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New phase of construction for High Street

BY DEVON UNGER CITY EDITOR

The Morgantown City Council approved a bid for the fourth phase of the High Street Streetscape Improvement Project.

The project will replace sidewalks, curbs, landscaping and fixtures along High Street. The bid was awarded to Tony Baiano Construction for $590,600.

This phase of construction will begin June 7 at the Intersection

of High and Pleasant streets, and will replace sidewalks and fixtures down to Kirk Street.

“We did get a very attractive bid, well under budget,” said Morgantown City Manager Dan Boroff.

“This work will start almost immediately to be completed this construction season.”

The current phase of construction was expected to cost $701,960.50, which is approximately $111,360 more than the lowest bid. The city received one

other bid from Maccabee Industrial, LLC for $707,358.85.

The project has already completed sidewalk and infrastructure improvements from Wiley Street to Pleasant Street.

“It’s a continuation of the approved plans for the entire street, same fixtures, landscaping, curbs, sidewalks, treatment of the corners,” Boroff said.

Morgantown Mayor Bill Byrne urged citizens to excuse the possible inconvenience the construc-

tion may cause.

“We try to get this done during the summer time when the students aren’t here,” Byrne said. “We ask for everybody’s cooperation, and there will be a certain amount of disruption of traffic.”

Other matter discussed at the meeting include: Guy Panrell of the Morgantown Urban Deer Commission said rumors of a conspiracy between city officials and West Virginia University to push for an ur-

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A boat travels down the water in Ganvie, a village in a bay near Cotonou, Benin, which dates to the 16th and 17th centuries. Students in the School of Journalism traveled to this and other villages in Africa during their trip last year.

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An African girl sells wares at a traditional market in Lome, the capital city of Togo.

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Hot, humid and unfamiliar – eight students from West Virginia University arrived in West Africa Monday to study abroad for nearly three weeks.

The group will travel through Ghana, Togo and Benin to learn about the media and press of the region. It is led by Steve Urbanski, professor and director of graduate studies at WVU’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism.

Ghana is mostly English speaking, whereas Togo and Benin are predominantly French speaking. Urbanski, who has has been to Benin twice and wrote his dissertation on the media of the area, said nearly all the small villages have different languages similar to one another.

Last semester, Urbanski taught a one-credit course about the national media of west African cultures, history and oral-written traditions.

Students that signed up for the trip were required to take the course.

For Erin Graziani, a senior public relations major, this will not be her first study abroad experience. Graziani traveled to Jordan and the United Arab Emirates during spring break. She said her experiences proved that stereotypes are often misconceptions.

“Seeing how our stereotypes and perceptions of Africa fit in with the reality over there. Poverty and AIDS is what a lot of people think of when they hear the word Africa,” Graziani said.

“I’m excited to have the mindset going into Africa that my preconceived ideas about the continent, and the countries might end up being completely false.”

During Urbanski’s first visit in 2001, he hosted design workshops for the local papers in Cotonou, the capital of Benin.

“We toured every daily newspaper in Cotonou – at the time there were 17 daily newspapers,” Urbanski said. “All little tabloids, eight to 12 pages,

some run by political parties.

They tended to have real sensational news.”

The second time he traveled to Benin in 2003, he gathered information and research for his dissertation.

Urbanski asked directors of each publication to define what freedom of the press meant to them and how their newspaper was upholding that ideal.

“Benin has only been a democracy since around 1990,” he said. “Prior to that, it was a Marxist regime for 17 years.

The one constant was a resilient press that kept the people informed.”

Urbanski plans on taking the students on tours of newspapers, a radio and television station, and the University of Ghana.

They also plan to sightsee, visit a rainforest, a fishing village, slave castles and a market in Togo.

During the trip, the students will post blogs about their experiences to articulate the cultural differences they encounter.

The students will also use Twitter as they travel, stop-

ping at Internet cafes every few days.

The groups will first arrive in Accra, Ghana, touring the papers there. They will then travel through Togo, stopping briefly to sightsee, and continuing into Benin to stay in a monastery and tour further.

“We won’t be roughing it or staying in huts. We’ll have air conditioning for the most part, but it’ll be hot either way,” Graziani said.

Tea Party activists rallied in front of Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s (D-W.Va.) Charleston office May 25.

The group urged the senator to support a measure preventing the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. Rockefeller obliged the activists by issuing legislation meant to suspend EPA regulations on GHG’s in West Virginia. He believes such regulations should be handed down by congress rather than the EPA. The U.S. Supreme court has ruled in favor of the EPA and CAA multiple times, most recently in 2007, arguing EPA regulations do not represent an unconstitutional use of executive power. This represents a departure from Bush administration policies in which the EPA had little or nothing to with the regulation of GHG’s.

“The Supreme Court ruling gives the EPA the authority to regulate greenhouse gases under the

Paying for college is an issue for many students, especially with the rising cost of tuition at many institutions.

Yo u C a n D e a l W i t h I t . c o m launched an expanded and redesigned website last week to provide students, parents and schools with financial aid information and resources.

“It is especially important now, as more families are struggling with financial difficulties and higher unemployment rates, that we work smarter in our efforts to keep student loan default rates as low as possible,” said

loans such as the subsidized, unsubsidized and even the parentplus loan if eligible to receive.” said Steve Riffon, assistant director of financial aid at West Virginia University.

The website has added information for schools to help them develop default prevention plans for student loans, and includes loan-repayment calculators, and guides to help students create personal budgets.

“They are all great features that provide a one stop resource that can truly help out students.

It is flexible, free, and a great service,” said Keith New, member of the new management team for the PHEAA.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION On WVU Financial Aid, visit www. finaid.wvu.edu, or You Can Deal With It, visit www.youcandealwithit.com The PHEAA specializes in assisting schools through loan servicing, student outreach programs and financial aid processing systems.

Riffon suggested students seek out as much information as possible when applying for financial aid. He referred students to the WVU

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New website aims to help students with finances Senator Sean Logan, vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Board in a press release.

The redesigned site focuses on helping students understand the various situations that can arise when financing their education.

Additions to the site include an updated section on the basics of student loans in “Student Aid 101,” quizzes to test a borrower or prospective borrower’s knowledge of financial aid and hypothetical scenarios with possible solutions to prepare borrowers for specific situations.

“Students who are seeking financial aid should look into

Clean Air Act. If Congress wants to change or alter that authority – or suspend it long enough to pass comprehensive legislation – Congress must be able to pass a bill that addresses the real life economic impacts that the EPA is not equipped to consider,” said Rebecca Gale, press secretary for Rockefeller Rockefeller issued the following statement in a press release on his efforts to mandate Congress, not the EPA, decide West Virginia’s economic and energy policy.

“Senator (Lisa, R-Alaska) Murkowski and I have been working to find a way to suspend EPA climate regulations because we believe that Congress – not an unelected federal agency – should decide these enormous economic issues. I have a bill that mandates a two-year suspension at EPA. Murkowski has proposed a ‘resolution of disapproval.’ I think my approach is more effective and has a better chance of becoming law.”

A car gets refueled at a gas pump. The price of gasoline has dropped 14 cents since the beginning of May.

W.Va. reported a 14-cent drop in gas prices in May STAFF WRITER

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two additional officers for three years. After that time, the city will be responsible for making the hires permanent full-time positions.

Councilors Charlie Byrer, Jennifer Selin and Don Spencer expressed concern over Tree Board activities in their respective wards.

The Tree Board is charged with trimming trees away from powerlines and other utilities

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ban deer hunt are not true. The hunt was proposed by the Urban Deer Committee to control the deer population within Morgantown city limits.

Panrell said the University did not become involved in the process until the committee had already been formed.

The City of Morgantown was selected as one of 40 locations to receive federal funding for new police officers. The federal government will provide funding for

Good news at the gas pumps for West Virginia. Automotive group AAA reported a 14 cent drop in gas prices during May in their monthly “Fuel Gauge” report.

The report currently lists the average price in West Virginia at $2.76 compared to $2.90 one month ago. The average price in Morgantown is around $2.69 according to Bevi Powell, director of AAA East Central.

She is unsure if the trend will continue over the summer.

“It’s hard to make a longterm prediction. A variety of factors affect gas prices, including weather related issues, although we have seen that anything in the economy can affect gas prices,” she said. “For the short-term: Yes, gas prices will go down. Supply is currently plentiful.”

The drop in prices occurred

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because market oil prices ended higher on May 21, due to bad trading and the European financial crisis. Because oil is traded in dollars, as the Euro’s value diminished, the dollar became more valuable, and the demand for oil by traders using foreign currency dropped, causing downward pressure on prices.

Powell said that, although West Virginia does not have the lowest gas prices, it is doing fairly well.

“There are quite a few (gas prices) that are higher, and quite a few that are lower. It’s not the highest, but it’s in a happy median in comparison to the country.”

Petroleum reserves have increased steadily over the past two months rising from more than 1.7 million barrels on April 16 to more than 1.8 million barrels on May 21. On May 22, oil reserves totaled 1,809,152

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GYORKO PREPS FOR MLB DRAFT Former West Virginia baseball player Jedd Gyorko is expecting to hear his name called in the first round of next week’s MLB Draft, a draft expert said.

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Continued from PAGE 2 barrels, up from 1,789,377 on April 17.

Oil prices are currently around $73 per barrel after dipping to $70.33 last Monday and posting a high of $86 in early May. AAA believes oil prices were able to remain above $70 because the prospect of oil below $70 was an incentive for investors to purchase the commodity, driving prices up slightly.

The United States Energy Information Administration releases a monthly forecast report for various energy sources and carbon dioxide emissions Tancrid Lidderdale, a forecasting expert from the USEIA, said the short term energy report cited by AAA is compiled from historical data gathered by the EIA and other agencies.

Lidderdale said the USEIA releases a report to the public monthly stating highlights of the short-term energy outlook and various details, including electricity, coal, crude oil and carbon dioxide emissions.

“The oil market, just like any other commodity market, has prices that are very volatile,” Lidderdale said.

“It should be expected to see future significant swings in prices just as we’ve seen several times over this year.”

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The sign in front of the Shell Station on University Avenue displays the price of regular gasoline. The price of gas has lowered 14 cents over the month of May.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s state government still expects revenues to fall below estimates when the budget year ends next month, but the Manchin administration predicts a surplus as well.

Midyear cuts reduced spending by more than necessary to keep the state budget balanced.

Officials now say that could leave as much as $68 million unspent once the fiscal year ends June 30.

“Because of conservative budgeting, we’re going to have a little extra on hand,” Deputy Revenue Secretary Mark Muchow said Monday.

The administration had forecast collecting $3.78 billion from general tax revenues during this budget year, and reaping all but $357.1 million of that by June 1. It instead entered the month down nearly $44 million. Muchow said revenues will likely miss their mark for the year by at least $50 million.

