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Two SGA executives appointed

BY TRAVIS CRUM STAFF WRITER

Two West Virginia University students were voted and approved into executive positions during Wednesday’s Student Government Association meeting.

SGA President Chris Lewallen and Vice President Ron Cheng nominated Derek Wetsch, a junior exercise physiology major, and Matt Gutta, a senior political science major, for the positions due to their work within

other organizations.

Wetsch, who was unanimously voted as executive secretary, spoke about bringing better communication and organization to SGA. His experience with recording meeting minutes made him a good candidate, Cheng said.

“I like to develop a system of my own that I’m comfortable with,” Wetsch said.

“If I’m given a task, I get right on it. I don’t sit and wait around.”

Gutta, chosen as the new at-

torney general, handed out a condensed version of Robert’s Rules of Order for the Board of Governors to reference. Cheng said he was nominated because of his work as the previous SGA elections chair.

“I’ve had over 200 classroom hours of business ethics training, which I could apply to anything at this University, but I specifically applied to it student government in this situation,” Gutta said.

During secret ballot voting to approve Gutta, 11 BOG mem-

bers voted in favor, one voted against and one voted “argh.”

Cheng said in the future he would appreciate if the BOG stuck to just voting yes, no or abstaining so he did not have to embarrass anyone.

Lewallen and Cheng will conduct more interviews for executive positions next week and present them to the BOG for approval, Cheng said.

During reports, Gov. Ali Mols said SGA governors will now hold regular office hours to meet with students. She is cur-

rently trying to set up a schedule with each governor required in the office two hours per week.

SGA Members Lewallen, Gov. Tracy Speilman, Gov. Charlie Russell and Athletic Council Jarred Zuccari were given recognition during the meeting for sending supplies and aid to families and relief workers in Montcoal, W.Va. Earlier this week, an explosion in an underground mine left 25 miners dead and four missing.

The four members were absent during the meeting be-

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Delegates encourage women to seek office, break gender barriers

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cause they were traveling back from the area.

Also during the meeting, two proclamations to recognize the men’s and women’s basketball team and their achievements passed unanimously.

The proclamations mentioned players who were recognized such as Da’Sean Butler, named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament and Sarah Miles, named Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

West Virginia Delegate Barbara Evans Fleischauer and delegate Charlene Marshall spoke at the Young Democrats Women in Politics lecture Wednesday on discrimination, equal pay and getting into public office.

Both encouraged women to run for public office, saying not to let anything stop them.

“We’d really like to have more women in the legislature,” Fleischauer said. “I think women have more guts. I think women have more backbone.”

When the Equal Pay for Equal Work Bill was about to expire, Fleischauer said she asked the majority leader to place it on the agenda.

She had had some problems within the legislature recently and the majority leader told her “I’m going to teach you a lesson,” she said.

“If you don’t confront discrimination you’re going to get run over. Discrimination is alive and well,” Fleischauer said.

“It hurts when you know you’re smarter, you know you’re experienced and you get passed over.”

Marshall said legislators should definitely be recruiting young women and set an example for those women.

In 1991, Marhsall was encouraged to run for Morgantown City Council but was hesitant to do so.

She received phone calls from four men saying she should not run and would not win. Her mind was made up then.

“You are not to let anyone tell you what you cannot do,” Marshall said.

Marshall became the first African-American female mayor of Morgantown, running against four white men, one who was the incumbent mayor.

It was not easy for Marshall, though.

At one press conference, a reporter spoke only to the other three candidates, telling Marshall he didn’t have enough

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UPD Lt. Brian Hoxter is taken down by Phyllis Bright, a visitor to WVU from California, after showing her multiple self-defense techniques during the “Drop-A-Cop” event Wednesday afternoon across from the Mountainlair. The event, hosted by the WVU Women Against Rape, allowed students to tackle a police officer and learn other techniques as part of Sexual Assault Awareness month.

Step competition to be held Women Against Rape program organized event to learn self defense Saturday at Morgantown High

BY MELANIE HOFFMAN CITY EDITOR

West Virginia University female students ran, took down and tackled a University Police Officer in red pads across from the Mountainlair Wednesday afternoon as part of “Drop-ACop.” Women Against Rape, a student organization at WVU, organized the event with UPD to let females feel more powerful and promote UPD’s PROTECT self-defense class.

“Most females don’t realize the inner strength they have,” said UPD Lt. Brian Hoxter.

“We’re not here to show how

to beat people up, we’re here to show how to get away.”

Hoxter said the demonstration taught females the most vulnerable areas of the body with an acronym - GENTS: groin, eyes, nose, throat, shin.

Erin Beck, secretary of WAR, said the organization hosted “Drop-A-Cop” to prevent sexual assaults on campus and increase awareness.

She estimated approximately 50 participants, and about one out of five signed up for a PROTECT class.

JON HUDAK/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM “It has to be fun to drop a Ally Grimm tackles Officer Bobby Maldonado during the “Drop-A-Cop” event, sponsored by cop,” she said. “Learning about the WVU Women Against Rape group, outside the Mountainlair on Wednesday afternoon. This was the first event in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness month and also promoted a free self-defense class offered by the University Police Department. see COP on PAGE 2

BY SARA O’ROURKE CORRESPONDENT

West Virginia University National Pan-Hellenic Council is holding a step show competition that will include performances by members of the nine historically African-American sororities and fraternities on campus.

The Divine Stomp: Stepping into the Mountains Step Show will take place Saturday at 5 p.m. at Morgantown High School in South Park. Tickets will be available at the door for $12 for non-Greeks and $10 for Greeks.

“Step Show is a national and international event performed by every council to bring peo-

ple together to promote cultural awareness and diversity,” said Tiffany Jones, president of WVU’s National Pan-Hellenic Council and member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. “It is a way to express ourselves and have a good time together.”

Jones said preparation for the Step Show begins directly after the last show concludes.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council has a separate committee composed of one member from each fraternity and sorority within the Council, which focuses solely on the Step Show and its organization.

Jacqueline Dooley, the

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Mountaineer Place Apartments to open in August

BY MELISSA CANDOLFI STAFF WRITER

The new apartment complex, Mountaineer Place, on Stewart Street is on schedule to open in August and hopes to give Sunnyside a newer, modern look.

Mountaineer Place, similar to The District and West Run, will provide students with a 24-hour fitness center, billiards room and fine-furnished apartments. The construction will be finished by mid-June, and then finishing touches such as the painting and furnishing will be completed by August, said Shannon Sorrells,

FOR MORE INFORMATION Students can contact the local leasing office at 304-906-4173 or visit www.mountaineerplace.com for the mini-model. director of Marketing from SC Bodner Company.

City Director of Planning Chris Fletcher said Mountaineer Place is running on a $3 million budget, which he hopes will build an apartment complex that will serve to improve the character and quality of life for residents.

Though Mountaineer Place is not working with Sunnyside Up to make it a better environment,

Bodner Company, which is leading the construction, has been very open with them, said Jim Hunt, Sunnyside Up director.

Hunt said he is happy complexes such as Mountaineer Place are being constructed in the area.

“It will have a big impact, and I believe it already has,” Hunt said. “I get people saying it doesn’t look like it did 10 years ago, and when you reflect back on it, there was nothing but the lactated propriety.”

To give the students an idea of what the apartments will look like, Sorrells said there is a mini-

model of the complex’s setup in the local leasing office.

Apartments vary from one bedroom to four bedrooms, each with a bathroom.

The apartments have been preleased until this month, and now students will now be able to start to sign leases.

Students can move into the apartments Aug. 14. For better organization, the property manager will schedule move in times for each resident to accommodate a large number of LEANN ARTHUR/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM students.

Construction of Mountaineer Place Apartments, located at the corner of Stewart Street and University Avenue, is expected to be completed by August. The complex will have one, two, melissa.candolfi@mail.wvu.edu three and four bedroom units.

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College of Business & Economics is down to seven dean finalists Director and Professor of Accounting Wednesday, April 14 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.: Staff in the Dean’s Conference Room in the B&E building.

3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Faculty in the Mountainlair, Mountaineer Room 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.: Open SesJose “Zito” Sartarelli, Ph.D. sion for the Business Community Johnson & Johnson in the Dean’s Conference Room in Past Company Group Chair- the B&E building. man, Pharmaceutical Group, for Asia-Pacific, Japan, Latin Jack Osborn, LL.B. The University of Redlands America Monday, April 12 Chair and Professor of 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.: Staff, Management Wednesday, April 14 Dean’s Conference Room B&E 11:15 a.m. to noon: Staff in the 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m.: Open Session –Business Community, Dean’s Dean’s Conference Room in the Conference Room B&E B&E building.

3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Faculty, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.: Faculty Mountainlair, Rhododendron in the Shenendoah Room in the Room Mountainlair.

4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Open Session for the Business Community Peter Lorenzi, Ph.D. in the Dean’s Conference Room in Loyola University the B&E building.

Professor of Management Monday, April 12 Michael Cooper, Ph.D. 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Faculty Rutgers University in the Shenendoah Room in the Mountainlair Dean and Professor in the 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.: Staff in Business School Thursday, April 15 the Dean’s Conference Room in 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.: Staff in the B&E building 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Open ses- the Dean’s Conference Room in sion for the business community the B&E building. in the Dean’s Conference Room in 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Faculty in the the B&E building Mountainlair, Shenandoah Room.

4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Open Session for the Business Community McRae Banks II, Ph.D. Worcester Polytechnic in the Dean’s Conference Room of the B&E building.

Institute Department Head and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Venard “Scott” Koerwer, Strategy Ed.D. Tuesday, April 13 University of South Carolina 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Staff in the Deputy Dean and Clinical ProDean’s Conference Room in the fessor of Management Thursday, April 15 B&E building 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.: Faculty, 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Faculty in the Shenandoah Room in the Mountainlair, Shenandoah Room 11:15 a.m. to noon: Staff in the Mountainlair 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: Open Ses- Dean’s Conference Room in the sion for the Business Community B&E building. in the Dean’s Board Room in the 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Open SesB&E building. sion for the Business Community in the Dean’s Conference Room in the B&E building.

Stephanie Bryant, Ph.D. — sem University of South Florida Seven finalists for dean of the College of Business & Economics at West Virginia University have been selected. They will each visit campus between Monday, April 12 and Thursday, April 15 for interviews and public forums.

The candidates and their open forums:

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Huggins visits miners’ families MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins delivered homemade pasta and Mountaineer T-shirts Wednesday to the families of miners who have been killed or are missing following an explosion.

Huggins, who is affectionately known as “Huggy Bear,” arrived by helicopter and met with the families for over an hour.

Huggins phoned Gov. Joe Manchin to ask how he could help, said Sara Payne Scarbro, a spokeswoman for the governor. The coach enlisted friends who made pasta, which he then delivered along with other food and water to the families who have gathered to await word on their loved ones, Payne Scarbro said.

“He said to me, ‘Boy, these families are really strong,’” she said.

“I could see the families were touched. They were very appreciative.”

Monday’s blast at Upper Big Branch Mine killed at least 25 miners. Another two were in the hospital with injuries, and res-

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During another conference, each candidate was given two minutes to speak. When the conference aired the next day, she was again skipped.

“I think as females we have to stand up for ourselves,” Marshall said.

Senior chemical engineering major Erica Sladky asked Fleischauer and Marshall for advice

STOMP Continued from PAGE 1 program coordinator with Student Organizations Services, said the Step Show is a great event for families, and it provides good entertainment with a lot of commodity for everyone in the audience.

“This step show is a creative movement and is a highly energized event. Each year you never see anything that is the same. It is unique to the culture and is a way of expression and a means of communication,” Dooley said.

Jones said there will be seven

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West Virginia basketball head coach Bob Huggins arrives via helicopter with food and other items, to meet with mining families, Wednesday in Montcoal, W.Va. cue crews were working to try to said.

Huggins is among the state’s reach four missing miners.

Huggins also relayed prayers most recognizable and perhaps from his players, Payne Scarbro popular residents. He led the

Mountaineers to their first Final Four since 1959. They lost 78-57 Saturday to eventual champion Duke.

about equal pay when she begins working at an engineering company this summer.

Fleischauer said during one of her first jobs she made $25,000, but learned that two male peers were making $40,000.

What people are paid should be public information, Fleischauer said.

She encouraged Sladky to make female allies at her job and to eventually decide whether to ask if she’s receiving equal pay.

“People are really offended when you accuse them of dis-

“Sometimes men can be our best advocates,” Fleischauer said.

Young Democrats President Erin Beck said it was important for both speakers to share their stories because they had experienced discrimination first hand and know how best to deal with it.

“Both speakers had broken down barriers by being elected to public office as women,” Beck said.

judges at the show. Each team’s performance will be judged on precision, originality, energy and creativity, among other factors. “Each performance will be around 12 to 17 minutes, which will include skits, singing, dancing, acting and stepping,” Jones said. “It is an all around performance and is very theatrical.”

The Step Show is motivated by the passion and commitment everyone has to one’s own fraternity or sorority, Dooley said.

“They want it to be the best that they can have.”

The show will also contain performances by two high

crimination … because it’s wrong, and they know it’s wrong,” Fleischauer said.

Kristen Ross, a junior political science major, said many people, not just African-Americans, supported the civil rights movement.

Now, the women’s rights movement needs men’s support.

She said that women’s issues affect men as well because it takes two people to have a family.

Marshall said she doesn’t know if men’s opinions can be changed, but if enough females talk to them it could make a difference. school dance groups, Jones said.

After the show, an after party will be held from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the Euro Suites Hotel on Chestnut Ridge Road. Tickets can be purchased at the Step Show entrance for $8 for nonGreeks and $5 for Greeks.

“I hope people attending the show feel more enlightened about what stepping is,” Jones said.

“I want them to leave feeling like they had a great time and knowing they are giving to a great cause that gives back to the community.”

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goes more in depth with selfdefense.

Continued from PAGE 1 “We’re constantly looking for new ways to update it,” he self-defense is fun, and it’s really said. “Safety is our No. 1 conabout confidence building.” cern on this campus and in this PROTECT, which has been of- community.”

