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Police receive 481 calls over weekend by josh cooper staff writer

Two significant crime incidents happened during the first weekend and Monday students returned to West Virginia University, police said.

The Morgantown Police Department reported an unlawful assault as well as carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. Both occurred in the downtown area, said Lt. Harold Sperringer of MPD.

Police are unsure whether the person assaulted was a student. He was taken to an area hospital where he was treated and released over the weekend.

MPD reported a total of eight arrests, 15 charges and received 481 calls this weekend.

“There was nothing extremely bad this weekend other than the assault,” Sperringer said. “It was about average for this weekend.”

The University Police Department reported similar

FOR MORE INFORMATION For a full list of incident summaries, visit http://police.wvu.edu/ incident_summary. incidents.

“We had a number of (underage drinking violations) and a few drug calls,” said Chief of University Police Bob Roberts. “(The weekend) was pretty

typical in comparison to last year.”

There were five drug offenses, one report of battery, two thefts, one arrest and several liquor law and underage alcohol consumption violations reported over the weekend, according to UPD’s incident summary report.

A dumpster fire was reported outside of Braxton Tower at approximately 10 p.m. Sunday.

No citations were issued at the time of the incident.

Learning to live ‘WELL’

A citation for the improper use of horns and warning devices was also issued near 11 p.m. on Prospect Street.

UPD also reported few disturbances at FallFest despite large crowds and alcohol consumption, Roberts said.

An incident summary report for FallFest was not available by press time.

University Police advise students to report any suspicious activity as soon as possible.

“The number one thing for

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Freshman mechanical and aerospace engineering major Joe Power drives a WVU maintenance vehicle wearing drunk goggles to simulate the feeling of driving while intoxicated.

WVU police Sergeant Peggy Runyon supervises the simulation during Wellness Day at the Mountainlair Tuesday.

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A student who texts behind the wheel has a reaction time three times worse than a drunk driver.

Booths and representatives with information on nutrition, calorie intake, sexual health, self-defense, drinking and texting while driving made up part of Wellness Day Tuesday.

Organized by WELL WVU, the day was designed to inform students on how they can make their lives healthier, said Colleen Harshbarger, director of Student Wellness and Health Promotion.

“Any way we can help and give the students an opportunity to make them pause about the choices they make can help their well-being,” Harshbarger said.

Information such as texting while driving being equal to drinking and driving shocked most students, said Kati Seel-

bach, a senior multidisciplinary studies major who works with WELL WVU said.

If a student driving 55 miles per hour looks down and texts for five seconds, it is comparable to driving the length of a football field with your eyes closed, she said.

Other booths were made available on topics such as driving under the influence prevention, which allowed students to see what it is like to drive under the influence.

“The drunk goggles and blood alcohol calculator really I think are most influential,” Seelbach said. “Most people don’t realize how much and how quickly you take alcohol in.”

Seelbach said WELL WVU is not trying to stop students from having fun, but they want them to be safe and healthy while doing it.

In addition to the booths

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The Student Government Association will have its master plan unveiled at tonight’s meeting.

The plan will detail all the goals West Virginia University’s SGA hopes to accomplish during the school year.

“We want to give students an idea of what SGA is actively involved in,” said SGA Vice President Ron Cheng.

“We want the people who are there for the first time to say, ‘this is what SGA is doing, and I might be interested.’”

Governors will discuss what they’ve accomplished on their platforms since the summer began, said Vice Chair Ali Mols.

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Senior multidisciplinary studies major Kati Seelbach practices self defense techniques on WVU police patrolman Jeff Wright during Wellness Day at the Mountainlair Tuesday.

Mols said the governors will also discuss what they have planned for the year.

“President (Chris) Lewallen and Vice President Cheng will also talk about SGA as an administration, our goals and what we have accomplished so far,” she said.

A meet and greet held by Student Connection will be held at 7 p.m. in Hatfields of the Mountainlair before the regular 7:30 p.m. SGA meeting.

“Student Connections is the best way for students to get their foot in the door and involved with SGA,” Lewallen said.

“If students have had some problems during their first days of classes and want to see some changes or have ideas, this is an opportunity to voice them to

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The Upper Big Branch fundraiser for the families affected by the April 5 mine explosion in Montcoal, W.Va., has raised $100,000.

The organization has been accepting donations and holding fundraisers, like a benefit concert at De Lazy Lizard last school year, in order to raise money for the 25 children who were affected by the explosion.

“We are going to give them enough to get them through college, and they can use it for rent or for buying their textbooks,” said Chris Lewallen, board of directors for the Upper Big Branch Fund.

Members have teamed up with NASCAR to raise money and created a website and Facebook page, which has helped with donations, Lewallen said.

People have been donating money to the fund since the first Monday when the accident occurred, Lewallen said.

FOR MORE INFORMATION To donate to the Upper Big Branch Fund, visit http://upperbigbranchfamilyfund.com.

Even if it is $10 every week, Lewallen said donators are doing the best they can.

The fundraisers help show the families that people are there for them and willing to help, Lewallen said.

“People send them money and things but the money isn’t the issue to them,” Lewallen said. “It’s the fact that people are showing they care.”

West Virginia is a unique place, something the fund has highlighted, Lewallen said.

“There are only 1.4 million people, and it’s proving the true definition of what a rural community is – looking out and taking care of each other,” Lewallen said.

C.J. Belknap, a parks and

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Hechler speaks against mountaintop removal at Lair campaign rally

SGA administration to release master plan today

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Fund raises $100K for mine disaster by melissa Candolfi

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students is to keep their doors locked,” said Lt. Brian Hoxter of the UPD in a previous report. “Most crimes are crimes of opportunity.”

Students should also travel in well-lit areas and lock up their valuables, Hoxter said.

The UPD provides safety tips and information on its website, which recommends students consider the consequences of alcohol and drug use.

their student representatives,” he said.

All students are welcome to attend the SGA meeting and meet and greet, Cheng said.

“If you’ve never been to an SGA meeting, it can be quite intimidating,” he said.

“The point of the meet and greet is to have the governors mingle with the students casually and talk to the students about themselves so that there is a friendly face to SGA.” He plans to keep the general meeting “purposely short,” he said.

He doesn’t want to scare students away with a long meeting, he added.

Cheng said tonight’s meeting will run as normal, lasting an hour or less. Every following

Wednesday will have a Student Connections meeting at 7 p.m. with the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m.

“It is a formal meeting, but we also want to establish a comfortable environment so students can voice their opinions and get involved,” he said.

During the meeting, Cheng said he is going to unveil the SGA master plan.

Mols encourages students to stay the entire time to see if SGA is right for them.

“I am very confident that all the right information will be conveyed during the meeting and that students can actively participate and see if they really want to get involved,” Cheng said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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A crowd of more than 50 people gathered Tuesday night to sing a version of “Country Roads” by John Denver with the lyrics changed to “Almost level, West Virginia.”

Ken Hechler, 95, a candidate for the U.S. Senate opposing Gov. Joe Manchin, held a campaign rally in front of the Mountainlair in support of his anti-mountaintop removal mining agenda.

“Mountaintop mining is leveling this state,” Hechler said to the crowd. “We need to put an end to this devastating practice.”

The mining process was re-

sponsible for trees, rocks and soil being dumped onto people’s homes due to dynamite blasts to extract coal, he said before the rally.

Hechler said he plans to introduce a bill to abolish mountaintop mining if elected.

Jim Sconyers, chair of the West Virginia Sierra Club, announced an endorsement for Hechler by national branch of the Sierra Club. “(Hechler) has a long history of serving the people of West Virginia and the environment,” Sconyers said.

“He’s the greenest candidate, since I’ve been alive, that has even run for office in West

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US Senate Candidate Ken Hechler speaks about his plans to eliminate mountaintop removal in West Virginia if he is elected during his campaign rally held in front of the Mountainlair Tuesday evening.

WOODBURN GOES GAGA A crowd of Lady Gaga dancers took over Woodburn Circle as part of a flash mob sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages.

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Wednesday August 25, 2010

WeCar replaced with worldwide Zipcar

By Erin Fitzwilliams staff writer

Two Toyota Priuses, two Hondas and one Scion Zipcar have replaced the former WeCar cars at West Virginia University.

Zipcar is an alternative to transportation on campus, especially for students who did not bring cars to campus, said Eric Rosie, assistant director of Transportation and Parking at WVU. The service allows members to rent the cars and use them at their own convenience while paying as they go, according to their website, www.zipcar.com/ wvu.

“We tell students, ‘Don’t bring a car to campus’ because of parking issues and traffic congestion, and the Zipcar just provides another option for students who

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recreation graduate student, put together the benefit concert at De Lazy Lizard.

“We wanted to reach out and do what we can. Even now we are still getting the word out there,” Belknap said.

The concert had a great turn out and showed families that people they don’t know want to help out, he said.

“Morgantown’s student

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FOR MORE INFORMATION To sign up for Zipcar services, visit: www.zipcar.com/wvu. don’t bring a car,” said Hugh Kierig, director of Transportation and Parking at WVU, in a release.

WeCar, which was a WVUspecific program, cost the University $60,000 to keep the cars on campus, Rosie said.

Zipcar is not charging the University for use of their cars, he said.

Faculty, staff and students wishing to use the service will be charged $35 a year, Rosie said.

Members will also receive $35 in free driving to use during their first month, according to the website.

Students between ages 18

body is pretty strong. It only takes a couple people to get the idea going and that’s what it did,” Belknap said.

The concert showed students’ awareness and understanding that even donating $2 or $3 can help them with an education, he said.

The first Monday of the accident, Lewallen and volunteers, including basketball coach Bob Huggins, visited the families with food and water.

People were happy to see Huggins and talk about the

and 20 have full access only to the University cars, whereas students over 21 can use cars worldwide.

Those under 21 wishing to use the service are allowed only one traffic violation in the past 24 months, according to the website.

A “Zipcard” is needed to use the service. Anyone can apply for a card online at zipcar.com.

The card allows users to become members, reserve times and unlock the car by placing the card on the windshield, according to the website.

Once a member, students can reserve a car online for however long they need it.

During the weekday, rates range from $6.80 to $8 an hour or $66 a day. During the weekend, rates begin at $9 an hour or $72 a day, according to the web-

Final Four with him, Lewallen said.

“We were able to talk and keep their mind off of the issues for a few and that’s what this is all about,” Lewallen said.

The fundraiser will end Nov. 15; however, Lewallen said they have discussed continuing the fund in order to help other families that may have lost relatives to coal mining accidents. melissa.candolfi@mail.wvu.edu

Multi-car crash on North Willey A three-car collision with injuries was reported Tuesday night on North Willey Street.

Police said they could not confirm how many were involved, but two people were transported.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

Brittany Franklin, a senior advertising major, said she was sitting at home when she heard a loud crash around 7 p.m.

A Jeep and a Hyundai

collided close to the stop sign near the intersection of College Avenue and North Willey Street, she said.

A Subaru SUV with a smashed roof was seen about 100 feet from her house, Franklin said.

Police worked for more than an hour to extract a woman with jaws of life.

They spent more than three hours at the scene, Franklin said.

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WeCar was replaced by Zipcar mainly for insurance reasons, Rosie said.

With WeCar, students were required to have their parents sign off for insurance purposes in case there was an accident while the students rented the car, he said.

“Once their parents left town, most students had problems and weren’t able to use them,” Rosie said.