But the state had braced for a worst-case scenario of $120 million. Gov. Joe Manchin ordered all executive branch agencies, including those headed by other elected officials, in December to trim general revenue spending by

bers said many trees in their arborists, they’re not qualified neighborhoods had been “butch- because they are not doing that Continued from PAGE 1 ered” without reasonable cause. type of work,” Selin said.

“I think that they are not around Morgantown. The mem- hiring people who are certified devon.unger@mail.wvu.edu “I understand Senator Rockefeller’s perspective. It’s in the Constitution, Congress makes the law,” Carr said.

Rockefeller’s measure requires 60 votes and a Presidential signature to pass. While he believes his bill is more likely than Murkowski’s to gain the neces-

sary votes, it is unclear whether President Obama will sign the bill. Such a bill limits the power of the executive branch and would block regulations of GHG’s publicly supported by the administration.

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New said the worst thing a Continued from PAGE 1 student can do is ignore their financial aid problems, allowing Financial Aid website for in- them to hinder their future. formation about specific finan“Don’t run away from the cial aid options available at the problem, run towards it. It will

not go away, so try to come up with a solution. There is help available to students, you should try to contact someone,” New said.

Continued from PAGE 1 West Virginia University professor of geology and expert on energy systems and economics, Tim Carr agrees with Rockefeller.

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Muchow sees signs of a recovering economy in May’s general revenue figures, which beat their $301 million estimate by nearly $19 million.

Severance taxes on coal and other extracted natural resources continued to offset weakness in other revenue sources. Those taxes have yielded $359 million so far this year, or $96 million more than expected.

Corporate net income taxes were slightly ahead of forecast for the month, while personal income taxes fell slightly below estimate. The latter accounts for around 41 percent of all general revenue.

Sales and use taxes provide nearly one-third of the general revenue total. While $6.7 million below its May mark of $99 million, Muchow called that estimate somewhat aggressive and said collections were 6.6 percent above last year’s.

The general revenue budget also relies on $127.9 million from lottery proceeds. Muchow said the recession and out-of-state competition to West Virginia’s racetracks has hampered that source.

But May’s transfers topped $37 million, or $26 million more than forecasted.

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3.4 percent. The Legislature and state Supreme Court agreed to cuts as well. Muchow estimates that the belt-tightening reduced state spending by about $118 million.

State law sends half of any surplus to West Virginia’s emergency reserve funds.

A rebounding economy has helped the state avoid a more serious shortfall, Muchow said. It has also prompted the administration to project revenues of $3.74 billion for the budget year that begins July 1.

If June’s revenues come in as Muchow now expects, that would represent the first year-to-year growth since 2008.

“The state’s economy has shown some signs of improvement. That should continue,” Muchow said. “The employment picture is starting to stabilize as well. But growth levels in both the national economy and the state economy are going to be below what we’re used to.”

Unemployment in West Virginia was 9.2 percent in April, when adjusted for seasonal hiring trends, down from the 9.5 percent posted during the previous two months. The national rate for April was 9.9 percent.

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Kagan’s early influences demanding, activist NEW YORK (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s basic bio looks like this: raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Manhattan. Two brothers.

Mother taught school. Dad was a lawyer. Look closer, and you’ll find a family tree richly populated with individuals of great determination, intelligence and activism. There’s even a bona fide tree-hugger and a leftist dissident in the lot.

Supreme Court justices are as much biography as they are resume. And because Solicitor General Kagan never served as a judge, her early influences may help court-watchers fill in the blanks on her world view.

Tidbits from Kagan’s youth prefigure her achievements.

She was the first girl in her synagogue to have a bat mitzvah.

In high school, she was president of student government and donned judge’s robes for a picture of the group.

Her late mother, Gloria Kagan, came of age in an era when women had few professional options, and relished the idea of her daughter having a “highpowered professional career,” Elena once said.

Gloria was also an “adamant patriot,” and like her husband, whose father came from Poland, she was a child of immigrants, tracing her family to the Ukraine, according to Elena’s brother Irving.

Had Elena’s parents lived to witness her nomination, Irving said, they would have seen it “as evidence of their view of America as a land of opportunity.”

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In this image released by the White House, a Jan. 24, 1970, photo shows 9-year-old Elena Kagan, left, with her family. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan’s basic bio looks like this: raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Manhattan.

But Gloria also believed that success doesn’t come without hard work. She pushed her students, and you can imagine Elena absorbing that message too.

As a sixth-grade teacher, Gloria Kagan “set the bar unbelievably high and made each and every one of her students believe they were capable of anything in the world,” said former student Erica Goldman, a science writer with a Ph.D. in biology.

“But to get there, they were going to work harder than they’d ever worked before,” Goldman said.

Elena’s late father, Robert, had a small law firm that mostly represented tenants. But he was also devoted to unglamorous local causes as chairman of the community board. Among them: securing housing for poor families displaced by the construction of Lincoln Center, and opposing Westway, a proposed superhighway through residential areas.

In the mid-70s, he even tied himself to a tree to save it from Westway. “He called me and

said, ‘Get over here with a rope,’” recalled Sally Goodgold, who worked with Kagan on the community board. “’There is someone with a chain saw ripping down old trees for the highway.

They have no permit.’ “ Goodgold found him faced off against chain saws, hugging a tree. She tied him to it and wrapped herself around another tree. The trees were saved; Westway was eventually defeated.

“It was the beginning of the end of government deciding to do something without any community input,” Goodgold said.

In the summer of 1980, Elena Kagan worked for Liz Holtzman, a Democrat running for U.S. Senate in New York. That fall, after Holtzman was defeated and President Ronald Reagan was elected, Elena wrote in The Daily Princetonian, “Where I grew up on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, nobody ever admitted to voting Republican.” She added the “real Democrats” she had known were “motivated by the ideal of an affirmative and compassionate government.

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ON THE ‘MONEY’ Local rapper balances school, family and military service

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As a child, Josh Harwood listened to hip-hop after his parents went to bed.

He put on headphones and placed a piece of tape over the red “on” light to make sure they couldn’t tell. His Christian family didn’t approve of music off the top 40 list.

“If it wasn’t gospel, it wasn’t allowed,” Harwood said. “I had to sneak everything I wanted that wasn’t Christian-oriented, even comic books.”

After leaving West Virginia at age 4, he moved to Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Texas during his adolescence and learned more about rap at each stop.

He moved back to West Virginia at 17 and has lived in Morgantown for 10 years.

Harwood, 27, now splits his time between his music, his studies in political science at West Virginia University, his commitment to the National Guard and his newborn son, Jace.

In spite of his many commitments, Harwood, better known by his rap moniker, Profit Money,

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www.thedaonline.com has always considered West Virginia his home, and now he hopes to bring recognition to West Virginia on the hip-hop scene.

“It’s just going to take one person from West Virginia to make it known that we have a big rap scene – that’s all it’s going to take,” Harwood said. “That bubble just needs broke, and the rest will come.”

The name Profit Money came from mixing the word “prophet” from his childhood church days and the word “money,” which was a common nickname during the ’90s. He changed the spelling of “prophet” to “profit” to relate to the word “money.”

Known locally for his “Country Roads Remix” fame, Harwood has produced three full-length albums under the SoundVizion label. In addition, he has put out various EPs along the way. Profit

Money is working on a solo debut album to be released this summer.

“I had to learn everything from the ground up. Nothing was ever told to me,” Harwood said. “I learned how to do my own recordings and make my own beats.”

His style is different from many rappers, as he doesn’t rap about murder, money or drugs.

Instead, he tends to relate his music to West Virginia and his life experiences. For example, in his song “WVU,” he raps “Nothin’ to do, so grab ya stool, and hit another beer, because every Saturday it’s ‘Let’s go Mountaineers.’”

Harwood’s voice is generally characterized as gritty with a slight hint of a lisp.

“He’s really honest, and it comes out through his music,” said Chris Flynn, a fellow performer and friend of Harwood.

“That same thing happens when he performs – he pours his heart out in his music and on stage.”

Harwood recently performed at 123 Pleasant Street April 16 for a tribute to longtime rapper and friend Meuwl.

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Vandalia Gathering shows off local culture, history

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‘Prince of Persia’ a video game adaptation better left unplayed DAVID RYAN COPY EDITOR

There’s a reason video games don’t adapt so well to featurelength movies – they’re completely different mediums.

“Prince Of Persia,” the latest video game adaptation, suffers from the same fate as countless before it – it just doesn’t work.

The movie follows Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal), an orphan of the streets of Persia, adopted by the king he after notices the boy’s courage.

Dastan is brought up to be a true soldier and prince of Persia, despite having no blood ties to the dynasty.

Years after his adoption, the kingdom is under threat after spies reveal a neighboring city is manufacturing and selling weapons to an enemy of Persia.

The king decides to mount an attack, and while most of the army is assaulting an obvious point of entry, Dastan and his gang of street soldiers sneak into the castle and the city is quickly taken.

During battle, Dastan takes

possession of a mysterious dagger which has the ability to turn back time.

After the fates turn against him, Dastan turns outlaw and must unite with the princess he ousted during battle and return the powerful dagger to its resting place, free of manipulation from those who wish to alter history.

Despite having some pretty big box office names in Gyllenhaal and Ben Kingsley, “Persia” attempts to be too much like the genre it’s coming from.

Granted, the last time I played any version of “Prince of Persia” was in the early ’90s and was a basic, two dimensional sidescroller.

But that shouldn’t matter in an adaptation.

Movies based on games should explore the mythology of the games – not make it seem like you’re watching your friend annoyingly play the game in front of you.

“Pirates of the Caribbean” didn’t stick with its theme park ride shtick – it gave us enjoyable characters and memorable set pieces.

“Prince of Persia,” however, has several instances where it’s like the

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operator of the projector is thrashing a controller wildly behind the scenes.

A movie also requires the audience to sit back, relax and enjoy the ride – taking note of plot turns, twists and intrigue along the way.

They require you to become engaged with the characters. This doesn’t happen in “Persia.”

A video game, on the other hand, requires a user to be more interactive with the plot.

They can control the pace, the movement – the entire universe of the movie.

There were moments throughout “Persia” when I wished I was able to stop the heat-ofthe-battle make-out sessions, hackneyed plot-twists and constant leaping of Dastan when he could have simply taken the stairs.

Unlike “Macgruber,” there’s nothing redeemable here.

Granted, this isn’t the worst video game adaptation of all time – that’s reserved for “Street Fighter” and “Mortal Kombat” – but it’s still bad.

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The West Virginia Division of Culture and History hosted the 34th annual Vandalia Gathering in Charleston, W.Va., May 28 in the Norman L. Fagan West Virginia State Theater of the Culture Center .

The festival, established to celebrate the cultural roots of West Virginia, welcomed an environment of free expression and invited everyone to share their rich heritage through music, dance, crafts, storytelling and cooking.

Pete Kosky, 2009 State Champion lyre player, musician and storyteller, has participated in the festival since its opening in 1977 and said it feels like home to him.