Teaching females how to get fered for 20 years, Hoxter said, out of bear hugs and choke holds is another portion of the class, he said.

“They really have fun,” he said. “The last thing we do is make them fight their way out of the room.”

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Danielle Cooper, a freshman occupational therapy major, said her guy friends made her tackle the UPD officer.

“It’s a great way of defending myself against drunk people on High Street,” she said.

She signed up for the PROTECT class.

Heidi Muller, a psychology fifth-year senior, said the event was very fun.

“It’s not everyday you get to tackle a cop,” she said. “It was very mind opening to learn-

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Bell ringing to be held Friday A bell ringing ceremony will be held Friday in remembrance of Maron Wauthier.

Wauthier was a communications studies major from Bridgeville, Pa. Wauthier, 21, died March 26.

The service, which is being held by West Virginia University’s Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity, will be held at noon at Oglebay Plaza on the Downtown Campus. Everyone is welcome to attend.

— sem ing what you could do to protect yourself if you’re facing that kind of situation.”

Muller joined WAR after participating in the event.

This is the second “Drop-ACop” event hosted by the organization, and it kicks off a series of events for April and Sexual Assault Awareness month.

The next event is a demonstration to show the proper use and safety of mace Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the free speech zone across from the Mountainlair. melanie.hoffman@mail.wvu.edu

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Major safety lapses at mine long before blast CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal inspectors found a string of safety violations at a sprawling West Virginia coal mine in the months and days leading up to an explosion that killed 25 this week, including two citations the day of the explosion. Miners were so concerned about the conditions that several told their congressman they were afraid to go back into the mine.

Records reviewed by The Associated Press paint a troubling picture of procedures at Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch mine, the site of Monday’s explosion in the heart of West Virginia coal country. Safety advocates said the mine’s track record, particularly a pair of January violations that produced two of the heftiest fines in the mine’s history, should have provoked stronger action by the mine operators and regulators.

In the January inspection, regulators found that dirty air was being directed into an escapeway where fresh air should be.

They also found that an emergency air system was flowing in the wrong direction, which could leave workers without

fresh air in their primary escape route.

Terry Moore, the mine foreman, told officials that he was aware of one of the problems and that it had been occurring for about three weeks.

“Mr. Moore engaged in aggravated conduct constituting more than ordinary negligence in that he was aware of the condition,” the Mine Safety and Health Administration wrote in fining the company a combined $130,000.

While records indicate those problems were fixed the same day, the mine’s operator, Massey subisidiary Performance Coal Co., continued to rack up citations until the day of the blast.

MSHA inspectors ticketed the mine Monday over inadequate maps of escape routes and an improper splice of electrical cable on a piece of equipment.

Trouble had been building at Upper Big Branch for a long time. Violations in 2009 were roughly double the amount from any previous year, and the January citation involving Moore was one of at least 50 “unwarrantable failure” violations assessed

there in the past year, the most serious type of violation that MSHA can assess.

The January problems could have triggered an explosion if they weren’t corrected, said Celeste Monforton, who spent six years as a special assistant to MSHA’s assistant director and is now an assistant professor of environmental and occupational health at George Washington University.

“It’s definitely a big, big, big, big signal – a red flag – about major problems in the mine,” Monforton said.

The most serious violations could have warranted a criminal investigation, said Tony Oppegard, a Clinton appointee who served as the adviser to the assistant secretary of MSHA for 2½ years. Oppegard said regulators should have determined that the mine has a “pattern of violations,” a rarely used distinction that can allow officials to shut down operations.

“Had it been on a pattern of violations, maybe 25 lives or more would have been saved,” Oppegard said.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Nick

Rahall, whose district includes the mine about 30 miles south of Charleston, told the AP on Wednesday that he’d been hearing for at least two months from Upper Big Branch workers concerned about methane levels at the mine. Methane, a colorless, odorless gas common in underground mines, is suspected as the cause of the blast.

“I have talked to individuals who have been in coal mines or have loved ones who have been working in coal mines who will not be identified by name but will say that something is fishy here,” Rahall said. “That there are corners being cut.”

Rahall didn’t say whether he took action on the complaints, which he said came from at least three people. Rahall spokesman Blake Androff later backed away from Rahall’s comments, saying the complaints the congressman was referring to had only been made since the explosion.

Last year, MSHA ordered the mine closed 29 times to correct problems found by inspectors, said Kevin Stricklin, an MSHA administrator in West Virginia.

He did not know why each cita-

tion was issued or how long the mine was forced to close each time, but closure times can vary widely.

“Any time you issue a D order, it’s a very bad condition,” Stricklin said. “I don’t want to call it unusual, but it’s a serious condition.”

Forced shutdowns are not uncommon, especially since 2008, when federal officials cracked down following a string of mine accidents that left dozens dead.

While the stepped-up enforcement has produced more citations, it has also led companies like Massey to sidestep the harshest punishments by appealing the fines.

In 2005, the year before the Sago mine disaster that killed 12, mines contested just 6 percent of the violations they faced.

That rate steadily climbed to 27 percent last year, the AP found.

Massey is still contesting more than a third of all its violations at Upper Big Branch since 2007, according to an AP analysis. In the past year, federal inspectors have proposed more than $1 million in fines for violations at the mine. Only 16 per-

cent have been paid.

Upper Big Branch also has a history of violations for not properly ventilating methane.

Massey CEO Don Blankenship has conceded that the explosion shows the mine was not completely safe, but he has insisted it was no more dangerous than comparable mines and maintains that Massey has a commendable safety record.

The industry has defended the practice of appealing its violations. Bruce Watzman, senior vice president of regulatory affairs for the National Mining Association, has said in written comments submitted to Congress that it does not jeopardize mine safety. He did not return a call seeking further comment.

Safety officials warned Congress three months ago that the backlog of violations could undermine a crackdown on repeat offenders. A backlog of some 82,000 violations and $210 million in contested penalties is pending before a review commission. In 2009, companies protested roughly two-thirds of the $141 million in penalties assessed by federal regulators.

Family men, outdoorsmen among W.Va. mine victims CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As some families prayed that their loved ones might still be alive in West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch mine, others grappled with the certainty that they had lost a father, brother or cousin.

Many had lost more than one family member.

When an explosion shook the mine in Montcoal on Monday, it killed three members of the Davis family – Timmy Davis Sr. and his two nephews, Josh Napper and Cory Davis. They were among 25 killed. Four others are still unaccounted for inside the mine.

Not all of the dead have been identified. These are the stories of those who have been named so far, either by mine owner Massey Energy Co. , the medical examiner or family members.

Carl Acord Carl Acord shared a big Easter dinner with family on Sunday and doted on his infant grandsons, 9-month-old Chase and 3-month-old Cameron, said his sister Sherry Cline.

“He was looking forward to riding them around on the tractor this summer,” Cline said. “He kept talking about that at Easter dinner.”

Acord also enjoyed fishing with his two sons, 24-year-old Cody and 19-year-old Casey.

Even though he was about 6 feet tall, everyone called Acord “Pee Wee” – which he hated.

“That was his nickname since he was a little tyke. It just stuck,” Cline said.

Acord, 52, had worked in mines for 34 years and liked the work, Cline said. But he told his family on Sunday that he was concerned about the mine’s roof and worried about going to work Monday.

Jason Atkins Jason Atkins was born and raised in Boone County, near the coal mine where he lost his life, said his father-in-law, Rick Withers.

The 25-year-old miner and his wife, Amanda, 28, met when they were students at West Virginia Tech and got married in 2008, Withers said. Amanda Atkins could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Withers said he was not sure when Atkins began working at the mine.

“He was an hourly guy,” Withers said.

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ball teams, but left West Virginia Tech without graduating, Withers said. He enjoyed golfing.

The state medical examiner’s office said Tuesday that Atkins was among the dead.

Robert E. Clark Just a few months ago, Robert E. Clark, 41, came forward and committed himself as a bornagain Christian at the Beckley Church of God, his pastor said.

The decision in January offered a degree of solace Wednesday to Clark’s churchgoing friends. He leaves behind his wife, Melissa, and a young son.

“It really is a big relief to know that all is well with his soul, that he can go to heaven,” said the Rev. F.D. Sexton, who has spoken with Clark’s family since the explosion at the mine. On Wednesday, Sexton said he remembered Clark’s big smile as the miner left an Easter service at the church.

“Everything was still good with him as far as his soul was concerned,” Sexton said.

Raleigh County Commissioner John Humphrey, who knew Clark from church, said he believed the miner had been working in the coal industry for several years.

“When he wasn’t working, you’d see him at the church with the family and his in-laws,” Humphrey said.

Cory Davis Cory Davis played baseball in high school and followed his family into the mines.

The 20-year-old from Dawes, W.Va., worked with his father, Tommy Davis, and cousin Timmy Davis Jr. at a surface mine, but all three were laid off in the past two years. And all three ended up at Massey.

Cory Davis loved the outdoors and would often spend his weekends at a family camp on a mountaintop.

“We’d just run around, build a fire, ride four-wheelers,” Timmy Davis Jr. said. “Our life was kind of boring. We’re kind of hill folks.

We stay up on the mountain.”

Timmy Davis Sr. Timmy Davis Sr. loved coal mining – and when he wasn’t doing that, he was out hunting and fishing.

“My dad was the best hunter and fisher you’ve ever seen. The biggest buck or bear would come to him so he could shoot them,” said Timmy Davis Jr. “He’s got five or six in here. He’s killed a

lot of big deer.”

Davis Jr. said his uncle Tommy Davis and brother Cody Davis also were at the mine at the time and survived the blast.

Cody Davis and his father were best friends, Davis Jr. said.

Cody Davis was on his way in at the time of the blast, said Davis Jr., who works as a coal truck driver.

“He loved to work underground,” the younger Davis said of his father, who was from Cabin Creek, W.Va. “He loved that place.”

Steve Harrah Steve Harrah – known to his co-workers as “Smiley” – was “always thoughtful and would give you a hand,” his father-inlaw said.

The 40-year-old enjoyed hunting deer in Pocahontas County, said father-in-law Jack Bowden Jr., who also is director of the Raleigh County Emergency Operating Center. Harrah lived in Cool Ridge, W.Va., with his kindergarten-age son, Zach, and wife of 10 years, Tammy.

His sister, Betty Harrah, said other workers thought of her brother as a good boss.

“He wouldn’t ask them to do anything he wouldn’t get down in there and do,” she said.

“They went to the same high school, and they just knew each other and started dating,” said Bowden, who choked up as he spoke. “It’s pretty rough.”

Harrah was leaving the mine when the explosion happened.

The mining company told the family that Harrah was killed instantly, Bowden said.

William R. Lynch William Roosevelt Lynch wore many hats, including that of a coal miner.

Over his career, the 59-yearold who went by Roosevelt was a teacher, coached three sports and was about to welcome his fourth grandchild into the world.

He also worked in the mines for more than 30 years.

Lynch was among the dead, said his brother, Melvin Lynch of Mount Hope, who also was in the mine at the time.

Roosevelt Lynch was a longtime Oak Hill resident who coached basketball, football and track and taught on the high school and middle school levels.

“A lot of people around town called him coach,” Melvin Lynch said. “He would substitute teach, then coach and then work in the

mines. He used to have that rigorous schedule.”

Oak Hill High basketball coach Fred Ferri said Roosevelt Lynch also competed in a summer basketball league in Beckley.

“He was in excellent condition,” Ferri said. “He played last summer. He’s out there running with kids. Roosevelt was a heck of an athlete.”

ing and think about that.”

Gary Quarles Gary Quarles’ life was consumed by his wife and two children.

The 33-year-old from Naoma, W.Va., took trips every summer to Myrtle Beach, S.C., with the kids, ages 9 and 11, as well as his wife. The family often went fishing along the New River there.

“He liked to hunt and spend time with his kids,” Janice Quarles said. “That was about it.

That’s all he did.”

He liked to hunt everything from raccoons and deer to wild boar, and he had wanted to stay home from work Monday because his children were still on Easter break, she said.

Janice Quarles said her husband was a quiet, laid-back man nicknamed “Spanky.” She was told of his death by a Massey official.

Gary Quarles started coal mining when he was 18. He was among those finishing a 10.5hour shift when the explosion happened, his wife said.

Josh Napper Josh Napper was a hulking man with a simple claim to fame: He could bench press more than 500 pounds.

“If there was any way he could, he could have moved half that mountain,” said Napper’s cousin, Timmy Davis Jr. “That’s about all he did was lift weights.”

The 25-year-old Napper came to work in the coal mines just two months ago after working in the health care industry in his hometown of Rutland, Ohio, Davis said.

“He made decent money in Ohio,” Davis said. “He just knew it was more money underground. He came here for the money.”

Deward Scott Napper lived in Giles, W.Va., Deward Scott met his wife, with his grandparents and Crissie, when she was his kaspent his days off with his infant rate student. The pair loved to daughter, Davis said. go hunting together – Deward

Scott taught her to bow hunt when they first met nearly 20 years ago, she said.

Th ey’ve been together ever since – usually enjoying the outdoors while hiking, hunting, fishing or gardening. The 58-year-old Montcoal resident had been a miner for 21 years and loved his job. But he also was kind and outgoing, Crissie Scott said.

“He was a Christian man who loved to help people,” Crissie Scott said, her voice choking.

“He’s one of those people that once you met him, you wouldn’t forget him.”

The company notified Crissie Scott that her husband was among the miners killed in Monday’s explosion.

Benny R. Willingham For Benny Willingham, retirement was just five weeks away.

The 61-year-old from Corinne, W.Va., had been a coal miner for 30 years and spent the last 17 working for Massey, said his sister-in-law, Sheila Prillaman.

Willingham and his wife were supposed to go on a cruise next month to the Virgin Islands.

“Benny was the type – he probably wouldn’t have stayed retired long,” Prillaman said. “He wasn’t much of a homebody.”

