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Student death shocks close friends

BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR

A West Virginia University student died Sunday morning in the District Apartments, University officials confirmed.

The student’s name could not be released and a cause of death has yet to be determined, said John Bolt, director of News and Information Services.

However, the student’s roommates have identified him as Neville Williams, a 20-year-old junior general studies major, who lived in the 1200 block of

the District Apartments.

Steven Hynson, a sophomore business major who was Williams’ roommate and high school friend, said Williams began complaining of flu-like symptoms early last week.

“He said he felt like he had the flu, and he was vomiting,” Hynson said.

Williams’ other roommate, Taylor Lewis, a freshman exercise physiology major, said Williams was talking about being dehydrated for most of last week.

“For the past week he didn’t really do much. He was just

hanging around the house,” he said.

Lewis said he believes Williams contracted meningitis, an inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Hynson, Lewis and a third roommate have moved in with friends until their apartment has been cleared of contamination, Lewis said.

Williams’ death came as a shock to those who lived with him, said Meaghan Clark, a freshman pre-journalism major who lives in the apartment be-

low Williams.

“I get the phone call that he passed away, and I was completely shocked,” Clark said. “I was down there every day. He complained about headaches, but we thought it was the stomach flu and that he could sleep it off.”

Williams will always be remembered by his friends as someone who put others before himself, Clark said.

“Neville was the coolest guy ever. He was carefree and had no worries,” she said. “Everyone liked Neville. If you didn’t like

Neville, something was wrong with you.”

Hynson said he will remember Williams as someone who was never without a smile.

It has been difficult for those who knew him, but everyone has come together to offer each other support, he said.

“It’s tough, and it’s hard, but we’re getting through it,” Hynson said.

Arianna Pinion, a 21-year-old Morgantown resident who was a close friend of Williams, said he was never alone and was loved by everyone he met.

He loved playing X-box and taking care of his dog, Tyson, she said.

“He always had friends around him. He never had anything negative to say and always brought a huge smile upon everyone’s face,” Pinion said.

Shanleigh Buck, a junior psychology major, said Williams changed her life in the 10 months she knew him.

“Neville Williams is someone who enters a person’s life and will forever change them,” Buck

Coliseum parking policy changes expected today

‘Living history’

by melanie hoffman managing editor

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Actors Michael Krebs, left, and Debra Miller, right, act as President Abraham Lincoln and his wife while speaking to fifth graders at the Lincoln Literacy Program at the Erickson Alumni Center Monday morning.

Children learn about Lincoln’s life through WVU-sponsored actors by samantha cossick associate city editor

More than 700 local elementary students saw history come alive at the West Virginia University’s Center for Democracy and Citizenship Education’s program on Abraham Lincoln.

The students heard from President Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd on their marriage, the Civil War and his work as a lawyer as part of the Lincoln Literacy Program.

Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were played by Michael Krebs and Debra Miller, professional actors from Chicago, said Robert Waterson, director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship Education.

“Bringing in live individuals that represent our history give us a better perception on what their struggles were,” Waterson said. “It brings history alive.”

Waterson got the idea to invite Krebs and Miller to WVU after seeing them perform at the Chicago History Museum, he said.

The CDCE then purchased

about 800 copies of the book “Abraham Lincoln: A Photographic Story of Life” and distributed it to fifth grade teachers in local elementary schools, Waterson said.

The teachers incorporated the book and information on Lincoln into their lesson plans, he said.

“We were invited to come and thought it was a great opportunity for the students,” said Diana Zelenak, a fifth grade teacher at East Dale Elementary school.

The students at East Dale have been reading the book and focused on Lincoln as a poet, said Pam McQuain, also a fifth grade teacher at East Dale Elementary school.

The children wrote original poems about Lincoln as part of their lessons before coming to see the Lincolns in person, she said.

Krebs read some of Lincoln’s original poems to the children during the event as well as excepts from the Gettysburg Address.

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With $14 million in gift donations during the first quarter of this fiscal year, the West Virginia University Foundation has almost matched the amount raised during the first quarter of 2009.

Although the Foundation cannot accurately predict the amount of gifts they will receive, this year’s numbers are follow-

ing a similar pattern to last year’s first 90 days, said Wayne King, president and CEO of the WVU Foundation.

“This is reason for encouragement given the circumstances in the economy and all the uncertainty these days,” King said.

The Foundation’s goal for the 2010 fiscal year is to raise $65 million, King said. That goal can fluctuate, though, depending on the economy and when people can donate.

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The West Virginia University Faculty Senate approved a motion Monday to investigate the decision-making process in the change to the Coliseum’s parking policy on men’s basketball gamedays.

The motion was approved with a 52-17 vote, and five people abstained.

The Athletic Department made the decision and announced it Thursday night prior to the Friday exhibition game, said Michael Szul, associate athletic director for business operations at WVU, and charged $20 to park in the only free lot on campus when the team plays. Students, faculty and staff park at the Coliseum and cross Monongahela Boulevard to the Engineering Campus to take the PRT or go to class.

Bernard Schreurs, a professor in WVU’s physiology department, created the motion.

Russ Dean, senior associate provost for Academic Affairs, said though he does not disagree with creating this motion, the Athletic Department is currently having meetings with faculty and staff to “solve the

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Where do you plan to park when the Coliseum is restricted on gamedays?

“I will either park in paid parking, which is always crowded or at Kroger and walk,” –Muhannah Kamal, senior Industrial Engineering major “I’ll probably try to park downtown or at a fast food place, where I’ll probably get towed. I might just stay home,” – Michael Pool, freshman Engineering major “My dad works at Advance Auto Parts on the boulevard so I can park there or maybe take the Westover Parking Ride Program,” – Melissa Ackerman, freshman business major

Photos and reporting by Brooke Cassidy

New time management system errors need resolved before use

BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR

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Listeners raise their hands to participate in the Abraham Lincoln reenactment Monday morning at the Erickson Alumni Center.

Foundation receives $4 million in donations by sarah o’rourke

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“Timing depends entirely on each donor’s circumstances as to when he or she makes a gift,” he said.

The donor base for the Foundation is composed of alumni, friends of WVU and various corporations, foundations and small businesses, King said.

The Foundation reaches out to potential donors in many ways such as in-person visits, events, phone calls, electronic communication and newslet-

ters, said William Nevin, director of communications for the Foundation.

There is no maximum or minimum amount a donor can give to WVU, King said.

“Over the last few years, we’ve seen gifts as small as $1 and some up to $25 million,” he said.

About 97 percent of donations received are restricted by the donor who states how they intend

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INSIDE THIS EDITION The West Virginia rifle team won two meets over the weekend against Memphis and Murray State.

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More improvements are needed to the new My Access time management system before it can be fully implemented, according to members of West Virginia University’s Faculty Senate Monday.

My Access, which was installed this summer, is meant to replace Kronos, WVU’s current clocking system, said Narvel Weese, vice president for Administration and Finance.

The time management system would benefit employees because it can accurately keep track of overtime and vacation hours on a biweekly basis, he said.

However, some faculty such as Donald Hall, a professor of English in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, said the new system gave error messages and delays.

The system can not make the full transition until all the errors are resolved, he said.

The transition would not happen until the University

was comfortable with the system and its performance, Weese said.

Currently, potential overtime employees must swipe in at both Kronos and My Access stations, he said.

“We’re not going to roll it out until we know it has the capacity to pay people accurately,” Weese said.

Weese said he was unsure of the date the University would make the transition. In a Sept. 13 meeting, the Faculty Senate agreed to make the transition by Jan. 1, 2011.

Also during the meeting, Nigel Clark, chair of the Strategic Planning Council, gave an update on the 2020 Strategic Plan.

The plan outlines many of the University’s goals such as boosting research, fostering diversity and international activity and advancing the quality of life in the state.

The plan is meant to be broad so that it can be concise, Clark said.

“If you think we have not

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WOMEN IN NCAA TOURNEY One day after winning the Big East Conference Tournament, the West Virginia women’s soccer team was selected to play in the NCAA Tournament.

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“There are continuing pressures on the Coliseum. As the basketball team has become more popular and successful, there have been a lot more fans wanting to go to the games,” he said. “I think what happened Friday was a good-faithed effort on part of the athletics to try and deal with that.”

A changed policy is expected to be released today, said Student Government Association President Chris Lewallen.

“Changes are coming (today) to the policy, and hopefully some students are going to be allowed to park at the coliseum,” he said. “I’m still not in support of charging for the parking lot. This is causing a lot more fuss and problems for the games.”

Szul said Monday though the lot was not open as normal, if students identified themselves to parking staff and were running late, had a test, meeting or class, they

were permitted to park in near the band lot and Natatorium.

The lot opened to the public at 4:30 p.m., and students were told to move their cars before then, Szul said.

“I heard there were some exceptions as to letting students in, but I think it really came about from the backlash from the policy,” Lewallen said.

No students were ticketed or towed from the lot, Szul said. Though six or seven people are ticketed per day in the Coliseum lot for issues such as parking on a curb or not in space, said Keith Pyles, the operations coordinator for Parking Management.

Alan Stolzenberg, Faculty Senate chair, received e-mail complaints from faculty regarding the change.