“No one in my family played music, and it (the group of musicians at the Vandalia Gathering) became the nucleus of my musical family,” Kosky said.

The ceremony featured an awards ceremony for quilts and wall hangings and the presentation of the Vandalia Award followed by a concert.

The musicians in Friday night’s concert included Kosky, Fox Hunt, Jerrica Hilbert,

Mountain Echos, Matt Lindsay, Mike Morningstar, Robin and Dan Kessinger and the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys.

For acts returning to the Vandalia Gathering, the festival is more than just a performance, it’s a chance to reunite with familiar faces and do their part in showing their state pride.

Kosky said he believes the Vandalia Gathering is essential to the preservation of West Virginia culture and allows an opportunity for the state to represent its diversity.

“It’s different from other festivals because even though it is on the Capital grounds, it is musician-friendly, and the state doesn’t interfere over what kind of music is performed – anybody can join in,” Kosky said.

“It’s important because it preserves music. There hasn’t been a year where I didn’t learn new tunes and songs,” he said.

The Gathering maintains a welcoming atmosphere for professional musicians and those who return for the well-known, impromptu jam sessions.

Residents of all ages from all parts of West Virginia brought their instruments and banded together on the Capi-

tal grounds, creating a unique blend of guitars, mandolins, fiddles and more.

Tommy Harvey and Larry Wilson, both residents of Summersville, W.Va., said they continue to return to the event to “pick with all the people.”

Wilson, a traditional mandolin player who has been enjoying the Vandalia Gathering for a decade, said he believes the state needs the festival to maintain its unique cultural heritage.

Special contests and hands-on activities such as candle making, woodworking and blacksmithing were available, as well as a demonstration by Three Rivers Avian Center, an animal shelter for endangered, wild animals.

The West Virginia Storytellers Guild was also on hand to entertain festivalgoers of all ages.

The Vandalia Gathering continued Saturday and Sunday with adult and youth contests such as flat pick guitar, fiddle, bluegrass banjo, mandolin, lap dulcimer and Liars.

Dancing, including square dancing, flatfoot and clogging,

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 2, 2010

Addition of veteran classes is beneficial The nation celebrated Memorial Day Monday. For many Americans, the holiday means a long weekend with a trip to the pool and a cookout with family and friends.

It’s a time to kick back and relax during the “unofficial” start to summer.

What cannot be lost, however, is its true meaning.

Memorial Day was founded in the aftermath of the Civil War and has been a day to remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in order to pro-

tect the American way of life.

Thus, as we honor the fallen, it is appropriate to take into account the veterans among us.

That is why West Virginia University’s recent efforts to support and attract military veterans to campus should be commended.

Coming out of a May 10 Faculty Senate meeting, University officials began working on plans to add more on-campus classes tailored to the needs of veterans, which will ultimately

increase the number of former service members on the Morgantown campus.

WVU currently offers an orientation course and an introductory English course for veterans.

A public speaking course and an art history course are to be added in the fall.

Doing so would advance the University’s mission statement and commitment to diversity.

Terry Miller, an advocate for veterans in the Office of Stu-

dent Affairs, believes that veterans, accustomed to imminent danger for prolonged periods, become hypersensitive to their surroundings.

Because of this, many have a difficult time focusing in large lecture halls.

Miller, in an interview with the Charleston Daily Mail, explained the need for additional general education classes for veterans.

“Our goal would be to reduce the size of those classes, to put these students in an at-

mosphere where they know the people around them have similar circumstances.”

The staff of The Daily Athenaeum wholeheartedly supports the addition of classes for veterans.

These men and women have proudly served our country and are now attempting to improve their lives by augmenting their education.

It’s the least we can do in return. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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‘Gringo masks’ are inciting unfounded claims of reverse racism JORDAN BONNER COLUMNIST

In light of the passage of Arizona’s immigration bill, a Florida-based company made “gringo masks” available on the Internet as a satirical form of protest.

The bill has been widely criticized as promoting racial profiling, and the masks led some (namely, whites) to take offense and even to make absurd claims of reverse racism.

The conservative blogosphere has been buzzing with claims of reverse racism since the “gringo mask” became available April 30.

One blog, American Thinker, went so far as to contrast Zubi Advertising’s use of the word

“gringo” with two Austin, Texas, radio disc jockeys use of “the word ‘wetback’ during some wide-ranging and lighthearted banter about illegal immigration (sic) and the politically correct language associated with the problem.”

The blogger bemoans the racism implicit in the term “gringo,” while clearly seeing no wrong in using the term “wetback.”

Political correctness goes too far when those that have traditional positions of power and privilege claim to be offended by certain terms used by the traditionally oppressed.

In discussing racial slurs, we must first explicitly describe that which makes a racist term harmful.

Racial slurs used by whites to describe persons of African or Hispanic descent ring with over-

tones of dominance and superiority and are bolstered by centuries of white imperialism. Racial slurs used by other races to describe whites, on the other hand, do not carry the same historical weight.

Therefore, non-white people cannot as effectively assert dominance over, or deride the social esteem of, white people by using racial slurs.

Derogatory terms used to refer to white Americans, unlike those used to refer to persons of African and Hispanic descent, are not influenced by a degree of loathing and utter contempt that is reinforced by hundreds of years of self-diagnosed supremacy on the part of the slur user or by a history of subjugation and oppression on the part of the slur’s target.

Arguments asserting that the “gringo mask” amounts to re-

verse racism, then, amount to so much whining.

White people in America, for the most part, are not accustomed to being in a position in which they must fight against another race, a race that dominates the social and political power structure, for their civil rights.

In the case of the “gringo mask,” one must also bear in mind the difference between offensive language and racist language. The “gringo mask” may offend some misguidedly softhearted white folks, but we should not go so far as to consider it racist.

It is important to note that the word “gringo” has several different meanings and connotations – some of which are not pejorative and do not specifically refer to white people.

The American Heritage Dictionary defines the term “gringo”

as “a disparaging term for a foreigner in Latin America, especially an American or English person.”

However, according to the Royal Spanish Academy’s Dictionary of the Spanish Language, “gringo” is used in Cuba and throughout Central America merely to denote U.S. citizens, regardless of race.

This point is of particular importance because Cuban-Americans Joe and Michelle Zubizarreta own Zubi Advertising.

In response to allegations of reverse racism, Zubi Advertising released a statement asserting, “We chose this mask because of its light-hearted nature and tongue-in-cheek approach, much in the same vein as Jeff Foxworthy’s shtick ‘you might be a redneck if ... ’ or Carlos Mencia’s ‘beaner’ jokes.”

The context in which the word “gringo” is used is of utmost importance – not so in the case of such terms as the “N-word” (to avoid using the most loaded racial slur), which is always derogatory.

According to a note on the website gringomask.com: “We understand from your responses that some people might equate the word “Gringo” with an ethnic slur. We do not. It is simply a slang term used to describe Caucasians, and we don’t assign any negative connotations to it.”

It is laughable, at best, that some white Americans are crying and moaning over the gringo mask’s not-so-racist undertones while Americans of Hispanic descent face a potential, alltoo-real battle to protect themselves against racial profiling in Arizona.

Facebook does not owe its users privacy GAVIN MATHIS DAILY EVERGREEN WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site’s new privacy settings, in front of an image of the first version of the site, in Palo Alto, Calif., May 26.

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I love Facebook. I just hate people who use Facebook.

The social network phenomenon is doing damage control in response to user complaints about sometimes cryptic changes to the site’s privacy policy that allow third parties access to users’ personal information, including friends, current city or hometown and music preferences.

A Facebook user complaining about a lack of privacy is like a priest joining the church and complaining about the celibacy.

Of course, Facebook is selling people’s personal information. That is how they make money. Facebook monetizes your personal information and sells it to business partners like Pandora and Microsoft to create highly targeted ad campaigns.

Those who complain about privacy on Facebook show they’re almost as technologically savvy as the Amish.

How did you think Facebook financed your hours of stalking friends from high school?

There is a reason why people don’t stay in touch with their high school classmates – they don’t like them.

If I wanted to know what my basketball teammates where doing these days, I would go to McDonald’s.

Users complaining about this alleged breach of privacy do not care about privacy. They are some of the same self-centered hypocrites who willingly divulge – and sometimes over-divulge – every waking second of their pathetic lives.

The exodus of users fleeing Facebook and the hype surrounding the changing privacy controls is out of control.

Congress was able to pass the Patriot Act, which granted the government unprecedented access to your library records, bank accounts and other sensitive information, with little opposition.

But when a social networking site fosters the kind of interconnectivity that will define the next era of the web, users overreact more than a teenage girl at the premiere of a new “Twilight” movie.

Facebook is expanding so fast

they have been forced to navigate uncharted ethical waters as they try to remain profitable – a problem that has doomed so many other companies on the web.

In a world built on the assumption that information has to be transferred at no cost, Facebook is challenging that paradigm, and doing it quite successfully. More online businesses, especially newspapers, should follow its lead.

Spending upward of four, five or even six hours a day on these sites, many people – whose fingertips must be bleeding from the imbecilic exchanges they have online – display why Facebook has become so successful: It is more addictive than crack.

According to Time Magazine, more than one in four people who browse the Internet have a Facebook account, and more importantly, they have visited the site in the last month, explaining why it is a gold mine for advertisers.

A mere six years after Facebook’s creation, the site is on the verge of eclipsing the 500 million user mark.

If Microsoft made computers user friendly and if Google made the world’s information easy to access, then Facebook and Twitter are making that wealth of information user friendly.

The technology that propels social networking is phenomenal, redefining how people consume information and communicate in the process. Unfortunately, these tools have been hijacked by egomaniacs who indulge in the kind of self-love reserved for celebrities on the brink of relapsing.

No matter what your personal settings on Facebook happen to be, there is no privacy on Facebook. Anyone who is a friend of one of your friends can probably view your personal information.

If you don’t want someone to know something about you, don’t post it on a website capable of disseminating that information to the entire Facebook community.

Ultimately, you have total control of your online pseudo-self and how much information you choose to disclose. Facebook executives care about your status updates about as much as I do – not at all.

And if you don’t like this column, don’t write anything on my Facebook page. I’m too busy ignoring you.

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the Campus Ministry Center on the corWVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY BOARD ner of Willey and Price streets. For more meets at 7 p.m. in the Kanawha Room information, call 304-292-4061.

CHABAD AT WVU will take place at 7 of the Mountainlair. Students and faculty are welcome to attend and get in- p.m. at 643 Valley View Drive. For more volved with First Book and the WVU information, visit www.jewishWVU.org Advisory Board. For more information, or call 304-599-1515.

CAMPUS LIGHT MINISTRIES hosts e-mail wvu@firstbook.org.

