christine O’Donnell is younger and better looking than Palin.

In the modern political climate, in which a candidate’s ability to identify with the least common denominator of a particular demographic is more important than her ability to govern a state, give a successful interview or flush a toilet, O’Donnell’s flare is sure to

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Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell reacts to a question at the Sussex County Republican Committee Picnic Sep. 19 in Lincoln, Del. attract the cute, petite female vote, if at the expense of the highly coveted burly, aggressive hockey mom vote.

Let’s give true Americans a chance by passing on Palin

and opting for O’Donnell in 2016 or 2012. Even if “all logic says it’s time to quit,” when she’s got God voting for her, how could she lose?

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tony dobies sports editor

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Mountaineers win two on road

Pat White deserved more WVU forwards Heisman hype key in victories Michigan looks like it’s back.

And, if you’ve watched any of the Wolverines’ games this season, it’s mainly because of quarterback Denard Robinson.

Head coach Rich Rodriguez – the former head man at West Virginia until 2008 – went back to what works in his offense and started a runfirst quarterback.

Robinson, the sophomore signal caller, has been more than impressive through the Wolverines’ first five games – leading UM to a 5-0 start for the first time since 2006.

Not only that, but Robinson has been racking up yards and touchdowns en route to breaking multiple singlegame records at the school.

Through five games, Robinson is leading the country in rushing with 181 yards per game. He’s second in total offense at 282.6 yards per game and fourth in the country in passing efficiency at 179.97.

Those numbers are outstanding – and probably a bit inflated due to the fact Michigan has not played a Big Ten Conference foe worthy of challenging for a championship yet. That will change soon, though, and Robinson will have an even better chance to prove he’s the real deal.

Watching Michigan should take Mountaineer fans back a few years. The Wolverines are running nearly the same plays West Virginia ran during the Rodriguez era.

It seems the Wolverines’ coach has even added a few tricks to the playbook like the fake option run-pass – a play that has scored multiple touchdowns this season.

All of that has allowed Robinson to sit atop many Heisman Trophy ballots to begin October. There’s no argument as to why he doesn’t deserve to be in the talk, if not be the front-runner.

While it is warranted, it made me wonder how Robinson’s numbers compared to that of former West Virginia quarterback Pat White.

Many fans across the country have called Robinson the next White. While Robinson might not have the same lanky build as White or the same running style, the two have similar abilities.

Both have an inconsistent arm and a run-first attitude – it’s that type of quarterback that makes Rodriguez’s offense thrive.

Through his junior season in 2007, when he led WVU to the Fiesta Bowl, White was the team’s leading rusher averaging 102.69 yards per game. He averaged 235.31 yards of total offense per game and was ninth in the country in total passing efficiency. His sophomore year was even stronger.

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by ben gaughan sports writer

Great forward play and superb defending led the West Virginia women’s soccer team to a pair of wins on the road this weekend.

The Mountaineers (7-4-1,

The No. 19 West Virginia men’s soccer team suffered its first loss in six games Saturday when the Mountaineers fell 1-0 to Georgetown.

The loss runs the Mountaineers’ record to 5-3-1 on the season and 1-1 in the Big East Conference.

In a game mostly dominated by the defenses, the Hoyas outshot WVU 14-7 and took nine corner kicks compared to West Virginia’s three.

The only goal of the game came in the 31st minute. After WVU defender Ruben Garrido tripped Georgetown’s Seth C’deBaca in the box, sophomore Ian Christianson nailed the penalty kick into the left side of the goal.

the way she finished her opportunities. She was so dangerous all game long and finished those opportunities for us.”

The Mountaineers out-shot their opponents 39-26 over the weekend.

Izzo-Brown stressed that the two forwards created their own scoring chances and handled their business, leading the team in the victories.

“Those two did it themselves,” Izzo-Brown said.

“They were focused with the

game plan and they executed.

I was really proud of both of them and how they kept putting pressure on the back line and going to goal.”

The WVU defense was stingy as well, allowing just one goal.

The goal for Louisville snapped the Mountaineers’ streak of scoreless play at 368 minutes. WVU last surrendered a goal on Sept. 23 against Marquette.

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West Virginia right guard Jeff Braun holds off an LSU defender from getting his hands on Mountaineer quarterback Geno Smith during WVU’s 20-14 loss to LSU Sept. 25 in Baton Rouge, La.

O-line forced to make changes, improvements

BY TONY DOBIEs SPORTS EDITOR

West Virginia’s much maligned offensive line is expected to get a boost when starting left guard Josh Jenkins returns following minor knee surgery.

Jenkins missed the Mountaineers’ 20-14 loss to LSU while recovering from the surgery.

Without him in the lineup, the Mountaineers tried to manage with five linemen the entire game. That group struggled to open holes for running back Noel Devine and keep LSU defenders off WVU quarterback Geno Smith.

“With other guys being shuffled in, I think we’ve done a pretty good job of coming together,” said WVU

WVU unable to score in road loss to Georgetown Sports Writer

Miller scored two goals against the Bearcats Friday, the first two-goal game of her career. The junior now has 18 total in her career.

Against the Cardinals, Mischler had half of the team’s total shots (eight), which is a career high. Her two goals numbered the third multiscoring effort of her career.

“Being a senior and a forward, it was definitely important for (Mischler) to give everything she has,” Izzo-Brown said. “I was very, very proud of

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by Michael Carvelli

3-1-1 Big East Conference) easily handled Cincinnati Friday, beating the Bearcats 4-0.

They squeaked pasted Louisville 2-1 Sunday, as well.

Forwards Blake Miller and Megan Mischler combined for five goals on the road trip, and midfielder Bri Rodriguez recorded her third-straight game with at least one point against Louisville.

“That was big two wins for us and a good six points on the road,” said West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown.

West Virginia’s first chance of the game came 20 minutes into the contest when Georgetown goalkeeper Matthew Brutto saved a header from junior Franck Tayou.

The Mountaineers registered their only other shot on goal in the game in the 75th minute when the GU keeper stopped Shadow Sebele’s shot.

Shortly thereafter, Ray Gaddis nearly beat Brutto to a loose ball on a breakaway, but the Georgetown senior was able to get to it before Gaddis had his chance to score.

West Virginia goalkeeper Zach Johnson registered four saves in the game, while Brutto had two of his own.

Offensively, Sebele and

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right tackle Jeff Braun. “I think we’ve done a good job of gelling, but there’s been a lot of shifting, as you’ve seen, with Josh’s injury.”

