The DA 11-08-2010

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

“Little good is accomplished without controversy, and no civic evil is ever defeated without publicity.”

da

Monday November 8, 2010

VOLUME 124, ISSUE 55

www.THEDAONLINE.com

No student input in parking changes by melanie hoffman managing editor

Students missed and were late for class Friday, said West Virginia University’s Student Government Association President Chris Lewallen, due to the University’s change in parking policy at the Coliseum on men’s basketball game days.

The policy, announced Thursday night prior to the Friday exhibition game, charges $20 to park in the only free lot on campus when the West Virginia University men’s basketball team plays. Students, faculty and staff park at the

Coliseum and cross Monongahela Boulevard to the Engineering Campus to take the PRT or go to class.

The decision was made because of the large amount of season ticket holders this year, said Michael Szul, associate athletic director for business operations at WVU. No students were consulted on the decision.

E-mails were sent, radio talk shows were notified, and alerts went out via Facebook and Twitter Thursday to notify people of the change, he said, and the University did everything in its power to spread the word.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Check out page 4 for the staff editorial about parking changes.

“You wish things could happen earlier but sometimes they don’t,” he said. “The decision was made late in the week on Thursday. As soon as the decision was made we tried to approach everybody.”

The number of people who parked in the lot, and who were ticketed and towed will be available today, Szul said.

Lewallen said it was a “ri-

diculous” decision to be made with no student input or notification.

“Unfortunately, there have been lots of times when the University has done this especially to students,” he said.

Lewallen said he received approximately 50 e-mails from upset students Friday, some of them stating they had missed or were late for class because they normally park at the Coliseum, and the option was taken away without notice.

Lindsey Dean, a sophomore pre-athletic training major, said she normally parks at the Coliseum to get to class from

her apartment at The Ridge.

She said when she pulled in, everything was blocked off, and she had to park in the lot behind the Life Sciences Building.

“I wasn’t late, but I would’ve been if I hadn’t known about that lot,” she said.

Cassie Werner, director of the Mountaineer Maniacs, said no one in the organization knew about the changes before Thursday night.

“I’m absolutely shocked there was not time to make alternative arrangements,” she said. “I don’t see a rational reason to do it and don’t see why it was a good option.”

by nick ashley staff writer

Brooke Cassidy/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Participants of Family Fun Day take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage around the Mountainlair on Saturday.

Day celebrates students and their families with food, games CORRESPONDENT

Family Fun Day provided games and food to students, parents and children at the West Virginia University Mountainlair Saturday.

Family Fun Day is part of Mountaineer Week and incorporates different aspects of West Virginia heritage and culture.

The event is also geared toward children by teaching them state history in a fun way.

Activities included rope making, Native American bead crafts, face painting, air-brush tattoos and Appalachian games.

Paige Merrifield, part of the club softball team, helped run the Appalachian games Saturday.

Merrifield and the women’s softball team and women’s soccer team oversaw games and activities such as jacks, marbles, checkers, coloring, mask making and sculpting.

“This is the third year we have done this event, and the kids

see family FUN on PAGE 2

STAFF WRITER

Students at West Virginia University marked the start of Mountaineer Week Friday with an opening ceremony that included a craft fair.

The opening events included activities such as a craft fair with booths for food and art from around the state.

“This event has been going on for almost 40 years now, and this is my fourth year attending this,” said Erin Blake, WVU’s special events coordinator.

“Over the years we have found a lot of different craft fairs

in the area to help expand our selection of crafters at the event.”

The event took place on the second floor of the Mountaineer Ballroom and featured more than 65 crafters.

“WVU Student Affairs helps to fund the events for Mountaineer Week. Any crafters or venders who participate in the fair must pay a venders fee,” Blake said. “This fee covers their advertising for their products, electricity, parking at the University and provides food for them.”

Biselli Pasta from Elkins, W.Va, was one of the booths “We started our business five years ago,” said Kathy Hitch-

57° /36°

MEGAMIND

INSIDE

Check out our review of this superhero comedy.

A&E PAGE 5

SUNNY

News: 1, 2, 3 Opinion: 4 A&E: 5 Sports: 7, 8, 10 Campus Calendar: 6 Puzzles: 6 Classifieds: 9

Morgantown’s Sandwich U is nominated for the best college restaurants in the country competition by Good Morning America on ABC News.

Members of the TV show were in Morgantown Sunday filming the restaurant and trying the food as part of their “College Best Bites” competition.

Once every three months Good Morning America does “Sweeps Month” where they base their show on what the audience would like to see, said Ron Claiborne, ABC News correspondent.

“We decided to feature a restaurant that people voted for as the best college food places to eat,” he said.

The competition was advertised on Good Morning Amer-

ica for the month of November, Claiborne said.

“Our show found out about Sandwich U from someone calling into the show and insisted that we should try the food there,” he said. “Our producers collectively thought together that Morgantown, W.Va., would be a great college town to visit and great atmosphere also.”

George Tanios, owner of Sandwich U, said he was contacted by Good Morning America Thursday.

“I found out that the franchise was nominated for the top four collegiate restaurants in the country,” Tanios said.

Maria Tanios, manager of AllUNeed store whose brother is George Tanios, said the store has been open in Morgantown for four years now.

see sandwich on PAGE 2

Local businesses treat cookie-lovers

have lots of fun, which is what really matters,” Merrifield said.

The “History Hitting the Road” program was also featured. The program demonstrated rope making and beading.

Dean Harman, director of the of the program, said it has traveled to 44 of West Virginia’s 55 counties, as well as eight other states, educating people on the state’s history.

Jeff Wyne, member of WVU’s heritage education program, helped participants understand how rope was made in the past by using a crank to twist the rope and a sandbag to cause tension.

“We teach children about history by using hands on participation,” Harman said as he assisted children with bead making, explaining what the different colors meant to Native Americans.

Children also learned about careers such as pharmacy.

Leah Comis, a pharmacy graduate student, along with other pharmacy and

by jesse tabit a&E writer

Brooke Cassidy/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

A group of boys gather around to make bead necklaces Saturday in the Mountainlair as part of Family Fun Day.

Mountaineer Week starts with annual Craft Fair

BY NICK ASHLEY

see parking on PAGE 2

ABC recognizes Sandwich U as a ‘college best bite’

mountaineer week

BY GINA DAMATO

But Szul said the athletic department is keeping its options open but can’t give a definite answer at this time.

The athletic department also received complaints about the timeliness of the announcement, the parking problem on campus and restricting the lot.

There are 19 homes games left for the Mountaineers, and seven are during the week while students are in town and not on break.

“This is a student university, not an athletic university, and not an athletic director

cock, owner of Biselli Pasta. “We sell all over the state of West Virginia and are always happy to come to the Morgantown area to see other West Virginia quality products that are at the craft fair.”

Hitchcock said this is the business’ third year at the fair.

“We love coming here and displaying our food to people.

Everyone is so helpful at the craft fair, and the students are always welcoming to all of us for supporting each others talents that we all have,” she said.

Artist Eddie Maier, owner of Eddie Spaghetti Art, was also at the event. It was his fifth year

coming to the craft fair, he said.

“I am a woodblock print maker. I sell images on handmade paper to customers who enjoy unique art work,” Maier said.

“We are based out of Morgantown, which is another reason why I enjoy coming to the event.

It helps showcase a lot of the local artists’ talents in the area,” he said.

The best thing about the fair is that all the products sold are made in America, Maier said.

“We are supporting our country for their hard work and

see mountaineer on PAGE 2

HIRING ASSOC. CITY EDITOR Inquire about paid positions at The Daily Athenaeum at DA-editor@mail.wvu.edu or pick up an application at our office at 284 Prospect St.

CONTACT US Newsroom 304-293-5092 or DAnewsroom@mail.wvu.edu Advertising 304-293-4141 or DA-Ads@mail.wvu.edu Fax 304-293-6857

INSIDE THIS EDITION The West Virginia men’s and women’s basketball teams won their exhibition games this weekend.

SPORTS PAGES 7, 8.

About 200 people, including more than 50 West Virginia University students, enjoyED warm, gooey cookies from local businesses this weekend.

