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On to the next one: Hokies drop Wildcats MICHAEL BEALEY sports editor With hopes of an NCAA Tournament appearance at the wayside, the Virginia Tech men’s basketball team moved forward and won decisively in the team’s first round NIT contest against BethuneCookman. Tech, which was snubbed from the Big Dance for the fourth consecutive season, levered its frustration as motivation for the team and trounced BCU 79-54. The Hokies led for the entire duration of the game, and shot a scorching 55.9 percent from the field. “I’ve been saying it all along, this is probably the most resilient group I’ve ever been around,” said Seth Greenberg, Tech head coach. “If you’re going to play, you’re going to play to win the game.” In the first half, the Hokies were on fire as they jumped out to an early 10-4 lead. Also in the opening minutes, Tech guard Malcolm Delaney drained two three-pointers and showed a little swagger after hitting the second as he flaunted a “three” sign. “Like I said we playing to win, getting to the Garden we haven’t been there yet,” Delaney said. “We playing basketball, and I’m pretty sure nobody plays basketball to lose on our team.” Bethune-Cookman cut the lead to seven with 15:36 remaining in the half, after a threepointer by Kevin Dukes, but that would be the closest the Wildcats would get. Tech went on a 12-0 run, which included a dazzling behind-the-back pass from Delaney to 2011 All-ACC Academic member, Tyrone Garland,

who threw down the one-handed slam. With 9:10 remaining in the first half, fan-favorite and senior Paul Debnam checked into the game. Debnam had just one rebound in the half but energized an otherwise lethargic crowd. Attendance hardly tipped the scales, with an announced crowd of 2,892, sparsely populating Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies would head to the locker room with a comfortable 42-24 lead. Tech’s largest lead in the first stanza was 23, and the Wildcats never led. Forward Jeff Allen had 12 points and Delaney added nine, all on three-pointers, directing the offensive onslaught, which saw Tech shoot a sizzling 61.3 percent from the field.

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This isn’t about not getting in if we’re motivated by not getting in we’re motivated by the wrong things SETH GREENBERG MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH

“As usual I played ‘Call of Duty,’” said Terrell Bell after learning the team didn’t make the NCAA Tournament. “We just kept watching it over and over on TV and we couldn’t believe it.” “We (were) hurt, we (were) really hurt,” said Erick Green, sophomore guard. “I just really don’t like talking about it. ... I don’t think I recovered until about Monday evening.” The Hokies opened the second half without losing a beat, and began with a 10-2 run extending Tech’s lead to 52-26 with 17:38 remaining in the game. Moments later, Debnam checked

in and scored just 10 seconds after checking into the contest bringing the Cassell crowd to its feet. Debnam would finish the game with five points while logging 12 minutes of playing time. Tech would continue its strong play and headed off the court victorious in its first NIT game. Delaney finished with 13 points on five of 11 shooting including three of six from threepoint range. Allen led all Tech scorers with 19 points, while securing six rebounds and registering three steals. In all, five Tech players scored in double figures and the Hokies bench contributed 24 points. “This isn’t about not getting in if we’re motivated by not getting in we’re motivated by the wrong things,” Greenberg said. “I told you guys before the season, this team is not going to be defined by making or missing the NCAA Tournament.” Green, who assumed the starting point guard duties after an injury to Dorenzo Hudson earlier this year, dished out a career-high eight assists. The sophomore from Winchester, Va., also added 11 points on five of seven shooting. Green suffered an ankle injury in practice on Tuesday, nonetheless he demanded Greenberg let him play. Tech’s starting forward Victor Davila played just 13 minutes and scored two points. According to PAUL KURLAK / SPPS Greenberg, Davila injured his shoulSenior forward Jeff Allen slashes into the lane. der against Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament and will have an MRI Allen led Tech with 19 points for the game. after the season. Greenberg noted the injury could be either torn labrum or rotator cuff. With Wichita State downing Nebraska by 27 points, the Shockers will face the Hokies in the NIT second round. The game will be played in Cassell Coliseum with tip-off at 11 a.m., on Sunday.

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Senior guard Paul Debnam gets knocked down near the end of the game as he attempts a shot.

Some like it hot PAUL KURLAK / SPPS

Forward Victor Davila, who injured his shoulder in the ACC Tournament, saw limited action Wednesday.

Grant program promotes student financial aid needs MEAGAN MCGEE news staff writer

Workers at the Greenberry’s Coffee and Tea inside of Newman Library prepare drinks for customers Wednesday afternoon. The coffee chain opened Tuesday. photo by mallory noe-payne

Students can receive up to $1,200 in financial aid through scholarships provided in the Student Support Grant Program. The program, sponsored by The Center for Academic Enrichment and Excellence, was designed to improve retention and graduation rates of the undergraduate population and contribute to the development of student leaders. Kristin Haas, a junior biological sciences major works with the ODI as a student assistant. “I would definitely recommend that students apply to this program because it gives you experience in how an office works, especially one that is important to Virginia Tech,” Haas said. “Feeling

like you contribute and are a part of the university adds so much to the college experience.” Haas applied to the program after an instructor encouraged students to apply. Haas is responsible for maintaining the website for the recipients of the Presidential Campus Enrichment Grant. There are two types of Support Grants. The Office for Diversity and Inclusion offers a Student Assistant position for students that receive the grant. Students will serve as mentors for students in the Presidential Campus Enrichment Grant Programs and provide support for the ODI. The ODI Student Assistant grant offers $1,200 per year. The CAEE also offers a Student Assistant position for students that receive the grant. Up to 10 students will

serve as staff or representatives for the CAEE. The CAEE Student Assistant grant offers $1,200 per year. Student assistants, like Haas, also have the opportunity to help out with events around campus. The Program gives students flexibility with their schedule when working as an assistant. “I work in the office once a week for 2 hours,” says Haas. The SSGP is available for full-time undergraduates with a cumulative GPA of 2.50. Applicants must also have a current FAFSA. Potential receivers of the SSGP must also have knowledge of activities on campus. Applications for the program are due by April 1, 2011, and the center will host informational sessions March 14, 16 and 21 in 111 Femoyer Hall.