“One of them basically said that anything we do that discouraged people from going to class should not be done,” he said. “The other complaint was about the speed of the decision.”

Lewallen also received approximately 50 e-mails Friday about the policy. He said some

students were late and missed class because of parking.

Many students were unaware of the changes in policy until they arrived to park for class Friday.

Some parked illegally throughout campus, others on side streets, and some paid to park in short-term lots.

“They want us to park in the short-term lots, but all the short-term lots can’t come close to holding the capacity the Coliseum does,” said Ryan Warner, a junior petroleum and natural gas engineering major.

Sunday, Szul said 340 spots were affected by the change, but Hugh Kierig, WVU director of Transportation and Parking, said last fall the Coliseum parking lot housed 1,455 spots.

Previous to Friday’s game, areas for those with game parking passes were roped off at 11 p.m. the night before the game. Parking was still available at the Natatorium and near the Arboretum. Other spaces at the Coliseum were available all day. melanie.hoffman@mail.wvu.edu

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the funds to be used, King said.

The other 2 percent to 3 percent of unrestricted funds have their use decided by the University, he said.

“We make 100 percent of the unrestricted gifts available to WVU,” King said. “We do not retain any of the unrestricted gifts at the Foundation.”

Website allows students to organize academic courses

BY NICK ASHLEY STAFF WRITER

MyEdu allows students from around the country to give feedback on their professors and get information relating to grades and class scheduling.

Currently there are two MyEdu representatives at West Virginia University who work to coordinate class information, including how many “As” and “Fs” a professor gives out.

“It is a one-stop website to see everything you need to know about courses,” saidJessica Gard, WVU’s assistant campus representative for MyEdu. The service gives students alternatives on what classes they may register for, Gard said.

“I have used it to find my classes on campus. It makes

scheduling easier. You can even research the best textbook prices for classes,” she said.

“Once you get the hang of what it has to offer to students, then it makes the site a great tool to use.”

MyEdu is free to students, she added.

“I found out about the website through Mountaineer TRAK, and I applied about eight months ago,” said Rick Shuman, WVU’s campus representative for MyEdu. Mountaineer TRAK is an online service that lets students search for employment through the Career Services Center.

“The website provides information on how to use your marketing toolkits, networking strategies, key initiatives to accomplish on your campus.”

Kaitlyn Snyder, junior en-

gineering major, said she began using the site after hearing about it from Gard.

“Last week was my first time really using the website to schedule for my classes,” Snyder said. “I will definitely use this website more, because I found it very helpful and more convenient for me.”

Snyder said one of the website’s most useful features includes a way for students to track their academic process throughout the year.

“That was amazing how it could do that for students, which shows them what they need to improve on to get back on track with their classes,” she said.

MyEdu was developed for colleges across the country

by Chris Chilek and John Cunningham from Austin, Texas. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 1 The Battle of Gettysburg was the toughest loss to the Union with more than 50,000 soldiers dying over three days, he said.

After the battle, Lincoln was approached to say “a few appropriate words” and wrote a speech of 272 words, Krebs said.

Every loss of a soldier, no matter what side they were fighting for, was a hard loss to bear for Lincoln because they were all Americans, Miller said.

“It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have, thus far, so nobly carried on,” Krebs recited from the Gettysburg Address.

Although not prejudice against Southern people, whenever he hears someone arguing for slavery, he wishes that person go through it, he said.

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Dr. Robert Waterson gives an introductory speech to more than 700 fifth-graders to kick off the Lincoln Literary Program at the Alumni Center Monday morning. have been in that situation,” Krebs said.

Krebs explained that Lincoln had suggested that the government buy all the slaves to free them but couldn’t get support from Congress and the states.

That was when he decided to issue the Emancipation Proclamation freeing all the slaves, he said.

The event was important to both WVU and the elementary

students because it reinforced the education of American history, provided an alternate form of learning and introduced the children to WVU, Waterson said.

The Lincoln Literacy Program is part of the CDCE’s “Heroes in History” program which helps to bring important American history figures to life.

for granted the time we have.”

Williams’ roommates met with members of WVU’s Office of Student Affairs Monday, Lewis said.

They were referred to the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services, he said.

A bell ringing will take place

Friday in William’s memory.

The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is handling the investigation into the cause of death.

A large part of the Foundation’s mission is raising funds for private scholarships, which are determined by University leaders, he said.

“Through our network of development, officers who represent all of the colleges and schools, we go out and try to find individuals who make contributions to fund those priorities,” he said.

The Foundation is the “private fundraising arm” for WVU,

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Dustin Hoffman contributed to this article.

King said.

“Through the generosity of our donors, we find ways to help many areas of athletics, health sciences and the general University,” he said.

Private funding also aids other aspects of WVU such as endowed faculty positions, building construction and renovation, equipment for research and more, King said.

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actually addressed the problem of the water leak from the ceiling of your office, it’s because it’s buried somewhere in a far, far, far bigger bulletin of the plan,” he said.

Clark said he will be holding town hall meetings with the different colleges to gather their input.

“This isn’t a WVU plan; it is a plan actually that comes down and touches each person, and we ask each person to help pull the wagon forward,” he said. travis.crum@mail.wvu.edu

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Tomblin: won’t preside over Senate as gov CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin said Monday he will put aside his legislative duties once he takes over from Gov. Joe Manchin as West Virginia’s chief executive.

Tomblin told a standingroom crowd in the governor’s Capitol reception room that he will remain in the Senate and seek a new two-year term as its leader next month. But he also said he won’t preside over or vote in that chamber upon becoming acting governor, and will not draw his legislative salary.

The Logan County Democrat also would not rule out calling for an election for governor before November 2012, when the office is already on the ballot.

Legislative lawyers have concluded that relevant state law won’t allow for an earlier vote, absent action by lawmakers.

Tomblin, 58, said he wants to hear from West Virginians on the matter, though he is also weighing the potential cost and legal issues.

“For me, it comes down to what the people want,” Tomblin said.

The state constitution will make the longtime lawmaker acting governor once Manchin’s U.S. Senate win is certified. The election canvass began Monday.

Officials hope to certify results by noon Friday.

But Tomblin’s House counterpart, a Democrat, and the

state GOP were among those who continued to call for a pre2011 election. House Speaker Rick Thompson also faulted Tomblin’s decision to remain Senate president while he’s acting governor.

“The way he outlined it, he’ll be an acting governor for a long term, and so there will not be a senator from (his) district for a long term,” said Thompson, of Wayne County. “It looks like he will make this a long-term agenda. I don’t believe the constitution anticipates that.”

Thompson said he’ll run for governor whenever there’s an election. Saying he’ll do the same, Tomblin stood by his decision to keep his Senate seat and post.

“West Virginia cannot afford a caretaker governor,” Tomblin told The Associated Press. “I think the constituents in my district are pleased that I will be acting governor. I don’t think they will feel slighted in any way.”

Toward that end, Tomblin said he plans to pursue an active agenda as acting governor and propose his own budget during the regular legislative session that begins in January.

“I will be working hard at it every day,” he said.

Tomblin described his approach to government finances as conservative and akin to Manchin’s, with whom he served in the state Senate. Manchin’s fiscal policies during his term-

and-a-half as governor have won him high approval ratings and praise from such groups as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Cato Institute.

Applauding Manchin’s election victory at Monday’s press conference, Tomblin embraced his fellow Democrat’s focus on tackling debts, improving the state’s credit rating and keeping West Virginia steady amid a deep recession.

“I’m ready to get to work,” Tomblin said. “We must all focus on putting West Virginia first.”

He vowed to carry on with efforts to improve struggling schools and champion its coal industry.

Tomblin hails from the southern coalfields, and would be the first chief executive from that region since the late 1960s.

“Coal is a huge part of West Virginia,” he said. “We must continue to support its important role in the energy needs of our nation.”

Tomblin gave a nod to balancing those needs with environmental concerns. He expressed support, as Manchin has, for research into ways to burn coal more cleanly and for encouraging such renewable sources as wind and solar power.

After naming several senior staffers last week, Tomblin told AP he expected that some of Manchin’s cabinet secretaries and agency chiefs will stay even while others will leave.

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Twenty-nine people have been indicted in a sex trafficking ring in which Somali gangs in Minneapolis and St. Paul allegedly forced girls under age 14 into prostitution in Minnesota, Tennessee and Ohio, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.

The 24-count indictment, unsealed in U.S. District Court in the Middle District of Tennessee, said one of the gangs’ goals was recruiting females under age 18, including some under age 14, and forcing them into prostitution so the defendants could get money, marijuana or liquor.

The indictment details several instances in which young Somali or African American girls were taken from place to place and forced to engage in sex acts with multiple people.

One girl was under 13 when she was first prostituted. Another girl was 18 when she was raped by multiple men in a hotel room, the indictment said.

John Morton, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said the case is significant because the girls were repeatedly victimized over several years and transported to many places. The indictment lists incidents involving four victims, but says “other minor children” were involved. It’s not clear how many victims there were in all.

“Human traffickers abuse innocent people, undermine our public safety, and often use their illicit proceeds to fund sophisticated criminal organizations,” Morton said.