CYCLING CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the a weekly meeting and Bible study at Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair. For 7 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the more information, visit www.WVUcy- Mountainlair. cling.com.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENTER Continual is open from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Room GOLF CLUB meets regularly. Golf408 of Clark Hall. The lab will not be ers of any skill level are invited to join. open on University holidays or during Club activities include competitions the last week of classes. with other schools and intraclub golf WVU ULTIMATE CLUB/TEAM meets at outings. For more information, e-mail 5 p.m. at the WVU Intramural Fields and wvugolfclub@gmail.com. is always looking for new participants.

MOTOWNPOETS is looking for poExperience playing ultimate frisbee isn’t ets who are interested in practicing necessary. For more information, e-mail and sharing poetry with others on an Zach at wvultimate@yahoo.com or visit online forum. For more information, www.sugit.org. visit www.groups.yahoo.com/group/ WVUACLU meets at 6 p.m. in the motownpoetry.

Monongalia Room of the Mountainlair.

MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs volTAI CHI is taught from 6:30 p.m. to 8 unteers for the information desk, prep.m. Other class times are available. For admission testing, hospitality cart, mail more information, call 304-319-0581. delivery and gift shop. For more inforCATHOLICS ON CAMPUS meets at 8 mation, call Christina Brown at 304-598p.m. at 1481 University Ave. For more 1324. information, call 304-296-8231.

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such FREE ARABIC/ISLAM CLASSES are as nutrition, sexual health and healthy offered in the Mountain Room of the living are provided for interested stuMountainlair from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. dent groups, organizations or classes by For more information, contact Sohail at WELL WVU Student Wellness and Health schaudhr@mix.wvu.edu.

Promotion. For more information, visit ESL CONVERSATION TABLE will meet www.well.wvu.edu/wellness. at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is paid nationalities are welcome. The table is for by tuition and fees and is confidensponsored by Monongalia County Liter- tial. For appointments or more informaacy Volunteers, a member of the United tion, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.

Way family. For more information on well.edu.wvu/medical.

Literacy Volunteers, contact Jan at 304CHRISTIAN HELP needs volunteers 296-3400 or mclv2@comcast.net. to help with the daily operations of six WVU FENCING CLUB will host ad- programs: a free clothing store, food vanced fencing practice from 7 p.m. to pantry, emergency financial assistance, 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For Women’s Career Clothing Closet, Workmore information, e-mail wvufencing@ ing Man’s Closet and the Furniture Exgmail.com or visit www.fencingclub.stu- change. For more information or to volunteer, contact Jessica at 304-296-0221 dentorgs.wvu.edu.

AIKIDO BEGINNERS CLASS will be or chi_vc@adelphia.net. held at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. Student NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets rates are available. For more informa- nightly in the Morgantown and Fairtion, e-mail. var3@cdc.gov. mont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit Every Thursday www.mrscna.org.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, a ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets 12-step program to assist participants daily. For help or a schedule, call 304in developing healthier relationships of 291-7918. For more information, visit all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the confer- www.aawv.org. ence room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonprofit orFor more information, call Mary at 304- ganization serving West Virginians with 296-3748.

HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE personal care items and volunteers to COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lu- support all aspects of the organization’s theran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC re- activities. For more information, call sponds to regional and national disas- John Sonnenday at 304-985-0021. ters. No experience is necessary. For CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SER more information, e-mail Stephanie at VICES are provided for free by the szinn1@mix.wvu.edu or visit www.lu- Carruth Center for Psychological and theranmountaineer.org/disaster.

Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVE offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

MENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Services include educational, career, inMinistry Center on the corner of Price dividual, couples and group counseling. and Willey streets. For more information, Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find e-mail wvumethodist@comcast.net. out more information.

CADUCEUS, a completely confidenSCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a tial organization of people who work local outreach organization, needs volin any role in health care fields who are unteers for daily programs and special in addiction recovery, meets at 6 p.m. events. For more information or to volin the large conference room of Chest- unteer, contact Adrienne Hines at vc_ nut Ridge Behavioral Health Center on srsh@hotmail.com or 304-599-5020.

Evansdale Campus. Students who are in ANIMAL FRIENDS needs foster famirecovery of any kind are welcome to at- lies for abandoned animals before they find their permanent families. If you or tend this closed, private meeting. anyone you know can help, call 304Every Friday 290-4PET. WVU HILLEL offers a Shabbat Dinner LUTHERAN STUDENT MOVEMENT at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillel House at 1420 meets regularly at the Lutheran Campus University Ave. For more information or Chapel directly across the street from a ride, call 304-685-5195. the Downtown Library Complex. AnyLUNCH FOR A BUCK will take place at one is welcome to attend the events.

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The editors reserve the right to edit or delete any submission. There is no charge for publication. Questions should be directed to Campus Calendar Editor James Carbone at 304293-5092.

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WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers. WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under 5 years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, contact Michelle Prudnick at 304598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is available on the first Monday of every month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Caritas House office located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential. To make an appointment, call 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 304-9832383, 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 304-983-2823 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 inservice trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event. For more information, call 304-296-3400 or e-mail MCLV2@comcast.net.

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

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER AS SISTANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the number of unwanted cats and dogs by encouraging and supporting spay/neuter. They are looking for new members and friends to help by donating their time, talents and fundraising skills. For more information, contact M-SNAP at 304-985-0123.

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

KALEIDOSCOPE, an afterschool program, is dedicated to providing a safe and educational environment for children afterschool. The programs provides homework help and enrichment classes. The program runs from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Interested volunteers should e-mail matt. wood07@gmail.com or call 304-2919288.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, stay focused on the bottom line.

Don’t get caught up in frivolous thinking. Do break past previously established mental barriers. The more you open up, the greater the possibilities that could enter your life. Curb a tendency to worry or push too hard.

Lead a more balanced, even life.

Going back to school or taking a seminar or two to increase your expertise in your field would be smart. If you are single, someone quite exotic and different could enter your life. This person has a lot of different ways you can learn from. If you are attached, the two of you might want to plan a second honeymoon or another special trip.

AQUARIUS helps you bottomout situations. Encourage discussions more often.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) ★★★★★ What occurs allows many different possibilities. You could absorb a lot of tension from other people.

Make sure you are on the same page as someone else financially before making any decisions. Tonight: Meet up with friends.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) ★★★ You could feel ex-

tremely pushed by a boss or parent. You feel a bit out of kilter with someone’s display of affection. You could be overly tired and pushed. Choose the right situation to express your views.

Tonight: A must appearance.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) ★★★★★ Keep reaching out for more information.

Feel free to dig up an expert or two. You want and need different perspectives. You might feel that someone is trying to hassle you. Let it go. Tonight: New insights.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) ★★★★ One key person sees your logic and will defer to you. Though you could be confused about everything that is going on, stay centered. A friend might not understand the implications of what he or she is saying. Gently ask questions. Tonight: Chat over dinner.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) ★★★★ Others seek you out.

You might not feel comfortable.

You see a situation differently from a boss. You might hear what someone says, but not as this person meant it to be taken.

You could be a little touchy. Confirm what you are hearing. You might get a pleasant surprise.

Tonight: Say “yes.”

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) ★★★ Emphasize your skills, though someone might prove to be quite challenging. Stay level as someone plays devil’s advocate. Though you could be frustrated, this process will only strengthen your plans. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise. Summer is nearly here.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) ★★★★★ Allow greater giveand-take between you and a child. You see a situation far differently. There might not be a meeting of the minds right now. Allow both of you to digest a conversation. Tonight: Where the fun is.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) ★★★★ Stay level and clear as you process new ideas and approach your life differently. You easily could be overwhelmed by another person. A roommate or family member knows how to challenge you. Tonight: Order in.

S A G I T TA R I U S ( N O V. 22-DEC. 21) ★★★★★ Your communication skills come forward. Is someone choosing not to understand, or is he or she simply not getting it? Try to ex-

press yourself in another way, and see if your message gets through. Tonight: Hang out.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) ★★★ Be aware of expenditures. You might want to splurge on a child or loved one.

Try to curb this tendency to be extravagant. The receiver also might get used to being treated like this all the time. Tonight: Be aware of a risk.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) ★★★★★ The Moon flatters you, allowing for greater give-and-take. You might wonder exactly what is needed to handle a domestic situation.

Someone has pushed you way beyond your level of comfort.

Tonight: Whatever makes you happy.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) ★★★ Take off early if you can. You need some time to reflect and perhaps work through a problem. You could feel overwhelmed by a child or a new friend. Establish appropriate limits. Tonight: Vanish early.

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Summer the perfect time to experiment with fashion options BRITTNI MCGUIRE A&E WRITER

ROCKSTAR GAMES

John Marston, the main character from ‘Red Dead Redemption,’ brandishes a gun in this screenshot from the game.

‘Red Dead Redemption’ plays like Rockstar’s ‘Grand Theft Auto’ series JAMES CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

For years, I have been advocating the greatness of games influenced by the Old West genre.

Games like “Gun” are at the top of my favorites list, and even the somewhat bizarre “Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath” is better thanks to the obvious influence.

So, believe me when I say that “Red Dead Redemption” is a cowboy game in its own category. It allows for the player to do almost everything possible in the Wild West.

Players are allowed to do some exciting things, such as help fight a war in Mexico or invade a fort to the more mundane aspects like herding cattle or skinning deer.

“Red Dead Redemption” tells the story of John Marston, a former gang member who has been threatened with the death of his family if he doesn’t round up his old friends for the United States Government.

Marston will ride all over the Old West in his quest, hunting down the men that were like his brothers, while also encountering interesting characters such as grave robber Seth and gunslinger legend Landon Ricketts.

The game takes place during 1911, in the last days of the wild west as immigration and technology slowly start to overwhelm nature.

This also allows the player to ride in a car at certain points in the game, as well as receive a more modern pistol that may be the best one in the game.

This doesn’t truly diminish the vast setting presented in the game, a world that is owned more by the wild than man.

The game features three different areas for the player to explore, the first being the untamed wilds of New Austin, the second being the Mexican land of Nuevo Paraiso and the third being the more modern West Elizabeth.

Each of these areas is unique in its own way, featuring different cities, weather patterns and distinct flora and fauna.

A lot of work has especially gone into the animals present in the game, from the tiny armadillo to giant grizzly bears, pretty much every mammal imaginable for the times is present, and quite a few birds are as well.

All of these creatures can be hunted in challenges that are presented to the player over the course of the game, starting with something small such as coyotes and working your way up.

There are other missions in the game that have nothing do

to with Marston’s quest as well, where players encounter various strangers.

Each stranger will give the player a mission, be it something small like retrieving medicine or hunting down a woman’s baby’s daddy.

Some of these missions deal with the ridiculous to the supernatural, and a few allow for players to make a decision by doing the right thing or being a downright cad.

The game also features an honor meter, so players can act like heroes or villains, with nonplayer characters treating them accordingly.

There is also a fame meter and the more famous Marston becomes, the more perks for him players can unlock.

The online mode is a continuation of the version used in Rockstar Games’ other popular game, “Grand Theft Auto IV” in that it puts players into a free-roam version of the game, allowing them to form posses, round up gangs or duel one another.