Homecoming king and queen reﬂect on their reign JAY SPEIDELL news reporter A semester after their homecoming victory, Tech’s homecoming king and queen have positive feelings on their experiences. “Homecoming is a great tradition,” said Nathan Lavinka, homecoming king and senior marketing management major. “It’s been great to be a part of it — it’s a lot of fun.” Lavinka and Emily Bailey, homecoming queen and marketing management major, have participated in a variety of events, from the Homecoming celebrations to a children’s Halloween contest and a pillow fight on the Drillfield. “Emily and I were actually asked to kick it off, so I guess we started the reign of king and queen or whatever by whacking the Hokie Bird with pillows,” Lavinka said. “That was a lot of fun.”

The pair also served as judges in the Relay’s Best Dance Crew competition, which Lavinka called “a very cool experience.” The king and queen function as representatives of the university in the events they participate in. “We’re kind of diplomats for Virginia Tech,” Bailey said. “So any time they need two students for any type of event they will contact Nathan and myself.” The candidates will hold their positions until October, when they crown the next king and queen at homecoming. The 2010 homecoming selection was unique in that the king and queen were both sponsored by non-Greek organizations. The GERMAN Club sponsored Lavinka, and Bailey was sponsored by Campus Crusade for Christ.“In the past, homecoming has been very focused on Greek life, which is a great aspect of the community, I’m in a sorority,” Bailey said. “But

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Lavinka and Bailey were both sponsored by non-Greek organizations. that’s not the community at Virginia Tech at large.” Although they see themselves as representatives for the university, Lavinka emphasized the importance of keep-

ing the position in perspective. “It’s all about the tradition, from the month of October, from the parade to the actual campaigning, to all the events that go along with it,” Lavinka

said. “I think sometimes homecoming is definitely perceived in many different ways by many different people.” “People will ask, ‘So what are you gonna do as homecoming king?’ It’s not like a platform for change, it’s not like a policy thing like SGA or class office or anything like that,” Lavinka said. “We’re here to represent the student body in any way that’s asked of us, but at the same time we’re just partaking in this tradition.” Both candidates offered advice for the upcoming homecoming court. “If you’re interested in running for homecoming, always have the position in perspective,” Lavinka said. “There’s no reason to put the position up on a pedestal, because it is definitely a traditional position. You don’t run on a change platform, you don’t run with a political agenda, you run because you love Virginia Tech and because you think that you can relate to the students and represent the student body.”

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We’re here to represent the student body in any way that’s asked of us, but at the same time we’re just partaking in this tradition NATHAN LAVINKA HOMECOMING KING

Bailey said the best advice she could give the upcoming candidates was to be real. “Definitely enjoy it,” Bailey said. “It is a good experience, get to know the people who are on court with you and be friends with them.” The meetings for applying to the next homecoming court take place on March 29 and 30 in Squires 341. Prospective candidates must attend on of those meetings to be considered. “If you love Virginia Tech and if you really want to be part of a very traditional event, then definitely sign up for homecoming,” Lavinka said.

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Wrestling sends seven athletes to NCAA championships ZACH MARINER sports reporter The Virginia Tech wrestling team takes its talents to Philadelphia, sending seven athletes to compete in the NCAA wrestling championships this weekend. Of those seven, four qualified automatically at the ACC championships on March 5. Jarrod Garnett (125), Devin Carter (133) and Jesse Dong (157) won their respective weight classes, while Pete Yates (165) finished second. Chris Diaz (141), Brian Stephens (149) and David Marone (285) all received a wildcard bid to the NCAAs, despite disappointing performances at the conference championships. As a team, the Hokies fared very well at the ACC Championships for most of the day, although a less-than stellar finish left them the runner-up to champion Maryland. Despite six wrestlers making it to the finals and three champions, Tech was denied its first ACC championship. Five Hokies have already wrestled in this tournament at least once before,

including Diaz, who received AllAmerican honors for his performance last year in Philly. He is 7-5 overall in two previous NCAA appearances. Dong, who just won his second straight ACC title, comes into the tournament as the No. 5 seed, the highest of any Hokie. He is 32-2 overall on the season and has been ranked in the top 10 for most of the year. Garnett, another two-time ACC champion, comes into this weekend as the No. 12 seed. He’ll be making his third appearance in Philadelphia, and he will hope to creep into the top eight and earn All-American status. Additionally, Marone will be making his second appearance at the NCAAs after a 3-2 finish in 2009. After a disappointing ACC performance, where he came in as the No. 1 seed and lost in the finals, he will be looking to rebound and help Tech finish out the season strong as a team. The only other Hokie who has previous NCAA experience is Stephens, who has never won a match at the Big Dance, going 0-2 in his only appearance