Howard “Boone” Payne Howard “Boone” Payne was a “gentle giant” in his early 50s with flaming red hair and broad shoulders.

“He would go out of his way to help someone,” said his brotherin-law, Terry Wright of Roanoke, Va. “He loved to have fun. He was quiet and loved his family.”

Payne began working as a coal miner shortly after graduating high school in 1977. He had worked for Massey Energy for eight to 10 years. Massey told Payne’s wife, Debra, about his death at 2 a.m. Tuesday, Wright said.

Wright said Payne never expressed any fears about his profession. As a former coal miner, himself, Wright understands why.

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Mining industry should take care of its own No one should have to go to work with the fear that the day at hand may be their last. That due to unsafe working conditions, disaster may strike.

But that’s a reality that nearly every underground coal miner must face.

In the wake of the disastrous mine explosion Monday that killed 25 and has left four missing at Massey Energy Co.’s Upper Big Branch coal mine, we wonder why, despite so many citations, unsafe mines are allowed

to continue to operation.

Experts believe a build-up of methane gas combined with some source of ignition triggered the blast.

At press time, toxic gas levels were still too high to send in rescue crews to retrieve those four missing miners, who authorities believe to be dead.

Statistics obtained via the Mine Safety and Health Administration Web site show that the Upper Big Branch has been cited 639 times for more than

$1.086 million since the start of 2009. The mine was written two violations the day of the catastrophe, although it’s yet to be determined if they were written prior to the explosion.

When asked by West Virginia MetroNews anchor Hoppy Kercheval about the significance of the numerous violations, Massey Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship said, “Violations are unfortunately a normal part of the mining process ... there are violations at ev-

ery coal mine in America.”

What an excellent standard for which to strive.

Blankenship later conceded that, because of the explosion, the mine was obviously not safe.

According to the Associated Press, some of the violations at the mine were for poor ventilation, lack of escape route maps and improper splicing of electrical wires.

Obviously, massive punitive damages will be levied against

Massey and its subsidiaries in the coming weeks and months stemming from this disaster. But it shouldn’t end there.

As we’ve established several times before, West Virginia is inextricably tied to the coal industry.

But that doesn’t mean industry executives should run roughshod over the state and industry regulators.

For example, Massey has paid only 16 percent of its fines for violations at the Upper Big Branch

mine since 2007.

The industry should be held accountable.

Unsafe mines should be shut down until safety can be ensured. Miners’ lives shouldn’t be unnecessarily put at risk due to what amounts to gross negligence on the part of higherups.

The state deserves better. The miners (and their families) deserve better. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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1. A coal miner who would only identify himself as Chris speaks about the miners who died Monday at Upper Big Branch. 2. Massey CEO Don Blankenship details the explosion to reporters Tuesday. 3. Mine explosion survivor Melvin Lynch recounts the explosion that took the life of his brother, Roosevelt. 4. Trevor, 11, and Rabekka, 9, of Naoma, W.Va., hold mining work clothes of their father, Gary Quarles, who was killed in the blast. 5. A large drill and fan work above Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Coal Mine, Wednesday.

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Massey Energy Co. has a history of disregarding safety C.G. SHIELDS COLUMNIST

The eyes of the nation are upon West Virginia at this moment – glaring at us, disapprovingly, distrustfully, as usual – as the most serious American mining disaster in 26 years took place Monday in the backyard of our capital city.

At least 25 miners are dead, more are injured, and of course, the governor was on vacation.

How perfect.

I am not comfortable with the idea of using the unnecessary, avoidable deaths of so many innocent people to make a political point, so I won’t do it. This is in a realm somewhere far, far distant from partisan politics.

The vacationing Friend-ofCoal governor is a moderate Democrat, the post-modern coal baron CEO of the corporation that owns the exploded mine a staunch, unapologetic conservative Republican.

I am interested neither in their party registration nor in anyone else’s right now. I’m interested in serious, brutal honesty, and here it is: The Upper Big Creek mine, owned by Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy, incurred an astonishing 1,342 safety citations in the past five years, worth $1.89 million in fines. It received 50 violations in the last month alone, including 12 serious violations for failure to properly vent explosive methane gas.

Three workers died at Upper Big Creek in various other incidents between 1998 and Mon-

day’s explosion.

As Kevin Stricklin, coal administrator for the federal Mine Safety & Health Administration said, “The operator (Massey) “was aware of some of these conditions.”

In January 2006, two miners died in a fire at the Aracoma mine in Logan County, W. Va., a mine operated by a Massey subsidiary.

The company racked up $1.5 million in federal fines for that incident, at the time the largest fine ever levied by MSHA. (That number is likely to be exceeded by a factor of several once the fine for the Upper Big Branch incident is tallied.)

For good measure, the subsidiary pled guilty to 10 criminal charges in connection with the Aracoma mine disaster in 2006.

Not that Massey only racks

up records for putting miners at risk – the company doesn’t much care about the rest of us either.

In 2008, Massey was hit with the largest penalty ever issued by the Environmental Protection Agency for its stream-dumping practices. The company ultimately agreed to pay the government more than $30 million.

No problem for Massey. The multi-state conglomerate reported net profits of over $100 million in 2009.

Don Blankenship, the aforementioned CEO, paid for the successful 2004 campaign of state Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin, who then promptly cast the deciding vote in Massey’s favor in a standing civil action involving a competing mine operation.

This fight went all the way to U.S. Supreme Court, with the jus-

tices issuing a decision forcing Benjamin to recuse himself from a re-hearing of the case.

Massey has further managed to remove the United Mine Workers of America from every single one of its mining operations, both underground and surface, although a lone processing plant remains a union shop.

Massey has lost at least two civil suits brought by the UMWA in attempts to force the company to hire union miners. The company has chosen to pay heavy penalties rather than allow any of its mines to unionize.

Meanwhile, Blankenship argued this week his operation has an above-average safety record.

That’s interesting: A 2008 study found that Massey had racked up more safety violations than every other West Virginia mining corporation combined.

Well played, gentlemen. You’ve assembled some of the most unsafe working conditions in all of American mining and thoroughly broken the union that has for a century successfully fought for dramatic improvements in worker safety.

Along the way, you’ve paid record fines, built a massive slurry impoundment above an elementary school, and even managed to buy a judge.

I hope it’s worth the blood on your hands.

West Virginia Rep. Nick Rahal, chairman of the House Committee on National Resources, said: “I want to know why this tragedy happened. We will seek answers about the cause of this disaster.”

If the congressman is serious, I suggest he begin his quest at Massey headquarters in Richmond.

Butler’s devastating knee injury showed a softer side of Huggy Bear RYAN TEGEDER COLUMNIST

After the West Virginia University loss to Duke University Saturday, it seemed like the absolutely worst thing that could have ever happened.

Eventually, though, after the sting wore off, the realization came that this was the most successful season in more than 50 years.

With a Big East Championship and a trip to the Final Four, it truly was a fantastic year.

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After only three years on the job, the often rough around the edges head coach, Bob Huggins, has brought the University further than anyone else has in a very long time.

Huggins has always been a successful head coach, but he has not always had the greatest reputation for how he gets it done.

With his gruff demeanor and sometimes low graduation rates, he is sometimes looked upon as only caring about winning.

Saturday, Huggins showed us what kind of coach he really is and the strong connection he has with his players.

When Da’Sean Butler went down after his collision with Brian Zoubek, it was immediately clear he would not be getting back up and playing again anytime soon.

As if it was not painful enough to see, they decided to show the collision in slow motion about six more times just to make sure you saw exactly when Butler tore his ACL. It was clear that Butler knew he would not be coming back as well. As soon as Huggins realized the severity of the situation, he was immediately beside Butler trying to talk him down to help him through his painful

moment.

For those few minutes, Huggins seemed to forget everything except the player he had coached for the past three years. The thousands of spectators, televisions cameras and millions of viewers through the country were not “there.”

It was just Huggins and the player he had become so close with.

He knelt down on the floor and spoke to Butler who clearly was not just in physical pain, but obviously felt he had let his teammates and his school down.

This was obviously not true and Huggins made sure he un-

derstood that. As Butler lay on the ground in physical and emotional agony, Huggins was there with him sharing the pain and making sure Butler knew everyone understood he gave it his all.

While Huggins’ reputation has been questioned many times, the display left no doubt that he is a man who loves his players and would do anything for them.

How many other coaches would really have done what Huggins did on Saturday? It cannot be forgotten that his dreams of a national championship fell with Butler, but that is not what he was concerned with.

He was not worried about the big payday a national title could have meant to him in the futureor that a title would help him go down as one of the greatest college basketball coaches in history. He was only worried about his player.

This is the side of Huggins that only his players and family will generally be able to see, but on the national stage of the Final Four, Huggins proved what kind of coach he is.

His players have always been proud to play for him, and now everyone at this University should be proud to have him coach for us.

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New ‘Twilight’ novella will raise money for Red Cross

BY BRITTNI MCGUIRE A&E WRITER

Twilighters get ready, Stephanie Meyer is releasing a new novella in the “Twilight” series, “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner.”

The novella will be a short tale of newborn vampire Bree, who is bitten by Victoria as she cultivates her army of newborn vampires to kill Bella Swan.

Meyer is set to publish her newest addition June 5, with $1 from each book being donated to the American Red Cross.

The newest addition is an extension of “Eclipse,” the third installment in the saga which tells the tale of vampire life according to someone who did not choose to be one.

Bree will be featured in the film adaptation of “Eclipse,”

giving fans a chance to see the character come to life.

While this novella will not be as lengthy or romantic as the other installments, Meyer is set to give fans something new to feed their vampire cravings.

Some “Twilight” fans around campus are excited for the short novel to be released to see if it adds a little more depth to their bloody addiction.

“I would buy this book and give it a read,” said Jared Smith, freshman general studies major.

“I am a big fan of the ‘Twilight’ series as well as the movies, and I cant wait to see something new Meyer puts out there.”

Though the love of Edward and Bella is not directly featured in this short novel, Meyer promises to excite “Twilight” fans.

While some fans are excited for the new installment, others

seem apprehensive to accept a story that does not involve the love of Edward and Bella.

“I’m probably one of the biggest ‘Twilight’ geeks out there, and I am so worried that she is going to put this out and it’s going to ruin the saga,” said Megan Richard, sophomore public relations major.

“I know she is publishing this as a side story to the novels, but without the love of Edward and Bella, I’m not sure people will be inclined to read it because that is what the entire saga is about.”

With fans both excited and nervous, the book is being sold on pre-sale, anticipating a big following by the “Twilight” fans and a generous donation to the American Red Cross. brittni.mcguire@mail.wvu.edu

Former WVU student brings act to this week’s Comedy Caravan

BY CELESTE LANTZ A&E WRITER

Josh Copen and Matt Bergman will make their way to West Virginia University for this week’s Comedy Caravan.

Copen, the opener, has attended WVU in the past and is currently finishing his education online.

He believes he is able to relate to college students because he “still is one.”

Copen said he was sad to see the WVU men’s basketball team lose to Duke, but he is still proud of the team.

“I loved that team and coaching staff and have defriended a close buddy of mine on Facebook who mocked Coach Huggins hugging Da’Sean on the floor,” Copen said.

Copen currently resides in New York City. He has worked with Louis Ramey, Jesse Joyce, Tim Wilson and T.J. Miller.

His comedy is based on life and experience, and Copen jokes about everything from pop culture to his adventures working as a waiter at Chili’s.

Bergman has performed at WVU several times before with Copen, and his first experience here was at a football game against Rutgers. “[The kids] can expect to see material about college and life after college,” Bergman said. “I also have a ton of embarrassing stories that I tell on stage about my own life.”

Bergman feels he can still relate to college kids because he still feels like one.

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Former WVU student Josh Copen opens tonight’s Comedy Caravan.

He said he loves that he gets paid to drink and tell jokes, and that he performs at different colleges throughout the semester so he doesn’t feel too out of touch.

Bergman has performed with Dave Attell, Jeffry Ross, Bill Burr and Jon Lovitz, and he has a new CD coming out in the fall.

Comedy Caravan is part of WVU’s Up All Night program and starts at 9 tonight in the Mountainlair’s Side Pocket Pub. Admission is free.

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celeste.lantz@mail.wvu.edu

Matt Bergman returns to WVU at tonight’s Comedy Caravan.

“The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner” Stephanie Meyer

For each book purchased, $1 will go toward the Red Cross.

International professor presents lecture dealing with AIDS/HIV Joyce Mathangwane will speak at West Virginia University as part of The Jackson Distinguished Lecture Series.

Mathangwane, an associate professor of language and linguistics at the University of Botswana, is scheduled as part of The Jackson Distinguished Lecture Series held by the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.

Mathangwane’s lecture, “People’s perceptions of HIV/AIDS as portrayed by their labels of the disease: the case of Botswana,” discusses attitudes toward the disease in Botswana and how these continue to be a setback in the fight against the sickness.

This lecture differs from what Eberly is used to because it deals with real-life studies of something that has affected many people.

“As a student here I have been to many lectures, and this

one seems different because it is strictly about a real-life issue that affects many people today,” said Emily White a sophomore English major. “I hope that this lecture brings something different to the table, that always excites me.”

In her study, Mathangwane examines the different labels or names used to refer to the disease and how the names are influenced by the attitudes of people.

Mathangwane is the author of “Ikalanga Phonetics and Phonology: A Synchronic and Diachronic Study” and is a distinguished professor in her field of study.

The event will last for one hour and starts at 11:30 a.m. in room 130 of Colson Hall. The reading is free and open to the public.

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FEATURE OF THE DAY BROWN BAG LUNCH FILM & DISCUSSION SERIES will show

“Nomad: The Warrior” at 11:30 a.m. in the Gluck Theatre in the Mountainlair. This event is free and open to the public and pizza will be provided on a first-come, firstserved basis. For more information, visit www.studentlife.wvu.edu/mpprograms.html#bblfds.

April 8 THE MOUNTAINEER HOT WHEELS COL LECTORS CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in the Moose Lodge in Fairmont. All are invited to attend. For more information, call 304363-3777 or e-mail mountaineerhwc@ hotmail.com.