“ICE is committed to bringing these criminals to justice and rescuing their victims from a

life in the shadows.”

Van Vincent, the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, wouldn’t comment on the status of the girls, other than to say they were safe.

The indictment claims the ring involved three Minneapolis-based gangs – the Somali Outlaws, the Somali Mafia and the Lady Outlaws – and that all three gangs are connected.

The men and women charged were either gang members or associates of the gangs, the indictment said. They range in age from 19 to 38.

The indictment says the sex trafficking ring operated for 10 years, with the defendants recruiting young girls to engage in sex acts.

One girl was just 13 when, in 2005, she was taken from the Minneapolis area to an apartment in Nashville to engage in prostitution, it said. The girl was also taken to Columbus, Ohio, and other locations for prostitution.

In another case, a girl was under age 13 when she was first forced to engage in sex acts in November 2006. Two defendants had sex with her the next month at an apartment in St. Paul, and then other males arrived and were charged money to do the same, the indictment said.

That scenario happened on many occasions.

The indictment refers to the girl as Jane Doe Two. The Associated Press does not identify victims of sex crimes.

“Jane Doe Two was informed ... that selling Jane Doe Two for sex would be called a ‘Mission.’ It was a rule that members of the (gangs) would

not be charged for sex with Jane Doe Two as they were fellow gang members,” the indictment said.

One defendant, Haji Osman Salad, nicknamed “Hollywood,” later made Jane Doe Two “his girl,” picking her up from school, engaging in sex acts with her, and then instructing her to engage in sex acts with other men, the indictment said.

Over the course of two-day period in April 2009, the girl was forced to engage in sex acts at least 10 times with nine different men, it said. Then, she was driven to Nashville.

On the way there, Salad made a cell phone video of her engaging in sex acts with some of the occupants of the vehicle, the indictment said.

Law enforcement officials said Monday that 12 of the indicted people were arrested in Minnesota, eight in Tennessee, and six were already in various jails. Three of the defendants were at large.

Jerry Martin, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, said the defendants traveled back and forth easily between Nashville and St. Paul, and some may have been related. Both cities, as well as Columbus, have large Somali refugee populations.

Along with sex trafficking, the indictment charges some of the defendants with conspiring to obstruct the investigation by lying to a federal grand jury. It also alleges some stole a motor vehicle, committed burglaries, and engaged in credit card fraud – causing one credit card company to lose $231,000 over a one-year period.

Technology a blessing, a curse for Michigan remote island BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. (AP) — Muggs Bass doesn’t own a computer. She’s pretty much dead set against e-mail. Anyone who calls her home on Michigan’s remote Beaver Island should be prepared for a busy signal – if she’s on her land-line phone. She has no cell.

“When you don’t have it, you don’t miss it. That’s what I say,” says the spunky 70-yearold grandmother, who’s as comfortable telling jokes at the local pub as she is attending Mass each morning.

Technology isn’t really her thing. So, it’s a small miracle when Bass drives, once a month, to her island’s rural health center to sit down in front of a wide-screen television. There, she and a handful of other islanders connect by video conference with a similar group in Charlevoix, Mich., a two-hour ferry ride to the south and east.

They chat. They laugh. They cry together.

All of them have, or have had, cancer, Bass included.

Hers started with a lump in her breast and has since metastasized to her bones, making her cancer treatable, but incurable, her doctors tell her.

Her own grandmother died of the same disease and went off the island for occasional treatments, as Bass does every few weeks. But that grandmother could hardly have imagined a day when islanders talked openly about their cancer, face-to-face with people in a support group miles away.

It’s just one of many ways technology is making this rugged place less remote than it once was and, some would say, more livable for more people.

It also gives islanders hope for new jobs that could attract residents to this island in northern Lake Michigan where the year-round population is about 650 people, give or take a few dozen.

“In the last few years, technology has sprung,” says Joe Moore, a retired teacher who’s known as one of the geeks on the island who helps keep computers running.

Not that the change has come quickly, or that technology always works perfectly.

That’s just how it is on an island where a popular bumper sticker reads “Slow Down!

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A photo taken Oct. 9 shows an unidentified man watching the shores of Beaver Island, Mich., as the ferry leaves the island. The ferry runs from April through December and is one of the main lifelines to the remote island, which is 32 miles from the docks in Charlevoix, Mich., on the mainland. In winter, islanders fly on and off the island, weather permitting. aimed at anyone who’s in too big a hurry, including leadfooted tourists who kick up dust on the many dirt roads or who panic when cell phone service drops.

That’s life on wired – or at least, semi-wired – Beaver Island.

So, where is Beaver Island, anyway?

Some Michiganders would show you by holding up their right hands, palms up, and pointing just above the tip of their ring fingers – in other words, just off the far northwest tip of the state’s lower peninsula. But that’s if even they know where it is.

While Michigan’s Mackinac Island is well known, Beaver Island – much of its 54 square miles covered in lush hardwood forests, sand dunes or pristine inland lakes – is not.

That’s partly because it is more difficult to get to, especially in the off season. Ferry

service runs from Charlevoix, from April through mid-December. Quick flights in small propeller planes are available year-round, weather permitting. In winter, it’s not unusual for islanders to be physically cut off from the mainland, unless an emergency sends the U.S. Coast Guard to their rescue.

So when high-speed Internet service became available to most of the island last spring, this was more than just a convenience. For many, it was a godsend – even if having the service simply meant being able to shop online for just about anything, to play an online game or to watch a newly released movie. For others, it meant being able to stay on the island longer because they had a more reliable connection to do work.

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DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. (AP) — It began with a brawl outside a house party. A woman hit a man, and the man refused to strike back, saying he wouldn’t hit a girl. Instead, he vowed to attack the next male who walked by, even if that person was a random stranger.

That’s when 18-year-old Bobby Tillman happened to approach a group of four partygoers. Authorities said they swiftly stomped, kicked and punched him to death while dozens of bystanders watched.

“He had nothing to do with anything,” said Maj. Tommy Wheeler of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department.

“They just decided he’s the one. And they killed him.”

The party Saturday night was supposed to be a small gathering of about 10 friends of a high school girl who lived in this middle-class suburb west of Atlanta. It soon grew to an unruly crowd of about 80 people after word spread by email and text message.

As the crowd grew, the girl’s parents asked the partygoers to leave. But the party just spilled into the street, and neighbors became frustrated by the number of parked cars.

That’s when a fight broke out between two females and two males, and one of the females hit a male, Wheeler said.

Then, in a case of twisted chivalry, the man decided he would not retaliate – but vowed to beat up the next man who passed by, investigators said.

Tillman, who had apparently come for the party but attended a different high school than most of the other young people, unwittingly became the target.

“It just got out of hand,” said Cherola Butler, who lives across from the rented white house that hosted the party.

“I couldn’t sleep that night.

It’s just so hard to believe that something like this can happen so close to your house. I

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A memorial to Bobby Tillman, 18, stands in front of the house at which he was beaten to death while attending a party Monday in Douglasville, Ga. just hate that it happened. It could have been my daughter out there.”

Dozens of witnesses were taken to the sheriff’s office for questioning, and four people were arrested.

Tillman’s mother, Monique Rivarde, couldn’t contain herself Monday during an initial hearing for the suspects, bursting into tears as soon as she set foot in the courtroom and wailing as prosecutors charged each man with fatally beating her son.

“He was an angel here on Earth, and I was blessed to be his mother,” Rivarde said. “My son did not die in vain. My son is a silent hero. He touched so many lives I didn’t know about. Bobby was a ray of sunshine through every dark

cloud that anyone had.”

The four suspects were identified as Quantez Devonta Mallory, 18; Horace Damon Coleman, 19; Emanuel Benjamin Boykins, 18; and Tracen Lamar Franklin, 19. All were charged with murder Monday.

None of them had an attorney in the courtroom, but some of their relatives were frustrated they had not been able to contact the men since their arrests.

“They haven’t even allowed me to call him,” said Erica Hillery, Mallory’s mother. “I feel real bad for the victim’s parents, but I need to know what’s going on. If he’s 18 or 35, he’s still my son.”

The parents of the girl who threw the party did not answer their door Monday.

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Students’ interests must come before athletics The West Virginia University Faculty Senate must put student interests above athletics when they investigate the decision made to change parking regulations during home basketball games.

This is the only free parking with easy access to Evansdale and the Engineering PRT. Many students learned (although many not in a timely fashion) the athletic department changed its parking policy at the Coliseum and now will charge a

$20 fee to park for home basketball games.

No students were consulted prior to the policy change, nor were their interests taken into consideration.

Faculty Senate approved a motion Monday created by Bernard Schreurs, a professor in WVU’s physiology department, to investigate the changes made to the parking.

Russ Dean, senior associate provost for Academic Affairs, said although he does not

disagree with creating this motion, the athletic department is currently having meetings with faculty and staff to solve the problem.

“There are continuing pressures on the Coliseum. As the basketball team has become more popular and successful, there have been a lot more fans wanting to go to the games,” he said. “I think what happened Friday was a good-faithed effort on part of the athletics to try and deal with that.”

The “good-faithed effort” did not fair well for the students. The last we checked, this was an academic university and not a professional sporting organization.