after last season. Yates qualified for the NCAAs in 2009 but had to withdraw before the tournament because of a knee injury. He was a consistent strong point on this team throughout the year, and he could be a potential x-factor for Tech in Philadelphia. The final Hokie competing in this year’s NCAA championships is the freshman, Carter. He rolled through his two opponents at the ACCs, which, along with his impressive performance throughout the year (32-5 overall), earned him a No. 9 seed. Led by head coach Kevin Dresser, this team has made it clear that it’s their goal to finish in the top 10 this weekend. However, the program has never finished higher than 19th, which makes that goal just a little harder than it sounds. However, if the Hokies are able to bounce back after their disappointing performance at Charlottesville, don’t be LUKE MASON / SPPS surprised if they walk away with an Jesse Dong (157) defeated University of Maryland’s Kyle John, a No. 2 seed, on March 5 at the ACC impressive team finish and maybe even Championships in Charlottesville. Dong is one of seven wrestlers heading to the NCAA Championships. a few All-Americans.

Long-injured point guard Kyrie Irving might return for Duke KEN TYSIAC mcclatchy newspapers DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman point guard Kyrie Irving might play Friday in Duke’s NCAA tournament opener, coach Mike Krzyzewski said Tuesday. “There is a chance that he would play, but the decision won’t be made for a few days,” Krzyzewski said during his on-campus news conference to preview Duke’s opening game. Irving, who is recovering from an injury to his right big toe, practiced some with the team Tuesday. No. 1 seed Duke (30-4) meets No. 16 seed Hampton at about 3:15 p.m. EST on Friday at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte. Krzyzewski said Irving will not start and would play only a few minutes at a time if he gets on the court. The coach said Irving’s toe would be re-evaluated after practice, and Krzyzewski expects to know a lot more about Irving’s status by the time Duke holds its open practice session Thursday afternoon in Charlotte. Irving

injured his toe when it bent backward on Dec. 4 during a game against Butler. His foot was kept in a cast while damaged tissue between the sesamoid bones in his toe healed. After Duke’s win Sunday over North Carolina in the ACC tournament final, Irving told reporters for the first time that there was a chance he would return. Krzyzewski had repeatedly said he wasn’t counting on getting Irving back. “I’m going day by day,” Krzyzewski said, “because I never expected him to be back where he is today.” Irving’s return to the team would be a smooth transition, Krzyzewski said, because he has remained an enthusiastic member of the team even though he has missed the past 26 games because of the injury. His teammates were enthusiastic about the prospect of Irving returning. “Personally, I don’t think he’s missed a beat,” senior forward Kyle Singler said after practice. “He’s done a great job rehabbing. He’s a little bit out of shape, but that’s to be expected.” Irving said Sunday that he has been

running on a treadmill in the pool to get some conditioning work in, but he admitted he isn’t in tiptop shape yet. Duke was a prohibitive favorite to win the NCAA championship when Irving was hurt. He was averaging 17.4 points and 5.1 assists per game and had scored 31 points in a win over Michigan State on Dec. 1. “If he does happen to come back and play, I think it would be very easy for him to fit right in and help us win games,” said senior guard Nolan Smith. “He’s obviously that talented. And he wants to be a part of winning more than anything. If he gets back on the court with us, we’ll keep on rolling.” Krzyzewski seemingly anticipating the media and fan attention Irving’s possible return will receive, said his possible return shouldn’t overshadow the task ahead for the team. “For us, he can’t be the story,” Krzyzewski said. “Beating Hampton is the story, and moving on, and what our team has been doing. We’re 30-4, and 22-4 without him. That’s not the main thing. And it won’t be. We have a couple other good players.”

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weekend Awful Arthur’s hosts duo of international dubstep DJs COLLEGIATETIMES

MIA PERRY features reporter Awful Arthur’s will once again be hosting a dubstep jam this weekend, this time in the form of a throw down by Vaski, a DJ from Minneapolis, and Starkey, a producer from Philadelphia. Vaski, who is becoming increasingly popular on both the local Minneapolis and international levels, has had several hits reach the top of the dubstep

charts. For those of you who are not sure what dubstep is, you have probably heard it, as it is an increasingly popular trend in music. It is even being injected into songs by the likes of Britney Spears (see end of “Hold it Against Me”). But for many, dubstep is nothing new, and is often used by techno DJs such as Deadmau5 to remix music. According to Ian McGlumphy, the founder and owner of MVMNT, a

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Dubstep at Awful Arthur’s Third Eye and MVMNT Present: DJ Vaski & DJ Starkey 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Saturday, March 19 Open to 18 and up, $15

Blacksburg-based organization, explained that “dubstep is a strain of electronic music with an emphasis on resounding drum patterns and overwhelming bass lines.”

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Originating in South London, dubstep is an infusion of “the 2-step, drum and bass/jungle and dark garage scenes.” At first, the music was more about Jamaican dub music, but has

evolved into many other forms. “In all honestly, dubstep is becoming harder and harder to categorize as it grows. It’s a movement that has rapidly gained popularity worldwide — since its inception, the dubstep sound has lent itself to numerous scenes, which has further encouraged its evolution,” said McGlumphy, also a Tech graduate. MVMNT is both an event promotions company and blog that was created as “a response to the growing

interest of electronic music here in Blacksburg,” McGlumphy said. The organization often teams with groups such as Boogieburg Soundsystem, WUVT FM and Awful Arthur’s to achieve its goal of entertaining people with electronic music. BothMVMNTandThirdEye,which also promotes many of Blacksburg’s local music shows, worked together to bring Vaski and Starkey to Awful Arthur’s this Saturday to showcase their own unique styles.