To deal with the loss of Jenkins, starting right guard Eric Jobe was moved to the left side. Reserve right guard Cole Bowers was put into the starting lineup.

Braun said the offensive line, which has shuffled players around throughout the offseason, handled the changes well. “(Offensive line) coach (Dave) Johnson does a great job of finding a place that fits us. For me, if he has confidence in them, that’s fine with me. I’m happy with where everyone is at,” Braun said.

West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart said last week

that he expects Jenkins to return to the starting lineup Saturday against UNLV. With or without Jenkins, though, the Mountaineers have seen growth in numbers along the offensive line from 2009 when WVU used just five linemen for much of the season.

“It’s better than last year, because we only had five guys that played,” Braun said of the line’s depth. “Right now, we’re using six. Bowers has been in there and came in and started last week. It’s tremendously better than last year.”

Despite all the changes, Braun said the offensive line hasn’t completely found itself.

“Chemistry is being built everyday. We’re never going to reach our poten-

tial chemistry, though. That takes years, and some teams just don’t reach that point,” Braun said. “You start building it early in the preseason, and every day and every week you just have to continue to build chemistry.”

Defense shines through beginning of season Through the first five weeks of the season, the West Virginia defense has lived up to expectations. The Mountaineers are ranked No. 8 in total defense (249.25 yards per game) in the country and first in the Big East Conference.

The Mountaineers are the

12th-best scoring defense (14.5 points per game) in the nation and second in the Big East behind Rutgers.

“I thought they played well,” Stewart said. “We played hard and physical, and that is all you can ask anyone to do.”

WVU is 10th in the country in rushing defense, giving up 84.5 yards per game on the ground. The Mountaineers’ worst defensive statistics are against the pass.

West Virginia is 20th in the country in pass defense, giving up an average of 164.75

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WVU SWING DANCE CLUB meets at 7:45 p.m. in Multipurpose Room JACKSON HEWITT is recruiting A of the Student Recreation Center. students to learn how to prepare tax No partner needed. Advanced and returns from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the beginners are welcome. For more inCommon Area of the Mountainlair. formation, e-mail wvuswingdance@ For more information, e-mail taxgmail.com. school2010@gmail.com or call SIERRA STUDENT COALITION 1-800-732-1040. meets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair. The group is a grassroots environmental orgaEvery Monday nization striving for tangible change KAPPA PHI, a Christian women’s in our campus and community. For service organization, meets at 7 p.m. more information, contact Kayla at at Wesley United Methodist Church kmedina2@mix.wvu.edu. on the corner of N. High and Willey FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADERstreets. For more information, e-mail SHIP ALLIANCE meets in the Womkappaphi_pi@hotmail.com or visit en’s Studies Lounge of Eiesland Hall www.freewebs.com/kappaphipi. at 6 p.m. For more information, eAIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is at 6 mail rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu. p.m. at 160 Fayette St. The first class is free, with special rates for WVU stu- Continual dents. For more information, e-mail MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs var3@cdc.gov. volunteers for the information desk, RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION pre-admission testing, hospitality meets at 7:30 p.m. Any issues per- cart, mail delivery and gift shop. taining to residence halls can be For more information, call Christina brought up and discussed at this Brown at 304-598-1324. meeting. For more information, conWELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics tact Victoria Ball at vball@mix.wvu. such as nutrition, sexual health and edu. healthy living are provided for interRIFLE CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 8 ested student groups, organizations p.m. in Room 311 of the Shell Build- or classes by WELL WVU Student ing. For more information, contact Wellness and Health Promotion. For Abbey at aheiskel@mix.wvu.edu or more information, visit www.well.

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WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from the Carruth Center for Psychologi9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview Rac- cal and Psychiatric Services. A walkquet Club. For carpooling, call 304- in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 906-4427. New members are always a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples welcome.

CHESS CLUB meets from 6 p.m. and group counseling. Please visit to 9 p.m. in the food court of the www.well.wvu.edu to find out more Mountainlair. Players of all skill lev- information.

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TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS grams and special events. For more FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. information or to volunteer, contact in Multipurpose Room A of the Stu- Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail. com or 304-599-5020. dent Recreation Center.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN THE WVU EQUESTRIAN TEAM meets in Room 2001 of the Agricul- needs volunteers. WIC provides edutural Sciences Building. The Western cation, supplemental foods and imEquestrian Team will meet at 7 p.m. munizations for pregnant women and the English Equestrian Team will and children under 5 years of age.

This is an opportunity to earn volmeet at 8 p.m. unteer hours for class requirements.

Every Tuesday For more information, contact MiMOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST, chelle Prudnick at 304-598-5180 or a student Christian organization, 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is availhosts free supper and Bible study at its Christian Student Center. Supper able on the first Monday of every is at 8:15 p.m., and Bible study begins month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the at 9 p.m. All students are welcome. Caritas House office located at 391 For more information, call 304-599- Scott Ave. Test results are available 6151 or visit www.mountaineers- in 20 minutes and are confidential.

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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 e-mail MCLV2@ comcast.net.

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

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

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

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

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, email 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.

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THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, are creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives.

Mpowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

THE MORGANTOWN FUN FACTORY, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to work at the Children’s Discovery Museum of West Virginia. For more information, go to www.thefunfactory.org or e-mail CDMofWV@gmail.com.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you weigh the importance of several established friendships. You question whether you want to make an adjustment or change.

When we change, often our immediate circle changes, too. Allow in new friends who feel more appropriate.

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A partner or close associate tries to supply answers to your questions. Tonight: Clearing out errands and some paperwork.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Stay on top of your game. Understanding will evolve to a new level if you allow your imagination to wander. Your creativity emerges in a meeting, allowing greater give-and-take. Tonight: Adjust your plans around a friend.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Keep communication flowing. You might wonder which is the best approach. The unexpected occurs when

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CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Deal with each individual directly. Keep talking with others on a one-on-one level in order to accomplish a clearing. A leap to better understanding can happen if another person lets go of a conviction.