Main Street Morgantown kicked off the shopping season with its third annual Holiday Cookie Quest event on High Street this Saturday.

The event allowed Morgantown residents and students the chance to acquire several treats, including cookies, apple cider and hot chocolate, from 27 local businesses.

“Despite the weather, we had a great turnout,” said Nelson France, fall marketing intern with Main Street Morgantown, a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the culture of the city.

Businesses ranging from Chico’s Fat on North High Street and Madeleine’s Restaurant-Cellar on South High Street participated in Cookie Quest, France said.

The participating businesses placed red and white balloons outside their establishments to encourage cookie-seekers to stop in and check out the businesses.

“Of the businesses that participated, there was a good mix of restaurants, boutiques and other shops,” France said. “The event gives people a chance to check out businesses they might not usually go into.”

Residents and students who had registered in advance received a wrist band and map to find cookies at the businesses, he said.

see cookie on PAGE 2

Tara Mayle/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

West Virginia University third-year dental student Amy Brown, left, gets a cookie from senior marketing major Melissa Stamatelos, right, at the Boston Beanery Saturday during the Holiday Cookie Quest.

BIG EAST CHAMPIONS The West Virginia women’s soccer team is sitting on top in the Big East Conference after its 1-0 win over South Florida Sunday.

SPORTS PAGE 10

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

2 | NEWS

sandwich Continued from page 1

“Some of my personal favorite foods to eat are the Fat Dough (sandwich) along with Ecstasy Fries, which are delicious too,” she said.

Ray Glymph, manager of 4th & Goal, said his establishment is the sports bar section of Sandwich U. “My personal favorite sandwich at the store to eat would have to be the Fat Stew with Ecstasy Fries,” he said.

George Tanios said his favorite food is the Fat G sandwich or the wings they serve.

“The most recommended sandwich by the fans who voted online was the Fat Doboy,” Claiborne said. “I tried the sandwich, added some jalapenos on it, and it was fantastic.”

The “College Best Bites” competition is making four stops total, Claiborne said.

“We will show a short story of the four locations,” he said “Fans will be able to vote online to what they feel is the best restaurant to feature on the show.”

The show will air Nov. 20 with online voting taking place all day, Tanios said. Sunday morning they will announce the winner of the competition live at the restaurant.

Sandwich U is currently a “serious competitor,” Claiborne said.

“The food was wonderful, the people were very friendly, and you get that real college atmosphere when you’re here,” he said.

George Tanios encourages people to try the food at the Sandwich U. “We have never had any complaints about our food or service,” he said.

“Believe the hype that you hear from others and come out and try all the wonderful food offered here.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

cookie

Continued from page 1 The money collected from the $5 registration fee went toward the cost of advertising and promoting the event, France said.

Marilyn Cale, a sales clerk at Coombs Flowers, was pleased with the promotion from Cookie Quest.

“The turnout was very good, and this year was nicer than previous years,” she said.

More than 120 people, including many families, came in and out of Tanner’s Alley Leather Design Studio, eating cookies and admiring merchandise, said Emily Gallon, a sales associate at Tanner’s Alley.

Joey Reilly, manager of Tailpipes, appreciated that Cookie Quest supported local businesses.

The event gave them the op-

Tara Mayle/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Five-year-old Rowan Keifer, right, and Kelly Keifer, middle, get cookies from SGA member and marketing intern for Main Street Morgantown Nelson France, left. portunity to speak with people and get the word out about the restaurant, he said.

Cookie Quest was Main Street Morgantown’s last event this year, France said.

The next scheduled event is Chocolate Lover’s Day in April 2011, where ticket buy-

ers will get to taste an array of chocolates in downtown Morgantown.

Main Street Morgantown has also sponsored the Arts Walk and Brew HAHA events this year. jesse.tabit@mail.wvu.edu Tara Mayle/ THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Cookies sit on display at Arrow Gift Shoppe Saturday afternoon. Holiday Cookie Quest participants get a wristband and receive cookies from different shops downtown.

Rescue event helps educate students on cat adoptions by erin fitzwilliams staff writer

Students at West Virginia University can volunteer or adopt cats through the People United for Rescue & Rehabilitation, or PURR. Five felines found homes, two of which were adopted

by WVU students, this weekend at an adoption event at Petco, said Shannon Walajtys, a PURR volunteer.

Student adoptions are common with the shelter, but students must take several things into consideration before adopting, she said.

If interested in adopting, students will be asked to get permission from their landlords, to think about where the cats will go for the holidays and to ask their roommates how they feel about cats, Walajtys said.

“These are things students don’t realize,” she said. “We educate adopters, including students, on these issues.”

Half of all cat adoptions through PURR are by students, Walajtys said.

Natalie Fix, an agriculture graduate student, offers her home to foster cats from PURR and other organizations in the area.

“There’s a need in educating people to control the population,” she said. “Every cat deserves a home and love.

There’s no reason for every cat or kitten to not have that.”

Less than one percent of cats adopted are returned to the shelter because all of them are neutered or spayed and are up to date with their shots, Wa-

Chelsi Baker/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Tanner Dodd, 10, holds Layla, a cat up for adoption, at Petco Saturday.

Chelsi Baker/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Cats that are up for adoption at Petco sleep Saturday afternoon. lajtys said.

The shelter also offers those who choose to adopt a shopping list for food, litter, medicine and anything else the cat may need, said Peggy Karis, a PURR volunteer.

PURR is a non-profit cat rescue and sanctuary located in Grafton, which services north central West Virginia.

The sanctuary current houses 175 cats and kittens in rooms divided into seniors, juveniles and nurseries, not

in cages or kennels, Walajtys said.

It is also a no-kill shelter, so some cats with long-term illnesses or that are non-adoptable will spend the rest of their lives there, she said.

“It’s a grassroots effort on our part,” Walajtys said. “We also are always open for volunteers to come down and just play with the cats and kittens.

It helps to socialize them.”

of the disc golf club, said he started the organization because there was no formal club and he thought it would be a good idea to teach more students about the sport.

The main goal of the club, which currently has about 20 members, is to have fun, Benyak said.

“If you’re not having fun while playing the game, then (participants) won’t come back again to play,” he said.

Although the team has not participated in any competitions this year, they hope to have a tournament next spring, Anderson said.

The club has been in contact with other college teams in the area, such as The Pennsylvania State University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, he said.

They are also attending meetings to become a part of the Sports Club Federation,

which will allow the club to be an official team, Benyak said.

Coached by Dylan Behrens, a former professional disc golfer, the team also hopes to attend the National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships in Augusta, Ga., Anderson said.

“Disc golf is a great opportunity to get outside and meet new people,” he said. “It’s a good way to get involved in a sport that not many people at WVU know about.”

The club members also get involved in the community by volunteering at Westwood Middle School and have also taught disc golf to elementary students during an after school program, Benyak said.

Students interested in the disc golf club can contact wvu wvudiskgolf@gmail.com or visit http://discgolf.studentorgs.wvu.edu.

for the club.

The club also had a display of two trains running at a time with all the buildings in the display modeled after places in West Virginia, Henderson said.

There were also many food options for those in attendance such as free popcorn and soda.

Cotton Candy, roasted peanuts, pepperoni rolls and funnel cakes were also available.

Monica Wamsley and Amadou Toure, of WVU’s extension services, helped sell roasted corn to support the Collegiate 4-H Club.

“We’ve had high sales all day,

and it goes to a good cause,” said Wamsley.

The Craft Fair, which has been going on throughout the week in the Mountainlair, also added some art for purchase.

The Quilt Show also displayed large and colorful handcrafted quilts.

“It was a great day for our family,” said Samantha Galordi, a Morgantown resident. “We were so surprised by the amount of activities, and my kids were very interested in the booths and tables.”

erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu

Students golf with frisbee, basket by sarah o’rourke staff writer

One West Virginia University club provides students with an interesting take on a traditional game of golf through the sport of disc golf.

Instead of a golf ball and club, disc golf is played with a Frisbee and a basket, said Kevin Anderson, vice president of WVU’s disc golf club.

The object of the game is to toss the disc into the basket in the least amount of possible tries, he said. The scoring system is similar to the par system used in golf.