Bradley Cooper works with idol, De Niro, in ‘Limitless’ CARRIE RICKEY mcclatchy newspapers As he tells it, Bradley Cooper in 1999 is just another awestruck theater student in the audience of James Lipton’s interview show “Inside the Actors Studio.” Then the hunk with the laser-blue eyes seizes the chance to ask a question of Robert De Niro, his idol, his lodestar, the guy who inspired him to be an actor. De Niro tells him it’s a good one. It exceeds Cooper’s wildest dreams. Considering what happens next, those dreams are pretty tame.In “Limitless,” opening Friday, Cooper, the heartthrob from the Philly burbs best known for “The Hangover,” not only holds his own opposite De Niro, but also in two scenes his character wipes the carpet with his idol’s.

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One with a lot of laughter, where I’m amazed at how relaxed I am, where I have a sense of time changing. BRADLEY COOPER ACTOR

The dark-comic thriller stars Cooper as Eddie Morra, a writer who gets hooked to a drug that lets him use 100 percent of his brainpower. Before long, Eddie gets the attention of a Wall Street titan (De Niro), the Russian mafia, and some long-stemmed socialites. Given the spectrum of Cooper’s performance, not only is “Limitless” the title of the movie, it’s also the career forecast for a certain 36-year-old from Rydal. As a student he wasn’t exactly stalk-

ing De Niro, Cooper says with a laugh during an interview Monday in the conference room of WMMR. But the Four Degrees of Robert De Niro is one way to tell his story.See the 11year-old Rydal Elementary schooler who watches “Raging Bull” and “The Elephant Man” on cable in his parents’ bedroom, and decides to pursue acting as a career. Fast-forward to the apprentice who asks Mr. “You-Talkin’-to-Me?” about his technique in “Awakenings” at the Actors Studio taping.Enter, screen left, the journeyman, riding the bounce from “Wedding Crashers” and “The Hangover,” who sends De Niro a homemade audition tape to get cast in the actor/ director’s “Everybody’s Fine.” (The tape earns Cooper a brief audience with the monosyllabic mumbler, who tells him, “Not gonna happen,” and then dismisses him.)Behold the actor infamously caught between a tiger and Mike Tyson in “The Hangover” and between Jennifer Connelly and Scarlett Johansson in “He’s Just Not That Into You.” This player gets the lead in “Limitless,” a part coveted by Heath Ledger and Shia La Beouf, and billed above De Niro.Wait, it gets sweeter. Cooperandthelaconicactorbecome peers, and more. During production, much of it shot in Philadelphia (doubling for Midtown Manhattan), “we send each other mozzarella every day.””I’ve been so fortunate to work with him,” says Cooper, who can’t quite grok that though he’s lost an idol, he’s gained a friend.Rare is the actor who looks better in person than on screen, but Cooper is that uncommon guy. He’s very present, a

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Bradley Cooper, graduate from Pace University, once sat in the audience of “Inside the Actors Studio,” and was recently a guest. good quality in an actor and a man. At WMMR on Monday morning as he charms Preston & Steve, a flock of young female interns coo outside the studio. “You’d think there was a Beatle here,” a producer quips. The joke of “Limitless” is that this 6-foot-2 Adonis would need the help of drugs to be catnip to women. Cooper grew up in a cabbage/ cavatelli family, that is to say, IrishItalian, just north of Philadelphia. He is the younger child and only son of Gloria Campano Cooper, a homemaker, and the late Charlie Cooper, a Merrill Lynch stockbroker who passed away in January at 71.” Dad was a film buff who showed me movies like ‘Deer Hunter’ and

‘Apocalypse Now,’” Cooper recalls. Still mourning his father (for whom he arranged a cameo in “The ATeam”), he is grateful that Dad lived to see his success.Growing up, the younger Cooper “practically lived” at the Eric Baederwood movie theater. “I loved what films did to me emotionally.” Emotional is the operative word. Recently, he told an interviewer that he grew up in an environment “where being emotional was not something that was seen as honorable.” Movies let him go there. They took the self-described “shy kid” out of himself. If watching De Niro loosened the tight lid that was the pubescent Bradley Cooper, Anthony Hopkins

and John Hurt opened him up. “I was watching ‘The Elephant Man’ when I was 11,” Cooper recalls. Something clicked.”When I saw Treves” — Hopkins, the Victorian surgeon who sees the humanity in disfigured sideshow freak John Merrick — “look at Merrick, I thought, ‘I want to do that.’ It felt wonderful knowing what I wanted to do.”He deeply identified with the sideshow freak: “I felt that Merrick and I were so similar. The way we both hold one hip higher.” Cooper’s thesis project at the Actors Studio was on Merrick and Bernard Pomerance’s play “The Elephant Man.” The fledgling actor played the role of Inspector Fix in the Rydal Elementary production of “Around the World in 80 Days.” But in high school, the stagestruck youth had stage fright. “I was not at ease with who I was,” he recalls.”Fortunately, I always had a lot of love from my family and was blessed with great friends.” One of them, Brian Klugman, the screenwriter of “TRON: Legacy,” has completed a script called “The Words” in which the actor hopes to star.After transferring from Villanova University to Georgetown, Cooper appeared in a Hoya production of “Dangerous Liaisons” and was a member of the medal-winning crew team. He enrolled at the Actors Studio, where while a student he won parts as Carrie’s man candy in “Sex and the City” and as a closeted camp counselor in “Wet Hot American Summer” (2001). Recurring roles on television’s “Alias” and “Nip/Tuck” followed. On Broadway, he co-starred with Julia Roberts in “Three Days of