Tonight: Say “yes” to an invitation.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Your trusting nature might interpret another’s motives quite differently from what is really going on. Leave room to be wrong. Focus on data and facts in the late afternoon, when making a mistake is less likely. Tonight: Treat yourself well.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Manage your need to root out a problem on a deep level. Through observing and watching what someone might put on your plate, you will gain. Midafternoon, you decide to be more verbal. Tonight: Let creativity flow.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Use the daylight hours to the max. You might not be pleased with everything that comes up. Certainly, you have the ability to read others. A meeting could be revealing. Tonight: Go within and think through a decision.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Others often are envious of your natural status and style. You might not be able to handle a personal matter as soon as you wanted to. Others seem to

need a lot from you. Make it your pleasure! Tonight: Surrounded by people.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Keep reaching out for new answers and different solutions. You could find a family member adding pressure when you cannot even discuss or think about a personal matter. Take the lead in a key event. Tonight: Out late.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Work directly with one person at a time.

Your attention and concern are appreciated. Be careful dealing with a moneyrelated matter. Without realizing it, you could be walking into a situation that appears to be one way but is really another. Tonight: Put on a good movie.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH Others have strong opinions. Creativity helps you juggle different demands.

The unexpected from an associate or dear partner could force you to question what is going on. Tonight: Listen to another person’s opinions.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Dive into what you must do in order to lighten up the moment and allow a little more free time later. Others seek you out, or a meeting becomes a social happening. You want to be free in order to be spontaneous. Tonight: Listen to suggestions first.

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women’s basketball

Carey hopes veteran roster will benefit Mountaineers

By John Terry

Q&A with Mike Carey

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It was an earlier than expected exit from the 2010 NCAA Tournament last year for the West Virginia women’s basketball team.

The third-seeded Mountaineers were upset in the second round by 11th-seeded San Diego State.

But when WVU walked off the Erwin Center court in Austin, Tx., that night, head coach Mike Carey was already thinking about what the 2010-11 season could have in store.

All 12 Mountaineers return from a team that won a program-best 29 games and finished runners-up to Connecticut for the Big East Conference Championship.

Out of the team’s six losses in 2009, four were to teams ranked fourth or higher.

“Why can’t West Virginia win a National Championship?” Carey said. “We’ve beat some great teams, we’ve been in the top 10 in the country, we just need to take that next step.

“There’s no reason why we can’t this year.”

Carey returns five seniors this season including Liz Repella, Sarah Miles, Korinne Campbell and Medina Ali. Carey said all will most likely start in the team’s season opener on Nov. 12 against Loyola.

It will be up to them, he said, if the Mountaineers are going to “change the mentality of the culture” and take the program to levels it has never been before.

“We like to think the early exit would motivate the team this year,” Carey said. “There’s going to be a bull’s-eye on our back compared to last year.

The Daily Athenaeum: What are your expectations heading into the season?

West Virginia women’s basketball coach Mike Carey: Anytime you have a lot of seniors, you hope the seniors will take leadership roles and get the entire team hungry.

And that’s what we’re hoping for. We have some great leaders in our seniors. All five seniors have done a great job since they’ve been here.

West Virginia coach Mike Carey, right, argues a foul call with an official during the first half of the Mountaineers’ game against DePaul last season.

We know that no one is going to give us anything, and we’re going to have to come out and prove ourselves all over again.”

West Virginia has already been ranked ninth in two separate preseason polls, but Carey doesn’t want his team to get complacent before the season starts.

He has to remind himself to keep the same attitude.

“We have more people to bring off the bench this season,” Carey said. “We will be deeper this year and we’ll have plenty of options.”

Two of those options in-

clude Ayana Dunning and Tonia Williams, both of whom sat out the 2009 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

Carey said Dunning, a transfer from LSU, and Williams, a transfer from South Carolina, will add depth offensively.

“We can now match up sizewise against other teams,” he said.

The 10th-year head coach also added four newcomers to West Virginia – three freshmen and a junior college transfer.

Carey said there’s a chance all of the freshmen – Brooke Hampton, Jessica Harlee and

Taylor Palmer – could see substantial playing time in their first year.

Junior College transfer Bianca Jarrett will also make an impact. Jarrett was a first team all-American at Chipola College (Ga.), averaging 21.4 points per game.

“From top to bottom, this is the most skilled team I’ve had here,” Carey said. “Work ethic, from top to bottom, is the best too.”

A more challenging nonconference schedule will test the Mountaineers early. Before West Virginia starts Big

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East play, the team will travel to the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands from Nov. 25 through Nov. 27 where the Mountaineers will play TCU, Virginia and Iowa State – all of which are ranked in the preseason top 25.

“We’re going to see where we’re at and where we need to improve before Big East play,” Carey said. “We might not win as many games as we did last season, but we’re going to be stronger come tournament time.”

DA: How important will this team’s offensive production be in 2010-11?

MC: We’re going to have to score more (than last year).

We can’t just rely on our defense night-in and night-out.

With that being said, we’re still going to have to play defense. We want to be at the top of the league in the (Big East) Conference, and even in the country. We want to be in the top 5 in the country defensively. But, we have to get more scoring. We need to get up in the 70s to have a legit chance of doing what we need to do.

DA: Where does this year’s team stack up skill wise with the others you’ve had at WVU? MC: I said last year I really like this group. If we don’t win a game, I still like this group, because they’re good people both on and off the court.

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tennis

Melis Tanik wins singles title at Queen City Classic

By Ethan Rohrbaugh Sports Writer

The West Virginia tennis team captured its third titlewinner of the fall season, as WVU freshman Melis Tanik came out on top of the flight “A” singles bracket of this weekend’s Queen City Classic in Cincinnati.

Tanik has played her way into three finals appearances in as many tournaments this fall, claiming the top spot in two tournaments to go along with a runner-up finish last weekend.

Also in singles action for the Mountaineers, senior Ashley Pilsbury had a finals showing and finished runner-

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Continued from page 5 yards per game. The Mountaineers are 51st in passing efficiency defense.

“We’ve done OK so far. We haven’t done bad,” said starting safety Terence Garvin.

“There’s always room to improve.”

O f f e n s e i s av e ra g e through four games The Mountaineers have not been as successful on the

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Continued from page 5 The Mountaineers also had two goals waived off against the Cardinals – one in the 50th minute on a shot by forward Frances Silva and the other followed by midfielder Caroline Szwed in the 59th minute.

“I was proud of the way we battled,” Izzo-Brown said.

“Having three goals called

up in flight “B”. Sophomore Emily Mathis won the consolation finals match in flight “A.” Sophomore Liv PettersTanik son and juniors Catie Wickline and Veronica Cardenas also qualified for consolation finals matches.

In doubles competition, the Mountaineers were unable to get any pairs past the semifinal round, as the flight “B” duo of Pilsbury and Pettersson came up short in the team’s lone semifinal match

of the weekend.