The cars are located around the different campuses. Two are in front of Bennett Tower, two are on Maiden Lane and one is Sunnyside, Rosie said. erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu

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New this year at WVU, the ‘Zipcar’ delivers ‘wheels when you want them.’ The car that Samantha Cossick contrib- replaced the ‘Wecar’ can be found in front of Bennett Tower and Stalnaker Hall and in uted to this report. the parking lot across from the Honors Hall.

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Hechler embraced the “greenest candidate” title by calling the audience “fellow tree huggers.”

He went on to say he was happy to oppose Gov. Manchin because it was not right for Manchin to feel like the seat belongs to him.

“We the people should be able to elect our leaders,” he said.

Hechler said he was most qualified of the 15 candidates to take over for late Senator Robert C. Byrd.

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Continued from page 1 inside the Mountainlair, games with healthy messages were set up outside of the Student Recreation Center.

One of the games set up was “guess the calories.” Students had to guess the calorie intake from foods purchased in the Mountainlair.

Some of the nutrition facts: zz A chicken and veggie slice from Sbarro is 530 calo-

Byrd and Hechler knew each other while Hechler worked in the House of Representatives.

“I don’t pretend to be Senator Byrd’s equal,” he said. “I worked with Byrd for over 18 years and of all the candidates, I’m the only one who really knew him and what he stood for.”

Berkeley Byers, a junior political science major, and Tyler George, a junior mechanical and aerospace engineering major, stood in the back of the crowd listening to Hechler speak.

“We are politically active and are members of the Young (Democrats),” George said.

“We were interested in coming out and hearing what he had to say.”

Byers said he is against mountaintop removal and plans to support Hechler for the Senate seat.

In addition to abolishing mountaintop mining, Hechler said he plans to limit government paychecks.

“The members of the U.S. House and Senate should live like their constituents,” he said. “They should be making $50,000 a year not $100,000 plus free health care and a pension check.”

ries and 153 fat calories. zz A sourdough bacon cheeseburger from Burger King is 700 calories and 414 fat calories. zz A large oven roasted turkey and cheddar sub from Quiznos is 1080 calories and 530 fat calories.

“A lot of students thought their food choices they were making in the Mountainlair were healthy, but they aren’t,” Harshbarger said.

Harshbarger said there was a constant flow of students

throughout the day at both the Moutainlair and the Student Recreation Center.

“We just want students to be aware of the opportunities that WELL WVU has,” Harshbarger said.

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Feds: Appalachian mines continue to W.Va. liquor sales receive serious violations, break laws may be halted due CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Recent surprise inspections show that increased enforcement isn’t preventing U.S. coal mines from continuing to violate safety laws, the federal Mine Safety & Health Administration said Tuesday.

MSHA inspectors found miners had worked under an unsupported roof at a Tennessee mine, and sections of a West Virginia mine were closed after inspectors found numerous serious violations, the agency said. Serious violations turned up at two Kentucky mines, including an International Coal Group operation that was ordered to stop production last week until its ventilation plan was rewritten.

“It is appalling that our inspectors continue to find such egregious violations, especially with the explosion at Upper Big Branch still fresh in everyone’s minds,” MSHA director Joe Main said in a statement.

“MSHA will continue to target mines with enhanced inspections where conditions merit such actions, particularly at mines that display a disregard to miners’ safety and health.”

MSHA stepped up enforcement following an explosion that killed 29 men at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia last April. The agency conducted an inspection blitz of 57 problem mines in April and forced six of them to halt production until problems were addressed. The blast was the worst U.S. coal mining disaster since 1970 and remains the subject of civil and criminal investigations.

MSHA described the latest raids as a continuation of the crackdown.

None of the latest inspections involved Virginia-based Massey, a major U.S. producer that operates dozens of mines in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.

Inspectors issued 43 citations to ICG after raiding the company’s Classic Mine in eastern Kentucky, MSHA said.

ICG was ordered to write a new ventilation plan to fix problems including inoperable dust controls, according to the agency.

ICG said it has fixed the violations and production resumed Monday after MSHA approved a new ventilation plan. Some of the citations will be contested, but others will not, the Scott Depot-based company said.

“ICG also adamantly opposes any implication contained in MSHA’s press release that it was necessary to seize mine communications to avoid advance notice of MSHA’s inspection,” the company said. “ICG is committed to operating all of its mines safely and complying with all federal and state mine safety regulations.”

MSHA said it had seized control of phone lines at the

four mines to prevent people on the surface from alerting workers underground to the presence of inspectors.

Massey Energy miners have alleged in congressional testimony that the company used to send out a warning when inspectors arrived.

Much of the Maple Eagle No. 1 Mine in southern West Virginia was shut down as well after inspectors issued 31 citations for various violations, MSHA said. The agency categorized 10 of the violations as unwarrantable failures, a designation reserved aggravating conduct deemed worse than ordinary negligence.

A spokeswoman for operator Maple Coal had no immediate comment. Nor did Darrell Wagner, owner of the Tri-State One mine in Tennessee. A working telephone number for K&D Mining, operator of the second Kentucky mine cited in the raids, could not be located.

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Evacuation of pets a priority after Katrina NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The moment cut sharply through the chaos, suffering and fear of Hurricane Katrina – a small boy sobbed hysterically as he was separated from his dog Snowball while departing the wretched Louisiana Superdome.

Snowball was one of thousands of pets split up from their owners after the storm struck Aug. 29, 2005, and the story triggered an outpouring of help to save stranded animals and reunite them with their families.

The heart-wrenching tale also spawned new state and federal laws allowing evacuees to take their pets with them.

“For the first time, there was the realization of the strength of the human-animal bond,” said Ana Zorrilla, CEO of the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “That sparked incredible changes on state and federal levels requiring that pets be included in all evacuation plans.”

Congress passed the Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act in 2006, requiring plans for the evacuation of pets, as well as people.

The act was tested in 2008 during Hurricane Gustav, and it worked.

Crates for pets were placed at evacuation pickup points.

Animals and their owners were banded with matching computer codes, and the animals were taken to the same locations as their owners, allowing them to spend time together.

But things didn’t go as smoothly three years earlier as the dirty water rose in New Orleans streets. People were rescued, but countless times

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Sandra Henry and her dog Tasha, who were reunited two years after Hurricane Katrina, hang out at their home in New Orleans, Monday. they had to leave their pets behind as helicopters plucked them from rooftops or boats drove them to safety.

Sandra Henry, 58, floated with her black lab, Tasha, to a rescue point where helicopters were ferrying victims to dry land. Along with an 87-year-old disabled woman and about a dozen relatives, Henry was rescued, but had to leave Tasha.

“I took Tasha home, crying all the way,” Henry said. “I left all the food I had out and opened the doors and windows. Leaving her here was so hard, but what else could I do?”

It took almost two years for Henry and Tasha to be reunited. The dog had been adopted and living in Colorado.

“I thought about her every day,” Henry said. “When she got home she knew me right

away.”

It wasn’t long before the poignant pictures and stories of abandoned pets had volunteer animal rescuers joining the search for stranded people. Houses were spraypainted with information about bodies found and pets rescued.

The SPCA and 200 other organizations saved more than 8,000 pets after the hurricane.

MuttShack, which was formed because of Katrina, rescued more than 3,000. SPCA supporters also donated more than $15 million to assist animal rescue efforts and to rebuild Gulf Coast shelters following Hurricane Katrina.

But some of the pets weren’t so lucky.

Glenda Smith left her dogs, Max, a Jack Russell terrier, and Zack, a Chesapeake retriever, at home. Her neigh-

bors were riding out the storm and were to take care of them, she said. Her dogs were rescued, but when she got to the facility where they were being held, only Zack was waiting.

“I can’t believe after all this time it’s still so painful,” Smith said. “I just hope whoever has him loves him as much as I do.”

Snowball was also lost.

He was taken from his family as they scrambled through a long line for a bus that would take them away from the heat, stench and misery of the Superdome where thousands of those who couldn’t make it out of the city were stranded.

As the little boy wept and called his dog’s name, his father swept him up in his arms and moved on in the line, unwilling to sacrifice a spot on the bus.

5 in intensive care after Ala. plant ammonia leak THEODORE, Ala. (AP) — An ammonia leak at a plant that freezes chickens left five people in intensive care as federal officials on Tuesday sought the cause of the spill a day earlier that prompted dozens of people to seek medical attention.

An attorney for Millard Refrigerated Services, which operates the coastal Alabama plant, said there had been no similar problems at the site before.

About 130 people sought help after a vapor cloud on Monday caused respiratory problems for those in the immediate area, authorities said. The plant is located near an industrial canal alongside Mobile Bay. Four of those in intensive care were at the University of South Alabama Medical Center and one was at another facility, Infirmary West. Officials said none appeared to have life-threatening injuries but de-

tails of their conditions weren’t released.

Theodore is a major staging area for Gulf oil spill recovery workers south of Mobile and many of those taken to hospitals were working on disaster response, authorities said.

Ammonia is a suffocating gas that can be fatal in high concentrations and is particularly dangerous because its vapors are heavier than air and hug the ground, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Along with breathing difficulties, symptoms can include throat irritation, burns and blisters.

Doug Anderson, an attorney for Millard, said the facility hadn’t had problems with handling ammonia before.

“This is the first time,” he said.

Millard has paid $11,375 in fines for nine workplace safety

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — It could be a long, dry weekend in West Virginia, thanks to an 1863 law that prohibits retailers from selling liquor on election day.

Saturday’s special primary to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd means establishments like Ashebrooke Liquor Outlet in Morgantown can sell beer and wine, but not booze.

Joseph Moser, who runs the store and caters to many West Virginia University students, said the law is outdated and no longer makes sense.

“It’s really the same thing.

If you can’t sell liquor, you shouldn’t sell beer and wine, and vice versa,” Moser complained. “I just think that it’s a hard issue sometime that people don’t want to bring up or talk about so it’s kind of been left alone.”

Moser will keep his store open Saturday and hope customers understand.

But Matt Meyers, manager of The Liquor Company in Charleston, said he may shut down for the day. He’s not certain revenue from beer and wine sales will cover the cost of paying employees.

Retail liquor sales are already illegal on Sunday.

The restriction on election days, which does not apply to bars and restaurants, dates to West Virginia’s first days of statehood.

The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States says West Virginia is one of five states that still prohibit liquor sales on election days. Kentucky and South Carolina prohibit sales in restaurants and bars as well as retail establishments, said spokeswoman Lisa Hawkins.

Alaska and Massachusetts also have statewide bans on retail establishments, but local governments have the power to grant exemptions.

“These are relics of Pro-

hibition, when some of the saloons served as polling places,” she said.

Some were also crafted to prevent politicians from buying votes.

Last year, Indiana struck down its ban on election day sales, and Idaho did so in 2008. Hawkins said it’s part of a trend of not only modernizing the laws, but also increasing state revenue.

“These blue laws just don’t make sense in this economy,” she said.

Greg Gray, clerk for the House of Delegates, said West Virginia’s law has been revised five times, most recently in 1937, but the ban remains in place. Lawmakers considered lifting it last year, but the bill died in the Senate after an amendment was added to allow Sunday liquor sales.

Delegate Ron Fragale, DHarrison, has sponsored Sunday sales legislation in the past, and said he still supports the changes.

“I think it’s kind of an oldtime or an outdated philosophy,” he said. “There’s no reason why it couldn’t be changed in the future,” he said. “I don’t see any big issue, if you’re pro- or anti-drinking, either way.”

