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Diviney attacker sentenced to one year

BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR

Jonathan May, charged with battery for his role in the beating of West Virginia University student Ryan Diviney, was sentenced to one year in jail Tuesday and was ordered to pay more than $75,000 in restitution to the Diviney family.

May, 19 from Newark, Del., was sent to North Central Regional Jail Tuesday for his involvement in the Nov. 7, 2009, attack that left Ryan, 19, from Ashburn, Va., in a coma-like

state.

May was sentenced in July with a misdemeanor battery charge. The maximum charge was one year in jail.

Ken, Ryan’s father, spoke before the court about Ryan’s day-to-day life since the attack.

Ryan is constantly in pain from storming episodes, which is when his brain short circuits, Ken said. He showed a video and slide show of Ryan’s suffering.

“I’m glad he got the maximum he can get,” Ken said after the hearing. “I kept expect-

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“I guess the thing that makes me the most upset is this thug was the last person to see my son with a conscious thought.”

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Ken Diviney Ryan’s father

ing to hear a one-year sentence with a 10–month suspension.

When he was handcuffed and taken away I asked ... did that just happen?”

During the hearing, May apologized to the Diviney fam-

ily, saying he never intended for his actions to cause Ryan to fall into a coma.

“Never in my life did I think I would be involved in such a tragedy,” May said. “I can’t put into words what I did to Ryan,

and I’m going to do whatever possible to make it right ... I never expect you to forgive me.”

Ken said he didn’t think May was sincere with his apology. It seemed as if May was coached to cry and address the room with a planned speech, he said.

No apology would be enough to compensate for Ryan’s life this past year, he said.

“The consequences of the punch resulted in a broken jaw and brain damages. And you did damage to his brain when it hit the pavement,” Ken said.

“I guess the thing that makes me the most upset is this thug was the last person to see my son with a conscious thought.”

Since the attack, Ryan’s brain has become “mush,” and he has to wear a helmet to hold his skull together, Ken said.

Going to jail for a year is easy compared to how Ryan must live the rest of his life, Ken said.

Ryan is currently in a makeshift ICU room at his home in Virginia and has to be monitored at all times in case

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Computers now offered in the Mountainlair

Wedding bells

by nick ashley staff writer

West Virginia University students can now use computers in the Mountainlair.

So far, five computers and printers have been stationed in the right corner near PNC Bank, said Michael Ellington, director of the Mountainlair.

The total cost for the computers was $5,000 which included parts and installation, he said.

Student Government Associate Gov. Kyle Hess, a junior, said he first brought up the idea as a freshman attending

an SGA meeting. Hess’s current SGA platform is advancements in technology.

“I felt that since E. Moore Hall allowed students to rent computers for their use that the Lair should provide the same opportunity for students, since it’s the main student union on campus,” he said.

The five Dell computers are there for students to have easy access and print off materials, Hess said.

“Students should know that these are not work stations,” Ellington said. “The computers

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Junior English major Caitlin Webster, left, and sophomore psychology major Madalyn Fizer, right, exchange rings during a mock wedding held in front of the Mountainlair Tuesday in support of homosexual marriages. Senior biochemistry major Sam Umbaugh, center, performed the pretend ceremony.

Mock same-sex marriages raise awareness for gay rights by jessica ann compton correspondent

It was a day for celebrations as numerous mock marriages for same-sex couples were performed in front of the Mountainlair as part of West Virginia University’s Gay Pride Week.

Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered Mountaineers hosted the ceremonies in an effort to bring awareness to the problems facing homosexual couples wanting to marry.

“We really wanted to bring attention to the rights that come with marriage that gay people don’t have, and we wanted to normalize same–sex couples,” said Julia Hall, a sophomore physics major and vice president of BIGLTM. Same-sex marriage is currently legal in six states; however, West Virginia is not one of chelsi baker/the daily athenaeum them.

Sara Middleton, a junior exSenior biochemistry major Sam Umbaugh stands under an umbrella during mock samesex marriages Tuesday. Umbaugh performed the ceremonies throughout the event. ercise physiology major, and

Molly Johnston, Middleton’s girlfriend, were one of the couples who participated in the mock marriages.

They participated “because we love each other,” Middleton said.

“More people need to recognize what we lack,” Johnston said. “It’s not just about saying, ‘This is my wife.’ There are so many legal obstacles that we have to face that straight couples don’t have to worry about.”

Even if couples get married in a state that allows gay marriage, it still is not recognized on the federal level, Johnston said.

“So you’re still missing out on over 1,000 rights that straight couples have,” she said.

Johnston also pointed out that if a couple gets married in a state where gay marriage is recognized and then moves to another state that doesn’t recognize it, they are automatically

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Students learn requirements to attend law school by alex dufour correspondent

West Virginia University students had the opportunity to learn how to apply to law school at a seminar Tuesday.

The seminar was led by Janet Long Armistead, assistant dean for Admissions and Student Affairs at the WVU College of Law. Armistead gave information on what the WVU College of Law and other law schools expect from applicants.

“The class that we have recently admitted had an average of a 3.4 GPA and an average LSAT score of 154,” she said.

Armistead stressed the importance of GPAs, LSAT scores, recommendation letters and personal statements.

“More schools are looking at the LSAT than ever before,” she said.

Preparation is important, and students should buy study books weeks in advance, as well as multiple sample tests, so they have an idea of what to do when taking the test, she said.

“You should take the LSAT in June before your senior year so that you can have the choice to take it again before the application is available,” Armistead said.

Tina Oliverio, director of Admissions for the WVU College of Law, gave tours after the seminar and answered questions about law school applications.

“If there are any questions anyone would have about your background information on your application, it is best to just be honest and address them,” Oliverio said.

Following directions and doing exactly what the application says is vital to getting accepted, Armistead said.

Letters of recommendation are also a huge part of getting into law school, and WVU requires three, unlike most other

schools that want two, she said.

“You should really get to know your professor before you ask for a letter of recommendation,” Armistead said.

“Giving your professor at least two months to write your letter is very important, so that he writes a very complex letter, and be sure to write him or her a thank you note,” she said.

The personal statement is a statement about who a student is, and law professors take these into serious consideration when looking at applications, Armistead said.

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Students use new computers located near the PNC Bank in the Mountainlair.

Textbooks, towing issues possible agenda for group by samantha cossick associate city editor

Student Advocates for Legislative Advancement, a new organization at West Virginia University, discussed topics of interest to students such as textbook prices and towing at their first meeting Tuesday.

The group, which is a Student Government Association initiative, aims to serve as a voice for students in state government, said Ben Seebaugh, SGA’s director of Legislative Affairs.

“Us, as students, have some of the biggest influence on government,” said SGA Gov. Ryan Campione and SALA member.

SGA President Chris Lewallen outlined student issues the group wants to lobby for.

The first issue is a tenant– landlord bill that previous SGA administrations have tried to pass, Lewallen said.

SALA would look at writing a similar bill forcing landlords to give back security deposits with an itemized list of deductions within 90 days, he said.

Another possible student issue is towing. A bill had been presented previously, but a state committee said it was too localized, Lewallen said.

Students often have to pay with cash after hours, don’t re-

ceive a receipt and have issues with the company, he said.

Textbooks are an issue that Lewallen said the group could possibly take to the national level.

“If you pass a national bill, you can affect every college student in the nation,” he said.

Lewallen has been working on a textbook inflation index that shows textbooks have increased 700 percent over the rate of inflation.

Nelson France, SGA liaison to City Council, suggested lobbying for funds for the Campus Connector.

The Campus Connector is a proposed trail that would connect the downtown and Evansdale campuses for pedestrians, and would cost $700,000 to meet accessibility standards, Lewallen said.

Abby Sobonya, former SGA governor and director of Legislative Affairs, suggested the group look into the Promise Scholarship.

The University receives about $4,000 less per student compared to peer institutions, Lewallen added.

Drew Stromberg, president of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, said he wants more information before lobbying for

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JENKINS IS GOOD TO GO West Virginia’s junior starting left guard Josh Jenkins is expected to start after missing the team’s last two games with an injury.

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Bake sale held today for Ryan Diviney A bake sale will be held today to raise funds for the medical treatment of Ryan Diviney.

The sale will take place on the fourth floor lobby of Allen Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Diviney, 19, was left in a

coma-like state after being attacked on Nov. 7, 2009 outside the Willey Street Dairy Mart, according to police reports.

He is currently in a makeshift ICU room at his home in Virginia and has to be mon-

itored at all times in case his blood pressure or pulse reaches high levels.

Proceeds from the bake sale will help to pay the costs of caring for Diviney.

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West Virginia Uncovered Project receives grant West Virginia University’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism received a grant for the West Virginia Uncovered project Monday.

The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation do-

nated a $105,000 grant to the project, which aims to help rural newspapers adapt to the digital age.

Newspapers involved in the project received help creating multimedia content for

their websites.

The Journalism School began the project in 2008. More than a dozen newspapers are now participating.

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divorced.

“If we were a straight couple, we could just be like, ‘Oh, we’ll get married in a couple of years after graduation and then settle in a city,’” Johnston said. “Instead, we have to worry about things that straight couples never even think of.”

Middleton agreed that the issue is more than just about the ceremony.

“We can have a ceremony but it won’t mean anything except to us and the people around us,” Middleton said. “If I have awesome health care, it won’t carry over to her.”

Madalyn Fizer, a sophomore psychology major, also participated in the marriage ceremonies.

“Gay marriage is a really big issue right now, and this is a good way for people to see that we’re here, and we’re normal too,” she said.

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are used for your e-mails, quick, easy access for students and for any printing purposes.”

There is also a sit-down computer for anyone with a disability, Hess said.

The computers were brought to the Mountainlair through a partnership between WVU Student Affairs and the Office of Information Technology, Ellington said.

The limited number of computers is due to a lack of space in the Mountainlair, Ellington said.

“We have maxed out the

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“I want to see the University budget,” Stromberg said. “I want to see where my $20,000 a year is going.”

Justin Williams, a law student who has worked with the West Virginia Legislature, suggested

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Continued from page 1 “Law professors care about intellectual curiosity and about the things that you have overcome in the past to help you focus,” she said. “The hardest part is what you put on your personal

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Junior English major Caitlin Webster, left, and sophomore psychology major Madalyn Fizer, right, kiss during a mock wedding held in front of the Mountainlair Tuesday.