The flight “A” grouping of Tanik and Mathis ended its title-run with a loss in a tight quarterfinals match.

WVU head coach Tina Samara said she was impressed with the way her young team responded to being down in matches by coming back to force a couple of third-set tiebreakers.

“We had some situations where it would have been easy to give up, and we didn’t,” Samara said.

The Mountaineers continue their fall season next weekend when they head to the Hampton Roads Collegiate.

offensive side of the ball this season. They are 101st in the country in turnover margin (-1).

West Virginia is also in the bottom half of the country in three of the four main offensive statistical categories. West Virginia is 64th in total offense (378.75 yards per game), 68th in rushing (149) and 77th in scoring offense (25 points per game).

The lone offensive category in which WVU is in the upper half of the conference is pass-

ing offense. The Mountaineers are 52nd (229.75 yards per game) in that statistic.

Unranked again For the second-straight week, the Mountaineers find themselves outside the top 25 polls. WVU is 26th in the AP poll and 28th in the USA Today poll.

The Mountaineers, who were off last weekend, are the lone team receiving votes in this week’s polls.

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Continued from page 5 While those numbers don’t compare to Robinson’s through the first five games of the year, White was equally as electric. And, White basically led the Mountaineers on his back to two BCS bowl victories and Big East Conference titles.

Despite all of those numbers, White was never truly considered a Heisman candidate. Sure, his name was out there. But, never did he

lead a Heisman list or get the respect he deserved outside Mountaineer Nation.

The truth is, White should be remembered because he changed the quarterback position forever. While the running quarterback in the spread may have been attempted and been somewhat successful before White, it was never like it was with White under center.

By the time White was finished in the Old Gold and Blue, he was the NCAA’s all-time leading rusher for a quarterback and the lone

starting quarterback to win four bowl games.

The simple fact is that the “M” carries more weight than the “Flying WV.” If Michigan wins or has a star player, the nation knows about it.

Sure, people knew about White. But, they seem to care more about Robinson.

If Robinson ends up with the stiff-arm trophy at the end of the year, it will be well-deserved.

But, White deserved it, too. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

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Baltimore Ravens wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh (84) celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the fourth quarter in Pittsburgh, Sunday. Baltimore won 17-14.

Steelers fall short against Baltimore

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Flacco made certain that Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension wouldn’t end perfectly for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Flacco withstood Pittsburgh’s goal-line stand and go-ahead touchdown in the closing minutes to throw an 18-yard scoring pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh with 32 seconds remaining, and the Baltimore Ravens prevented the Steelers from going unbeaten without their suspended quarterback by winning 17-14 on Sunday.

The Steelers (3-1) took a 1410 lead on Rashard Mendenhall’s 7-yard run midway through the fourth quarter, and appeared ready to win after turning away Baltimore on third- and fourthdown plays from the 2 with more than 2 minutes remaining.

But a holding call on a punt gave Baltimore (3-1) the ball at Pittsburgh’s 40 with 55 seconds remaining, and Flacco found Anquan Boldin on two passes for 12 yards and Houshmandzadeh for 10 to set up the winning score.

Flacco, winning for the first time in four games in Pittsburgh, froze the Steelers’ defense with a pump fake that freed up Houshmandzadeh in the end zone for the game winner.

Now, instead of being two games down in the AFC North to Pittsburgh with Roethlisberger to go for the rest of the season, the Ravens are tied for the division lead after beating the Steelers in Heinz Field for only the second time in 11 games.

Baltimore appeared to squander any chance at winning when, after driving from its 30 to the Steelers 2 with just over three minutes remaining, Flacco threw incomplete on two plays from the 2. Cornerback William Gay knocked away a pass intended for Boldin near the corner of the end zone on fourth down.

Flacco finished 24 of 37 for 256 yards and an interception to outplay Charlie Batch, the No. 4 quar-

terback who couldn’t win only his second start since 2007 for Pittsburgh. Batch, a 38-13 winner at Tampa Bay the week before, went 12 of 21 for 141 yards and an interception.

The Ravens won despite getting almost nothing from their running game. Willis McGahee had 14 carries for 37 yards and a touchdown and Ray Rice, playing despite a bruised right knee, had eight carries for 20 yards – 121 fewer than he had in Pittsburgh last season.

The Steelers, who twice failed to capitalize on turnovers inside the 40 when Jeff Reed missed field goal attempts in the second half, now get a week off for Roethlisberger to settle back into the offense. But he won’t be inheriting an unbeaten team when he takes over Oct. 17 against Cleveland.

As usual, the game was physical, low-scoring and close, the fifth-consecutive matchup between the mirror-image rivals that was decided by four points or fewer.

Batch’s 34-yard completion to Antwaan Randle El set up Mendenhall’s 1-yard run late in the first quarter.

Baltimore answered almost immediately. Flacco found Derrick Mason for 40 yards in front of safety Ryan Clark and Boldin for 18 yards ahead of McGahee’s 9-yard touchdown run 1:27 into the second quarter.

Billy Cundiff kicked a 33-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, and the Ravens made the 10-7 lead hold up despite twice turning the ball over in the third quarter.

The Steelers couldn’t take advantage of McGahee’s fumble at his own 27 when Reed’s 49-yard field goal attempt struck the right upright. Flacco later was intercepted by Ike Taylor at the Ravens 33, but Reed was wide left this time from the 45. Reed already has as many misses (four) as he did last season.

Fans pass the Oregon duck mascot through the crowd during a game against Stanford, Saturday, in Eugene, Ore. Oregon defeated Stanford 52-31.

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Oregon jumps Boise State in latest AP top 25 (AP) — After running away from Stanford, Oregon jumped over Boise State and into No. 3 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday.

Meanwhile, for the first time in 10 years, Texas fell out of the Top 25. Two more traditional powers tumbled from the rankings, too, with Penn State and Southern California joining the Longhorns in the others receiving votes.

The top two spots in the rankings remained unchanged. Alabama is No. 1 and Ohio State is No. 2, just the way it’s been since the preseason.

No. 4 Boise State spent the entire first month of the season ranked third, but the Broncos couldn’t hold off the Ducks this week.

Oregon fell behind 21-3 in the first quarter against Stanford on Saturday night at home, but Darron Thomas and LaMichael James brought the Ducks zooming back for a 52-31 victory.

The Ducks lead the nation in scoring (56 points per game) and total offense (569 yards).

Stanford came into the game ranked No. 9, but fell seven spots this week.