Rain.” Unlike the parade of sharks and instigators and adulterers he so incisively plays, Cooper is without visible cockiness or swagger. He is soft-spoken and unassuming, the opposite of Eddie Morra, who announces, “I don’t have delusions of grandeur, I have a recipe for it!”Despite what he obliquely references as his “history with chemicals,” if he had a chance to take NZT, the drug that makes Eddie omnipotent, Cooper says, “In a heartbeat.”Actors speak of their instrument, of how to tune face and body to express emotion. Cooper relies on his translucent eyes, both to disarm and to discomfit. The eyes beam when he talks about food. Friends describe him as a terrific cook and a prodigious eater. But, he confesses, he has been too busy working (he made “Limitless” and “The Hangover 2,” which he refers to as “the ‘Apocalypse Now’ of comedy,” back-to-back last year) to spend time in the kitchen. The eyes beam when he describes his best date: “One with a lot of laughter, where I’m amazed at how relaxed I am, where I have a sense of time changing.”But ask after actress Renee Zellweger, with whom he has kept company for nearly two years, and it’s as if the eyes have retractable steel doors that slam shut. Graciously, but firmly, he says, “I can’t answer that.” Monday marks another milestone on the road to his own personal Cooperstown: He is the first graduate from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University to be invited as James Lipton’s guest on “Inside the Actors Studio.”

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what you’re saying //comments from online readers...

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On whether Hokie football or basketball wins a championship first:

Workers added at Japanese nuclear site

While both of you had good points, I think the answer is unquestionably football. The line about our football program is tragically inaccurate. The slip ups you mention happen to every team... how many repeat undefeated seasons do you see? It just takes one to pull it together and finish it out. The fact that we have had so many consecutive 10-win seasons means that the football team has consistently been “right there” while the basketball team has failed to be close. Also the basketball teams that win national championships have top 15 recruiting classes for multiple years while building a program. One top 12 recruiting class is a great start, but we won’t be top 25 for the next 2-3 years after this. Simple reason is the main reason we got this class is because we have so many seniors and the incoming freshman are excited at the prospect of immediate playing time. Next 2-3 years we won’t have but possibly 1 or 2 great players commit due to this year’s great class. We don’t funnel to the NBA like the big name schools do which allows them to recruit and promise playing time year in and year out and continuously get the great players, rather than just for one year. Basketball is far away from a national championship. That being said, we should make the tourney in the coming years with greater frequency and you never know what may happen once in. Still, football has the edge.

Mark H>> The line about our football team being on the decline is tragically inaccurate.***

Zach Landau>> Nick wins this one. Greenberg is a solid coach and he carries himself like an OG, not to mention his daughters are winning like Charlie Sheen. His reputation and the new facility will only help recruiting.While the BCS championship makes things exciting with every game “live-or-die”, the NCAA tournament is just the right setting for a Cinderella-like run.

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Authorities battling the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant have doubled the number of workers on the site to 100 in an effort to continue cooling the three reactors and the spent fuel pools, but have abandoned — at least temporarily — plans to use helicopters to dump water on the pools because of the radiation danger. Police may now use water cannons to spray the pools. The status of reactor No. 3 at the site was not clear, with some reports saying that the reactor containment vessel may have been breached and was releasing radioactivity and others saying that it was still intact. The containment vessel at reactor No. 2 has previously been breached and it appeared to be leaking small amounts of radioactivity. As the crisis at the power plant entered its sixth night, the situation appeared to be deteriorating. One sign was that the Japanese government increased the maximum radiation dose that workers could be exposed to from 100 millisieverts to 250 millisieverts, describing the move as “unavoidable due to the circumstances.”

The workers are all wearing full protective gear and working only in short shifts, but they are still believed to be exposed to significant doses of radiation. All of the workers were pulled out of the plant for nearly an hour Wednesday when radiation levels spiked, but pumps continued to inject seawater into the reactors in their absence, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co, which owns the plant. The workers returned as soon as the radiation levels had subsided. The radiation spike was believed to result from the release of steam from reactor No. 2. Authorities estimated that about 70 percent of the fuel rods in reactor No. 1 had been damaged and about 30 percent of the rods in reactor No. 2. Those were merely estimates, however, because they have no direct way to measure the extent of damage. Military helicopters were seen flying over the reactor buildings Wednesday night to measure radiation levels. Authorities had planned to use helicopters to drop water on the spent fuel cooling ponds on the roofs of the buildings, which have

also lost their emergency cooling systems. The need was especially critical at the pool for reactor No. 4, which has caught fire twice and where the cooling water was boiling and was believed to be reaching dangerously low levels. Authorities concluded, however, that radiation levels were too high to allow the water drops. Authorities said the police may now attempt to use water cannons, normally used to quell riots, to spray water into the pools. Workers will first have to remove some debris from near the buildings, however, so the apparatus can get close enough. The good news is that the reactors should be undergoing a certain amount of cooling on their own. When an operating reactor is shut down, it continues to produce a large amount of heat, known as decay heat. Within the first week after a shutdown, that decay heat declines by about 50 percent, experts said, so that the reactors require less external cooling. -thomas h. maugh II mcclatchy newspapers

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3/14/2011

9:30 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.