Our interests should be considered in all decisions made at WVU. We are all proud of the success the basketball team has achieved in recent years, but students shouldn’t have to sacrifice the only free parking in Morgantown.

Although there were no stu-

dents towed from the lot Friday, several students reported they were late or had to miss class. Notifications for the policy changes were given the night before, leaving little time for the word to get out to students.

The WVU athletic department does have issues concerning the increasing number of fans attending the games, but the actions taken last week show the department’s lack of consideration for the students.

Because of the short notice,

they could have waited until the next game to implement the policy and give the students a chance to plan where they might park so they could have arrived to class on time.

We urge the Faculty Senate to put the students first and revise the new policy.

The basketball team can’t perform without the students, and the students can’t go to class unless they have a place to park. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Tolerate conservatives, but not their political machine michael levy columnist

“Liberals are tolerant of every societal group except conservatives.”

I heard that statement a number of years ago and was struck by the seaming hypocrisy of “my side.” The thing is, it’s not actually true, at least not for this liberal.

I am intolerant of a certain group. Actually, it’s not so much a group as an attitude or an approach to politics and policy.

But it’s not conservatism.

The conservative approach to governance has valid philosophical underpinnings and important applications in our society.

I have no problem advocating states’ rights, individual freedom, responsible fiscal policies or even limited government, with the condition that we choose carefully which aspects of the government to limit first.

What I am intolerant of is the Sean Hannity-Glenn BeckSarah Palin-Michele Bachmann, reality-ignoring, wishful-thinking, wedge-issuing political machine.

This group is ascendant thanks largely to Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, which includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

Their media sphere is so large and isolated that they create and validate their own reality, independent of real -world facts.

This machine is dangerously detached from reality. It serves to enrich the rich and entrench the powerful.

It needs to be seen for what it is and uprooted.

What the problem isn’t The issue isn’t that these groups are far right.

For example, Congresswomen Bachmann – in direct contradiction of Conservative ideals of states’ rights and individual liberties – introduced to the House of Representatives an amendment to the US Constitution that would disallow states

from marrying two people of the same sex.

Congressman Ron Paul, on the other hand, is one of my favorite Conservatives. He is so far to the right that he campaigned for president as a Libertarian.

But many of Paul’s positions align more closely with liberal activists’ ideals than with the mainstream of the Republican Party.

He supports non-intervention in Iraq and Iran, ending support for Israel, ending the embargo against Cuba, opposition to the PATRIOT Act, the inviolability of habeas corpus, gay marriage, ending the war on drugs and withdrawing subsidies for oil and gas production.

ter Bunny leaves silver coins under your pillow, that’s your right.

But that kind of thinking – thinking detached from reality that is not supported by evidence or doesn’t withstand logical scrutiny – holds back progress, and it needs to be identified as anti-science. Those of us who base decisions on evidence and logic need to counter it as strongly as possible.

Here are just a few examples of ideas that are totally disconnected from reality that Conservatives have pushed in the last year.

Obama as a Kenyan-born Muslim I can’t believe this got the What the problem is traction it did. The Obamas The problem isn’t the right have gone to church every Sunwing. The problem is the Fox day for a long time. Every piece News echo chamber-residing, of evidence suggests he was evidence-ignoring wing. born in Hawaii.

If you want to believe ArmaClimate change as a myth geddon is coming so we don’t need to worry about environAtmospheric carbon dioxmental destruction or that ide has risen from 270 parts per America uniquely has God on million to 390 parts per million, its side, or that tax cuts can pay and surface temperatures are for themselves, or that the Eas- rising.

The scientific consensus is that these are direct consequences of the burning of fossil fuel. There is broad agreement among scientists. The consequences of climate change are potentially very severe.

Michele Bachmann thinks global warming is a myth.

That means she doesn’t believe in science, which means she is unfit to lead.

get? So do I. I also want to work 15 hours per week and make $500,000. We cannot simultaneously cut taxes and reduce the deficit without making very deep cuts in spending.

Want to make those cuts?

Great. According to the National Priorities Project, 58 percent of federal discretionary spending goes to the military. Six percent goes to science, energy and the environment, and 4 percent Death panels in health care goes to education. Whose fat do There never were death pan- you want to trim? els in health care reform. There The debate we need to have was a Republican-proposed We are up against some very idea to encourage living wills whereby people could specify hard facts, especially regarding their end-of-life care. the deficit and the environment.

There are policy areas where Sharia law in the US Conservatives and liberals have This is absurd. There is no looked at the evidence and Islamic law anywhere in the come to different conclusions United States. about how we ought to proceed.

On those points, we desperately Tax cuts and the deficit need honest, in-depth dialogue.

Tax cuts do not pay for My challenge to you, Conserthemselves. vatives, is to disavow the antiExtending the Bush tax cuts evidence, anti-logic wing of the for those making more than Republican Party. When you do, $250,000 a year would cost $700 we can finally have the debate billion over the next decade. that these challenging times so You want a balanced bud- desperately require.

Republican John Raese, left, Sarah Palin, center, and performer Ted Nugent embrace during a rally in Charleston, W.Va., Oct. 30. Millionaire business man Raese wasn’t able to sway enough votes in the West Virginia senatorial election.

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Not voting is still better than an uninformed vote any day tomas engle columnist

While my column last week on not voting angered and confused some, I would like to give kudos to Lucas Llado for writing a response.

He proves sending a Letter to the Editor sends a stronger and more constructive message than voting ever will.

Llado states, “At this very moment, U.S. soldiers are fighting abroad in order to protect and defend our right to vote.”

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but nowhere between “finding weapons of mass destruction” or “fighting terrorism” or “bringing democracy to the Middle East” and “war for oil” is there even a mention of protecting and defending Americans’ “right to vote.”

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Americans are currently fighting overseas for a multitude of reasons, but protecting and defending Americans’ voting is just simply not one of them.

“These soldiers are fighting for our right to have a democratic government in which everyone has the opportunity to participate in an official election.”

I am fairly confident none of the countries in which the U.S. government has troops stationed has posed even the slightest risk of being able to successfully attack, invade, occupy and subsequently set up road blocks to deny Americans access to voting booths every two years.

“I refuse to believe the voting of thousands of West Virginians counts for nothing. West Virginians flock to the polls in the thousands because they believe their opinions and beliefs

matter.”

Simply believing in something does not make it true or real, nor does refusing to believe in something make it false.

It has been said the definition of insanity is trying the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

It is with that thought in mind that I believe voting (and political reform in general) serves no real purpose other than to make people feel better about their situation.

Llado references the last presidential election in his favor, but again, I fail to see how that helps his point. In 2008, President Barack Obama was elected on the belief that he would close Guantanamo Bay, pass comprehensive health care reform, get U.S. troops out of Iraq and end the handing over or “renditioning” of terror suspects, among many other

promises.

Obama has not closed Guantanamo, his health care reform was comically watered down to the point of actually favoring insurance companies, and “renditioning” of anyone (U.S. citizen or not) suspected of anything remotely suspicious to be “enhanced interrogated” or tortured overseas continues.

And in a move that screams “I don’t think you are all idiots; I know you are all idiots,” Obama simply changed the name of the troops in Iraq from combat to non-combat to keep his promise of “beginning withdrawal of all combat troops from Iraq.”

“Candidates campaign on issues that (affect) our overall living, but they do not pretend to offer an immediate solution to the problem.”

Wait, do you have a TV? This is literally what they do every election cycle: They promise to

solve every problem known to mankind. War on Terror, War on Poverty, War on Obesity, War on Drugs, War on Run-on Sentences. You name it, they probably have a war on it.

“They simply offer their own personal beliefs and views on the subject and the stance they will take on that subject.”

Right, or whoever pays them the most money. In a fight of interests between the voter and the lobbyist, there’s always a clear winner. Unless your last name is Raese or Rockefeller, your vote is silent.

“If we agree with these beliefs and views and vote that person into office, then those who don’t vote had their chance and chose not to vote.”

But this comes back to the main problem of elections, just because a majority decides something does not make it just.

The previous point of West

Virginia voting for John McCain but getting Barack Obama instead as their president displays that perfectly. People heard your vote, but did anyone care? No, because you lost in a winner-take-all system.

The overall point I want to make is that not voting can be a legitimate, informed action on Election Day and is at least better than casting an uninformed vote for one of the two main parties. Political reform has been around since the time of Confucius and it hasn’t worked much, but people withdrawing their consent to be governed has given us the few rays of freedom in our time.

But if you do vote, at least vote your convictions or for a third party. Continuing to vote for the lesser of two evils will eventually give us Cithulu, and, frankly, I don’t appreciate his interpretation of the interstate commerce clause.

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Meet the Idols Each day this week, The Daily Athenaeum profiles the final three contestants of the West Virginia University singing competition.

As final round approaches, Idol finalist Daniel Whiteman hopes to have fun By jesse tabit A&E writer

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Daniel Whiteman performs with a guitar during the Oct. 22 round of Mountaineer Idol.

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Dan Whiteman is ready for the final round of Mountaineer Idol.

“I’m definitely ready and I’d like to win, but at this point, I’m just going to have fun,” Whiteman said, a senior wildlife and fisheries resources major at West Virginia University.