Although Hall has never witnessed overt physical violence toward gays, she has known students who have been harassed in residence halls and several people shouted “f--gots” during the Coming Out Party hosted Monday.

“I’m 29, and when I came out, people weren’t even talking about same-sex marriage so things have improved, but there’s still a long way to go,” she said.

spaced right now to add any more,” he said. “If something eventually moves, then there is a possibility that the University may add more computers in the future.”

The computers were a joint effort between Hess and Ellington that took two years to complete, Hess said.

“This shows that, on behalf of the administration, they truly do care about the students and what technology can help provide them,” he said.

From 1993 to 2002, there was a computer lab in the Mountainlair, Ellington said.

“We used to have 50 computers a few years ago in the ‘Lair,

but later moved them to White Hall for students to use,” he said.

Hess hopes in the future the University will have a state-ofthe-art computer program set up.

“The University is progressing when it comes to technology,” Ellington said. “We are a wireless campus, and we are always looking for new ideas to help innovate the school and benefit students at the same time.”

the group pick two or three issues to work on.

“Really focus on those two or three things,” he said. “You have to work it through the process.”

The group heard from Rod Snyder, a lobbyist for the corn industry, via conference call.

Snyder offered helpful hints, such as acting professionally and making sure the group has broad support for a bill before

trying to push it through.

“You don’t want to make the mistake of having too much information or too little information,” Snyder said.

The group also plans to hear from Dave Miller, lobbyist for WVU, and Barbara Fleischauer, representative for the 44th district.

statement, but don’t be afraid to tell the truth.”

Students should work carefully and seriously on their applications, Armistead said.

“It is very important to remember that you want to come off as a professional person when applying to law school,” she said.

Megan Callaghan, a junior psychology major, said the seminar was beneficial.

“It was especially helpful to see what this school is exactly looking for, because this is where I want to attend law school myself,” she said.

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his blood pressure or pulse litical science major when he reaches high levels. was attacked on Nov. 7, 2009, Ryan was a sophomore po- at 3:10 a.m. outside the Willey Street Dairy Mart, according to police reports.

May struck Diviney in the head, knocking him to the pavement, reports stated.

A second assailant, Dustin Vantrease, 19, from Newark, Del., was also charged in July for the attack. He received a malicious wounding charge, which carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.

Vantrease was responsible for kicking Diviney while he was on the ground until he was unconscious, according to a witness at the July trial.

Vantrease is expected to be sentenced next month.

Wednesday October 13, 2010

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No vote for gov. until ’12 if Manchin wins Senate race CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia could not hold an election for governor until 2012 – when the office is already on the ballot – if Gov. Joe Manchin wins next month’s U.S. Senate race and leaves office more than two years early, the Legislature’s top lawyers said Tuesday.

The office would be up for a vote twice at that time: for the two months then remaining in Manchin’s term, and for the four-year term that would start in January 2013.

That’s the legal conclusion that House of Delegates counsel Brian Skinner and Ray Ratliff, counsel to Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, each presented to a legislative interim subcommittee studying the issue.

They were echoed by West Virginia University law professor Bob Bastress, considered an expert on the state constitution.

The West Virginia constitution calls for a “new” election if a governor leaves office more than one year early. But the state law that addresses the timing of that election would not allow a vote until November 2012, all three said. A can-

didate could run in both races, they said.

Tomblin, D-Logan, would be acting governor in the meantime. Ratliff and Bastress said Tomblin would also continue to preside over the Senate, though Skinner disagreed.

The legal findings left House Majority Whip Mike Caputo and other subcommittee members wondering whether this would be what the state constitution’s framers intended.

“Any person would look at that and say, ‘That’s crazy,’” said Caputo, D-Marion. “I can’t believe that any person would interpret it that way.”

“I don’t think there’s any other way to read the statute,” Bastress replied.

All three lawyers noted that the Legislature could change the statute: it temporarily altered state law to set up the U.S. Senate election following the June death of Robert C. Byrd.

A South Charleston lawyer, Thornton Cooper, has also threatened to sue if Manchin wins and there’s no election to succeed him in 2011. Cooper argues that waiting until 2012 disenfranchises voters.

Tomblin is among several lawmakers who have expressed interest in running for governor – either in 2012 or earlier if allowed. Others include House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne.

West Virginia’s chief elections officer, Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, attended Tuesday’s meeting and afterward said the legal conclusions meshed with her own.

Her office had reached a similar finding regarding an election for what remains of Byrd’s term.

Sen. Herb Snyder, the subcommittee’s co-chair, noted that voters have yet to decide the U.S. Senate race. Manchin, a Democrat like Byrd, is running along with Republican John Raese and two minor party candidates.

But Snyder said the state could also face a long-term vacancy under other circumstances, such as with a governor’s illness or death.

“We’ll either have this situation upon us shortly, or we’ll have a lot more time to consider this,” said Snyder, D-Jefferson. “But our charge goes way beyond what happens in three weeks.”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Raese said the federal minimum wage is an outdated and unnecessary concept that should be abolished, while his opponent says the stance shows how out of touch Raese is with working West Virginians.

Raese, a multimillionaire running against Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin, has long said the minimum wage isn’t working. It was created by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and Raese called it “archaic” in an interview with ABC News’ Top Line posted Tuesday.

“It didn’t solve any problems then and it hasn’t solved any problems in 50 years,” he said.

“The minimum wage is not

something that you want to stay on as a permanent basis,” Raese continued. “For example, if you have a minimum wage job, you don’t stay there 20 or 30 years. You don’t put your children through college working on minimum wage.”

Government should stop micromanaging the economy, he said.

“You don’t want government to set price controls, you don’t want government to set wage controls,” he said. “It’s an archaic system that frankly has not worked.”

Manchin, a popular governor serving his second term, seized on Raese’s stance against minimum wage last week, launching an ad that accused the Morgantown businessman of being out of touch.

The ad also cited Raese’s past support of a 23 percent national sales tax and allowing some private investment of Social Security funds.

West Virginia hasn’t sent a Republican to the Senate since 1958, but the race between Raese and Manchin is tight. The GOP is spending millions on ads trying to tie Manchin the Democraticcontrolled White House and Congress, hoping to snag the seat held for more than 50 years by the late Sen. Robert C. Byrd.

Raese has also said in recent interviews the he supports abolishing the federal Departments of Energy and Education, and the Internal Revenue Service. To CNN, he joked that his views are right of the Tea Party.

Raese would demolish minimum wage if he wins the Senate seat

Mining protesters’ appeal rejected by West Virginia court CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that environmentalists waited too long to appeal restraining orders and contempt citations arising from their protests of mountaintop removal coal mining.

A lawyer for the protesters, Roger Forman of Charleston, said he was considering legal options after the court decided unanimously to refuse the appeal petition as untimely.

Judges in Raleigh County Circuit Court issued the orders, meant to bar trespassing onto any mining property or interfering with any coal equipment or vehicles owned

by Massey Energy Co. or its subsidiaries.

The group Climate Ground Zero has directed a civil disobedience campaign against Massey operations that has resulted in more than 100 arrests since Feb. 2009. Four protesters were convicted in May of violating those orders, fined and ordered to pay nearly $20,000 in legal fees.

In court filings, the protesters said that sum “could be finan-

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Virginia-based Massey sought the restraining orders and wanted them upheld.

At a Tuesday hearing, Forman said the orders were too broad and could potentially apply to the justices themselves or anyone else.

Holding up a photo of a mountaintop removal site, Forman also argued that the harm from that mining method outweighs the potential harm to Massey.

“What they did was appropriate,” Forman said of the environmentalists. “They have a goal of protesting, and freedom of the press is being abridged. It’s just an abomination.”

Those targeted by the orders included Antrim Caskey, a photographer who moved from New York to Rock Creek to document the destruction from mountaintop mining.

Forman argues she is an embedded photojournalist and should be exempt from the restraining order.

Several of the justices had questioned whether Forman waited too long to appeal.

Some were issued more than

a year ago, and the law sets a four-month deadline for appeals.

Forman had asked the high court to consider the various orders and the contempt proceedings as part of an ongoing case that he could not appeal until the May convictions.

“I thought I had that option,” Forman said after Tuesday’s decision.

Mountaintop removal involves the blasting open of ridgelines to expose the coal seams beneath, with the leftover rock and soil dumped into the valleys below. Massey and other producers that use the practice find it highly productive. Opponents decry the effects of blasting and of the filling of valleys on the streams and wildlife they contain.

Harrison County Circuit Judge James Matish heard the appeal petition in place of Justice Brent Benjamin. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that Benjamin could not consider a Massey-related appeal after its chief executive, Don Blankenship, spent more than $3 million to aid his 2004 election to the court.

W.Va. part of pilot to help special needs students CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is one of 11 states participating in a pilot project to assess learning of special needs students.

The state Department of Education says the project is funded through a $22 million U.S. Department of Education grant.

State Superintendent Steve Paine says participating in

this project is an important step for West Virginia as the state works to help every child achieve.

The state consortium will seek to create an assessment system to support teachers in improving learning for special needs students.

It also will work to develop alternate achievement standards.

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Judge orders ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ injunction SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge issued a worldwide injunction Tuesday immediately stopping enforcement of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, suspending the 17-year-old ban on openly gay U.S. troops.

U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips’ landmark ruling also ordered the government to suspend and discontinue all pending discharge proceedings and investigations under the policy.

U.S. Department of Justice attorneys have 60 days to appeal. Pentagon and Department of Justice officials said they are reviewing the case and had no immediate comment.

The injunction goes into effect immediately, said Dan Woods, the attorney who represented the Log Cabin Republicans, the gay rights group that filed the lawsuit in 2004 to stop the ban’s enforcement.

“Don’t ask, don’t tell, as of today at least, is done, and the government is going to have to do something now to resurrect it,” Woods said. “This is an extremely significant, historic decision. Once and for all, this failed policy is stopped. Fortunately now we hope all Americans who wish to serve their country can.”

Legal experts say the Obama

administration is under no legal obligation to appeal and could let Phillips’ ruling stand.