The West Virginia Retailers Association can’t estimate how much business its members will lose this summer weekend, but President Bridget Lambert said they will feel it. The law has less impact during the fall general elections, she said, because Tuesdays are lighter sales days than Saturdays.

Lambert also notes the loss of sales means fewer tax dollars for state government.

“Maybe this will be an added incentive for the state of West Virginia to review their antiquated liquor statutes regarding the sale of spirits,” she said. “It is time to look at this.”

US Senate special primary draws early W.Va. voters CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thousands of West Virginians have already voted in the primary for the late Robert C. Byrd’s U.S. Senate seat.

Early voting started Friday. Just over 4,450 ballots were cast that day in the 48 counties reporting results to Secretary of State Natalie Tennant.

Those counties saw 2,452 voters on Saturday.

Tennant estimates several hundred early votes in the remaining seven counties during those days.

“Knock on wood, but this has just been a very special and very unique election,” Tennant said Monday.

“We’re excited about how well it’s going, but we want to stay on course so that it continues to run smoothly.”

Tennant credited countylevel officials for their handling of the early balloting. It is part of a tight election calendar launched in late July

in response to the June 28 death of Byrd. The 92-yearold was history’s longestserving member of Congress.

Friday’s tally beats the 1,977 ballots cast statewide on the first day of early voting for the regular May primary.

Early voting continues until Wednesday. The actual primary is Saturday.

The nominees will move on to the Nov. 2 general election. Ten Republicans, three Democrats and a Mountain Party member are certified primary candidates.

Around 60 percent of those casting early ballots have been Democrats, while a third were Republicans and three were from the Mountain Party. Among its 1.2 million registered voters, West Virginia has nearly twice as many Democrats as Republicans. Nearly 17 percent belong to another party or are unaffiliated.

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Consider money-saving options for textbooks Textbooks are expensive.

Just when you think you’ve got that nice refund check all to yourself – making grand plans for that hard-earned money – reality hits.

You really do have to get that finance textbook, and you will probably need to read from it.

Textbooks are the bane of every cash-strapped college student.

They weigh down our bookbags, they force us to read them, and, more importantly, they take a huge chunk out of our wallets.

Over the last few years, however, getting textbooks at West

Virginia University – and all around the country – has become a little more varied.

No longer are we beholden to any one particular brickand-mortar store. There is variety for the college student that can lead to much-needed savings.

Shop Around There are three main bookstores in town with people ready to help find your books.

The WVU Bookstore is probably the most central location, being attached to the side of the Mountainlair.

WVU has many locations,

including Evansdale, Health Sciences, the Law School and its downtown store.

The Book Exchange, longtime competitor to the store, often has lower textbook prices than the WVU store. It also has locations on the Downtown and Evansdale Campuses.

BookHolders.com is the latest competitor to move in on University Avenue.

It offers similar prices as the other bookstores. It does have one unique point, however – the store will often take back books and sell them, even if they’re outdated editions.

The store sells them online

on students’ behalf.

Then there are stalwart options like Amazon, eBay, Half. com and Alibris that offer textbooks from private sellers in varying prices and degrees of condition.

Renting Renting a textbook is a relatively new option for students frustrated with paying $100 for a textbook they have no guarantee of getting anything back for.

The Book Exchange and the WVU Bookstore currently offer rental programs for select titles. Those interested in

renting can find information on specific textbooks on their websites.

It’s an interesting option for those who would rather pay $40 for a semester’s use of a textbook rather than $120 for a book there’s no guarantee they’ll use again.

Websites like Chegg.com also offer online alternatives with shipping rates. As kind of a quirky feature, Chegg also plants a tree with every order.

assignments.

But like everything in life, it pays to be smart. Don’t rush out and buy books before your classes or before you know your first assignment – sometimes professors recommend books when they never actually use them.

Take the next few days to examine your options. Obviously, local stores will provide the most immediate results for assignments due next week.

But if you can wait a few By now, most students will extra days, try saving a few have rushed the bookstores pennies. picking up online reservations or getting books before daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

At work, sometimes it’s OK to admit defeat and move on jeremiah yates columnist

Anyone who has held a job long enough has had thoughts of a grand finale, the last confrontation that pushes you far enough to cause a dramatic scene and make a striking exit without looking back.

The largest part of the workforce ignores these impulses.

Responsible bees swallow their pride and go back to work in the hive.

Although for some reason, an occasional bee will disregard his duties and in a dying leap, sting.

Steven Slater, a JetBlue flight attendant, apparently had made his own leap when an unruly passenger reportedly struck him in the head while reaching for her bag from the overhead compartment on Flight 1052 Aug. 9.

According to The New York Daily News, Slater reportedly shouted obscenities to the passengers through the

plane’s intercom, grabbed two beers, opened the emergency exit and slid down the chute to JFK International Airport’s tarmac in NYC. Moments after Slater returned to his home in Queens, N.Y., he was arrested on charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and trespassing.

The Wall Street Journal states that prosecutors allege Slater’s actions could have injured workers on the tarmac below the plane had they been present at the time.

Additionally, replacing the emergency chute could cost JetBlue up to $25,000.

Instant fame followed Slater’s outrageous behavior.

A CBS News headline questioned Slater as a workingclass hero; numerous blogs throughout the net discussed his acts, and rumors surfaced of a possible reality show involving Slater to help unhappy workers quit their jobs.

The American media just can’t stop talking about Steven Slater.

The idea of telling your boss, customers or passen-

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JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater leaves a correctional facility in the Bronx Aug. 10 after posting bail in New York. Slater quit his job by sliding down the plane’s emergency chute, beer in hand. gers what you really think is percent of participants have a dark fantasy for many work- felt like screaming and stormers in America. According to a ing out of the workplace.

New York Daily News poll, 54 Should Slater be treated in

court as a lawless individual or a man who had just lost his composure?

The Daily News also reported Slater recently lost his father, and his mother is currently suffering from terminal cancer.

The stress and emotional anxiety from family issues such as these would bleed into anyone’s workplace.

Mix that with having to deal with passengers who had just spent numerous hours going through airport security and you have a recipe for an explosion of frustration.

Even as Slater was handcuffed and led to the police car, he had a smile on his face. Despite the charges his attitude seemed positive, and why not? It is exhilarating to leave a job that makes you miserable.

I can relate with him, once I worked as a busboy and couldn’t stand my job. The thought of returning to work felt soul-crushing. And finally, after almost two years at the restaurant, I walked out on the busiest day of the week.

I knew that behaving in

such a way was irresponsible, but I did it anyway. My car payment still had to be made, and I just quit my job without hesitation.

Not once have I ever regretted the decision I made that day. It gave me new sense of confidence and made me feel like I actually had control of my life.

With all of the attention Steven Slater has received, I’d bet he won’t regret his decision either.

I don’t condone Slater’s actions but do acknowledge that he isn’t a criminal and shouldn’t receive any jail time.

He should be held accountable and be ordered to pay for the damages to the aircraft with some minor additional punishment.

The Boston Globe reported Slater hiring Hollywood publicist Howard Bragman who has represented other media moguls such as Monica Lewinsky.

Who could blame Slater for attempting to start a career in entertainment? His life as a flight attendant flew out the door along with the emergency chute.

Proposition 8 ruling signifies marriage changes in society patrick o’bryan the oklahoma daily (UWIRE)

In a highly publicized decision, Judge Vaughn Walker ruled California’s Proposition 8 restricting marriage to “one man and one woman” unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Rights clauses in the U.S. Constitution.

Greeted by applause from opponents of Proposition 8 for his pointed arguments and criticism from its supporters for judicial activism and perceived bias (Walker himself is gay), the ruling will likely be appealed to the 9th Circuit and then to the Supreme Court.

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Walker’s argument is essentially that there is nothing substantively different between a same-sex marriage and a heterosexual marriage, a claim that his detractors say demolishes the millennia-old tradition of monogamous heterosexual marriage in Western civilization.

Last Sunday, to significantly less fanfare, New York became the 50th state to adopt nofault, unilateral divorce, ending a process that began with California’s similar liberalization of divorce laws in 1970.

Under these rules, a spouse who wants a divorce does not have to cite any reason beyond “incompatibility” and does not suffer any adverse consequences regarding children or financial settlements for being the party to end the

marriage.

Proponents have argued that such measures make it possible for the unhappily married to mutually divorce and get on with their lives with minimal legal costs, and that at-fault divorce laws, which require the plaintiff to prove their spouse had wronged them, lead to lawsuits involving legal fictions in which spouses falsely allege adultery or cruelty in order to justify their divorce to the court.

Concurrent with the adoption of easy divorce has been a relaxation in social attitudes about marriage and family. Compared with mid 20th century Americans, for whom having a marriage and family was a social expectation, we are more likely to view it as one lifestyle choice among

many.

As claimed by the boosters of less restrictive marriages, we should see that the smaller share of people who are married today chose it more freely than their grandparents and are more free to leave should they become unhappy in their marriage, and thus they should be happier than previous generations forced to stick it out in unhappy marriages.

However, the share of married women who reported to be very happy declined from 67 percent in 1973 to 60 percent in 1990, and has flatlined as divorce rates have tapered off.

Paradoxically, in a culture in which it is more normal to choose not to be married or to get out of an unhappy marriage, fewer people rate their

marriages as happy.

This parallels with recent discoveries in the psychology of happiness, which show people grow accustomed to situations they are committed to but continually second-guess decisions they are given the option to change, leading to decreased satisfaction with those decisions (see Dan Gilbert’s talk at the 2004 TED conference).

The ideal of traditional marriage, while not always followed, was characterized by, among other things, lifelong commitment, and was only broken in cases of abuse, infidelity or abandonment.

And in most cases, it worked. More children grew up with two parents and a greater proportion of people reported being happily

married.

Now, however, marriage is not one final choice but reconsidered and secondguessed as circumstances dictate. This change was not caused entirely by no-fault divorce laws, since divorce rates began trending upward in the 1960s.

However, it is rather telling that it is easier to get out of marriage, once viewed as the foundation of society, than a business contract.

Not only is this a formula for increased dissatisfaction even among those in the 60 percent of marriages that have not ended in divorce, it constitutes a fundamental shift in the definition of marriage, one that did not require any assistance from a San Francisco judge to implement.

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Campus Calendar Campus Calendar Policy To place an announcement, fill out a form in The Daily Athenaeum office no later than three days prior to when the announcement is to run.

Information may also be faxed to 304-293-6857 or e-mailed to dacalendar@mail.wvu.edu.

Announcements will not be taken over the phone. Please include

FEATURE OF THE DAY The Morgantown Songwriter Circle will meet at the Monongalia Arts Center at 7 p.m. This is an informal group for songwriters to meet and work on new material in a casual setting. For more information, contact Jim at 304212-8833 or e-mail songs@ jimsavarino.com.

all pertinent information, including the dates the announcement is to run. Due to space limitations, announcements will only run one day unless otherwise requested. All nonUniversity related events must have free admission to be included in the calendar.

If a group has regularly scheduled meetings, it should submit all

Volunteers, contact Jan at 304-2963400 or mclv2@comcast.net.

WVU fencing club will host advanced fencing practice from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For more information, e-mail wvufencing@gmail.com or visit www.encingclub.studentorgs. wvu.edu.

Aikido Beginners Class will be held at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. Student rates are available. For more information, e-mail. var3@ cdc.gov.

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Generation Engagement, a volunteer network event, will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn at the Suncrest Towne Center at 5:30 p.m.

For more information or to RSVP., email Kate McKeen at kate.mckeen@ mail.wvu.edu.