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diction 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 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.

TOMCHIN PLANETARIUM will show Impact Earth at 8 p.m. and IBEX at 9 p.m. in Room 425 of Hodges Hall. Admission is free, but reservations are required and can be made by calling 304-293-3422, ext. 1443. Tomchin Observatory will Continual be open at 8:30 p.m. for public viewGOLF CLUB meets regularly. Golfers of ing on the same night but requires no any skill level are invited to join. Club acreservations. tivities include competitions with other schools and intraclub golf outings. For April 11 more information, e-mail wvugolfclub@ “IRON JAWED ANGELS” will be shown gmail.com. for free at the Aull Center, celebrating MOTOWNPOETS is looking for poets the 90th anniversary of women’s suf- who are interested in practicing and sharfrage. Treats will be provided. This event ing poetry with others on an online forum. is sponsored by the WVU Center for Wom- For more information, visit www.groups. en’s Studies and the League of Women yahoo.com/group/motownpoetry.

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MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs volunteers for the information desk, pre-adEvery Thursday mission testing, hospitality cart, mail deCODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, a livery and gift shop. For more information, 12-step program to assist participants call Christina Brown at 304-598-1324. in developing healthier relationships of WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the confer- as nutrition, sexual health and healthy livence room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital. ing are provided for interested student For more information, call Mary at 304- groups, organizations or classes by WELL 296-3748.

WVU Student Wellness and Health ProBIGLTM, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and motion. For more information, visit www.

Transgendered Mountaineers, meets well.wvu.edu/wellness. at 8 p.m. in the Greenbrier Room of the WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is paid Mountainlair. Discussions will include for by tuition and fees and is confidencommunity issues, current events and tial. For appointments or more informaplans for upcoming activities. tion, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.well.

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LEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran CHRISTIAN HELP needs volunteers to Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to help with the daily operations of six proregional and national disasters. No expe- grams: a free clothing store, food pantry, rience is necessary. For more information, emergency financial assistance, Women’s e-mail Stephanie at szinn1@mix.wvu.edu Career Clothing Closet, Working Man’s or visit www.lutheranmountaineer.org/ Closet and the Furniture Exchange. For disaster. more information or to volunteer, conMUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION tact Jessica at 304-296-0221 or chi_vc@ hosts a weekly Islam and Arabic class at adelphia.net.

6:30 p.m. in the Monongahela Room of NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets the Mountainlair. For more information, nightly in the Morgantown and Faircontact Sohail Chaudhry at 304-906-8183 mont areas. For more information, call the or schaudhr@mix.wvu.edu. helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB mrscna.org. meets from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. in the baseALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets ment of the First Christian Church at 100 daily. For help or a schedule, call 304-291Cobun Ave. Meetings will not be held 7918. For more information, visit www. the last Thursday of every month. For aawv.org. more information, visit www.morganCARITAS HOUSE, a local nonprofit ortownchess.org. ganization serving West Virginians with CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST holds HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in personal care items and volunteers to Room G24 of Eiesland Hall. People can support all aspects of the organization’s join 300 others for live music, skits and activities. For more information, call John relevant messages. For more informa- Sonnenday at 304-985-0021. tion, e-mail roy.baker@uscm.org or visit CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SER wvucru.com.

VICES are provided for free by the Carruth UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVE Center for Psychological and Psychiatric MENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Min- Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekistry Center on the corner of Price and Wil- days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services inley streets. For more information, e-mail clude educational, career, individual, couwvumethodist@comcast.net. ples and group counseling. Please visit CADUCEUS, a completely confidential www.well.wvu.edu to find out more organization of people who work in any information. role in health care fields who are in adSCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a

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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@lutheranmountaineer.org or visit www.lutheranmountaineer.org and follow the links to the LSM Web site.

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 one-time event. For more information, call 304598-6094 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.

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HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, often you will choose to be with your friends. You also could become far more civic-minded, and get involved in an important cause. Be careful not to spread yourself too thin. On some level, you revitalize through letting go and being with your friends.

Learn to be more frugal than in the past, especially as you will need to counteract a tendency to overspend. If you are single, a new relationship could come through a friend. If you are attached, the two of you need to have a solid friendship as well.

Treat each other as your best friend more often. You can count on AQUARIUS. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) ★★★★ Aries generally is directed, but today you will tend to linger and overindulge. You wonder what is going on. Perhaps you need to take a break. Do something just for you, even if it is just getting a haircut. Help yourself recycle. Tonight: Where the action is.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) ★★★ Be aware of your efforts to court the boss’s or someone else’s favor. Is it worth it?

Your instincts tell you which way to go, and experience

tells you to follow them. Be willing to nix a new project, or at least your involvement in it. Tonight: Out late.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) ★★★★★ Seek out new perspectives and knowledge.

Your instincts tell you one thing, and reality tells you something different. Zero in on what is important, especially in a meeting. Share your thoughts. Tonight: Where you can relax most.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) ★★★★★ A partner goes out of his or her way to help you, especially with a public or community matter. You could be on overload with all the feelings that come up. Be happy for the support and caring. Tonight: A must appearance.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) ★★★★ You could be overwhelmed by a boss and his or her efforts. Accept the compliments. Know that you are being observed with care. A key friend, family member or loved one cannot do enough.

He or she brings you important information. Tonight: Just don’t be alone.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) ★★★★ Tension builds wher-

ever you are. The only way to dissipate some of this energy is to detach. Focus on what you must do, and you will get it done. A co-worker or associate pitches in. Tonight: Have a long-overdue chat.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) ★★★★ Partners, associates and friends all want command of the ship. Let them have it, while you go off and do something you really enjoy. Creativity, humor and friendship could merge. Enjoy every moment. Tonight: Go with the flow.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) ★★★ If you can continue working from home, please do. You could be overwhelmed by everything that is on your plate. Your efforts to clear out work, errands and all that might be weighing you down help. Tonight: Order in.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) ★★★★★ You have to field more than your share of calls and requests, and a meeting could be exhausting. Your creativity helps cut through the fat and get down to brass tacks. Recognize that you have limited energy. Try not to put in overtime. Tonight: Catch up on another

person’s news.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) ★★★★ You might be shooting yourself in the foot if you continue to go for a risk. Use your funds to build greater stability, or plug some money into your home. Find another way of letting off steam. Try more people time.

Tonight: Be a wild thing.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) ★★★★ You could feel drained by a family member or domestic situation. Know when you can do nothing more, and go about your day.

Many people appreciate your efforts and time. Stay where you do make a difference. Tonight: As you like it.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) ★★★★ How you handle a close friend and the choices you make come from within. Treat people as you would like to be treated, and see how easy it can be. A call could cause you to withdraw, think and maybe daydream.

Tonight: Lie low.

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19 Web links 20 Uneasy about a farm team member?

23 Michael Phelps sponsor 24 “Dies __” 25 Humble 28 Play footsie, say 32 It may be up 35 Plus 36 Shoe part for Astaire 37 Uneasy about a long shot?

41 Maps 42 Fair-hiring abbr.

43 Hi or lo follower 44 “Flowers for Algernon” author Daniel 45 “Analyze That” star 48 Top-shelf 50 Where Caligula reputedly tried to seat his 67Across 54 Uneasy about an aquarium fish?

59 Winery prefix 60 Casual top 61 Stock phrase 62 Exploit 63 Etonic competitor

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64 Peachy 65 Wood shaper 66 Appear dramatically 67 Word to add to 20-, 37and 54-Across to make sense of the answers Down 1 Call before the game 2 __ in the bucket 3 Stockholm native 4 Colored a bit 5 Like some daring football kicks 6 Steep outcropping 7 Brewery feature 8 Act like fools?

9 Let out, say 10 Honored with a crown of foliage 11 Start of a spell 12 Go for a Masters?

13 CBS part: Abbr.

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Whitney Houston accepts an award at the Warner Theatre during the 2010 BET Hip Hop Honors in Washington. Illness has apparently led to a brief postponement of Houston’s European tour.

Whitney Houston postpones tour dates NEW YORK (AP) — Whitney Houston has again pushed back the European leg of her first tour in years on the advice of doctors who are encouraging her to take time to recover from a respiratory illness, according to a statement issued Wednesday.

Houston had already postponed the European kickoff, originally scheduled for Tuesday in Paris, because of illness. A statement from a representative said doctors advised Houston to reschedule concerts Thursday and Friday in Manchester, England, and a Sunday performance in Glasgow, Scotland.

All dates are being rescheduled, and the 46-year-old singer’s tour is now supposed to start next Tuesday in Birmingham, England.

“Doctors visited Whitney late last night in Paris and confirmed that she was suffering from an upper respiratory infection,” the statement read. “Upon medical advice Whitney has been advised that she cannot perform to allow her time to recover.”

The statement noted she delayed the tour with “great disappointment.”

Houston, one of pop’s all-time best-selling artists, had been on a hiatus from music as she battled drug addiction and ended a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown.

But with her new CD, “I Look to You,” she returned on the top of the charts and declared herself healthy and free from substance abuse.

The superstar has been on a world tour to promote the CD, which has sold more than 1 million copies in the United States alone.

However, the tour has been troubled; performances in Australia and elsewhere were negatively received by some fans and critics, who complained Houston did not showcase the majestic voice she is known for.

Video snippets of her performances showed Houston sweating and struggling to hit notes, leading some to wonder about her health.

In February, her representative issued a statement denying any troubles, saying, “Whitney is in great health and having a terrific time on her tour and with her fans.”

Michael Jackson portrait to be auctioned on eBay LOS ANGELES (AP) — An overthe-top portrait of Michael Jackson is going up for auction online.

The eBay.com auction of the fantastical 50-by-40-inch (127by-102-centimeter) painting by Australian artist Brett-Livingstone Strong will launch Wednesday evening, the portrait’s owner said.

Titled “The Book,” the colorful work is reportedly the only painting for which the King of Pop ever posed. It depicts Jackson, clad in a Renaissance-era red velvet jacket, seated amid a sweeping checkerboard floor underneath a magically translucent curtain at his Neverland Ranch.

“I’ve had it an awful long time,” said toy inventor Marty Abrams, who acquired the painting with partner John Gentilly in 1992 from Japanese businessman Hiromichi Saeki as payment on a debt owed to them. “With the positive response to his music and the movie about him after his death, we thought it was a good time to sell it and for the world to see it.”

For over 17 years, Abrams kept

the painting in storage in a New Jersey warehouse. It was briefly on display at the Dancy-Power Automotive showroom in Harlem after Jackson’s death last June. The painting, which also features the fairy character Tinkerbell hovering in the background, is hanging inside Abrams’ home in Kings Point, New York.

The painting was originally sold to Saeki for $2.1 million in 1990. Abrams said the painting was appraised by Belgo Fine Art Appraisal and Restoration at $5.3 million in 2000, but he believes it is worth more now. Abrams hopes it will fetch over $3 million in the auction, which is scheduled to end April 17. The minimum starting bid will be $2.75 million.

“Frankly, I thought instead of trying to call out to other people, let’s bring the people that are really interested to us,” said auction organizer Marc Samson. “The idea of doing it on eBay in an auction format seemed to make the most sense. When Marty’s son, Ken, came to me with the painting, it hit me across the face. This is the way to get it out there.”

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This game brings Mario and Luigi into a 3-D world for the first time in the franchises history. ‘New Super Mario Bros. was released in 2006.

‘New Super Mario Bros.’ combines 3-D look with classic gameplay for an almost perfect Mario title JAMES CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

In 2006, Mario hadn’t had a true side-scroller in a while.

“Super Mario Land 2” was the last new one, not counting rereleases and remakes, and that game came out in 1992.

So it’s a shame so few people have played “New Super Mario Bros.,” a game that returned to the classic formula with the use of 3-D models.

The story is basically the same as other games in the Mario franchise: the Mushroom Kingdom is attacked and Princess Peach is again kidnapped, this time by Bowser’s son, Bowser Jr. Mario and Luigi take it upon themselves to save the day,

fighting Bowser’s minions from the Mushroom Kingdom to the dark lands trying to rescue the princess.

However, at the end of the first world, there’s a twist in the formula: Mario defeats Bowser like usual, dropping him into a pool of lava, only this time, the flesh melts off of the Koopa King’s bones, leaving him a grotesque skeleton.

Instead of killing him, this turns Bowser into Dry Bowser, a more powerful version of the villain, and Mario and Luigi are left with an even stronger foe to fell.

The game plays like the classic series, with Mario jumping on Goombas and hitting item blocks, but it adds new elements, as well.

For the first time, Mario is allowed to ground pound in a 2-D

game, allowing him to access new areas.

There are also new items, such as a super mushroom that allows the plumber to grow and a blue koopa shell, which lets him withdraw into the shell to defend himself.

The game also introduces a new collectible in the form of star coins, which can be used to purchase access to toad houses, or houses where toads live, and hidden levels.

There are a few multiplayer modes, like “Mario vs. Luigi” mode where two players can compete to grab the most stars, as well as minigames, some of which were introduced in the Nintendo DS game “Super Mario 64 DS.” Even though the game goes back to Mario’s heyday, it isn’t perfect.

Players cannot save whenever they feel like, needing to either purchase something or defeat one of the game’s castles to earn the chance to save progress.

The game’s length isn’t impressive, either. An average player could beat it in a few hours if they worked at it.

The game doesn’t feature Yoshi, which is unfortunate because Yoshi is awesome.

Still, this game was a fantastic addition to the Mario series, and was eventually followed by a sequel for the Wii, appropriately titled “New Super Mario Bros. Wii.” For those who love Mario yet somehow missed this gem, keep an eye out for it. You won’t be disappointed.

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

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‘The Square’ abounds with dark humor, double crosses (AP) — James M. Cain has been resurrected as an Aussie.

The Australian neo-noir thriller “The Square” blatantly but faithfully channels Cain’s hard-boiled tales of doomed affairs and dubious murder plots.