Phillips’ decision was widely cheered by gay rights organizations that credited her with getting accomplished what President Obama and Washington politics could not.

“This order from Judge Phillips is another historic and courageous step in the right direction, a step that Congress has been noticeably slow in taking,” said Alexander Nicholson, executive director of Servicemembers United, the nation’s largest organization of gay and lesbian troops and veterans.

He was the sole named veteran plaintiff in the case along with the Log Cabin Republicans, a gay rights organization that filed the lawsuit in 2004 to stop the ban’s enforcement.

Gay rights groups warned gay troops not to make their sexual orientation public just yet. Aaron Tax, the legal director for the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, said he expects the Justice Department to appeal. If that happens, the case would be brought to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, where the decision could be reversed.

“Service members must proceed safely and should not come out at this time,” Tax said

in a statement.

Supporters of the ban said Phillips overstepped her bounds.

“The judge ignored the evidence to impose her ill-informed and biased opinion on our military, endangering morale, health and security of our military at a time of war,” said Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America, a women’s group on public policy. “She did not do what Congress did when it passed the law and investigate the farreaching effects of how this will detrimentally impact the men and women who risk their lives to defend us.”

The case put the Obama administration in the awkward position of defending a policy it wants Congress to repeal.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a Republican, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, the military’s top uniformed officer, have both said they support lifting the ban. But Gates and Mullen also have said they would prefer to move slowly.

Gates has ordered a sweeping study, due Dec. 1, that includes a survey of troops and their families.

President Obama agreed to the Pentagon study but also worked with Democrats to

write a bill that would have lifted the ban, pending completion of the Defense Department review and certification from the military that troop morale wouldn’t suffer.

That legislation passed the House but was blocked in the Senate by Republicans.

Gates has said the purpose of his study isn’t to determine whether to change the law – something he says is probably inevitable but up for Congress to decide. Instead, the study is intended to determine how to lift the ban without causing serious disruption at a time when troops are fighting two wars.

“The president has taken a very consistent position here, and that is: ‘Look, I will not use my discretion in any way that will step on Congress’ ability to be the sole decider about this policy here,’” said Diane H. Mazur, legal co-director of the Palm Center, a think tank at the University of California at Santa Barbara that supports a repeal.

Government attorneys had warned Phillips that such an abrupt change might harm military operations in a time of war. They had asked Phillips to limit her ruling to the 19,000 members of the Log Cabin Republicans, which includes current and former military ser-

vice members.

The Department of Justice attorneys also said Congress should decide the issue – not her court.

Phillips disagreed, saying the law doesn’t help military readiness and instead has a “direct and deleterious effect” on the armed services by hurting recruiting during wartime and requiring the discharge of service members with critical skills and training.

“Furthermore, there is no adequate remedy at law to prevent the continued violation of servicemembers’ rights or to compensate them for violation of their rights,” Phillips said in her order.

She said Department of Justice attorneys did not address these issues in their objection to her expected injunction.

Phillips declared the law unconstitutional after listening to the testimony of discharged service members during a twoweek nonjury trial this summer in federal court in Riverside.

She said the Log Cabin Republicans “established at trial that the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act irreparably injures servicemembers by infringing their fundamental rights.” She said the policy violates due process rights, freedom of speech and the right to petition the gov-

ernment for redress of grievances guaranteed by the First Amendment.

Phillips is the second federal judge in recent weeks to throw the law into disarray.

A federal judge last month in Tacoma, Wash., ruled that a decorated flight nurse discharged from the Air Force for being gay should be given her job back as soon as possible.

Barring an appeal, Maj. Margaret Witt who was suspended in 2004, will now be able to serve despite being openly gay.

Gay rights advocates have worried they lost a crucial opportunity to change the law when Senate Republicans opposed the defense bill last month because of a “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal provision.

If Democrats lose seats in the upcoming elections, repealing the ban could prove even more difficult – if not impossible – next year.

The “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy prohibits the military from asking about the sexual orientation of service members but bans those who are openly gay. Under the 1993 policy, service men and women who acknowledge being gay or are discovered engaging in homosexual activity, even in the privacy of their own homes off base, are subject to discharge.

Guantanamo detainee goes on trial in NY court NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of helping to build a truck bomb used in a 1998 terror attack on a U.S. embassy was a member of an al-Qaida cell that was determined to kill Americans, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, but a defense lawyer said the Tanzanian man was duped.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Lewin said in his opening statement Tuesday that Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani – the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to face a civilian trial – bought the truck and gas tanks that were used in the bombing in Tanzania, one of two simultaneous embassy bombings in Africa that killed 224 people, including a dozen Americans.

“This man, Ahmed Ghailani, was a vital member of that cell,” Lewin said as he pointed at Ghailani, who stared straight ahead in the Manhattan courtroom.

“The defendant did all of this ... because he was committed to al-Qaida’s overriding goal: killing Americans,” he said.

The repeated mention of al-Qaida during the government’s opening statement prompted defense lawyer Peter Quijano to demand a mistrial, saying prosecutors had promised they would not claim that Ghailani was a member or associate of al-Qaida.

Prosecutor Michael Farbiarz said the government had said it had no proof Ghailani had formally pledged an oath to al-Qaida. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan denied the mistrial request.

Lewin told jurors they would hear testimony from a

former al-Qaida “insider” who has pleaded guilty. Some of the bombings’ survivors also will take the witness stand, he said.

He said other evidence would include a bomb detonator found in a locked cabinet in Ghailani’s apartment, a twisted and charred piece of the bomb truck Ghailani helped purchase and proof that Ghailani’s clothing was covered in explosives residue.

Prosecutors also said they would show that Ghailani left Africa a day before the explosions on the same flight to Pakistan as two al-Qaida operatives.

After Ghailani fled to Pakistan, he “never dreamed that one day he would face all these witnesses ... here in an American courtroom,” Lewin said during a 40-minute opening.

Defense attorney Steve Zissou, however, described Ghailani as an unwitting “dupe” for al-Qaida. His client, he said, “ran errands” for longtime friends he believed were legitimate businessmen – not terrorists.

Unlike others involved in the plot, Ghailani “did not go to training camps. He did not get indoctrinated,” the lawyer said. “It is not his hatred. He is neither a member of al-Qaida nor does he share their goals.”

Later, he added: “He was with them, but he was not one of them.”

Prosecutors have accused Ghailani of being a bombmaker, document forger and aide to bin Laden. He has denied knowing that the materials he delivered would be used to make a bomb.

Ghailani, 36, faces a life

Study: Legalizing pot won’t hinder Mexican cartels SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Mexico’s drug traffickers are likely to lose customers in America’s largest pot consuming state if California legalizes marijuana, but they won’t lose much money overall because California’s residents already prefer to grow their own, according to a study released Tuesday.

That means the proposal on the state’s November ballot to legalize marijuana also will do little to quell the drug gangs’ violent and sophisticated organizations that generate billions of dollars a year, according to the study by the nonpartisan RAND Drug Policy Research Center.

Californians, who make up one-seventh of the U.S. marijuana market, already are farming marijuana at a much higher rate than in neighboring states and tend to buy domestic rather than smuggled marijuana, the study found.

“We’re already growing our own in California, so it’s hard to see how we’d impact Mexico’s market all that much,” agreed

Valerie Corral, a Santa Cruz, Calif., pot grower whose farm north of the city provides medical marijuana to members of a cooperative she helped found.

California voters will decide next month whether to legalize and tax their own recreational use of marijuana. The measure is closely watched in Mexico, where more than 28,000 people have died in drug violence since Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon launched his crackdown on organized crime in late 2006.

sentence in prison if he is convicted of conspiring with others, including Osama bin Laden, to blow up embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in August 1998.

In Tanzania, there was “a low rumbling noise” followed by a blast that blew out windows and knocked computers off desks inside the embassy, said former diplomat John Lang, the first witness.

He described pulling rubble off a colleague who was trapped in her office. Outside, he came across a badly burned man.

The man “was in the last gasps of life,” he said.

Ghailani was arrested in Pakistan in 2004 before being held in Guantanamo.

Prosecutors were going forward without their top witness after Judge Kaplan ruled last week that the government couldn’t use him. The judge found that the man’s testimony that he sold explosives to Ghailani must be excluded from the trial because the government only learned about him after Ghailani was interrogated at a secret overseas CIA camp where harsh interrogations occurred.

The Ghailani trial is the second trial in Manhattan to stem from the embassy bombings.

Four men convicted at a 2001 trial are serving life sentences.

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This 2010 picture provided by www.apmDesignPhotography.com shows David McDurham, right, his wife, Amy, and their adopted daughter, Ella, in Arlington, Texas. As problems and policy changes reduce the number of international adoptions by Americans, one country, Ethiopia, is emphatically bucking the trend, sending record numbers of children to the U.S. while winning praise for improving orphans’ prospects at home.

American adoptions from Ethiopia rise NEW YORK (AP) — As the overall number of international adoptions by Americans plummets, one country – Ethiopia – is emphatically bucking the trend, sending record numbers of children to the U.S., while winning praise for improving orphans’ prospects at home.

It’s a remarkable, little-publicized trend, unfolding in an impoverished African country with an estimated 5 million orphans and homeless children, on a continent that has been wary of international adoption.

Just six years ago, at the peak of international adoption, there were 284 Ethiopian children among the 22,990 foreign kids adopted by Americans. For the 2010 fiscal year, the State Department projects there will be about 2,500 adoptions from Ethiopia out of fewer than 11,000 overall – and Ethiopia is on the verge of overtaking China as the top source country.

The needs are enormous; many of Ethiopia’s orphans live

on the streets or in crowded institutions. There’s constant wariness, as in many developing countries, that unscrupulous baby-sellers will infiltrate the adoption process.

However, a high-level U.S. delegation – led by Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Susan Jacobs, the State Department’s special adviser on children’s issues – came back impressed from a visit to Ethiopia last month in which they met President Girma Wolde-Giorgis.

“What’s encouraging is they want to work with us, they want to do it right,” Jacobs said in a telephone interview. “Other countries should look at what Ethiopia is trying to do.”