“Disc golf is a pretty fastgrowing sport,” Anderson said.

“Especially at the collegiate level, more and more teams are being started.”

This is the second year the disc golf club has been at WVU, he said.

John Benyak, president

family fun Continued from page 1

pre-pharmacy students, hosted a puppet show for children, titled “What is a pharmacist?”

Comis said they performed a 10-minute show multiple times throughout the day.

“We used real hand puppets to show children why pharmacists are important and what they really do,” Comis said.

The Mon Valley Railroad Club of West Virginia displayed a handcrafted train, said Richard Henderson, director of publicity

mountaineer Continued from page 1

Payment up to $1,600 upon completion

Monday November 8, 2010

giving back at the same time,” he said.

Blake said Mountaineer Week’s events like the fair are designed to educate students on West Virginia’s history and heritage.

“We hope to see more students throughout the weekend come out and show support to these wonderful people across the state,” Blake said. “They all have many talents that they offer to the craft fair, and students would have a wonderful time at the fair.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

sarah.o’rourke@mail.wvu.edu

danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

parking

Continued from page 1 University,” Werner said. “The governing consensus is that it’s a huge, absolutely huge inconvenience. I can’t support it because nobody will tell me why it was done.”

Szul said 340 spots were affected by the change, but Hugh Kierig, WVU director of Transportation and Parking, said the Coliseum parking lot housed 1,455 spots last fall.

“Why don’t they just put a sign three hours prior to the game not to park there? Why do they have to shut everything down like Fort Knox?” Werner said. “The transparency level in this policy is zero.”

Previous to Friday’s game, areas for those with parking passes for the games were roped off at 11 p.m. the night before the game. Parking was still available at the Natatorium and near the Arboretum.

Other spaces at the Coliseum were available all day. melanie.hoffman@mail.wvu.edu

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Monday November 8, 2010

NEWS | 3

Marines’ leader: Keep policy 9/11 workers face deadline on homosexuals in military

NATIONAL

for health settlement

NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of laborers, police officers and firefighters suing New York City over their exposure to toxic World Trade Center dust have until Monday to decide whether to join a legal settlement that could ultimately pay them as much as $815 million.

More than 10,000 people have sued the city and a long list of companies that handled the massive cleanup of lower Manhattan after the 9/11 attacks.

Many claim to be suffering from illnesses caused by inhaling the pulverized remnants of the twin towers. Their lawsuits blame the government and its contractors for failing to provide proper equipment to protect their lungs.

The vast bulk of the litigation could be over on Monday.

Paul Napoli, a leader of the legal team representing most of the plaintiffs, told The Associated Press on Friday that with Monday’s deadline looming on the largest and most important of several related settlements, 90 percent of those eligible had said “yes” to the deal.

An all-out effort was being made to get the rest to join on, he said. He said he and other lawyers in the firm were being besieged with questions from clients still trying to chose between taking the money, or rejecting it and taking their case to trial.

“A lot of people appear to be making a last minute decision,” he said. “It’s like tax day ... there is going to be a lot of last minute wrangling.”

Under the terms of the deal, at least 95 percent of the plaintiffs must opt to participate for the settlement to become effective. Napoli said he was feeling good about hitting the target, although he added that getting the paperwork finished for each claim by midnight on the deadline will be no small feat.

“I’m hopeful there will be a little leeway,” he said.

The Monday deadline technically applies only to a settlement negotiated between Napoli’s legal team and the city’s attorneys in the spring. That

ap

In this Oct. 24, 2009 file photo provided by Adam’s Angels, retired New York City firefighter Kenny Specht, center, founder of the NYC Firefighter Brotherhood Foundation, is flanked

by Representatives Jerrold Nadler, D-NY, left, and Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, at a news conference in New York. Thousands of laborers, police officers and firefighters suing New York City over their exposure to toxic World Trade Center dust have until Monday to decide whether to join a legal settlement that could ultimately pay them as much as $815 million. deal would distribute as much as $712 million among the workers, based on the severity of their illnesses and the likelihood they could be linked to the 9/11 attacks.

But since that deal was inked, the firm has worked out similar agreements with other defendants in the case, including the agency that owns the World Trade Center site, that will add to the total value of the pot.

An insurance company that represented the operators of barges that carried rubble from Manhattan to Staten Island after the attacks has agreed to settle for $28 million, Napoli said. Other entities, including those involved in the debrissorting operation at the city’s Fresh Kills landfill, have agreed in principle on settlements that will add another $100 million, he said.

Some rescue and recovery workers who had been outspoken critics of the deal early on have decided in the end to sign.

Retired Fire Department Lt. Kenny Specht, who now leads a fraternal group for New York

firefighters, was among them.

Like others, he said the payments responders will receive under the deal will never be enough to compensate for their illnesses. But he called the settlement, “the best we were going to do.”

Fighting for more money in court, he said, seemed like it could wind up a losing battle, in part because “the shelf life” of sympathy for 9/11 responders is running out.

“I felt in my bones that it was expiring,” he said.

He added that he was also concerned about the difficulty of trying to prove that common illnesses like cancer were caused by trade center dust. So far, scientists studying the issue has yet to find any such link.

“We are nine years outside of Sept. 11, and we live in a very technologically advanced time,” he said. “If nine years after the fact, they have still not attributed the cancers that are killing us to 9/11, either they have that information, and there is no way they are going to publish it, or there just isn’t a correlation.”

ap

In this Nov. 2 photo, a monument sits in a garden recently dedicated to W.E.B Du Bois near his birthplace in Great Barrington, Mass. As the town prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, W.E.B. Du Bois, one of its most famous and controversial native sons, is being included in its history and promotional material.

Mass. town makes peace with Du Bois GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.

(AP) — He’s the most famous son of this quiet mountain hamlet in western Massachusetts.

But until recently, people looking for signs of W.E.B. Du Bois’ life and legacy in Great Barrington would have had a hard time finding them.

For decades since Du Bois’ death in Ghana in 1963, the civil rights activist and scholar has drawn praise for his writings but scorn from residents upset that he joined the Communist Party, became a citizen of Ghana and often criticized the U.S. over race relations.

FBI agents and riot police guarded a park dedication to him more than 40 years ago.

Efforts to name a school after him were blocked. Some residents saw him the father figure of black radicalism, and they remained conflicted over his legacy and his relationship with the largely white town he often romanticized in writings.

But now, as Great Barrington readies to celebrate its 250th birthday, supporters say Du Bois is finally getting his due.

His image will be featured in many of the town’s birthday events, a portion of the River Walk has been named in his honor, and the University of Massachusetts is embarking on a major restoration project of his boyhood homesite. In each case, the recent Du Bois honors

came with no resistance.

Supporters says these new efforts, pushed by a coalition of black and white residents, are signs that the town is finally at peace with Du Bois.

“It’s amazing what time will heal,” said Rachel Fletcher, founder of the Great Barrington River Walk. “Many of those people don’t even remember why they were even upset.”

In the past five years, a new Du Bois Center has opened next to his wife’s burial site, and officials posted signs at the town entrance advertising it as his birthplace. Another visitors center with a gift shop is planned for downtown, and organizers are putting the finishing touches on a self-guided tour.

“He’s everywhere in Great Barrington,” said David Levinson, a cultural anthropologist and editor of “African American Heritage in the Upper Housa-

tonic Valley.” ‘’I’m kind of comfortable where things are now.

The resistance is not there anymore.”

The Daily Athenaeum USPS 141-980, is published daily fall and spring school terms on Monday thru Friday mornings and weekly on Wednesday during the summer terms, except school holidays and scheduled examination periods by the West Virginia University Committee for Student Publications at 284 Prospect St., Morgantown, WV, 26506 Second class postage is paid at Morgantown, WV 26506. Annual subscription price is $20.00 per semester out-of-state. Students are charged an annual fee of $20.00 for The Daily Athenaeum.

Postmaster: Please send address changes, from 3579, to The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University, PO Box 6427, Morgantown, WV 26506-6427.

Alan R. Waters is general manager. Editors are responsible for all news policies. Opinions expressed herein are not purported to be those of the student body, faculty, University or its Higher Education Governing Board. Views expressed in columns, cartoons and letters to the editor do not necessarily reflect those of The Daily Athenaeum.