ResCare will have a recruitment table and will be taking applications in the Mountainlair Commons from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are hiring Direct Support Professionals to care for the elderly and individuals with disabilities.

Contemporary Services Corporation is hiring event staff for football games and will have a recruitment table in the Mountainlair Commons from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

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

Well wvu STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-2932311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/ medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-7664442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. For help or a schedule, call 304-291-7918. For more information, visit www.aawv.org.

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

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

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

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 304293-4117. For more information, visit www.caritashouse.net.

Big Brothers Big Sisters, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Broth-

Aug. 26 Super Kmart is hiring all positions and will have a recruitment table in the Mountainlair Commons from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Every Wednesday WVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY BOARD meets at 7 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair.

Students and faculty are welcome to attend and get involved with First Book and the WVU Advisory Board. For more information, e-mail wvu@firstbook.org.

Cycling club meets at 8 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, visit www.WVUcycling.com.

The Student Government Association meets at 7:30 p.m. at Hatfields B in the Mountainlair. For more information, stop by the SGA or SOS offices in the Mountainlair.

WVU Ultimate Club/Team meets at 5 p.m. at the WVU Intramural Fields and is always looking for new participants. Experience playing ultimate frisbee isn’t necessary.

For more information, e-mail Zach at wvultimate@yahoo.com or visit www.sugit.org.

WVU-ACLU meets at 6 p.m. in the Monongalia Room of the Mountainlair.

Tai Chi is taught from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Other class times are available. For more information, call 304-319-0581.

Catholics on Campus meets at 8 p.m. at 1481 University Ave. For more information, call 304-296-8231.

Free Arabic/Islam classes are offered in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Sohail at schaudhr@mix. wvu.edu.

ESL CONVERSATION TABLE will meet at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All nationalities are welcome.

The table is sponsored by Monongalia County Literacy Volunteers, a member of the United Way family.

For more information on Literacy

information along with instructions for regular appearance in the Campus Calendar. These announcements must be resubmitted each semester.

The editors reserve the right to edit or delete any submission.

There is no charge for publication. Questions should be directed to the Campus Calendar Editor at 304-293-5092.

ers and Big Sisters in its one-onone community-based and schoolbased 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. Schoolbased 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 304-9832823, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@ yahoo.com.

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

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

Catholic Mass is held at St. John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. on weekdays.

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

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend events.

For more information, e-mail Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv. org.edu.

The Association for Women in Science meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, e-mail amy.keesee@mail. wvu.edu.

The Chemistry Learning Center, located on the ground floor of the Chemistry Reasearch Laboratories is open Monday through Friday 9 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.

Monday through Wednesday.

The M-Town Mpowerment Project, a community-building program run by and geared towards young gay, bisexual men 18 to 29, are creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives. Mpowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

Horoscopes

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

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born today This year, you swing back and forth as you determine your boundaries in key associations. Sometimes you feel as if you don’t give enough. Other times you feel as if you give too much. While juggling this back and forth, you discover greater self-discipline with finances and other indulgences as well. If you are single, you meet people with ease. In fact, you will meet someone you feel passionately about.

If you are attached, add sparks and fire to your bond. These feelings come from you but will be returned. PISCES can be challenging.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Keep reaching out for others at a distance, and stay on top of communication. A personal situation could be in the back of your mind. Handle this issue as soon as possible so that you can flourish and function 100 percent. Tonight: Discuss a problem with a detached attitude.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Take what a partner says with a grain of salt.

Others act quickly. They also could release frustration or anger. News filters through the workplace. Give yourself 24 hours to process it and determine the appropriate response. Tonight: Getting much-needed space.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Meetings prove to be substantial and the key to moving forward. Your creativity surges. Share some great ideas that pop into your mind. Those you deal with on a daily basis could be out of sorts. Know that good intentions surround your associates. Tonight: Where people are.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You might be called on to push a project forward. Your inner dialog is right-on. However, you note that your efforts bring odd results, not what was expected. Discuss a better or more effective path with a trusted partner. Tonight: Talks over

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH Relate directly to others. Success is more likely if you pursue conversations on a one-onone level. Talk and discuss your feelings directly. You might waiver between wanting to take immediate action and being receptive and thoughtful. Tonight: Don’t forget to schedule a doctor’s appointment. Take up a new pastime.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Defer to others and go with the flow. You could be prone to spending, especially as you seem to work through your feelings that way. Know that there are other ways. Avoid taking any risks when the negative result could cause a problem.

Tonight: Defer to a partner.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Focus on the job at hand. You could be overwhelmed by everything that lands on your plate. You have the drive to deal with everything. Your sense of which approach will work best is right-on. Tonight: Take some time to renew your energy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Your creativity comes forward when dealing with people and their issues.

Once more, be careful about swallowing your feelings. You could be trying to

handle more than you can possibly work through. Tonight: Open up to a trusted friend and discuss your feelings. This person’s feedback could be helpful.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Demands surround you. A meeting provides plenty of ideas to move a project forward. Others also offer to pitch in. Your ability to regenerate your financial perspective can make a big difference. You feel pressured by a boss. Tonight: Head home.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Keep a conversation moving, and refuse to lock on any issue. You can always go back and revisit this problem with a new approach or perspective. Someone you look up to indeed is changeable. Tonight: Join friends for a casual dinner.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You mean well, but your aspirations could cost you a pretty penny. Discussions bring another way of handling money. You don’t want to shoulder all the responsibility. Tonight: Hop on the web, surf and relax.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You are all smiles, despite others’ mood.

Your goals and perhaps even your immediate circle of friends could be in the process of change. A partner could swing between two strong feelings, hence the ambivalence. Tonight: Someone lets you know that he or she doesn’t agree and why in no uncertain terms.

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Puzzles Difficulty Level Medium

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

TUESDAY’s puzzle solved

Across 1 *Bag 5 *Pump output 8 *Follow 13 Longtime portrait studio __ Mills 14 Strasbourg street 15 For this reason 16 *Road surface 18 *Holdup causes?

19 More than frown on 20 Morrie Turner comic strip about ethnically diverse kids 21 D-Day carrier 22 “__ Tonic”: 1945 Bugs Bunny title 23 Green source, briefly 26 Give as a task 28 *Rain protection 32 Southern stretch?

34 Yours, in Tours 35 On Vine St., say 36 Like many cameras 38 Retailer offering video streaming 40 Legendary work, often 41 Miller __ 43 Emit, as a sigh 44 *Grilling site 45 Musical satirist Tom 47 “Indubitably!”

48 D-Day month 49 Pep 51 To some degree 55 Bridge supports 59 *Cola holder 60 *Range target 61 __ ease 62 Braves, on scoreboards 63 1998 skating gold medalist Lipinski 64 *Warehouse aids 65 *Guinea pig food 66 *Location Down 1 Cleans (up) using Bounty 2 Greenspan concerned with green 3 Batman’s hideout 4 Get down to earth?

5 Immortals 6 Patty or Selma, to Lisa Simpson 7 Combo’s group of numbers 8 Number in a combo, maybe 9 Collect 10 “My Way” lyricist

11 Eyjafjallajškull’s country: Abbr.

12 More, some say 17 Shaker on the kids’ show “Blue’s Clues” 18 Convicted Ponzi schemer Madoff 20 Western driver 22 With 42-Down, words that can precede the answers to starred clues 23 Said further 24 Rubbish 25 Orlando cagers 27 Conspicuous 28 All over 29 Dental restoration 30 Martini garnish 31 Many business letters 33 Oil lamp feature 37 Siren quality 39 It might be cheap 42 See 22-Down 46 How villains laugh 48 Throws for a loop 50 Waters gently 51 Asian sashes

52 Acoustic guitar genre 53 Hun king, in Scandinavian legend 54 Dutch town 55 “__ lid on it!”

56 Minimum-range tide 57 Lamb sandwich 58 Usher’s find 60 Part of a legendary Christmas complaint

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A flash mob dances to ‘Telephone’ by Lady Gaga in Woodburn Circle Tuesday. The event was sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages.

Flash mob brings Lady Gaga’s moves to Woodburn Circle by mackenzie mays associate a&E editor

It was a day like any other.

Classes were in session, Woodburn Tower chimed at the stroke of noon.

Then, it happened.

A flash mob of students and faculty surprised bystanders by putting on a sudden performance of Lady Gaga’s “Telephone.”

Russian language and literature professor Lisa DiBartolomeo planned the event with her students.

DiBartolomeo got the idea from TV show “Glee” and decided to turn it into an opportunity to promote the Department of Foreign Languages.

“My main goal with the flash mob was to just draw attention to the dynamics and fun within the foreign language department,” DiBartolomeo said. “It gave us a chance to show a bit of our personality and prove that we’re not just the service horse of the University ... but that we know how to have fun.”

Gathering about 60 participants and receiving permission from President James P. Clements, DiBartolomeo called on former students to choreograph the dance and help her promote the event via an exclusive Facebook group.

West Virginia University grad and former student of DiBartolomeo, Bethany Fisher,

created original choreography and an instructional video for participants to study before their single rehearsal the Sunday prior.

Fisher was impressed with the enthusiasm of the participants, most with no professional dance background, and praised the spirit of the mob.

“This fun event was great, and it really says a lot about the WVU community and the school spirit and altogether endorsement of the school in general found throughout Morgantown,” Fisher said. “It was a crazy event to start off the year.”

Clements also recognized the event.

“I thought it was awesome.

Student rapper An0maly attracts interest of major, indie labels by mackenzie mays Associate a&e editor

A.J. Faleski, also known as An0maly, is not just a junior advertising student at West Virginia University.

He’s also an Internet rap sensation.

Faleski has more than 1.25 million views on YouTube for his stripped-down mixtapes – an impressive amount for an artist recording without any professional equipment, not even a microphone.

His success online has grabbed the attention of major and independent record labels, all offering Faleski the chance to sign as a committed artist.

Though a variety of offers have been extended, Faleski is taking his time to decide what could be a life changing decision.

“I am definitely interested in signing, but right now I’m trying to find the best opportunity for me, and I don’t want to quit school unless I know I did it to make a positive change in my life,” Faleski said.

Having been interested in music since he was in the seventh grade, Faleski started differently from most rappers: writing poetry.

“I was never really good at school and I couldn’t sing, but I knew I had a passion for music and for writing,” Faleski said. “I still write all of my raps out in poem format. My songs are rarely created at random.”

As an artist, Faleski wants to revive what he thinks is a “dying industry” and help people to distinguish between two commonly confused music genres: rap and hip-hop.

“I want to try to save hiphop because I feel like it’s dying, and I’m just trying to switch up the scene and bring back original, passionate hip-

Local rapper An0maly performs. hop,” Faleski said.

Though he’s got big dreams, Faleski’s aspirations are humbled, and there is a greater purpose behind his motivation.

“No matter what, I’ll never sell out, and I don’t pretend to be something I’m not,” Faleski said. “I try to make

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raps that are more relevant and I want to bring a positive side to hip-hop.”

An0maly’s mixtapes “Unknown Lyricist” and “Deal Or No Deal” and other songs can be heard for free at www.datpiff.com. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

For profiles on local rappers Profit Money and D-WHY, check out A&E on our website at www.thedaonline.com/a-e/

And I’m proud of the professor (DiBartolomeo) who put it together,” Clements said.

“Mountaineers have a lot of spirit and pride, and their passion showed.”

DiBartolomeo was pleased with the outcome and was proud to give her audience a taste of the fun side of her department.