The film’s setup is straight out of “Double Indemnity” or “The Postman Always Rings Twice.”

An adulterous couple, seeing a chance for a getaway together with a bundle of cash, go for it.

Raymond Yale (David Roberts) is a middle-aged, grayhaired man with a solemn face and a Roman nose.

He runs a construction company that, ironically, is building a couple’s retreat outside Sydney. The title refers both to that project and Raymond’s supposed nature.

But appearances can be deceiving: This “square,” though clad in V-necks and khakis, commits adultery and aggressively negotiates a kickback for himself before we even meet his wife.

“It’s always the quiet ones,” a business partner says ruefully.

He’s having an affair with the beautiful, younger Carla (Claire van der Boom) – a waif of a femme fatale. They meet in their cars, parked under a high overpass and near a lower road traversing the neighborhood cove.

The meaning is clear: Two roads are offered, and Raymond and Carla are choosing the lower.

Carla’s boyfriend, with whom she lives, is a rougher character. Red-bearded and mulletted, Greg or “Smithy” (Anthony Hayes) and his drinking buddies have their own illicit business on the side. When Carla notices a bag of money Greg has stashed away, she and Raymond hatch a plan to steal it, cloaking the theft by burning the house down.

The plot, which includes hir-

ing an arsonist (Joel Edgerton, who co-wrote the script with Matthew Dabner), doesn’t go quite as planned. As their control of the situation spirals, Raymond’s face hardens to the task.

That the fallout will be accompanied by a twisted sense of humor is hinted at by the short film shown ahead of “The Square.” The nine-minute “Spider” was, like the feature film, directed by Nash Edgerton, Joel’s brother and a former stuntman making his directorial debut. (His stunt credits include “The Matrix,” “Superman Returns” and many others.)

In “Spider,” a man trying to win over his angry girlfriend by dressing up their car with flowers, candy and a little toy spider.

The unexpected surprise of the latter has an outsized effect of calamity, and if you’re paying attention, you’ll spot one of the short’s characters making his way to the emergency room in “The Square.”

The same dark comedy is employed in “The Square” with shockingly immediate deaths, critical cell phone misfortune and even – most incredulously – a shark attack of a lovesick dog. It’s the kind of movie that features a spectacular car crash, only to reveal, by quiet crying from the wreckage, that a baby was inside.

Though a few of these scenes sacrifice some of the movie’s integrity, they also enliven it with a black irony.

The brothers Edgerton may not be able to summon the dangerous lust or romance of a Cain story, but they can ably supply the wry sense of fate.

Good on you, mates.

“The Square,” an Apparition release, is rated R for violence and language. Running time: 101 minutes. Three stars out of four.

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‘Date Night’ fails to deliver many laughs and contains poorly executed stunts and lackluster dialogue. The film featured an impressive cast, with Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Ruffalo, Kristen Wiig, Mark Wahlberg, James Franco and Mila Kunis.

Carell, Fey go out on a bad ‘Date Night’ (AP) — Steve Carell and Tina Fey’s night out is not so much a bad date as a sad date.

These are two of the funniest people ever on television, yet their big-screen “Date Night” is a dreary, uninspired waste of their talents – and those of the top-name cast inexplicably appearing in small throwaway roles.

The movie manages the barest glimmers of the droll humor of Carell’s “The Office” and the snappy wit of Fey’s “30 Rock,” and those few moments underscore how barren “Date Night” is the rest of the time.

Carell and Fey have an easy, affectionate rapport as rundown parents looking to renew some romantic sparks with a night out in Manhattan to break their boring routine.

The actors try hard to make it work, but the lowbrow sensibilities of director Shawn Levy (the

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“Night at the Museum” movies, “Cheaper by the Dozen”) leave them tottering through painful verbal exchanges, lame stunts and other dreadfully unfunny hijinks (their pole dance at a strip club is just embarrassing, and like so many of the movie’s gags, it drags on a long time).

The sketchy premise in screenwriter Josh Klausner’s script casts Carell and Fey as Phil and Claire Foster, tired, ordinary but reasonably content with their cozy New Jersey life with their two kids. Once a week, Phil and Claire have a “date night” – dinner and the same old table talk at the same old local restaurant.

After two of their friends (Mark Ruffalo and Kristen Wiig) announce they’re splitting up, the Fosters decide they need a marital booster and head to the city. Swiping a no-show couple’s dinner reservation at

a trendy Manhattan restaurant, the Fosters are mistaken for blackmailers who stole a flashdrive with incriminating information about some very dangerous criminal types.

Date night turns into a night on the run for Phil and Claire, who cross paths with a mobster (Ray Liotta), a security expert (Mark Wahlberg), a devoted cop (Taraji P. Henson), a drug dealer and his stripper girlfriend (James Franco and Mila Kunis) and two relentless thugs (Common and Jimmi Simpson).

The filmmakers give these extra hands nothing remotely interesting or amusing to do (ongoing gags about Wahlberg’s shirtlessness are so repetitive they become exasperating).

Ruffalo’s character says his marriage has become so humdrum that he and his soon-tobe-ex are nothing more than

“excellent roommates.” That kind of sums up the dynamic between Fey and Carell, a couple of troupers who do try to deliver their drowsy lines as if they were saying funny stuff.

But like Phil and Claire, they are going through the motions, pretending they’re in a good comedy in hopes of keeping it from falling apart.

It falls apart, anyway. Clearly, things have gone wrong when the outtakes pasted over the end credits cannot even provoke a chuckle.

Skip this “Date Night.” Put the money toward your own night out at a fancy restaurant. Call ahead for a reservation first.

“Date Night,” a 20th Century Fox release, is rated PG-13 for sexual and crude content throughout, language, some violence and a drug reference.

Running time: 88 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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Ohio State’s Turner Hoffman earns save No. 593 in 5-4 win entering NBA Draft

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Milwaukee Brewers’ Rickie Weeks dives back to first base safely against the Colorado Rockies during the fifth inning Wednesday.

Renteria’s five hits leads San Francisco to three-game sweep of Houston MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jim Edmonds’ leadoff single set up a two-run rally in the sixth inning that put Milwaukee ahead and Trevor Hoffman earned his 593rd career save as the Brewers held off the Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Wednesday.

Edmonds, a 39-year-old former All-Star who spent last season out of baseball, made his second start in right field for Milwaukee. He went 2 for 4 with a double and scored twice.

After losing the season opener, the Brewers won the next two from the Rockies.

Reliever Todd Coffey (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings after a rough start by Doug Davis.

Backup catcher Miguel Olivo homered for the Rockies. Carlos Gonzalez had two hits, keeping up his fast start to the season.

With Milwaukee trailing 4-3 going into the sixth, Edmonds singled, went to third on a single

by Casey McGehee, then scored

on a sacrifice fly by George Kottaras to tie it. That was the end of the day for Rockies starter Aaron Cook (0-1), who was relieved by Randy Flores.

Pinch-hitter Jody Gerut doubled down the right-field line, scoring McGehee to give Milwaukee a 5-4 lead.

Rockies manager Jim Tracy dipped deep into his bench only three games into the season, giving first baseman Todd Helton, outfielder Brad Hawpe catcher Chris Iannetta and second baseman Clint Barmes the day off. Helton and Hawpe appeared as pinch-hitters in the ninth as Hoffman earned his second game of the season, moving him closer to becoming the first pitcher with 600 career saves.

It was a shaky return to the Brewers for Davis, who rejoined his old team as a free agent in the offseason after three seasons in Arizona – a stint that included treatments for thyroid cancer in

2008. Davis first pitched for Milwaukee from 2003-06.

He was wild from the start Wednesday, giving up three runs, walking three and throwing a pair of wild pitches in the first inning alone.

SAN FRANCISCO 10, Houston 4 (AP) – Edgar Renteria tied a career high with five hits and the San Francisco Giants broke away from the Houston Astros 10-4 Wednesday to complete a season-opening three-game sweep.

The Giants are 3-0 for the first time since 2003, when they began with a sweep at San Diego and won seven straight.

Houston last started 0-3 in 2007.

It was 4-4 when Juan Uribe doubled in the eighth inning and scored the go-ahead run when Sammy Gervacio (0-1) threw away a bunt. The Giants added

another run in the inning, then scored four times in the ninth.

Aaron Rowand had four of the Giants’ 19 hits. John Bowker had a two-run homer and Travis Ishikawa added his first career pinch-hit home run.

Jeremy Affeldt (1-0) got the win in relief of Matt Cain, who allowed six hits and three earned runs in 6 2-3 innings.

Astros starter Brett Myers gave up a career-high 12 hits and four runs in six-plus innings in his Astros debut.

Rowand, the Giants’ leadoff man, and Renteria, the No. 2 hitter, each drove in two runs.

Uribe made it 5-4 when he scooted home after Gervacio overthrew third base on a sacrifice by Eli Whiteside. Rowand had an RBI single later in the eighth.

Uribe hit an RBI double to highlight the ninth.

The Astros scored three runs in the seventh that made it 4-4.

Indy Lights driver Kimball not slowed by diabetes (AP) — Charlie Kimball stands alone, a trailblazer in the world of IndyCar racing.

He’s fighting a disease.

And he wants everyone to know about it.

Kimball – strong, lean and fit, the proverbial picture of health – was diagnosed 2½ years ago with Type 1 diabetes, meaning he doesn’t produce enough insulin, the hormone that helps the body convert sugar and starch into energy.

It could have brought a quick end to his career as a race car driver.

Instead, he’s starting to flourish.

With a glucose monitor strapped to his steering wheel, orange juice instead of water constantly available to be sipped through a tube attached to his helmet while racing and with the brand of insulin he uses sponsoring the car he drives, Kimball is believed to be the only diabetic ever to be licensed by the Indy Racing League.

He’s in the Indy Lights series

this year, one step below IRL’s big leagues, and is scheduled to race this weekend in Birmingham, Ala. “Being the first driver with diabetes, I’m learning as much as teaching,” Kimball said. “I’m trying to set the precedent.”

It’s not like he has a choice.

Diagnosed Oct. 16, 2007, it didn’t take long for Kimball to wonder if he would be able to keep driving.

Any lapse in a blood-sugar level or dramatic dip in energy behind the wheel of a car topping out around 150 mph could obviously lead to major problems for Kimball and anyone around him on the track.

Doctors quickly assured Kimball it could be managed. Sure enough, within six weeks, he was back in a car.

“Charlie is a realist. He knew if they couldn’t figure out how to do it, he wouldn’t be able to do it,” said Dr. Anne Peters, a nationally known expert in studying and treating diabetes and someone who has worked with many di-

abetic athletes, including Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. “He’s a wonderful young man in his early 20s and he suddenly gets this lifelong chronic disease and has to get multiple shots a day.

He wanted to be able to do it – but he wanted to be sure he could do it. There wasn’t a cockiness to him. There was realism.”

Today, there’s no doubt, either.

Kimball had a pair of topfive finishes last year in the Indy Lights series, and opened his 2010 season with a fourth-place finish two weekends ago in St. Petersburg, Fla. “He monitors it very well and I think it’s a great thing, what he’s doing,” said Michael Andretti, Kimball’s team owner. “To show this problem that he has, that he’s making it not interfere with his life, I think it’s great how he’s proving that you can live a normal life. But I can tell you, he works very hard at it. He’s on top of it.

I’m not worried about that.”

Drivers always seem to work their sponsors into conversations,

sometimes getting mocked for dropping the names of the various corporations that provide them with financial support.

When Kimball talks about Novo Nordisk, it seems different.

The company, which specializes in diabetes care, makes the insulin he uses to live, is the primary sponsor of his car, race suit and helmet, and employs him to make personal appearances during the year.

Andretti said he applauded Kimball’s decision to be so public about having diabetes.

“It’s great. I think it’s showing that there is progress being made in that area,” Andretti said. “And he’s living proof of it.”

Kimball knows he defies many commonly held myths about diabetes.

About 1 in 13 Americans have the disease, and of those, about 30 percent are believed to be undiagnosed.

He’s not obese, not a minority, doesn’t fit the description of those who are thought to be more at risk of developing diabetes.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After collecting almost every national player of the year honor, Ohio State’s Evan Turner is skipping his senior season to test himself in the NBA. The 6-foot-7 point guard is expected to be a top-three pick in the June 24 draft. Yet he said his decision wasn’t an easy one.

“This is the toughest thing I had to do,” he said, his voice breaking. “But I was blessed with this decision, and I have a great opportunity. I’m going to turn a leaf over and go on to the next stage of my life.”

The Chicago native averaged 20.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and six assists while shooting 52 percent from the field, 36.4 percent behind the arc and 76 percent at the line.

Turner was moved to point guard before the season, a decision by coach Thad Matta that raised some eyebrows because Turner had never played the position and had been prone to making mistakes with the ball.

But with Turner leading the way the Buckeyes went a surprising 29-8 (second-most wins in school history), won a share of the Big Ten Conference Championship, took the conference tournament championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament round of 16 before falling to Tennessee.

Even Matta said he knew it was time for Turner to make the leap to the next level.

“I told him up front, I’m OK if you go,” he said. “I said, ‘Coach Matta wants you back, but Thad Matta is OK if you go.’ (It’s) knowing what’s right for him.”

Turner said it wasn’t until late in the season that his mind wandered to his decision.

“February hit and I kind of started thinking a little bit about it,” he said. “I was in a win-win situation. I felt like if I would have come back we could have done big things, and also moving on and going to the NBA I could do good things. I had to look at what was going to make me happy.”

A first-team all-American, Turner had a huge year despite missing 4½ weeks with broken bones in his back. He was in-

jured while dunking during a game on Dec. 5, and had to go through extensive rehab before returning. The Buckeyes were just 3-3 without him.

He said the injury had little effect on his decision.

“You can’t really tell what’s going to go on with fate,” Turner said. “I tried to make the decision as a grown man looking toward the future.”

Turner has not hired an agent, but made it clear he is not waffling.

“I felt that whatever I did, I had to have two feet in,” he said.