Boise State remained unbeaten with a 59-0 victory against winless league rival New Mexico State, but it appears the lack of respect for the Western Athletic Conference is already hurting the Broncos.

With a nonconference game against Toledo on Saturday, followed by meetings with WAC weaklings San Jose State and Louisiana Tech, it would seem that the Broncos could be stuck at No. 4 for a while unless one of those top three teams lose or struggle mightily against a weaker opponent.

The only team currently ranked on Boise State’s remaining schedule is No. 21 Nevada. The Broncos visit the Wolf Pack on Nov. 26.

Alabama received a seasonhigh 58 first-place votes from the media panel after trouncing Florida 31-6. The Gators dropped seven spots to No. 14, their lowest ranking since they were 14th on Nov. 11, 2007.

Ohio State received one firstplace vote and Boise State received the other. Oregon had 1,379 points and Boise State got 1,341.

TCU was No. 5 in the latest poll.

The top five in the USA today coaches’ poll was the same as the AP’s top five.

No. 6 Oklahoma, Nebraska, Auburn, Arizona and Utah round out the top 10 – a place where Texas

has been a regular resident over the last decade under coach Mack Brown.

But the Longhorns lost their second straight game Saturday, 28-20 to Oklahoma, leaving them unranked for the first time since Oct. 15, 2000. Their streak of 162 consecutive weeks in the rankings was the longest active streak in the country.

Ohio State now has the longest streak at 90 straight poll appearances. Florida is second at 87 straight.

Texas hasn’t lost three straight games since closing the 1999 season that way. The Longhorns have a week off before visiting Nebraska.

“We have two weeks of work,” linebacker Eddie Jones said. “Work hard as a team, stay up, stay motivated and keep this heart and drive that we had today. We can go back out and win. We can change things around here.”

Penn State also lost for the second time Saturday, dropping a 24-3 decision at Iowa. The Nittany Lions fell out of the rankings for the first time since October 2007.

For USC, a last-second loss to Washington started the Trojans’ fall last season. USC even dropped out of the rankings at the end of the 2009 regular season before finishing at No. 22.

Saturday’s last-second 32-31 loss to Washington at the Los Angeles Coliseum pushed the Trojans out of the poll for the first time this season.

North Carolina State also fell out of the rankings after one week, following a 41-30 loss to Virginia Tech.

The middle of the Top 25 was Arkansas at No. 11, followed by LSU, Miami, Florida and Iowa.

Stanford was No. 16 and Michigan State, Michigan, South Carolina and Wisconsin complete the first 20.

Michigan plays at Michigan State on Saturday, with both Big Ten rivals undefeated.

South Carolina will try to stop Alabama’s 19-game winning streak in Columbia.

The four teams moving into the rankings this week, filling the final four spots, include three teams ranked for the first time in 2010.

No. 22 Oklahoma State made its season debut in the poll. No. 23 Florida State moved back into the rankings.

No. 24 was undefeated Missouri, making its 2010 poll debut, and No. 25 is Air Force.

The Falcons were ranked for the

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show that it can play.

“I think we’ve kind of proved Ohio State QB Pryor should be something to ourselves,” he said. back against Indiana “We know what we’ve got. We Ohio State got a glimpse in its know we are a team that can give 24-13 win over Illinois of what life any team in the country a game.” without quarterback Terrelle Pryor is like, and it didn’t look anything Oklahoma heads into off-week at 5-0 like a national title.

With Pryor out with a strained Bob Stoops’ Sooners are 5-0 for left quadriceps muscle and backup the second time in the last six years, Joe Bauserman at the controls, following a 28-20 victory against riOhio State (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) strug- val Texas on Saturday that featured another wild finish. Winning ugly gled to move the ball.

Ohio State head coach Jim has become the standard of this Tressel said after the game that season, even if it’s not what Stoops he didn’t know how badly Pryor and those who follow Oklahoma was hurt, but he guessed he’ll be football are accustomed to seeing. healthy enough to play at home “It’s what you want: to be critagainst Indiana. icized for winning,” Stoops in“Hopefully, we get the right terjected after two of his players treatment going, so I’ll be fine and were asked to talk about the Soonback to myself,” Pryor told report- ers’ fourth win by eight points or ers after the 24-13 win at Illinois less this season. “We’re back to OU on Saturday, adding that he hopes football.”

Or at least on the way back. to play.

Pryor hurt the muscle in his up- Oklahoma climbed to No. 6 in the per leg on a run around the left end AP poll Sunday, its highest point of for a first down during the third the season, and is showing that it’s quarter with the Buckeyes leading not necessarily about how games 14-10. He wasn’t gone long, return- are won but that they are won. ing a couple of possessions later.

Another seven teams fell from the After the first quarter, Ohio State ranks of the unbeaten this week, held the Illini to a pair of field goals but the Sooners (5-0, 1-0 Big 12) and 119 yards rushing. Illini tail- found a way to survive again. back Mikel Leshoure managed 80 Quarterback Landry Jones fumof those yards – his first game with- bled inside the 10-yard line on a out 100 yards rushing since last fall. botched play and Texas linebacker Linebacker Brian Rolle said Jared Norton had a chance to the Buckeye defense believes not scoop up the loose ball and take just a few steps into the end zone many teams can run on them.

“We feel like that every game,” for a potential game-tying touchhe said. “They tried to run the ball, down in the final 2 minutes. and they broke a couple of runs – Jones swiped at the ball, and it a great team will do that. But the instead got out of bounds before test was to see how our defense Norton could recover it. Oklahoma would step up to it, and I think we escaped two plays later when Aaron Williams muffed a punt – the did a great job.”

The Buckeyes, meanwhile, second straight week the Sooners’ rushed for 213 yards, but at half- benefited from such good fortune time they led just 14-10, had in the fourth quarter of a one-posturned the ball over once on an in- session game. terception and were struggling to “Coach Stoops is right about it. protect Pryor. He was sacked twice We are making these games closer in the game’s first half hour. than they need to be, but we are “We played hard up until the winning them,” defensive captain end when they got outside us a lit- Travis Lewis said. “There’s a good tle bit,” Illini coach Ron Zook said. and bad to that.

“We are continuing to get better “We are 5-0, and I’ll take it.” and better on defense which is the The Sooners will have this week off before trying to reach 6-0 for key thing.”