The global adoption landscape has changed dramatically since 2004. China, Russia and South Korea have reduced the once large numbers of children made available to foreigners while trying to encourage domestic alternatives. There have been suspensions of adoptions from Guate-

mala, Vietnam and Nepal due to fraud and corruption.

In contrast, Ethiopia has emerged as a land of opportunity for U.S. adoption agencies and faith-based groups.

Several have been very active there in the past few years, arranging adoptions for U.S. families while helping Ethiopian authorities and charitable groups find ways to place more orphans with local families.

Buckner International, a Dallas-based Christian ministry, has about three dozen Ethiopian children lined up for adoption by U.S. parents, but it’s also engaged in numerous programs to help Ethiopia build a domestic foster care system.

In one village visited by Jacobs and Landrieu, Buckner has built a school and housing for teachers, while beginning a slow assessment of the orphan population to determine which children can be cared for locally and which might benefit from U.S. adoption.

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Consider joining the new Community Relations Team West Virginia University students with an interest in making substantial improvements for the Morgantown area should attend tonight’s inaugural Community Relations Team meeting.

The group will meet in Hatfields B immediately following the Student Government Association meeting at 7:30 p.m. and continue to meet the final Wednesday of each month at this time.

The team will strive to make University students more involved with city issues, while helping to make tangible im-

provements to major issues facing the community, according to Nelson France, SGA Liason to City Council.

The idea for the team resulted from a meeting between SGA President Chris Lewallen, Sunnyside Up Director Jim Hunt and France. Team members will be assigned to attend different community meetings and report back to France and Lewallen in order for SGA to keep up-to-date with those issues important to University students.

“By having a student assigned to attend every city

committee meeting, this will allow us to listen and learn about what all is going on in the city of Morgantown,” France said.

For example, a student who is upset with Morgantown’s traffic issues, but wants to do more than just complain, could ask to be assigned to attend Morgantown Traffic Commission meetings.

Interested in making Morgantown more bicycle friendly? Asked to be assigned to attend meetings for the Bicycle Board.

The list of potential board

and commission meetings is extensive. Check www.morgantown.com for groups that interest you.

The staff of The Daily Athenaeum challenges any and all students who want to improve this community to attend tomorrow’s inaugural meeting.

If you’ve yet to get involved on campus, but still want to do so, now is the time.

Joining the Community Relations team is a way for students to get to know important community leaders while opening doors to future involvement in SGA and other

campus organizations.

It’s one thing to complain, quite another to act.

Help your community. Help the University. Help make Morgantown a better place to live and to learn.

It’s in your hands.

Students unable to attend tomorrow’s meeting but have an interest in improving the community can e-mail DAperspectives@mail.wvu.edu and we will forward your information to the Community Relations Team.

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How to deal with the pesky acquaintances, the social terrorist sarah creedican daily barometer oregon state univ. (UWIRE)

Every story has distinct characters. The social butterfly. The social climber. The social outcast. The worst, however, and most dreaded character type in the story of life, is the social terrorist.

The social terrorist is the character guilty of “incessant and unwanted intrusion into each aspect of everyday life.”

Everyone knows a social terrorist. Social terrorists possess the uncanny and unfortunate skill of being present at the most ordinary of places, and at the most inconvenient times.

The one in your life story could conceivably be the guy who was your coworker over

the summer and now creepily asks you to play “World of Warcraft” with him (even though you don’t even play it) every time you’re in class. In addition, every time you walk to class, he has the disturbing ability to spot you and again ask you the same thing.

Maybe it’s that incredibly insecure girl who attempts to completely latch onto you because you once commented on her cute boots.

Now every day she seeks you out and asks you if her outfit looks OK; saying senseless things like, “does this make me look too dressed up, because I don’t want to look too dressed up. It can’t look like I tried too hard, but I still have to look like I care.”

Meanwhile, you roll your eyes and continue walking to class as she so desperately needles, pokes and prods for

constant praise and attention.

It could even be that neighbor of yours. The one who has the annoying habit of taking the oft-spoken phrase, “make yourself at home,” to a whole new level.

Rather than just asking for the standard neighborly cup of sugar to make chocolate chip cookies with, they also help themselves to a handful of Halloween candy, ask to use your printer to print off their 12-page project and conveniently always seem to have “run out of laundry detergent,” therefore, they absolutely need to borrow yours.

How are social terrorists to be dealt with?

In the interest of your sanity, something must be done.

There are several different approaches that may be used when dealing with a social terrorist.

The first is to kindly but firmly redirect them.

To the guy who endlessly inquires if you want to play “World of Warcraft,” you can kindly say, “thank you so much for the invite, but I’m not actually really interested in that whole thing, and I’m not into learning, either. However, I bet that guy who sits two rows behind us in class who always wears the ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ shirt would be thrilled to play with you.”

This way, you have been polite, cleared up the fact in words that your disinterest will persist in the future, and you have offered him an alternative person to gravitate toward.

The second is to be honest.

Next time the insecure girl queries whether or not her outfit looks however she wishes it to appear, tell what you honestly think (without

being too blunt). For example, “even though that puce sweater looks like it must keep you warm, I think maroon might be a color more suitable for you.”

Make certain, however, to avoid any more future inquiry from her by adding, “but as long as you have confidence, you can wear anything.”

If she isn’t sold on that, simply insist, “I don’t know much about fashion, though, so you should really start asking someone who is a fashionista for that sort of advice.”

A third approach that may be taken when a social terrorist is on your hands is to simply diagnose them.

However, do not point your finger at their forehead and through clenched teeth mutter, “You social terrorist.”

Instead, when your neighbor pops their head in your

door asking to again borrow your laundry soap, calmly reply, “why yes you may; first however, I would like the (insert amount) for it, as it does all add up and can become rather expensive.”

The key in this situation is to remain calm and cordial, but firm, as well. As long as you consistently reinforce your anti-freeloader policies, the point should make it across.

Though social terrorists can be unpleasant characters to be surrounded by, they pop up without fail in every story. Every good story has some conflict, and in the story of life, the protagonist must always face these conflicts they are presented with, head on.

Hopefully, these three approaches to dealing with social terrorists help each and every one of you protagonists in your life story.

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Synthesizing conservative, liberal ideas could reduce partisan deadlock sam King Ka Leo O Hawaii u. of hawaii, manoa (UWIRE)

The military could become the biggest funder of Green Technology in America.

The New York Times reported Oct. 4, 2010, that the military, concerned by its dependence on foreign oil, is going to be deploying a unit of Marines that will survive off renewable technology. They plan to use solar-chargers for the communications equipment, solar-shaded tents to provide shade and electricity and energy-conserving light bulbs.

The reason this news is so fascinating is because it is ironic.

The military, usually associated with conservative Republican values, is hell-bent

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on using green energy, the symbol of liberal Democratic progressivism, to wage its wars more efficiently.

If the military succeeds, the U. S. will be able to fight wars longer and with a lower carbon-footprint. They will also, as a side effect, create an entire industry of battle-tested, military-grade renewable energy technology, which I will probably be able to put on the roof of my house when the military is done with it.

The message: “Republican” entities can fund “Democratic” initiatives. And, equally, “liberal” ideas can make “conservative” ones work better.

This all speaks to a larger issue facing America today: Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats have any good ideas anymore. We see the stress this is causing our country in the polarization of politics that we are witness-

ing today.

Perhaps there is a solution.

Synthesize both Republican and Democratic ideas.

Instead of yelling at each other, maybe we could sit down and calmly discuss how the military could secretly subsidize the entire environmentalist cause of renewable energy.

That way the Republicans will not get angry that we are subsidizing the renewable energy industry, and the Democrats will not get angry that we are spending too much on the military.

The military is not the only organization catching on to this idea.

It is everywhere.

Last week, at a panel discussion on torture at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Col. Larry Wilkerson, a former Colin Powell aide and fierce critic

of the Bush administration’s enhanced interrogation policy (he called it torture), was asked this simple question: “Why be a Republican at all? Why not just be a Democrat?”

It was a question that a lot of moderate Republicans – the kind who don’t understand how the Republican Party, the party of small government, personal liberty and self-reliance, became the party of Big Government Conservatives, the Patriot Act and Medicare Part D – are asking themselves these days.

And Wilkerson had an answer.

“There isn’t a whisper of difference between the basic domestic and foreign policies of the presidents of either party for the last 60 years.

I don’t think it matters anymore that you’re Democratic or Republican, because neither really has, or seems to

have the answers, or if they have the answers, the courage to execute,” Wilkerson said.

“There’s a radical thought that the center is now radical. In fact, there are a couple of think tanks in Washington that claim the radical center, because that is the radical thing to do these days; not be Rush Limbaugh and not be Nancy Pelosi,” Wilkerson said.

One week later, I attended a talk on immigration.

The speaker, Dr. James Jay Carafano, identified himself as an independent, and he worked for the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in D.C. I expected the speaker to be a radical, ranting conservative yelling about Mexicans taking their jobs and securing the border.

What he turned out to be was a perfectly sensible independent who said that “securing the border” never works,

and that we really need to secure the Mexican economy if we want to reduce the amount of Mexican immigration to the United States.

Is it possible that centrism could be the new radicalism?

Would the center be radical enough to suggest that the Military use green technology to more efficiently fight its wars?

Would it be centrist to suggest that teacher’s unions are actually hindering education reform all across the country?

Could it be centrist to that imply that immigration is a more complex problem than just installing a border fence?

The time has come for a new wave in politics. Maybe it will be called the Radical Center. Whatever it’s called, I hope it’s smart enough to give our troops machines that can convert readily available plant life (read ‘Poppy Seeds’) into bio-fuels.

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Wednesday October 13, 2010

matthew peaslee sports writer

Style points are important for WVU The West Virginia football team was “convincing” in its 49-10 blowout over UNLV last Saturday.

WVU head coach Bill Stewart said so himself.

However, he did mention something particular in regards to that overwhelming victory – style points.

West Virginia certainly did not run up the score against the Rebels, as a majority of the starters were rested midway through the second half. That number of points scored, 49, is still a lot, though.

In fact, it’s the most the team has put up for its third year coach in Stewart’s tenure.

In his post-game press conference, Stewart said he didn’t “believe in style points.”

In fact, he said style points mean “nothing” to him.