Larceny of money

Litton Reeves

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3/15/2011

5 p.m.

Larceny of a brief case and contents

Burchard

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3/15/2011

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Possession of a Fake ID Card

Media parking lot

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Driving under the influence of alcohol / refusal to submit breath sample

Drillfield

Cleared by Arrest

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Appearing intoxicated in public

Henderson

Cleared by Arrest

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Modern music possesses value you’re a fan of Bruce Springsteen, you probably If won’t like this column. I don’t necessarily dislike the guy, but whenever I hear “Glory Days,” it makes me cringe. The same goes for a lot of classics that my friends pretend to enjoy. Don’t get me wrong — these guys produced hits that influenced music for decades. They worked hard and deserve their place in history. I’m just tired of kids on this campus acting like their music is better than any other music being produced today. I’ll be the first to admit, I think Ke$ha makes terrible music that should have her thrown in a dark prison cell somewhere. I also haven’t forgotten that Soulja Boy is the scapegoat for what happens when a talentless hack picks up a microphone. I’m of the opinion that a thousand other recording artists of the last several years didn’t deserve their record deals and that radio DJs should have refused to play their songs on the basis that they devastated American culture. What concerns me now is how many young people are afraid to stand up for those artists who have outshined classic musicians. Pop gets such a bad name that I hesitate to bring up 17-year-old Justin Bieber. His catchy songs have earned him millions of fans around the world, and I can’t understand why just as many people spend their efforts criticizing his work. Sure he’s a teen idol, but who can deny that he’s talented? If Ke$ha’s drunken persona could attempt to sing in tune and entertain audiences like Bieber, I wouldn’t dislike her nearly as I much as I do now. Let’s not forget that rap has been hated since its inception in the late ’70s and early ’80s. I’ve heard complaints about everything in this genre, from the music videos, the clothing, the lyrics, etc. I agree with a lot of the criticism to rap music, especially in contemporary rap. But when I hear suggestions that it’s all the same, or that it can’t compare to the brilliance of some oldies, I get defensive. Just like with any genre, there are

subgenres. Rock can be alternative, punk or grunge. Unfairly, critics of rap group all of the music together without making any necessary distinctions. A lot of my friends don’t bother to examine the sound or style of a song before they make judgments. Rap can be Christian, gangsta, Southern, snap music, etc. I beg all of you who constantly condemn hip-hop to question the songs’ motive. I don’t have the same expectations for Waka Flocka that I do for Lupe Fiasco — they can never be classified in the same category of music. Compare whomever you like, but do it based on the style. Lil’ Jon and Eminem are not the same type of rapper and to be honest, Lil’ Jon can choke on his albums for all he did to further rap music. I’d never propose that record sales determine talent, but Eminem sold more than 32 million albums in the last decade, more than any other artist in any other genre. In 50 years, he’ll be a legend. I’m not saying that the artists of today are better than the Pink Floyds and Kurtis Blows of yesterday, but I can’t agree that they are worse. People hated disco like we hate auto-tune, there were one-hitwonders, boy bands and propagandist bands created to sell idea — Sex Pistols, anyone? I’ll never forget that the classics inspired and matured into the music of the present. However, it’s an insult to the memories of great musicians when we ignore the accomplishments of the music industry today. Rock isn’t dead, what about Linkin Park or alt-band, The Killers? Country can be upbeat and modern, just ask pop country singer Taylor Swift. If you actually listened to a Lil’ Wayne song instead of jumping on the “hate rap” bandwagon, you’d see that he and other rappers are ridiculously intelligent. I know there will be stragglers, but it’s time to appreciate the good music that we have. I promise, you won’t have to give up Bruce Springsteen.

COURTNAY SELLERS -regular columnist -junior -history major

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Media should be conscious of role models of children hen I walk through the mall, I see posters of women and W men modeling, super-skinny, fit models wearing next to nothing, and teenage girls and boys looking at them. I realize that a lot of the population of the United States is obese, and showing them pictures of models may force the people to change their lifestyle, but showing people pictures of skinny models, in a way, is like bullying, and it should go without saying that bullying is not a healthy or effective way to change behavior. It also does not help that there are not so great role models out there either: many public figures engage in binge drinking, all kinds of drugs, and many of them started off as child actors or teenage singers. We are making young girls and young boys feel like they are not good enough and they go to drastic measures (like anorexia, bulimia, steroid use) to look like the people they see in advertisements. I feel that showing off these ads has the same consequences as bullying. Showing a little girl a picture of what others think is a “perfect body,” is like telling her that that is what she should be like, or she is not good enough. Majority of the models have been and admitted to being photoshopped, because in real life they do have wrinkles and rolls.