Illinois plays its next two on the first time since 2004 as Iowa the road, and both against ranked State (3-2, 1-1) visits Owen Field. teams, Penn State and Michigan It’s the first time since 1999, Stoops’ State. But redshirt freshman Na- first season as coach, that Oklathan Scheelhaase said the team, homa is off the week after the Red trying to rebound from a 3-9 sea- River Rivalry. son that led to most of Zook’s staff “We have seven straight games being fired and an ultimatum that coming, hopefully eight (with the the team improve, is starting to Big 12 championship). We’ll have to let it go, regroup and polish some things up,” Stoops said. “And we even found a way to make this one not so pretty.

Two plays after Texas defensive lineman Jackson Jeffcoat’s personal foul turned a fourth-and-20 into a first down, DeMarco Murray took advantage of the second chance by tiptoeing down the sideline for a 20-yard touchdown run.

After Stoops’ fake field goal attempt gave the Longhorns the ball near midfield, linebacker Tom Wort blitzed in to sack Garrett Gilbert Pool, Darts, Corn Hole, and put the Sooners on the way to Basketball, 11 Flat screen TV’s forcing a three-and-out.

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“We want to make sure that when teams get down there, we want to make them work for it,” Lewis said. “I think it’s just the toughness of this defense to go down there and say, ‘We’re not going to give up touchdowns. We’ll give up three (points) but we won’t give up seven.’“At the end of these close games, it really matters.”

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B-52s energetic performance at CAC Rapper TI, wife raise money for Alzheimer’s showcases band’s 30-year career

The B-52s perform at the Creative Arts Center Saturday night.

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Legendary pop group the B-52s played a nearly sold out show in Morgantown at the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre in the Creative Arts Center Saturday night.

The show featured the work of the band’s 30-year career, including early college radio hits like “Private Idaho” and “Mesopotamia.”

It also featured hits from the multi-platinum, 1989 album “Cosmic Thing” and 2008 reuniting album “Funplex.”

Spring 2010 WVU graduate Tracy Turner was there with her parents.

“I came to hear the hit songs,” Turner said. “I’m pretty sure that almost everyone can at least recognize the song ‘Roam.’”

Despite the age of the band, they were just as flamboyant as they were in their hay day – shiny suits and all.

Kate Pierson, at age 62, still has the spastic high-pitched voice and still plays keyboard with the band, which also has a backup keyboardist.

The blonde Cindy Wilson still belts out the harmonious lyrics as well as taking parts on the bongos.

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Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson of the B-52s sing at the Creative Arts Center Saturday night during the band’s performance.

Cindy’s brother, Ricky Wilson, died in 1985 from complications of AIDS and was the band’s first guitarist.

Keith Strickland has been with the band since the start and moved to guitar after Ricky’s death.

Strickland still shows to be a suitable replacement to the surf guitar pop sound that helped give the band its definitive sound.

Fred Schneider, the band’s lead vocalist, maintains his swagger across the stage at age 59.

“Hello, Morgantown, we’re happy to be here,” Schneider

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Continued from page 9 “It’s great we’re giving back to the community,” said Lauren Cipperly, a junior fashion design and merchandising major. Cipperly performed her version of “Hopelessly Devoted to You” by Olivia Newton-John.

“I think (Jessi’s Pals) is a great cause, and I’m glad to be a part of it,” said Chelsea Malone, a freshman general studies major. Malone wore an era-fitting white gown and sang “At Last” by Etta James.

A silent auction, in which proceeds benefit Jessi’s Pals, also took place. Audience members could bid on prizes throughout the round.

Prizes included a football signed by Bill Stewart, a Nintendo DS Lite, an evening gown donated by Coni & Franc and two tickets to see Lewis Black.

Winners for these items were announced at the end of the round.

Seven singers will continue forward to the “countrythemed” round Oct. 22. The final two rounds will be Oct. 29 and Nov. 14. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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said to the audience.

The band spoke to the audience mostly through musical introductions and one obligatory birthday shout-out.

“Come with us,” Schneider said. “We’re part of the Deadbeat Club!”

The B-52s finally got the audience on their feet with the performance of the song “Love Shack.”

The band ended their 1960s psychedelic style of music with an encore of, “Planet Claire” and “Rock Lobster,” from their 1979 debut self-titled album. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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Grammy award-winning artist Clifford “TI” Harris, left, poses for media with his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris, right, during an Alzheimers “For the Love of Our Fathers” foundation honoree luncheon at the Luckie Lounge Sunday in Atlanta.

ATLANTA (AP) — Facing fallout from a recent arrest, T.I. raised money on Sunday for his family’s new Alzheimer’s disease charity and explained how the idea for it took shape during a previous period of legal trouble.

The rapper, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle, held a luncheon for the foundation called “For The Love Of Our Fathers,” which honors their fathers’ battles with Alzheimer’s disease.

The Grammy winner would not talk about his arrest last month on suspicion of drug offenses, but said the inspiration for the foundation came in the aftermath of his 2007 arrest on weapons charges.

“It’s very, very personally close to our family,” said T.I., who served seven months in prison for the firearms of-

fenses. “And while I was, you know, while I was going through my ... period of hiatus, Tameka had the idea of ... starting this foundation. And I thought it was an outstanding idea.”

Cottle’s father, Charles Pope, has Alzheimer’s, an irreversible neurological disorder that causes its victims to lose their memory, become disoriented and suffer personality changes. No cure is known. T.I. said his father and grandmother also had the disease when they died.

The couple said the charity will raise funds for disease research and possibly offer relief to caregivers.

Nicknamed the “King of the South,” T.I. has sold millions of albums and created the hits “Whatever You Like” and “U Don’t Know Me.” He recently stared in “Takers,” a

movie about an armored car robbery gone wrong, and is working on a new album.

But his career has been threatened by legal trouble. In 2007, he was caught trying to buy semiautomatic weapons on his way to a BET Awards show.

Still on supervised release for that offense, T.I. was arrested last month in Los Angeles and accused of drug offenses.

A federal probation officer in Atlanta alleges that T.I. violated the terms of his supervised release by possessing codeine, marijuana and Ecstasy, testing positive for opiates and associating with a convicted felon.

The rap star would not discuss the arrest Sunday.

“We’re not going to talk much except for Alzheimer’s,” he said.

Singer Bruno Mars faces cocaine charges LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruno Mars, singer of the hit R&B song “Just the Way You Are,” faces a felony cocaine charge stemming from his arrest after a performance at a Las Vegas nightclub last month.

The Clark County district attorney’s office filed a criminal complaint Friday alleging the rising singer-songwriter had 2.6 grams of cocaine when he was arrested Sept.

19 after being detained by a hotel security guard.