“I had to be committed. This is the decision I’m committed [to].”

Before the injury, he had triple-doubles in two of the Buckeyes’ first five games.

Even in the second round of the NCAA tournament, he flirted with another triple-double with 24 points, nine rebounds and nine assists against Georgia Tech.

A near-unanimous pick for Big Ten player of the year after leading the league in scoring, rebounding and finishing second in assists, he guided Ohio State to wins in 16 of its final 18 games heading into the NCAA tournament.

The conference tournament provided his signature moment.

He took an inbounds pass, dribbled to just past midcourt and hit a 37-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to beat archrival Michigan 69-68 in the quarterfinals.

Two days later, he had 31 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the Buckeyes beat Minnesota to win the tournament.

The Associated Press Player of the Year this season said it wasn’t up to him how he would be remembered.

“The people who guard (you), they pretty much build your legacy,” he said. “You don’t build your own legacy. We’ll see in 10 or 15 years.”

Not even the top player on his high school team (Illinois’ Demetri McCamey was considered more of a blue-chipper), Turner set a record by being chosen Big Ten Player of the Week 10 times during his career, including seven times this season.

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THURSDAY APRIL 8, 2010

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Masters chairman scolds Woods

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — On the day Tiger Woods arrived at the Masters, he changed out of his spikes after playing nine holes, walked across the parking lot and went upstairs to the office of Augusta National chairman Billy Payne.

Payne would not discuss details of their Sunday afternoon meeting.

Based on his blunt criticism of Woods during his annual press conference Wednesday, they probably weren’t talking about how Woods was hitting the ball or his chances of winning a fifth green jacket.

“It is simply not the degree of his conduct that is so egregious here,” Payne said. “It is the fact that he disappointed all of us, and more importantly, our kids and our grandkids. Our hero did not live up to the expectations of the role model we saw for our children.”

They were the strongest words from a Masters chairman since Hootie Johnson’s famous “point of a bayonet” reply to Martha Burk in the summer of 2002 when he defended the club’s right to an all-male membership.

Payne was one of the Augusta National members who stood among the Georgia pines to the right of the first fairway on Monday, the first time Woods played before a gallery since being caught cheating on his wife five months ago.

No other golf official has been so outspoken about Woods’ behavior.

No other major is like the Masters.

Even though Woods is a fourtime champion and the No. 1 player in the world, he is at Augusta National by invitation, just like the other 95 players who will tee it up on Thursday.

Woods had already played his final practice round – nine holes with Mark O’Meara – and left the course when Payne held his news conference.

The chairman saved his thoughts on Woods for the end of his opening statement.

“Is there a way forward? I hope yes. I think yes,” Payne said. “But certainly, his future will never again be measured only by his performance against par; but

WVU ROWING

King wants to continue progress at Knecht Cup

BY JAMIE MCCRACKEN SPORTS WRITER

The West Virginia rowing team will travel to Cherry Hill, N.J., this weekend to compete in the Knecht Cup regatta.

The Mountaineers picked up three victories against North Carolina to start its season last weekend.

Both varsity eight boats and the novice eight were victorious.

This weekend will be an entirely different competition for the team.

The Knecht Cup is a large midseason regatta where West Virginia head coach Jimmy King hopes his team will be able to gain some experience.

“While we’re certainly concerned about how we perform against the competition this week, we’re more focused on how we are racing and the progress we’re making week-to-week this time of year,” King said.

This weekend’s regatta will be a primer for the rest of this season’s schedule for the Mountaineers as they will enter seven races

AP

Tiger Woods walks past a leader board on the first hole during a practice round at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday. measured by the sincerity of his efforts to change.

“I hope he now realizes that every kid he passes on the course wants his swing, but would settle for his smile.”

It was the final press conference before the Masters begins with more scrutiny – more curiosity – than ever of Woods.

No one knows what to expect from his game because Woods has not competed since winning the Australian Masters on Nov. 15.

“He should do pretty good – he’s coming off a win,” Robert Allenby cracked.

Woods has appeared to be as interested in his behavior as his performance during the practice rounds. He is smiling more,

making eye contact, even signing more autographs.

Payne declined to discuss what type of security was in place, nor was he overly concerned that the return of Woods might overshadow a tournament that attracts the largest golf audience of the year.

“We are very secure in who we are, and the Masters has almost now a 74-year history,” Payne said. “We just kind of do things our way. We are not threatened by other big news stories or things like that.”

Even so, there has been little attention on anything else this week.

Ernie Els, the only player with multiple PGA Tour victories this year, was not invited to the me-

dia center for an interview this week.

Steve Stricker is No. 2 in the world, with four victories over the last year putting him among the best players who have never won a major. He was introduced at a press conference Tuesday as an eight-time PGA Tour winner who has played on three Presidents Cup and one Ryder Cup team and is making his 10th appearance in the Masters.

Anything missing?

“A major,” he said. “Is that the way I’m supposed to answer that?”

There are four teenagers in the field, and three Italians.

There have been only minor changes to Augusta National, yet a week of hot weather has left the course firm and fast, and players concerned how tough it will get when it counts on Thursday.

this weekend.

King was able to use spring break to improve different aspects of the team.

“We were rowing two and three times a day on the water and doing some land workouts (during spring break),” King said.

“Having the ability to run multiple practices gave us time to work on racing starts and to work on transitions from start down to race pace and from race pace up to sprint.”

Even though the team was able to improve over the break, King said there is still work to be done.

He wants the team to push up the stroke rate this weekend.

King wants the team to gradually improve the stroke rate in preparation for the Big East Championship on April 25.

“I’m actually quite pleased with where (the team) is right now,” King said. “Based on what we’ve done, I think we are making good progress, especially relative to what I’ve witnessed the previous two years I have been here.” jamie.mccracken@mail.wvu.edu

Youthful Butler squad could make similar run INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Butler wants the sequel to be better than the original.

All it needs is the same cast and a new ending.

Less than 15 hours after losing Monday night’s NCAA title game, the Bulldogs were back in Hinkle Fieldhouse and already pondering another made-for-TV script next season – if they can keep Gordon Hayward and coach Brad Stevens.

“We’ve got to have the same mindset,” Matt Howard said.

“You can’t let things get to your head. You can’t not work anymore. You’ve just got to keep doing the things that you have been.

Our system works well. That’s been proven over the last couple games.”

Or the entire remarkable season.

From Christmas to Easter, Butler (33-5) didn’t lose a game. It was America’s only league champ to finish with a perfect conference record and had a 25-game winning streak.

The Bulldogs took down Syracuse, Kansas State and Michigan State and came within a bounce of taking out Duke in the closest title game in two decades.

Most people never gave the undersized guys from the 4,200-student school a chance. Many didn’t even know Butler was located 5.6 miles from the Final Four venue until they actually made it to Lucas Oil Stadium.

Things will never be the same in this old-school program, and people are already asking the obvious question: Can Butler do it again?

“You could have great teams and never do this again,” Stevens said. “It’s as much about taking advantage of opportunities in 40-minute games as anything else. You know, there’s going to be a lot of 25- and 30-win teams that never play for a national championship.”

But the Bulldogs have one advantage the big boys don’t – continuity.

If Hayward returns, the Bulldogs will have four of their start-

ing five back. And with only a couple of BCS jobs open, the Bulldogs just might keep their 33-year-old coach, too.

Hayward, this season’s Horizon League player of the year, has been moving rapidly up NBA draft boards.

Some projections have him going in the first 15 picks, a major accomplishment for a school that has never produced an NBA player.

With millions of dollars at stake, the 6-foot-9 forward with the point guard skills doesn’t have to look any further than West Lafayette to understand the risk of returning.

Purdue forward Robbie Hummel tore his ACL in February and missed the rest of the season, an injury that may have kept the Boilermakers out of the Final Four.

Hummel will spend months recuperating, hoping he can be his old self sometime next season.

Hayward also genuinely enjoys being around these teammates and his twin sister, Heather, who plays tennis for the Bulldogs.

He also has some unfinished business.

A return could put Hayward in the discussion for national player of the year, make him a top-five pick and, perhaps, end with a national title.

It’s a lot to ponder.

“I haven’t thought about it yet, I still haven’t talked to my dad,” Hayward said. “I don’t know even what the time table will be.”

Stevens’ decision will be watched just as closely.

Oregon is expected to throw a multimillion dollar offer at him soon, the Clemson job opened Tuesday when Oliver Purnell left for DePaul, and Wake Forest began looking for a new coach after parting with Dino Gaudio on Wednesday.

All of those jobs would presumably pay Stevens more than the $750,000 total package he had with the Bulldogs this season.

Clearly, one of the nation’s youngest coaches is about to become a hot commodity – something that is becoming awfully familiar on the Butler campus.

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Walters rebuilding tennis program Coach looking for strong finish to cap off winningest season at WVU

BY JOHN TERRY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

West Virginia tennis coach Marc Walters never saw himself coming back to coach the Mountaineers.

After ending a collegiate tennis career at Fairmont State College and earning a master’s degree in athletic coaching education from West Virginia University, the Morgantown native never even gave it a second thought.

Walters first found his coaching niche at Nebraska-Kearney (1994-99) and then Barton College (1999-06). He built up a 394-196 career coaching record and won the conference coach of the year award at both schools.

While in Nebraska-Kearney, Walters captured the most wins in the program’s history.

He guided 11 total teams to NCAA Regionals between the two schools.

“When I was (at Barton College), everything was going great,” Walters said. “I never saw myself coming back.”

Then-West Virginia head coach Dan Silverstein unexpectedly resigned in order to become the interim head tennis coach at nationally ranked South Alabama.

Walters, in turn, jumped at the chance to coach the Mountaineers.

“It was unexpected because I didn’t think the job would open,” Walters said. “Things came together, and the opportunity presented itself.”

The program was struggling when Walters took over in 2007. The Mountaineers had won more than 12 matches just one time since the 1998-99 season.

“At a Division II level, the coach is more of a mentor and second-parent to these kids because they’ve invested more money and time into you,” Walters said of his time at Nebraska-Kearney and Barton. “At a Division I school, giving a full scholarship means kids are expected to behave.

“It took some getting used to how to handle situations, and I had to change the mentality.”

Since then, Walters has held a 37-39 record at his alma mater, but his teams won more than 13 matches in two of his first three seasons.

After a 9-17 season last year, this year’s team has a strong chance of surpassing that mark once again as it currently holds a 13-5 record (4-1 Big East Conference) with four matches remaining.

That win could come today when the Mountaineers play Duquesne at 11 a.m. – a team West Virginia is 23-1 all-time against.

The success the team has

found this season can be credited to a more experienced group, Walters said.

“We went into last year with little expectations in the way of play,” Walters said. “This season, they’ve beaten some ranked teams, so they know how to win. Everybody is comfortable.

“When confidence is high, it’s easier to win.”

Walters said one thing that has remained a constant throughout his coaching career is his dedication to make sure his teams perform off the tennis court and in the classroom.

This fall was the first time Walters hasn’t been pleased with the team’s academic performance, and he made sure it was corrected.

“It is not something that’s going to be allowed, because that’s what they’re here for.

These girls are here to get education and represent the University,” Walters said. “They need to represent on the court and in the classroom. The academic level of the team wasn’t where it needed to be when I got here, but the girls have bought into it as being priority.

“They do a hell of a job.”

Last summer, West Virginia was one of three schools nationally to be honored as a 2009 All-Academic Team by the International Tennis Association.

Walters said the combination of the experience this year’s team is gaining after losing only two seniors and adding two talented freshmen next season, the program is headed in the right direction.

“From a talent standpoint, we don’t slip a point,” Walters said. “Getting (the freshmen) seasoned and bringing them into the fold is big. As long as we continue to use our weapons appropriately, the potential is always there to improve every season.

“They’re fighting for each other.”

Mountaineers host Dukes on Senior Day

BY JOHN TERRY ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

The West Virginia tennis team will try to rebound from a winless weekend and capture its 14th win of the season when it hosts Duquesne at 11 a.m. today.

The Mountaineers (13-5, 4-1 Big East Conference) fell to Chicago State Friday and then lost their first Big East match of the season Sunday to DePaul.

“I didn’t see tenacity at the end of those matches,” said WVU head coach Marc Walters. “The leadership on the team has to step up. Everyone is worried about their own situations, and it’s the time of the year as a young team when we’re supposed to be making a push at the end.”

Walters said he was also displeased with the team’s practice Tuesday.

He wanted to see what intensity the team would bring on its own, but the team didn’t bring enough.

The fourth-year head coach said it’s important for the team not to get complacent because of its early success this season.

“What happens with Duquesne says a lot about how we finish the year,” Walters said. “All season long, we’ve had girls stepping up into different positions, and it’s been different girls all the time.”

One of those girls has been sophomore Kathryn Haught.

Haught was the lone Mountaineer to win a game against DePaul Sunday as she defeated the Blue Demon’s Kristen Gambrell 7-6, 4-6 (8).

Friday against Chicago State, Haught’s 6-1, 6-1 win against Peggy Moore was

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one of two West Virginia victories.

The Mountaineers own a 23-1 season advantage over the Dukes with West Virginia’s only loss coming last season 3-4.

Duquesne (7-9) enters today’s game against the Mountaineers as winners of two of its last three matches.

“We’ve beaten some ranked teams, so we know how to win,” Walters said. “This not something we are going to take for granted.”

The Dukes defeated Villanova 6-1 March 28 and were able to beat Pittsburgh 5-2 on March 23.

Senior Rachel McGowan, who holds a Duquesne record with 112 career victories, leads the Dukes. She has a 30-16 record this year.

Graduate student Erin Conroy and sophomore Samantha Noble both bring 31-16 season records into today’s contest.

Duquesne has also seen success from freshman Meghan Sullivan. Sullivan, a native of England, has posted a 21-6 record in her rookie campaign.

The Dukes and West Virginia beat No. 69 Coastal Carolina 4-3 earlier this season.

Today will also mark Senior Day for the Mountaineers Gabriela Blaskovicova, Stephanie LaFortune and Monique Burton.