For those who want more traditional versus gameplay, the game also features various matches, from gang dueling, which is similar to “Halo’s” team slayer, to grab the gold, where players try and collect as many bags of gold as possible.

The more a person plays online, the more things they un-

lock, be it faster horses or better weapons, as well as different characters to play as.

I can understand unlocking horses and weapons, but I don’t understand why every person isn’t unlocked from the beginning, it isn’t like the different characters allow for some kind of statistical advantage.

For those who are playing this game on the Xbox 360, it is one of the few that features unlockables for a player’s avatar, giving them wild west items like sombreros or “Red Dead Redemption” T-shirts.

It is a shame more games don’t do this.

While “Red Dead Redemption” features a huge overworld and fun gameplay, I feel like there should have been more.

Rockstar is famous for their epic in-game moments, but, honestly, it doesn’t feel like this game has any.

Maybe I just had hopes that were too high going into this, but I was a little let down when all was said and done.

Well, there was one moment that took me by surprise, but you’ll have to see that for yourself.

“Red Dead Redemption” is available for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

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PROFIT Continued from PAGE 3 The tribute show was made up of only West Virginia rappers, and Harwood was the opening act.

Harwood isn’t the typical rapper, however.

He answers to additional monikers: soldier, dad and student.

He joined the National Guard in 2008 but was barely accepted due to a hearing impairment he’s had since birth.

Now, he is a 13th Delta, where he helps to take outside influences, like wind pressure, to help other soldiers aim their weapons.

“I like the order of it; there’s a lot of structure” Harwood said.

“I was always bouncing around a lot, so there wasn’t much structure for me.”

Harwood rarely mentions the National Guard in his songs for security reasons, but it does influence his daily life.

“It’s taught me some quick reflexes and to be aware of what’s going on around me at all times,” Harwood said. “I need that when dealing with my son, too.”

Harwood’s son, Jace, is two months old and currently lives with his mother.

“When he was first born, I was driving back from the hospital and changed lanes without looking,” Harwood said. “Even though he wasn’t with me, I was so angry that I could’ve done something to myself, and Jace wouldn’t have a dad.”

Harwood doesn’t see Jace as often as he’d like due to his busy schedule with the military and school.

Harwood is in his second year at West Virginia University majoring in political science.

When he’s finished, he plans to attend law school to become a politician and give back to the state of West Virginia.

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LEFT: Joshua J W Shomo, Kelen ‘B Hyphen’ Conley, Andrew ‘And-D’ Hirst, Josh ‘Profit Money’ Harwood, and Chris ‘95’ Kessell pose at the Meuwl memorial concert April 16.

Instead of exporting West Virginian resources out of state, Harwood wants to tighten regulations, as well as closing the gap between the impoverished and the middle class.

“There are so many people in my life I’ve heard complaining, but no one takes action,” Harwood said. “I don’t want to just sit around; I want to do this to better the state and have power to change it.”

His schooling will be on a hiatus, though, as Harwood will be deployed to the Middle East with the National Guard.

When he heard the news, he produced a cover of “Leaving on a Jet Plane” by John Denver.

“When I get back, I will graduate,” Harwood said. “West Virginia is where I want to be. This is home for me, and I’m going to make it known.” candace.nelson@mail.wvu.edu

Summer is heating up and so are the hottest summer fashions and West Virginia University students and local Morgantown shops are excited to share their new summer fashion trends.

Fashion experts advice: Throw out your plain colors or pair them with a print to give them a fresh look for the summer season.

An assortment of prints seems to be dominating the shelves in the form of dresses and rompers, according to WVU student and employee at local boutique Figleaf Kylie Harris.

“We are selling a lot of floral prints, that seems to be the biggest hit this season, mostly floral print dresses,” Harris said.

Aztec prints are also a frontrunner for the fashion scene this summer in the form of mini skirts paired with plain tops or in the form of dresses to pair with you favorite plain pair of flip-flops or heels, according to sophomore Megan Smith.

“I love pairing prints with plain colors. It brings something more to the eye, and if a print is worn with a plain, neutral color, it does not overpower you,” Smith said. “I tend to shop

a lot at Forever 21 and American Eagle in the Morgantown Mall.”

Summer is a season when less clothing is acceptable and the one article outfit is most often seen.

Dresses and rompers dominate this season rather than shorts and tank tops because they are easy to wear and lightweight.

They are also a good choice because they transition well from day to night by adding a piece of jewelry or changing your choice of shoe.

Guys tend to have it simple when it comes to summer fashion.

“We are selling a lot of plain, V-neck T-shirts for guys. We sell them in many different colors, but all plain and are paired with plain cargo or cotton shorts,” said Corey Black, American Eagle Outfitters representative.

Plain tees and vintage tees are a definitely go-to wardrobe for guys this summer season.

These fashions can be found at Target, American Eagle or even the Salvation Army.

Summer is a time to have fun and experiment with bright colors, so whatever you decide to wear, wear it with a bright color or a print and you are sure to stand out in a crowd. brittni.mcguire@mail.wvu.edu

Classical music can appeal to all ages if given the exposure AARON DAWSON A&E WRITER

You probably don’t listen to classical music, and that’s not your fault. Maybe “fault” isn’t the right term.

Most classical music fans I know have in some way performed it due their parents’ encouragement during early adolescence.

This reason may in some way be directly related to the ageold phenomenon: if it is parent supported, it isn’t cool.

Whatever the reason, it is evident that classical music is suffering.

It is one of the only art forms I can think of whose listeners, generally speaking, fail to embrace its newest developments, rather looking backwards to musical giants and time tested composers – J.S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn and the like – to satisfy their palette.

This presents a problem to the art – how long can the adoration of these great, and dead, composers last and what about the living ones?

Many would optimistically deduce that “forever” would answer the first question and a “who cares” to the second.

To remedy it, we are forced to look at a concert’s program as a pie chart, stripped and bones bare to critically consider what time should be devoted to what music.

Here’s what I propose: Music, that is, music subjectively worth being widely performed and heard composed after Beethoven’s music was written should, on every program of music, encompass at least 80 percent of said program.

To make this even more difficult, 50 percent should be entirely “new music,” devoting 30 percent of the 80 percent of the program’s time to twentieth century music.

The remaining 20 percent should survey or feature music of the Early Classical, Baroque, Renaissance or eras before them.

What I’m saying is that modern program practices should be essentially flipped.

The centerpieces of programs should be newly composed pieces and the bone thrown to what used to be those new pieces would then be thrown to Beethoven and his kind.

This should have continued when, during the early twentieth century, the music of Anton Webern and Alban Berg reached its peak and while a portion of the public did not appreciate

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‘Neighbors From Hell:’ Part demon, part ‘Flinstones’ DAVID RYAN COPY EDITOR

If you’ve ever watched cable channel TBS, there are two things you know – the network is home to all kinds of network sitcoms (including “Home Improvement”) and Tyler Perry.

Constant. Tyler. Perry.

Despite its reruns, the channel is trying to make a name for itself with new and original shows.

It’s had some successes, as much as I begrudge anything with Perry’s name awkwardly stapled to the top of a show name.

With “Neighbors From Hell,” the network is making a play for the animation world – one typically dominated by Adult Swim and “Family Guy” reruns, which

it frequently airs.

The show features a demonic family uprooted from their life in Hell. Balathazor (Will Sasso), a torturer in the underworld, is sent to Earth on a special mission by the Devil (Steve Coogan).

It turns out a company is dangerously close to revealing Hell’s location with a giant drill.

It’s up to Balathazor to infiltrate the company and stop the drill.

Whereas such an operation could be routine – Balathazor has to convince his family to fit in above ground and convince their neighbors they’re a perfectly normal, perfectly average family.

Unfortunately for them, they’re surrounded by idiots.

If you’ve seen the promo for the show on the channel, there’s a deranged woman with a dog

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Characters of the animated comedy ‘Neighbors From Hell.’ The show premieres on TBS June 7. smelling her animal’s feces.

Yeah.

The show has more narrative structure than most episodes of “Family Guy,” giving it a more sitcom feel.

However, its awkwardness derives from its attempted quirkiness.

The show is supposed to be a spin on the average family comedy – they’re demons, from hell!

– but that doesn’t quite work out.

Most sitcoms work because you can zone out, vaguely identify with one of the cast and chuckle at the exaggerated circumstances which they fall into.

But with “Hell,” I’m not quite sure what it’s trying to be.

The family deals with everything demonic, but their habits are somehow undetected by their neighbors – though this could be because one’s constantly medicated and the other is drunk.

“Hell” also suffers from its own exposition.

The setup that this family has to uproot from the underworld and settle in Suburbia while their father destroys a drill is fine – for a few episodes.

How long until that concept runs dry? You can’t put a serial-

ized plot in an animated show because people just want immediate, satisfying adventures.

That’s why “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” have worked so well on network TV and why “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” has excelled.

“A q u a Te e n Hu n g e r Force,” an Adult Swim cartoon, is so completely off the wall viewers know what they’re getting into.

With “Family Guy,” audiences know something will happen, eventually, between cut scenes of pop culture references.

Unfortunately for TBS, “Neighbors From Hell” doesn’t have enough shelf-life to continue long enough for it to establish what kind of show it wants to be. david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

Sheen could face up to 30 days Box office totals shrink to 17 year in jail after agreement reached low over Memorial Day weekend ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Charlie Sheen has reached an agreement with authorities in Colorado over domestic violence allegations involving his wife, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

The agreement was confirmed

by Chief Deputy District Attorney Arnold Mordkin, who declined to disclose details.

Brooke Mueller Sheen’s lawyer, Yale Galanter, also confirmed a plea agreement but refused to say what the terms were because “a deal is not a deal until the judge approves it.”

“There has definitely been a deal reached,” said Galanter. “Brooke is totally satisfied with the deal but if she had her druthers, the case would have been dismissed.”

Sheen pleaded not guilty to menacing, criminal mischief and assault charges stemming from an argument with his wife on Christmas Day at an Aspen home where they were on vacation. The most serious charge is menacing, a fel-

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Charlie Sheen. ony that carries a maximum threeyear prison sentence.

Sheen’s attorney Richard Cummins did not immediately return phone messages seeking comment.

Sheen is scheduled to be in court Monday for a disposition hearing. His trial had been sched-

uled for July 21.

Cummins had sought to throw out statements that the “Two and a Half Men” actor made to police investigating the case. He argued that an officer questioned Sheen in the basement of a house without advising him of his right to remain silent.

Charlie Sheen denied threatening or hitting his wife but told police that he broke two pairs of her eyeglasses in front of her.

A police officer’s arrest affidavit quoted Brooke Sheen as saying the actor pinned her on a bed while holding a knife to her throat and making a threat. In an audio recording of a 911 call, a woman who identifies herself as Brooke tells the dispatcher, “I thought I was gonna die for one hour.”