Mars, whose real name is Peter Hernandez, is due in court Nov. 18 on the possession of a controlled substance charge.

If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

“Just the Way You Are” is

No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Hernandez, 24, was in Las Vegas for a performance at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino’s Wasted Space nightclub.

After the show, a bathroom attendant told police Hernandez was taking a long time in a stall with a bag of a white, powdered substance, according to the arrest report. The attendant alerted a security guard, who confronted Hernandez as he left the stall. The security guard said he asked Hernandez to hand over any narcotics he had, and Hernandez removed a bag of cocaine from his left-front jeans pocket, the arrest report said.

Hernandez was taken to a holding cell, where he was questioned by an arresting of-

ficer. When asked what was going on, Hernandez replied: “Can I speak to you honestly, sir?” He said he acted foolishly and had never used drugs before, the arrest report said.

Hernandez sang the hooks on B.o.B’s “Nothin’ on You” and Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire” – both chart-toppers – and co-wrote and produced Cee-Lo Green’s latest expletive-laden single.

His label, Elektra Records, released a brief statement Friday: “We congratulate Bruno Mars on his chart-topping success, and provide him with our full love and support.”

Hernandez’s debut album, “Doo-Wops & Hooligans,” is scheduled for release Tuesday.

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Monday October 4, 2010

CNN fires Rick Sanchez for calling Jon Stewart a ‘bigot’ NEW YORK (AP) — CNN fired news anchor Rick Sanchez on Friday, a day after he called Jon Stewart a bigot in a radio show interview where he also questioned whether Jews should be considered a minority.

Sanchez, who was born in Cuba and had worked at CNN since 2004, was host of the twohour “Rick’s List” on CNN’s afternoon lineup.

He did a prime-time version of that show in recent months, but that ended this week because the time slot is being filled by a new show featuring former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and columnist Kathleen Parker.

Stewart had frequently poked fun of Sanchez on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” most recently saying that his show had received a tweet from House Republican leader John Boehner. Stewart called it a case of “send a twit a tweet.”

“He’s upset that someone of my ilk is almost at his level,”

Sanchez said during a satellite radio interview with Pete Dominick.

Details of the interview were posted on the Mediaite website Friday and quickly became a topic of conversation in the media world.

Sanchez said that Stewart is bigoted toward “everybody else that’s not like him.”

He said Stewart “can’t relate to what I grew up with,” saying his family had been poor and he had seen prejudice directed at his father.

Sanchez dismisses it when Dominick points out that Stewart, who is Jewish, is also a minority.

“I’m telling you that everyone who runs CNN is a lot like Stewart, and a lot of people who run all the other networks are a lot like Stewart, and to imply that somehow they, the people in this country who are Jewish, are an oppressed minority?” Sanchez said, adding a sarcastic “yeah.”

“I can’t see someone not getting a job these days because they’re Jewish,” he said.

CNN issued a statement late Friday that said Sanchez “is no longer with the company.” In it, the network also thanked Sanchez “for his years of service” and wished him well.

Sanchez did not immediately return an e-mail or call to his mobile phone seeking comment, though it was unclear whether the CNN-issued phone or e-mail address were still active.

Stewart had no comment on Sanchez’s statements, a Comedy Central spokesman said.

Three times in the past few months Stewart had used a Sanchez clip for the mocking “moment of Zen” feature on “The Daily Show,” including once where Sanchez mispronounced the world “annals” in a story about Vice President Joe Biden.

He also made fun of Sanchez questioning a reporter

who was stationed in a California gay bar for a report on the court case there involving gay marriage and hadn’t found anyone at the bar who opposed the idea.

Sanchez spent much of his career as a reporter and anchor in Miami, where he won an Emmy Award in 1983 for a story on why he left Cuba. He has also worked at MSNBC and CNBC. During the interview with Dominick, Sanchez told about a CNN executive whom he would not name telling him that he saw Sanchez not as an anchor but a reporter like ABC’s John Quinones.

He implied that this was a subtle form of bias.

Later in the interview Sanchez, indicated that “bigot” may be too strong a word to describe Stewart, saying he was “prejudicial” instead.

“He’s not just a comedian.

He can make and break caPictured is former CNN anchor Rick Sanchez. reers,” Sanchez said.

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Facebook movie ‘The Social Network’ takes No. 1 box office with $23 million LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie fans are spending some face time with a story about the founders of Facebook.

“The Social Network,” director David Fincher’s drama about the quarrelsome creation of the online juggernaut, debuted as the No. 1 weekend film with $23 million.

Sony hopes for a long shelf life for the film, which has earned Academy Awards buzz and rave reviews. Rory Bruer, Sony’s head of distribution, said “The Social Network” has a good shot at becoming a $100 million hit.

“It really is a great start for us.

This is a movie that is resonating everywhere. The reviews are the best I’ve seen at our studio in my career,” Bruer said. “It’s just one of those movies that critics and audiences alike are embracing, and I think it’s going to have a tremendous life.”

The weekend’s other new wide releases had weak starts.

Paramount’s horror flick “Case 39,” starring Renee Zellweger, opened at No. 7 with $5.35 million, while Overture Film’s vampire tale “Let Me In,” based on the novel “Let the Right One In,” debuted at No. 8 with $5.3 million.

The Warner Bros. animated adventure “Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole,” held up well, retaining the No. 2 spot in its second weekend with $10.9 million and raising its total to $30 million.

The previous weekend’s top earner, 20th Century Fox’s “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” slipped to third place with $10.1 million, lifting its total to $35.9 million.

“The Social Network” traces the history of Facebook from Harvard University, where computer whiz Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and best friend Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) launched the site, through its meteoric rise

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From left: Andrew Garfield, Joseph Mazzello, Jesse Eisenberg and Patrick Maple are shown in a scene from ‘The Social Network.’ with 500 million members and a stock value in the billions.

The film also follows the nasty legal fight as Zuckerberg faces lawsuits by Saverin, who says he was cheated out of millions, and three other students who claim he stole the idea from them.

Justin Timberlake co-stars as Napster founder Sean Parker.

Facebook has called the film “fiction” about its founder, the notoriously private Zuckerberg.

With 55 percent of the audience 25 or older, the film joined other adult dramas now driving the box office, including the

“Wall Street” sequel and Ben Affleck’s “The Town,” the Warner Bros. thriller that was No. 4 with $10 million, with a threeweek total of $64.3 million.