He re-emphasized style points don’t mean anything to him Tuesday at his weekly press conference with the media.

But, it takes style to win.

WVU wide receiver Brad Starks showed style to reach the 100-yard receiving mark for the first time in his career.

The defense has been stylish all year, progressing as the seventh-best overall unit in the country.

Style is the name of the game for elusive running back Noel Devine, who is considered to be one of the best bigplay threats in college football this season.

This team really has been nothing but style as it heads into the Big East Conference slate.

That being said, I know where Stewart is coming from.

He is a caring man of simple means. That’s not to say he lies down for any opponent.

“You have no idea how tough this kid from New Martinsville is,” he said after the UNLV win.

He plays, as cliche as is sounds, to win the game.

However, in order to gain notoriety, style must be a main aspect in the game plan.

There are 120 Division I-A football teams in the country.

How do the best stand out from the rest?

The poll voters will take notice if the Mountaineers rack up the points against South Florida tomorrow and the rest of the conference schedule. It’s not only what WVU needs, but also what the Big East needs.

There is a very good possibility the Mountaineers will be the only Big East team ranked for the remainder of the season.

It can either work for or against them.

Blazing through with a win week in and week out will move the team up the rankings. Big wins each week will swiftly prompt higher a ranking each week.

One loss will undoubtedly boot WVU out of the top 25 – most likely for good this time.

There is a lot at stake. The Mountaineers have the weapons to attack all seven of their Big East rivals. Every game is winnable.

Ripping apart a team like UNLV did not impress Stewart. He was happy no doubt.

But, he knows his team is capable of more.

Style against one of the worst teams in the Mountain West Conference, and perhaps all of Division I-A football, proves nothing in the grand scheme of things.

Big wins do mean everything during the conference season, though. Stewart should realize that.

Something tells me he does.

The Big East is a far cry from the most feared league in the country. But every team is better than UNLV. It is a BCS conference, and if the Mountaineers do go 7-0 in the league, they deserve their rightful place in a BCS bowl, no questions asked.

Wins are wins. But style gets noticed.

WVU will need it for respect. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

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OL Jenkins expects to start by tony dobies sports editor

West Virginia’s starting left guard Josh Jenkins walked around the team’s football complex with ice wrapped around his right knee.

The Mountaineers’ junior missed the team’s last two games after having minor surgery on his knee after injuring it in the first quarter against Maryland Sept. 18.

After nearly a month of treatments – sometimes three and four times per day – Jenkins is expected back in the Mountaineers’ starting lineup Thursday when WVU (4-1) faces Big East Conference foe South Florida (3-2).

“You can’t think about getting hurt, but you always fear it,” Jenkins said. “You can’t help it sometimes. It’s just part of the game.

“It happened, so you’ve got to fight adversity. I’ve been in the treatment room every day just

trying to get better. That sped up my recovery.”

Jenkins was able to practice last week, but was held out against UNLV to make sure the knee didn’t swell. He has practiced fully this week.

“He’ll play,” said head coach Bill Stewart. “I’ve watched him closely the last two days of practice and nothing flared up, so that’s good. I don’t know if he’s 100 percent, but he’s well en route to that.”

Stewart said the Mountaineers will use a number of different offensive linemen against South Florida and will watch cautiously how Jenkins plays throughout the game.

Hogan will play West Virginia starting cornerback Brandon Hogan was held out of the second half of the Mountaineers’ 49-10 win over UNLV last weekend because of an arm injury.

Stewart expects Hogan to play against South Florida,

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though.

In addition, Stewart said wide receiver Stedman Bailey dealt with a rib injury against UNLV and was held out of much of that game. Still, Stewart expects Bailey to be at 100 percent for South Florida.

Tickets still remain Stewart said he would like to see a sellout for Thursday’s game against South Florida.

Tickets still remain for the game.

“I’d like to see a large walkup crowd,” Stewart said. “I don’t see why we shouldn’t have one.”

The game is also designated a “Gold Rush.” Fans attending the game are asked to wear gold to the game.

To buy tickets, go online at www.WVUGAME.com, call 1-800-WVU-GAME or head to the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the WVU Coliseum. If tickets still remain, they can be bought at the ticket booths outside

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West Virginia offensive lineman Josh Jenkins tries to stop a charging Louisville defender during last season’s game between the Mountaineers and the Cardinals.

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WVU plays Backyard Brawl

By Brian Kuppelweiser Sports Writer

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BY BRAD JOYAL SPORTS WRITER

After a long offseason, the West Virginia rifle team is ready to get its season started. It won’t be long before the Mountaineers get the opportunity to seek revenge against TCU, which won the NCAA Championship last year, either.

The team sailed through the 2009-10 schedule smoothly, without many scares, until the NCAA Championship.

Although the Mountaineers were without their best shooter, transfer Nicco Campriani, in the Championships, it still left a sour feeling in their mouths that helped them get motivated for this season.

“I think it certainly motivated us,” said WVU head coach Jon Hammond on losing in the NCAA Championships. “Our preparation is similar every season, but you use last season to spur you on.”

The Mountaineers were flawless up until the Championships last season, compiling a record of 11-0, including a 6-0 record against Great America Rifle Conference (GARC) competitors. The team captured both the GARC regular season and tournament crowns last season.

West Virginia returns eight student-athletes from last year’s squad, including six National Rifle Association all-Americans. Leading the team will be senior transfer, Campriani, who rewrote the West Virginia record books last season.

Campriani set new WVU records in air rifle (598), smallbore (593) and combined score (1198). His smallbore score is the best ever of any collegiate shooter. Still, Hammond knows his team is much more well-rounded than just Campriani.

“I think we have one of the deepest teams in the country and our inner-team competition will be as fierce or fiercer than any other team,” Hammond said. “That will benefit us and will push on the whole team to create a positive but competitive atmosphere.”

West Virginia’s schedule this season will be the hardest it has had in years. The Moun-

2010 Schedule Date Oct. 16 Oct. 24 Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 19 Nov. 21 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 12 Feb. 26-27 March 11-12

Opponent Ohio State TCU Memphis Murray State at Army vs. Ole Miss N.C. State Nebraska Akron Alaska-Fairbanks at Kentucky vs. Columbus State Nebraska at GARC Championships at NCAA Championships

taineers start off the season hosting Ohio State Saturday, and then will take on defending National Championships TCU at home. It will be the first time in two years the team has faced the Horned Frogs. WVU holds a 3-0 record against TCU. The schedule features six matches against 2010 NCAA Championships participants, and the team will face three of the last 10 National Champions, including 10-time winner Alaska-Fairbanks and 2005 champion and GARC competitor Army.

Even with the toughest schedule the team has seen in years, Hammond knows what his team is made of and is focused only on what it can control, and not the competition.

“The outlook has to be the same to shoot our best in every match,” Hammond said. “We can’t control teams shooting personal highs and school records. We can only control our own scores.”

After waiting seven months from last season’s NCAA Championship, the Mountaineers are ready to get back into the range and defend their GARC titles. Hammond said that the goals for this year’s team are set high.

Hammond said the team is looking to win the National Championship, but with a whole season to go, he is just looking forward to the first match.

“We certainly want to win the title back, no doubt,” Hammond said.

“We’ll look at ways to improve our performance in the postseason as the year progresses, but that is a long way away, right now we’re focused on the first match.” brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

For students and athletes at West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh, no rivalry is bigger than the Backyard Brawl.

Individuals from both schools aspire to be better than one another in every aspect.

The Mountaineers will take on the Panthers for the 46th time in the series’ history tonight at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

West Virginia leads the series 31-9-5.

But the lopsided standings don’t take away from the rivalry, according to WVU players.

“We don’t like Pittsburgh, and they don’t like us,” said defenseman Eric Schoenle.

“It’s always going to be a rivalry because of that fact.”

Veteran players in the rivalry, such as fifth-year senior Zach Johnson, know the rivalry will always be a hardfought contest.

“Every time we play them it is a battle, and games get really physical,” Johnson said. “In the last couple of years that I have been here, it has been hard-fought no matter what the skill level of the teams were.”

With WVU coming off of a tough 2-1 victory against Notre Dame, Schoenle thinks tonight’s game is as good a time as ever to play the Pan-

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Pittsburgh (5-4-2, 0-1-2)

When: Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Where: Morgantown (Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium) Series: West Virginia leads the series 31-9-5 Last year: Pitt and West Virginia played to a 0-0 tie in double overtime

thers in the hopes the Mountaineers can avoid a letdown.

“If we don’t come out like we did on Saturday, and play up to our potential and not play like we can, then it will be a letdown game,” Schoenle said. “We should win this game by a couple of goals.”

The Mountaineers also have some extra adrenaline coming into this game, as they have tied Pitt the last two seasons. The fact that WVU will be at home makes the game even more important.

“Defending our home turf is something that was one of our goals this year – to make (Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium) a fortress,” Johnson said. “We wanted to make teams scared to come in here and play.”

Freshman Julio Arjona echoed Johnson’s statements.

“I know in the pros, they expect to go out and win on their home field every time,” he said. “So since they are on our home field, we expect to

WVU No. 17 in RPI rankings The West Virginia men’s soccer team is ranked No. 17 in the RPI rankings released Tuesday.

The Mountaineers (63-1, 1-1-0 Big East Conference) is the third-highest Big East team behind Louisville (sixth) and Notre Dame (16th). WVU is coming off a 2-1 victory over the FIghting Irish.

WVU has already played eight teams in the top 37 of the RPI. The Mountaineers have a 4-3-1 record against those teams.

A total of 11 of the team’s 17 opponents are ranked in the top 37. WVU still plays South Florida, Connecticut and Providence which are in the RPI’s top 37.

— Compiled by Tony Dobies win.”

Arjona also credits veterans of the Backyard Brawl such as Schoenle and Johnson with helping him understand exactly what goes into a big rivalry game.

“It is always a dogfight to play against them from what I have heard,” Arjona “It is going to be a constant battle.” brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13, 2010

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CHAMPION TRAINING ACADEMY offers free tumbling and stuntOct. 13 ing from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for KENDLE will be recruiting paid those interested in competiting on volunteers for clinical research a Co-ed Open International Level 5 studies from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Cheerleading Team. For more inCommons Area of the Mountainlair. formation, call 304-291-3547 or email CTA at ctainfo@comcast.net.