Since the incident occurred at Christmas, both Sheens have completed alcohol rehab programs and Galanter said, “They have been sober for months and months.

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The cast of ‘Sex and the City 2.’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood fizzled over one of its traditionally busiest times as movie attendance for Memorial Day weekend came in at the lowest in 17 years.

Overall revenues for the top-50 films during the four-day holiday weekend came in at $192 million, the lowest since 2001.

Factoring in today’s higher admission prices, about 24.2 million tickets were sold, the least since a 22.5 million head count in 1993, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.

PROGRAMS Continued from PAGE 7 the extreme dissonance of serialism, the music of these composers was found on a considerable amount of programs.

This should have continued past the 1930s and into the new millennium, but seems to have been suspended sometime

While “Shrek Forever After” finished first again, holding up well with $57.1 million from Friday to Monday, the weekend’s big new releases got off to so-so starts.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s action tale “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” came in second with $37.8 million. Sarah Jessica Parker’s “Sex and the City 2,” which many thought would debut at No. 1, wound up in third with $36.8 million.

“When you have a Memorial Day weekend down this much,

it just tells me the movies in the marketplace are just not grabbing people the way they have in past years,” said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com.

Domestic revenues over Memorial Day weekend last year came in at $221.3 million for the top-50 films, with movie attendance at 30.1 million.

Memorial Day weekend attendance reached a modern peak of 39.6 million in 2004, when “Shrek 2” was in theaters.

later.

(Can you imagine the dated background music featured in the dated Grey Poupon commercial substituted with Iannis Xenakis music?)

Fortunately, musical collectives like the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra put forth annual programs like Composer of the Year in which champions the work of one liv-

ing composer and works to spread awareness of how great new music is.

The plan I elect to use isn’t perfect, but it if a supremely liberal orchestra or musical collective adopted it, it could disarm the any reputation the “new” classical music has earned. robert.dawson@mail.wvu.edu

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BRAD JOYAL SPORTS WRITER

Huggins’ rep helped by latest graduation rates West Virginia head men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins had the opportunity to take in something far greater, this spring, than anything his team could achieve on the court.

He was able to celebrate his team finishing in the top 10 percent of teams with a perfect Academic Progress Rate.

It was the first time in school history the program was honored with that distinction.

Huggins’ accomplishments will define his legacy long after he is manning the sideline in Morgantown. His 28 basketball teams have won 670 games, which ranks him fourth among active head coaches.

While he has won his share of games, his critics have pointed out his flaws, often focusing on the graduation rate his players had.

During Huggins’ 16 seasons as Cincinnati’s head coach before resigning under fire in 2005, he was repeatedly criticized for his team’s low graduation rate.

Cincinnati reported only 27 of his 95 players graduated – a 28 percent graduation rate.

In fact, Huggins had four seasons in which no players graduated, and the program scored a zero graduation rate.

One would think after dealing with all the criticism at Cincinnati, the public embarrassment of a released video of a DUI and a near fatal heart attack, Huggins looked at returning to his alma mater as a second chance.

Huggins isn’t a rear-view mirror type of guy, and although has said some of his criticism at UC was unfair, he realized the opportunity to return to the school he graduated as magna cum laude from was one to restore his image.

Often noted for his team’s gritty defense and rebounding, Huggins brought his same intensity to the sideline in Morgantown.

In his three seasons as head coach, his team’s performance on the court, as well as in the classroom, has been outstanding.

Only two players from Huggins’ first three seasons at West Virginia have not graduated. Former forwards Joe Alexander and Devin Ebanks each left the program early to go to the NBA Draft.

All of Huggins’ players at WVU who finished their athletic eligibility were able to walk away with a degree, as well.

Besides Ebanks and Alexander, only three players transferred from the program without earning a degree under Huggins. former players Jacob Green, Will Thomas and Dee Proby transferred to Fordham, West Virginia State and Oklahoma City, respectively.

Former players Darris Nichols, Jamie Smalligan and Alex Ruoff all graduated. Five scholarship athletes from last year’s squad – Wellington Smith, Da’Sean Butler, Jonnie West, Cam Thoroughman and Joe Mazulla – each have their diploma.

While West gave up his last year of hoops, Thoroughman and Mazulla each have eligibility remaining.

Two walk-ons – Josh Sowards and Ted Talkington – each received their degrees, too. Cam Payne, who was on the team last season will graduate in December in three-and-a-half years.

Former WVU starting quarterback Jarrett Brown, who played one season of hoops for Huggins, earned his degree, as well.

Huggins’ reputation on the court hasn’t changed during his time at West Virginia. Last season he brought his team to the Final Four, the second in his career (Cincinnati 1991-92) and second in school history (1959).

Sure, maybe long after Huggins leaves Morgantown, he’ll still be remembered for his team’s simplistic philosophy to play tough defense and rebound.

Even if his legacy is only seen as for what his team’s did on the court, it should not go unnoticed what his players have done in the classroom during his time at West Virginia.

Huggins showed his character during his team’s 2010 Final Four loss to Duke when he had an emotional moment with Butler after his star player fell to the floor with an injury.

With his team’s success off the

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BY MATTHEW PEASLEE SPORTS WRITER

A .404 batting average, 35 career home runs, 73 career doubles – those numbers represent one of the finest ballplayers ever to play at West Virginia, Jedd Gyorko.

“He may be the most talented player I have ever coached,” said WVU head coach Greg Van Zant. “It has been a pleasure to coach him these last three years.”

Although he has just finished his junior year, it is likely Gyorko will be picked up in the

first round of the June 7 MLB Draft.

“I’m honored, and it is great that people are talking that highly of me,” Gyorko said prior to the 2010 season. “But, it comes down to my play on the field.”

The Morgantown native did let his bat do the talking this season. He belted a career-high 17 home runs and polished off a .381 batting average.

He capped off the year with a 4-for-8 performance in the Big East Conference Tournament with two home runs coming in the first-round game.

Van Zant said Gyorko’s draft status wasn’t boosted by that performance, though. The Mountaineers’ head coach said Gyorko’s body of work speaks for itself.

“The scouts and experts have known what (Gyorko) has done while he has been here,” Van Zant said. “One game does not control a decision that important.”

Kevin Goldstein, minor league and draft director from Baseball Prospectus, knows Gyorko has the major league

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Former West Virginia shortstop Jedd Gyorko preps to throw out a Villanova runner earlier this season.

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A TRULY VERSATILE ATHLETE Former basketball player also served as Mountaineer mascot

BY SCOTT CAHOON SPORTS WRITER

Sixty-one students in West Virginia University’s history have been selected to be the Mountaineer Mascot.

Only one – Bob Lowe – was also an athlete at WVU. “My experience at WVU was a unique one,” Lowe said. “I’ve got to see a lot of sides to the University that the average student didn’t see.”

Lowe played for the men’s basketball team from 1969 to 1971, serving mostly as a reserve forward but filling in at center early in 1970.

He averaged 5.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in 1970 – his best statistical season. Lowe started the first nine games of the season, including a 14-point effort in the season opener against Kentucky.

However, Lowe was benched after those nine games in favor of seven-footer Mike Heitz. Lowe

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accepted his role on the team graciously, resolving to remain committed to the team no matter what role that meant.

“I remember the coach (Sonny Moran) said, ‘Hey, you’re not going to play much. The team is rebuilding,” Lowe said. “I said to myself, ‘I’m still going to be there every day, and I’m going to give the starters as much help as I can.”

But Lowe’s commitment to WVU began even before he was attending the University.

Lowe was recruited by Virginia, Maryland, Wake Forest, Davidson, Florida and West Virginia but chose West Virginia because of the kindness he was shown on his visit.

“West Virginia was the only school that asked me what I wanted to do on my visit,” Lowe said. “I said, ‘I wanted to meet another player who had already signed and meet the nice people I’ve heard so much about.’”

Lowe spent his day driving

through the rolling hills outside Morgantown with fellow recruit Dick Symons.

“We spent two and a half hours just riding around Morgantown,” Lowe said. “We would waive at people on their porch and almost every time, they would signal for us to come up and talk.”

That hospitality was new to Lowe, who has been in a military family all his life.

“It was refreshing,” Lowe said.

“I’d never met people so nice before.”

Upon his entry, Lowe made Morgantown and WVU his home.

Not only would Lowe help the basketball team during his time at the University, but he helped other teams, as well.

Lowe served as the Mountaineer Mascot in 1972, one year after his stint with the basketball team – making him the first mascot/ athlete in school history.

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WVU FOOTBALL OPPONENT PREVIEW

Sporting News ranks WVU in top 25 Maryland hoping for

BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

Even with a first-year starter at quarterback, expectations are high for the 2010 West Virginia football team.

One preseason magazine, Sporting News, ranks the Mountaineers in the top 25.

Athlon Sports did not rank WVU in the top 25, though. It ranks the Mountaineers No. 29.

Neither preseason magazine believes West Virginia will win the Big East Conference.

Here is a more detailed look at some of the preseason recognition WVU is receiving this year.

Athlon Sports The magazine predicts West Virginia to finish 9-3 and 5-2 in the Big East to finish third behind Pittsburgh and Connecticut. If Athlon Sports is correct, the Mountaineers will face Kentucky in the Papajohns.com

For more preseason magazine previews, check The Daily Athenaeum next week.

Bowl.

The magazine ranks West Virginia’s defensive backfield featuring safety Robert Sands, safety Sidney Glover, safety Terence Garvin, cornerback Brandon Hogan and cornerback Keith Tandy as the ninth-best unit in the nation.

Running back Noel Devine was named a third-team preseason allAmerican and first-team all-Big East.

In addition to Devine is nose tackle Chris Neild, linebacker J.T. Thomas, Hogan, Sands and kicker Tyler Bitancurt. Making the second-team for the Mountaineers were wide receiver Jock Sanders, left tackle Don Barclay, defensive end Julian Miller and Glover.

The Mountaineers rank in the top

half of the conference in position rankings outside of quarterback Sporting News The magazine predicts WVU to place second in the Big East behind Pitt. According to Sporting News, the Mountaineers will play in the Meineke Car Care Bowl against Georgia Tech.

Devine, Neild, Thomas, Hogan, Sands and Bitancurt were named first-team all-Big East.

In superlatives, Sanders was named the league’s fastest receiver, Devine was chosen as the player with best instincts, Sands was named the hardest hitter, and WVU was the worst road trip.

In the magazines’ fearless predictions, WVU will get a “big performance” from starting quarterback Geno Smith, and either the Panthers or Mountaineers will represent the Big East in the national title game. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

improvement in 2010

BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen is sitting on one of the hottest seats in the country.

By the time his Terrapins meet up with West Virginia Sept. 18, it’s not likely to get any cooler.

It was only his athletic director Debbie Yow who saved Friedgen from his removal. Now, he has a season to resurrect the Maryland program and keep his job.