“Events like these show that we’re student centered and can be academically oriented, but we don’t have to take ourselves too seriously,” she said.

“WVU students get the whole college experience here. They get to enjoy themselves while they learn, and that’s great.” mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

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President James P. Clements and Mountaineer Mascot Brock Burwell look on as a flash mob performs Lady Gaga’s ‘Telephone’ on the Woodburn Circle Tuesday.

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Fey, Carell try their best in lackluster comedy ‘Date Night’ DAVID RYAN A&E EDITOR

“Date Night” is one of those films that tries really hard but ultimately falls short of comedy gold.

Despite having two of the funniest actors in Hollywood – Steve Carell and Tina Fey – “Date Night” struggles, at times, to find the laughs.

The movie begins with a simple enough premise: The Fosters, a suburban family, are in a bit of a rut.

Their lives have turned into a routine of child minding, nineto-five jobs and little to no sex.

When sex is even an option, it’s an awkward afterthought – the simple planting of a retainer spoils any chance of intimacy.

Disturbed by the news their “perfect” friends are getting divorced after so many years, the two decide they have to rekindle their love.

No longer are they going to subject themselves to their typical, local restaurant “date night.”

Fey (Claire) dresses up, and Phil (Carell) ditches the familiar and the two head into New York City.

Cue the antics.

After stealing someone’s reservation, the pair find themselves in hot water.

It turns out the people they’re impersonating are in

trouble with the mafia.

Despite protests they’re just a boring couple from New Jersey, the two find themselves running from the mafia and for their lives.

This is where it gets awkward.

Perhaps it is because Carell and Fey are so instantly recognizable for the kinds of characters they portray.

Carell is almost always kind of a bumbling idiot (“Get Smart”) or simpleton (“Anchorman”). Fey is almost always a sarcastic, dry person (“30 Rock,” “Baby Mama”).

The script tries really hard – it really does – but it just can’t find an even balance.

At times, it’s really “wacky” with car chases, sassy cab drivers and big set pieces.

But then there are moments when things just get weird – a strip club scene where Carell and Fey must lure a corrupt official into welcoming them into his company.

It’s a bizarre display of deliberately sexually unappealing moves. It should be funny, but it isn’t. No matter how awkward or strange Carell and Fey try to be, it’s just weird.

Perhaps the best moment of the movie is an exchange between the Fosters and the Triplehorns – the elusive family they pretended to be.

It’s a bizzarre conversation as Carell tries to be a tough-guy type. Carell and James Franco play off each other well.

Mila Kunis also spars as well as the guys do in her turn as

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Tina Fey, Steve Carell Despite some good performances, ‘Date Night’ can’t quite find the right comedy tone.

Franco’s wife.

It’s not a completely original movie, and it’s not as bad as people seem to think it is.

It’s not a comedy classic, but it does have some chuckles. I can’t help but think Fey and Carell could have been much funnier if they tried to veer a little from their established TV personas (“The Office,” “30 Rock”) and had a beefier script.

But for a simple movie that has a few laughs (and awkward moments), “Date Night” isn’t a bad movie to rent and giggle at.

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Comedian Quinn tackles the world NEW YORK (AP) — When you’re attempting to explain the history of the world, it helps to have some back-up. Colin Quinn has his in no less a master jokester than Jerry Seinfeld.

The two old friends – Seinfeld directing, Quinn performing – are now boldly going off-Broadway with a quixotic, one-man show called “Long Story Short” that traces global events from the caveman to the digital age in just 75 minutes.

It’s a little jarring at first to hear the former host of MTV’s late-1980s game show “Remote Control” – and the guy who played morose Lenny the Lion on “Saturday Night Live” – offer his thoughts on Aristotle and the Aztecs.

But, bit by bit, the show makes sense if you connect with Quinn, a likable, Brooklyn-born IrishAmerican standup with a raspy, jerky delivery that likely has been fortified with an encyclopedia or two.

Seinfeld, making his stage directing debut, has paced the show as a series of self-contained, 10-minute or so routines, helping provide a base for Quinn’s path through time and space.

But if you expect to recapture the glory days of Kramer and Co., you’ll mostly be out of luck: There’s not much of Seinfeld’s rhythms or personality (and no sign of him physically during a recent performance).

While he and Quinn share a cynical view of human quirks, the show is pure Quinn.

“With all the technological progress and scientific breakthroughs, how come we still have wars, senseless violence, man’s inhumanity to man?” he asks the audience at the beginning of the show at the Bleecker Street Theatre.

His answer? We are basically all the descendants of nasty, nasty people – the fittest, perhaps, but also those sharp-el-

Colin Quinn tackles the world in a new off-Broadway show. bowed folks who nab subway seats from right under you. “Our ancestors were not the people who starved to death waiting their turns,” he says.

That observation sparks Quinn’s daffy journey from the dawn of civilization to the Greeks and Romans, to India, China, Russia, Africa, Europe and, finally, America. This is ambitious stuff: It takes a certain fortitude – Sarah Palin might use the term “cojones” – to make jokes about the Holy Roman Empire.

“If you look at a picture of St. Peter’s Basilica from 1500, it looks like a Death Row record release party from 1991,” he cracks at one point.

As each historical epoch passes, Quinn tries to find a modern hook – the British Empire, for example, he says erred when it made franchises too aggressively, “making bad versions of itself, like Canada.”

Of the Israel-Palestine crisis, Quinn has found a root cause:

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“Abraham had a child with his mistress and banished them to the desert. So Abraham was the first deadbeat dad and that child became the Arabs. That’s why you can never solve the Middle East – it’s not about land: It’s about father issues.”

Quinn, 51, delivers it all either walking the stage or sitting in an upholstered chair. Behind him, images from paintings, photos and tapestries projected onto an enormous screen follow his global hop-scotching. He dresses casual for the event, one recent night in jeans, a T-shirt, Chuck Taylors and an untucked collared shirt.

Does it work? For the most part, yes. Is he guilty of overreaching? Oh yes indeed, kind of like a long-lost drunken frat buddy who suddenly reappears after 20 years quoting Marcel Proust and Edward Gibbon.

And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. You might learn something from that old, morose lion.

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Bowers bursts onto o-line scene Redshirt freshman taking advantage of opportunity to start on right side

By Matthew Peaslee Sports Writer

To succeed, one must often take advantage of a breakthrough opportunity.

With that opportunity, a first impression means everything.

For Cole Bowers, a chance to take reps with the first team offensive line was just what he needed to make his perfect first impression.

Throughout the West Virginia football team’s fall camp, Mountaineer offensive line coach Dave Johnson and head coach Bill Stewart gave Bowers the chance to become a starting linemen.

He worked with the first team at right tackle but Bowers also saw time at right guard. “(Johnson) told me I might get worked in with the (first team offense) a little bit this season, and it kind of just turned out that way,” Bowers said.

How has the redshirt freshman done thus far?

“He has had a really good camp,” Johnson said. “He is so athletic for how big he is.

He is learning, and he is playing physical.”

Standing at 6-foot-5 and weighing 289 pounds, Bowers has the build to be a quality lineman.

But the road to opportunity hasn’t been easy for the Ona, W.Va., native.

Bowers had a difficult decision when making his choice of colleges. WVU, Virginia and Marshall had all given him offers, and he was also contacted by such prolific schools as Purdue, Tennessee, Penn State and Florida.

His uncle, Rob Bowers, was a lineman for the Thundering Herd in the early 1980s, while his cousin, Chris Bowers, is currently a lineman for Marshall.

However, Bowers spurned the family ties and made the decision to head north to Morgantown.

His time at WVU has not

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Continued from page 9 opportunity to jump in right away. Quinton Spain and Marquis Wallace, both true freshmen, and, with both standing over 6-foot-5, have the build of true offensive linemen.

Both have been held out of practice at times during the summer due to questions about their eligibility but are currently practicing with the team.

Joe Madsen has been taking most of the reps at center during camp and scrimmages. Although Eric Jobe is listed as No. 1 on the depth chart, he will most likely open up the season at right guard.

But because he has won favor with the coaches by his performance in last Saturday’s scrimmage, Bowers could get the opening day right guard spot.

“He has had a really good camp,” Johnson said of Bowers. “He is so athletic for how big he is. He is learning and

been quite what the former 43rd-ranked offensive tackle in the nation expected. Bowers had to have surgery to repair a torn right labrum, which he injured during last year’s fall camp.

Bowers was found to have a series of 10 shoulder subluxations, which is an instability or partial dislocation of the shoulder.

Bowers said he was advised to get the surgery done right away, sidelining him for his entire freshman campaign.

“It was hard,” Bowers said.

“It’s just one of those things where you sit back and watch everybody.

“You’re stuck in a standstill, but getting through it is a good feeling.”

Bowers credits strength and conditioning coach Mike Joseph for making the rehabilitation process a little bit easier.

“I recovered from that after six months,” Bowers said, “I gained about 10 pounds lifting with Mike Joseph. It was a good offseason.”

The hard work and strong attitude Bowers has put in this fall camp has been noticed by his coaches.

Stewart said Bowers did well throughout camp, particularly when working with the first team. The third-year head coach has been critical of his offensive line and says “it’s time” for Cole Bowers to step in and prove himself.

Johnson said he puts Bowers on the spot in certain situations because he wants to know if the sophomore is up for the challenge.

Bowers got his first serious taste of first team practice Aug. 10.

“We just wanted to test him and see if he could handle the pressure of working with the (first team offense) and handle the communication,” Johnson said. “We tested him today and he did a nice job.”

Whether Bowers is able to crack the opening day starting lineup still remains to be seen, but the heavy competition among the linemen has given him a chance to shine in camp. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

he is playing physical. We just wanted to test him and see if he could handle the pressure of working with the (first team offense) and handle the communication.”

Redshirt sophomore John Bassler will back up Madsen at center.

Starting quarterback Geno Smith has confidence in Madsen’s game management and feels comfortable taking snaps from him.

“He’s tough and gritty and can unite that group up front,” Smith said. “We communicate well on snaps.”

There are plans to differentiate between pass and run plays this season.

With a variety of options through the air or on the ground, the blocking schemes change as well. Braun is excited for a new challenge with a new set of plays.

“We have some new stuff we work on with our blocks,” Braun said. “It’s coming along well and we’re all catching on.” matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

Which WVU player will surprise fans in 2010?

by tony dobies

By brian gawthrop

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The one West Virginia player who will surprise fans is linebacker Anthony Leonard.

He is the lone new starter in the unit. He replaces Pat Lazear who moved to the middle after the graduation of Reed Williams.

While not as experienced as Williams was, Leonard will make a more than adequate starter in the middle of the Mountaineers’ defense.

Leonard has been a backup at every linebacker spot in his WVU career. In fact, the McKeesport, Pa. native is five short of 100 tackles in his West Virginia career.

In Saturday’s scrimmage to end fall camp, Leonard picked off a pass thrown by starting quarterback Geno Smith and ran it back for a touchdown.

That’s exactly what Leonard will be capable of doing on any play this season. He has the knack for the ball and the playmaking ability of former linebacker Mortty Ivy. Leonard might even be more athletic than Ivy. His experience will be the key, though. He had six starts in 2008 while replacing Williams at middle linebacker.

Staying healthy will help, too. He said he had a shoulder injury that had bothered him, but seemed to deal with it fine Saturday.

While the other Mountaineer linebackers – Lazear and J.T. Thomas – will get more headlines, Leonard could slowly creep up and lead WVU in tackles in 2010.