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FEATURE OF THE DAY

THE WVU CREATIVE ROLE PLAYING CLUB meets at 7 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair. Meetings are open to everyone. For more information, visit www.morgantownrp.com.

BROWNBAG LUNCH FILM & DISCUSSION SERIES will show “Out In The Silence” at 11:30 a.m. in the Gluck Theater. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://studentlife. wvu.edu/multiculturalprograms. html.

MOUNTAINEER HOT WHEELS CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in the Moose Lodge in Fairmont. This is an open meeting for all to attend. For more information, e-mail mountaineerhwc@hotmail.com

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, email 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 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.

ESL CONVERSATION TABLE meets 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 Volunteers, contact Jan at 304-2963400 or mclv2@comcast.net.

WVU FENCING CLUB hosts 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 is held at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. Stu-

Continual

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 walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling.

Please visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

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

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

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

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

United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-onone community-based and schoolbased mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304983-2823, 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. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or e-mail rfh@wvuh.com.

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

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

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER 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.

THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be in Room G304 of the Health Sciences Center on Mondays and the Mountainlair on Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents or five for $1.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus.

Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, email Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo.com or visit the IVCF 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 Mountainlair. 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 Research Laboratories, is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or 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.

THE MORGANTOWN FUN FACTORY, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to work at the Children’s Discovery Museum of West Virginia. For more information, go to www.thefunfactory.org or e-mail CDMofWV@gmail.com.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you have the opportunity to redesign certain elements of your life. This period could be connected to 28 years ago, if you are over 28. You might often feel tired, but that isn’t all that is going on with you.

You do make a difference, but perhaps you are accepting too many responsibilities. New beginnings become possible if you relax and let go of what isn’t functioning in your life. Eliminate what you no longer enjoy. If you are single, you could be more demanding than in the past, tripping up any potential bond. Spring 2011 heralds new beginnings. If you are attached, the two of you will be more at odds than usual.

Be willing to detach and accept your side of the problem. Control could be at the base of the issue. CAPRICORN can be provocative.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH You settle into a very hard work pace and might not be ready to leave work at the conventional time of day. Review some structural ideas and concepts before proceeding in a set, chosen direction. Tonight: Burning the midnight oil.

lot of problems and affecting your perspective and willingness to grasp his or her issue. Diplomatically explain the ramifications of this type of behavior.

Tonight: Dinner with a favorite person.

talking. Listen well, because much could be revealed in the present moment. You could be a bit hurt if you take a situation personally. Tonight: Exchange ideas.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Defer to others and be willing to open up to new beginnings. Intense gatherings mark your decisions. Be careful as to how much you take on. You could suddenly feel overwhelmed. Tonight: Head home.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Be aware of self-imposed limitations, especially financially. Drop the word “no” from your vocabulary, and replace it with “how can I make ‘x’ happen?” The results could be substantially different.

Tonight: Make it your treat.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Maintain a steady pace, and remain sure of your choices. You have discussed an issue until you are blue in the face. Have you not made a choice? Express your caring in a way that is meaningful. Tonight: Keep at what you are doing.

C APRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHHH You are all smiles, even if you are working through a difficult matter. You don’t need to worry, as you have the power and strength to make the mark you want. Don’t allow a boss or older person to ride you too hard. Tonight: Moving along ...

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH Where others struggle, you express an innate creativity and an unusually dynamic style. You could be pushed beyond your limits financially. If so, don’t play ostrich -- stick your head out and let others know. Tonight: Let your wildness emerge.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH You challenge yourself to get to the root of a problem before you make a decision. Though someone might think you are playing games or stalling, you are really seeking out more information. Tonight: Where there is music.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH You could be very tired and drawn. In your ability to see beyond the obvious lies a steady basis in your thinking and choices. Update your office or a special room in your home to reflect the changing you. Tonight: Happily head home.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH A partner might be slightly more challenging than you anticipated, causing a

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Sometimes you ask a lot of questions; other times others will simply start

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Much that you see or observe is best not shared. Keep certain insights to yourself, and you might find that people remain more open with you. Read between the lines with someone at a distance. Tonight: Behind the scenes.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH You are on top of your game. You see life from a more resplendent perspective. Let a friend open up to new impressions and get to know you better.

Someone could be unusually cold. Tonight: Where the action is.

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around the big east

Rutgers’ Dodd bursts onto scene vs. Huskies

QUESTIONABLE CALLS

by matthew peaslee sports writer

Out of West Virginia’s remaining opponents, who has the best chance to beat the Mountaineers?

by tony dobies

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP

by brian kuppelweiser

by matthew peaslee

If there’s one team that can upset West Virginia on its journey toward becoming Big East Conference champion again, it has to be the Mountaineers’ arch-rival.

There hasn’t been a more loopy, confusing and odd series than West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh in the last four seasons.

West Virginia has won two meetings (2006 and 2009). Pitt has won the other two (2007 and 2008). The Backyard Brawl should be closely contested just like every other game since that nightmare in 2007.

Some may say Pitt is terrible this year. And so far this season, it’s hard to disagree. The Panthers have lost to every decent team on their schedule and look awful on offense.

Quarterback Tino Sunseri has looked outmatched, yet Pitt continues to stick with him despite the lack of success on the offensive side of the ball.

Pitt will gain some confidence in Big East play. In the end, the Panthers are still the second-best team in the league strictly based on talent. As the season goes along, the offense might find its stride, in turn making Pitt one of the scariest buzz saws in the country.

If that happens, I don’t think any team would want to face Pitt.

Yet, rivalry games are a different animal. Records are thrown out. Teams that should lose handily somehow find a way to win. That’s just how it works.

Pitt will be better come Nov. 26, but so will West Virginia. The Panthers are still the team that will give WVU the most trouble out of its remaining opponents.

If injuries remain limited and progress continues, no Big East Conference team should be at West Virginia this season. But if there’s one team that may, it’s Pittsburgh.

Pitt, which was picked to win the Big East Championship this season, is just 2-3 with its only wins coming against New Hampshire and Florida International. The Panthers’ resume is clearly not impressive.

But Pitt hasn’t peaked or even come close to reaching its potential so far this season.

Key injuries to standout running back Dion Lewis and defensive lineman Greg Romeus, along with the continued development of sophomore Tino Sunseri, mean the Panthers’ best days are ahead of them.

The injury to Lewis may have actually made Pitt more dangerous offensively, as tailback Ray Graham has emerged as one of the most dangerous playmakers in the Big East.

When Lewis returns, the Panthers will give both significant roles in the offense, which would only give headaches to defensive coordinators of the Big East.

Add in the fact the Mountaineers, who have historically struggled on the road under coach Bill Stewart, have to travel to Heinz Field.

It’ll be a much anticipated, late-season game in one of the most intense rivalries.

There’s also a strong possibility both teams might be undefeated in the conference play entering the game.

If that’s the case, don’t be surprised if the Mountaineers are the ones who exit with the loss.

With the Big East Conference schedule opening up Thursday night for the West Virginal football team, many are looking at the Mountaineers to run the table and grab the BCS bid for the conference.

As Lee Corso would say, though, “Not so fast my friend.”

There are many teams, if they play their best game against WVU, that could end up with an upset over what is the only top 25 team in the Big East.

Sure, it would be easy to take Pittsburgh to upset the Mountaineers, but this game is hyped and contested to the fullest extent every season.

Another easy pick would be South Florida in the nationally televised ESPN bonanza this week because the Bulls have always had WVU’s number.

But there is one game that sticks out on the Mountaineers schedule, and that is the game against Connecticut.

It is a classic trap game, if I have ever seen one.

WVU could easily enter that game with a 6-1 record, and the possibility of heading to Pitt with a 9-1 record.

If they overlook the Huskies, the Mountaineers will be in trouble.

The game is to be played on a Friday night at Rentschler Field with a national television audience watching.

Under Bill Stewart, WVU has struggled in night games on the road, and this game may present many challenges.

The Huskies were a preseason sleeper pick by many, and running back Jordan Todman along with quarterback Cody Endres could be a thorn the Mountaineers’ side.

West Virginia will undoubtedly run the table throughout the Big East Conference slate. It is the most complete and wellrounded team.

That’s not to say a championship will come easy, though.

The Big East notoriously beats up on each other, causing a great deal of parity in an already watered down league.

Last weekend, the conference may have found its most skilled quarterback, Rutgers’ Chas Dodd.

In one of the most competitive games a Big East team has played this year, Dodd flew onto the scene in a comefrom-behind 27-24 win over Connecticut.

It was Dodd’s first career start. He is just a freshman.

Dodd handled the bright lights and the national television pressure, picking apart the Huskies’ defense for 322 yards, the most by a Big East quarterback in 2010.

The game was a nail biter, but the Scarlet Knights may have finally found an identity.

They have a strong pair of wide outs, and if Dodd can prove he can handle the pressure and get rid of the ball to open receivers, the Mountaineers may have their hands full when RU comes to Morgantown Dec. 4.

If the Mountaineers are facing a 6-0 conference record on that date with a BCS bowl berth at stake, can they handle that pressure?

I recall a similar situation just three years ago.

Dodd will continue to improve, and just like any other team in the Big East, Rutgers will have the Mountaineers’ date circled.

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Rifle’s Hammond wins Gold at Commonwealth Games West Virginia rifle coach Jon Hammond earned his third medal, and first victory, at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Tuesday.

He won the gold in the men’s pairs 50-meter rifle prone in Delhi, India.

Hammond combined with Neil Stirton for Team Scotland’s victory. The duo finished with a 1,181 total. Stirton paced the pair with an individual score of 592 (97, 99, 98, 100, 100, 98).

Hammond shot 589 (99, 99, 97, 100, 98, 96).

The team medal is the second in five days for Hammond and Stirton. The pair won the bronze in the men’s pairs 50-meter rifle 3 position Oct. 8.

Additionally, the duo was able to edge Team England after narrowly falling in “x” counts,

2,308 (105x) – 2308 (104x), in the pairs 3 position competition.

The fifth-year coach also won Silver in the men’s 50-meter rifle 3 position Oct. 9.