However, teenagers do not see that, and therefore their self-esteem can become low. I know there have been many rants and raves about role models for young children, to show them what they should be like and most of all look like. You do not get too many role models with normal body types. They are skinny and toned, things they got with a personal trainer. Many teenagers idolized Miley Cyrus. Her Disney show was popular and so was her music. She was a great idol for a while, and then she grew up — very fast. Videos of her dancing showed up on the web as well as her Salvia incident. She lost some of her fan base, which was greatly composed of young kids, when parents did not think she was good role model. She had the power to influence her young fan base, which she failed to see. Granted some people are blessed with their wonderful bodies, good self-esteem, and they are good role models, they realize they are in the public eye; they have people looking up to them. A while back, the National Organization of Women (NOW) started their “Love your body” campaign. There were Dove ads on the television promoting “Love your body,” but where are they now? I

think it is more important now that these ads be present. They were sort of role models, young girls could look at these ads and think, “oh, it is okay to look how I look,” with out feeling shame and depressed. The website gives great tips on how to host your own “Love your body” day or campaign, but rarely ever hear about any taking place. (http://loveyourbody.nowfoundation.org/oncampus.html) Girls and boys are so easily influenced these days, I would say more now then ever because of socialnetworking sites, television ads, and other ads elsewhere the entertainment industry makes it easy for young girls to grow up in this day and age. With constant bombardment of unrealistic body type ads and poorlychosen role models, young boys and girls are having a difficult time growing up. Some people will inevitably go to extremes to try to be like the people they see in ads or to copy models on TV. I just wish there is more to be done to counteract unrealistic ads.

BRITTANY FORD -regular columnist -junior -history major

Embrace ‘moustace Get NPR off the public dole March’ madness en, this month we honor a part of your hairy bodies — no, M not that part. We honor the hairy lip. March is dedicated to your moustaches. First there was “no shave November” to commemorate facial hair. But that wasn’t specific enough for moustache enthusiasts, so now there’s “moustache March” dedicated to the proud men — and quite possibly, a few women — dedicated to growing and maintaining the lawn on their upper lip. We’re not talking milk or fake ’staches. They don’t count, because a real moustache boasts manliness. A moustache communicates a lot about a man’s character. In fact, it almost speaks for itself. Saying, “I’m well-groomed, intriguing, intelligent, potentially sexy and more-man-thanyou.” Men, if these descriptions rub you the right way, you might consider cultivating your own. But first you should pick a style that suits you. Consider asking yourself a few questions: What would complement my upper lip: hardly any there, or whiskers everywhere? Should I grow a double smile or a brow frown? Can I grow but a pencil line or a carpet hanging from my nose? Is this going to itch? Is the itch temporary? Can I be cured of nose itch? If you need some inspiration in your search, look no further than the iconic ’staches of Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Anchorman, Ned Flanders or Mario. Of course, cartoon characters will always have the upper “lip” when it comes to being perfectly groomed. So don’t mind your competition. Salvador Dali is an excellent example of a well-maintained and artistic “twist” to the typical look. The Spanish painter’s long whiskers were

bent at the corner of his mouth and pointed straight up his cheeks like two radio antennas. Just make sure you stay away from Hitler’s infamous square patch, especially if you look even remotely German. You’ll just scare people, probably lots of little kids, and you’ll get some lip for it too — not the good kind. Once you’ve combed through the possibilities and selected your style, familiarize yourself with some of the grooming rituals. Do you own a pair of trimmers? Good. Shaving cream? Good. A comb? Good. Moustache wax? No? Then you might consider it. I fathom the hardest part of growing a moustache is simply growing one. It may be easy enough not to shave, but what do you do while you wait? Think about watching actual grass grow? In the meantime, you might work on other manly activities, such as eating sloppy joes and wings or sneezing really obnoxiously. Appreciate the messiness before you grow some fuzz. After four weeks have passed you finally have your moustache. Congratulations. You’ve encountered a tiny problem. You trimmed a little too much off one side and now your neck is sore from trying to compensate for the difference. Not to worry. March is over anyhow. You might as well shave it off. It’s high time you started working on “attractive April.”

KATHRYN GALLAND -regular columnist -senior -communication major

onest — the column you are about to read does not argue that H National Public Radio is programmed by Karl Marx. But as I watch NPR’s public-relations counterattack in the wake of the scandals of the past couple of weeks, I can’t help but think of that old Marxist strategy of “heightening the contradictions” of capitalism. Faced with a serious move in Congress to eliminate their funding, NPR bosses are arguing that losing their taxpayer subsidy would mean the death of journalism, democracy and possibly the devolution of the entire human race. But without even taking a breath they add that federal funding is barely 2 percent of their budget. You don’t need IBM to tell you that those two statements don’t compute. If just 2 percent of NPR’s money comes from the government, why not just tell Congress to take a flying frack at a rolling doughnut? Two percent, heck, you could make that up on doughnuts. Tens of millions of Americans have taken hits of more than 2 percent in this economy and lived to tell about it. And think of the inner tranquility that 2 percent nip and tuck would buy: Nobody from NPR would ever again have to listen to some braying reactionary complaining that NPR has more practicing witches on its staff than Republicans. (Even if it’s true: NPR reporter Margot Adler is a Wiccan high priestess, while any registered Republicans on the staff remain deeply closeted.) The answer: NPR gets a lot more than 2 percent of its budget from taxpayers — perhaps 20 times that. It’s completely a creature of government subsidies and cannot possibly survive in anything like its current form if Congress plucks public broadcasting from the federal teat. NPR’s real costs are hidden in a system of back-and-forth payments quaintly