Business office telephone is 304/ 293-4141 Editorial office telephone is 304/ 293-5092.

$1 Natty Draft

Mutt’s 2129 University Ave. Sunnyside

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL NHL

$2.50 TEAS

Now Showing Center Ice

O P E N 7 D AY S A W E E K 21+ ID REQUIRED DECK

SAN DIEGO (AP) — With American troops in the thick of the fighting in Afghanistan, the new commandant of the Marines Corps says now is not the time to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy prohibiting gays from openly serving in the military.

“This is not a social thing.

This is combat effectiveness,” Gen. James Amos said Saturday.

Last month, the Pentagon was forced to lift its ban on openly serving gays for eight days after a federal judge in California ordered the military to do so. The Justice Department has appealed, and a federal appeals court granted a temporary stay of the injunction.

Amos said the policy’s repeal may have unique consequences for the Marines.

“There’s risk involved,” he said. “I’m trying to determine how to measure that risk.”

The Corps is exempt from a Defense Department rule for troops to have private living quarters except at basic training or officer candidate schools. The Marines puts two people in each room to promote a sense of unity.

“There is nothing more intimate than young men and young women – and when you talk of infantry, we’re talking our young men – laying out, sleeping alongside of one another and sharing death, fear and loss of brothers,” he said.

“I don’t know what the effect of that will be on cohesion. I mean, that’s what we’re looking at. It’s unit cohesion, it’s combat effectiveness.”

Amos, who began his assignment last month, said he was reviewing preliminary findings of an internal Pentagon survey of the policy that was sent out to about 400,000 troops and another 150,000 family members. He will make recommendations to Defense Secretary Robert Gates later this month.

Amos declined to comment on the survey results, though

ap

In this June 22 file photo, Gen. James Amos, Assistant Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corp, testifies on Capitol Hill in DC, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on military suicides. Gen. James Amos, the new commandant of the U.S. Marines Corps said Saturday that now is the wrong time to overturn the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy prohibiting gays from openly serving in the military, as U.S. troops remain in the thick of war in Afghanistan. portions have been leaked to reporters. Most troops and their families think the policy could be done away with, according to officials familiar with its findings who spoke on condition of anonymity because the results had not been released.

Amos said his top priority was success in Afghanistan – no matter how many people or how much equipment is required – and that he didn’t expect any pullback in Marine forces over the next year.

President Barack Obama wants to start to reduce the number of U.S. troops in July, if conditions on the ground allow.

Amos said the U.S. effort is showing progress, pointing to improved security in the Nawa district, but that more work lies ahead in allowing the Afghan army and police to gain control of the country.

“The Marine Corps will stay the way it is (in Afghanistan) right now for probably at least the next year,” he said.

He said he expects the Marines to shrink from its current size of 202,000 after leaving Afghanistan, but that “we need (the current numbers) now.”

Amos, 63, spoke with reporters in a wide-ranging interview during a Southern California visit to mark the Marines’ 235th birthday. He addressed other subjects: zz A living Marine who served in Afghanistan has been recommended for a Medal of Honor. The Marine Corps has had only one Medal of Honor recipient, stirring controversy due to its heavy fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Amos’ predecessor, Gen. James Conway, made the recommendation last month to the secretary of the Navy, and it must eventually be approved

by Obama. Amos said a report on the Marine’s actions brought tears to his eyes. zz The fate of the amphibious Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle should be known in January or February.

4

OPINION

monday NOVEMBER 8, 2010

CONTACT US 304-293-5092 ext. 4 | DAperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Coliseum parking changes hurt students The recent changes to gameday parking at the West Virginia University Coliseum further prove the athletic department, and ultimately the University administration, does not have the interests of non-student-athletes at heart.

The day before Friday’s exhibition against UNC Pembroke, the University announced that free parking at the Coliseum lots will be eliminated on days of men’s basketball home games.

A limited number of parking spots by the WVU Natatorium will be available for men’s

basketball games for $20, starting two and a half hours before game time. Handicapped parking will still be available with the proper credentials: a $20 charge.

In addition, there will be no overnight parking allowed at the Coliseum starting at 11 p.m. the night before a men’s basketball home game.

No University-wide student input was solicited prior to the decision, which, according to sources, was made Thursday on the eve of the exhibition game. We at the DA were not made aware until late

Thursday.

Because of the timing, we posted a brief that night on our website and a short story in Friday’s edition of The Daily Athenaeum.

Yet, for those students who rely upon free Coliseum parking to go to class, the announcement was much too late. Most didn’t learn about the change until they drove into the Coliseum, only to be redirected or forced to pay an exorbitant $20 charge.

The University’s response to students concerns?

Turn around and go to

Mountaineer Station on Van Voorhis Road. We hope you have the requisite cash, credit or time to drive across town, locate a parking spot and take the PRT to your destination.

The change should never have been made in the first place, only to be exacerbated by the horrid time and lack of forethought.

It’s entirely unacceptable.

It is at this point we would typically offer some sort of advice or a potential solution to the issue at hand. Yet, there is no replacement for free, lit parking at a reasonable dis-

tance to Evansdale, Creative Arts Center and Coliseum classes, as well as the Engineering PRT station.

There are seven more weekday games at the Coliseum while class is in session. It would cost a student or staff member who typically parks at the Coliseum lot $140 to continue with their normal, reasonable, routine.

For most, that money does not exist – that’s why we park there in the first place.

Perhaps we should encourage students to pay to park at other University-owned lots,

though that only reduces the monetary cost while increasing hassle. Besides, most of those paid lots (think: Mountainlair), are already filled to the brim.

If all students who park daily at the Coliseum and surrounding areas were to switch to paid lots, the already overwhelmed parking infrastructure would burst at the seams.

The change does not account for student interests. It needs to be repealed.

Immediately. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

Letter to the editor Gameday Coliseum parking a burden to students West Virginia University needs to revise the current on-campus parking policies during gamedays.

The Coliseum parking lot will be closed on all home basketball game days to everyone who wishes to park there. For the University’s commuter students who do not have parking permits, the Coliseum is the only free parking area available on campus.

So where are we expected to park?

The suggestion to students

is that we should park in the University’s short-term paid lots and garages on days when the Coliseum is closed. In a previous interview, University Police Chief Bob Roberts stated there are more than 1,100 parking spaces at the Coliseum. Are there enough additional spaces in these other lots to accommodate the 1,100 people left without a place to park?

The Mountaineer Station parking garage only has 500 spaces, and you have to consider the permit holders and people who already park there on a daily basis.

The cost of parking in these lots is also an issue for students. Parking at the Mountaineer Station costs 75 cents per hour. The cost of paying

to stay on campus for 16 game days will add up fast.

Students who arrive on campus later in the day are also left without pay-lot spaces and are forced to park in permit lots. For this we are rewarded with a $20 parking ticket even if the lot parked in was half empty.

Or there is the option of driving back home and missing class.

Students and academics should be the top priority for the University. By blocking off the Coliseum and ticketing students with nowhere else to park, it appears that students’ ability to get to class is not of great importance. file photo

Teresa Sigler Senior English major

On a typical class day, the parking areas surrounding the Coliseum are full of commuters and other students and staff who use the area for short-term or all-day parking.

Modern day society should get back to its literary roots michael piano columnist

You don’t need me to tell you life is hard.

Or if I’m too much of a pessimist and you’re one of those freeloading folk, then at least we agree that life is hard at times.

However, western society, and every society in the world, once gave us some words of wisdom on how to deal with such setbacks and hardships.

These sources of morals, wisdom, perseverance and courage once manifested in folktales, fairy tales, myths, tales of the saints and, for the literate, sagas, epics and romances.

Then there was always the wisdom of the Good Book, which one could either learn in church or in one’s home.

Then those gosh darn “motion pictures” came about, and nearly 100 years, later nobody cares about the classics.

With movies, video games, and RPGs (Role Playing Games for those of us who aren’t “with it”), no one wants to take the time to dive into a book for a number of days or weeks and spend time digesting the nuances before finally attaining the smallest level of enlightenment or edification at its end.