“These are all examples of what were thought to be a dead genre. We had a number of adult dramas that didn’t do

any business, and now all of a sudden we’ve got a whole crop of them that aren’t doing huge numbers, but they are dominating the box office,” said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst at Hollywood.com.

Overall business was down, with domestic movie revenues totaling $97 million, off 9 percent from the same weekend last year, when “Zombieland” led with $24.7 million, according to Hollywood.com.

Studios are banking on its wave of dramas for older crowds to carry the business until an onslaught of family flicks, big comedies and action tales arrives in November and December.

“There’s a lot of choice, and I think they’re all good. So I’m kind of excited that we’ve got quality films that can get us through October and into the holiday season,” said Chris Aronson, head of distribution at 20th Century Fox.

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Oldies hits shine in latest Idol round by jesse tabit a&e writer

The spirit of the oldies was alive on Friday as the West Virginia University student singing competition, Mountaineer Idol, carried on with the third round of eliminations in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.

“It’s going to be hard to eliminate anyone,” said Shirley Robinson, head judge and Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant, calling everyone “fabulous.”

The top nine student singers had to choose a song between the 1950s and 1970s.

Sophomore nursing major Chelsi Wade and junior pre-criminology and investi-

gations major Alyssa Fazzini were eliminated from the competition. Wade chose an acoustic version of “Hound Dog” by Elvis Presley, while Fazzini gave her rendition of “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Whithers.

Judges included local rap star 6’6 240, Morgantown Mayor Bill Byrne, former WVU first lady Susan Hardesty, 2009 Mountaineer Idol winner AJ Warne, WVU Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant Shirley Robinson and WVU Children’s Hospital representative Andrea Parsons.

Celebrity judge 6’6 240 was happy to give advice to young singers who are just starting

out.

“Always have the determination and the want to get better,” he said. “So far, everyone is fantastic.”

Hardesty has been an advocate for Mountaineer Idol since its beginning six years ago.

She looks forward to her judging position in Idol every year, adding it is nice to see the performances of students who are from all avenues of the University.

In conjunction with Fall Family Weekend, Mountaineer Idol supported Jessi’s Pals, a fundraiser founded by Iraq war veteran Jessica Lynch.

The fundraiser helps children in the WVU Children’s Hospi-

tal by giving them new or unused stuffed animals.

Video interviews with the contestants aired before each performance.

In them, the singers answered questions about their favorite moments in the competition, explained what it feels like to be in the top nine and gave their thoughts on Jessi’s Pals.

“I think Jessi’s Pals is a great idea, and I hope we get a good turnout,” said Amanda Hughart, a dentistry graduate student. Hughart sang “Downtown” by Petula Clark and dressed in nostalgic, 1960s attire.

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Above, Mountaineer Idol contestant Amanda Hughart performs during Friday’s elimination round.

Arts Walk offers community a taste of local talent by jake potts A&E writer

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Crowds watch as Scott Harper, right, carves a statue out of maple at the Courthouse Square during the Arts Walk Friday night.

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Art enthusiasts took to the streets of Morgantown Friday as part of the annual Arts Walk.

The Arts Walk offered Morgantown residents a chance to experience some of the art the area has to offer.

Displaying many elements of art, community members experienced something new around every corner.

Freshman journalism major Brittany Weller enjoyed the variety.

“I really enjoy the abstract pieces that are out for display,” said Weller. “The live music also adds a lot of character to the event.”

With performers from a wide variety of genres, the sounds were always different ­­– from a one-man accordion player to the popular Irish band Scorpion Jack.

Not only did the Arts Walk give community members a chance to see local talent, they could also purchase artwork.

Scigliano Designs, located on University Avenue, sells custom leather fashion accessories.

Gina Shields, owner of the business, is a creator of all things leather, and values the exposure her work received at the Art Walk.

“It’s always nice because not everyone gets down to

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Soup Camel, left, The Beat Doctor, middle, and Motown Minnie K, right, better known together as Soup Camel Music, perform on High Street as part of the Arts Walk Friday night.

University Avenue when High Street has all the action,” Shields said. “This way, people can actually see what it is I do, and hopefully they will come back for Christmas gifts.”

Freshman philosophy major Paul Garton enjoyed the music element of the event.

“It’s nice to see all the people coming out to hangout and jam together,” Garton said.

Alongside the newcomers

to the event, a selection of the crowd has been devoted to coming to Arts Walk from the beginning.

Morgantown resident Paula Hunt has been enjoying Arts Walk for several years.

“It’s a great chance to come downtown, see a lot of great art, (and you) get to see your friends and get to experience Morgantown,” she said. jakob.potts@mail.wvu.edu

Tobacco, Dreamend put on psychedelic shows at 123 Pleasant Street Saturday

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Tom Fec, or Tobacco, performed at 123 Pleasant Street Saturday, using a synthesizer and vocoder.

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Two side projects of the psychedelic Pittsburgh group Black Moth Super Rainbow played 123 Pleasant Street Saturday night for the first time.

The opening band, Dreamend, was a reverb filled post-rock style band with a guitarist/vocalist and drummer. They recently released their latest album “So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite” on Graveface Records, which is owned and operated by the guitarist Ryan Graveface.

The album is more of a folk/bluegrass style opposed to the shoegazing post-rock of their previous works.

Tobacco, whose real name is Tom Fec, played his string of synthesized hip hop beats with a vocoder attached to a guitar.

Tobacco is also the front-

man of Black Moth Super Rainbow.

Tobacco played songs from his new album “Maniac Meat,” which featured guest spots by Beck.

Both the bands featured a projection of images behind them.

The subjects of the clips tended to run between horror movies, workout tapes, animations, dance videos, professional wrestling clips and slightly pornographic films. It is something that fans of “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!” would be into.

One of the standout videos was for the song “Super Gum” which features a disturbing and not-safe-for-work video involving a woman dressed up as E.T. Most of the music videos online are the same videos Tobacco shows on the projector.

Senior art major Denise Ovalle was in attendance.

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“They are very artistic,” Ovalle said. “The slide show adds to the performance.”

The show started a little before 11 a.m – a rare occurrence for a show at 123 Pleasant Street.

It was one of few weekend shows to have out-of-town acts in a long time at the venue.

“The live music isn’t too much of a departure from in the studio,” said Morgantown resident John Scherch.

The show was the last part of a four week tour. Graveface records recently had a flood in their Chicago offices.

According to the label’s website, if all the things lost in the flood were sold at retail price, it would have totaled up to $100,000.

The label is also having a donation raffle with a lot of rarities like vinyl and posters. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu