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Student hit by Mountain Line bus

BY TRAVIS CRUM AND SAMANTHA COSSICK STAFF WRITERS

A West Virginia University student sustained a fractured wrist and trauma to his body after being struck by a Mountain Line bus Wednesday.

Jason Forman, a freshman engineering major, was using the crosswalk on Evansdale Drive near Towers and the Student Recreation Center when he was hit.

The Mountain Line bus was leaving the area at approximately 1 p.m. en route to the Engineering building, said April Johnston, senior communications special-

ist for WVU’s News and Information Services.

Forman was transferred to Ruby Memorial Hospital, she said.

“The doctors said it takes about six weeks for the wrist to heal,” said Susan Forman, Jason’s mother. “They estimate maybe two to three weeks for your body to recover from this kind of impact.”

Jason’s wrist is currently splintered, and he has scratches on the side of his body, Susan said.

Follow-up care and possible surgery may be needed on his wrist. He is currently in a lot of pain and has been taking medi-

cation, she said.

She plans on speaking with a lawyer about the case because she is concerned about the safety of her son and other students using the crosswalk.

After the accident, the Office of Students Affairs began contacting and working with Jason and his family, Johnston said.

One witness, Lyndon Hall, a sophomore landscape architecture major, said he arrived at the scene shortly after it happened.

At that point there were students standing around, Hall said.

The Morgantown Fire Department was the first to arrive

on the scene, followed by an ambulance and the University Police Department, Hall said.

Jason was carried from the scene on a stretcher, Hall said.

At about the same time as the accident, Mountain Line released a statement via Twitter that the Orange Line, which runs from Towers to Engineering hourly was “off schedule due to involvement in a traffic accident.”

Shortly thereafter Mountain Line tweeted again that “(Blue and Gold) at 1:40 moving again; leaving Towers on schedule; no 1:20 run due to accident.”

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Skid marks are left on the crosswalk on Evansdale Drive near Towers after a student was hit by a Mountain Line bus Wednesday afternoon.

Former BOG chair Steve Goodwin dies

BY SHAY MAUNZ

Goodwin also served a oneyear term as president of the WVU Alumni Association from 2001 to Steve Goodwin, former chair of 2002.

“Goodwin always commented West Virginia University’s Board of Governors, died Wednesday that some of the most memorable morning. times of his life occurred during Goodwin had been hospital- his service on the WVU Alumni ized at Ruby Memorial Hospital Association Board of Directors, for three weeks because of a case where he served as its 100th presof shingles that led to liver, kidney ident,” said Stephen Douglas, curand brain complications, rent president and CEO according to The Assoof the Alumni Associaciated Press. He was 62 tion, in a statement. years old.

“He was a dedicated volunteer, a strong Goodwin served on the BOG for more than leader, a loving husband, seven years. He was apfather and grandfather and loyal supporter of pointed in 2002 and reappointed in 2006 when our great University. The he was elected chair. alumni family has very Goodwin heavy hearts today.”

He resigned in October 2009, eight months University President before his term ended. He never James P. Clements also released officially specified his reason for a statement praising his commitment to the University. leaving.

“Steve Goodwin served his beHis tenure as chair included the controversial search process loved alma mater proudly and that appointed Morgantown law- in so many ways,” he said. “He yer Michael S. Garrison University truly loved WVU and West Virpresident, as well as the scandal in ginia, dedicating his life’s work to which Heather Bresch, the gover- both.” nor’s daughter, was retroactively Senator Jay Rockefeller called awarded an executive masters of Goodwin a “good friend” and business administration degree. praised his efforts to help his state Upon hearing the news of and hometown of Ripley, W.Va. Goodwin’s death, Carolyn Long, “He and his family love West who succeeded him as BOG chair, Virginia University – and their issued a statement. dedication and service show,” he “One thing is certain: Steve said. “His devotion to and passion Goodwin truly loved this Univer- for the state of West Virginia and sity, and he served it unselfishly,” its people is something I will alLong said. “I appreciated his lead- ways hold close – he will be dearly ership and his kindness to me as missed.” a new BOG member and then as board chair.” shay.maunz@mail.wvu.edu ASSOCIATE CITY EDITOR

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Caitlyn Johnstone, a senior English and psychology major, left, and Kat Weimer, a freshman forensics biology major, right, sort through a pile of clothes Wednesday to help organize them for Christian Help’s back-to-school event in the fall.

Two organizations collect clothes and supplies for homeless

BY MELISSA CANDOLFI STAFF WRITER

Volunteers gathered to sort through shirts, shoes and shorts Wednesday donated from West Virginia University students and community members.

WVU’s Center for Civic Engagement and Christian Help, a local charitable organization, collected donations for the homeless as part of the Week of Engagement and a “Back to School Prep” event.

The event aimed to collect donations for children and teens that will be given out in July to more than 900 people in need.

Trisha Worstell, a sophomore human nutrition and foods major, said the event

brings the University and the community together to make it a better place.

“My sister goes to a school back in Illinois where I live, and they don’t even do things like this,” Worstell said. “Doing community service projects like this shows the community that we do care, and we aren’t just a party school.”

Christian Help and the CCE have received more than 50 loads of clothes, though they have not received any school

supplies, Worstell said. They are still accepting donations, she added.

Graduate student Kayla Poling, who works for the CCE, said the event had approximately 20 volunteers.

“For special projects like this, 20 is a great number of volunteers,” Poling said. “It is about the number of volunteers, and without all of us, Christian Help would never be able to do

BY ERIN FITZWILLIAMS CORRESPONDENT

West Virginia University students and children from the WVU Children’s Hospital jumped, kicked and ran to the finish line of Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s obstacle course Wednesday.

SAE sponsored the obstacle course with all proceeds benefiting the Children’s Miracle Network and WVU Children’s Hospital.

The obstacle course is one

event in the weeklong fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network organized by SAE. “Over the week we’ve raised over $5,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network,” said Cameron Taylor, a junior business management major and SAE’s philanthropic chair.

First place went to Chi Omega, second went to Alpha Xi, and third place was a twoway tie between Sigma Kappa and Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Chi Omega represented Stephanie and Jennifer O’Palko, children from the WVU Children’s Hospital, who both won stuffed animals from the sororities.

Saige Sprouse, one of the chil-

dren represented by the sororities, has leukemia and has been with the WVU Children’s Hospital for more than two years.

“It’s good to see young people helping an organization that benefits these children,” said Sarah Sprouse, Saige’s mother.

Nine sororities also ran through the course, competing for nine children in the Children’s Miracle Network.

The sororities included: Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa and Zeta Delta Phi. The children each had a chance to go through the course with their respective sorority.

Brian DeCosta, a freshman accounting major, had the lowest time score and therefore won a free Chick-Fil-A coupon and $1 off at Coldstone Creamery.

“The course was really confusing, but I got through it all right,” DeCosta said.

SAE worked with Children’s Miracle Network last year and decided to fundraise for them again this year, said SAE President Aneesh Sompalli a senior history major.

“We’re trying to raise awareness of the needs these kids have, and we hope to do this activity next year,” Taylor said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Andreini resigns from Student Government STAFF WRITER

A Student Government Association governor resigned from her position Wednesday due to a job offer.

Gov. Madison Andreini cited an internship opportunity as the reason she was resigning during the SGA meeting Wednesday.

Joe Harmon, who won the 16th seat in the SGA elections in February, will be taking her position.

Currently, Harmon serves as the executive of transportation.

“It is a paid professional internship, and within my major, work experience is more important than anything else,” Andreini said. “I’m torn that it came at such an unfortunate time.”

Andreini said she will be working with Accenture, a global engineering consulting firm, in the fall and will be flown to a different city every week.

She plans to continue working on her platform of playing music outside of the Mountainlair

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for students to enjoy when she returns in the spring.

She added that she does not want people to think she was taking her SGA position for granted.

“I feel very bad about leaving, because I’m so grateful for the position,” she said.

SGA President Chris Lewallen thanked Andreini for approaching the matter in a professional and timely way.

Harmon said he plans to apply his executive work on transportation to a platform as governor.

Also during the meeting, two resolutions were presented concerning SGA’s role in administrative affairs.

One of the resolutions, presented by Faculty Senate Liaison AJ Warne and Vice Chair Ali Mols, requests the WVU Faculty Senate allow two student members to serve in the Senate.

Warne added that if the resolution is adopted, Faculty Senate

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Feds conduct surprise inspections of 57 mines CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly 60 problem U.S. coal mines have been hit with surprise inspections aimed at preventing another explosion like the one that killed 29 miners in West Virginia, the nation’s chief mine safety regulator said Wednesday.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration did not immediately reveal how many problems were found during the weekend crackdown. A spokeswoman said that information is still being compiled.

The raids targeted 57 mines, including 23 in West Virginia and 14 in Kentucky and involved 275 federal inspectors, MSHA said. Eight of the mines belong to Massey Energy Co., a $4.17 billion company that ranks among the largest coal producers in the United States.

Investigators suspect methane gas and excessive coal dust caused

the massive April 5 blast at Massey’s Upper Big Branch mine.

“The purpose of these inspections is to provide assurance that no imminent dangers, explosions, hazards or other serious health or safety conditions and practices are present at these mines,” MSHA director Joe Main said.

Rick Abraham, whose mine was on the inspection list, defended his operation and blamed politics for forcing an unnecessary crackdown.

“The problem in the industry today is the professionals are being brow beaten by politicians. The know they would be better off in a more workable atmosphere without the press of politicians and headline seekers,” Abraham said.

“The employees are on edge, everybody’s on edge and it’s from people who don’t know what the hell

they’re talking about.”

MSHA said it targeted mines with a history of serious violations and focused on rules covering methane, ventilation and efforts to control coal dust.

A National Mining Association spokesman declined to comment. Massey did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Among the Massey operations on the list are the Aracoma Alma No. 1 Mine, where two men were killed in a conveyer belt fire in 2006. Massey eventually paid $4.2 million in civil and criminal penalties because of the fire.

Also on the list was Massey’s Tiller No. 1 mine in Virginia, which MSHA warned to clean up its act last October or face stricter discipline for having a pattern of serious violations.

Students petition for outdoor soccer field

BY SAMANTHA COSSICK STAFF WRITER

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Some students are petitioning West Virginia University to establish an outdoor covered soccer field.

The petition has gained about 1,000 signatures thus far, said Dhari Alenezi, graduate student at the WVU School of Dentistry, who started the petition.

Student Government Association Gov. Ahmad Alashi said the petition’s effectiveness will rely on showing as many student voices as possible to the University.

He pointed out soccer is the most popular sport worldwide.

“There are a lot of students interested,” Alashi said. “We want to convince the administration it’s a big thing here in Morgantown to have a soccer field.”

A Facebook group, which has more than 200 members, was created to let students print petition forms and collect signatures, Alenezi said.

Students have been collecting signatures in classes and the Mountainlair, he said, as well as asking for support from other student organizations.

Though they are not sure how much it would cost the University, Alenezi said the group is not asking for a new facility; they want to cover the field in front of Towers.

The biggest concern students have is cost and whether or not tuition would rise to pay for it, Alashi said.

“We have the field in front of the Towers. It’s a good field, but students are not using it because of the weather,” Alenezi said.

“The idea is to get it covered and let people use it for real.”

The field could be used by other outdoor sports as well, he said.

Find the group on Facebook: ‘We Want a Covered out-door Sport Field on WVU Campus.’

Alenezi said he is trying to meet with associate Vice President and Dean of Students David Stewart to discuss the petition.

“There is almost no available facility for soccer on campus,” Alenezi said.

Because of seasonal weather in Morgantown, students have a hard time finding a place to play, he said.

Currently students play in Stansbury Hall or outside on the field in front of Towers, but Alenezi said neither is completely suitable for soccer.

“What motivated us was soccer, but it could be used for football or baseball,” Alenezi said.

“Such a field would be very beneficial to all outdoor sports.”

The group won’t stop the petition until they get a covered field, Alenezi said.

“We’re still working on it until someone tells us to stop,” he said.

WVU Women Against Rape panel stresses sexual assault awareness

BY ANN COMPTON STAFF WRITER

West Virginia University students learned at a panel presented by WVU Women Against Rape Wednesday night about different types of sexual assault, how to prevent assault and what to do after being assaulted.

Deb Beazley, senior program coordinator for Student Wellness; Ruth Kershner, an associate professor in the Department of Community Medicine; Amber Brugnoli, a former prosecutor who now works for WELL WVU; and Jamie Mudge, a University Police Department officer, sat on the panel.

“In 2002, there was a study done by the Department of Justice. For every 10,000 women on campus, 350 will experience sexual assault each academic year,” Beazley said.

Beazley believes WVU is consistent with national numbers, although numbers at WVU are between 24 assaults and 48 assaults per year.

Studies show 10 percent of sexual assaults are reported, she said.

Brugnoli said she often encountered victims who would come forward much later to report a sexual assault.

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something so huge like this.”

Carlos Caballero, a freshman pre-psychology major, said that despite working the event for community service hours, it was a good volunteering opportunity.

“Students should try to come by and help out as best as they can,” Caballero said.

“Most of the kids at WVU are

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would have two student members, one voting and another exofficio.

Often, items voted on during Faculty Senate differ by a few votes. A voting student member could resolve the problem, Warne said.

“Legally, a sexual assault is any unwanted touching in an area of your body that would be covered by a bathing suit.

It doesn’t have be penetration; it can be unwanted fondling or anything like that,” Brugnoli said.

The panelists said there is no nationwide definition of rape, and it varies from state to state.

Brugnoli said in her work as a prosecutor, it was sometimes difficult to prove rape in cases where the girl just said “no.”

“If I can tell a jury she said, ‘No, get the hell off me’ then she clearly said no, and he intended to force her,” Brugnoli said.

Kershner suggested girls take steps to prove sex was unwanted, such as attempting to leave.

Being aware of your surroundings and cutting down on alcohol is also important to preventing rape, and women present agreed.

Mudge said she often sees cases where girls feel they deserved to be raped because of something they said or did.

“You don’t deserve anything because of the way you dress or the way you act. It’s not okay, and you didn’t deserve it,” Mudge said.

It is also important to go to

the emergency room after an assault, and to not wash clothes, brush your teeth or shower before completely a rape kit, the women said.

Rape kits are held for 18 months in order to allow a victim time to press charges later, Beazley said.

Kershner said even if charges are not pressed, victims should seek counseling.

“This is an experience that stays with people. People have nightmares; they’re not able to hold onto relationships. It’s not an experience that goes away,” Kershner said.

Erica Deibel, a junior public relations major, agreed with Hamilton.

“It was really informative because I didn’t know that rape laws varied from state to state,” she said.

Julie Goldberg, a junior women’s studies and sociology major and public relations chair of Women Against Rape, said it was important for women to be aware of sexual assault.

“Not a lot women are willing to report sexual assaults, because it’s such a hard experience for them, and we need to get awareness out that these crimes need to be reported.”

probably just chilling at home doing nothing. Coming for an hour or two really does make a difference.”

Caballero believes participating in community service shows students that not everyone is fortunate.

“I am making a difference, all this will actually be used by people who need it,” Caballero said.

“It is nice to know that something so easy like this can make a huge difference for a little

kid.”

Poling said now that she is a CCE staff member, she sees the difference WVU makes when it comes to helping the community.

“Students who don’t have clothes for children are able to donate juniors clothing,” Poling said. “If you are cleaning out your closet at the end of the semester, donate. It makes a huge difference,” Poling said.

Another resolution presented

by Gov. Jason Bailey focused on revising WVU’s course catalog.

Currently, pre-requisites and restrictions are not up to date on the course website.

Adding required public speaking courses to every major was also presented in a resolution, but it was tabled for more discussion.

Gov. Josh Snyder, who wrote

the resolution, said the courses would improve student success rates in job interviews.

Most of WVU’s curriculum favors writing instead of speaking, Warne added.

The Board of Governors agreed more time was needed to research the benefits of requiring speaking classes.

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Massey predicts big loss related to deadly blast CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Troubled coal producer Massey Energy Co. expects to lose up to $150 million in the second quarter due to the explosion that killed 29 men at its Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia.

Massey predicted the loss Wednesday as it released lower first-quarter earnings.

Massey, based in Richmond, Va., earned $33.6 million, or 39 cents per share, in the period. The company earned $43.4 million, or 51 cents per share, in first-quarter 2009.

Coal revenue fell to $571.8 million, from $681 million a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected Massey to earn 28 cents per share in the period.

Massey said the second-quarter loss from the April 5 mine explosion should range between $80 million and $150 million, including benefits to employees and damage to the mine. The mine’s equipment, mineral rights and other assets that may have been damaged are worth another $62 million, Massey said.

Upper Big Branch was expected to produce 1.6 million tons of higher-priced metallurgical coal in the final three quarters of 2010.

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Spiritual 1st responders Oil rig explodes off coast of react to mine explosion Louisiana; 11 people missing CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jack Dowling and his wife Becca had plane tickets to Haiti when they got the word that they were needed in West Virginia.

Dowling is one of 12 chaplain coordinators for the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team.

His wife is a volunteer chaplain and helps him coordinate their work.

Members of the team try to shine light in the darkest hours when people suffer from either man-made or natural disasters.

After the April 5 explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, which killed 29 miners and injured two more, team members tried to comfort West Virginia families and “share God’s hope,” said Dowling.

After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Franklin Graham, son of evangelist Billy Graham, had the idea for the Rapid Response Team. In time, they realized that victims could find any number of sources for food or shelter. But what about nourishment for the spirit?

They now have a nationwide network of chaplains across 40 states who are specially trained to deal with crisis situations. A team is now in West Virginia helping families of miners or anyone touched by the disaster.

Before he became a missionary, Dowling was a law enforcement officer. “I am used to responding to urgent needs,” he said. “This is a special calling.

There is no way the average person could cope with this amount of trauma and grief.

His previous career helps him talk with police, paramedics, firefighter and other first responders: “I tell them I have walked in their shoes.”

This was the Dowlings’ first mine disaster, but the 27th disaster in 19 different states that they have faced. They started as missionaries in the Dominican Republic. But in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, they met members of the Graham team in Mississippi.

“We knew our heart was in this ministry,” Jack Dowling said.

The team was able to get chaplains to the mine disaster by April 7, two days after the explosion.

The Dowlings arrived on April 9, in a camper that has been converted to a mobile office.

They parked their trailer at the Sylvester Baptist Church along W.Va. 3. The Rev. David Minturn gave them the space and allowed them to use utilities on site. His wife Sandra also helped house some of the volunteers at their home.

Besides the Minturns, Dowling said they received help from other local pastors like Jerry Brown and Brian Kelly.

“We are here to support local pastors,” he said. “We stand with

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West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin, at podium, asks for a moment of silence to honor the 29 miners killed in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine during a memorial service in front of the coal miner statue in Charleston, W.Va. them, and we pray with them as they deal with all of this chaos and confusion.

“We try to connect with local pastors because when we leave, it will be the local pastors who will continue the work.”

Even though the Dowlings have seen people die from fire or flood or bullets, he said, “We also see God bring good. We see communities come together and churches come together.

“I tell families that maybe I or someone else may not truly understand their loss, but our Lord does. He lost his son to a very brutal death. He understands.”

While they were ministering to mining families, the Dowlings were invited to a candlelight vigil in Charleston for Damion Blaney, a 14-year-old boy shot earlier this month on Charleston’s West Side. “The Lord has just put us in the right place at the right time,” he said.

The Dowlings have been to the mine site on a regular basis. “We went to the office area where we were invited to minister to the families. We have tried to have a presence at almost all of the funerals and visitations.” They give each family a leather-covered Bible.

He said they have been especially impressed with the Davis family, who lost three family members – Timmy Davis Sr.,

Cory Davis and Josh Napper – in the explosion.

To do the work they feel called to do, the Dowlings must “stay flexible and stay prayed up,” he said.

“We rely on a passage from Philippians 4:13. “I can do all things through him who strengths me.’”

The team’s chaplains are specifically trained to deal with crisis situations.

“We are living in incredibly uncertain days,” said Jack Munday, the team’s nationwide director, “and we realize that people need emotional and spiritual care.”

Munday said the team includes many “police chaplains, fire chaplains, retired military chaplains, board certified counselors and people from all walks of life.” To be a chaplain on the team, a person goes through a careful screening process and 35 hours of training.

“We were on campus after the shootings at Virginia Tech,” Munday said. They spent two and a half years in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Besides shootings, they also helped out after the bridge collapse in Minneapolis three years ago.

In West Virginia, the Dowlings said their stay is “open-ended.”

They will probably go back to Haiti when they do leave.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An explosion rocked an offshore oil drilling platform, sending a column of fire into the sky and touching off a frantic search at sea Wednesday for 11 missing workers.

Most of the 126 workers on the rig Deepwater Horizon escaped safely after the explosion about 10 p.m. Tuesday, the Coast Guard said. Three were critically injured.

The rig, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana’s tip, was still burning Wednesday afternoon. It was tilting about 10 degrees. There was no estimate of when the flames might be out.

Helicopters and boats searched the Gulf of Mexico for any sign of the workers who had not been accounted for.

“We’re hoping everyone’s in a life raft,” Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Officer Mike O’Berry said.

The Coast Guard said there were 17 workers evacuated by air and sea Wednesday morning but not all required hospital stays.

Three were in critical condition, Rear Admiral Mary Landry.

The other 98 workers were being brought in by boat and were expected ashore Wednesday evening.

When the explosion happened, the rig was drilling but was not in

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia judge found an antimountaintop removal mining activist in contempt Wednesday for chaining himself to chairs in the lobby of a Massey Energy subsidiary earlier this year.

Climate Ground Zero founder Mike Roselle was fined $3,000 for trespassing at Marfork Coal Co.’s office near Pettus in February in violation of Raleigh County Circuit Judge Robert Burnside’s order, defense attorney Thomas Rist said. The judge did not issue jail time.

Roselle associate Joseph Hamsher wasn’t found in contempt and Burnside didn’t immediately rule on associate Tom Smyth, Rist said. The three were arrested Feb. 18.

Roselle told The Associated Press Wednesday that he will continue to protest mountaintop removal operations, but he will stay off Massey’s property because of a pending criminal case involving the Marfork incident.

“I’m under a moral injunction more than I think a civil injunction,” he said. “I can’t as a conscientious person just sit back and complain about the Appalachians being destroyed.”

Virginia-based Massey didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment Wednesday.

Climate Ground Zero, based in Rock Creek, is waging a campaign of civil disobedience as it tries to stop the particularly destructive form of Appalachian strip mining. Massey Energy mines have

been the group’s main targets.

Group members have been arrested more than 100 times since February 2009.

Burnside’s orders prohibit protesters from going onto any mining property and interfering with any coal operating equipment or vehicles owned by Massey or its subsidiaries.

Last month, Climate Ground Zero asked the state Supreme Court to overturn what its lawyers call “overly broad and unconstitutional” restraining orders. The appeal also urged the high court to overturn contempt convictions resulting from the violation of those restraining orders.

A similar battle over restraining orders is being waged in federal court.

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Last September, the Deepwater Horizon set a world deepwater record when it drilled down just over 35,000 feet at another BP site in the Gulf of Mexico, Panagos said.

“It’s one of the more advanced rigs out there,” he said.

Panagos did not know how much the rig cost to build, but said a similar rig today would run $600 million to $700 million.

Workers typically spend two weeks on the rig at a time, followed by two weeks off. It is equipped with covered lifeboats with supplies to allow them to survive for extended periods if they must evacuate.

Total offshore daily production in the Gulf of Mexico is 1.7 million barrels in federal waters; 6.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day is produced in those waters. There are about 35,000 workers offshore in the Gulf at any one time, according to MMS. Joe Hurt, a regional vice president for the International Association of Drilling Contractors, said working on offshore oil rigs is a dangerous job but has become safer in recent years thanks to enhanced training, improved safety systems and better maintenance.

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Adrian Rose, vice president of Transocean, said crews were doing routine work before the explosion and there were no signs of trouble.

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Even small donations make a difference Approximately 100 students gathered at the steps in front of the Mountainlair Tuesday night to honor the lives of 29 men killed while working to support their families.

Those men, as we all know, were coal miners who died in the devastating blast April 5 at the Upper Big Branch site in Montcoal, W.Va. The candlelight vigil was a solemn scene.

After a speech by Student Government Association President Chris Lewallen, several

students in attendance began to cry behind the flickering light cast by their slowly burning candles as a sad song written for the miners by artist Jenny Wilson played.

The vigil concluded with a brief speech by West Virginia University President James P. Clements and a final moment of silence.

The event was a wonderful gesture.

Yet, against the backdrop of the Mountainlair pillars faced with the knowledge that so many lives were lost, that so

many families are still grieving and suffering ,and that an entire community was devastated, nothing could have seemed adequate.

Thankfully, many have offered assistance.

Donations are currently being collected for the Upper Big Branch Family Fund, which will help pay college tuition for the children of the lost miners.

All proceeds directly benefit the fund, which is being cochaired by WVU men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins.

Donations can be made at www.upperbigbranchfamilyfund.com.

The Montcoal Mining Disaster Fund is also accepting donations for the families of miners killed in the explosion.

Donations can be made at www.fcbresource.com and visiting the Montcoal Mining Disaster Fund link.

So far, the Pittsburgh Pirates of have even chipped in, offering $10,000 to the fund.

Students and others in the Morgantown community can get involved by attending a

benefit concert, “Soul Miner’s for the Coal Miners,” at De Lazy Lizard Friday.

All proceeds will benefit the Upper Big Branch Family Fund.

Any amount of money helps.

While we can never fully fill the void left by the loss of these men, we can all help make the lives of their families a little bit easier by donating time or money and never forgetting this tragedy and the reasons that caused it.

DONATE “Soul Miners for Coal Miners” Benefit concert 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Friday at De Lazy Lizard $5 cover All proceeds go to the Upper Big Branch Family Fund

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Court case may allow unwarranted invasions of privacy RYAN TEGEDER

COLUMNIST

In an era when technology gives us many different ways to communicate, we often take for granted the idea of privacy.

The technology that helps us keep in touch also makes it easier than ever to have our privacy invaded.

This is especially true at work.

In a current United States Supreme Court case, arguments are being heard for whether or not employee rights were violated

when an employer read sexually explicit text messages on a company-issued cell phone.

This seems like a no-brainer, as many people consider their cell phone as the last frontier of privacy at work.

Apparently, this isn’t true, as many companies have policies in which cell phones and smart phones issued to their employees are fair game.

How this can even be true is just baffling. Not allowing personal messages to be sent from company e-mails is understandable, as the company’s name is attached and any message sent can be construed as being connected to the firm.

Cell phones are a completely different story.

Most adults in the U.S. have a cell phone, and it has become the easiest and most common way to communicate. Many households do not even have land lines anymore.

With the addition of text messaging in modern times, communication has only become easier and faster. Virtually everyone with a cell phone text messages, and we think nothing of it.

Now, employers are trying to tell us since they are footing the bill, they have the right to read my messages at any time?

That is a ridiculous concept.

A cell phone is a benefit from

a company just as much as the money you are paid.

Does this mean that because they paid me for my work, they can take it back at any time as well?

Obviously not.

Cell phones given by employers are obviously meant to be used to keep in touch with other employees and customers. But do they really expect them not to be used like any other cell phone as well?

Are we expected to buy another cell phone for personal use?

It would not be surprising if most employees became aware of these types of policies at their

workplaces they may decline the corporate phone and buy their own simply to keep their privacy intact.

This particular court case involves an employee of a California city who had his rights violated by his employer, the local police department.

Fortunately, these cell phones were government-owned, or otherwise, these policies may infringe on the final privacies available in a private sector work environment.

Just because this is not a private employer does not mean this decision will not affect the private sector.

How this case is decided will

either bolster support for or against cell phone policies.

It could have a ripple effect on how we can or cannot communicate at work, as well as whether or not people choose to accept phones from employers.

I, for one, know that I do not want to have to carry two phones around with me wherever I go.

Living during a time when technology is booming definitely has its advantages; but because of it, our privacy also tends to shrink at times.

Without specific boundaries, issues like this will continue to crop up. So for anyone entering the work force this summer, watch what you text.

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Tea Party has some valid arguments, but there’s a lot to disagree with JEREMIAH YATES

GUEST COLUMNIST

While reading my hometown newspaper, The Times West Virginian, Friday, I was outraged over an article about the “Tea Party” that took place in front of the Marion County Courthouse on the nation’s tax day.

I had seen the Tea Party Express on the national news but hadn’t been too informed on its motives or actions.

The only knowledge I had about the Tea Party Express was that the now-infamous Sarah Palin led many of the rallies around the country.

I had chosen to disregard any of her appearances in the media with hopes that she would just go away.

Now she is a best-selling author and seems to be on the television every time I turn on the news – she will not go away anytime soon. So, with limited familiarity of the “Tea Party,” I read the article ignorant of many of its issues.

The news story began by quoting Wayne Fast, 70, a Shinnston, W.Va, Republican, who said our country must “get back to our Constitution ... and what our Founding Fathers believed in – freedom, liberty, and justice.”

Sounds good so far. Or so I thought.

As the story developed, it described what the reporter

called a “fiery oratory” given by a local reverend named Terry Woodside.

“While America is a melting pot, we are not a melting pot of ideas,” Woodside said.

America is a melting pot of races, cultures, beliefs and ideas.

In addition, not only did 70 people gather to listen to this ignorant individual speak, they were cheering him on.

The reverend said America has become the greatest nation in the world by following the same ideas for more than 200 years, and we should not change them now.

I do agree with Rev. Woodside about America being the greatest country in the world. I do not agree with the reasons why.

The freedom to express new ideas and practices is just one of the great benefits our nation offers.

If our ideas never changed, we would still support slavery, women would have virtually no rights and only a white man who owned land could vote and be a citizen.

Not one issue was brought to attention through the entire article. The article was very broad and failed to mention why members of the Tea Party believe our liberty is in jeopardy.

The Tea Party Express website (which was a little more informative than the local chapter in Marion County) states its motives are to put more regulation on government spending, stop

government-run health care and lowering taxes.

It is every American’s right to check the federal government, as these Tea Party activists are attempting to do, and I agree with their concern to some degree about the issue of wasteful government spending.

No matter who is in office, billions of dollars are wasted in flawed programs.

Many ridiculous programs such as (and I am not exaggerating) the government granting $2.6 million last year to train Chinese prostitutes to drink more responsibly. This is courtesy of a report found on www.

CNSNews.com.

As much as I agree with the Tea Party on wasteful spending, I do not feel that health care is included in being wasteful. According to the Congressional Budget Office, health care reform will cost taxpayers $940 billion, but it will supply health care to $32 million Americans who were previously uninsured.

The Tea Parties, local and national, need realize how important health care is to those who go without it (also, to not allow ignorant individuals speak in the microphone).

Yes, we as a nation are in troubled times.

But working together and developing new and improved ways to live are crucial. The stone age didn’t end because of a lack of stones; we just found a better way.

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WVU hosts ‘Green Show on the Green’

BY BRITTNI MCGUIRE A&E WRITER

West Virginia University’s Young Democrats, Office of Sustainability and WELL WVU are joining forces to host “Green Show on the Green” to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. today on the Mountainlair Green.

“Green Show on the Green” is a free Earth Day celebration recognizing the importance of “being green” and will feature members of the bands The Emperors, One Hundred Hurricanes and The Greens.

Numerous University organi-

zations, clubs and student groups will be a part of the event, providing booths and information on making the University a more eco-friendly place.

Free T-shirts and reusable water bottles will be given away at the event, as well as a raffle for a chance to win a bicycle by Positive Spin.

WVU has taken many steps within the past few years to make it a healthier, more environmentally friendly place by placing hand-sanitizer stations around the campus, as well as recycling stations to encourage students not to throw away items that can be recycled.

WELL WVU is an organization

within the University that provides students with information on how to be well physically and emotionally, as well as aware of their environment.

Erin Beck, president of Young Democrats and WELL WVU and Health Promotion graduate student, said the organizations do a number of things each year to better the University and the planet.

“The WVU Young Democrats have several activities each semester, including one big campuswide event. Last semester, we had a health care forum. This semester, we wanted to focus on ‘green’ practices,” Beck said. “My favorite band

is The Greens, and one day the idea just came to me: a green show on the Green.”

Beck hopes that students will be encouraged to come to this event to “get their mind off finals” and leave with a better understanding of how to make the University and the planet a better place.

“Students will get to listen to great music, receive a free reusable water bottle, eat free snacks and learn more about how to live a “‘green’ lifestyle.”

The event is free and open to the public.

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Local band One Hundred Hurricanes is one of the acts performing at the ‘Green Show’ today on the Mountainlair green. The event is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. to celebrate Earth day.

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WVU students compose their work in professor John Beall’s studio. Thirteen students’ work will be featured in the Creative Arts Center’s ‘New Music Concert’ tonight at 8:15.

CAC premieres ‘new music’ by WVU students

BY AARON DAWSON A&E WRITER

To many, “new music” is a medium in which a composer is able to think outside of traditional harmony and instrumentation, and, instead, resort to new bounds of creative, musical thought by composing with entirely new sounds in mind. It is a door opening and shutting, the shrill noises of a squeaky wheel or even the percussive sound of a ball dropping.

While these resources may be extreme means to achieve something “new,” the Composition Studio at West Virginia University, under the instruction of professor John Beall, will be presenting works that are just that.

Of the 13 students which comprise Beall’s studio, in addition to five part-time doctorate students, five composers will have their work performed in the Creative Art Center’s Bloch Learning and Performance Hall.

Those composers are Derek Scott, Jamie Doerr, Mathew Jackfert, Adam Plantz and Danny BouMaroun.

Doerr, a junior music composition major with piano as her primary instrument, will have her work, “No Hurry Sunday,” played by a wind quartet and horn.

For Doerr, the piece sets out to musically describe “the general lackadaisical or calm feeling Sunday brings.”

The seven-minute composition follows the progression of daylight as it affects an individual and is reminiscent of the Classical and Neo-Classical eras.

“It describes the opening lighthearted melody singing in the morning to the darker and dense texture evening provides when one realizes he or she must prepare for Monday,” Doerr said.

Jackfert, a senior composition major whose main instrument is the horn, will have is piece “Family” performed Friday evening.

His piece is influenced by experiences with his own family and how he perceives what family means.

“I remember me and my brother constantly fighting over the Nintendo 64, mostly because I was always way better than him, and it always seemed like the end of the world, but then we always went back to being friends again,” Jackfert said. “Situations like that occur throughout my piece.”

Although Jackfert, whose work has been read by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, cites Richard Strauss and Gustav Mahler as his musical influences due to their “sound and clarity they put into their compositions,” his main inspiration has always been his family.

“They’re (his family) coming up to hear it, but because I wanted it to be a surprise, I still haven’t told them what the piece is about,” Jackfert said. “Hopefully, I won’t get exiled after the concert, but I think somehow I’ll be all right.”

Doerr and Jackfert share a mutual respect for Beall, who has taught composition, among other courses, at WVU for 31 years and has presented new music concerts

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each year he has taught.

“He helped me recognize and learn to organize my ideas to make the overall form work,” Doerr said.

“He (Beall) showed me the best ways to transmit the sounds I hear in my head to the performers,” Jackfert said. “He also showed me how to give my music clear shape so that audience members can really get something out of it.”

Beall reciprocates the respect, saying that his studio has had a

great year, and that “all of the music is of very high quality, so I am proud to present it.”

The WVU Composition Studio’s new music concert begins at 8:15 tomorrow night.

This event is free to the public. robert.dawson@mail.wvu.edu

The Friends of Deckers Creek is holding its fourth annual “Spring Meltdown” benefit Friday at the Morgantown Brewing Company from 7:00 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

There will be live and silent auctions from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. for items that support local businesses or that are environmentally friendly.

These items include Patagonia gear, local photography and art, gift baskets, massages, signed West Virginia University football gear and outdoor recreation trips.

After the auction, local bluegrass bands Live Way Around and The Halftime String Band will perform.

There is a $10 cover charge for the event, and anyone is welcome to come.

All proceeds go to the FODC to support having an OSM/Recovery VISTA, an Office of Sur-

face Mining/Recovery Volunteer In Service To America.

Attendees can also donate money directly to FODC at the event.

Sarah Veselka, executive director of FODC, said this event usually brings a crowd of about 100 people.

This is a venue for great music, great food and outdoor recreation, said FODC member Brian Carlson.

FODC is a nonprofit organization trying to clean Deckers Creek, a stream that flows through parts of Preston and Monongalia Counties and has been polluted by mine drainage.

For more information, contact the FODC at 304-292-3970 or check out their website at www. deckerscreek.org.

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THURSDAY APRIL 22, 2010

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FEATURE OF THE DAY JORGE CHAM: THE POWER OF PROCRASTINATION LEC TURE AND BOOK SIGNING will take place at 6 p.m. in Room 202 of Brooks Hall. Jorge Cham is the creator of the comic strip “Piled Higher and Deeper.”

April 22 BROWN BAG LUNCH FILM & DISCUS SION SERIES will show “Salaam Bombay!” at 11:30 a.m. in the Gluck Theatre in the Mountainlair. This event is free and open to the public. Pizza will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

FREE CONCERT AND SUSTAINABILITY FAIR will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on the Mountainlair Green. Various University departments, organizations and student groups will promote recycling and clean energy policies and practices.

T-shirts and free reusable water bottles will be given away.

Every Thursday CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, a 12step program to assist participants in developing healthier relationships of all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital.

For more information, call Mary at 304296-3748.

BIGLTM, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered Mountaineers, meets at 8 p.m. in the Greenbrier Room of the Mountainlair. Discussions will include community issues, current events and plans for upcoming activities.

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE COL LEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necessary. For more information, e-mail Stephanie at szinn1@mix.wvu.edu or visit www.lutheranmountaineer.org/ disaster.

MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION hosts a weekly Islam and Arabic class at 6:30 p.m. in the Monongahela Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, contact Sohail Chaudhry at 304-906-8183 or schaudhr@mix.wvu.edu.

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB meets from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the basement of the First Christian Church at 100 Cobun Ave. Meetings will not be held the last Thursday of every month. For more information, visit www.morgantownchess.org.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST holds its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in Room G24 of Eiesland Hall. People can join 300 others for live music, skits and relevant messages. For more information, e-mail roy.baker@uscm.org or visit wvucru.com.

UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVE MENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Price and Willey streets. For more information, e-mail wvumethodist@comcast.net.

CADUCEUS, a completely confidential organization of people who work in any role in health care fields who are in addiction recovery, meets at 6 p.m. in the large conference room of Chestnut Ridge Behavioral Health Center on Evansdale Campus. Students who are in recovery of any kind are welcome to attend this closed, private meeting.

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

THE CATALAN TABLE will meet at 4 p.m. at Maxwell’s. All levels are welcome.

For more information, call 304-293-5121 ext. 5509

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THE WVU YOUNG DEMOCRATS will meet at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, e-mail erin.beck@mail.wvu.edu.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE TEAM meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Shell Building. No experience is necessary.

For more information, contact Sarah Lemanski at sarah_lemanski@yahoo.com.

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

Continual GOLF CLUB meets regularly. Golfers of any skill level are invited to join. Club activities include competitions with other schools and intraclub golf outings. For more information, e-mail wvugolfclub@ gmail.com.

MOTOWNPOETS is looking for poets who are interested in practicing and sharing poetry with others on an online forum.

For more information, visit www.groups. yahoo.com/group/motownpoetry.

MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs volunteers for the information desk, pre-admission testing, hospitality cart, mail delivery and gift shop. For more information, call Christina Brown at 304-598-1324.

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

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

CHRISTIAN HELP needs volunteers to help with the daily operations of six programs: a free clothing store, food pantry, emergency financial assistance, Women’s Career Clothing Closet, Working Man’s Closet and the Furniture Exchange. For more information or to volunteer, contact Jessica at 304-296-0221 or chi_vc@ adelphia.net.

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

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. For help or a schedule, call 304-2917918. For more information, visit www. aawv.org.

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

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

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

ANIMAL FRIENDS needs foster families for abandoned animals before they find their permanent families. If you or anyone you know can help, call 304-2904PET. LUTHERAN STUDENT MOVEMENT meets regularly at the Lutheran Campus Chapel directly across the street from the Downtown Library Complex. Anyone is welcome to attend the events. For more information, e-mail Rebecca at lsm@lu-

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

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is available on the first Monday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Caritas House office located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential. To make an appointment, call 304-293-4117. For more information, visit www.caritashouse.net.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-on-one community-based and school-based mentoring programs. Community-based mentors pick up a child at his or her home and do activities the two of them choose together on a weekly basis. School-based mentors meet with a child at an area elementary school during the after-school program for one hour, one day per week for homework help and hanging out. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304-983-2383, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. Although the hospital cafeteria is only steps away, guests enjoy a home-cooked or restaurant-donated meal. People may, individually or as a group, provide the food, serve and clean up on a regular basis or as a onetime event. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or e-mail rfh@wvuh.com.

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

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

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSIS TANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the number of unwanted cats and dogs by encouraging and supporting spay/neuter. They are looking for new members and friends to help by donating their time, talents and fundraising skills.

For more information, contact M-SNAP at 304-985-0123.

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

LUCKY’S ATTIC THRIFT SHOPPE is looking for volunteers to work in the Mountaineer Mall. All proceeds will benefit Animal Friends, a no-kill animal shelter.

Donations are also welcome. For more information, call 304-291-5825.

KALEIDOSCOPE, an afterschool program, is dedicated to providing a safe and educational environment for children afterschool.The program provides homework help and enrichment classes. The program runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Interested volunteers should e-mail matt.wood07@gmail.com or call 304-291-9288.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, express your anger in an appropriate manner. You could be overwhelmed by events in your personal and/or domestic life.

Confusion often surrounds interactions. Bone up on those skills, learning to confirm and affirm. If you are single, you will experience the possibility of a meaningful relationship through a friendship. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy socializing. Do more of it.

LEO can be testy.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) ★★★★ A misunderstanding could threaten chaos to the best-laid plans. When facing a setback, get back on your feet and find another path to the same point. Tonight: Kick up your heels. Start the weekend early.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) ★★★★ The Bull is in prime form, as long as he or she is not in a strange situation. You like to do everything well. When on new turf, you might make a slip or two. Know that you are normal. Know that this is as it should be. Give yourself the space to be human. Tonight: At home relaxing.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) ★★★★★ Keep conversations

moving. You might not be comfortable with everything you hear, but make that OK. Sometimes people don’t think before they speak. This could be one of those times. Be willing to understand another person’s distress. Tonight: Chat up a storm.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) ★★★★ Be sensitive to your needs. You go to extremes, either being very self-indulgent or very stoic. Though you tend to swing back and forth like a pendulum, attempt to stay on middle ground. Your stability is more important in relating than you realize. Tonight: Just hang in there.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) ★★★★★ Many can sense when you walk in the room.

Confusion can surround work or someone you put on a pedestal. You might feel out of sorts as you see situations developing, but you might not be sure of your role in the problem. It is there. Tonight: Let go of today and live in the now.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) ★★★ You could be angrier than you acknowledge. What occurs could be the result of suppressed anger, whether it is a health issue or a problem with someone. Ground out,

center and find out what is really ailing you. Tonight: Talk to someone who sees life much differently from you.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) ★★★★ A friend keeps hammering for the same thing over and over. You might be fed up, and the way you express this feeling depends on you. If what this person suggests is feasible, why not go for it? Tonight: Only where the action is.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) ★★ No one can be more stubborn than Ms. or Mr. Scorp. Today, you could prove that fact once more! Perhaps taking action to instrument change would be more worthwhile.

Your creativity seems to be on the downswing, probably because you are not dealing with some strong feelings, and are holding them back. Tonight: Count on another late one.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) ★★★★★ If you can keep your perspective, nothing too challenging will come in your direction. Many people seem to be acting out of character, causing feelings to arise.

Step back and pretend you are watching a play. What you see might even be funny! Tonight: Try a new spot, a new place, a new type of cuisine or

maybe even a new site on the Internet.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) ★★★★★ No one likes being dictated to, especially our Goat. A partner feels that you need to follow his or her prescripted game plan. How you reject this person’s ideas and the level of diplomacy you use define the outcome. Be careful! Tonight: Listen more. Observe carefully.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) ★★★★★ Defer to those around you. Rather than being criticized or being critical, just know that the issue in question is out of your hands. “What a relief” might be the response.

Now go off and do what you love or want to do. Can’t decide? Indulge yourself. Tonight: Accept an invitation.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) ★★★★ Tackle your work or must-do list. You will feel best if you don’t sit on your duff. In fact, it could be amazing what you are capable of accomplishing if you just do. Give up overanalyzing for at least a day. Tonight: Stay physical.

BORN TODAY Guitarist Peter Frampton (1950), TV producer Aaron Spelling (1923), author Kim Elizabeth (1978)

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

PUZZLES

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

DIFFICULTY LEVEL MEDIUM WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

Across 1 Type of large TV 7 Erwin of ‘50s TV 10 With 13-Down, opportunity for better luck?

14 Swinger in a box 15 “__ making a list ...”: Christmas lyric 16 Et __ 17 Looking to be helped out, maybe 18 Cardinal point suffix 19 Go-go go-between?

20 Strung along 21 Irene of “Fame” 22 Teen affliction 23 Lofty bills?

26 Shore shoe style 29 “Incidentally ...”

33 Excavated areas 34 Author Godwin 36 __ Lama 37 Messenger __ 38 Superior bills?

40 Razor-billed bird 41 Curly-tailed dog 43 Oklahoma native 44 To __ 45 “Jeepers!”

48 Ancient septet 50 Adored bills?

52 Julie Kotter’s spouse, in a ‘70s sitcom 55 Erotic deity 56 Gushes 60 Sign 61 Toon Chihuahua 62 Author Allende 63 __ Accords, 1993 IsraelPLO pact

64 Word spoken with a head slap 65 Swiss cough drop 66 Occupant of a tiny house 67 Tokyo-born artist 68 One way to be aware Down 1 “Dr. __” 2 Ticket window sight 3 Somewhat 4 The Red Storm of the Big East Conference 5 Be dead serious 6 Equip, as a posse 7 Bundle 8 Hated bills (that appropriately spoil this puzzle’s symmetry)?

9 SEALs’ gp.

10 Tony winner Richardson 11 It’s usually pd. monthly 12 Ancient Chinese capital 13 See 10-Across 21 Tight 24 Disco adjective 25 Approximate leaving hrs.

26 Chicago-based daytime host 27 Liberal, to Archie Bunker 28 Amazon business, say 30 Delight 31 Eddie who founded a clothing chain 32 “Jeepers!”

35 “Was __ blame?”

38 Folded fare 39 High time?

42 Acetaminophen brand 44 Much of a Sunday paper

46 Exert to excess 47 “It’s our turn to perform!”

49 Monster nickname 51 “Tiny Bubbles” singer 52 Well-behaved 53 Kid’s assertive retort 54 Ringer 57 “Heaven’s __ vault, studded with stars ...”: Shelley 58 Gusher source 59 Elicit guffaws from 62 Vex

WENDESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

THURSDAY APRIL 22, 2010

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | 7

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‘Bite Me: A Love Story’ is more about vampires, less about love JAMES CARBONE

CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

It’s hard to find a book combining vampires, police detectives and faux Rastafarians, yet Christopher Moore’s latest work, “Bite Me: A Love Story” combines all of these things gracefully.

“Bite Me” continues previous vampire storylines established

by Moore in “Bloodsucking Fiends” and “You Suck,” telling the tales of vampires Tommy and Jody.

The last book ended with the two being bronzed by their minion, Abby Normal, leading to them being stuck as statues.

The new book focuses on Abby, who has moved into her former masters’ home with Foo Dog, her boyfriend and vampire researcher.

The two must deal with a new epidemic in San Francisco, this time having to fight vampire cats that are decimating the homeless population.

Meanwhile, Jody and Tommy are accidentally freed, with Tommy having gone insane during his imprisonment and joining the swarm of demonic cats.

Now it’s up to an unlikely group of humans, vampires and dogs to save San Francisco from the vampire kitty cat epidemic.

While the plot may sound ridiculous, the story works in a way that’s both exciting and wondrous.

There’s a fight scene between

a group of vampire cats and an elderly Japanese man within the first few pages that was both unexpected and awesome.

The way vampires are done is also unique enough to bring something new to the table.

For example, when the sun comes up, regardless of where a vampire is or what they’re doing, they go straight to sleep, even if they’re outside.

This can make for moments of excitement.

Moore also showcases the fantastic cast of characters he’s created over the years, from the animals, a group of adventurous stoners, to detectives Cavuto and Rivera, policemen who bicker like a married couple.

The book is also written from different perspectives, most of which bring a different style to the story.

Even the animals, of which there are a lot, have the occasional section dedicated to their thoughts and just how they see things.

However, the most unique style of narration is awarded to main character Abby Normal.

Each section from her point of view is as if it is copied from her LiveJournal account, including her ridiculous ways of seeing the world around her and the unnecessary abbreviations found on the Internet.

Sadly, this is not a plus for the book.

Abby is insane when it comes to how she thinks things should be, and that, combined with her constant use of “BRB” or “L8z” can drive readers insane.

‘The Back-up Plan’ loads up on cliches (AP) — “The Back-up Plan” gets sitcommy early and often, and just for good measure, throws in old TV favorites Tom Bosley and Linda Lavin in brief roles.

But regardless of their presence, or that of the appealing (and frequently shirtless) Alex O’Loughlin in his first leading-man role, this is a vehicle for Jennifer Lopez, who is front and center and looking flawless at all times.

The first time we see her character, Zoe, she’s at the doctor’s office with her feet in the stirrups being artificially inseminated, wearing false eyelashes and perfect lip gloss. In case we couldn’t possibly imagine what she’s thinking, the script from Kate Angelo (a former sitcom writer) offers this helpful voiceover nugget: “Oh, God, I hope this works. I’ve wanted this for so long.”

Yeah, it’s like that.

Director Alan Poul (who also has a TV background) hits every obvious note, complete with pratfalls, pregnancy cliches and cheesy pop-music cues that signal the characters’ emotions in painfully literal fashion. Of course, Zoe eats chicken and ice cream in bed while reading “What to Expect When You’re Expecting.” He also cuts away to Zoe’s Boston terrier for cheap reaction shots so frequently, it could be a drinking game – and this comes from someone who’s proud to be the human companion to one of these adorable dogs.

All these devices are in service of a plot that’s pretty thin.

After years of looking for the right guy, Zoe is prepared to have a baby on her own, only to meet and fall for the hunky Stan (O’Loughlin) just as she’s discovered she’s pregnant.

Their meet-cute couldn’t possibly be cuter: Both hop into the same New York cab in the pouring rain. And Stan couldn’t possibly be more perfect. He’s great-looking, romantic, goofy in a charming way, has just the right amount of roguish facial

scruff, and he makes organic cheese at his family’s farm upstate. Organic cheese, people!

And somehow, he clearly still finds time to hit the gym.

Since they get together pretty early, the rest of the movie consists of contrived flare-ups that threaten to keep them apart.

Will Stan freak out and walk away when he finds out Zoe is expecting? How will he react when he discovers she’s having twins? Will Zoe freak out and walk away from Stan because of her childhood abandonment issues? Will there be a mad dash to the hospital once her water breaks? The answers to these questions are never really in doubt.

“The Back-up Plan” actually could have been helpful in addressing a situation in which so many women find themselves: wanting to be mothers, but unwilling to compromise to be with the wrong man to accomplish that goal. Instead, it presents the fellow members of Zoe’s single mothers’ group as tattooed, fringy freaks hellbent on home water births and smugly breastfeeding their kids until age 3.

On the other end of the spectrum is Zoe’s wisecracking best friend, Mona (Michaela Watkins of “Saturday Night Live”), a mother of four kids who are constantly running around and screaming. Admittedly, she gets the few funny lines “The Back-up Plan” has to offer. Lavin (as Zoe’s Nana) and Bosley (as Nana’s longtime nursing-home fiance) just look embarrassed in their few scenes.

The one moment that rings true? When Stan goes stroller shopping at Babies R Us and finds himself overwhelmed.

And the store clerk just happens to be the actress who played Jan Brady in the “Brady Bunch” movies.

“The Back-up Plan,” a CBS Films release, rated PG-13 for sexual content, some crude material and language. Running time: 104 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

AP

Green Day members Mike Dirnt, Billy Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool arrive at the opening night performance of the Broadway musical ‘American Idiot’ in New York Tuesday.

‘American Idiot’ hits Broadway “Bite Me: A Love Story” Christopher Moore While not Moore’s best book, “Bite Me” offers readers enough action to make it a worthwhile read.

It is great for characterization, but, as writing goes, fewer chapters should have been devoted to her point of view.

There are a lot of characters present and, while most of them are great creations, it feels like a lot of time isn’t devoted to them.

Maybe Moore will correct that in a sequel.

While “Bite Me” is a great continuation of vampire adventures in Moore’s fictional world, other works he’s written deserve more focus. It might be best to start with “Bloodsucking Fiends,” the first book in the series.

Grade: B james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu

NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone for alienation?

The angry, aimless youth who populate the stage adaptation of Green Day’s “American Idiot” have found their way to Broadway, venting their cynical unhappiness with life in the same theater that once housed such sunny, all-American musical-theater classics as “Oklahoma!” and “Hello, Dolly!”

A permanent state of disaffection runs through this visually striking, musically adventurous take on the 2004 best-selling album that Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and director Michael Mayer have turned into a show.

Wildly diverting to look at, the show has the barest wisp of a story and minimal character development. At best, its slacker guys are sketchy portraits, prototypes rather than real people.

Fortunately, there are compensations, most notably the show’s highly theatrical, punkrock score, sung by a high-energy cast, headed by John Gallagher Jr. The gifted actor, a Tony winner for “Spring Awakening,” portrays Johnny, the show’s petulant

antihero who flees a deadening suburbia and descends into sex, drugs and fierce guitar playing in his quest to find himself in the big city.

But Will, played by Michael Esper, gets trapped by his pregnant girl friend (Mary Faber). And the impressionable Tunny (Stark Sands) finds seduction of another sort: a gung-ho military career that has him being shipped off to Iraq where he is wounded.

Johnny, meanwhile, is ensnared by a sexually provocative if nebulous young woman – with the telling monicker of Whatsername – played by a tempting Rebecca Naomi Jones.

And then there are the drugs, showered on Johnny by a persuasive dealer named St. Jimmy. As played by a demonic Tony Vincent, the man is hardly beatific, but, boy, can he sing.

And it is the songs – blessed with superb power orchestrations by Tom Kitt (the composer of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Next to Normal”) – that take over when the book fades into an afterthought.

The theater score has been fleshed out with several numbers from Green Day’s latest release, “21st

Century Breakdown,” including the hit “21 Guns.”

The songs excel at portraying emotion if not plot, and you can see why the “American Idiot” recording was such a success. The catchy Green Day melodies are often hypnotic while Armstrong’s lyrics are big and bold.

Mayer has scattered the potent on-stage band around the playing area, including high up a back wall, created by designer Christine Jones. That wall is studded with video monitors where the vacuity of American life is prominently displayed.

The savvy director is not above a few arresting theatrical tricks, including a “Peter Pan” moment when the wounded Iraq war vet flies – direct from his hospital bed – and spins romantically in an aerial ballet with a lovely hallucination (Christina Sajous).

Fans of the recording most likely will marvel at this theatrical take on “American Idiot.” It will give then a stunning visualization of what they already have on their iPods or CD players. Others might want a little more from the characters who are displaying such allconsuming angst.

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THURSDAY APRIL 22, 2010

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Fans bid farewell to boxer Valero

AP

Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, above, was suspended for six games without pay for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy, league commissioner Roger Goodell announced Wednesday.

NFL bans Roethlisberger six games for conduct NEW YORK (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for six games without pay Wednesday for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy and ordered to undergo behavioral evaluation.

Commissioner Roger Goodell handed down the punishment a week after prosecutors decided not to charge Roethlisberger in a case involving a 20-year-old college student who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a Georgia nightclub in March.

Goodell said the league’s conduct policy gave him the right to impose discipline regardless of whether he broke the law.

“I recognize that the allegations in Georgia were disputed and that they did not result in criminal charges being filed against you,” he said in his letter to the two-time Super Bowl winner, a six-year veteran.

“My decision today is not based on a finding that you violated Georgia law, or on a conclusion that differs from that of the local prosecutor. That said, you are held to a higher standard as an NFL player, and there is nothing about your conduct in

Milledgeville that can remotely be described as admirable, responsible or consistent with either the values of the league or the expectations of our fans.”

Roethlisberger must undergo a “comprehensive behavioral evaluation by medical professionals” and may not attend any team offseason activities until that evaluation is completed.

The suspension could be reduced to four games for good behavior. Sitting out all six games would cost him an estimated $2.8 million.

Before acting, Goodell said he interviewed Roethlisberger on April 13 and talked to current and former players and the players’ union.

He also reviewed information from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Milledgeville police and talked privately with Georgia district attorney Fred Bright.

In addition, Goodell said he listened to recommendations from the quarterback’s representatives and took into account information learned by the NFL office regarding the alleged assault.

EL VIGIA, Venezuela (AP) — Relatives and fans of former boxing champion Edwin Valero gathered for the funeral on Wednesday of the troubled fighter who killed himself after slaying his wife.

Hundreds of residents from this small town in southwestern Venezuela attended the mass for a fighter who rose to national fame before quickly falling into disgrace.

Many wept, wiping tears from their faces during the ceremony.

Fans, friends and family members later brought the coffin containing the boxer’s remains to a local gym where he once trained, before his body was buried at a nearby cemetery.

Valero, famed for an impressive record of 27-straight knockouts and a huge tattoo of President Hugo Chavez on his chest, was arrested Sunday in the stabbing death of his 24-year-old wife. Police said the boxer hanged himself in his cell early Monday.

The killing, coupled with Valero’s suicide, shocked many Venezuelans.

Many have been asking what went wrong in his life and why authorities hadn’t stepped in to protect his wife, Jennifer Carolina Viera, after numerous reports of domestic violence.

A boxer who was close to Valero, Jose Luis Varela, lamented that many of the fighter’s friends didn’t urge him to seek help to deal with what had become a serious drug and alcohol addiction.

“We didn’t want to see that he had problems,” Varela said.

During Wednesday’s mass, Priest Esteban Gudino told parishioners he hoped Valero “receives the mercy of our Lord.”

“It’s a tragedy for all of use when the life of a youngster ends like this,” Gudino said from the church’s pulpit. “Hopefully, this will serve others to emulate his positive side, and they’ll distance themselves from drugs and alcohol.”

The fighter’s mother-in-law, Mary Finol, told reporters at her daughter’s funeral Tuesday in El Vigia that Valero was addicted to

AP

People carry the coffin containing the remains of former boxing champion Edwin Valero during Valero’s funeral in his hometown of El Vigia, Venezuela Wednesday. Valero committed suicide in his jail cell Monday after he was arrested for his wife’s murder. cocaine and had grown increasingly violent before he was arrested for his wife’s murder.

“We knew that he used cocaine beginning at 12 years of age,” Finol said, adding that her daughter had told her that Valero “didn’t sleep, didn’t eat, got high everyday and was increasingly violent.”

Valero’s fans shouted “Champion! Champion!” from a caravan of motorcycles and cars that accompanied the Hurst carrying the coffin to the burial site.

Fellow boxer and friend, Joel Finol, broke down in tears.

“It broke my heart to see him like that: dead,” Finol told The Associated Press.

Venezuelan news reports since 2008 had repeatedly linked the

former WBA super featherweight and WBC lightweight champion to domestic violence incidents, but the fighter and his supporters rejected those reports.

In September, Valero denied he had been detained on domestic violence charges after Venezuelan news reports said a neighbor called emergency services and told authorities the boxer had struck his mother and a sister.

Last month, Valero was charged with harassing his wife and threatening medical personnel who treated her at a hospital in the western city of Merida.

Police arrested him following an argument with a doctor and nurse at the hospital, where his wife was being treated for injuries that included a punctured lung

and broken ribs.

Valero was detained March 25 on suspicion of assaulting his wife, but his wife told a police officer her injuries were caused by a fall.

Valero’s lawyer, Milda Mora, said that after that incident, the boxer was held for nine days in a psychiatric hospital, where he underwent police-supervised rehabilitation.

She said people close to the fighter posted bail April 7 and he was allowed to go free.

Mora said the Venezuelan government had arranged for Valero to attend a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Cuba. He had missed a flight to Cuba and was scheduled to fly there soon, she said.

West congratulates Duke on championship RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke team received congratulations for their latest national title from an unexpected person: Jerry West.

The impromptu meeting of Hall of Famers took place at the Executive Mansion. Gov. Beverly Perdue welcomed the team, declared Wednesday “Duke Blue Devils Day” in honor of their fourth championship and received a framed Duke jersey with Perdue’s name and No. 1 on the back.

“To be acknowledged by our state on this day is a truly special honor,” Krzyzewski said.

The governor also sprung a surprise on Krzyzewski and his team. West, already in town to speak to state lawmakers while raising awareness for atrial fibrillation, made a last-minute schedule change to meet the Blue Devils, who beat Butler 61-59 two weeks ago for the title.

“The best thing about watching basketball (is) when you watch a AP bunch of guys who are so coorDuke men’s basketball Mike Krzyzewski,right, talks with former NBA player Jerry West during a dinated and play together,” West said. “There wasn’t one player ceremony in Raleigh, N.C., honoring Duke for winning this year’s NCAA title.

who wouldn’t help you win a game on any given night. Most teams have one player get all the publicity. Mike, I think this is one of your best coaching jobs ever.”

West was whisked inside a side door at the mansion and sneaked into the reception area to meet a visibly stunned Krzyzewski, who greeted him by saying “Holy mackerel!”

“There’s no greater shooter, scorer and person who understands the game more than Jerry,” Krzyzewski said. “In our profession, when somebody wants to know, ‘What do you really think about the game?’ – in any aspect of the game – they would want Jerry’s opinion.”

Duke beat West Virginia – West’s alma mater – in the Final Four.

West’s son Jonnie is a reserve guard for the Mountaineers.

The elder West led West Virginia to the National Championship game in 1959 before beginning a career with the Los Angeles Lakers in which he made the AllStar team 14 times and scored 25,192 points.

App. State hires Capel as new coach BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Appalachian State turned to a familiar coaching family on Wednesday, making Jason Capel the youngest men’s basketball coach in NCAA Division I. At 30 years, three months, Capel, who was born in 1980, is three months younger than Wisconsin-

Green Bay coach Brian Wardle.

Capel replaces Buzz Peterson, who left for UNC Wilmington last week after his second stint with the Mountaineers lasted just one season. Capel was an assistant to Peterson last year – his only experience as a coach.

It didn’t stop athletic director

Charlie Cobb from promoting Capel, whose older brother, Jeff III, coaches Oklahoma.

His father, Jeff Jr., is an assistant with the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats.

“Coach Capel’s wealth of life experiences have led to him developing many of the qualities that we were looking for in a head coach, including maturity, humility and a presence that impresses anyone that comes in contact with him,” Cobb said. “I look forward to coach Capel helping us achieve the championship aspirations that we have.”

Capel played at North Carolina and was a two-time all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection.

He led the Tar Heels in scoring at 15.6 points as a senior in 2001-02.

After playing professionally in the NBA Development League and in Serbia, Japan and Italy, Capel worked as a television analyst for ESPNU and Raycom Sports for two years before joining the Mountaineers’ staff last season.

Capel was selected for the job ahead of longtime Appalachian State assistant Matt McMahon.

“We have a great group of guys in place in our program and I’m really proud to be able to coach them,” Capel said. “I know that we’re all in this together and I’m ready to work hard.”

THURSDAY APRIL 22, 2010

SPORTS | 9

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NFL DRAFT PREVIEW

Mountaineer trio expected to be selected in NFL Draft

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP

of the 2003 draft, while Solomon Page was selected in the second round in 1999.

Capers would become only the 10th Mountaineer offensive lineman drafted since 1964.

SPORTS EDITOR

Three West Virginia football players have been taken in each of the past two NFL Drafts. The trend is expected to continue into this year’s class when the NFL Draft begins tonight at 7:30 p.m.

Quarterback Jarrett Brown, receiver Alric Arnett and offensive lineman Selvish Capers are all expected to be chosen in this year’s draft.

The first round will be held tonight, while rounds two and three will be held Friday at 6 p.m.

Rounds four through seven are Saturday starting at 10 a.m.

The draft can be seen on ESPN. The Mountaineers have had 10 draft picks in the past five years, six of those coming in the last two seasons.

Quarterback Pat White, cornerback Ellis Lankster and punter Pat McAfee were selected last season with White going in the second round.

ALRIC ARNETT, WR Projected round: 7th Two years ago, Arnett was at Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College looking for a chance to play Division I football.

Now, the Bella Glade, Fla., native is likely to become the first West Virginia receiver selected in the NFL Draft since Chris Henry was taken in the third round of the 2005 draft. Former WVU quarterback Rasheed Marshall was also selected as a receiver that year, as well.

Only 12 receivers from West Virginia have ever been selected in the draft.

Arnett is ranked the 43rd-best receiver in this year’s class, according to NFLDraftScout.com, and is projected to be selected in either the sixth or seventh round Saturday.

The receiver has drawn comparisons to former Philadelphia Eagles wideout and current member of the Washington Redskins Todd Pinkston.

SCOTT KOZLOWSKI, P Projected round: undrafted Kozlowski picked up right where current Indianapolis Colts punter McAfee left off during the 2009 season.

On his way to being drafted in the seventh round by the Colts last season, McAfee averaged 44.7 yards per punt during his senior season at the WVU. Kozlowski averaged 44.4 last season including being named to the allBig East second team.

His production hasn’t gone unnoticed by scouts. Kozlowski is ranked as high as the fifthbest punter by NFL Draft Day Insider and as low as 14th by NFLDraftScout.com.

PHOTOS BY WVU SPORTS INFO

West Virginia receiver Alric Arnett, left, quarterback Jarrett Brown, center, and offensive lineman Selvish Capers, right, are among three of 11 draft-eligible Mountaineers who are waiting to hear their name called in the NFL Draft, which begins today. WVU has had six players drafted in the last two seasons.

Arnett received an invitation to attend the NFL Combine in late February, where he posted the third-highest vertical jump (41 inches) and the sixth-longest broad jump among receivers.

Arnett’s speed makes him a candidate for becoming a team’s deep-ball threat, but experts have said the former Mountaineer has struggled creating space with his defenders in matchups against bigger players.

JARRETT BROWN, QB Projected round: 5th Some are calling Brown the biggest sleeper among skilled players in this year’s draft class.

If Brown is anything like WVU’s last pro-ready quarterback Marc Bulger, NFL organizations won’t be passing up on the 6-foot-2 Brown. The West Palm Beach, Fla., native is ranked as the No.

10 quarterback in the class by most scouting services and is projected to go in the fourth or fifth rounds.

Although he started just one season at WVU while sitting behind standout White, Brown has surely opened the eyes of many since his time in Morgantown came to an end with the Mountaineers’ 33-21 loss to Florida State in the Gator Bowl.

Brown took part in the annual Senior Bowl, which features the best of college football’s graduating seniors and made the most of his time. The quarterback first showed his abilities at the camp and continued to secure his status as one of the draft’s most athletic quarterbacks in the 2010 NFL Combine.

At the combine, he ran the fastest 40-yard dash time (4.54 seconds) among quarterbacks,

Paul Tagliabue to advise Big East Conference Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue will join the Big East Conference and will serve as a special adviser, the league announced Wednesday.

Tagliabue, who served as the head of the NFL for 17 seasons before retiring in 2006, will voluntarily help the conference in strategic planning and “other priority manners,” the release

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of the season, missing games and making the Mountaineers take a more passive approach to their style of play.

Either way, LeBlanc repeatedly preached the importance of patience with his group as they were going through the typical growing pains all freshmen endure.

After a few months of training, as well as a few indoor practices, WVU hit the field again for spring games starting in March and will finish up its spring slate next weekend at Penn State.

After the completion of four spring games, WVU is 1-0-3 and its play has caught my eye in many aspects, both good and bad.

The Mountaineers have shown flashes of how good they can be, as they have played up to the ability of teams such as last year’s NCAA runner-up Akron, but they have also played to the lower talent level of Slippery Rock and Robert Morris.

said.

“Few individuals have had as broad and deep experiences in sports as Paul Tagliabue,” said Big East Commissioner John Marinatto.

Tagliabue, who currently chairs the Board of Directors for his alma mater Georgetown University, will help the strategic planning that will be fo-

WVU returns all but four players from a team that scored just 13 goals last season in 18 games.

That is a measly 0.72 goals per game. That’s not enough offensive production for a team to be successful in a soccer conference as good as the Big East, even when allowing a paltry 0.67 goals per game.

The Mountaineers are on the same pace again in the spring as they have scored only three goals in their four contests.

It’s an alarming trend.

It makes one wonder where the scoring touch many of the promising freshmen and soon-to-be sophomores has gone.

Midfielder Nate Adams and forwards Shadow Sebele and Peabo Doue were brought in for their unique scoring ability. In high school, Adams tallied 55 goals in one season, Sebele netted 70 goals in 71 career games, and Doue finished with 44 career goals.

In addition, forward Uwem Etuk and midfielder Travis Pittman were expected to bring another dynamic to WVU’s offense.

cused around broadcast television as well as other new media opportunities.

Before becoming the NFL commissioner, Tagliabue served as counsel to the NFL while he recently chaired a committee that reported on the United States Olympic Committee.

— bdg

No, the transition to the college game isn’t easy, but none of the amazing skill and limitless ability they showed in high school translated into their rookie campaigns.

With all this being said, I am not writing the Mountaineers off for next season. But from the team’s performance thus far in the spring, it has the feel and makings of another long season unless multiple players step up.

LeBlanc said it best over the weekend when he described what it will take for WVU to harness its talent and ability into a successful team.

“We are still searching for a young team to kind of evolve and have a team character,” he said.

“It is only potential unless we win and show there is more substance to it.

“You want to think the harder you work the closer you get, but until we figure that out, we are not going to beat teams because we are more talented.” brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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beating second-place Dan LeFevour of Central Michigan by .12 seconds. He also finished third in the vertical and broad jump and fourth in the 60-yard shuttle.

Experts say Brown has proven he has all the intangibles, as far as stature and arm strength are concerned, to become an NFL quarterback but may rely on such too much at times.

Since the combine, Brown has had private workouts with the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and Kansas City Chiefs.

SELVISH CAPERS, OL Projected round: 4th Capers entered Morgantown during his freshman year as a tight end.

It’s those skills that landed him in an Old Gold and Blue jersey that are attracting the eyes of NFL organizations. The 6-foot-5, 307-

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Continued from PAGE 12 practice included a pair of extracurricular shoving matches.

The first was between defensive lineman Josh Taylor and several offensive linemen, which was followed by one between linebacker Pat Lazear and offensive tackle Don Barclay shortly thereafter.

Stewart didn’t mind seeing his players go at it, however.

“I really like to see guys play hard and play Mountaineer football. That’s a fun thing to see. It got a little feisty there, but that’s OK,” Stewart said. “After practice we’re brothers and what happens out here stays out here.”

PRACTICE NOTES Cornerback Brandon Hogan was a full participant in practice, despite being cited for disorderly

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Continued from PAGE 12 RBI, adding to his season total, which now stands at 43.

Freshman centerfielder, Chris Rasky added four RBI while finishing 3-for-3 with three runs.

West Virginia pitchers allowed just five runs on the day, the lowest a team has scored on the Mountaineers since WVU shut out Seton Hall March 28.

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pound Capers has been praised heavily for his fluid motions and above-average footwork.

He’s currently ranked as the 12th-best offensive tackle in the draft, according to NFLDraftScout.com. While his lack of experience at the tackle position has been viewed as a downside by scouts, it is also looked upon as a positive, as Capers’ high potential along with his athleticism is intriguing to potential suitors.

The Kenner, La., native was one of three WVU players to be invited to the NFL Combine this season and was also reported to have had a private workout with the Baltimore Ravens.

If Capers is drafted, he will become only the third offensive tackle selected from WVU since 1990. Lance Nimmo was the last to be drafted after being taken by Tampa Bay in the fourth round

WES LYONS, WR Projected round: undrafted At 6-foot-8, it doesn’t take long for Lyons to catch the eye of NFL scouts.

But it’s the receiver’s production in college that may scare them away.

Plagued by injuries throughout his Mountaineer career, Lyons’ best season in the Old Gold and Blue was his final one, finishing with 20 receptions as a senior. However, the receiver never found the end zone in four years.

Lyons is ranked as the 36thbest wideout in this year’s class by NFLDraftScout.com, and his potential could sneak him into the final round, although he is more likely to be invited to a camp as an undrafted free agent.

If both Lyons and Arnett are selected in the draft, they would become only the second pair of true Mountaineers to be picked in the same draft and the first since Danny Buggs and Marshall Mills were both picked in 1975. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

conduct and public urination Sunday morning.

The senior did not participate in Tuesday’s practice.

Smith’s availability for the annual Gold-Blue Spring Game April 30 remains in doubt because of a broken fifth metatarsal in his left foot.

“They have a foot guard on him now that (WVU athletic trainer Dave Kerns) says he can go out and play with; we’re just afraid somebody is going to fall into that leg so we’ll wait and see next week,” Stewart said.

The head coach added that if Smith is unable to go, White could play quarterback for both sides.

“He might take both sides. We’ll see,” he said.

Five West Virginia players donned green jerseys Wednesday including Smith, Thomas, kicker Tyler Bitancurt, running back

Shawne Alston and receiver J.D. Woods.

Tailback Daquan Hargrett was a full participant in practice for the first time in more than a week. He saw extended action in the backfield during 11-on-11 drills.

Corey Smith connected on 4-of-5 field goals at the start of practice. Smith connected on kicks from 29, 32, 35 and 47 yards.

His lone miss came on a 39-yard field goal he pushed to the right.

Former West Virginia head coach Don Nehlen was on hand for Wednesday’s practice. Nehlen’s grandson, Ryan Nehlen, remained in a red jersey signaling he remains unable to participate.

Linebacker Branko Busick was also sidelined in a red jersey because Stewart said “his head hurt.”

After the team’s first inning outburst, the Mountaineers only scored one more run until the seventh inning when they attacked the Dukes with four more runs.

Rasky led off the inning with a home run. Hayes later singled to right and advanced to second on a wild pitch by Johnny Elms. Kevin Griffin followed with a single to leftfield, allowing Buckner to score.

WVU combined to score 13

runs in the final three innings to put the game out of reach.

Andy Berry got the win for the Mountaineers, allowing only one hit in two innings. He also had six strikeouts compared to only two walks in the effort.

Every Mountaineer had at least two hits except for infielder Colin Durborow, who went hitless but did have the team’s lone stolen base.

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CLASSIFIED DISPLAY RATES: Contrat Non-Contrat . . . . . . . . .$21.60 . . . . . . . . .$25.17 . . . . . . . . .$32.40 . . . . . . . . .$37.76 . . . . . . . . .$43.20 . . . . . . . . .$50.34 . . . . . . . . .$54.00 . . . . . . . . .$62.93 . . . . . . . . .$64.80 . . . . . . . . .$75.51 . . . . . . . . .$75.60 . . . . . . . . .$88.10 . . . . . . . . .$86.40 . . . . . . . .$100.68

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UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS

FREE ONE MONTH RENT 225-227 JONES AVE. APT #1: Excellent condition. 2/BR, 1/BA. $600/mo for/2. $485/mo for/1 plus utilities. APT #4: 1/BR. Kitchen, livingroom. Covered porch, private entrance. $385/mo. APT #6: 3-4/BR. 1/BA. Deck. $375/mo for/3. $325/mo for/four. Off-street parking with security lighting. NO PETS. 304-685-3457.

NEW APARTMENT FOR RENT: 2/BR, 2 full baths. Between campuses. 1 block off University Ave. 304-282-2300

GEORGETOWN APTS 304-599-2031 3/BR 1/BA apartment available May 15th.

Full size W/D, walk to PRT and Ruby Memorial.

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Office Open Monday-Saturday 2 miles to Hospital and Schools

GREEN PROPERTIES- Cobun Avenue, South Park. 1/BR apts and efficiencies. $350-450/mo + utilities. Lease and deposit.

304-216-3402.

NICE 2/BR. SOUTH WALNUT ST. WALK to PRT/camus WD. CA/C. Heat/gas/parking garbage included. $670/mo. NO PETS. Available 6/1/10. 291-6533. 304-288-2740.

599-4407

JONES AVE. 1/BR, W/D, PARKING. $375/mo + electric. 304-319-1498.

LARGE 1/BR. DECK. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished.

Call 304-685-6565. Lease&deposit.

QUIET 2-3/BR, 15 MIN. WALK TO DOWNTOWN, D/W, W/D, Parking. $750/mo plus utilities. 304-288-4481.

LARGE 1/BR. WESTOVER. WD available.

NO PETS. $450/mo+ utilities. Available 5/15. Off-street parking. 304-296-7379.

Cell: 412-287-5418.

DOWNTOWN

LARGE 3/BR. LUXURY APT. W/D, D/W, 1&1/2 bath. Near law school. $1125/mo. plus utilities. 304-288-4481.

LARGE, UNFURNISHED 3/BR DUPLEX apartment. Available Now. Close to campus/hospitals. Deck, appliances, WD hook-up, off-street parking. No pets. $750/mo+utilities. 304-594-2225

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No Application Fees Unfurnished Apartments Starting @

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1 Bd High Street 2 Bd Spruce 2 Bd High Street 2 Bd High Street 3 Bd High Street

625 + Elec.

350 + Elec.

400-700 + Elec

550 + Elec.

395+ Util.

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500 + Elec.

425 + Util.

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375 + Util.

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SMITH RENTALS, LLC Remaining for Rent: May/June 2010 Three- 1 Bed Apt. - South Park One- 3 Bed House - South Park One- 4 Bed Apt. - Off Willey St. One- 2 Bed Apt. - South Park Parking Pets Considered

304-3322-11112 www.smithrentalsllc.com TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1&2BR Apartments available May 16, June 1 & July 1. Please call 304-292-8888. No Pets permitted.

THE “NEW” MOUNTAINEER COURT 2&3/BRs. Newly remodeled. May-Maylease.

2/Blocks to Mountainlair/PRT. The best location in town. Garage parking available.

304-598-2285.

TWO 2/BRs. AVAILABLE 5/15/10. WD. DW. Big porch. NO PETS. $350/mo each plus water/electric. Westover. Lease/dep.

304-290-9321.

MON. RIVER CONDOS. NEW 4/BR, 4/BA. WD. Pool. University Commons. $300/mo+ utilities per-bedroom. One condo available May/2010. One available Aug/2010.

814-404-2333.

MULTIPLE 1&2 BEDROOM APTS. PETS considered. $375-$575. Lease deposit.

Leave message if no answer. Walk to campus. 304-685-5477.

Classifieds Phone 304-2293-44141 Fax 304-2293-66857

AVAILABLE 5/15. 925 UNION AVE. 2/BR duplex, garage, off-street parking, spacious living room & kitchen. $850+ utils.

304-319-1673 or 304-594-1673

SUBLET NEEDED FOR SUMMER LEASE May 19-August 20. $465/month, utilities included. Call Morgan 301-466-3251.

EXCELLENT LOCATION. 3/BR, 2.5/BA townhouse. Fully equipped kitchen and laundry room. Basement/storage room, garage, back deck. $1250/mo. 685-1834

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2010

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

WANTED TO SUBLET

AVAILABLE MAY, 3/BR HOUSES, downtown on Stewart Street. WD, DW, off-street parking. Pets considered. 304-296-8943. www.rentalswv.com

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

AVAILABLE JULY 1. 929 UNION AVE. Duplex, 2/BR, large rec room, living room and full-kitchen. Off-street-parking. $900+utils. 304-319-1673 or 304-594-1673

NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

LARGE 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished.

Downtown.

Call 304-685-6565. Deposit & Lease.

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS

FARMHOUSE FOR COUPLE. 1+BR. 1+ acre. Minutes to Mon. Gen. and Ruby. Off West Run. Available 5/10. Also other houses. 304-276-3792.

FURNISHED HOUSES 3or4/BR HOUSE. 2/FULL BATHS. WD. Recently refurbished. Parking. Large yard, deck, porch. Minutes from ‘Lair. $1200/mo.

All utilities included.

304-288-3308.

AVAILABLE 3/BR UTILITIES INCLUDED. Walking Distance to downtown campus.

304-291-2548.

AVAILABLE 6/1/10. 4/BR, 2/BA. 1/MILE from hospital. $350/mo per bedroom plus utilities. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. 304-594-1501 AVAILABLE 6/1/10. 4/BR, 2/BA. 1/MILE from hospital. $350/mo per bedroom plus utilities. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. 304-594-1501

UNFURNISHED HOUSES 2 PERSON HOUSE. WHARF AREA. Very large. W/D, carpeted, extra room, big porch. 5 minute walk. $350/person incl. gas. 304-923-2941.

3 PERSON 4/BR. WHARF AREA. Office, boot room, porch, off-street parking.

5/min walk to town. Carpeted, new kitchen, W/D. $350/person incl. gas. 304-216-1184.

5 or 6/BR HOUSE. SNIDER STREET. Utilites paid. 2/BA. Two kitchens. Off-street parking. $400/mo each. 304-292-9600.

10,11,12, MONTH LEASE AREA. 5 MINUTES TO CLASS. 3 person, extra large 4/BR homes. Carpeted, excellent condition. $365/each includes gas. Also 2/BR and single available. 304-284-9280.

2/BR PLUS DEN, 1½-BA. $900/MO plus utilities. Parking, W/D. Walk to campus.

Lease and deposit. 304-826-0910.

2/BR, 2/BA. TOWNHOUSE. W/D, GARAGE. Close to hospitals. No Pets.

Lease/dep. $900/mo. plus utilities.

304-216-2000.

3/BR HOUSE AVAILABLE 6/01. WALK to downtown campus. W/D. 2 story w/ basement. $1000/mo plus utilities. No Pets.

304-826-0322.

3/BR HOUSE. CLOSE TO TOWN. 1½ -BA. $900/mo plus utilities. Deposit required. NO PETS. 304-296-3410, 304-290-1332.

Available May 1st.

3/BR HOUSE. WD. 2/BATHS. PETS allowed. 524 McLane Ave. 304-322-0046.

3/BR, 1½/BA FOR RENT New appliances.

Central air. Large yard. Pets allowed with deposit. $900/mo Call Ryan 304-290-9802 3/BR. GARAGE, OFF-STREET PARKING. Really nice. 740 Union Ave. $500/mo each plus utilities. Lease/dep. Walking distance campus. Some furniture. 304-282-7871 4/5BR 438 GRANT AVENUE. 2/BA, W/D. Free parking, utilities included. $425/person. 304-903-4646.

4/BR, 3 PERSON HOUSE. COUNTRY kitchen, great closets. W/D, carpeted, off-street parking. 5/min walk to class. $350/person incl. gas. 304-521-8778.

4BR LOUISE AVE. W/D. PARKING. Available 6/1/10. Quiet, residential area.

Close to town. 10-11-12/mo-Lease &Deposit. NO PETS. $300/per person.

304-291-8423 $975/mo+ UTILITIES. BEAUTIFUL house, Available 6/1/2010. Westover. 3BR, 1-1/2BA. C/AC. 1500Sq.ft. W/Dhookups.

1/2mile to Campus/PRT. NO PETS 12/molease/dep. 304-291-5683.

Abbitt Apartments 3 Bedroom Houses Newly Remodeled C/AC, W/D, Off Street Parking Evansdale & Downtown $1200.-$1350.

Available May 2010 No Pets Lease & Deposit

304-692-6549

FREE ONE MONTH RENT 617 NORTH ST. EXCELLENT CONDITION. Big 4/BR 2/Full BA, W/D,Deck, Covered Porch.

Off-street Parking for 5 and single car garage. $1300/mo., $325/each plus utilities, Can be semi-furnished. NO PETS. 304-685-3457.

LARGE, 3/BR, 2/BA HOUSE. CENTRAL location. WD/hook-up. Off-street parking.

All appliances. NO PETS. Lease/deposit. $450/person/mo each, utilities included.

304-292-7233.

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE 1999 DODGE CARAVAN MINIVAN, $2,495. Runs great. Well-maintained. Single owner. 98,000 miles. Reliable transportation, lots of space. 304-292-0899.

CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED !!BARTENDERS WANTED. $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Training provided. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 AMERICAN DRYCLEANERS: PARTTime Summer/Fall Front Counter help needed. Saturdays(8-1) and few weekday shifts if desired. Please apply in person @ 470 Christy St. (behind Starbucks).

GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS

WESTOVER. 1/BR, LR, KIT/FRIDGE. Gas stove, laundry w/W/D. Off-street parking. Available 5/01. No Pets. Lease/deposit $550/mo+utilities. Shown by appointment.

304-288-3010.

Teaching Assistants Needed: Must be a full time Graduate Student enrolled at WVU. Must have strong Biology background, and good communication skills. Ability to explain Science concepts with creative examples and/or prior teaching experience is a plus.

Applicants must submit a resume, transcript, and three letters of recommendation to The Biology Department Room 3140 in the Life Sciences Building. International students must also submit speak test results.

Applications must be submitted no later than April 30, 2010.

Questions should be directed to

ROOMMATES

Main Biology Department.

304-293-5201

NEW TOWNHOMES- LEASE STARTING May or August. Garage/Laundry/All Appliances included. $400/person/month, including utilities. 304-639-6193 or 3 0 4 - 4 9 4 - 2 4 0 0 www.chesstownhomes.net VERY NICE SPACIOUS 3-4/BR HOUSE. Walk to campus. NO PETS. W/D. $1000/mo. + Utilities. 304-290-5498.

49 FALLING RUN ROAD. ROOMMATE needed in a 2/BR apartment. Close walk to campus. Roommate can be Male or Female. 304-296-2787.

FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED. Available 7/1/09. 3/BR. 2½-BA. Townhouse like new. $335/mo+ utilities. Close to stadium. WD. DW. AC. Parking. 304-599-2822.

FEMALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 2BR/ 1BA Mason St. Apt. Within walking distance to downtown campus. $325/mo. +utilities.

Contact Rori: (484)707-2021.

MUST SEE! MALE OR FEMALE Roommate for brand-new apt. Close to downtown. Next to Arnold Hall. WD, DW, AC, parking. NO PETS. $455/mo. includes utilities.

Lease/dep.

304-296-8491.

304-288-1572.

ROOMMATE NEEDED. AVAILABLE 5/1/10. Unfurnished bedroom, nice townhouse. W/D, C/AC. Off-street parking, Internet included. NO PETS. $475/mo+ deposit.

304-749-7189 304-257-8691

COLLEGE PRO PAINTERS IS NOW HIRING. Full time summer job. Working outdoors. Earn $3K-5K. 1.800.32PAINT. www.collegepro.com JERSEY SUBS NOW HIRING DAYTIME cashiers (11am to 2pm), and delivery drivers. Experienced Preferred. Apply: 1756 MILEGROUND ROAD. MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING cooks and servers for year-round and summer only. Apply within at 704 Richwood Ave. PARALEGAL SUMMER INTENSIVE AT DUKE BEGINS 5/24. Earn a certificate in 6 weeks.

Free info session 5/6. w w w. l e a r n m o r e . d u k e . e d u / pa r a l e g a l 919-684-6259.

PROTEA BIOSCIENCES IS CURRENTLY HIRING two PT positions: Graphic Design and Inside Sales. Please submit a letter of interest via https://proteabio.com/aboutUs/emailUS WANTED: GYMNASTIC COACHES Experience needed. Call WV Gymnastic Training Center at 304-292-5559.

HELP WANTED

The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications in the:

Production Department Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule EOE

Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foreman The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications in the Production “Department for Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foremen.

Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule EOE RELIABLE WOMAN NEEDED TO WEED flower beds, etc. Now through October. $8/hour. Leave name and phone number at 304-292-7557.

SPA ROMA CURRENTLY HAS positions open for client relations and massage therapists and spa attendant. Persons of interest may send resumes to: employment@sparoma.com or may apply in person. Must be available on weekends and have a flexible work schedule.

TRIPLE S GIRLS WANTED GREETING/ events position. Must be available over summer and weekends. Call Tristin at 304-284-8244 or email resume to events@tripleshd.com.

VINTAGE ROOM HELP WANTEDAccepting applications. Experienced bartenders and servers. Apply in person T-F after 12pm. No phone calls.

WANTED 2-3 PERSON ACOUSTICAL or small non-acoustical blue grass, country or rock-in-roll band. Needed May 1st for outside show plus additionals. 304-983-2529.

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SPORTS Stewart pleased with practice

THURSDAY APRIL 22, 2010

CONTACT US 304-293-5092 ext. 2 | DASPORTS@mail.wvu.edu

BRIAN KUPPELWEISERR

SPORTS WRITER

Soccer showing too much of old self

Last season’s West Virginia men’s soccer team entered the 2009 season with high expectations because it had a solid recruiting class along with senior leadership from the likes of Gift Maworere and Jason Bristol.

Some could say the team underachieved, as it finished 7-5-6 and was eliminated in the opening round of the Big East Conference Tournament.

On the other hand, head coach Marlon LeBlanc started five freshmen.

Furthermore, defensive stalwarts Bristol and Ray Gaddis fought injuries in the latter part

see KUPPELWEISER on PAGE 9

BY GREG CAREY SPORTS WRITER

There seemed to be a different feel at Mountaineer Field Wednesday afternoon, as emotions were flying high on the 10th of West Virginia’s 15 spring football practices.

“I liked the way we finished practice, I liked the way we hit, and I liked the way we got after each other – that’s good stuff,” said WVU head coach Bill Stewart.

“That’s what football is all about.”

Despite the absence of linebacker J.T. Thomas, who missed practice with what Stewart described as a pinched neck, the Mountaineer defense made a number of eye-opening plays, particularly during pass skeleton drills.

The drills began with safety Derek Knight almost intercepting a Geno Smith pass intended for Will Johnson. That was a sign

of things to come for the remainder of the afternoon.

Safeties Sidney Glover and linebackers Tyler Anderson and Casey Vance each recorded an interception during the drill. Anderson’s came on the goal line as he got a good read on a pass thrown over the middle by Smith, while Vance stepped in front of a Coley White pass on an outside pattern.

“I was really pleased with the way they competed in the pass skeleton. The offense has had the upper hand, but today the defense got after them,” Stewart said. “I thought that was good as a head coach. Now the offensive coaches didn’t like that, but the defensive coaches did. We’re getting better.”

Safety Eain Smith nearly hauled in two other interceptions on passes thrown by Smith.

Other notable parts of the

see FOOTBALL on PAGE 9

JON HUDAK/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

West Virginia offensive lineman Josh Jenkins works a drill against offensive line coach Dave Johnson during Wednesday’s practice.

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Big inning propels baseball to 23-6 win

BY BEN GAUGHAN SPORTS WRITER

After struggling to score runs in the weekend series against Louisville, the West Virginia baseball team knew it needed to get off to a fast start offensively.

The Mountaineers did just that.

Nine runs in the first inning were all West Virginia team needed Wednesday, as the Mountaineers went on to blowout Duquesne 23-6 in Pittsburgh.

Junior Jedd Gyorko led off the game with his 12th home run of the season over the left field fence. Redshirt junior Jeremy Gum followed with a single to

score Dom Hayes and give WVU the early 2-0 advantage.

Two batters later, center fielder Mark Dvoroznak hit another single to left field with the bases loaded to bring in two more runs.

After batting around in the order in the first inning, Hayes doubled to centerfield, and Grant Buckner singled to score Hayes and end the scoring outburst.

Michael Twigg, a freshman left-hander out of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., started the game and threw almost five innings, giving up three earned runs and six hits while striking out six.

Gyorko led all hitters with six

see BASEBALL on PAGE 9