Instead, we pop in a DVD and, within a couple of hours, will have gotten our fix.

You need not be an English professor or a theologian to explore literature.

For one reason or another, folktales and fairy tales are not recounted by parents other than bedtime stories read when we are very young.

This is a part of our culture that is rapidly being lost. Lots of us came from working families whose adult members get up in the morning, go to

work, do what they need to do for hearth and home, friends and kin and don’t question deeper meanings of life because to do so would sound like complaining.

Luckily, for my generation, there was “Papa Beaver’s Story Time.”

One may ask, what do stories of militant heroism, or knights slaying dragons, or Odysseus descending into the realm of Hades, or Axilleus lamenting the dreariness of death or a wolf eating Little Red Riding Hood have to do with me and mine?

The short answer is that, depending on the story, it could have everything to do with you and yours.

One needs look beyond the apparently outdated plots of heroes fighting bad guys or siblings lost in the woods to find the nuanced lesson, message or moral of the story that the tale intends to convey.

A good part of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, recorded in the

early 19th century, are about warning kids to be aware of sexual predators, murderers, robbers and strangers in general. Little Red Riding Hood is perhaps the most wellknown; the point of that story is not “don’t to talk to wolves,” but strangers.

As I stated above, you don’t need to be an expert to explore literature.

You may have to concede to being a little bit of a nerd, but that can be sexy nowadays, as long as you’re not one of those annoying know-it-alls.

Try it, and you may learn something about life, death, love, pain, suffering and forgiveness.

The world just doesn’t care about the wisdom of those who came before.

The ultimate desecration of English literature could well have been the 2007 film Beowulf.

In it, the titular character and King Hrothgar are stupid and uncontrolled enough to

impregnate a monster.

I don’t know about you, but having sex with a monster sounds like something I would probably never do.

Of course, the female monster, played by Angelina Jolie, had supernatural seductive powers. But the point is that those innovations took away what we could have otherwise taken home from the film.

The literary king, Hrothgar, was righteous. The literary hero, Beowulf, was granted supernatural strength to repeatedly save his people and the friends of his people.

Beowulf was loyal, honest, steadfast and unwavering, but also level-headed and calm. He could drink his fair share without getting emotional, bothering women, talking mad smack and striking somebody, (as was common in those days).

Furthermore, Beowulf never took a wife, though he no doubt could have picked up just about any maiden.

As a human godsend, he was destined at birth for a specific purpose that would require his full attention, he quite possibly remained chaste and died a virgin, typical of what many believe was the situation with Biblical prophets.

So much depth and nuances were lost when Beowulf was bogusly adapted to film that year, and similar senseless and arrogant tweaking of major plot points has and likely will continue to happen again to other literary classics.

For this reason, someone should start an International Literature to Film Integrity Preservation Organization, or something to that effect.

Such an organization would give ratings every time Hollywood thinks it’s smarter than authors whose well-thoughtout works have endured centuries of criticism.

If you’re interested, visit www.thedaonline.com and put a comment under this piece to that effect.

SEND US YOUR LETTERS AND GUEST COLUMNS We want your opinion on the University’s most important issues.

E-mail your letters and guest columns to daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu.

Letters and guest columns should be limited to 300 and 500 words, respectively.

Include a name and title with your submission.

Contrary to Engle’s opinion, voting matters in all elections lucas llado guest column

I am writing in response to Tomas Engle’s article “Other than in local elections, voting just doesn’t matter.” I feel Engle has completely misunderstood the point of voting.

At this very moment, U.S. soldiers are fighting abroad in order to protect and defend our right to vote.

If our vote, that is to say, the local vote in state counties, counts for nothing, what is the point of our soldiers risking their lives overseas?

DA

These soldiers are fighting for our right to have a democratic government in which everyone has the opportunity to participate in an official election.

I refuse to believe the voting of thousands of West Virginians counts for nothing. West Virginians flock to the polls in the thousands because they believe their opinions and beliefs matter.

Just take the recent presidential election into account.

While Engle may want to believe and pass on the belief that no matter what local residents vote for, it does not have an effect, and you are still unheard by the majority, this is

simply not true.

Look at the latest presidential election in 2008. A majority of West Virginians believed Barack Obama would not be an acceptable presidential candidate and would not improve our country’s worldwide standing, yet somehow, even though Engle says local votes don’t matter at a national level, Sen. John McCain won the West Virginia primary.

This is a clear example that no matter what the majority may think; the people’s opinion is still heard and understood.

While Engle may try hard to make you believe your vote does not count and your trip

to the polls does not merit the gas money you will spend, the physical proof just does not support this claim.

Engle will claim that by not voting, you will have every right to complain about elected officials.

This is simply not true.

While I firmly believe no candidate is perfect, not voting is no better a solution.

Candidates campaign on issues that affect our overall living, but they do not pretend to offer an immediate solution to the problem.

They simply offer their own personal beliefs and views on the subject and the stance they will take on that subject.

If we agree with these beliefs and views and vote that person into office, then those who don’t vote had their chance and chose not to vote.

Engle also emphasized neutrality is a powerful and meaningful message, portraying the idea as choosing neither of the two evils as a responsible choice, but one of the two evils will be chosen, no matter what the voter does or believes.

Not voting proves you have no interest in your local or state government and you really have no right to complain.

Voting is the highest and the most simplistic act one can partake in to show his or her devotion to the commu-

nity and the state.

Communities should rally against the belief voting does not make a difference, as the community and its votes determine who will represent our state and who will eventually decide the basic direction our state will take and the beliefs we will portray.

While the system may not be perfect, what system is?

Nothing in this world is perfect, but that should not stop you from participating in voting. Voting is a right every American has earned, and we should not take it for granted.

Llado is a public relations major at WVU.

Letters to the Editor can be sent 284 Prospect St. or e-mailed to DAPERSPECTIVES@mail.wvu.edu. Letters should include NAME, TITLE and be no more than 300 words. Letters and columns, excluding the editorial, are not necessarily representative of The Daily Athenaeum’s opinion. Letters may be faxed to 304-293-6857 or delivered to The Daily Athenaeum.

EDITORIAL STAFF: CANDACE NELSON, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • MELANIE HOFFMAN, MANAGING EDITOR • TRAVIS CRUM, CITY EDITOR • SAMANTHA COSSICK, ASSOCIATE CITY EDITOR • BRANNAN LAHODA, OPINION EDITOR • TONY DOBIES, SPORTS EDITOR • BRIAN GAWTHROP, ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR • DAVID RYAN, A&E EDITOR • MACKENZIE MAYS, ASSOCIATE A&E EDITOR • CHELSI BAKER, ART DIRECTOR • ALEX KERNS, COPY DESK CHIEF • JAMES CARBONE, CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR • CASEY HILL, WEB EDITOR • JOHN TERRY, MULTIMEDIA EDITOR • STACIE ALIFF, BUSINESS MANAGER • ALAN WATERS, GENERAL MANAGER

5

A&E

MONday NOVEMBER 8, 2010

CONTACT US 304-293-5092 ext. 3 | DAA&E@mail.wvu.edu

Four Horsemen offers comics, gaming by jamie carbone

campus calender editor

Comic book enthusiasts can get their fix of their favorite characters at a new location in Morgantown Mall.

Located near the mall branch of BB&T and past Spencer’s Gifts is Four Horsemen.

The walls have posters featuring Marvel superheroes fighting creatures from the fabled Asgard, while another features an in-progress mural of a city skyline at night, similar to Batman’s Gotham City.

The brain child of Ron Davis, the Four Horsemen may have just opened its doors a little more than a week ago, but the store has been talked about for over a year around Morgantown, with stickers and T-shirts being seen all over the place and special events like Magic the Gathering tournaments being held.

The word of mouth campaign, with “lots of people actively involved,” according to

Chelsi Baker/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Comic books line the wall in The Four Horsemen, a comic and gaming store in the Morgantown Mall. co-owner Davis, as well as the use of websites such as Facebook and Twitter, have really helped spread the word of the Four Horsemen, as well

as opening in the mall, which Davis considers “perfect.”

“The biggest appeal is that we are an all-inclusive community center,” Davis said, as

he talked about how the tables in the back were open to anyone who wanted to use them to game and how the shop had free Wi-Fi internet for their

customers to use.

There are rows of bookshelves containing all kinds of products, be they trade paperbacks or miniature figurines for tabletop gaming, and, in the very back, there are several tables for customers to play card games or enter a world of dungeons and dragons.

A part of the community cultivated by the Four Horsemen are the special events that they hold, such as a training session on the miniature model game “Heroclix” and how to properly paint similar miniature figures.

“It gives people an opportunity to hang out ... mix things up,” said co-owner Tom Greaser, who simply enjoys hanging out and listening to people talk about their passions in the comic and gaming world.

“Everyone is versed in something,” Greaser said, adding “It’s just neat to learn how people interpret different things.”

The shop also sells various card games such as “Munchkin” and “Fluxx,” as well as action figures relating to comic books and T-shirts featuring symbols of Captain America or the various corps that have been introduced in DC’s Green Lantern comic book.

Already they have seen students embrace them as Greaser recounted how a university group came in and purchased all of the miniatures relating to the “Legend of the Five Rings” series of gaming.

Four Horseman Comics and Gaming also offers a reserve system for customers to reserve toys and comics for themselves to pick up, and special discounts are offered to those who become reservists.

The store is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday. Morgantown gamers now have a place they can go and play in peace. james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu

WVU School of Medicine seeks talent A&E is hiring. to raise money for various charities

The Daily Athenaeum Arts & Entertainment section is now taking applications for writers.

We need enthusiastic writers to help us cover the arts scene in Morgantown and everything and anything that entertains.

These are paid positions. Earn some extra money while writing for the University’s official student newspaper.

E-mail us today for more information at DAA&E@mail.wvu.edu or pick up an application at 284 Prospect St.

by mackenzie mays associate a&e editor

The West Virginia University School of Medicine will host its second Acts For Aid Variety Show and is holding informational meetings for participants today.

Last year, WVU Med School students put together the event in a short six weeks and raised about $2,500 for those who were affected by the tragic Haitian earthquake last January, according to senior multi-disciplinary studies major and event coordinator Sara Milam.

Milam said after the success of last year’s show, she is dedicated to working harder to attract a larger crowd and bring in a greater profit.

“We want to keep it up because the event was so great, and we were able to raise money for a good cause even though it was sort of thrown

together in a short period of time,” Milam said. “This year, we are looking forward to making it bigger and better with an even greater variety of performances.”

Last year, a total of five dance groups performed, in addition to belly dancers, Hula-Hoopers, and an assortment of musical acts.

Milam believes the event is a unique way to support a good cause and allows others to do their part in a fun way.

“It’s one of those things where you don’t necessarily have to do one specific thing to help,” Milam said. “It’s something you can work toward and showcase your talent while entertaining an audience, and it’s all being done to support a greater good. It’s really rewarding.”

Milam said events like these allow college students to take part in something

they otherwise wouldn’t be able to influence.

“Events like the variety show get students involved in the community and allows you to meet people and learn about things that are going on around the world,” Milam said. “It helps you become a better global citizen.”

Milam believes that WVU students in particular are interested in becoming involved and dedicating themselves to those in need, due to her experience with the participants of last year’s show.

“This campus is awesome, and the people here are always willing to lend a helping hand whether it’s for something in their own backyard or for a tragedy thousands of miles away,” Milam said. “It seems like the people here are always willing to help.”

Though the specific charity this year’s proceeds will

go to is still undecided, the event will donate to either a local establishment or to Haiti again to help aid in a recent Cholera outbreak, according to Milam An informational meeting will be held today at noon in Room 2116 of the Health Science Center.

The other meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Elizabeth Moore Hall Lobby.

Auditions for the Acts for Aid Variety Show will be held Dec. 2 and Dec. 3.

“We are doing this for a great cause, and everyone needs a little help sometimes, so this is our way of helping those less fortunate and supporting those great organizations out there that are dedicated to helping others,” Milam said.

For more information, email smilam1@mix.wvu.edu. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

‘Megamind’ is a super superhero movie JAMIE CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

For some reason, when a superhero movie is made using computer animation, it works.

“The Incredibles” first proved this in 2004, and now DreamWorks has proven it again with its latest film “Megamind.”

Starring Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt, the movie shows the audience the equivalent of what would happen if Lex Luthor was able to destroy Superman and how his life would be without him.

The movie begins with the destruction of two planets in far off space, each sending a child off in a rocket to survive, with a rivalry between the two

starting soon after.

Playing the role of the hero is Metro Man (Pitt), the defender of Metro City and frequent rescuer of spunky reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Fey,) while the other alien has adopted the alias of Megamind (Ferrell) who, along with his minion, Minion (David Cross), lives for the moment in which he fights his arch-enemy.

However, one plan goes better than expected, killing Metro Man and granting Megamind control over Metro City, after which he quickly realizes that, without the fight, he has nothing worth living for.

Of course, he does the rational thing and grants Metro Man’s powers to Roxanne’s camera man, Hal (Jonah Hill), who may not actually be the best choice.

Experience the Hospitality of a New Culture

Japanese Restaurant Come Try Our Authentic Japanese Cuisine!

Featuring:

Chef’s Special with Miso Soup $11.95 Hours:

Monday-Friday 11:30-3:00 5:00-8:00

Saturday 12:00-3:00 5:00-8:00

Sunday Closed

Now, Megamind must fight his new enemy, yet also realizes that perhaps the life of evil he loves so much may not be the right life for him.

With names like Fey, Ferrell and Pitt, the strongest thing that this film has going for it is the cast and it does not disappoint.

Ferrell is especially noteworthy in that he does a great performance when it comes to being over the top, yet can also convey the necessary emotions needed during some of the more tender scenes.

Pitt, whose character has a rather small role, dominates the film in just about every scene with his voice bringing all the charm the actor is known for.

Noteworthy is that all of the main characters are fully developed, rare for an animated film.

Metro Man portrays all the things you would expect from a Superman rip-off, but also has an unexpected amount of humanity.

Minion is more of a friend than a lackey to Megamind as well, acting as a sounding board and offering advice like any compatriot would.

The story itself feels like one that could be found in comic books coming out today.

Sure, it may be more jokey than anything published by Marvel or DC, but the core of the story is something that fans wonder “What if?” for years, and has even been attempted in a few alternate universe tales.

Plus, the music used in the film works well with the char-

‘MEGAMIND’

Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Brad Pitt An animated comedy that tackles the trials and tribulations of a world with superheroes and villains. acters and their actions.

Specifically, the use of songs like George Thurdgood’s “Bad to the Bone” and AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” really fit the scenes in which they are used, as if it wouldn’t sound right with another song in place.

Yet the same cannot be said for the film’s score which, while it isn’t bad, it doesn’t add anything to the movie.

While this movie isn’t as good some of the other animated films that came out this year, such as “How to Train Your Dragon” or “Toy Story 3,” those looking for a good superhero or CGI film have this to utilize.

««««« james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu

COMING ALL THIS WEEK:

387 1/2 High St. (Entrance on Fayette St.) 291-2456

Check out profiles of the final three contestants of Mountaineer Idol starting Tuesday in A&E.

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

6 | CAMPUS CALENDAR

MONDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2010

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

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

Announcements will not be taken over the phone. Please include

FEATURE OF THE DAY “THE NEXT PHASE OF MARTIAN EXPLORATION: THE SEARCH FOR LIFE” will be presented by Peter Smith at 7:30 p.m. in Room 260 of Hodges Hall.

Nov. 9 MOUTAINEER AUDUBON is sponsoring a presentation by John Jacobs on winter birding for beginners at the Arts Monongahela Gallery at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

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.

CHESS CLUB meets from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the food court of the Mountainlair. Players of all skill levels are invited to come. For more information, e-mail wvuchess@ gmail.com.

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

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

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

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 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 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.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a United Way agency, is looking for volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-on-one community-based and schoolbased mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304983-2823, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

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

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

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

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.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.

CHRISTIAN HELP, a nonprofit that offers free resources to the less fortunate, is in need of volunteers to assist with its programs. For more information, call 304-296-0221.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY Follow your sixth sense, and financial benefits will head in your direction. Don’t underestimate what you have to offer and your natural talents. A special event or new home affects your domestic life. You could be sinking a lot of money into your security. If you are single, you will want someone to call your own. If you are attached, the two of you will fade into your home and personal life, loving being a reclusive couple. SAGITTARIUS can be an expensive friend.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Grasp the bigger picture. You might not be in agreement with others’ ideas or attitudes. Use this chasm to energize research and to explore different options.

You might not choose to share what is on your mind; you could be distracted.

Tonight: Follow the music.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH Relate to people individually. Your personal touch helps draw people out. If you are tired, take a break. Choose a type of activity that is the opposite of what you are doing. Tonight: Listen to what a partner shares.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH Others come toward you quite suddenly. You might not want to share your thoughts. Let others display their true colors. In order to succeed, you must step back. Tonight: Sort through your options. Just don’t be alone.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH An easy, steady pace brings results. You

could be feeling out of sorts. Recognize that not everyone has to agree with you.

Still, this source of heaviness could color your day and your plans. Tonight: Take wing ASAP. LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHHH Allow ideas to bubble up. A discussion could be overly heavy or serious. Don’t let a distance in a relationship go too far. Both you and the other party might have problems restoring the closeness you both value. A discussion with a partner, as well as a youthful individual, creates fun and ideas. Tonight: Play the night away (even if it is Monday).

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Take a personal day if possible. You might need some time to work on a project or just catch up on a roommate’s news. Others come forward when you are relaxed.

Avoid any wild diets or health kicks -as appealing as they may be. Tonight: You don’t have to go far.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHHH Your ability to communicate comes through once you loosen up. You might not need to ask intrusive questions if you observe. A light and easy chat will reveal more. A special loved one touches base with you. Tonight: Hang with a favorite friend.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Be careful if you are diving into the world of financial wheelers and dealers. Unless you are unusually skilled in this arena, this experience could prove to be negative. Your creativity could be funneled into a hobby or project. Tonight: Play as if there is no tomorrow.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Don’t expect any hassles, and most likely you will bypass any boulders in your path. Once more, you confirm the importance of a positive mind-set. A brainstorming session could explode into a special project or a new relationship. Tonight: Follow the fun and music.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Step back and let those who seem to be full of themselves take the lead. Everyone, including the people in question, needs to find out how much he or she is blowing hot air. At this moment, no one knows. No one questions your competency. Tonight: Take some muchneeded personal time.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Your ability to express yourself in groups, or perhaps in a special meeting, could define your day and a project’s success. For some, the project might be as simple as expanding your immediate circle. It doesn’t have to be work-related. Tonight: Being alone won’t work.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH No matter where you are or what your plans, you could feel overwhelmed by everything that hits you from out of left field. Realize what is happening in your mind. Is there a disparity between your scenario and what might be really occurring? Tonight: Could be late.

BORN TODAY Singer, songwriter Bonnie Raitt (1949), actress Tara Reid (1975), singer Patti Page (1927)

COMICS

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

PUZZLES DIFFICULTY LEVEL EASY

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

LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS 1 Like 20 Questions questions 6 Put together, as a book 10 Ratchets (up) 14 Halloween option 15 Over, in Germany 16 Loughlin of “90210” 17 Last resort actions 20 Celery pieces 21 Icy space streakers 22 “The way I see it,” in online shorthand 24 Sorrow 25 __ moment: sudden realization 26 Vote against 27 2009 Clooney/Streep film based on a Roald Dahl book 31 Display ostentatiously 32 Landlord’s contract 33 Holler 34 “__ the season to be jolly ...”

35 Soccer moms’ transports 39 Malia Obama’s sister 42 Gripe and grouse 44 Scrunchie, e.g.

47 “One Day __ Time” 48 Pull a scam on 49 Dali display, say 50 Biblical beast 51 Abandon on an island 53 Giorgio known for snazzy suits 55 Kitschy lawn ornament 59 Peru’s capital 60 Message passed in class 61 Like some gases 62 Posing no challenge 63 Glittery rock style typified by David Bowie 64 Lymphatic tissue masses DOWN 1 Since Jan. 1, on a financial report 2 Botch something up 3 Like corn and apples 4 Conde __ Publications 5 From Canada’s capital 6 Water carrier 7 PCs from Big Blue 8 Maiden name lead-in 9 Old Greek coin 10 Former student 11 Rita who shouted “Hey you guys!” on “The Electric Company” 12 Before the state’s cut, as income

The Daily Crossword

13 Actress Spacek 18 Words of defeat 19 Flies in the clouds 22 Uncertain 23 Masculine 25 Top poker pair 28 Oklahoma oil city 29 Hipbone-related 30 Flu symptom 34 Like a fine line 36 Reached, as goals 37 Mark Harmon military TV drama 38 Women 40 Fancy scarf 41 Saint Stephen’s punishment for blasphemy 42 Destiny 43 A, B, C, D, E, or K 44 And others: Latin 45 ‘80s-’90s Anaheim Stadium NFL team 46 Apollo Theater site 47 More than enough 52 “The Star-Spangled Banner” start

53 Mennen shaving lotion 54 El __: climate pattern 56 KFC’s Sanders, e.g.

57 Univ. sr.’s exam 58 NBA tiebreakers

LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE SOLVED

YOUR AD HERE DA Crossword Sponsorship Interested? Call (304) 293-4141

A&E SPORTS

7

Monday November 8, 2010

tony dobies sports editor

For WVU, different might be better The West Virginia men’s basketball team’s exhibition game against UNC Pembroke Saturday was different.

New banners hung in the rafters. A new entrance video featuring a Big East Conference trophy played on the big screen.

A new starting lineup was introduced and entered the WVU Coliseum down the carpet.

No longer were staples of the program like forwards Da’Sean Butler, Devin Ebanks and Wellington Smith on the court and in the interview room after the game. Instead, players like forwards John Flowers, Kevin Jones and Deniz Kilicli and guard Joe Mazzulla starred on the court and answered questions from the media after.

It just wasn’t the same.

But that doesn’t make it bad.

West Virginia isn’t the same team it was when it went to the Final Four and won the Big East Tournament last year. After watching the 87-53 victory over UNC Pembroke, it was obvious WVU will be a different team in 2010-11.

Without Butler to lead West Virginia in the scoring department, it’s going to take a group effort on offense to stay competitive with top-tier teams.

Most expect Jones to make the jump in scoring to replace Butler, but it might not be that easy.

And it might not be what’s best for WVU. Jones is comfortable closer to the basket and with his back to the basket. He takes and makes open shots and works hard under the hoop. He doesn’t necessarily do well when trying to make his own shot.

If you’ve listened to head coach Bob Huggins lately, he has discussed the trials and tribulations of keeping Jones – and the rest of the team – comfortable. He doesn’t want Jones dribble-driving and trying to make his own shot, but he doesn’t want Flowers taking threes either.

Instead, it might be necessarily for three or four players to score more than 10 points per game this season – similar to the 2008-09 season with Butler, Ebanks, Alex Ruoff and Truck Bryant scoring nearly 10 points or more per game.

Players like Flowers, Kilicli, West and guards Dalton Pepper and Casey Mitchell are going to be counted on to score outside of Jones. Yet, no one will be counted on like Butler was to score last year.

In addition, those role players might have a more extensive place on this year’s team. West won’t be “just a buzzer-beater substitute.” Flowers won’t be inserted into the lineup “just to play defense.” Kilicli won’t be “just a change up inside.”

Those guys will be more entrenched into the way WVU wants to play this year.

In addition, the Mountaineers might just depend on more players in 2010-11, too. West said after Saturday’s exhibition he expects this year’s team to be as deep as ever under Huggins.

The Mountaineers’ fourth-year head coach agreed. He doesn’t see a player he can’t use in the game on his bench.

In the first half of Saturday’s exhibition, WVU used 11 players in the first half including freshman Kevin Noreen.

While Noreen doesn’t look like a player who will be a consistent contributor, the Mountaineers do look like they could have 10 viable players to go to at any certain time. Players who were never counted on for much, like forward Dan Jennings or Mitchell, will now have the opportunity to be intricate players in this year’s game of chess.

