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Monday October 25, 2010

Wazir, Speilman take crown as WVU’s 2010 Homecoming king, queen

by Melissa Candolfi STAFF WRITER

Homecoming King Omar Wazir and Queen Tracy Speilman said they hope to represent West Virginia University and Morgantown with their new titles.

Wazir and Speilman were crowned king and queen during Saturday’s game against Syracuse University. Both said they were surprised with the win but are excited to start their reigns.

Wazir said he hopes his experience as Homecoming king will be something he will always remember.

The election was hectic for him, but he hopes to set an example for incoming students.

“I think I serve as a good example to students of how much you can do while on campus,” he said. “During my time in Morgantown, I’ve experienced a wide range of student life and activities.”

He said the hardest part about running was organizing his supporters during campaigning.

“It gets really hectic at points ... because you can’t be with them all the time to help them

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Omar Wazir, left, and Tracy Speilman, right, walk off the football field Saturday after being crowned 2010 Homecoming king and queen.

Students, faculty, family members and alumni of West Virginia University lined High Street to watch the 2010 Homecoming Parade Friday.

A tradition that kicks off WVU’s Homecoming weekend, this year’s parade was led by Major Harris, a former Mountaineer quarterback and College Football Hall of Famer.

The parade also included “The Pride of West Virginia”

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‘TOTAL TEAM DEFEAT’ ““We didn’t come out with the right mindset. We took a lot of plays off today. That’s something that hurt us and will hurt us if we continue to do it.”

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marching band playing its own rendition of John Denver’s “Country Roads” as well as other football game songs.

“The parade is always fun to watch, and the band puts on a great performance,” said Brian VanDongen, a senior secondary education major.

Along with current band members, the WVU Alumni Band, which brings back former members of “The Pride of West Virginia,” also

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STUDENT HEALTH CENTER

1,187 students take health center survey

BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR

More than 1,000 students at West Virginia University gave feedback to a planning committee about the appearance and services offered in the upcoming Student Health Center.

Student Government Association President Chris Lewallen presented the results of a survey, collected on MIX from Oct. 13 to Oct. 21, at the first meeting of the Wellness Facility Planning Committee Friday.

The survey included 1,187 students’ opinions on the proposed $18.8 million Student Health Center that will house all departments of WELL WVU, including Student Health Services and the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services.

“They were very happy to get the student input because it is a facility that is for the students,” Lewallen said. “We looked at the highest percentage results of what students were wanting the most.”

Services that students wanted the most included dental health, a vision center, a pharmacy and an immunization clinic, he said.

Dental and vision services weren’t originally planned by the committee but will now be considered, Lewallen said.

Students also wanted to see classes in stress reduction, nutrition and cooking.

The survey asked 12 questions regarding various aspects of the new facility such as free health insurance coverage.

More than 1,000 students said they were

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West Virginia wide receiver Brad Starks is brought down by Syracuse defensive tackle Chandler Jones during the Mountaineers’ 19-14 loss to the Orange Saturday in Morgantown.

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The No. 20 Mountaineers made too many mental mistakes on offense, and couldn’t score in the final three quarters. That led to a heartbreaking 19-14 loss to Syracuse Saturday in Milan Puskar Stadium. It was the first loss to Syracuse in nine meetings and the first home loss for WVU since the 2008 season.

Read more from the game against Syracuse in Sports.

SCORING SUMMARY

FIRST QUARTER 3-0 SYRACUSE (11:23) Ross Krautman 28-yard field goal 7-3 WVU (7:27) Tavon Austin 6-yard touchdown reception from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt extra point) 10-7 SYRACUSE (5:28) Van Chew 29-yard touchdown reception from Ryan Nassib (Krautman extra point) 14-10 WVU (1:55) Ryan Clarke 1-yard touchdown run (Bitancurt extra point) SECOND QUARTER 14-13 WVU (11:51) Krautman 19-yard field goal 16-14 SYRACUSE (3:54) Krautman 33-yard field goal 19-14 SYRACUSE (00:37) Krautman 22-yard field goal

WEST VIRGINIA FALLS OUT OF TOP 25

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West Virginia defensive end Bruce Irvin sits on the team’s bench after the Mountaineers’ 19-14 loss to Syracuse.

Two contestants were eliminated in round 4 of Mountaineer Idol.

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After being ranked No. 20 prior to Saturday’s loss to Syracuse, the Mountaineers have fallen out of favor with the voters and dropped out of the top 25. WVU ranks No. 30 in the AP poll just behind No. 29 Syracuse. The Mountaineers are 29th in the USA Today/Coaches poll. They are still the highest ranked Big East Conference team in that poll.

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INSIDE THIS EDITION The West Virginia men’s soccer team had to take Seton Hall into overtime but used two clutch goals for Eric Schoenle to win. SPORTS PAGE 8

By Codi Yeager Correspondent

Researchers at West Virginia University’s College of Engineering and Mineral Resources are working to create small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles that can increase the range and accuracy of U.S. military ammunition.

The UAVs, an aircraft flown remotely by a pilot not onboard, are termed “hybrid projectiles.” They are closer to smaller sized Micro Air Vehicle category, said Wade Huebsch, the technical principal investigator for the project and associate professor of the WVU Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

The hybrid projectiles can be fired from current military weapons, he said. MAV’s are a size restriction on modern air crafts that are smaller than six inches.

The UAVs are not propelled by their own force but by the weapon, Huebsch said. They also have characteristics unlike non-hybrid ammunition.

“A hybrid version may transform during flight by deploying stowed wings thereby significantly increasing the range capability of the round,” he said.

Increasing range capability is the primary goal, and the team would like to double the range eventually, he said.

They would also like to increase the

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NINE-STRAIGHT WINS FOR WVU The West Virginia women’s soccer team, with two wins this weekend, has now won nine straight games heading into this week’s Big East Conference Tournament.

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Continued from page 1 covered by health insurance, and 144 said they were not.

In addition, more than 451 students said they do not think WVU should require health insurance to use the facility.

“I’m kind of surprised that there was an 80 percent range that had health insurance. I figured it would be lower,” said Whitney Rae Peters, graduate assistant for WELL WVU who drafted the survey and former SGA vice president.

“I’m not surprised people wouldn’t want mandatory insurance. They don’t want any student to be turned away.”

Additionally, more than 392 students chose the option, “not supportive” of a fee increase to cover the cost of the facility.

On Oct. 4, members of SGA and WELL WVU held a forum to discuss the facility where most people said they supported the increase.