Walters said Burton will be back for another season next year as she is going to get another year of eligibility.

The match is set to be held at the WVU tennis complex, but will be moved indoors to the Ridgeview Racquet Club if there is inclement weather. john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

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Linemen participate in drills during Wednesday’s practice.

FOOTBALL Continued from PAGE 14 “A lot of Goulbourne and Cooper’s attributes came from the fact that they were big motor guys. They were hustle guys,” he said. “I’m not really looking for great talent as much as I’m looking for a big motor guy and a hustle guy like they were.

“I’d like Will Clarke to be one of those guys.”

Kirelawich believes Clarke has a chance to earn major playing time next season if he continues at his current rate.

“He’s easy to coach. He does the right thing pretty much all the time,” Kirelawich said. “I think he’ll do nothing but get better.”

PRACTICE NOTES Kirelawich said Berry is expected to be back “sometime in early June”, as he is still in the process of rehabilitating from shoulder surgery.

Kirelawich said he is encouraged by what he’s been told from team doctors.

“He’s coming along well,” he said. “As a matter of fact, he’s ahead of pace.”

Cornerback Brandon Hogan and fullback Ryan Clarke spent more than an hour run-

KUPPELWEISER Continued from PAGE 14 Many said they cannot remember the last time, if ever, Woods had done that.

When Woods steps to the tee box today for the first time since November, I will be cheering for him.

He will win the Masters. If he does, the presentation of the

ning up a set of steps at Mountaineer Field and then lifting and maneuvering tires as their teammates worked on drills Wednesday.

“He’s out-of-shape right now (and) that’s why he’s doing that extra running,” Lockwood said of Hogan. “When (strength and conditioning coach Mike Joseph) feels he’s in shape and can go out there and handle it, then we’ll get him on the field.”

Quarterback Coley White struggled with his accuracy and failed to get in a consistent rhythm for a second consecutive day. White overthrew several receivers during a 1-on-1 drill against defensive backs.

Although he was held out of certain drills, fellow signal caller Geno Smith was relatively accurate in the throwing drills he participated in. Smith’s prettiest pass of the day may have come on a deep post pattern over the middle in which he connected with J.D. Woods.

Neither slot receiver Jock Sanders nor safety Sidney Glover was an active participant in practice. Glover was on the field for the last portion of practice but remained on the sidelines in street clothes. gregory.carey@mail.wvu.edu

famed green jacket to Woods would be one of the more emotional events in sports history as you would most likely see Woods break down like he never has before.

All the memories of the accident and his infidelities, combined with a victory, would be something unlike we have ever seen in sports history. brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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Various Downtown Locations Minutes to Downtown Furnished Apartments

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304-291-2548

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2 BR/2Bath Luxury Apts $375 per tenant + Utilities Near Stadium / Hospital W/D, Free Parking Perfect For Grad Students

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304-598-RENT Friends Suites Offering 2 Bedroon, 2 Bath Apartment $550/per person Fully Furnished, All Utilities Included,Off Street Parking.

New Brick Buildings across from Life Sciences Building.

Also 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartment $525/per person Call Today 304-216-7134 304-296-7121 These won’t last long!!

MODERN 2 & 3 BR TOWNHOUSES. Available now. DW, WD. AC. Off-street parking. Near downtown campus. NO PETS. Lease/dep. 291-2729.

3/BR. 779 SNIDER. REFURBISHED. Extra bedroom. 2/full baths. Free WD facilities. DW. Parking. $450/mo. All utilities included. 304-288-3308.

WinCor Properties Live Next to Campus and Pay Less!

3 BR starting at $450. ea 2 BR starting at $395. ea 1 BR starting at $425.

-New Units!

-Utilities Included -Steps from Campus and Downtown -Nicely Furnished -Parking Included -Free High Speed Internet No Pets www.wincorproperties.com

304-292-0400 UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 1 OR 2/BR APTS. W/D, OFF-STREET PARKING, 5-min walk to PRT. South High Street. $750-825/mo, some utilities included. 304-282-1810.

1-2-3/BR APTS. AVAILABLE IN MAY. Gilmore St. Apartments. Open floor plans, large kitchens, large decks, A/C, W/D. Off-street parking. Pet Friendly. Text or call: 304-767-0765.

1/BR $425/MO. INCLUDES ALL UTILITIES. Off-street parking. 1021 Charles Ave. Available 5/10.

304-216-1650 www.woodburnrentals.com

1/BRS- SOUTH PARK, MARYLAND ST, DOWNTOWN, QUAY ST. Large and small.

Nice! $350-550/month. 304-319-2355.

599-0850 Now Leasing for May 2010

3/BR, 2/BA TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT. Walking distance to downtown campus. $1350/mo, includes utilities. Call 282-8769.

No Pets. Visit: roylinda.shutterfly.com!

1/BR APARTMENT LOCATED: 803 Charles Ave. $500/mo plus electric (includes gas & water). NO PETS. 692-7587

www.kingdomrentals.com

2/BR. REMODELED. ONE BLOCK TO campus. Utilities included. WD. Parking available. NO PETS. 304-594-0625.

3/BR APARTMENTS. FOREST AVE AND Lower High Street. NO Pets. Lease/deposit.

304-296-5931.

How?

Now Leasing For May 2010 UTILITIES PAID

On the web:

3/BR 577 CLARK STREET. W/D, FREE PARKING. Utilities included. $400/person.

304-903-4646.

Where?

www.halfknights.com

292-9600 368-1088

2BR DUPLEX. CLOSE TO CAMPUS. $750/month + utilities. Parking. WD. AC. No Pets.

Available May 2010.

304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

Beginning June 1, 2010 Year Lease - No Pets

Available Now!

1-7 Bedroom Starting @ $360

2/BR, LARGE, NICELY FURNISHED. Very clean. Available 5/15/10. Off-street parking.

Near downtown campus. NO PETS. All utilities included.

Lease/dep.

304-296-7641.

When?

Now Leasing 2010

2&3 Bedroom Apartments W/D Suncrest 1/2 mile from Hospital Off Street Parking

2/BR APTS. ARNOLD HALL AREA. W/D, DW. Off-street parking. bckrentals. Call 304-594-1200.

Apartments, Homes, Townhouses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 person units

Collins Ferry Court

Downtown & South Park Locations Houses & Apartments Efficiencies Starting @ $310

2/BR, 1/BR, & EFFICIENCY. NEAR LAW School. CA/C. Off-street parking. No smoking, No pets. Excellent Condition. Available June 1st. 304-292-8648.

What?

VIEW: By Appointment: Indoor/Outdoor Quality.

Up-scale Furnishings.

Efficient Heat & AC Reliable Maintenance.

35 Years Experience in Leasing.

WD/DW - Microwaves Generous Lighted Parking

www.ricerentals.com

SOUTHPARK 3- Bedroom Appliances, D/W, W/D, 2 Full Baths New Carpet, Off Street Parking, Large Yard, Quiet Location Large Covered Porch

Call Matt for Appointment 692-0 0990 304-6 www.richwoodproperties.net

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 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. $425/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.

Perilli Apartments

296-5620

Kingdom Properties

2/BR WITH PRIVATE BATH. AVAILABLE MAY. Steps from downtown campus.

304-291-2548.

Downtown & Evansdale Locations

FURNISHED APARTMENTS

Who?

2 BEDROOMS, 3 LOCATIONS! 599-3229 or 685-4861.

500 BEVERLY. 1/BR INCLUDES water/trash. Pets allowed w/deposit.

Available in May. $550/mo.

3 0 4 - 6 1 5 - 6 0 7 1 www.morgantownapts.com

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1,2,3/BR. PETS NEGOTIABLE. Some utilities paid. Grant Ave; Jones; McLane Ave. 304-879-5059 or 304-680-2011.

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1,2,3BR. STEWART STREET. FROM $450-$1200/month. All utilities included.

Parking. WD. No Pets. Available May 2010.

304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

1-5 BR APTS AND HOUSES. SOME include utilities and allow pets! Call Pearand Corporation 304-292-7171.

Shawn D. Kelly Broker 2-3-4/BR APARTMENTS FOR MAY, 2010. South Park. Great new renovations. Many amenities. WD/utils. included in rent.

Some with parking.

304-292-5714.

2/BR 2/BA FALLING RUN ROAD. UTILITIES INCLUDED. $300 deposit reserves your room. www.theaugusta.com.

2/BR APARTMENT FOR RENT. 500 East Prospect. Available June. $575/mo plus utilities. NO PETS. 692-7587.

2/BR APT. AVAILABLE IN AUGUST. Gilmore St. Apartments. Open floor plans, large kitchens, large decks, A/C, W/D. Off-street parking. Pet Friendly. Text or call: 304-767-0765.

2/BR South Park. W/D. Parking. $600 + utilities; 1/BR Hoffman Ave. W/D, garage, AC. $500 + utilities. 304-319-1243. hymarkproperties.com.

2/BR, 2/BA CREEK SIDE APARTMENT. Close to hospitals and Mylan. A/C. W/D. Parking. No Pets. $850/mo. 685-1834 2/BR, DOWNTOWN. VERY NICE! DW, AC, W/D, Parking available.

304-319-2355.

2/BR, NICE BY STADIUM & HOSPITAL on McCullough Ave. W/D, DW, Parking. $375/person. 304-319-2355.

2/BR. 2/BA. NEXT TO STADIUM., Don Nehlen Dr. (above the Varsity Club). DW, WD, microwave, oak cabinets, ceramic/ww carpet. 24/hr maintenance, C/AC. Off-street parking. $790/mo+utilities. Some pets conditional. For appt. call 304-599-0200.

2/BR. AVAILABLE MAY. Great condition. 7/minute walk to PRT. Large bedrooms. DW. CA/C. Free WD facilities.

Parking. Storage facilities. $395/mo per person.

All utilities included.

304-288-3308.

2/BR: $590/mo+ELECTRIC. Available May/2010 Off-street parking. Laundry facilities. Close to downtown. 15/min walk campus. NO PETS. 579 Brockway Ave. 304-282-2729.

2BR, 1BATH DOWNTOWN ON STEWART STREET. Ground floor with desk. Off-street parking, DW, laundry facilities. $700/month + electric. 304-296-8943.

2BR, 1BATH DOWNTOWN ON STEWART STREET. Ground floor with desk. Off-street parking, DW, laundry facilities. $700/month + electric.

304-296-8943. www.rentalswv.com 2BR:2BA 3BR:3BA Evansdale, Sunnyside. W/D, CA/C, DW, Free Parking.

Lease/deposit.

Pet Friendly.

304-669-5571.

2-3-4-5/BR APARTMENTS. SPRUCE and Prospect Streets. NO PETS. Starting in May/2010. Lease/deposit. For more info call 292-1792. Noon to 7pm.

DOWNTOWN. 2/BR INCLUDES gas heat and water. Parking. 304-322-0046.

4/BR. REDUCED LEASE- SOUTH PARK. Rent includes utilities. Free W/D, Nice courtyard, Off-street parking. Much more. 304-292-5714.

ACROSS RUBY/STADIUM, University Park Apartment on Inglewood Blvd. 1-2/BR Available May & August 2010. Parking.

W/D in building. Call 304-276-5233.

APARTMENTS & HOUSES FOR RENT 1-2-3 Bedrooms W/D, Parking, Porches.

Locations: Grant Ave. Spruce St. Price St. College Ave. Willey St. Please call 304-365-2787. M-F 9-5. www.geellc.com AVAILABLE AUGUST 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 AVAILABLE JUNE. 2&3 B/R. Blocks from campus. Fenced yard, deck, view, W/D. $700/mo. Pets ok. 304-276-2145.

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

304-319-1673 or 304-594-1673

BEST VALUE!!!

Now Leasing 2010 Great Price Great Place Great Location Spacious 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Prices Starting at $475 Large Closets Balconies Garages/Storage Unit Sparkling Heated Pool 2 Min. From Hospital and Downtown Bus Service

Bon Vista 599-1880 www.morgantownapartments.com

BEVERLY AVE. APARTMENT. LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. 2-3-4/BR. Well-maintained. Off-street parking. W/D. DW. A/C. NO PETS. Available 5/16/10. 304-241-4607. If no answer:282-0136.

AFFORDABLE LUXURY Now Leasing 2010 1 & 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartments Prices Starting at $635 Garages, W/D, Walk In Closets Sparkling Pool 2 Min From Hospital & Downtown Bus Service

The Villas 599-11884 www.morgantownapartments.com

Barrington North Prices Starting at $605 2 Bedroom 1 Bath 24 Hour Maintenance Laundry Facilities 2 Min. From Hospital and Evansdale

599-6376 www.morgantownapartments.com BRAND NEW! ASHWORTH LANDING. Greenbag Road. 1&2/BR starting at $575 and $775 plus utilities. W/D, DW, private deck. Full bathroom per bedroom. Gated.

304-598-2424 BRAND-NEW 3/BR TOWNHOUSE. Evansdale. $1500mo+ utilities. Microwave, DW, WD. NO PETS. Private parking included.

Walk to Law/Medical schools.

304-291-6304.

Renting For May UNIQUE APARTMENTS 1-2 & 3* BR Apts Close Main Campus W/D D/W A/C Private Parking Pets/Fee 12 Month Lease *Three unrelated only (Also Available Now)

304-296-4998

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RICE RENTALS

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.

2 & 3 BR Apartments Near Mountainlair $300 Per Tenant +Util EFFICIENCY $325 Includes Util.

Stewart Street No Pets

304-598-RENT www.ricerentals.com

www.grayclifftownhomes.com www.rystanplacetownhomes.com www.lewislandingtownhomes.com

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Office Open Monday-Saturday 2 miles to Hospital and Schools

1,2,3, Bedrooms Appliances, D/W, W/D, Call Matt for Appointment

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

JUST RELISTED- 4/BR, 2/BA WILLEY STREET, W/D, large rooms. Utilities included in lease. 3 minutes to campus.

304-292-5714.

304-692-0990

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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425 + Util.