A win against the Mountaineers, who are in or near most preseason top 25 lists, would really cool down the Terrapin supporters and keep Friedgen around another season.

A loss could be disastrous, especially after last season’s 2-10 finish.

“Our team is very determined to show that we’re not a 2-10 team,” Friedgen said. “We’re much better than that.”

The Terrapins spent much of this spring trying to improve and prove last year’s record was nothing more than an unlucky turn.

“We are excited to get back out there and go back to work,” said the Terrapins’ returning leading receiver Torrey Smith. “It’s been a long few months with that 2-10 over our heads and everyone has been busting their tail trying to get ready.”

Maryland did have numerous issues to try to solve in the spring like the 105th-ranked rushing offense, 102nd-ranked total offense, 100th-ranked scoring defense and 97th-ranked passing defense.

And the Terrapins are trying to resurrect those statistics with just 10 starters returning and a new starting quarterback at the helm.

The signal caller is dual-threat Jamarr Robinson, who played in the final four games of last season. In that time, he threw for 459 yards and two touchdowns. He did not throw an interception.

In Maryland’s spring game, Robinson went 11 for 18 for 143 yards and one touchdown, but he threw two interceptions.

Still, he is the projected starter with Danny O’Brien backing him up.

Because Robinson isn’t the most experienced offensive weapon Maryland has, the Terrapins will rely heavily on their two playmakers, running back Da’Rel Scott and Smith.

Scott missed five games last season with a wrist injury and is hoping to return to his 2008

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Smith is an all-around playmaker, who can catch, run and return kicks. He is also Robinson’s roommate, making the pair a duo to keep an eye on this fall.

“This offseason, Jamarr worked his tail off,” Smith said.

“I’ve seen a whole new attitude in him. He’s not a guy that looks over his shoulder too much, but he knows there are some guys waiting in the wings. But he knows it’s his team, his time and his opportunity and I think he is definitely going to take full advantage of it.”

Where Maryland might struggle the most is along the line.

Despite returning three starters, Friedgen made some moves this spring to put his best five linemen on the field. The line will also need to deal with potential changes in the traditional West Coast offense, so the Terrapins can adequately use Robinson’s athleticism.

“Look at some of the things that he did statistically. I think the energy that he brought [and] the play-making ability that he brought – those things I think are going to carry a lot of weight,” said Maryland offensive coordinator Tony Franklin.

The Terrapins might have even more questions on the defensive side of the ball, where they return just five starters, three of those at linebacker.

Those three – Demetrius Hartsfield, Adrian Moten and Alex Wujciak – are there of the four top returning tacklers. The other is cornerback Cameron Chism. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

All quotes are taken from umterps.com. The Maryland Sports Information department denied a request to speak with Friedgen.

INSIDE MARYLAND KEY PLAYER Alex Wujciak, LB The Maryland defense wasn’t very good last year – in fact, the Terrapins were last or second to last in three of the four major defensive categories. But, it was because of Wujciak, who had nearly double the amount of tackles from the second-leading tackler. In total, the junior recorded 131 total tackles. He was also second on the team in tackles for loss with 8.5. Wujciak will have to lead the Terrapin defense against WVU’s star running back Noel Devine. Because of Maryland’s defensive struggles, that advantage would likely go to the Mountaineers.

OTHER PLAYERS TO WATCH Torrey Smith, WR; Da’Rel Scott, RB; Adrian Moten, LB; Cameron Chism, CB; Travis Baltz, P; Paul Pinegar, C STRENGTHS Running backs, linebackers, special teams WEAKNESSES Offensive line, defensive line, secondary IMPORTANT LOSSES Chris Turner, QB; Bruce Campbell, LT; Phil Coasta, C RETURNING LEADERS

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Passing: Jamarr Robinson 46-85 for 459 yards (65.6 per game) two touchdowns, no interceptions, 54.1 percent Rushing: Da’Rel Scott 85 attempts 425 yards (5-yard average and 60.7 per game) and four touchdowns Receiving: WR Torrey Smith 61 catches for 824 yards (13.5 per) and five touchdowns Tackles: LB Alex Wujciak, 131 Sacks: LB Adrian Motel, six Interceptions: Cameron Chism, four TEAM STATS MARYLAND/OPPONENT SCORING (per game): 256 (21.3)/375 (31.2) RUSHING PER GAME: 105.8/150.8 RUSHING TD: 13/20 PASSING PER GAME: 210.7/245.5 PASSING TD: 12/21 OFFENSE PER GAME: 316.4/396.3 TURNOVERS: 24/18 TOUCHDOWNS: 29/46 QUOTE Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen on taking the steps to improve this year: “I think it’s very important that we play to our strengths and what our guys can do and also really work on our fundamentals and our winning habits and develop them.

The confidence and composure to be able to finish games and to get back on a winning step.”

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AN EARLY LOOK AT THE 2011 WVU BASEBALL TEAM

West Virginia baseball may have an uphill battle in 2011

BY MATTHEW PEASLEE SPORTS WRITER

While the West Virginia baseball team had a losing record for the first time since 2005, the season wasn’t necessarily a disappointment in the eyes of Mountaineer head baseball coach Greg Van Zant.

WVU finished 27-30 and lost its first two Big East Conference Tournament games to end the season. But, in May, the Mountaineers went 9-5 to salvage what looked to be a disastrous season.

“You look at where we came from at the beginning of the season until now, it really has been something,” Van Zant said. “We had injuries that hurt us in the beginning and started off conference play (with a record of ) 3-15.”

With the loss of star shortstop Jedd Gyorko to the MLB Draft, the 2011 season might be present an even tougher struggle to salvage a winning record.

“We have a young core of talented freshmen who have made an impact this year,” Van Zant said. “We have good guys who want to win.”

Next year’s core consists of outfielder Matt Frazer and first baseman TJ Kuban.

These rising sophomores received valuable playing time in 2010, with the exception of Kuban who was out most of the year with an injury.

Frazer played in 33 games, batting .305 with two home runs. One home run came in the Big East Tournament against No. 1 seed Louisville. “(Frazer) is a big guy,” Van Zant said. “He has the size and stroke to succeed on this level.”

Frazer was drafted in the 26th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of Nitro High School (Nitro, W.Va.).

“It is great to be playing here in my home state,” the 6-foot5-inch slugger said. “I’m here to help this team win games, and I’m excited for a successful career.”

Fellow sophomore Brady

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Much is expected of former junior college transfer Justin McDavid, who should take a bigger role in the Mountaineers’ lineup in 2011.

Wilson may be just the guy who fills in for Gyorko to anchor the middle of the infield at second base. The Frederick, Md., native will need to spend time in the batting cage to improve on his .204 batting average.

The experience those three freshmen gained will help an otherwise experienced team at other positions around the

diamond.

Junior catcher Kevin Griffin, known most notably for his walk-off home run in the last regular-season game to beat Villanova 3-2, will remain behind the plate to assume starting duties.

Griffin will also need to bulk up at the plate to provide a power bat in the Mountaineers’

lineup.

Infielder Colin Durborow will also compete for his spot at second base and help out the middle infield. However, his glove is a major liability. The junior committed 17 errors during the year.

This year, junior Dan DiBartolomeo was supposed to be a nice accompaniment to Gyorko

on the left side of the infield.

However, an injury sidelined him after the first two games of the year.

Having him back in 2011 will allow the Mountaineers to have that much needed experience as well as a strong bat in the lineup.

When DiBartolomeo went down with the injury, Grant Buckner filled in and manned the position well.

“Buckner really did a good job stepping in for ‘DiBart’,” Van Zant said. “It was never a problem for him to get in position.

It really didn’t have an affect on his bat. He was still one of our better hitters.”

Buckner, an Elkview, W.Va., native was second on the team in home runs with eight.

On the pitching side of things, WVU loses two of its best relievers in recent history, Andy Altemus and Chris Enourato.

Altemus had the best year of his career during his senior campaign. He led the team in innings pitched (89) and appearances (29). He was called on for many long relief chances, compiling a 6-6 record.

Enourato leaves West Virginia as the career saves leader.

The Bridgeport, W.Va., native earned four in 2010 to compile 21 over the past four years.

Van Zant does have a variety of choices to find a quality pitching staff in 2011.

Jarryd Summers and Michael Twigg will be the top two returning starting pitchers. Summers will be a senior looking to bounce back from a mediocre junior season. Twigg hopes to improve on a freshman campaign in which he went 3-1.

“For a freshman, he’s got a great mound presence,” Van Zant said of Twigg. “He always goes with his breaking stuff and catches hitters off guard.”

Junior Jonathon Hash, junior Eric Hinkle, sophomore Jonathon Jones and freshman Jared Hill look to make a splash in either the starting pitcher or long relief role.

What to look for from WVU baseball in 2011

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Biggest question Who will replace Jedd Gyorko?

It is difficult to recover when losing one of the most feared hitters in West Virginia history. The Mountaineers will miss Gyorko’s presence on the field and in the dugout. To-be senior Grant Buckner will have to assume the role of leader with his voice and bat. The third baseman will have to improve his glove work, but he has the potential at the plate to provide power and be a draft pick.

Pitcher to watch Michael Twigg “Twigg will be one of our go-to guys in years to come,” Van Zant said. “He has come a long way this year.” The Berkeley Springs, W.Va., native went 3-1 in his freshman campaign with a 5.44 ERA. He has the ability to go deep in games and works the count well.

Hitter to watch Justin McDavid McDavid really came out of nowhere in 2010. The junior-college transfer collected 92 total bases in his first season in Division I-A action. He was tied for third on the team in home runs and will need that power stroke to be a feared hitter in a depleted lineup.

Comeback player of the year TJ Kuban “Kuban has good size and will be a big hitter for us,” Van Zant said. It is a shame fans could not see more of the Valencia, Pa., native. The freshman suffered an injury early in the year and only played in five games. Once recovered he will be penciled in at first base. He has a long track record of success. In high school he was named WPIAL Class 4A player of the year.

— Compiled by Matthew Peaslee

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WVU TRACK AND FIELD

5 advance to NCAA Champs

BY BRAD JOYAL SPORTS WRITER

Prior to the West Virginia track and field team’s appearance at the NCAA East Regional, head coach Sean Cleary said half of his 10 qualifying athletes would need to make it to Nationals to consider the Regional a success.

Cleary was spot on, as five Mountaineers qualified to compete at NCAA National Championships. Senior Clara Grandt and junior Katelyn Williams qualified Thursday, while seniors Keri Bland, Karly Hamric and Marie-Louise Asselin qualified Saturday.

“Going in, we had a very good feeling that we could emerge from the weekend with five or more qualifying for the finals in Eugene, (Ore.),” Cleary said. “In the end, we left with mixed feelings; thrilled that we had five qualifiers but also a touch frustrated that we had two that were so close to qualifying.

“I could not be happier with the emotions and confidence displayed by these five young women both this past weekend and more importantly as we head into the weekend.”