“They all supported a raise in student fees, but that’s because they are in SGA, are student leaders or WELL WVU people,” Peters said. “I’m glad on the survey that we got enough negative responses from students who don’t want

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Continued from page 1 accuracy of a round and give it surveillance capability, which is a motivator for funding from the Department of Defense, Huebsch said.

“A big thing for the military is to have MAVs below bird size, even insect size,” he said.

“Something to fly into a building, stick to a wall and you have a camera inside the enemy’s room.”

Huebsch believes WVU is “well-positioned” in this area of research.

The faculty have made WVU competitive in this field, said Mridul Gautam, associate vice president of Research and Economic Development and principal investigator of the project.

“We have people that are outstanding in aerodynamics, controls, communications, image processing. We have been

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Continued from page 1 by answering any questions they have,” he said.

Speilman said being Homecoming queen is an honor and a dream come true.

“It has never made me feel more proud to be a Mountaineer,” Speilman said She said she dealt with a lot of “finger pointing” throughout her campaign.

“I had to deal with prank phone calls and three of my banners torn down,” she said.

Due to all of the negativity she went through, it made her appreciate those who supported her.

“It is a competition, and everyone wants to win,” she said.

Speilman plans on reading to elementary school students and to work on giving needy families food during Thanksgiving, she said.

“I hope I can raise even more money for Thanksgiving baskets for families in need,”

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In addition, local high school and middle school bands participated in the parade.

The Mountaineer mascot was accompanied by WVU’s cheerleading team, which performed at various spots for the crowd.

2010 Homecoming King and Queen finalists rode down High Street before winners Tracy Speilman and Omar Wazir were announced at Saturday’s football game.

For WVU Greeks, the Homecoming parade was a float competition where they could earn points toward the Greek Games, said Becca Rosenblatt, a pre-journalism major and member of Alpha Phi. “This year, each team has a city they are supposed to represent, so it gave us a lot of creativity and ideas to work with,” she said.

Kimberly Hash, a junior pre-criminology and investigations major, said the floats are her favorite part of the parade.

their fees going up.”

Students also got to fill in their own responses about the appearance of the facility.

Most students said they want the building to look modern or similar to the Student Recreation Center.

Also, large windows and an open layout were suggested for the facility’s architecture in addition to meeting “green” standards and including a garden.

Some students said they wanted the building to be in the shape of the Flying WV logo or include a blue and gold color scheme. Other responses suggested color schemes such as pink, tan and yellow, but not maroon.

Students were also asked for additional thoughts or concerns about the facility, where most said they wanted it to be like a spa and not a hospital.

Parking, accessibility at the center, accessibility for offcampus students, not raising student fees and keeping costs low were all addressed in the responses.

Lewallen said the committee will meet again to discuss with architects the design of the building and services offered.

Homecoming heartbreak Syracuse – 19 West Virginia – 14

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West Virginia lost to Syracuse Saturday for the first time in nine attempts. It was the first loss at home since 2008.

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Brad Starks is tackled by an Orange defenseman during a play in Saturday’s game.

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able to form a multidisciplinary group,” he said.

Whereas any university can build a component of a hybrid projectile, WVU’s program is different, Huebsch said.

“We have a fairly unique program,” he said. “At WVU, we are tackling almost the whole system, from the design to the aerodynamics to the electronics.”

The team is collaborating with the U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center to test the projectiles.

Gautam hopes to expand research with Army labs and secure funding from grants in the future.

The UAV project currently has about $10 million in funding mostly from the Department of Defense, Gautam said.

“We are building capacity in this area and we intend to go higher,” he said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

she said.

“I want to encourage students to make the most of their years here.”

Speilman said she hopes she and Wazir can work together and not just make their reigns about the “king and queen’s duties.”

“I want it to be WVU students working together for our beloved University and community,” she said. “Individually we are different, but together we are all Mountaineers.”

Also during halftime, former University President and First Lady David and Susan Hardesty were honored as Outstanding Alumni by the WVU Alumni Association.

Former WVU quarterback and College Hall of Famer Major Harris was also honored for being the first quarterback in NCAA history to rush 2,000 yards and pass 5,000 yards during his threeyear college career. He led the Homecoming Parade Friday. melissa.candolfi@mail.wvu.edu

“My favorite float this year was the TKE (Tau Kappa Epsilon) and Pi Beta Phi representing Los Angeles and Hollywood,” Hash said. “They had members dressed up as famous celebrities, and they looked great.”

Other floats included a New Orleans street layout, a Chicago movie stage, a Hollywood Hills red carpet and the Washington, D.C. capitol building. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Offensive Line Coach Dave Johnson talks to players at the game Saturday.

‘All Roads lead to West Virginia’

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The WVU drumline marches down High Street with the marching band during the WVU Homecoming parade Friday evening.

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WVU cheerleaders cheer with fans during the homecoming parade on High Street Friday.

A float comes down High Street during the Homecoming Parade Friday evening.

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Football important to WVU, community West Virginia University football is not in a good place.

Season ticket sales are down, the team is struggling, and the program is still under investigation for major and secondary NCAA violations.

Much of the good will the men’s basketball team generated with last year’s run to the Final Four has been diminished. A drop in athletic donations wouldn’t be surprising.

For the past two seasons, the athletic department has had to reopen football home

ticket sales to the general public after offering them to Mountaineer Athletic Club members and past season ticket holders.

At the start of the season, the athletic department had seen a 6 percent decline in ticket sales from the previous year.

Blame it on the economy, but the product on the field has, without a doubt, steadily declined in recent years.

The team struggles to score.

Wins on the road have become

more difficult and rare.

If the above wasn’t enough, the head coach chooses to wear wardrobe colors associated with the University of North Carolina, not WVU, during nationally telecast ball games.

The team has become a middle-of-the-pack finisher in a poor Big East Conference.

In fact, after Saturday’s loss to Syracuse, the Big East does not have a team in either major Top 25 poll.

The football program’s suc-

cess is very important to the state of West Virginia and to the Morgantown community – too important to let it continue to plummet to mediocrity.

Athletic successes help inspire donations for academics. A successful major football program typically is associated with a healthy local community. Can the University and the Morgantown community afford to risk that economic boon?

West Virginia has no major league sports franchises, put-

ting the men’s basketball and football teams on a pedestal throughout the state.

The achievements of those teams are a point of pride for many.

With football, winning should not be something to shoot for. It should be required.

It’s too important to the vitality of the University, the community and the people of West Virginia to let it fail.

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Colbert poised to defeat sanity with March to Keep Fear Alive zachary kinnaird guest column

These are sinister times, and for those who cannot run away and escape them, a dark future awaits. Like a vicious bear, this darkness will first devour the slowest runner trying to escape its jaws.

We can either embrace speed, efficiency and survival, or we can surrender to an apocalypse with rancid meat and honey on its breath.

The efficiency of our nation is our only remaining hope, and fear is what makes our nation work.

Fear controls the lives of the prudent and the ignorant alike. Out of love and compassion, fear must be brandished against the masses in order to save us all from destruction.

Alas, one thing stands in the way of our nation’s fear-based salvation, and that is sanity.

If allowed to exist, sanity will weaken and undermine the vital fear we need to control the population’s everyday lives.

Thankfully, with Stephen Colbert at the helm, fear will

triumph.

For years, he has guided and coached his legion in every facet of our nation’s fears. His forces now shake the mountains with their march. Banshee shrieks will fill the sky as the air is filled with banners of horror and dread.

The moment is now pregnant with fear and salvation.

The stooge of sanity, Jon Stewart, has wooed the baronesses of media in a desperate and misguided attempt to counter Colbert’s swarm.

With the tender lies of a lover, Stewart seduced them with his dream: that rationality will re-

deem the nation.

The tarts have bought it, and even now they are blinded to the reality that sanity is for the few and not the many.

Reason may save the ivory tower but ignores the raucous and inane pleas from the streets. His silver fox promises of a better tomorrow will only work for the prudent, yet the unwashed masses are left out to dry.

Nothing can save Stewart’s followers from the onslaught of fear.

In fact, his movement will be consumed from within.

With a stroke of brilliance,

Colbert duped Stewart into combining the rallies, and now, like the Trojan horse of yore, fear will overtake sanity from within its own walls.

Sanity is woefully underprepared.

If sanity and reason want a chance, they must begin their preparations anew and refocus their efforts against fear itself. However, it is probably too late. For as fear sharpens its fangs, old man Stewart has coached his followers in reason and polite discourse.

Their manners will not protect them. In their etiquette they will remain silent, de-

spite the deafening roar of fear. Stewart has only taught them to receive their defeat politely.

When the battle for fear is won, the world will finally be rid of reason and competence.

We will survive in a utopia of efficient control.

Fear will win the day and exist forever in the halls of glorious victory.

To Colbert, and to Fear.

Kinnaird is a student in the West Virginia University College of Law. His previous work has been featured on ‘The Colbert Report.’

Ground zero mosque promotes diversity and should be constructed eleanor aban guest column

AJ Warne discussed a controversial issue Wednesday – Park51, otherwise known as the “Ground Zero Mosque.” Warne stated that Park51 should not be built in order to avoid upsetting many Americans.

I heartily disagree. The ground zero mosque is neither at Ground Zero nor just a mosque. The building will be two blocks away and completely out of sight from Ground Zero. And although it

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will be a place of worship, it will also be a community center with a fitness center, theater, art studio and various other things.

Anyone is welcome to use the facility.

Masjid Manhattan, a mosque founded in 1970, sits four blocks away from ground zero. And 12 blocks away is Masjid al-Farah, founded in 1985.

If Park51 can’t be built two blocks away from ground zero, how far does it have to be until people don’t feel threatened by its presence?

Mosques all over the country are receiving heat, includ-

ing places in California, Wisconsin and Tennessee.

These areas are quite far from ground zero. Clearly, location is not the underlying problem – it’s the notion that all Muslims are bad people.

Warne urges the people behind Park51 to be sensitive to the feelings of many Americans.

But what about the Muslim Americans who have absolutely no affiliation with al-Qaida, yet feel alienated because of their religion? Shouldn’t we be sensitive to their feelings too?

What about the abortion clinics that were bombed in

the name of Christianity?

Why aren’t people protesting any churches built near those grave sites?

Shouldn’t we be more sympathetic to the families who lost loved ones to the hands of Christian murderers?

The people who died in the Sept. 11 attacks were not all Christians. Neither were the people who rushed to the site after the attacks to try to help the victims. Muslims suffered that day, too, yet only a Christian cross is erected at ground zero in memoriam.

Park51 is not being built simply because Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf and company are

exercising their right to build it.

They want to instigate discussions about their faith, unite the community and show the nation the truth of Islam.

No one is trying to spit on anyone’s grave; they are merely promoting acceptance and diversity.

The people offended by Park51 are those who believe the country was attacked by all of Islam, not just by a handful of extremists.

These people haven’t been exposed to Islam, and it’s inherent for people to be scared of things they don’t understand. They let their ignorance influence their opinion.

Not building Park51 would show the whole world it’s OK to give in to irrational thoughts and be governed by fear.

Al-Qaida already hates America; publicly denouncing the organization’s religion will just add fuel to the fire. More people might be inclined to support al-Qaida’s cause if they have reason to believe that America is intolerant of Islam.

Prohibiting the construction of Park51 is exactly the reason they need.

Aban is a student in the Music Department at West Virginia University.

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Two eliminated in Mountaineer Idol By jesse tabit A&e writer

The West Virginia University singing competition, Mountaineer Idol, took on a country theme for its fourth round Saturday.

Out of the top seven singers, five were selected to move on to the next round.

Contestants sang a variety of country songs including “Is It Over Yet” by Wynonna Judd, “She’s Country” by Jason Aldean and ”A Broken Wing” by Martina McBride.

Host Molly Hott said the theme of this round allowed the audience to get to know the contestants better.

“Country has soul, and it lets the singers show their personalities,” Hott said.

Judges for the night were

Academic Affairs Administrative Assistant Shirley Robinson, President of Mountaineer Maniacs Cassie Werner, Coca-Cola representative Jessica Mogel and local bluegrass band The New Relics members Mike Arbogast and Bryan Martin.

“This (Mountaineer Idol) is a great asset to the University,” Werner said.

The judges gave constructive criticism to the singers throughout the event.

“You have to adapt to each themed round and give us your all,” Robinson said to the contestants.

Lauren Cipperly, a junior fashion merchandising major, and Meghan Carlson, a junior public relations major, were eliminated from the competition.

To see the contestants perform in round four visit www.thedaonline.com Cipperly sang “Cowboy Cassanova” by Carrie Underwood, and Carlson chose “Stuck Like Glue” by Sugarland.

The Mountaineer Maniacs hosted the round to support Homecoming and gave the first 100 guests “rally rags” to show school spirit at sporting events.

Each of the seven finalists was challenged to bring as large a cheering crowd as possible.

Guest judge Werner decided Dan Whiteman, a senior wildlife and fisheries major, brought the most fans.

While the judges were tabu-

lating the scores, The New Relics performed for the audience.

Farah Famouri, a freshman forensic science major, sang “Smokey Mountain Memories,” by Dolly Parton and said she was surprised at her success in the competition.

“I didn’t expect to make it to the top five,” Famouri said.

The next round is Friday and will be “Broadway” and “Motown” themed.

After that, three singers will compete for the title of Mountaineer Idol Nov. 14.

First place will receive $1,000 and a spot to sing the National Anthem at a WVU men’s basketball game.

“This is a great event, and everybody at WVU should check it out,” Arbogast said.

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Dentistry graduate student Amanda Hughart performs in round four of Mountaineer Idol.

Students share favorite scary films by james carbone

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The house at Fright Farm can be seen through the cornstalks during the tractor ride portion of the tour.

Fright Farm entertaining after 21 years by erin Fitzwilliams staff writer

Fright Farm continues to amaze, scare and entertain people after 21 years of service, with psychological illusions, scary scenes and classic horror.

This year’s theme, “The Outbreak,” is centered around a virus that turns humans into flesh-eating zombies.

The tour began with the traditional tractor ride to the haunted mansion.

Riding by dilapidated homes with cannibalistic hicks and barren cornfields were only some of attractions along the way.

One of the new features added this year takes the tractor into a barn and stops the engine. Down come the dual garage doors and the room goes dark.

Moments later, three revving chainsaws attack before the tractor starts up again – spooking the riders before they even get to the actual house.

Zombies greet the tour at

the doors of the mansion before the group heads into the many haunted rooms of Fright Farm mansion.

Kinsey Holland, junior music education major at West Virginia University, has gone to Fright Farm for three years and offered her opinion of the tour.

“I didn’t like the theme this year. They have been more creative in the past,” Holland said. “It’s still a fun and interesting place to go to with friends.”

Every year, a stroll on the grounds includes a maze, which this year was all chainlink fences and strobe lights, sending scaregoers into a frenzy trying to escape infected zombies.

From gore to claustrophobia, Fright Farm offered rooms that attempt to tap into every person’s deepest fears.

Several actors’ roles were placed to push buttons and bring in different emotions other than fear, like a disturbed teen sitting in front of a mirror attempting suicide and a foreign man who asked pass-

ersby where the airport was in a Middle Eastern accent.

Terry Jackson, senior sport and exercise psychology major at WVU, has visited Fright Farm eight times and said he was left satisfied with this year’s installment.

“After going for a bunch of years, I still managed to get scared,” Jackson said. “I think it’s the best it’s ever been this year.”

Jackson appreciated the changes to the Farm each year and said the new features this year were the best yet.

There are also a few funny scenes to provide comic relief in the midst of the horror, like a mock Gary Coleman funeral.

The haunted tour in the mansion ended with a 3-D spectacle complete with slanted rooms, uneven flooring and 3-D objects flying and popping up from all angles.

Fright Farm will continue to host its haunted show through October at $19 per ticket on weekends and $10 on Wednesday student nights. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

With Halloween coming up, West Virginia University students are watching their favorite horror films to get ready for the scary holiday.

With tastes ranging from campy to torture, there are movies out there for just about every horror fan.

“I like horror movies because they keep me guessing, and sometimes I want to get scared,” said Evan Johnson, a senior multidisciplinary studies major.

Johnson, whose favorite horror film is Denzel Washington’s “The Bone Collector,” also counts films such as “The Ring,” “Saw” and “Hostel” as some of his favorites because of the suspense and mystery involved.

“Movies like those are like a creepy type of scary and make you think,” Johnson said.

However, other students

said they like Halloween films with a more comedic flair.

Erin O’Leary, a civil engineering graduate student, enjoys movies such as the cult classic “The Evil Dead” as well as campy zombie films like “Slaughter” and “Zombie Strippers.” She also enjoys more recent films like “Paranormal Activity.”

“I guess it’s the rush of being scared, but still knowing in the back of your head that it’s just a movie,” O’Leary said.

Junior accounting major Kirby Evans enjoys slightly older classics such as “Jaws,” “An American Werewolf in London” and “Cujo.”

“I enjoy most horror films because of the make of them, but for the few that actually scare me, it’s just good to get a quick shock of fear,” Evans said.

Students said the spirit of this time of year makes the scary movie-watching experience even better.

“The whole Halloween feel is dark and gloomy around this time, so there is a different feeling when watching those movies again,” Johnson said.

Evans said movies bring him a sentimental sense of the holiday.

“It’s good to get the right mindset,” Evans said. “It stems from watching the old Universal monster films backto-back with my grandma as a kid.”

O’Leary said she appreciates the movies this time of year simply for a nice change in genres.

“They’re a great break from romantic comedies,” O’Leary said.

For horror film fans who want to get their scares in a theater, currently playing are “Paranormal Activity 2,” “Case 39,” “Devil,” Wes Craven’s “My Soul to Take” and the vampire flick “Let Me In.” james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu

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FEATURE OF THE DAY THE WVU CREATIVE ROLEPLAYING CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair. This meeting is open to the public. For more information, visit www.morgantownrp.com.

Oct. 25 MCDONALD’S will be conducting interviews in the Commons Area of the Mountainlair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m..

Oct. 27 WVU WILDLIFE SOCIETY will meet at 6 p.m. in Room 308 of Percival Hall.

Every Monday KAPPA PHI, a Christian women’s service organization, meets at 7 p.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church on the corner of N. High and Willey streets. For more information, e-mail kappaphi_pi@hotmail.com or visit www.freewebs. com/kappaphipi.

AIKIDO FOR BEGINNERS is at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. The first class is free, with special rates for WVU students. For more information, e-mail var3@cdc.gov.

RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. Any issues pertaining to residence halls can be brought up and discussed at this meeting. For more information, contact Victoria Ball at vball@mix. wvu.edu.

RIFLE CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 311 of the Shell Building. For more information, contact Abbey at aheiskel@mix. wvu.edu or Bob at rdriscol@wvu. edu.

FREE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE ADVANCED CONVERSATION GROUP meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe for conversation, friendship and free English conversation lessons. New friends are always welcome. For more information, e-mail Erin at mclv_advanced_conversation@yahoo.com.

STUDENTS TAKING ACTION NOW: DARFUR meets at 7 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair. STAND is active in planning events to raise money and awareness on the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. For more information, contact Felicia at fgilber@mix.wvu.edu or 732-674-8357.

FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE meets in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair at 7:30 p.m. For more information, email rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu.

WVU FENCING CLUB hosts beginners 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.fencingclub.studentorgs.wvu.edu.

WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304-906-4427. New members are always welcome.

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TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS FOR SELF-DEFENSE meets at 9 p.m. in Multipurpose Room A of the Student Recreation Center.

THE WVU EQUESTRIAN TEAM meets in Room 2001 of the Agricultural Sciences Building. The Western Equestrian Team will meet at 7 p.m. and the English Equestrian Team will meet at 8 p.m.

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 800766-4442 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.

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

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

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and Big Sisters in its one-on-one 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 inservice trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event.

For more information, call 304296-3400 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.msnap.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.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

ment or two to throw you.

BORN TODAY This year, you often will defer to a partner, associate or friend. You have a powerful personality, but at the same time, letting others take the lead works. Let those close to you see that you have confidence in them. If you are single, you long to relate on a one-on-one level. Avoid rushing into any commitments this year.

You are unusually attractive and draw many admirers. If you are attached, the two of you demonstrate unusual giveand-take. Express your confidence in your sweetie. SCORPIO is a soul mate.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHH Understand that you need to pull back some. Take your time thinking through a problem; you don’t need to come up with an answer immediately. Allow more creativity to flow in your life. Tonight: Get plenty of R and R.

A R I E S ( M A R C H 21- A P R I L 19) HHHHH Active communication marks your plans and activities. You might want to screen your calls. A discussion with a loved one needs to be had in a relaxed manner. Listen to different options before you decide which way to go. Tonight: Catch up on phone calls.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH You might want to treat someone. Investigate what would work best and what you would like most. Get advice from different experts before making a decision. Be aware of how much you offer others. Tonight: Beam in what you want.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Though not every conversation or event is easy, you feel energized and capable of achieving any goal. Your smile draws many people from various walks of life. Be open to new ideas.

Tonight: Don’t allow a backward mo-

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH Meetings could play a far more significant role than you originally thought.

Someone could be a bit irritable; this person might feel vulnerable. Many of you might want to spend some time handling key issues from home. Tonight: Don’t hesitate to buy a new plant or item for yourself!

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH Others assume that you are serious, as you are often overly responsible. You might be asked to handle an important event or situation. Honor your instincts with someone who often can be controlling. Tonight: A must appearance.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH You could be rather self-indulgent. Use care, as later you might be asked to walk your talk. Return calls and explore different options. If you think you need advice, surf the Net, but also consult an expert in the area that concerns you.

Tonight: Let your imagination lead.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH You have a way about you that draws many. Others find your way of explaining your feelings very alluring and nonthreatening. Let an associate take the lead. Try to avoid any financial

risks, for now. Tonight: Go with another’s suggestion.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Listen to others’ suggestions. If you can defer to others for the moment, there will be greater giveand-take ultimately. Allow someone you care about to express his or her feelings. This person will anyway! Tonight: So many choices, even if it is a Monday night.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Know that your reputation precedes you. Be the workhorse of the Zodiac.

Know what is needed to change directions. Though you could be uncomfortable with others in general, you relax with a key friend you trust. Let this person play devil’s advocate if need be. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

AQ UA R I U S ( J A N. 20- F E B. 18) HHHHH You might have a difficult time being serious. You see life with levity and humor. Others could be too serious for your taste. A discussion with a respected associate, friend or loved one gives you confidence. Tonight: Acting like it is still the weekend.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHH If you can stay home or do what you need to using a home office, all the better. News from a distance might be in your thoughts often, allowing you to feel inspired. Don’t hesitate to reach out to others. Tonight: Make it calm.

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SPORTS | 7

Stewart hopes team uses upset as ‘learning experience’

Smith may run more in future

By Brian Kuppelweiser Sports Writer

In some cases, tough losses can be the unraveling of a team, or it can be the coming together of a team.

After a tough loss Saturday afternoon, head coach Bill Stewart is doing everything in his power to restore order in the West Virginia football program following the team’s 1914 defeat to Syracuse.

“It is a heck of a learning experience for our young men,” Stewart said. “We can grow from this and hopefully come out better because, hopefully, the character of this Mountaineer football will be built on situations like this.”

Stewart said the easiest way for his players and staff to get back into the groove after the loss will be to get back to work.

“Some of this stuff just sometime happens,” Stewart said. “If we can grow and learn from the loss, I’m sure it will be helpful down the road.”

One thing Stewart would like to correct going forward from the loss to the Or-

ange is the team’s issues with turnovers.

Quarterback Geno Smith threw three interceptions that hurt the Mountaineers.

“Hopefully, we don’t turn the ball over,” Stewart said.

“But, when you turn the ball over, bad things happen most of the time.”

NOTES zz One play that drew much attention after Saturday’s game was the interception by cornerback Keith Tandy that was called back due to a pass interference call.

Pass interference was called against linebacker J.T. Thomas,

DOBIES

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Syracuse’s Antwon Bailey rushes the ball against West Virginia in the fourth quarter.

SYRACUSE

Continued from page 10 the season.

With 1:55 remaining in the opening frame, fullback Ryan Clarke scored from 1 yard out to put WVU up 14-10 at the conclusion of the quarter.

“At the end of the day, offensive football is about execution,” said WVU offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen. “As a football coach, I want to be able to go back, look at the tape and see what I can do to better prepare our team for a game on Saturday.”

The Mountaineer offense struggled on the ground with just 106 yards.

Starting running back Noel Devine ran for 126 yards – his first 100-yard performance since Sept. 18.

Devine’s performance allowed him to move into fourth place on the all-time WVU rushing list, passing former Mountaineer Steve Slaton. Devine now

defense

Continued from page 10 said. “They came and played real hard. They deserved that win right there.”

Adding to WVU’s issues was the difficulty of bringing down Carter and Bailey, who shrugged off a slew of arm tackles.

Carter finished with 75 yards before leaving the game at halftime with a hip injury, while Bailey finished with 94 yards, most of which came after halftime.

“We had some issues tackling, which we have had in the past games,” said West Virginia defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel. “That caught up to us today.”

Cornerback Keith Tandy, who had what would have been his fifth interception of the season called back due to a penalty, echoed Casteel’s statements.

has 4,007 rushing yards.

Defensively, West Virginia surrendered 246 yards of total offense. The Mountaineer defense was torched on the ground by a trio of Orange running backs.

Starter Delone Carter ran for 75 yards before missing the entire second half with a hip bruise.

Backups Antwon Bailey and Prince-Tyson Gulley filled in nicely, as the tandem was used almost exclusively down the stretch to run clock and keep the ball out of WVU’s hands.

“We gave up a lot of yards on the rushing game,” said linebacker Anthony Leonard. “That took a toll on us toward the end of the game. You take about 80 yards of that away, and it’s a whole other game.”

While SU quarterback Ryan Nassib struggled, he did throw his 12th touchdown pass of the year to receiver Van Chew with five minutes remaining in the first quarter. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

“We were getting people to the ball, but we weren’t wrapping up and tackling,” Tandy said.

It appeared after both teams headed to the locker rooms for halftime that WVU caught a break with Carter unable to play, as he had averaged 8.3 yards per carry to that point.

It was apparent that the Orange’s tough downhill running style took its toll on the Mountaineers, according to WVU linebacker Anthony Leonard.

Despite the Mountaineers’ inability to stop the run, the pass defense played well, allowing just 63 yards through the air.

“It was a heck of a defensive battle, and our defense did a nice job,” said WVU head coach Bill Stewart. “They played very, very hard, and they played better in the second half.” brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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blowout loss to Pittsburgh last weekend was a fluke. The Mountaineers’ third-year head coach knew the Orange would give his team some trouble.

If only someone on his team would’ve listened.

In college football, when you overlook a team – any team – you will lose. That’s the sport at its best.

Somehow, WVU got caught in that trap.

There’s a lot of blame to go around. Pick your choice, and you probably have a decent reason to feel frustrated.

There could’ve been no blame to give out at all if WVU took Syracuse seriously.

If West Virginia played to its potential and didn’t hurt itself time and time again, this space would be used to com-

SMITH

Continued from page 10 three points. If I don’t throw the pick in the redzone, maybe we score a touchdown or get three points.

“You can’t make excuses.

There’s nothing that I’m going to dwell on. I’m going to look past it and get better.”

Syracuse also sacked Smith five times in the game – the most sacks WVU has allowed in a game since surrendering five sacks in a 45-3 loss to Miami in 2001.

Smith was brought down twice for a total loss of 16 yards on West Virginia’s final drive of the game, including

but he was nowhere near the intended receiver.

Stewart said it was clarified that the penalty was called on Tandy for pass interference.

“The call was on the wrong number, and it was a good call,” Stewart said. “On our first interception, the same thing happened, and it was a no call.” zz With three first-half interceptions thrown by Smith, Stewart was asked if he and his staff had thoughts of bringing in backup Barry Brunetti.

“Absolutely not,” Stewart said firmly. zz One change Stewart talked about possibly making

in the future is allowing Smith to run the ball more.

“Geno is certainly talented, and whether or not we do that remains to be seen,” Stewart said. “You love to have a running quarterback, because it certainly adds to the group.” zz WVU running back Noel Devine, who was not listed on the injury report for the first time since his injury against LSU, ran for 122 yards on 24 carries against Syracuse.

Stewart was asked whether the coaching staff has considered using a larger lineup in the backfield to help compliment Devine.

“We could use (fullback

Matt) Lindamood and (fullback Ryan) Clarke,” Stewart said. “But Noel Devine ran very well. He did not make a lot of people miss, though.” zz WVU’s offensive line, which has garnered considerable positive attention this season, had arguably its worst game of the season, as it gave up five sacks Saturday.

According to Stewart, what the Orange did was nothing out of the ordinary, but simply “their guy beating our guy.”

“It can be handled,” Stewart said. “It’s not like the protection was all kinds of crazy.”

plement the Mountaineers’ gritty victory.

If WVU executed its last drive like it was the final minute of the game instead of the final minute of the first quarter – maybe then the Mountaineers would still be ranked today.

Yet, at 5-2, West Virginia’s season is hanging in the balance because it couldn’t focus.

Fans are tired of watching this team of superior athletes lose. They are frustrated at the fact they can’t head into a gameday confident the Mountaineers will win. They now walk into the stadium or turn on the TV and have a stomach-churning feeling that anything could happen on any given day.

And if those fans don’t have that feeling, they haven’t watched WVU close enough in 2010.

Heading into the season,

Stewart said West Virginia would win 10 games. He, and only he, set the bar that high. Another loss, and WVU will underachieve for a thirdstraight year.

While West Virginia is two drives away from being 7-0, those pessimists already know the Mountaineers are a miraculous comeback away from being 4-3, too.

Either way you look at it, West Virginia is seven games through its 2010 campaign, and there’s no one out there who knows how the final five games of the regular season will pan out.

The Mountaineers are good enough to win out. But, as seen against Syracuse, West Virginia has the mental capacity to lose each game left on the schedule.

So, which team will show up through the final month and a half of football? Everybody in the Mountaineer Na-

tion surely wants to know.

The truth is, you probably won’t find out until the final seconds tick off the clock each weekend.

That’s just the state of WVU’s program right now. On any given day, the Mountaineers could lose.

Until West Virginia’s mindset changes and it truly does heed the words of its head coach and “respect all and fear none,” WVU will never, ever win the Big East Conference again – even in a year when the winner of the conference doesn’t even deserve a BCS bowl bid.

Saturday’s loss to Syracuse might just be the result the Mountaineers need to realize all of this, though. Then, Smith and Jenkins and the rest of West Virginia can rid themselves of that sour taste still lingering today.

being sacked by SU’s Phillip Thomas and Anthony Perkins on WVU’s last offensive play with 41 seconds remaining. A touchdown would have given West Virginia a two-point lead.

“They were more physical than us,” said WVU center Joey Madsen. “They hit us in the mouth. Sometimes we chose to fight back, other times we didn’t.”

Smith said he never panicked in the game, but he did think the offense might have been looking to make a big play too much in the game.

It was the first time WVU failed to score 15 points against the Orange since 2001 – the team’s last loss in the series.

“Me, as the quarterback and

the leader of this offense, I take all the responsibility,” Smith said. “It’s my job to get those guys going and I didn’t do that today.

“Every game is a learning experience, not just for myself, but for this offense.”

Stewart and West Virginia offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jeff Mullen said the team putting itself into unfavorable situations played a big role in the lack of offensive success.

The Mountaineers were penalized nine times in the game for 64 yards.

Coming out of a timeout on the team’s first possession of the fourth quarter, WVU was penalized on back-to-back

plays, eventually putting itself in a 3rd-and-29 situation. “(Smith) had a real tough outing. When that happens, he needs help,” Stewart said. “You can’t have an offsides here, a hold there, or a block-in-theback here.”