If it’s not Leonard that is the biggest surprise in 2010, watch out for safeties Terence Garvin, Eain Smith and Sidney Glover, wide receivers Stedman Bailey and Ivan McCartney and Smith.

Stedman Bailey said the topic of him playing with his high school quarterback Geno Smith is overrated.

But after the season the receiver is about to have, he should prepare himself to hear that story a lot.

Bailey, a redshirt freshman, is one of the quietest success stories of the Mountaineers’ fall camp this year and has nearly solidified himself as the team’s fourth receiver and backup to No. 1 wideout Bradley Starks, a position that most previously thought belonged to J.D. Woods.

But Bailey has outplayed Woods this fall, as well as nearly every other receiver. His ability to catch anything near him has caught the eye of his head coach as well as his teammates.

He, along with true freshman Stedman Bailey, has the flair factor that no West Virginia receiver has had since Chris Henry.

His shoestring catch in the back of the end zone on the first play of the Mountaineers’ scrimmage on Aug. 18 was a prime example of what the redshirt freshman can do.

I’ve seen what Bailey can do when given an opportunity. He’s going to be given an opportunity this season, and that’s why he’s my pick for this year’s player to watch.

Bailey is WVU receivers coach Lonnie Galloway’s choice, as well.

“Stedman is going to be a big surprise, not to me, but to the league,” Galloway said. “He’s done a lot of things and made a lot of plays. He can say, more than anyone on this team, that he knows what Geno is thinking. It’s such a good chemistry that he has.”

That part, though, is overrated.

With the little playing time Geno Smith received last season, it’s safe to say the verdict is still out on how the freshman quarterback will perform this season.

Some believe the sophomore can take over the reins of an offense easily. Others feel he is too inexperienced to successfully lead this program right away.

Either way, one thing is clear – we need to see more.

Even though Smith has yet to start a game, it has already been said that Smith may be one of the most prolific drop back passers West Virginia has seen in quite sometime.

Let’s just say Smith has somewhat of a legacy to live up to.

Hailing from Broward County, Fla., a hotbed for athletes in all sports, Smith left his mark becoming the third best passer in the county’s history.

Last season, fans called for more playing time for Smith.

When he was in the action, he struggled at times, but also shined brightly, despite being less than six months out of high school.

His Mountaineer debut took place in an overly intimidating venue, even for the most veteran of quarterbacks – Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. He handled the bright lights, torrential downpours and 87,000 fans by throwing for 50 yards while completing 5-for-8 passes.

It may not be the best gauge to indicate how well he will do this year, but Smith is primed to open some eyes.

All during fall camp, coaches and players alike have raved about the leadership qualities he possesses and the way he handles the huddle as a firstyear starter.

There is no doubt in my mind that Bruce Irvin will be the surprise player of the 2010 West Virginia football team.

The 6-foot-3 defensive end from Walnut, Calif., surprised me with his sheer athleticism during training camp, and he looks the part of a solid college football player.

If scrimmages are any indication of what a player can bring to the table, then Irvin will bring a lot this season.

He had two sacks on his first three plays in WVU’s first scrimmage as he displayed his ability to bull-rush an offensive lineman and his speed as rushed off of the edge.

Irvin draws his tools from the multiple positions he played during his football career.

In high school, he played wide receiver, went to play free safety at junior college and then was moved to defensive end before the start of his junior college season.

His speed coming off the edge as well as his physicality have gotten rave reviews from the coaching staff as well as players who has had to block him.

He can also see time at linebacker for the Mountaineers.

West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart has said time and time again that “he loves the way Irvin’s motor runs.”

Irvin will be used mostly in the Mountaineers’ 40 package as a pass rusher, but it would not surprise me if the coaches found a way to get Irvin on the field in other situations.

As far as what to expect stat-wise with Irvin, 10 sacks or more is not out of the realm of possibilities.

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West Virginia offensive lineman Cole Bowers battles with a Mountaineer defensive lineman during the ‘Victory Drill’ in fall camp earlier this month.

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West Virginia forward Uwem Etuk battles for a loose ball during the Mountaineers’ game against Connecticut last season.

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“Our strength coach Luke Sage has been there workContinued from page 9 ing with us,” Doue said. “He was there with us during the stronger,” Sage said. “With the summer.” added strength, he will be able Doue also finished last seato apply more force into the son with two goals. ground, run faster, hit harder brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu and kick harder.”

Etuk is looking to build on a freshman campaign that saw him deliver two goals for WVU. “I know my personal strength is my skill,” Etuk said. “But adding the extra strength makes things even easier than last year.”

Another player who has shown physical gains over the offseason is forward Peabo Doue, and he too attributes those gains to the routines designed by Sage.

be fixed. The Mountaineers scored three goals in their Gold-Blue scrimmage and looked solid offensively throughout preseason practices.

Then, some would say they took a step back in their scrimmage against Michigan, ending the game in a 0-0 tie.

They were never able to score, but had several chances that didn’t end up turning into goals.

Unfortunately, chances to score will mean nothing if the Mountaineers won’t be able to convert them into goals scored.

If they are able to turn it around and put goals up on the board, they could be in good position to get a win or two in those first few tough games.

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Getting wins against teams of that caliber this early in the year could put this team’s confidence through the roof heading into the bulk of the team’s schedule.

With their difficult schedule, suffering losses that early in the season could put WVU in the position where it would put significantly more pressure on the team later in the season.

Otherwise, they could find themselves at home during the NCAA Tournament once again.

Win, lose or draw, one thing is for sure: The results of two games against opponents like Monmouth and UNC-Wilmington – no matter how early in the season that it might be – could end up having a lot to do with how long the Mountaineers could be playing in the postseason. james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Former Florida State Bobby Bowden talks with the media following his final game earlier this year.

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Bowden pushed out by Florida State NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Bowden did not want to retire.

“Fired might be a little too strong,” the former Florida State coach said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press. “Pushed out ain’t bad.

I was pushed out, no doubt about it. I didn’t want but one more year. Gosh, I’m 80.”

Bowden retired – at least technically – after Florida State went 7-6 last season, the third time in the last five seasons the Seminoles barely broke .500.

The coach doesn’t act bitter, but he wants to make sure the record is straight.

“I didn’t want them to spread the story that I voluntarily, happily resigned,” said Bowden, who was in New York to begin a promotional tour for his new book, “Called to Coach.”

The affable Alabama native rolled up 389 victories (though 12 were vacated by the NCAA), second behind Joe Paterno in major college football in a 44year head coaching career. In 34 seasons at Florida State, Bowden won two national titles and engineered one of the most successful runs in the history of college football.

But Florida State went 3828 in his last five seasons and the board of trustees and thenuniversity president T.K. Wetherell thought after last season it was time for a change.

Bowden said Wetherell presented him with two alternatives.

“Number one, you can stay as ambassador coach. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of an ambassador coach in my life. I said, ‘Well, what is an ambassador coach?’

“He said, ‘Well, you can remain the head coach but you can’t coach out on the field.’

Now how can I be the head coach of this team if I can’t go out on the field? So I said, ‘Well that’s out.’

“So I said, ‘What’s the next alternative?’ The next alternative, we ain’t going to renew your contract,” Bowden said with a big laugh. “Does that sound like I resigned?”

When Bowden was an assistant coach at Florida State in the 1960s, he coached Wetherell and got to know his family.

“He and I were pretty close,” Bowden said. “I thought I was safe.”

Bowden said his relationship with Wetherell has likely been irreparably damaged.

“I doubt if I’ll have a relationship with T.K. anymore,” he said.

Wetherell acknowledged that ultimately it was his decision to remove Bowden and let Jimbo Fisher, who had already been designated Bowden’s successor, take over in 2010.

“Of course I made the de-

cision, who else could have?”

Wetherell told the AP. Wetherell added it was one of the most difficult things he had to do in his seven years as Florida State president. He stepped down after last school year.

While Bowden was not allowed to end his career on his own terms, he insists he doesn’t miss coaching.

Sure, he’d like to see the players and his assistants. But not having to worry about wins and losses, players’ grades or receiving those late night phone calls about a one of his kids getting in trouble, he said he’s happier without that.

Bowden has been keeping busy, traveling mostly around the South and speaking to churches about his Christian faith. His speaking engagements have also taken him to Brazil and Billings, Mont., for the first time.

He also took a vacation with his wife, Ann, to Israel.

In Tallahassee, Fla., however, he’s keeping a low-profile. He’s spending much of his time at a house he owns in Panama City, Fla. “I love Florida State,” he said.

“I’ll be pulling for them. I’ll be pulling for Jimbo. I didn’t want to sit there and be looking over his shoulder.

“People have to make the transition from me to him.”

Auburn OT Lee Ziemba trying to fix mistakes Lee Ziemba’s father helped set him straight.

The Auburn offensive tackle, who played in high school at Rogers, Ark., was wrestling with the decision of whether to skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft when Mike Ziemba pointed out that he had some unfinished business even after starting 38 consecutive games.

“He brought to my attention some things that I hadn’t quite reached my goals that I set,” Ziemba said. “Yes, I played a lot of games here. Yes, I was good enough to make second-team All-SEC. Those are great things.

However, it’s not the ultimate goal. In order for me to reach those goals, he brought to my attention that I needed to correct some mistakes that I was making and be more consistent.”

What was holding him back?

Holding, for one thing. And false starts.

The 6-foot-8, 320-pound Ziemba is Auburn’s biggest, most established offensive player and few question his potential. But the senior has also been maligned by fans for drawing too many flags, which get an

offensive lineman noticed much more than flattening a defender.

Auburn offensive line coach Jeff Grimes admits that’s been an issue with Ziemba, but also said that there were at least three false starts mistakenly called against the big tackle last season. Twice, he said the left guard was a bit slow to move after the snap, making it look like Ziemba shifted early.

The other time the center didn’t snap the ball and several linemen jumped, but Ziemba was flagged.

Smith said Tuesday of the traditional season-ending rivalry.

“We did have meetings yesterday in Chicago and we’ll have more meetings. We’re still looking at a lot of different scenarios.

We’ll just have to wait and see how it plays out.”

Wisconsin AD and former football coach Barry Alvarez said every effort is being made to preserve the biggest traditional rivalry game at each school, but otherwise competitive balance will determine how the Big Ten divides into divisions.

“We’re all going to protect Big Ten struggles with imone rivalry, we’ve decided that pending changes and we’re going right back to Since 1943, fans have always what we’ve talked about, comknown where to find the annual petitive equality,” Alvarez said. “If showdown between Michigan you stick with that, you can get and Ohio State: Right at the end close (to guessing the divisions).” of the Big Ten schedule.

Many who hold dear the traWith the Big Ten expanding ditions of the Michigan-Ohio to 12 teams in 2011 and also go- State rivalry are hoping for ing to divisional play and a con- something close to the status ference championship game, quo. Most don’t want to let go that sacred spot is no longer a of the finality of that late-Nocertainty. vember Saturday. “The Game,” “I can’t sit here and say that as it’s called in much of the Midit’s going to be in place, or it’s west, was first played in 1897 not going to be in place,” Ohio and it’s been played 106 times State athletic director Gene since.

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Orange ailing, coach still upbeat The injuries are piling up for the Syracuse Orange as preseason camp winds down.

A handful of players already have been lost for the season to injuries, and as many as 18 did not practice Monday because of nagging ailments. The Orange still don’t have the full complement of scholarship players and second-year coach Doug Marrone says the team really can’t afford to have any more injuries.