Hammond concludes his time at the Commonwealth Games with the men’s 50-meter rifle prone tomorrow.

Priority deadline for men’s basketball approaching Mountaineer Athletic Club members and past season ticket holders have until Friday to reserve priority seating for the 2010-11 men’s basketball season.

Single-game tickets for nonconference games in November and December, including the game in Charleston against VMI, will go on sale Oct. 25.

To order tickets, fans can stop

by the Mountaineer Ticket Office in the Coliseum, call 1-800WVU GAME or visit www.WVUGAME.com.

Only upper-level tickets for the VMI game will be available to the general public.

The Mountaineers play their first exhibition game of the season against UNC Pembroke Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.

West Virginia will open regular season play against Oakland Nov. 12 at 9 p.m.

Ticket information for Big East Conference games, as well as the Purdue game, will be announced at a later date.

Baseball’s Gold-Blue World Series pushed back Due to an abundance of poor weather days, the West Virginia baseball team has pushed back

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its annual Gold-Blue World Series. The Series will now open Sunday at 5 p.m. at Hawley Field.

Games two and three will be held Monday and Tuesday and start at 5 p.m.

WVU in first in Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll West Virginia is in first in the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s Lambert Meadowlands Football Poll.

West Virginia (4-1) tops Penn State among others in the poll.

Established in 1936 as the Lambert Trophy to recognize supremacy in Eastern college football, the award has since grown to recognize the best team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision.

— Compiled by Tony Dobies

Rutgers could not have asked for a better start to its Big East Conference schedule.

By defeating Connecticut 27-24 last Friday, the Scarlet Knights sit atop the league standings, tied with Syracuse which also won its first conference game.

RU head coach Greg Schiano described the nail-biting contest as a “typical RutgersUConn game.”

“They’re all important,” Schiano said of the Big East slate. “You only play seven games, and they’re all critical.”

Perhaps the biggest reason for the Knights’ success in their conference opener was the play of freshman quarterback Chas Dodd.

Dodd took over for an injured Tom Savage and looked like a seasoned veteran in just his first career collegiate start.

The Lyman, S.C., native finished 18-of-29 for 322 yards.

The 322 yards were the most by a Big East quarterback this season.

“When he got his opportunity he really took advantage of it and played well,” Schiano said. “He’s got a lot of football ahead of him, and he’s going to do good things.”

Savage was expected to be one of the top quarterbacks in the Big East but sustained an injury to his right hand in the Oct. 2 loss to Tulane.

He is expected to return within the next few weeks.

Until then, Schiano said, Dodd is the answer. The 10thyear head coach has been impressed with the true freshman ever since his arrival in Piscataway.

“He’s done a great job all through training camp,” Schiano said. “He’s certainly ahead of the curve from a football standpoint.”

Dodd comes from a strong football background. His father was a coach on the staff at Byrnes High School where Chas attended. He came out of South Carolina as the top quarterback prospect in the state.

ESPN ranked him as the

football

Continued from page 5 Milan Puskar Thursday.

Stadium

Playing a first-year coach Stewart was asked Tuesday what he would tell a first-year coach in the Big East like South Florida’s Skip Holtz.

The Mountaineers’ thirdyear head coach said he would tell coaches to have a plan, install it and “follow it to a tee.”

The last thing he would tell those coaches, he said, would be to have faith.

“I know I was 1-2 when I first started this gig,” Stewart said. “Only two people would be seen eating with me in public. That was (Morgantown entrepreneur) Mike Puskar and (former WVU Athletic Director) Ed Pastilong.”

Preparing in a short week Stewart said he is “sick” at

No. 57 prep quarterback in the nation.

After a week of conference play under his belt, Dodd now has a unique challenge ahead of him. The Knights will take on Army in a nonconference matchup.

Coming off a 41-23 win at Tulane last week, The Black Knights (4-2) are coming off a 41-23 win over Tulane, a team Rutgers lost to by a field goal Sept. 25.

The game will be held in the new Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. “We’re excited to play in the new stadium,” Schiano said. “I have not been there, but I have heard it’s spectacular.”

Syracuse WVU offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen called Syracuse’s 13-9 win over South Florida last Saturday “shocking.”

SU head coach Doug Marrone considers it a sign that success may be around the corner for Syracuse.

“It was against an opponent we haven’t had success with,” Marrone said. “Obviously, it’s a good start.”

Marrone came to the program from the New Orleans Saints where he was offensive coordinator for three seasons.

He has won eight games since taking over for Greg Robinson before the 2009 season.

“There’s trust on the field,” Marrone said of his team’s success. “It’s also believing in what we’re trying to do here and what we’re trying to accomplish.”

Marrone also attributes much of the success to the senior leadership program he instilled this past summer. Few players have been better leaders, he said, than safety Max Suter.

Suter earned Big East Defensive Player of the Week honors after SU’s win over the Bulls.

“It has helped the players communicate better,” Marrone said referring to the leadership program. “We have a better feel of the direction we want our program going.” matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

this time of the week compared to a normal week when the team prepares for a Saturday game.

The team has practiced at night Sunday and Monday this week to deal with the quick turnaround between games.

Today’s practice will be similar to a normal Friday practice, Stewart said.

“If you keep guys in the flow and don’t give them too much ... we’ll play hard,” Stewart said.

Game big for recruiting Stewart said having a Thursday night, national TV game is “big for recruiting” in Florida.

“We’re going to have a lot of households watching,” Stewart said.

“There are going to be a whole lot of recruits watching because they don’t play until tomorrow.”

WVU’s roster features 18 Florida players. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

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Wednesday October 13, 2010

WVU alumna publishes poetry, begins book tour in Morgantown by benjamin hancock correspondent

Heather Hartley presented her first book of poetry entitled “Knock Knock” Tuesday night in Colson Hall.

The West Virginia University graduate began the book while in Paris, where she has been living for the past decade.

Hartley said traveling in Europe has been a big influence on her writing, and three sections of her book focus on the cities of Paris, Naples and St. Petersburg, Russia.

The book has a sense of humor and lightheartedness to it.

Hartley said she loves to tell fun stories, whether it is in English, French or Italian.

She likes that when you read her book, you can go through dozens of her poems in an afternoon.

Morgantown is Hartley’s first stop on a month-long American book tour, which will take her from Los Angeles to New York.

“It’s great to have Morgantown as a departure point,” Hartley said.

Hartley said she enjoyed writing the book, but the process wasn’t easy.

“I am a slow writer and a meticulous organizer. It took me a long time to put this together,” Hartley said.

Hartley is the Paris editor of Tin House Magazine. She curates the Shakespeare and Company Bookshop weekly reading series and teaches at the American University of Paris.

Hartley started her life in France after following a suggestion from Dr. Valerie Lastinger, her French professor at

the time.

“The Lastingers encouraged me to do an assistantship in France,” Hartley said.

After “getting a feel for the language,” Hartley decided to attend Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt., for 18 months to receive a post-graduate degree.

It was Valerie Lastinger who originally suggested she go to France for the assistantship that ultimately brought her back to her alma mater to discuss her first published book of poetry.

“Your first stop has to be WVU, it’s where you graduated,” Lastinger told Hartley, after receiving the news of her publishing.

“Knock Knock” is currently available at the WVU Bookstore. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Exhibit promotes healthy environment by ashlie walter A&E writer

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Members of a French 102 class perform a skit as a part of ‘Le Cabaret Francais’ in the Mountainlair Ballroom Tuesday evening.

Students use French work to perform by jake potts a&e writer

West Virginia University French students hosted “Le Cabaret Francais” in the Mountainlair Tuesday night.

The event offered a variety of performances, while at the same time applying what they’ve learned outside of the classroom.

Students created their own acts, from musical performances to celebrity impersonations, and entertained the

crowd, regardless if audience members were not fluent in French.

The night began with a poem reading by Chelsea Roberts and was followed by theatrical skits.

The stage was next taken by sophomore vocal performance major Kristen Pennington. With previous French education in high school followed by a “refresher course” during college, Pennington is now enlisted in French 102.

Pennington sang “Life through a Rose Colored Lens,” a song used to inspire soldiers during WWII by Edith Piaf.

“This song means so much to me,” Pennington said. “To me, it’s a joy to be able to perform it and share it with people. It’s such a beautiful message.”

Following her performance, displays of dance, musical talent and readings entertained the crowd.

Freshman bio-chemistry major Becky Cain felt very confident in her poetry reading performance.

“We performed what we consider a poetic reading of ‘Allon a la plage,’ which translates into ‘Let’s Go to the Beach,’” Cain said.

The crowd responded well to the humor the group incorporated into its performance.

“I think we did quite well”, Cain said.

One of the more interesting performances of the night was a puppet show titled “Lady Gaga vs. Godzilla-

ton,” a skit that focused on “a fantasy about the war of languages, the monster ball and the land of Oz.” A depiction of French television was acted out by the students of the French 401 course.

Graduate student Joel Whiteman was pleased with the performance.

“We just came together as a class and tried to come up with ideas in which we could all participate,” Whiteman said. “We wanted to have enough variety for the crowd to be interested in.”

Having taken seven years of French classes, Whiteman excelled in his performance, along with the members of his group.

With an impressive turnout, the French students grabbed hold of the opportunity to showcase their talents in the French language.

“It’s a great opportunity for students to get to hear the language outside of the context of class,” Whiteman said.

French Language Coordinator Jennifer Orlikoff was pleased with the evening’s turnout.

“The students put in so much heart and soul into what they were doing. They all did a great job,” Orlikoff said. “A lot of students volunteered to be a part of the program. It’s a great way for them to breathe life into the learning of foreign language, which makes it a lot of fun for everyone.” daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

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A West Virginia University faculty member, Erika Osborne, will be displaying a few of her pieces at the Mesaros Gallery Opening on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m.

Osborne will also be holding an artist lecture in the Bloch Learning and Performance Hall of the Creative Arts Center at 5 p.m. Nov. 4.

Osborne’s work is displayed in the Paul Mesaros Gallery, while Bill Gilbert’s work will be displayed in the Laura Mesaros Gallery. Gilbert’s artist lecture is Oct. 28 at 5 p.m.