Whiteman will be going up against Chelsea Malone, a freshman general studies major and Amanda Hughart, a dentistry graduate student, in the final round of the WVU student singing competition Sunday.

“I entered Mountaineer Idol for the experience and to show people what I have to offer,” Whiteman said.

Whiteman said throughout the competition he has not only had a lot of fun, but he has learned to build confidence while performing on stage.

Of the five rounds, the contestant has performed “Time” by Pink Floyd, “Shakin”

by Eddie Money, “Alright Now” by Free, “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean, “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder and “Wanted Dead or Alive” by Bon Jovi.

Whiteman, who prefers artists like Alice in Chains and The Red Hot Chili Peppers, said a year ago, he would have never thought of doing something like Mountaineer Idol.

“I have always enjoyed singing, but only in the past year have I gotten the courage to sing in front of people,” Whiteman said.

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A native of Wiley Ford, W.V.a., Whiteman has dreamed of playing music and hopes to pursue a career in it after college.

Whitman said if he were to win the competition, he would use the prize money towards plans after graduation.

In the final round, each of the three contestants will choose a song already performed in the competition, a song never performed in the competition and a song chosen by the co-hosts.

Whiteman will be singing “Hard to Handle” by The Black Crowes, “Beast of Burden” by The Rolling Stones and is still deciding between “Shakin” by Eddie Money or “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean.

Whiteman will sing as well as play guitar in the final elimination round.

The winner of the competition, sponsored by “American Idol” and Coca-Cola, will receive $1,000 and a spot to sing the National Anthem at a WVU men’s basketball game.

Runner-up will receive $750, while third place will take home $250.

“If I were to win, I would be nervous about performing at the game,” Whiteman said. “But if I could pull it off, that would be pretty awesome.”

The round will take place Sunday in the Mountainlair Ballrooms at 3 p.m.

“It’s always been a dream to play music for a living, and I’m going to keep working at it,” Whiteman said. jesse.tabit@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Multiplex: Enjoy your show’ a book that has something for all readers JAMIE CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

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A line forms inside Gamestop at the University Towne Center as patrons reserve copies of the latest ‘Call of Duty’ video game.

Fans line up for latest ‘Call of Duty’ By jake potts A&E writer

Another chapter in the “Call of Duty” saga, “Call of Duty: Black Ops” was released today.

The game is seventh in the popular “Call of Duty” series, spanning from “World at War” (set in WWII) to the most recent, “Modern Warfare 2.”

The game has earned its success through the realistic and exciting player vs. player capabilities, where players can go online and play against other gamers around the globe.

“I’m really pumped for the online play,” said freshman engineering major Gavin White. “The guns are going to be sick, there are mad vehicles, and there’s a great player versus player outlook on this game.”

The storyline of all “Call of Duty” games are always very enjoyed and bring excitement and danger into the game play.

Competing with another popular multiplayer game “Halo,” “Call of Duty’s” release is following shortly after “Halo’s” release of “Halo: Reach.”

While “Halo” is focused around a futuristic feel of weapons, maps and game play, “Call of Duty” has preserved the feel of realistic warfare with modern weapons and detailed, realistic maps.

Some of “Black Ops’” precedents were produced and

released by Infinity Ward, but the newest release will be venturing off of Infinity Ward’s beaten path.

With the new game, creators of “Call of Duty” decided to trust their vision to Treyarch, a company who has been producing warfare games for years and even hold the title to a couple of the “Call of Duty” games.

Another highly anticipated element to “Black Ops” is the newly introduced artillery.

While most of the guns will be returning from “Modern Warfare 2,” new guns will be introduced onto the playing field such as the Enfield, a British assault rifle with high power and even higher accuracy.

“I’m excited for the explosive crossbow,” said freshman general studies major Erika Orlikoff. The arrows fired from this crossbow work much like grenades do in the game.

After a few ominous beeps, the arrow explodes and de-

stroys whatever is unlucky enough to be stuck to it.

Orlikoff will be one of many gamers who will be buying the game at its midnight release.

“I plan on getting it at midnight because I’m so excited to get it,” said Orlikoff, adding she would purchase the title at Wal-Mart.

Gamestop at University Towne Center was one of many retailers expecting a large turnout Monday night.

Game Advisor Patrick Hathaway expected two thirds of its 700 reservists to show up at its midnight release.

As for those who didn’t want to stand out in the cold in the early hours of the morning?

“There will be people making reservations for the rest of the day,” she said. jakob.potts@mail.wvu.edu

Jamie Carbone contributed to this report.

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Webcomics are a continually growing frontier.

Comics such as “xkcd” and “Questionable Content” have a huge fan following, and “Penny Arcade,” one of the biggest names in the field, now hosts two large-scale conventions per year.

So, it is time webcomics are given their due, and, with the recent release of “Multiplex: Enjoy your Show,” there isn’t a better time to talk about one of the best character-driven comics out there.

Written and drawn by Gordon McAlpin, “Multiplex” is a story about the employees of the fictional Multiplex 10 Cinema in Chicago, charming characters such as Jason, Becky and Kurt, each with their own personalities and foibles, as they go about their lives at the theater.

The comic series is a collection of over 100 strips, most of which are available online.

The book itself includes a number of stories, from tales about halting film piracy to overarching stories such as Jason’s love life and Kurt’s love of pranks.

It also includes a new prequel story that is only available in the book, showing the cast as they deal with the large crowds seeing “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” as well as their own personal lives.

Since it takes place in a theater and McAlpin himself is a movie buff, there are plenty of pop culture references to be had, but, truly, the characterization is the driving force of this comic.

Every character ends up being developed in some fashion sooner or later, some even going from background filler to main cast.

Ladies man Franklin is eventually revealed to be a prankster in his own right, and movie elitist Jason, arguably the main character, is shown to have similar fears that anyone in a long distance relationship may have.

The dialogue is also completely realistic for a bunch of college-aged people, cursing when angry and focused on topics you’d expect from people their age, from alcohol to romance.

One of the more entertaining aspects is that, since the characters work at a movie theater, they occasionally dress up for movie premieres, taking on roles from movies like “Casino Royale” and “Pirates of the

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Gordon McAlpin Caribbean.”

Since it is a comic, a bunch of people have awesome costumes without someone having to spend days designing and building them, assuming McAlpin doesn’t take that long drawing them.

Since the book collects “Multiplex” from the beginning, you see how McAlpin evolves as an artist, abandoning design choices and character looks in exchange for ones that come across better.

The only complaint is that the

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

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

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

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

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus.

Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, email Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www. wvuiv.org.edu.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, e-mail amy.keesee@mail. wvu.edu.

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

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, is 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.

CHRISTIAN HELP, a nonprofit that offers free resources to the less fortunate, is in need of volunteers to assist with its programs. For more information, call 304-296-0221.

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BORN TODAY This year, you change what is no longer working in your daily life. This transformation could be anything, from a car or a computer to taking a course in better communication. You become proactive, perhaps making radical changes. If you are single, late spring starts drawing forth very interesting people. Make sure you want to be with the person you choose before you commit.

If you are attached, your partner might become more demanding in 2011. You will like the results should you choose to make this effort. CAPRICORN can be too serious, especially when you are trying to have fun.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Others want to dominate, which should not be a new scenario for you. Although how you handle it might be quite different. People are changing, as are their reactions. You, too, will be making an adjustment. Tonight: The only requirement is not to be alone.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Keep reaching out for a key person, who could be a relative, friend or someone who is a source of information. Though you might not be able to plan a trip just yet, start considering where and when.

Tonight: Burning the candle at both ends.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH News, though surprising, could force you to get past self-imposed mental filters. Break free and learn to better understand those in your immediate environment. You might be surprised by what happens when you gain some perspective. Tonight: Let your mind wander. Surf the Net. GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Someone you counted on might back out at the last minute. Your creativity mixed with a partner’s perspective stabilizes what could be a difficult situation otherwise. Tonight: Flex with the moment

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Rarely can you focus to the current extent. You might want to revisit an issue with a fresh mind and some detachment. The insight you gain could help mend bridges. Listen to what is being shared among your associates. Tonight: Slow down and take time to visit with individuals you generally only say “hi” to.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH Don’t hesitate to scrap a bad idea, because you will come up with another idea and yet another, until you find the one you like. If you’re in the arts, your muse has arrived. Just tap into it. Tonight: Let your hair down.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH Accept the limitations of a situation, and you will be one step closer to processing them. You would like to make profound changes. Make sure you really want this type of transformation. You can create nearly anything you want. Tonight: At home.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Count on your ability to profoundly turn a situation around through communication. Remember, there are many ways to say something. Think about the most ef-

fective way for each situation. Tonight: Take time to chat with a neighbor or sibling.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Do you need to add to the current financial pressure? A decision made right now could do exactly that. Be very careful, as you are in a process of reorganizing and rethinking your money/life structure. The fewer commitments made now the better. Tonight: Treat yourself to a special item for the fall.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH To many, you seem reasonable and staid.

Little do they know about the many changes that are bubbling up within. Use your ability to discern the frivolous and toss it out of your life. Tonight: Whatever puts a smile on your face.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH The fewer decisions you make and the less you act on your personal situation, or even a business deal, the better. You might feel a bit overwhelmed by information. What you realize is that either your facts or your perspective was off.