Junior Jessica O’Connell and sophomore Kate Harrison each ran strong races in the 1,500meter event but were unable to qualify. O’Connell was tripped in the final leg with 350 meters to go, hindering her chance of qualifying for Nationals.

O’Connell still managed to finish in 10th place (4:30.05) after her fall. Harrison finished 13th.

Grandt was the first Moun-

GYORKO Continued from PAGE 9 talent at the plate. Goldstein is concerned with Gyorko’s ability in the field, though.

“Gyorko is a difficult guy to scout,” Goldstein said. “He’s one of the better hitters in the country, but nobody can get a really good handle on where he ends up position-wise. He’s just not toolsy enough to play shortstop as a pro.”

Goldstein believes Gyorko will have to play second or third base in the pros.

Prior to his sophomore season, Gyorko was a mainstay at second base. He also played the position in high school.

Goldstein tabs Gyorko as a late first-round or supplemental first-round pick.

ATHLETE Continued from PAGE 9 His devotion to the University inspired him apply to be the Mountaineer in his senior year.

During the selection process, his father’s military career worked against him. Because Lowe was not from West Virginia, it was an issue for some members of the selection committee.

“I told them, since I never really had a hometown when I was growing up, I had the opportunity to choose my hometown coming in to college,” Lowe said. “Morgantown just seemed different, and it was where I wanted to be.”

After obtaining the position, Lowe was present at most sporting events but had a backup fill in for him during basketball games.

As the Mountaineer, Lowe fondly recalls the timely support the team received both home and away.

Traveling to his first away game as the Mountaineer in 1969, he found himself surrounded by 15 Richmond fans as he was leaving the game.

Then, just as he thought he was about to be beaten to a buckskin and bearded pulp, Mountaineer fans came charging across the parking lot to his rescue.

“It made me realize what a

JOYAL Continued from PAGE 9 court, it proves Huggins’ feelings for his players’ lives after West Virginia are strong.

So, next time someone raises the question of what type of man Huggins is and uses the zero graduation rate at Cincinnati as an argument, remind them of Huggins’ players are not only winning on the court but also walking away with something much more valuable: their college degrees. brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

taineer to qualify, posting a first-place showing in the 10,000-meter race (34:29.86).

“Clara’s race looked very routine,” Cleary said. “The heat and humidity were brutal on the track, but Clara was one of the very few that did not seem affected by the conditions.

“It’s clear that Clara is in the shape of her life as we head West. This was a very big win for her confidence and one of the very best races of her life.”

Williams’ qualified in the high jump after clearing 1.78 meters. Williams became the first athlete to qualify for the finals in the high jump event in Cleary’s tenure as head coach at WVU. “I had a feeling that if she jumped the way she did two weeks earlier that she would make it,” Cleary said.

The Mountaineers’ head coach said Williams has matured during the outdoor track season.

“Should she continue to grow, she will emerge from WVU as one of the best track athletes to have ever gone through the program,” Cleary said.

Two of the four Mountaineer athletes participating in the 1,500 meters qualified for Championships. Bland (4:18.92) and Hamric (4:19.98) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.

Asselin qualified in the 5,000-meter race with a sixthplace finish (16:20.43). The senior won the second heat on the way to punching her ticket to Eugene. brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

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MLB.com and nybaseballdigest.com give Gyorko firstround billing, as well. The most likely spot Gyorko could land is pick No. 32 to the New York Yankees.

Both sites say Gyorko does not have the athleticism to be a major league infielder. The Yankees are high on Gyoko to build infield depth to eventually replace the aging Derek Jeter.

The rest of the Mountaineer draft class appears to be thin.

Two pitchers have the opportunity to be picked up: starter Jarryd Summers and reliever Chris Enourato.

“Jarryd Summers will likely be the next Mountaineer to be drafted, but probably not until the eighth through 15th rounds,” Goldstein said.

Summers faced a decline from his 2009 7-3 record and

3.06 ERA. In 2010, he went 2-9 with a 5.36 ERA. The junior will most likely remain in the starting rotation at WVU to anchor the staff.

Enourato, as well, suffered a dismal 2010 campaign. The career saves leader at WVU earned four saves this past year. He was taken out of his normal closer role of years past to come in during long relief appearances.

Enourato was third on the team in innings pitched with 72.1 and suffered a 5.35 ERA. “(West Virginia) isn’t a hotbed,” Goldstein said of the Mountaineers’ pro baseball talent.

“Gyorko will almost assuredly be the school’s highest selection since Chris Enochs went 11th overall in 1997.”

strong following WVU has out of the state,” Lowe said. “Lucky for me, Mountaineer fans travel really well – even back in those days.”

Today, Lowe’s mascot days are well behind him, though he has maintained a beard since college. He now serves as a guidance counselor at Herndon High School in Fairfax County, Va. Lowe graduated from WVU with a degree in Physical Education and the secondary teaching fields of speech and theater. Then, he attained a master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation counseling from WVU. After a 14-year stint working with runaway children at a shelter in Charleston, W.Va., Lowe received his secondary school endorsement and moved to

Northern Virginia.

Lowe recently made a visit back to Morgantown with his daughter, a high school junior visiting colleges.

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“While I see some changes, they aren’t that dramatic,” he said. “The excitement is still there. Being out in front of the Mountainlair, I counted five people that drove by and said ‘Let’s go Mountaineers’ in 15 minutes. Everyone is wearing a WVU T-shirt.

I’ve never seen people so proud of where they go to school.

“Even though the brick and mortar might be a little newer, the spirit is still there.”

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No Pets ~ No Smoking TWO Parking Spaces Per Unit

304-692-6549 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

12 Month Lease *Three unrelated only (Also Available Now)

Next To Football Stadium

Next To Football Stadium

Call About Our Week-End Hours

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PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS 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

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

TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1-2-3 bedrooms available. Please call 304-292-8888. NO PETS permitted.

LARGE 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished.

Downtown.

Call 304-685-6565. Deposit & Lease.

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

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

304-598-2285.

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

304-290-9321.

TWO BEDROOM. TWO BLOCKS from downtown campus. 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

FURNISHED HOUSES

MON. RIVER CONDOS. NEW 4/BR, 4/BA. WD/Pool. University Commons. $350/mo includes utilities One condo available May-2010. One available Aug-2010.

724-825-6375

2/BR, 1 BATH HOUSE. AVAILABLE NOW! HARDING AVE. Walk to Ruby and Stadium. Clean, Parking, Yard, Sun Porch. $825+utilities. 304-680-2272

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

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

NOW LEASING JUNE 1ST. 2/BR Remodeled apartment. Walk downtown. No Smoking. No Pets. Tenant pays utilities.

Grad students preferred. 304-288-0817.

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.

THREE BEDROOMS. TWO BLOCKS from downtown campus. 304-692-0990.

VERY NICE 2/BR: $500/mo. 3/BR: $600/mo. Quiet residential area. Near Law-School & North St. Semi-furnished.

Off-street parking. NO PETS/PARTIES. 304-292-7590

ROOMMATES 4/BR, 4/BA, AVAILABLE IN AUGUST. Located in Star City. $380/mo + utilities. Some pets allowed w/deposit. Call 724-493-8392 for details.

FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED. Available 7/1/09. 3/BR. 2½-BA. Townhouse like new. $300/mo+ 1/3utilities. Close to stadium/hospital. WD. DW. AC. Parking.

304-599-2822.

FEMALE ROOMMATE, NONSMOKER 929 Garrison Ave. Two blocks from campus. Contact Stephanie (724)552-6446.

304-296-4998

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

304-292-5714.

BUCKET HEAD PUB - BARTENDERS WANTED. Will train. 10-minutes from downtown Morgantown. Small local bar.

Granville. 304-365-4565 after/6:00pm. All shifts available.

NEW TOWNHOMES- LEASE STARTING Available in August. Garage/Laundry/All Appliances included. $400/mo. per person. including utilities. 304-639-6193 or 3 0 4 - 4 9 4 - 2 4 0 0 www.chesstownhomes.net

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

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

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

!!BARTENDERS WANTED. $300 A DAY potential. No experience necessary. Training provided. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285

MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING cooks and servers for year-round and summer only. Apply within at 704 Richwood Ave.

www.morgantownapartments.com

1-2 & 3* BR Apts Close Main Campus W/D D/W A/C Private Parking Pets/Fee

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

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

304-291-8423

HELP WANTED

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.

599-6376

UNIQUE APARTMENTS

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.

CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

Next To Football Stadium

2 Min. From Hospital and Evansdale

Renting For May

3/BR. GARAGE, OFF-STREET PARKING. Really nice. 740 Union Ave. $400/mo each plus utilities. Lease/dep. Walking distance campus. Some furniture. 304-282-7871

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

JERSEY SUBS NOW HIRING cashiers and delivery drivers. Experienced preferred Apply: 1756 MILEGROUND ROAD.

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Barrington North Prices Starting at $605 2 Bedroom 1 Bath 24 Hour Maintenance Laundry Facilities

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

P90X EXTREME HOME FITNESS. Brand new, never used. Complete box set.

13DVDs, 2Books and calendar. Only $75.

Call 304-282-7123.

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

www.morgantownapartments.com

PETS.

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.

PLEASE CHECK YOUR AD The 1st day. Mistakes can occur when information is taken by phone, so it is important to us that you check your ad for accurancy on the 1st day. Please notify us of any changes or corrections as soon as possible.

The Daily Athenaeum Classifieds 304-293-4141 8:15am - 4:45pm Monday - Friday Fax 304-293-6857 24/7

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

Next To Football Stadium

617 NORTH ST. EXCELLENT CONDITION. Big 4/BR 2/Full BA, W/D/Deck, covered porch. Off-street parking for/5.

Single car-garage. $1300/mo., $325/each plus utilities, Can be semi-furnished. NO PETS. 304-685-3457.

MISC. FOR SALE

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

All utilities included.

304-288-3308.

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.

MALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 3/BR house near Towers. Grad-student preferred $350/mo plus 1/3-utilities 304-329-1280.

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

Lease/dep.

304-296-8491.

304-288-1572.

NEED 2/3 ROOMMATES TO SHARE 4 BEDROOM APARTMENT. $350/$400 month + electric. May too May lease. No Pets. 304-5998329 PREFER SOPHOMORE MALE ROOMMATE TO SHARE 3/BR-HOUSE. W/D, Off-street parking. All utilities included.

5 minute walk to Mountainlair. $370/mo.

304-685-8170.

The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications in the:

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

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

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

ROOMMATES NEEDED FOR DIFFERENT situations.

Call BCK Rentals.

304-594-1200 ROOMMATES, M/F, WILEY STREET & South Park. Available May/June. Rent includes utilities. WD. 304-292-5714.

RELIABLE WOMAN NEEDED TO WEED flower beds, etc. Also man for other yard work. $8/hour. Leave name/phone number: 304-292-7557.

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WEDNESDAY JUNE 2, 2010