Adding to Marrone’s woes are three missing freshmen. Defensive end Jason Bromley, linebacker Malcolm Cater, and defensive back Keon Lyn have to sit while the NCAA checks their high school transcripts to make sure they’re eligible to play.

Marrone says he expects all three to get the green light soon but is sorry they have to miss any practice time.

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Brand New Bigger, Better, Villas at Bon Vista 1 & 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Prices Starting at $635

1BR, SUNNYSIDE, 2 BLOCKS TO LIFE Science, WD, large shaded yard. $450/ month includes utilities. 304-276-8545.

1-2-3/BR. $425-625/MO. PARKING. SOME utilities included. Close to campus.

NO PETS. Lease/dep. 304-292-0400. www.wincorproperties.com

ATTRACTIVE 1 & 2/BR APARTMENTS. Near Ruby and on Mileground. Plenty of parking. 292-1605

Star City 500+elec Bitonti St 575+util Burns Ave. 640+util Valencia Ct. 670+elec University Ave. 720+Uti Hite St. 810+util Brockway Ave. 810+util Sixth St. 825+util Stone Gate Circle1,350+util Univ. Commons 1,200+util Alpine St. 1,600+util

2 Mins to Hospital & Downtown Bus Service Available

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599-1880

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Office Hours Mon-Thur. 8am-7pm Friday 8am-5pm Saturday 10am-4pm Sunday 12pm-4pm

599-7474

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Arthur Trusler - Assoc. Broker William H. Burton, Jr. - Broker

JUST LISTED. BRAND-NEW 2/BR. Willey St. near Arnold Hall. Furnished.

AC, DW, WD. Parking. $440/mo each.

Utilities included. Lease/dep. NO DOGS. 304-296-8491. 304-288-1572.

MODERN 2BR, CLOSE TO CAMPUS off-street parking. AC. DW. 703-861-3910.

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1 Bedroom Starting at $575 2 Bedroom Starting at $475

3/BR APARTMENT FOR 2/BR RATE SPECIAL. For details call 304-291-2548, www.mccoy6.com APARTMENTS NEAR STEWART ST. 1 and 2/BRs. From $450/mo and up. NO PETS. Lease and deposit. 304-292-6921.

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PERSONALS

964 WILLEY ST; $850mo. 367 Mansion Ave; $850/mo.

Utilities included except electric. CATV in some. 304-296-7822.

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599-0850 SUNNYSIDE 1 MINUTE WALK to campus.

1-2-3/BRS. Lease and deposit. NO PETS. Call 291-1000 for appointment.

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

TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 2 bedroom furnished townhouse. $970 plus electric, cable and internet. Please call 304-292-8888. NO PETS permitted.

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NOW LEASING FOR 2010-2011 2 Bed/ 2 Bath $575 3 Bed/ 3 Bath $475 4 Bed/ 4 Bath $435 All Utilities included Direct TV with 5 HBO’s 2 Shuttle Busses every 15 min. to Evansdale and Downtown Late Night Shuttle to Downtown Private Baths Walk In Closets 24 Hr Fitness center 24 Hr Computer Lab Free Tanning Jogging Trail Swimming Pool NEW SPA! Free For Residents Basketball & Volleyball Courts Game room with Pool Table & Wii Cafe Free Parking Please Call 304-599-8200 to Schedule a tour today! www.districtapartments.com

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS Introducing

“Inglewood Square” New ~ Modern 1 Bedroom Condos In Evansdale.

Steps From Law & Med Schools.

No Pets ~ No Smoking TWO Parking Spaces Per Unit

304-692-6549

AVERY APARTMENTS. BRAND-NEW. 1+2/BR. units. Includes: DW, microwave, WD, hardwood floor, walk-in closets. Other amenities include free WiFi, fitness room, sunbed. Conveniently located between downtown and hospitals. Off Stewartstown road. 304-594-2601.

BEST VALUE!!!

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

Bon Vista 599-1880

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UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 227 JONES AVE. 3-4/BR. 1/BA. Deck. $500/mo. plus utilities. Off-street parking w/security lighting. NO PETS. Can be furnished. 304-685-3457.

1&2/BR APTS. LOCATED IN HEART of Evansdale. Off-street parking. All appliances. 292-7233 1BR, NEXT TO ARNOLD HALL, WD off-street parking. $475 +utilities.

304-319-1243. hymarkproperties.com.

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

Shawn D. Kelly Broker 2/BR DUPLEX. CLOSE TO CAMPUS. $750/month + utilities. Parking. W/D. A/C. NO PETS. Available May 2010.

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

2/BR. 2/BA. AC. WD. NO 304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

PETS.

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

Parking. WD. NO PETS. Available May/2010. 304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

2BR APARTMENT, OSP/laundry facilities, close to downtown, 15min walk to campus. $550 + electric. Avail. Sept. 1. $579 Brockway Ave. 304-282-2729 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.

2&3/BR APARTMENTS. FOREST AVE and Lower High Street. Also 5/BR house.

NO PETS. Lease/deposit. 304-296-5931.

2/BR 2/BA ON STEWARTSTOWN ROAD A/C, W/D, No pets. 304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

2/BR APARTMENT FOR RENT. 500 East Prospect. Available now. $525/mo plus utilities. NO PETS. 692-7587.

3or4/BR, 2/BA WILLEY STREET, W/D, large rooms. Utilities included in lease.

3 minutes to campus. Individual School year leases. $395 - $425/ month 304-292-5714.

4/BR. REDUCED LEASE- SOUTH PARK. Rent includes utilities. Free W/D, Nice courtyard, Off-street parking. Much more. Individual school year leases.

304-292-5714.

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

Available Aug. 15, 2010!

2,3, Bedroom All Utilities Paid Apartments , Houses, Townhouses

Dish Washer, Laundry, Free Off Street Parking, 3 Min. Walk To Campus

Pet Friendly

304-292-7990 AFFORDABLE LUXURY Now Leasing 2010 1 & 2 Bedroom 2 Bath Apartments Prices Starting at $635 Garages, W/D, Walk In Closets Sparkling Pool 2 Min From Hospital & Downtown Bus Service

The Villas 599-1884

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Barrington North Prices Starting at $595 2 Bedroom 1 Bath 24 Hour Maintenance Laundry Facilities 2 Min. From Hospital and Evansdale

599-6376

www.morgantownapartments.com DUPLEX 2-BEDROOM small yard, W/D, Garage. Close to town. All utilities included.

No Pets. Lease and deposit. $800/mth 367-0978 TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1-2-3 bedrooms available. Please call 304-292-8888. NO PETS permitted.

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UNIQUE APARTMENTS

NEWLY REMODELED. FULLY furnished.

4/BR. 2/BA. Large rooms. Beverly Ave. Off-street parking. No Pets. CA/C. DW. WD. 304-599-6001.

SMITHFIELD, PA. 2 STORY, 3/BR. C/AC. Close to Elementary school. $97,500.

724-569-9397

CHARLIE’S GRILL NOW HIRING Seeking fun, energetic and professional employees. Charlie’s Grill is now accepting applications for Head Chef, Line Cook and Server Positions. Apply at 750 Fairmont Rd. 304-225-3377.

SPACIOUS 4/BR, 2/BA. CA/C. WD. DW. Fully furnished. $375/mo each plus electric, garbage/water, (heat included). No pets.

Lease/dep. required. 304-599-6001.

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE

COACH WANTED. SEEKING INSTRUCTOR to teach beginning to advanced tumbling in gym. 304-282-1748

1974 2BR MOBILE HOME W/D, AC included. Across from stadium, available immediately. $3,500. 304-376-9046

The Daily Athenaeum is now accepting applications for

Available now 2 & 3/BR Newly Remodeled Close to main campus W/D, DW, AC Private Parking Pets/Fee (Three unrelated only) 304 - 296 - 4998

FIVE (5) 1/BR APARTMENTS NOW available. West Run, Morgantown. $600/mo each plus $300/dep. NO PETS. Call Jess: 304-290-8572.

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

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

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

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.

ROOMS FOR RENT LARGE MASTERBDRM w/Private Bath, Shared living space, kitchen. New Unit in Independence Hill. $375/month plus utilities. Call: 304-349-2051

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE 1997 MERCURY, VILLAGER. GOOD condition. New tires. $2000. 304-594-1371.

CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED

Graphic Artist in the

PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash

LARGE 1/BR AND 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished for both. NO PETS. Downtown. Lease and deposit.

Call: 304-685-6565.

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

Single car-garage. $500/mo. plus utilities, Can be semi-furnished. NO PETS. 304-685-3457.

LARGE 1/BR. WESTOVER. WD available. $475/mo plus utilities.

Sunroom. Available Now. Off-street parking. NO PETS. 304-296-7379.

Cell: 412-287-5418.

732 HICKORY LANE-3BR, 2BATH garage, storage room. WD, DW. $950/month. Adjacent to Mylan, minutes to hospitals. No pets. Call 304-292-3936.

LARGE, MODERN, 2/BR. UNIVERSITY AVE. Star City. A/C. Carpet. Balcony. $550 plus utilities.

NO PETS. 304-692-1821

2/BR, $375/MO/PERSON INCLUDES utilities. Available now. Assigned parking.

Excellent condition. 6/min walk to Mountainlair. W/D. NO PETS. Lease/deposit.

304-685-8170.

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

2/BR. 1/BA. WD, D/W, MICROWAVE, FULL BASEMENT. 5/MINUTE WALK TO town. $900/mo plus utilities. Lease and deposit. Off-street parking. NO PETS. Available now. 304-290-1332.

MON. RIVER CONDOS. NEW 4/BR, 4/BA. WD/Pool. University-Commons. $275/mo per-bedroom plus utilities One available May/2010. One available August/2010.

724-825-6375. 814-404-2333

3/BR, 2/BA HOUSE. WALK TO STADIUM or downtown. Fence yard, porch, off-street parking. WD. $1100/mo+ utils. Lease/dep.

703-618-7592.

GET PAID UP TO $5/PER-WEEK TO PARK your car. Drive to lot, park your car, commute by bus, get paid. Simple. Sign up today at: Busride.org

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.

GYMNASTICS INSTRUCTORS NEEDED. Applications in room 238 at the Coliseum.

NEW MODERN 2 BD TOWNHOMES close to downtown campus, A/C, W/D, D/W, Parking. No Pets. Avail. Aug 1, $900 + util.

Rice Rentals 304-598-RENT 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.

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

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

SCOTT PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN/SUNNYSIDE 1/BR First St. 1/BR Lorentz 2/BR First St. 3/BR First St. 3/BR Lorentz

$495/utils. incl $450/utils. incl $700/utils. incl $1125/utils. incl $1050 + utils.

304-319-1498 scottpropertiesllc.com

ROOMMATES

JERSEY SUBS NOW HIRING. DAYTIME cashiers 11am-2pm. Cooks and drivers all shifts. Experience preferred. Apply: 1756 MILEGROUND ROAD. NEW RESTAURANT TEE-BONEZ located in Cheatlake, is now accepting applications for all FT/PT positions including sous chef, experienced line cooks, prep cooks, experienced bartenders, lead servers, banquet servers, bus boys & dishwashers. Inquire at 2500 Cranberry Square, M-F between 9am & 5pm. No phone calls please. !!BARTENDING. $300 A DAY potential.

No experience necessary. Training provided. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285

MALE ROOMMATE NEEDED to share 2/BR, $300+ electric. Near Evansdale in Star City. Parking, A/C 304-599-2991 MALE ROOMMATE WANTED. Preferably grad-student. Japanese welcome. Private bedroom. Off-street parking. Close to Evansdale campus. $200/mo+ ½utilities.