Tonight: Just do for you.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH You might be surprised to see your perspective change radically, and to see yourself acting on new views. You do need to check in with yourself about a goal or a project you might be fostering today. It might not feel appropriate any longer. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

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Scarves tie winter outfits together megan puglisi a&E WRITER

TBS

Conan O’Brien performs during the debut of his new TBS show ‘Conan’ on Monday.

Conan returns to late night by david ryan A&E editor

It only took five minutes to get a string dance.

After leaving NBC’s “Tonight Show” nine months ago, Conan O’Brien returned to the cheers of his audience full of supporters.

Entering from behind a sweeping curtain, O’Brien was hit with roars of applause, cheers and adulation.

“That lasted longer than my other job,” O’Brien joked when the audience finally died down.

“Welcome to my new show, ‘Conan.’ People ask me why I named the show ‘Conan.’ I did it so I’d be harder to replace,” he said.

O’Brien addressed his new home on basic cable channel TBS after nearly 17 years on broadcaster NBC. “I’m glad to be on cable.

The truth is, I’ve dreamed of being a talk show host on basic cable ever since I was 46,” he said.

The episode began with a taped segment of O’Brien, with his 14 Irish children and suffering wife, trying to find a job post-“Tonight.”

In the video, O’Brien attempts to work for the ad

agency of “Mad Men.” Jon Hamm appeared as character Don Draper.

O’Brien found temporary employment at Burger King but often bored his customers with tales of his former talk-show host life.

Just when life seemed unbearable, Larry King stepped in with some advice and saved his life: He should move to basic cable.

The move to basic cable fueled a lot of the host’s jokes and will most likely provide such fodder for some time to come.

When a noise interrupted his interview with “Glee” star Lea Michele, O’Brien joked the studio where his show is now produced was split with a Meineke Car Care.

The first episode also featured guests Seth Rogen and Jack White, as well as the winner of the show’s first guest poll.

Despite some tough competition from Hollywood superstar Jack Nicholson and music titans Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber, it was Arlene Wagner, founder and curator of the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum, who would be the show’s first guest ... if only for less than a minute.

The show was a laid-back, stripped-down version of “Tonight,” harkening more toward O’Brien’s version of “Late Night” on NBC. Andy Richter, longtime sidekick, was now back on the couch.

The band was all there, sans former band leader Max Weinberg, though it’s now known as “The Basic Cable Band.”

Even the Masturbating Bear was back, fulfilling his name, but this time for a local NBC affiliate’s lottery picks.

O’Brien has a lot riding on the success of the show.

It may very well be his last chance to host a talk show.

One guest, appearing via video, congratulated his latest effort.

“I’m really sorry things didn’t work out with your last job. I’ve got a really good feeling about this one,” said Ricky Gervais.

To be safe, Gervais prepared remarks in case things didn’t work out.

“Hi Conan, I’m really sorry about what happened at TBS. But I’m a huge fan of the Food Network, so I know you’ll be a huge hit there.”

The summer season that appended to every girl’s favorite sundress, adorned bikini and empowering pair of wedges has ultimately faded.

The colder weather brings in a plethora of new and exciting trends for the rise of this fall season.

In the mountains of Morgantown, W.Va., the snow can make it difficult to pull off a unique style, unlike more fashion-centered cities, such as Manhattan, where anything goes.

I am certain I would receive looks of confusion from my campus peers if I casually strolled to class in a pair of thigh high boots, a military jacket and leather mini to match – I know because I’ve done it.

Most students lean toward comfort in this weather and resort to frumpy sweats, a North Face fleece and UGGs to wear to class.

But being comfortable, casual and classy is not as difficult as students may think.

This fall, pack away your lounging clothes and work on some favorite fall trends to wow your peers and feel great about yourself at the same time.

Fashioneers, this season it is all about scarves.

This is your chance to create a style that will be recognizable while emerging through the thick crowds of fleeces and boots, without putting a damper on your bank account.

Scarves are indispensable accessories every college stu-

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prequel contains newer art, and since it is placed before the actual start of the comic, the sudden shift in design can be a little jarring.

All the extras that have been included with the book make it feel like a special edition DVD,

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Seniors Meghan Kelly, left, and Allie Wildstein, right, show off their scarves. dent should own, since one simple knot around the neck will add excitement to a dull outfit and create a special look.

As shown in the accompanying picture, seniors Meghan Kelly (left) and Allie Wildstein (right) differ in their fashion styles but both have one thing in common: They are scarf fanatics.

“I own about 20 scarves and wear one everyday to class to stay warm,” Wildstein said.

Kelly and Wildstein classified themselves as “preppy” and “urban,” two vastly different styles, proving anyone can look fashionable in a scarf.

Scarves for fashioneers on

a budget can be purchased at Forever 21, located in the Morgantown Mall, for less than $10.

There is a variety of ways to tie your scarf around your neck to create multiple looks that are perfect for every day activities.

Check out WhoWhatWear. com to view the showcasing of a variety of ways to style and tie your scarves.

Just because the summer season is gone doesn’t mean you have to glue yourself into a boring outfit for the next four months.

Branch out, get creative, and tie those knots.

with creator commentary on each strip, a how-to process for making the comic and bios for every character.

My favorite extra is McAlpin including guest strips he has done for comics such as “Joe Loves Crappy Movies” and “PVP Online,” as well as including guest strips that have been done for him.

Those who aren’t yet sold can

the check the comic out themselves online at www.multiplexcomic.com, but for those who want the first collection, it can be bought at the comic’s website as well as on Amazon.

Trust me, you can’t go wrong.

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MSNBC’s Olbermann apologizes to fans for political donation ‘drama’ NEW YORK (AP) — Keith Olbermann apologized to his fans – but not NBC News – on Monday for the “unnecessary drama” surrounding his twoday suspension for making political donations.

The “Countdown” host complained that he was being punished for mistakenly violating an inconsistently applied rule that he had known nothing about.

He said he learned he was being suspended from the media after being assured that form of discipline wouldn’t be taken.

Olbermann was suspended without pay Friday by his bosses at MSNBC, a suspension they announced two days later would be lifted. He’s due to return to work Tuesday.

The left-leaning cable network’s most popular personality acknowledged donating $2,400 apiece to the campaigns of Kentucky Senate candidate Jack Conway and Arizona Reps. Raul Grijalva and Gabrielle Giffords. NBC News prohibits its employ-

ees from making political donations unless an exception is granted in advance by the network news president. Olbermann’s bosses said they didn’t know about the donations until being told about them by a reporter.

“Certainly this mistake merited a form of public acknowledgement and/or internal warning,” Olbermann said in a statement, “and an on-air discussion about the merits of limitations on such campaign contributions by all employees of news organizations.”

Instead, he was suspended “without a hearing,” he said.

MSNBC spokesman Jeremy Gaines said the network wouldn’t respond to Olbermann’s statements.

Olbermann said he did not attempt to keep any of the donations secret and offered to “explain all this, on air and off, in the fashion MSNBC desired.”

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee took on Olbermann’s suspension as a cause, starting an online pe-

tition drive for his reinstatement that gathered more than 300,000 signatures.

Olbermann thanked viewers for their “extraordinary and ground-rattling support.”

“Your efforts have been integral to the remedying of these recent events, and the results should remind us of the power of individuals spontaneously acting together to correct injustices great or small,” he said.

Of course, some took a different view of the suspension.

“MSNBC sure knows how to discipline its out-of-control anchors,” said Brent Bozell of the conservative Media Research Center. “Suspended for one whole weekend. I wonder if Olbermann had to write lines on the chalkboard, too.”

Olbermann has a long history of clashes with bosses, both at MSNBC and at ESPN in the 1990s. His role at MSNBC is an important one, and the network has molded much of its lineup philosophically by following his lead.

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GameDay Predictions Each week, The DA sports staff will select 15 categories for the week’s upcoming game.

You will answer those questions and return it to us.

Leaderboard: 1. Kevin Knepp (32) 2. Taylor Morehead (21) 3. Jake Engle (23) 4. Nicole Katz (16) 5. Mark Nesselroad (12) 6. Zach Smith (11) 7. Patrick McDermott (6) 8. Ryan Ruben (5) 8. Mark Zinn (5) 10. Kevin Corey (4) 10. Aaron Howell (4) 10. Matt Allevato (4) 13. Tyler Colton (2) Congratulations to Jake Engle for earning the most points last week, finishing with 6 points. *Completed responses must be numbered and answered in order and include your name and e-mail address. If not done correctly, it will not be counted.

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by Friday at 5 p.m. to enter.

Here are this week’s questions: 1. In what quarter will West Virginia score the most points?