Mullen, however, said Smith’s mistakes were fixable, and it will be his job to do so.

“He’s our guy. He’s a wonderful human being and a great player, he just had an off day,” Mullen said. “That’s my fault – not his fault. He’s a sophomore in his sixth or seventh start. I get paid to do this, and I need to do a better job of preparing him. And we will.”

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8 | SPORTS

MEN’S SOCCER

women’s soccer

by Michael Carvelli

American Division

Monday October 25, 2010

Schoenle’s late scores allow WVU wins ninth-straight game second West Virginia to survive upset Finishes in conference’s Sports Writer

After 88 minutes Saturday night, it looked almost certain the West Virginia men’s soccer team would be the second WVU team to suffer a heartbreaking upset in one day.

Big East Conference cellardweller Seton Hall, who came into the game with a record of 3-10-1, scored a goal in the 84th minute of the contest to give the Pirates the 2-1 lead over the Mountaineers.

With WVU desperately looking to find a way to put the ball in the back of the net, sophomore Eric Schoenle took over, scoring the tying goal with two minutes left in regulation and the gamewinner four minutes later in overtime to send the Mountaineers to a 3-2 victory on Senior Night. “It was a great performance from Eric. I thought he was brilliant in the back,� said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “He won everything in the air that they served in. He had a brilliant performance all around.�

Seton Hall got the scoring started in the 36th minute.

After taking a pass from midfielder Brayan Martinez, forward Dritan Sela spun around and got a shot off from the top of the box that found a way to sneak its way past West Virginia goalkeeper Zach Johnson. “We didn’t execute any of our game plan in the first half,�

LeBlanc said. “We were lethargic. We were slow. We looked like we had a hangover from a couple of big road games and a lot of travel, unfortunately.�

Midfielder Ruben Garrido found a way to tie it up for the Mountaineers before the two teams went into the locker room for halftime.

Sophomore Shadow Sebele played a ball from midfield down to Garrido, who

By ben gaughan sports writer

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West Virginia’s Ruben Garrido watches as a Seton Hall player scores during the Mountaineers’ 3-2 win over the Pirates Saturday. headed it over Seton Hall keeper Kevin Bonder for the WVU goal.

In the second half of play, it took both teams a while to get anything going offensively.

But, Seton Hall struck with just under seven minutes to go in regulation when forward George Velasquez took a pass from midfielder Bryan Longo and drilled it into the lower right corner of the net, giving the Pirates what seemed to be the game-winner.

Then it was Schoenle’s time to shine.

His game-tying goal in the 88th minute came on a header after a cross from midfielder Alex Silva that was able to find its way past Bonder.

When the game went into overtime, Schoenle told his teammates if he got the chance to do it again, he was going to put the game away. “After regulation, he was saying they weren’t marking

him, so he was telling everybody he was going to put it in if we had a corner kick,� Johnson said. “He was good to his word.�

In the fourth minute of overtime, Silva lined up for the corner kick and found the sophomore centerback who connected on another header to win the game for the Mountaineers.

The goals were Schoenle’s third and fourth of the season, and his second game-winner this year. “To finally get two headers was huge for me and huge for my confidence for the rest of the year,� Schoenle said. “We’ve been working on the services in practice, and we changed up our corner kicks a little bit. That last ball Silva served in was just picture perfect, and I just went up and got it.� james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

Capitalizing on its few opportunities led the West Virginia women’s soccer team to its ninth-straight victory, as the Mountaineers defeated Providence 2-1 Sunday on Senior Day. The Mountaineers have now tied a program-best ninestraight wins.

West Virginia finished second in the Big East Conference’s American Division behind Marquette. The Mountaineers will have a first-round by in the Big East Tournament starting this week.

The Mountaineers (13-4-1, 9-1-1 Big East) had few scoring opportunities in the first half, but turned it on in the second, scoring the game’s first goal nine minutes into the half.

Defender Drea Barklage gave the Mountaineers the lead 53:06 into the game when she took a header off a corner kick from fellow defender Bry McCarthy to beat Providence’s goalkeeper Caitlin Walker. “We practice (corner kicks) a lot during training,� Barklage said, who has been limited because of an ankle injury. “I can’t really practice that much, but when I do get in there, I do focus on set pieces and play calling. “We know we’re special on set pieces, so if our forwards can hold it down there and get us a corner kick, we’ll do what we can to finish it.�

Head coach Nikki IzzoBrown said the team works hard at perfecting its set plays on corner kicks. “That’s something that we can be dangerous in and we can execute,� Izzo-Brown said. “The girls did a really good job

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West Virginia’s Bri Rodriguez switches the field during the Mountaineers’ 2-1 win Sunday. today coming out and executing that, so it was big time.�

Just six minutes later, West Virginia found itself up 2-0, when freshman forward Frances Silva got the ball on a pass in the air from midfielder Bri Rodriguez and took a shot on the ground past Walker.

Silva’s goal was her second in the last three games.

The Friars (9-8-2, 3-7-2) did not go away without a fight, though. With 13:15 remaining, Providence got a free kick just outside the 18-yard box. The shot hit the crossbar and defender Jenna Roncarati, who appeared to be offsides, followed up the shot and put it past WVU goalkeeper Kerri Butler. “I thought she was offsides, because I tipped it off the crossbar. She was right there in front

of me,� Butler said. “Regardless, we need to follow our marks either way, but we won so that’s all that matters.�

The Mountaineers outshot the Friars 15-10, and WVU only allowed two shots on goal.

The game became more physical halfway through the second half. Yellow cards were given to four different players, three of them to Providence.

Midfielder Bri Rodriguez received WVU’s only card for shoving a Providence player near the sideline as she tried to gain possession of the ball.

Forward Blake Miller led the Mountaineers with three shots on goal. Rodriguez recorded an assist on the goal by Silva and McCarthy had an assist and two shots on goal. ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

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If the perfect formula for a successful season is to enter the postseason at your best, then the No. 23 West Virginia women’s soccer team is just getting started.

The Mountaineers finished the regular season with a 3-0 win against Connecticut Friday night before holding off Providence to a 2-1 victory during Sunday’s Senior Day. The two wins push the Mountaineers’ (13-4-1, 9-1-1 Big East Conference) winning streak to nine, all coming at the expense of conference competition. “It wasn’t our best performance (against Providence),� said defender Drea Barklage, “but we finished. We did what we had to do to win and that’s why I think we’re such a good team.�

Nine-straight wins would’ve been nearly unthinkable midway through the season, as the women struggled out of the gate to focus on playing a full 90 minutes of soccer.