Call: 304-292-3807.

NEED 2/3 ROOMMATES TO SHARE 4 BEDROOM APARTMENT. $350/$400 month + electric. May too May lease. No Pets. 304-5998329 ROOMMATE NEEDED. CLEAN/NEW APT. Owned by male college student.

2BR-Private baths/Balcony. Close to campus. $375/mo + 40/water/elect. Free Parking 304-906-6806

ROOMMATES, M/F, WILLEY STREET (Near Arnold Hall, 3mins to Campus) & South Park. Available now. Rent includes utilities. WD. Individual School Year Leases. $395 - $425/month.

304-292-5714.

WANTED MALE ROOMMATE to share well maintained 3/BR Duplex Apt. 836 Naomi St. Free-Off-street-parking. AC, W/D, DW. $400/mo/including utils. 724-785-5909

WANTED TO SUBLET SUBLEASE 1/BR of 4/BR Unit in the District. Willing to negotiate $435/monthly rent.

239-274-2112

NOW HIRING BARTENDERS AND DANCERS. Money-making opportunity at Area 51. 304-241-4975. Leave a message.

PART-TIME HANDYMAN wanted to maintain rental properties in downtown area.

304-594-3817

Computer Graphic Artist & Production Foreman

JUST LISTED! MALE OR FEMALE roommate for brand-new apt. Close to downtown. Next to Arnold Hall. WD, DW, AC, parking. NO PETS. $420/mo. includes utilities.

Lease/dep.

304-296-8491. 304-288-1572.

ROOMMATES NEEDED FOR DIFFERENT situations.

Call BCK Rentals.

304-594-1200

LAKEVIEW RESORT TOWNHOUSE. 7TH Fairway. 2/BR, 2½-BA. Includes use of health spa/pool and clubhouse.

Lawncare. $1500/mo. Some utilities.

304-692-1821.

GET PAID UP TO $5 PER WEEK TO PARK YOUR CAR. Drive to lot, park your car, commute by bus, get paid. Simple.

Sigh up today at Busride.org

FEMALE, GRAD STUDENT PREFERRED $375/month +1/2utilities. Mostly furnished.

10min drive from town. WD/DW included.

Must be ok with dog. 304-685-8089.

TWO BEDROOM. TWO BLOCKS from downtown campus. 304-692-0990.

4BR HOUSE, 2 GRAD STUDENTS preferred or 2 students, $350each includes utilities. No Pets. 304-291-0667.

FOX’S PIZZA DEN NOW HIRING part time drivers. Apply @ 3109 University Ave.

2 BR AVAILABLE IN 4BR/4BA condo at University Commons in Star City. $480/month including utilities. Call (304)952-1002

ROOMMATE WANTED. PREFER FEMALE. Near law school. 304-288-5195.

FURNISHED HOUSES

FITNESS INSTRUCTORS NEEDED. Applications in room 238 at the Coliseum.

AVAILABLE NOW, 2/3BR, 2BATH, WD, DW, full-finished basement, central air, 2 large porches. Walking distance to Lair. $760 +utilities. 304-282-1782.

HOUSES FOR 2-3-4/PERSONS. WHARF area. $325/mo each includes gas.

304-284-9280.

Apply at 284 Prospect Street Submit Class Schedule with application.

EOE

ACROSS FROM STADIUM 3/BR, 1 1/2 bath, CA/C, D/W, W/D, garage $1350 plus utilities. No Pets 304-276-5873

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

TWO UNIT HOME between Evansdale and downtown. 1/BR, 1/bath, LR & ktchn @ $650/jmo + deposit & util. 2/BR, 1/bath, LR & ktch @750/mo + deposit & util. Off street parking. Short term lease on both units. Call 304-575-8635 or 304-253-0377

HELP WANTED

Sandwich University now hiriing in store & delivery help.

All shifts available.

Stop by for application at 236 Walnut Street 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.

BUSY LAKEFRONT RESTAURANT NOW HIRING for fall. Great earning potential.

Seeking wait staff, cooks & hosts. Call the Lakehouse 304-594-0088

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 SERVERS AND COOKS NEEDED FOR ARCHIE’S in Sabraton. Apply in person at 11am. 304-292-3991.

STAR CITY VFD looking for new recruits.

For information go to www.starcityvfd.com or stop by on University Avenue, Star City.

THE VARSITY CLUB IS NOW ACCEPTING applications for experienced line cooks to fill day and evening shifts. Apply in person at the Varsity Club, 910 Don Nehlen Drive (next to stadium) from noon to 9:00pm.

The Daily Athenaeum 304 - 293 - 4141

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A&E SPORTS

Wednesday August 25, 2010

304-293-5092 304-293-5092 ext. ext.

3 |3DAsports@mail.wvu.edu | DAA&E@mail.wvu.edu CONTACT CONTACT USUS

WVU FOOTBALL POSITION PREVIEW: OFFENSIVE LINE

Many linemen in mix

By Brian KUppelweiser Sports Writer

WVU-Marshall football tickets now available for students Tickets are now available to WVU students for the 2010 Friends of Coal Bowl. WVU and Marshall will square off at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 10, in Huntington, W.Va. Tickets are $45 each and can be purchased by students at the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the WVU Coliseum.

Student ticket purchases are limited to one ticket per student. Students must present their WVU ID at the time of purchase. The Mountaineer Ticket Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and accepts checks, American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa for payment.

Neild named candidate for CLASS award West Virginia senior nose tackle Chris Neild was one of 30 players nominated as a candidate for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.

Neild and Syracuse linebacker Derrell Smith were the lone two members from the Big East Conference.

Neild has a 3.0 GPA in multidisciplinary studies and is considered one of the best defensive linemen in the Big East.

Lindamood gets a scholarship West Virginia redshirt sophomore Matt Lindamood earned a scholarship.

The bulldozing fullback received word of the scholarship from head coach Bill Stewart.

“I’m very thankful for it,” Lindamood said. “I don’t think Coach Stew understand how much I appreciate it and how much it means to me.”

Lindamood, a Parkersburg, W.Va., native, was a star in the team’s final scrimmage. He rushed three times for 63 yards.

— Compiled by Tony Dobies

Men’s soccer takes on Colonials in exhibition

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West Virginia offensive line coach Dave Johnson instructs his starting unit earlier during fall camp this month.

Bowers, Braun, Jobe fight for spots on right side

By Matthew Peaslee Sports Writer

In the eyes of West Virginia offensive line coach Dave Johnson, a little competition never hurt anybody.

There is belief in Johnson’s mind that no one on the offensive line has a secure spot and many younger players could find their way into the rotation during the 2010 season.

“It is imperative,” Johnson said. “Without competition guys just kind of relax and slip into a comfort zone that we don’t want. It is a competitive game, and it is a competitive world. That is one thing that football teaches.”

Although the unit has four starters returning from last year, the unit is lacking experience, particularly on the right side.

At right tackle, Jeff Braun has been promoted to replace Selvish Capers, who graduated a year ago and

INSIDE Cole Bowers is being tabbed as a potential starter at right tackle or right guard.

Check it out on page 9. was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the NFL Draft.

Braun played sparingly in his first year at multiple positions and as a sophomore, has shown signs of inconsistency in camp. He is confident that he can be the man for the job.

“I can see the plays from every position and know as offense what we are trying to do with the ball and where we are trying to go with it,” Braun said.

WVU head coach Bill Stewart says the verdict is still out on who will man the right tackle position, however.

A pair of redshirt freshmen are in the running at right tackle in Cole Bowers and Pat Eger, although Bowers started at right guard during the team’s final scrimmage of

fall camp Saturday.

“We are not solidified right now at the right tackle spot like we are at the other four positions,” Stewart said, “That has to happen for us be a good football team.”

Stewart says he “hasn’t seen enough” out of anybody at the position to make a decision yet.

The left side of the line will undoubtedly be the strongest for the Mountaineers. Redshirt junior Don Barclay and junior Josh Jenkins are two of the most experienced players in the unit.

“We’re just getting so much more confident and that’s the biggest part,” Barclay said. “If you come out here worried that you’re going to miss blocks, you’re going to struggle.”

Barclay, a left tackle will be backed up by Matt Timmerman. Behind Jenkins a pair of freshmen have the

see o-line on PAGE 9

Co-ed Blue Team Try outs!

2010-2011

COME CHEER FOR THE MOUNTAINEERS! Information Meeting:Wednesday, Aug 25th at 6:30 PM in room 251 of the coliseum Tryout dates (Held in the Shell Building) Saturday, Aug 28th: 12pm- 4pm and 5pm - 7pm Sunday, Aug 29th: 11:30pm- 4pm Requirements: Full time student and a current physical within 6 months of the start of tryouts.

GUYS: NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! For more information, please visit our website: www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm/section=8436

WVU VS. ROBERT MORRIS

When: tonight at 7 p.m.

Where: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Think back to when you were Admission: Free to everyone a freshman, and ponder if you would have been able to phys- Morris.

“In this sport, the players’ ically handle a 22-year-old sebody types are predisposed to nior on the pitch.

Now imagine that 22-year- burning off a lot of calories, old senior was a fine-tuned and they have a high metaboathlete, and you had barely lism,” Sage said. “So, yes, their touched a set of weights previ- strength program is always geared to increasing the crossously in your life.

For the many freshman sectional area of the muscle.” members of last year’s West Sage stressed all of the playVirginia men’s soccer team, ers have shown great strides in it was an eye-opening experi- the weight room in regards to ence when they hit the pitch for their growth, but Etuk, in parthe first time. ticular, reported back looking “Whenever I walked next to noticeably in better shape. some of their players, I thought “He is definitely a very hard they looked like 30-year-old worker, he is a kid that comes in men,” said forward Uwem Etuk. with a great attitude every day, “We looked like we were right and that is something you need out of high school compared in order to succeed – no matter to them.” how good the strength program In order to atone for is,” Sage said.

WVU’s lack of physical statAccording to Sage, Etuk has ure, strength coach Luke Sage added a “good 8 pounds” to his geared the team’s workouts frame during the offseason.

“He is up in his weight, with an emphasis on physicality most players are eager but most importantly, he is to show off in Wednesday’s exsee soccer on PAGE 9 hibition game against Robert

WVU must get results in tests against ranked foes MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER

There’s an old adage in sports: It’s not how you start a season, but how you finish it.

This saying has proved to be true a lot throughout the years.

Yet, it could be the start of the season that defines how well the West Virginia men’s soccer team finishes in 2010.

While most teams start the year with a couple of smallcaliber opponents, the Mountaineers are going the opposite way and will have their hands full with a difficult opening schedule.

WVU kicks things off with a home game against No. 9 Monmouth Sept. 3. As if that wasn’t tough enough, just two days later the team takes on another top 25 team, No. 17 UNC Wilmington, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

Of course, the main reason for playing these teams

is to pad the Mountaineers’ resume when it comes time for selection to the NCAA Tournament.

The only way West Virginia can help its RPI and assure an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament will be to gain a result in those games.

In other words, the Mountaineers need to win.

And in order to win those games, they’ll need to do something they’ve had trouble doing – scoring goals.

But, if there was a team capable of changing its fortunes and start scoring goals, it should be this team.

This team is deeper than ever at the forward and midfield positions. Not only are most of the people who scored goals for the Mountaineers back, but they’ve also added a lot of pieces that should be able to come in and make impacts right away.

For a while in the preseason, it looked like that old scoring problem would

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