2. How many penalties will WVU commit?

3. What time in which quarter will the game’s first touchdown be scored?

4. How many receptions will Armon Binns end with?

5. How many rushing yards will WVU quarterback Geno Smith finish with?

6. What will the score be at halftime?

7. What will be the length of WVU kicker Tyler Bitancurt’s longest field goal (if applicable)?

8. What will be the official attendance at Milan Puskar Stadium?

9. How many total yards will the WVU defense allow in the third quarter?

10. What will be the West Virginia offense’s average yards-per-play?

11. How many total yards will Mountaineer running back Noel Devine finish with?

12. What will be the length of the game’s longest play from scrimmage?

13. How many carries will WVU running back Ryan Clarke have in the game?

14. How many combined receiving yards will Cincinnati receiver D.J. Woods and WVU receiver J.D. Woods finish with?

15. What will be the final score?

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Freshman Morales helps WVU finish 2-1 in opener by matthew peaslee sports writer

Prior to the West Virginia wrestling team’s Terrapin Invitational, Mountaineer head coach Craig Turnbull questioned whether sending a true freshman to the mat in the 141-pound weight class was a good idea.

Michael Morales helped reassure him it was the right decision.

The Brick, N.J., native went 2-1 in his first collegiate action and helped guide the Mountaineers to an overall record of 2-1 against Maryland, Liberty and John Hopkins.

“The first time you get out there competing is really so much different than when you are at the gym against your teammates,” Turnbull said. “(Morales) had the confidence going in that he could do his best and perform well. I know there was some anxiety going in, but he really didn’t show when he was out there.”

WVU defeated Liberty 2412 to kick off the day but fell to Maryland 27-13 in the second heat and beat Johns Hopkins, 38-3.

Maryland and Liberty both went 3-1 in the inaugural meet of the season while Johns Hopkins and fellow participant McDaniel went 0-3 and 0-2, respectively.

“What was encouraging is the fact that we defeated Liberty but fell to Maryland,” Turnbull said.

“However, Liberty went right around and beat Maryland, so it shows we stood up to a good team and beat a good team, as well.”

Morales jumpstarted the West Virginia lineup by earning the first major decision of the match against Liberty.

Shane Young and Nathan Pennesi paced the Mountaineers prior to Morales’ showing, helping WVU jump out to a 13-0 lead.

Pennesi, a sophomore, would finish the meet with a perfect 3-0 mark.

“Nathan handled everything so well and even came back when he was down at some points,” Turnbull said. “Against Liberty, he took his opponent down to the wire, which is good to see his resiliency.”

In his first meet in two years, redshirt senior Brandon Rader finished undefeated, going 3-0 in the 149-pound class. Matt Ryan also finished 3-0 in the 184-pound division.

Redshirt senior Donnie Jones finished 2-1 but had the daunting challenge of facing Maryland’s Josh Asper, who entered ranked fifth in the country in the 165-pound weight class and who defeated Jones.

Turnbull was impressed with his team’s performance in the opening meet and anticipates a strong season.

“There were some things we’ve learned that we can carry into our next meet and so on throughout the season,” he said. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

rifle

Mountaineers respond with wins over Memphis, Murray St. by brad joyal sports writer

nfl

Cowboys fire coach Wade Phillips IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jerry Jones never wanted to change coaches this season. As the blowout losses mounted, and Wade Phillips’ defense was mostly to blame, the ownergeneral manager of the Dallas Cowboys had no choice.

Jones fired Phillips on Monday and promoted offensive coordinator Jason Garrett to take over the 1-7 club on an interim basis.

Defensive line coach Paul Pasqualoni was promoted to replace Phillips’ other role as defensive coordinator.

“I recognized that after the game we just weren’t playing winning football and our best chance was to make a change,” Jones said. “We are grateful to

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course of his entire coaching career. It helped him become a better leader and ultimately one of the game’s best teachers.

“People learn differently,” Sister Elena used to tell him.

But while she was likely discussing academics in a classroom setting, the self-proclaimed “inquisitive” Huggins transitioned the philosophy from the classroom to the court.

The validity of the idea took some time for Huggins to completely buy in. It wasn’t until a former dyslexic player admitted inability to pay attention to Huggins as he drew up plays

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Wade and his contribution to the Cowboys, leading us. We also clearly understand we are not where we want to be at this time, and that’s an understatement. We share the responsibility—all of us.”

It’s the first time Dallas has made an in-season coaching change. Garrett becomes the first former Cowboys player to take over the job previously held by the likes of Tom Landry, Jimmy Johnson and Bill Parcells.

Jones decided enough was enough following a 45-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night. It was the Cowboys’ fifth straight loss, and the third straight game that the defense allowed at least 35 points.

on a chalkboard that the coach fully believed in the process.

“What I found is, some guys learn by watching film, some learn when you draw things up on the board, and some have to go out and do it on the floor,” Huggins said. “Some can’t understand it or see it any other way.”

The way Huggins sees it, getting inside the minds of his players and thinking the way they do is a major reason why he’s been successful. It’s why players relate to him so well.

So often, coaches get caught up in their daily routines and coaching habits that they don’t have time to go through the many different learning methods or give individual players the attention they need in order to reach their potential.

Not Huggins.

“What we try to do is give them every different way that we can possibly give them to learn,” he said.

That hadn’t happened since going 0-11-1 in the franchise’s inaugural season, 1960.

Stranger still, the unit – personally overseen by Phillips – features nearly all the same players who closed last season with the first back-to-back shutouts in club history.

Jones steadfastly supported Phillips throughout the tailspin, even saying late last week that Phillips would keep the job the rest of the year.

The first five losses had all been by a touchdown or less, which showed players were still fighting. But three straight lopsided losses prompted Jones to declare Monday he’d been “in denial” about just how bad the club really is.

Huggins is one of the best at finding out ways to give his players what they need in order to reach their potential, and that’s easier said than done. It’s one thing to give players multiple avenues to learn from, but it’s another to find out which of those avenues players learn from best.

A coach has become the most efficient and effective teacher if he can pass that test.

Huggins never spends too much time in the film room, doesn’t waste large amounts of energy going over plays step-by-step on the floor, and rarely wears out multiple markers by drawing plays on the whiteboard.

He does this because different people learn in different ways. Huggins would be the first to testify that the philosophy works both inside the classroom and out.

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of 1,168 and 1,167, respectively.

Pentz matched his careerbest score of 589 in air rifle, tying Andy Lamson for second place in the discipline. The Mountaineers had another pair tie for fourth place, as Brandi Eskew and Michael Kulbacki each posted 586.

Kulbacki’s success continued Sunday, as he posted an aggregate score of 1,172 to tie Murray State’s Emily Quiner for third place.

“Justin and Tommy had impressive performances Saturday,” Hammond said. “I was pleased with Mike on Sunday.

He had been struggling a little bit early on this season, but this weekend will hopefully help him gain some confidence and help him improve.”

Overall, Hammond was happy to see depth behind Campriani.

“It was a total team effort,” Hammond said. “Whatever five we put out there can shoot good scores and is capable of helping us win.” brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

rowing

WVU earns two medals at Occoquan Derek Denneny Sports Writer

The West Virginia rowing team took two medals this weekend after participating in the Head of the Occoquan Regatta.

“Our fall results have been encouraging,” said head coach Jimmy King. “It’s definitely good for the team to see such results. Whether or not we experience continued improvements into the spring largely depends on the commitment the team makes to its training between now and then. We can’t just expect to have success. We have to earn it.”

In the four boat competition the Mountaineers’ “A” boat took second place, crossing the line

at 19:02.42.

The “A” boat was made up of Courtney Schrand, Karen Verwey, Alita Meyers, Rachelle Purych and Anastasia DuPont.

George Mason won the event, finishing with a time of 18:55.56. WVU’s “B” and “C” boats finished seventh and 15th, respectively.

The Mountaineers’ novice four boat ended with a thirdplace finish in the open four event. It was the first time the novice team has raced this fall.

In the varsity eight competition, WVU finished 10th out of 25 boats.

“We had a more complete team performance in terms of focus and effort by all of our varsity crews,” King said. “That was

a lacking the previous weekend. Our top boats placed well, but the lower boats were farther back than we would like to see.”

WVU will end its season this weekend as it will travel back to Philadelphia to partake in the Philadelphia Frostbite.

King said the race will give the team experience racing the normal two-kilometer distance that is used for spring races.

He is also pleased with the format of the race.

There will be no heats, and all results will be final.

“It’s a fun way to cap off the fall racing schedule, and it gives our novice crews a glimpse of what’s to come,” King said. derek.denneny@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia rifle coach Jon Hammond can breathe easy.

After seeing his team lose its first regular-season match in over a year, the No. 1 WVU rifle team returned to form this weekend. The Mountaineers beat two ranked teams with a 4,681-4,586 win over No. 16 Memphis and a 4,675-4,661 victory over No. 7 Murray State.

The Memphis victory gave West Virginia its first Great American Rifle Conference victory of the season, while the Murray State match proved the team is capable of winning close matches.

“It was a solid performance this weekend,” Hammond said.

“The team is improving and progressing as the season goes on. There is room for improvement, but I was satisfied with the team’s play this weekend.”

Senior Nicco Campriani paced the Mountaineers. After missing the team’s last match due to competing in the ISSF World Cup Final, the Florence,

Italy, native shot a combined score of 1,179 to finish first in the Memphis match. Campriani’s victory came from scores of 595 and 584 in air rifle and smallbore, respectively.