known along the Bogota-Miami axis as “money-laundering.” Here’s how it works: Congress gives money to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which cuts off a small slice — the hallowed 2 percent — and hands it directly to NPR. The rest of the money goes out to public radio stations themselves, who then pay it back to NPR as programming fees. Other taxpayer money — from the Energy Department, state and local governments and state universities — also gets mixed into the pot. In the end, something close to 40 percent of NPR’s budget has been extracted from taxpayers. And that doesn’t even include tax money spent on the operations of the radio stations themselves, without which there would be no audience for NPR programming. If NPR bosses look slightly twitchy when they talk about how insignificant their subsidies are, it’s probably because they’re glancing around for signs that the roof is about to fall in on them. What has most of NPR’s congressional critics riled up is a series of scandals during the past few months that have laid bare the truth about the network’s steep leftward tilt. NPR doesn’t just disagree with Republicans, it loathes them. First the network fired commentator Juan Williams after he said (not even on NPR’s airwaves but on a Fox News show) that he feels nervous when he gets on an airplane and sees passengers dressed in Muslim garb. Not content to merely kick Williams off the air, NPR boss Vivian Schiller cracked to reporters that he needed to see a psychiatrist. (Oddly, when NPR reporter Nina Totenberg said during an appearance on PBS a few years ago that she hoped Jesse Helms got AIDS, she was neither fired nor told to see an exorcist.) The furor over Williams’ dismissal

hadn’t subsided when hidden cameras recorded NPR’s senior fund-raiser in a meeting with what he thought were wealthy Islamic radicals willing to make a $5 million donation. Actually, they were conservative sting artists, and the tape they released of the NPR executive’s ranting litany of insults against the Republican Party (“seriously racist, racist people”) backed the network against the wall. And late last week an audio tape was released of another NPR fundraiser apparently suggesting that the $5 million donation could be kept secret from the federal government. The evidence of NPR’s political tilt is damning. But even if the network agreed to fire half its staffers and replace them with Glenn Beck-certified tea partiers, it’s time to end the annual taxpayer bailout of an organization that ought to pay its own way in the world. While NPR, for public consumption, insists its listeners are Ma and Pa Kettle types hunkered down on the prairie where public radio is their only link to civilization, the demographic studies that it braggily shows to underwriters (public-radio-speak for “advertisers”) tell a different story. The average NPR listener is white, 50 years old, holds a managerial or professional job and has a household income of $90,000. He (yes, he’s probably male) is three times more likely than the average American to have gone to college and four times more likely to have gone to graduate school. And he’s a lot more likely to be from Boston or San Francisco than Peoria or Topeka. We’re running a trillionand-half buck deficit here, guys. Can’t we cut just a little bit of ruling-class welfare?

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7. Which town has the most evi-

A. A Frenchman B. A Briton C. An Irishman

2. Patrick was brought to Ireland as: A. A tourist on a Viking Lines cruise B. A slave of the Britons C. A slave of the Irish

3. Patrick had a dream in which he was instructed on escaping Ireland in a boat exporting: A. Potatoes B. Cattle C. Wolfhounds

Ireland was the only country in Western Europe whose conversion to Catholicism produced no: A. Female saints B. Legends C. Martyrs

The first bishop of Ireland was: A . Charlemagne B. Palladius C. Duns Scotus

dence to claim Patrick as its own: A. Tara B. Sligo C. Armagh

St. Patrick’s Day was first celebrated outside the confines of the church in this city: A. Savannah, Ga. B. Boston C. New York

What pilgrimage site in Donegal, Ireland, famous in the Middle Ages, may have inspired Dante in writing “The Divine Comedy”? A. St. Patrick’s Purgatory B. St. Patrick’s Valley of the Lost C. Croaghpatrick

10. Patrick and Brigid are two of the three great saints of ancient Ireland. The other is: A. Michael B. Athelrod C. Columcille

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Who was the most famous dean of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin? A. Rev. Ian Paisley B. Jonathan Swift C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Besides the legend of banishing snakes in Ireland, Patrick is also said to have: A. Moved the rock of Cashel B. Raised the dead C. Altered the course of Viking ships

12.

The conflicting dates of Patrick’s years in Ireland, and the places where he supposedly lived, has prompted this theory:

A. There were two Patricks B. Patrick is a myth C. There were dozens of Patricks

13.

Irish is the _____ most frequently reported ancestry in the United States census. A. First B. Second C. Fifth

14.

Which is a traditional St. Patrick’s Day dish? A. Collard greens and rice B. Corned beef and cabbage C. Rack of lamb and asparagus

15.

The world’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in 1762 in what city? President Truman attended the parade in 1948. A. Chicago B. Boston C. New York City

16.

The U.S. Congress proclaimed March as Irish-American Heritage Month in what year? A. 1995 B. 1909 C. 1903

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St. Patrick’s Day became a holiday in Ireland in: A. 1848 B. 1798 C. 1903 ANWERS: 1. B; 2. C; 3. C; 4. C; 5. B; 6. B; 7. C; 8. B; 9. A; 10. C; 11. B; 12. A; 13. B; 14. B; 15. C; 16. A; 17. C; BONUS 1: A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4; BONUS 2: 1. C

1. St. Patrick was born:

Green: Not just for St. Patrick’s Day

I L L U S T R AT I O N S B Y C H R I S WA R E / MCT

A look at other things associated with the color green: ● Love: Green was a symbol of budding love in the Middle Ages. The Romans associated green with Venus, goddess of love. ● Symbol of poison: Green dye used to be produced with copper and toxic arsenic.

● Napoleon Bonaparte’s favorite color: His home on St. Helena had green wallpaper, paint and furniture. He was poisoned by arsenic fumes from the green dye. ● Islam: The prophet Mohammed loved green and it became the holy color of Islam.

● Fertility: Osiris was a god in ancient Egypt; he was regarded as a source of Earth’s fertility. Also called “The Great Green.” ● Catholic worship: In 1570 Pope Pius V declared white, red, purple and green the colors of liturgy; green symbolized hope.

Green Refreshments All day!

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