“We love and abuse the environment simultaneously. I aim for my work to express this.” Osborne said.

Osborne’s artwork addresses contemporary notions of place and environment. Her

art has been displayed in Art Papers, Sculpture Magazine and Southwest Art Magazine.

She said she was originally trained in painting and drawing, but her media choices expand beyond that.

She chooses what best suits the content of the piece, the works can incorporate digital media, print making methodologies, video and sculptural installation.

When asked why she wanted to go into art, Osborne said.

“It’s something I always gravitated to, so I’m not sure I ever felt there was a ‘why’, rather I felt there was a ‘must,’” Osborne said.

Osborne also said she hopes people “get a sense for the complexity of our connection to the environment without disregarding the beauty and craftsmanship of the ob-

jects as artwork.”

Gilbert is the cofounder of the new Art & Ecology emphasis in studio art and has written many essays regarding the work of indigenous artists from the U.S. Pueblos, Juan Mata Ortiz, Mexico and Pastaza, Ecuador.

The Mesaros Galleries are two separate galleries that are mirror images of each other, said Bob Bridges, curator of the Mesaros Galleries.

Each gallery shows two exhibits that relate, are responses of each other or opposing forces. Currently, Gilbert and Osborne are featuring land art, even though they may seem different, Bridges said.

Both artists will be displayed in the galleries until Dec. 11. ashlie.walter@mail.wvu.edu

YouTube orchestra conducts online auditions

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In this April 15 photo, Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas rehearses with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York.

NEW YORK (AP) — A cyberspace-based orchestra is conducting online auditions to find the best players to appear at a music summit in Australia that will be live-streamed on the Web. The call for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra 2011 opened Tuesday.

YouTube launched its orchestra project last year with a sold-out Carnegie Hall concert featuring more than 90 musicians from 30 countries, including a surgeon-violinist and a professional poker player-cellist.

The announcement for this year’s auditions was to be made at 6 p.m. at Carnegie Hall – part publicity stunt by its producers, part vanity trip by its participants, part opportunity to attract a younger crowd to classical music.

“We’re exploring how classical music’s 1200-year-long tradition can enter the realm of high technology,” Grammyaward winning conductor Michael Tilson Thomas told The Associated Press.

Musicians must upload audition videos of designated pieces to demonstrate their musical and technical abilities.

Any instrumentalist may also submit an improvisation based on a new piece called “Mothership” by composer Mason Bates for an opportunity to play a solo.

After the auditions end Nov. 28, an expert panel from leading orchestras will narrow entries. YouTube’s global community of hundreds of millions of viewers will then be invited to vote for the semifinalists, from Dec. 10 through Dec. 17.

Winners are to be announced

Jan. 11.

Starting March 13, the selected musicians will spend a week in rehearsals and master classes, both online and in person, taught by members of the London Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Sydney Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the New York Philharmonic and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.

The summit peaks with a March 20 performance streamed live on YouTube, a subsidiary of Google Inc. that is based in San Bruno, Calif.

“We helped fundamentally challenge the norms of an entire industry and provided a digital meeting place for classical musicians around the world,” said Ed Sanders, YouTube’s senior marketing manager.

Christina Aguilera, husband separate LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christina Aguilera and her husband of nearly five years have separated.

The “Beautiful” singer said in a statement released Tuesday that she and husband Jordan Bratman’s commitment to their 2-year-old son remains “as strong as ever.”

The Grammy Award winner’s statement did not indicate when the couple split or whether either would file for divorce.

Court records in Los Angeles do not show any filing by either Aguilera or Bratman.

The couple married in November 2005.

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Christina Aguilera and husband Jordan Bratman pose at a club in new york.

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Lewis Black set to ramp up the anger at WVU by brannan lahoda opinion editor

For Lewis Black, it only gets better with rage.

When Black, of Comedy Central fame, brings his “In God We Rust Tour” to the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre of the Creative Arts Center Sunday at 7:30 p.m., fans will see a different side of the angry comedian – an even angrier side.

“On my Daily Show segments, my anger is about a 7,” Black said. “In person, it gets up to 10.”

Black is more than just a comedian, he is also an actor and an author.

In addition to his regular appearances on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” he has also been featured in “The Comedy Central Presents” series, his own network show, “Lewis Black’s The Root of All Evil” and on HBO for his live D.C. performance “Red, White and Screwed.”

Black has also written two bestselling books, “Nothing’s Sacred” and “Me of Little Faith.”

Black is most known for setting the record straight on any subject that crosses his path.

Past performances have covered topics like homosexuality, quail hunting and one angry Old Testament God. This finely controlled rage has been the key to his humor and success.

“It starts from the fact that I’m genuinely pissed off,” Black said.

“And then I try to see what’s funny so I can stop being pissed off.”

Black grew up in Silver Springs, Md., a child of the D.C. metro area.

Like many growing up near Capitol

Hill, his outlook on life has been influenced by being so close to politicians and lobbyists.

“Your local news is national news because these guys are in your face, and they live next to you,” Black said. “You’re watching people form opinions without information. They might as well be making quacking sounds.”

Yet, to Black, that over-saturation isn’t confined to the Beltway, as the national 24-hour news cycle only works to frustrate the American people.

“There are five news channels giving us news 24 hours a day,” Black said. “Lab rats would explode in the face of that s--t.”

For a comedian whose inspiration stems from daily absurdities across the airwaves, the material just keeps coming. It doesn’t even matter who’s in office.

Those familiar with his “Red, White and Screwed” performance, which has been re-run several times on Comedy Central, know that Black has a special place in his comedic heart for former President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.

“I didn’t yell and scream about Bush for a while because it takes a while to (figure them out) ... There are a lot of idiots to focus on,” Black said.

And it hasn’t gotten much better in recent years.

“You’ve got people running for office that you might as well shave monkeys and run them.”

While he’s no fan of President Barack Obama, Black allows for some exceptions, given that he’s been in office for less than one year.

“The expectations that people put

on him, nobody can do it. It would be like somebody saying ‘we’d really like you to write the Bible now.’”

Black readily admitted it’s not always easy to get the laughs. He believes some people just can’t find humor when it comes to specific topics.

Yet, he still tries.

“There are certain things occurring that are so blatantly insane that getting people over the bridge to laugh about it is almost impossible, because a lot of people believe the insanity,” Black said.

All politics aside, it’s the comedy that matters first and foremost to Black.

“If you don’t make people laugh, you know you’re screwed,” Black said.

For those who will see Black for the first time live Oct. 17, Black said to expect a “real happy evening of Christian comedy.”

Black hopes to offer a little comedic release for the audience while at the same time helping them procrastinate.

“Hopefully, I will be a distraction from whatever other bulls--t they got,” Black said.

According to Black, the show will be completely different from previous segments and YouTube clips available online.

To him, anyone who’s frustrated with the world should show up and have a laugh.

Merchandise, including past performances and an unedited version of “Red, White and Screwed,” will be available for purchase at the show.

Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster or the CAC website. brannan.lahoda@mail.wvu.edu

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The undead take over Morgantown in Zombie Walk by jake potts A&E writer

Close your blinds and lock your doors. Gather your children and head for the hills.

The living dead will overtake Morgantown’s streets for the fourth annual Zombie Walk Saturday.

While zombies typically stumble around looking for brains to eat, community members who participate in the walk are hungry for another cause.

“The main reason behind the Zombie Walk is to raise awareness of the hunger problems in the area,” said owner of Illusive Skull, Pam Markel. “We also collect canned foods for the local food drives.”

The college population of Morgantown has surprised Markel in its generosity concerning the food donations.

“A lot of kids who live in the area who aren’t interested in walking still donate food,” Markel said. “They’ll come out of their apartments and give some food. I just think college

kids too often get a bad rap.”

Each zombie who attends is asked to bring one can of food to donate to the Morgantown Food Banks.

This income is distributed to many charities, including Catholic Charities, Christian Help and the Salvation Army.

Zombie Walk got its start years ago and has developed into a global event.

With walks taking place all over the country, Morgantown decided it wanted in on the action four years ago.

After participating in the Pittsburgh walk, three young men gathered their friends in the Free Speech Zone and made their way down High Street to celebrate Zombie Day. The following year, the three young men went to the Illusive Skull asking if they wanted on board.

Recognizing the event as a great way to spread business, the management at Illusive Skull embraced the event and was excited to sponsor it the following year.

Since then, the event has in-

A member of the 2009 Zombie Walk feasts on some mock flesh. creased in popularity and has had zombie participants spanning from college students to entire families.

One active participant, Morgantown resident Paden Wyatt, said friends from other cities often commute for the event.

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years, Wyatt has been impressed with the increase in the public’s response.

“In the first year, people didn’t really know what was going on,” Wyatt said. “Now it’s almost like people lining down the sidewalks to watch a parade. It’s really a lot of fun.”

In previous years, the march of death made its way to The Warner Theatre, where the group would watch a movie about none other than the living dead.

Due to the Warner’s recent closure, however, the group has had to make other plans.

The plague of zombies will stammer into the Billiards and Cue restaurant for a party.

In a separate room, a projection screen will be set up for a viewing of the movie, “The Dead Matter.”

There will be a $5 charge for anyone wishing to view the movie.

Another aspect to the event will be some live music. The Renfields, a popular rock band, will be performing during the event.

Also, Midnight Syndicate, a group known for creating backup music for many horror films, will make an appearance.

Though the Illusive Skull used to hold a program to help people prepare for the event, they will simply provide people with the tools to get into “zom-

bie mode” this year.

Make-up is available for purchase at both their Fairmont and Morgantown locations.

All participants have different methods of preparing themselves. From getting their make-up done professionally to searching for “living dead” gear at local stores, the costumes vary to all extremes.

“The first two years, I did all of my makeup myself,” Wyatt said.

“I’d go to the Goodwill and get a suit that works, or if I can find something ridiculous, I always go with that. It’s always pretty cheap to get dressed up.”

Registrations start in the North High Street parking lot next to the Chi Omega sorority house at 7 p.m.

The walk itself is free, but all zombies are asked to bring a can of food for donation purposes.

For more information, visit the event’s official website at http://www.morgantownzombiewalk.com. jakob.potts@mail.wvu.edu

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