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SMITH RENTALS, LLC Available Now Through May 2010 Affordable, Unfurnished 1-2-3-BR Houses & Apts.

Downtown, South Park & Westover Parking

Next To Football Stadium

Pets Considered

304-3322-11112

Next To Football Stadium

Call About Our Week-End Hours

* A MUST SEE 4 BEDROOM HOUSE, 2 full baths, new furnishings, Built-in kitchen, New W/W carpet, Washer/Dryer, Porch, 8 min walk to main campus. Off-street Parking. NO PETS. 304-296-7476 1 ROOMMATE NEEDED FOR 4BR, 2Bath brick house. Free WD, DW, deck, hardwood floors, parking. M/F. Beverly Ave. $475/month includes utilities. 304-673-6506 or bwilli40@mix.wvu.edu.

3/BR HOUSE. SPACIOUS. OFF-STREET parking. Available 5/15/10. 501 Grant Ave. $285/mo each. Pets okay. 412-287-9917.

5-6/BR, 2/BA HOUSE ON BEVERLY AVE. Dishwasher, washer/dryer.

Utilities included. $400/each. Call 304-680-4522.

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 or 4/BR HOUSE. 2/FULL BATHS. WD. Parking. Large yard, deck, porch.

Minutes from ‘Lair. $425/mo. All utilities included. 304-288-3308.

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.

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

304-5 598-9 9001 metropropertymgmt.net

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.

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

Lease/dep. 304-216-2000.

3/BR HOUSE. CLOSE TO TOWN. 1½ -BA. $900/mo plus utilities. Deposit required. NO PETS. 296-3410. 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, 2/BA AVAILABLE 5/15 Walk to downtown campus.

WD. Off-street parking. $1200/mo +utilities.

Call 304-692-5845 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 3/BR. OFF OF SPRUCE ST. PARKING,utilities, internet/cable included. $525/mo. per person. 304-543-4106 & 724-263-5766 3BR/1 1/2 BATH. ONLY 2 YEARS OLD! WD. DW. Central air. Two car garage plus parking. Deck. bckrentals.com. Call 304-594-1200.

3BR/2BATH. CLOSE TO SUNNYSIDE. Extra rooms! Yard. WD. bckrentals.com.

Call 304-594-1200.

4/BR LARGE, FREE W/D, SOUTH PARK. Short walk to town/campus.

Parking. NO PETS. $350/mo person, Available 5/16/10. Call 304-290-3347.

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.

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.

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

4/BR TOWNHOME, steps from downtown campus. On Cornell Ave. W/D, Off-street parking. Newly remodeled. $450/mo+ utilities. Available 5/10. No Pets.

304-692-6549

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2010 OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

599-4407 ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

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Two Blocks to Campus & High St. 1-2-3-Bedroom Apartments Off Street Parking Laundry Facilities Nice Apartments for Nice Price TOWNVIEW APARTMENTS Now Renting for May

304-282-2614

5/BR 438 GRANT AVENUE. 2/BA, W/D. Free parking, utilities included. $450/person. 304-903-4646.

AVAILABLE MAY, 3 AND 4 BR HOUSES, downtown on Stewart Street. WD, DW, off-street parking. 304-296-8943.

AVAILABLE MAY, 3 AND 4 BR HOUSES, downtown on Stewart Street. WD, DW, off-street parking. Pets considered.

304-296-8943. www.rentalswv.com EDGE OF SOUTH PARK, 3/BR, All Appliances, with W/D, Parking, Fenced yard. $900/mo + utilities. Charming. Can Furnish.

304-216-8676 VERY NICE SPACIOUS 3-4/BR HOUSE. Walk to campus. NO PETS. W/D. $1000/mo. + Utilities. 304-290-5498.

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

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 NEW TOWNHOUSE 3/BR, 2½-BA Den. Hot tub. $1200/mo. Available May. Utilities included except electric. Deposit.

Near Ruby Hospital. 304-216-2632 786-412-5952

EVANSDALE 3- Bedroom Appliances, D/W, W/D, New Carpet, Off Street Parking, Large Yard, Quiet Location Call Matt for Appointment 692-0 0990 304-6 www.richwoodproperties.net WHARF 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.

ROOMMATES 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 - NON-SMOKER to share house: Residential Area Garrison Ave. 2/Blocks from Downtown Campus.

Call Stephanie: 724-552-6446.

MALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 3/BR house near Towers. Grad-student preferred $375/mo plus 1/3-utilities 304-329-1280.

MALE ROOMMATE WANTED. Preferably grad student. Japanese welcome. Private bedroom. Off-street parking. Close to Evansdale campus. $200/mo+ ½utilities.

Call: 304-292-3807.

ROOMMATE TO SHARE 3/BR HOUSE. Off-street parking. All utilities included. 5 minute walk to Mountainlair. $370/mo.

304-685-8170.

PETS FOR SALE

HELP WANTED

ROTTWEILER PUPPIES. MALES AND FEMALES. Father’s German,Mother’s AKC. 1st shots/wormed. Tails docked. $400 each. 304-434-2934. 304-257-3051.

304-851-2175.

NOVICHENK’S IN CHEAT LAKE Bartenders servers, and cooks wanted.

Great opportunity. Must be 21 years old, apply in person. 304-594-9821

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE 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 EXCITING SUMMER JOBS— Outgoing men and women wanted to train for whitewater raft guides. No experience necessary. Retail positions available.

1-800-472-3846 or apply at www.laurelhighlands.com FOX’S PIZZA DEN NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR SUMMER. Apply at 3109 University Avenue.

HELPED WANTED TO MOW AND OTHER MAINTENANCE. Truck would be helpful. Work w/ school schedule.

304-292-0400 SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Health Science & Technology Academy (HSTA) is looking for WVU Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students to serve as Mentors for WV High School Students during our Summer Institute Program.

Paid training for all mentors along with really needed preparation work (snacks, notebooks, organization of item) for HSTA students, teachers and faculty. Tuesday, July 13, to July 16, (4 days) approximately ending 4:30 PM July 16) No mentor work Saturday, 17 Mentors for Seniors: Sunday, July 18 to and including partial July 23, 2009 (6 days) No mentor work Saturday Jul.24 Mentors for Bio Med I: Sunday, July 18 to partial Friday July 23 (6 days).

Mentors for Bio Med II: Sunday, July 25 to partial Friday, Jul 30, (6 days).

Mentors will be assigned to either day or night shifts.

Extra pay, at the regular rate, for regular hours is based on length of time worked during day, but if more than 40 hours are worked during Sunday through Saturday, anything over 40 is at time and one-half (sleep hours do not count: unless one is awakened for an emergency) and HSTA does have particular work hours set.

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BY GREG CAREY SPORTS WRITER

West Virginia point guard Truck Bryant underwent surgery on his right foot Wednesday at Ruby Memorial Hospital to repair a fractured fifth metatarsal.

Coordinator of Athletic Training Services Randy Meador said he expects Bryant to be sidelined for the next two or three months.

The sophomore missed the final three games of the season during the Mountaineers’ Final Four run after suffering the injury in practice on March 23 while preparing for West Virginia’s Sweet Sixteen contest against Washington.

The 6-foot-2 Bryant held out hope that he may be able to play in WVU’s national semifinal matchup against Duke after being fitted for an orthotic insert in his shoe, but he did not play.

West Virginia finished 2-1 in his absence, losing only to the eventual national champion Blue Devils.

Bryant started 31 games in 2009-10, averaging 9.3 points per game while finishing second on the team with 108 assists.

The Brooklyn, N.Y., native scored in double figures 17 times last season including a career-high 20 points in the Mountaineers’ Feb. 12 triple-overtime loss to Pittsburgh, but Bryant scored a combined 10 points in his final five games.

He will one of three returning starters for West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins next season.

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West Virginia offensive line coach Dave Johnson instructs offensive lineman Cole Bowers during Wednesday’s spring football practice.

After only the second of 15 spring practices, it can be difficult for coaches to get a feel for how players at their respective coaching positions have performed.

One aspect that’s not difficult to read, however, is how much effort those players are putting forth in an attempt to improve throughout the spring.

Cornerbacks coach David Lockwood is directing a lot of his focus to making sure his defensive backs are working as hard as possible in the early stages of spring ball.

“With my group specifically, the thing I’ve been emphasizing is effort,” Lockwood said. “If we’re there hustling and flying around, then we’ve got a chance.”

Lockwood noticed a theme in all of West Virginia’s losses since he returned to the coaching staff in 2008.

“If you look at the eight games we’ve lost over the last two years, a lot of it was because we didn’t have 11 guys swarming to the football,” he said.

While Lockwood would like to see more players attacking the ball, he remains encouraged thus far about West Virginia’s defensive leadership. With nine defensive starters returning, the Mountaineers have an array of guys that possess a veteran presence.

Cornerback Keith Tandy may not be someone immediately thought of as a leader, but Lockwood says the junior displays it through his work ethic.

“Keith gets out here and does extra work on days that they don’t have to be here. That’s why he’s separated himself from a lot of the other guys,” Lockwood said.

Meanwhile, defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich is searching for another speed rusher to accompany last year’s sack specialist, Julian Miller.

Miller finished his sophomore season with a team-high nine sacks, but Kirelawich would like nothing more than to see someone step up and constantly pressure quarterbacks.

With Ovid Goulbourne and Zac Cooper gone, Kirelawich is in for a tough to task to replace his other primary speed rushers. Those pair combined for nine sacks in their senior seasons, but their success came from outworking opponents, Kirelawich said.

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Gyorko’s big night gives WVU 20-9 win over Terps Junior ends with four hits including two home runs and two doubles to end Mountaineers’ slide

BY MATTHEW PEASLEE SPORTS WRITER

The West Virginia baseball team knew it couldn’t afford to drop its fifth-straight game.

The Mountaineers showed that Wednesday in an 20-9 win over Maryland in College Park, Md. WVU (14-15) has been out-

scored 42-14 in its last four games, but the Mountaineers’ offense clicked against the Terrapins.

West Virginia collected 25 hits in the game including eight doubles and four home runs to have its biggest offensive output of the season.

All of WVU’s starters collected at least one hit while

eight hitters ended with at least two hits.

West Virginia entered the final inning up 13-6 but scored nine runs in the final frame to seal the victory.

It was one of two strong offensive innings in the game as the the Mountaineers began the game with a six-run second inning.

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Designated hitter Chris Rasky led off the inning with a solo home run over the left field wall on a 3-2 pitch.

After a Justin McDavid groundout, third baseman Colin Durborow began a rally by ripping a single down the left field line. Centerfielder Mark Dvoroznak followed with a single of his own, advancing Duborow to second.

Catcher Kevin Griffin brought home the first run of the game on a double to score Durborow.

Shortstop Jedd Gyorko picked up two RBI on a twoout double that scored Griffin and Brady Wilson.

Gyorko would end the game 4-for-6 with two home runs, two doubles and six RBI while also scoring four runs.

The Morgantown native homered in the fifth inning.

Gyorko also belted another solo shot in the top of the ninth for his team’s 13th run and the junior’s eighth home run of the season.

Rasky also finished with two home runs in the game.

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Freshman Michael Twigg received the last minute call to start the game for the Mountaineers.

The hard-throwing lefthander went six and two-thirds innings allowing just five hits.

The Berkeley Springs, W.Va., native gave up a solo home run to Matthew Murakami in the third inning and surrendered another in the third but kept the Terrapins scoreless for four innings.

Another freshman, Jared Hill, took the ball from Twigg in the with two outs in the seventh inning. Hill recorded the final out of the seventh, but gave up two runs which were attributed to Twigg.

Dom Hayes also ended with a five-hit game for the Mountaineers, ending 5-for-7 while Wilson finished 4-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. The Mountaineers have today off before heading back into Big East Conference play Friday with a three-game series at St. John’s. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

BRIAN KUPPELWEISER ER SPORTS WRITER

In support of Tiger Woods On Nov. 25, 2009, the life of Tiger Woods changed forever as he crashed his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree.

What followed was a media circus that went to ends that most of us can’t begin to fathom.

Lies. Infidelity. Rehab. Racy text messages. Lost sponsors.

Public embarrassment.

We have all heard the stories and can elaborate about the scrutiny that Woods has faced in the past five months.

It has all come full circle this week, though, as Woods is making his return to the course at the PGA’s first major championship of the season: the Masters.

Woods faced the media for the first time Monday as reporters asked him questions about the night of his accident, his extramarital affairs, his time in rehab and the possibility that he used Human Growth Hormone.

All were questions I would have asked Woods if I had the chance.

After watching the press conference, I realized despite all of Woods’ wrongdoings, I still stand behind him 100 percent.

I grew up idolizing Woods. I tried to golf like he did. I played his video game. I bought the products he endorsed.

How could I turn on him?

In all honesty, the only thing Tiger did wrong in this whole saga was that he was married.

Woods made a huge mistake by cheating not only on his wife, but also his children, his mother and his late father.

Woods never cheated the game of golf.

He just went too far with his off-the-course actions.

Had Woods been a single man during the time of these transgressions, I doubt many would have the deep negative perception of him like they do now.

This being said, I feel Woods has finally begun to understand the depth to which he has hurt the people in his inner circle. You can truly see this when Woods talked about missing his son Charlie’s first birthday.

“I missed my son’s first birthday and that hurts. That hurts a lot. I vowed I would never miss another one after that,” Woods said during the press conference. “I can’t go back to where I was. I want to be a part of my son’s life and my daughter’s life going forward, and I missed his first birthday.

“I mean, that was very hard that day and something I regret and I probably will for the rest of my life.”

I’m not even a father, but I can feel the hurt that exudes from that statement.

It was that moment when it all came full circle for Woods.

Other media outlets have also reported the golfer has been more amicable with the gallery during his practice rounds at Augusta while Woods has stated that he will make attempts to limit his expletivefilled outbursts.

Woods even participated in a Monday practice round tradition of trying to skip a golf ball across a pond and onto the green at hole No. 16 of Augusta.

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