His success carried over to Sunday, as he shot an aggregate score of 1,185. He posted a season-high score of 592 in smallbore, one shot off of the school record. His scores of 200 in prone and 197 in standing were school records.

MSU’s Kaitlin Cleven outshot the senior in air rifle with her score of 596, but Campriani’s score of 593 was enough for second place.

“It makes a big difference,” Hammond said of having Campriani back. “His scores help the team, and to have him in the lineup helps the team and brings confidence. We’re happy that he’ll be with the team in the matches coming up and next semester.”

West Virginia proved its depth, as senior Tommy Santelli and Justin Pentz finished second and third against Memphis, posting combined scores

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The West Virginia men’s (21, 1-1 Big East Conference) swimming team dropped its Friday night contest against Louisville, 183-112, but got back on track with a 195-101 victory over Cincinnati the following morning.

The Mountaineers’ women’s swimming team (1-3, 0-2) came up short in both meets, falling to Louisville 186-105 and to UC 162-130.

Despite the losses, head coach Vic Riggs had a positive reaction to the weekend.

He believes in competing in back-to-back nights, because it “prepares us for championship-meet format.”

Junior Taylor Camp swam to

first-place finishes in the 100 fly at both stops this weekend. He added a top finish in the 200 fly against the Bearcats.

Camp leads the Mountaineers with four first-place finishes.

Freshman Tim Squires, who won his first collegiate race in the team’s season opener, finished first in the 50 free Friday and the 100 free Saturday to continue his impressive first year with the Mountaineers.

“He’s a good trainer and he likes to compete,” Riggs said.

“To have him start the way he has surprised even him.”

Sophomores Hugh Simmonds and Jared Goldthorpe also went for two top finishes this weekend, as Simmonds took first in the 200 free at both meet and Goldthorpe won the

100 and 200 back Saturday.

Familiar faces finished at the top for the WVU women this weekend, as Kata Fodor, Rachael Burnett, Lyn Ann Nelson and Mandie Nugent all went for multiple first-place finishes in the team’s losses.

Burnett and Nugent led the way with three first-place performances each.

Matt O’Neill had a standout weekend on the boards, as he took first in the one meter and the three meter against Cincinnati.

“Overall, I feel very good about where we are,” Riggs said. “Our relay times are way ahead of where we were last season, and they are doing very well.” ethan.rohrbaugh@mail.wvu.edu

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brian gawthrop associate sports editor

Huggins’ teaching strategies revealed There are many aspects of Bob Huggins’ basketball coaching abilities that may not be given the type of attention they deserve.

The coach’s ability to take a player who at one point looked like a helpless cause and mold him into an NBA prospect isn’t one of them.

Most wonder what kind of powers the coach has that help him perform these feats. Some might guess it’s his intimidating, in-your-face type of style that strikes so much fear into his players, they become accustomed to doing things the right way.

Others may assume his 670241 career record and two Final Four appearances speak for themselves.

But Huggins gave insight into what helps him develop players better than any other coach in the country following the Mountaineers’ preseason win over UNC-Pembroke Friday.

His teaching philosophy is simpler than most would think and comes from an unlikely origin.

It started during Huggins’ first coaching stint at Walsh College, where he coached from 1981-83.

There, the coach often took his players into the classroom of Sister Mary Elena. It wasn’t often the up-and-coming coach escaped Sister Elena without learning something himself, however.

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see GAWTHROP on PAGE 8

Women’s soccer hosts Eagles Friday in first-round NCAA Tournament game by ben gaughan sports writer

The only thing the West Virginia women’s soccer team could see at the NCAA Tournament selection show Monday afternoon was that it would be staying home for the first round.

The television screen cut off the team’s opponent, but the TV analyst finally said the Mountaineers would enter the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 seed and play Morehead State in the opening round in Morgantown Friday at 6 p.m.

“You never know where the committee is going to bring you,” said West Virginia coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, who already knew her team would be in the NCAA Tournament field after Sunday’s Big East Conference Tournament victory that secured an automatic bid. “A lot of it is based on finance and just bringing teams to easiest locations. But, we’re really excited to be hosting.”

West Virginia will also host a second-round game.

Prior to the selection show, most of the team was pretty confident it would be given home-field advantage for at least the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After that, the team knew it was up in the hands of the selection committee.

“I heard something about (a scheduling problem) with the football game, and that we might not be hosting,” said senior forward Megan Mischler.

The WVU football team plays Saturday at noon, while the WVU basketball teams and volleyball team play Friday night in a hectic sports weekend in Morgantown.

“There was still a little bit of doubt, but once we saw Morgantown flash up on the

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Members of the West Virginia women’s soccer team celebrate after Morehead State was announced as the Mountaineers’ first-round opponent in the NCAA Tournament.

West Virginia (16-4-1)

Morehead State (13-6-1)

When: Friday at 6 p.m.

Where: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium With a win: The Mountaineers will play the winner of the Penn State-Penn matchup in Morgantown Sunday.

screen, all of us got really excited, because it’s a big deal to host,” said West Virginia senior goalkeeper Kerri Butler. “That it’s really important for us to be home for the first and sec-

ond round. It’s so helpful, especially in my senior year. It’s just amazing.”

The top four seeds in the NCAA Tournament are Stanford, North Carolina, Portland and Maryland.

Six teams from the Big East Conference made the NCAA Tournament field. Marquette and Notre Dame were named top-four seeds alongside West Virginia.

Connecticut, Georgetown and South Florida also made the field of 64. It will be USF’s first trip to the NCAA Tour-

nament. The Bulls will play Auburn on Florida State’s campus.

The Mountaineers have a chance to get revenge on a team that beat them in overtime in the first game of the season: Penn State. The Nittany Lions face Pennsylvania in their first round game at 3:30 p.m. in Morgantown.

WVU would meet the winner of that game in Morgantown if it can get past Morehead State.

West Virginia has now hosted NCAA Tournament

matches in five different seasons (2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 and 2010) and has advanced as far as the Elite Eight (2007).

“All of our eyes want to look at Penn State,” Mischler said. “But, we can’t look past Morehead State by any means ... They’re on a 13-game unbeaten streak.

“Obviously they’ve proven themselves enough to make the NCAA Tournament, and they’re playing well, so we have to play hard.” ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU’s Stewart: Cincinnati head coach Butch Jones ‘made me a better coach’ by matthew peaslee sports writer

Notes zz Stewart said his team focused on fundamentals in the bye week.

“They’re Mountaineers,” he said. “They practice hard and they’ve done that the last four workouts we’ve had.” zz Jones expects his starting quarterback Zach Collaros to start against West Virginia after missing his team’s game against Syracuse with a knee injury.

Jones said Collaros’ knee is “much better,” and he fully participated in practice Sunday. zz Entrepreneur Vince Skolny, a 1995 WVU graduate in economics, sent a mass e-mail to 3,000 WVU students, placed messages on Facebook and bought additional advertisements on the Web Monday morning in an attempt to sell Tshirts and other items he’s made to support the firing of Stewart.

The items pointed specifically at WVU athletic director Oliver Luck read, “Mr. Luck, ‘Leave No Doubt’ We demand better.”

Stewart has been highly criticized by the Mountaineers’ fanbase following two-straight losses.

Skolny said 25 percent of the profit he makes on the items sold will go to the Mountaineer Athletic Club.

“I expect to be accused of profiteering or being disloyal,” Skolny said. “The fact is, (West Virginia) is completely out of the national picture, and if the program doesn’t change direction, that’s just going to remain the case.”

Skolny said he received one email back from a student calling him “a traitor.”

“He said I was no better than (former WVU and current Michigan head coach Rich) Rodriguez,” Skolny said. zz West Virginia’s game against Louisville Nov. 20 will be at noon. It is the Big East Network game of the week.

This weekend’s game between West Virginia and Cincinnati will serve as a reunion.

Now head coach of the Bearcats Butch Jones served as wide receivers coach at West Virginia in 2005-06 under former head coach Rich Rodriguez.

Jones worked closely with now WVU head coach Bill Stewart, who was also on the offensive staff in 2005-06.

During that time, Stewart, who was the quarterbacks coach at the time, said he grew close to Jones and his family after countless hours spent together.

“Anytime you work with someone, you form a special bond,” Stewart said. “It won’t be tough for us Saturday, and it won’t be tough for him because that’s what you’re supposed to do in this business – beat the other team.”

Stewart also indicated that his and Jones’ family became close during their time on the coaching staff together.

“You don’t have enough time for me to go through how the Stewart family feels about the Jones family,” Stewart said.

His wife, Karen, and Jones’ wife, Barbara, still remain close today, Stewart said.

The coaching philosophies of Jones and Stewart remain similar despite the change in positions and teams. Stewart said the two have shared the same tendencies in years past.

“He’s a great coach. He’s a great master of attention to detail,” Stewart said. “I just love him. I think he made me a better coach here, and hopefully I’ve rubbed off a little on him.”

The Mountaineers (5-3, 1-2 Big East Conference) and Bearcats (3-5, 1-2 Big East) have had similar seasons thus far.

Both need a victory to improve to .500 in conference play and move out of last place.

“Much like us, they haven’t matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu finished, haven’t closed and haven’t put the fire totally out,” Tony Dobies contributed to this Stewart said. story