After the team’s Sept. 26 tie to Big East foe South Florida, WVU head coach Nikki IzzoBrown held a team meeting to re-evaluate the team’s season goals.

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West Virginia forward Megan Mischler cuts with the ball during Sunday’s contest against Providence.

Since then, the Mountaineers have won nine games in a row, all against Big East competition. “It was a great decision on Nikki’s part to bring us all together and reevaluate our goals for the season,� said senior goalkeeper Kerri Butler. “It definitely helped us turn it around.�

Izzo-Brown said it was necessary for the team to decide what it was going to take to win the Big East and play to its full potential. “As a team, you meet preseason and talk about your goals and what you want to accomplish,� Izzo-Brown said. “Sometimes you need to bring it back and re-evaluate. The girls

responded. They executed.�

Now, the Mountaineers prepare for the Big East Tournament, holding the second seed in the American Division behind Marquette. The Mountaineers will face Rutgers (10-81, 5-5-1) Sunday at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, which finished in third in the National Division of the Big East. “It’s awesome to see where we are now,� Barklage said. “In the beginning of the year, we were all kind of questioning where the year was going to go.�

Perhaps Izzo-Brown wasn’t sure of what her midseason speech would mean for her team. One thing is for sure, though, the Mountaineers responded and closed the regular season on a happy note on Senior Day. “This is a young team that has dealt with adversity,� IzzoBrown said. “At every moment, somebody different would step up. It’s a hardworking team, I’ve told the girls I have never coached a team that wants to win as badly as them.� brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

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TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

Sour outcome shakes up WVU’s outlook

West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith lifted himself off the turf for the final time Saturday and walked off the field in defeat. He stood on the sidelines with his helmet in his hand with a shocked expression on his face.

Behind him, West Virginia’s junior offensive lineman Josh Jenkins took his helmet off and threw it down the sideline toward his bench. He sat there with Smith’s same befuddled look as he watched the final seconds tick down and Syracuse celebrate on Mountaineer Field.

It was like those two key offensive starters tasted something sour. It was the taste of an all-natural, 100-percent cup of defeat handed to the Mountaineers by Syracuse in WVU’s 19-14 letdown.

And just like that, the Big East Conference favorite is no longer living in Morgantown.

West Virginia had no reason to lose to Syracuse. The Mountaineers were more talented, more explosive, more polished and more confident. Yet, they still have to strap on the pads and play.

WVU overlooked the Orange – a team it had beaten eight times in a row. Because of that, the better team heading into the game lost. And it had nothing to do with talent or game planning. It had everything to do with focus and execution.

To his credit, WVU head coach Bill Stewart preached all week about how Syracuse’s

see dobies on PAGE 7

Orange ends eight-year drought against WVU with 19-14 upset

By Matthew Peaslee Sports Writer

The 58,122 in attendance at Milan Puskar Stadium sat in a state of shock.

For the first time since 2001, the Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy belongs in the hands of Syracuse after a 19-14 upset win over No. 20 West Virginia.

WVU head coach Bill Stewart said his team was full of “heavy hearts.”

“I’m not at all pleased with how we played intellectually,” Stewart said. “The intelligence side of our game in the last week was not good.”

The Mountaineers were held scoreless through the final three quarters, and quarterback Geno Smith had his most inefficient game as a starter. Smith was 20of-37 for 178 yards. He had three matt sunday/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM West Virginia receiver J.D. Woods reaches for the end zone after catching a Geno Smith pass in the first quarter of the Mountaineers’ interceptions in the contest.

On WVU’s last offensive play – 19-14 loss to Syracuse Saturday. Woods was ruled down 6 inches short of scoring, but Ryan Clarke scored a touchdown one play later.

a fourth-and-22 inside Syracuse territory – Smith took a sack to end the Mountaineers’ comeback with 37 seconds left. Syracuse sacked Smith five times for a loss total of 32 yards.

“We didn’t come out with the right mindset,” Smith said. “We were taking a lot of punches.

They were a lot more physical than us. That is something we have to work on.”

Syracuse turned those three turnovers into nine points, as kicker Ross Krautman connected on three field goals. He added another to his total in the second quarter.

The only two touchdowns for WVU came in the first quarter.

Slot receiver Tavon Austin caught a 6-yard pass from Smith to give the Mountaineers their first lead of the afternoon. It was his third touchdown reception of

see SYRACUSE on PAGE 7

Smith’s picks slows offense Sophomore takes responsibility, makes no excuses for play

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Geno Smith’s honeymoon has ended.

The sophomore quarterback, who entered as West Virginia’s most consistent offensive player this season, had his worst outing as a Mountaineer starter in Saturday’s loss to Syracuse.

Smith finished 20-for-37 for 178 yards with three interceptions as WVU dropped its first

Big East Conference game of the season.

“We had a case today of a young man, who is a big feature in our offense, who just had a rough day at the ranch,” said WVU head coach Bill Stewart. “He had a real tough outing.”

Smith entered the game with just two interceptions this season and said he couldn’t remember the last time he had been as disappointed in his performance.

All three of his first-half interceptions led to field goals

by Syracuse kicker Ross Krautman, which proved to be the difference in the game.

It was only the third time since 2001 that a WVU quarterback has thrown three interceptions in a game.

“I wasn’t disciplined enough,” Smith said. “If I don’t throw that interception on the first drive, they don’t get those

see SMITH on PAGE 7

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Syracuse linebacker Doug Hogue attempts to sack West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith in the second half of the Mountaineers’ 19-14 loss to the Orange Saturday.

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Ben Schwartzwalder would have been proud.

The former West Virginia player and Syracuse head coach prided his teams on a successful running game. Schwartzwalder coached legendary running backs Jim Brown and Ernie Davis while with the Orange.

Syracuse’s established run game in its 19-14 win over West Virginia Saturday allowed SU to take back the Schwartzwalder Trophy from West Virginia for the first time since 2001.

The Orange running back duo of Delone Carter and Antwon Bailey gashed the Mountaineer defense for 183 rushing

yards, the most allowed by West Virginia this season.

It was also the most rushing yards allowed by WVU in the series it gave up 183 rushing yards in 2000, a 31-27 loss.

“They established the running game early, and they got big runs early,” said WVU nose tackle Chris Neild. “They didn’t go down quick, and they didn’t go down with one hit – it had to be gang tackles.”

In a game that could be classified as a battle of wills, it was clear Syracuse wanted it that much more than its opponent.

“I don’t know if we underestimated them, but we weren’t focused out there at all,” Neild

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