All of these changes may look different on the court, but other things are constant.

Under Huggins, West Virginia will work hard and focus.

That will keep the Mountaineers in just about every game it plays.

With a future hall of fame coach at the helm, the Mountaineers – no matter who is out on the court – will contend for anything it wants.

That includes a secondstraight Big East title. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

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

23 |3DAsports@mail.wvu.edu | DAA&E@mail.wvu.edu CONTACT CONTACT USUS

WEST VIRGINIA 87 | UNC PEMBROKE 53

WVU dominates exhibition Sharp-shooting West nets 15 points in return

chelsi baker/the daily athenaeum

West Virginia guard Jonnie West defends a UNC Pembroke player Friday.

By Brian Kuppelweiser Sports Writer

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

West Virginia men’s basketball forward John Flowers takes an ally-oop pass and dunks the basketball during the Mountaineers’ win against UNC Pembroke Friday night.

5 players score in double figures as West Virginia uses its depth in win

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

Jonnie West returned for his senior year to have games like this.

The guard, who rejoined the West Virginia basketball team less than a month ago, scored a game-high 15 points – all of which came on 3-pointers – to lead the Mountaineers to an 87-53 victory over UNC Pembroke in WVU’s only scrimmage of the preseason.

West had five of the team’s 11 shots from beyond the arc in the game, and 12 of the senior’s points came in the second half.

“Jonnie loves this University. It didn’t take a whole lot of convincing to have him come back out,” said WVU head coach Bob Huggins. “He shot it really well in practice.

He’s playing with a lot more confidence right now.”

West was part of a second group that Huggins rotated in-and-out with the starters roughly every five minutes in the first half to assure players received enough playing time.

West Virginia’s starting lineup, which consisted of Truck Bryant, Dalton Pepper, Deniz Kilicli, Kevin Jones and John Flowers, averaged 21 minutes in the game.

Six other Mountaineers saw over 10 minutes of action, including Kevin Noreen – the Mountaineers’ only active freshman on scholarship and the team’s 11th man off the bench – who played 11 minutes and finished 0-for-1 from the field.

Yet, despite the game only being a preseason exhibition, Huggins wasn’t shy about challenging the officials or his players, even with WVU being up by as many as 31 with less than five minutes remaining in the game.

“I just can’t watch guys

WEST VIRGINIA 87 UNC PEMBROKE 53 WEST VIRGINIA PLAYER FG-FGA FT-FTA WEST, Jonnie 5-10 0-0 KILICLI, Deniz 5-7 3-4 JONES, Kevin 5-14 1-2 MITCHELL, Casey 2-9 5-7 FLOWERS, John 4-9 2-2 PEPPER, Dalton 4-10 0-0 BRYANT, Truck 2-5 1-2 JENNINGS, Dan 2-4 1-2 MAZZULLA, Joe 1-3 2-2 THOROUGHMAN, Cam 0-1 1-2 NOREEN, Kevin 0-1 0-0 ROSS, Kenny 0-0 0-0 CAREY, Craig 0-0 0-0

REB 0 2 10 4 5 2 4 9 4 4 0 0 1

A 1 0 0 3 2 1 6 0 4 2 1 0 0

TP 15 13 12 11 11 9 6 5 4 1 0 0 0

FG: 30-73 (41.1%); FT: 16-23 (69.6%); 3-pointers: 11-31 (35.5%) West (5), Mitchell (2), Jones (1), Flowers (1), Bryant (1), Pepper (1); Rebounds: 51; Blocked shots: 4; Turnovers: 14; Steals: 9

not play hard. It drives me insane,” Huggins said. “I was OK until we stopped playing.

We have a lot of good people on this team, but sometimes good people need kicked in the pants.”

The Mountaineers were up 22 points at the half, 49-27, after a Casey Mitchell 3-pointer from the right corner with five seconds remaining before halftime. Mitchell finished with 11 points, all of which came in the opening frame, including two shots from beyond the arc.

Kevin Jones, John Flowers and Deniz Kilicli also

reached double-figure scoring for West Virginia, while Jones added a game-high 10 rebounds.

“It was the first game – everyone wanted to prove something,” Kilicli said. “But we kind of done stuff we shouldn’t have done like forget plays. It was a scrimmage for us, but there’s things we need to take care of.”

Mitchell’s 3-pointer with 13:59 left in the first half put West Virginia up 16-0, while WVU extended its lead to 19-1 a minute later when West hit a 3-pointer.

The Mountaineers shot 48.6 percent from the field in the first half, but just 34.2 percent after the half while outrebounding UNC-Pembroke 51-34.

“It was better than expected,” Mazzulla said of the team’s offense. “We just have to do a better job of anticipating and seeing things that are there away from the ball. It comes with time, and it comes with getting five guys out there who know what they’re doing.”

West Virginia opens its regular season Friday against Oakland. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

At the conclusion of West Virginia’s Final Four game against Duke last year, few, if any, assumed guard Jonnie West was playing in what could have been the final game of his basketball career.

The then-redshirt junior still had another year of eligibility left but felt it was time to move on from college basketball as he finished his master’s degree in business administration.

But with a little influence from head coach Bob Huggins, West donned a WVU jersey once again.

“It didn’t take a whole lot of convincing to get him to come back out,” Huggins said.

Friday in the Mountaineers’ preseason game against UNC Pembroke, West showed WVU fans what they would have missed.

The redshirt senior poured in 15 points in WVU’s 87-53 win over the Braves. All of West’s points came off of 3-pointers as he was 5-of-8 from beyond the arc.

After the game, West said Huggins put into perspective what it meant to be back with the team.

“Huggs was just kind of talking about it in the locker room,” West said. “This is really the most fun time of my life.

“The reason I came back was to be around these guys,” West said. “It is fun to be around your best friends and to be doing something you love doing,” The performance in his first game back didn’t sur-

prise his teammates.

“He does it every day in practice,” said senior Joe Mazzulla. “It’s good to see him do it in games, too.”

West also knew he would be needed due to the losses the Mountaineers had to graduation, such as Da’Sean Butler, Wellington Smith and Devin Ebanks.

It was a topic that West and Huggins talked about when discussing whether or not West should return.

“That is something I really accepted – that he was going to need me in certain situations,” West said. “I saw a good opportunity, and I saw a good chance.”

That being said, West knows his role as a shooter coming off the bench will be important to the team throughout the season.

“I kind of accept the fact that I need to make shots,” West said. “I got some good looks tonight, and I made them. A lot of it was because my teammates found me with an extra pass.”

West’s role will undoubtedly increase this season, but Huggins warned that the Memphis, Tenn., native will still need additional time to improve due to the amount of time he missed during summer conditioning.

“Jonnie is not in as good of physical condition as some of the other guys,” Huggins said.

“I know he got really sore because he hadn’t gone that hard all summer, so he let up a little bit. I told him ‘if you want to play with us, we have to do this.’” brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

8 | SPORTS

Monday November 8, 2010

No. 11 WEST VIRGINIA 99 | FAIRMONT STATE 42

volleyball

brooke cassidy/the daily athenaeum

West Virginia’s volleyball team huddles together in between a play during Sunday’s volleyball game at the WVU Coliseum. The Mountaineers lost to Louisville.

WVU loses chance­ at Big East berth Mountaineers drop two over weekend by sebouh majarian sports writer

The West Virginia volleyball team needed to win at least one game this weekend to keep its Big East Conference Tournament hopes alive.

However, the Mountaineers were opposed by two of the top teams in the conference making the challenge even tougher.

The Mountaineers (1414, 4-8) gave Cincinnati all it could handle, pushing the No. 21 Bearcats (23-4, 10-1) to five sets (23-25, 25-15, 21-25, 2510, 15-10) before being swept 3-0 by Louisville Sunday.

“Those we’re really good teams that we competed with,” said head coach Jill Kramer. “That’s the most composed I’ve seen them all year, and we grew a whole lot.”

The losses drop the Mountaineers to 12th in the Big East, eliminating them from postseason play.

While the team lost, juniors Kari Post and Kylie Armbruster rose to the competition, as each contributed with double-doubles. In the loss to Cincinnati, Post recorded 42 assists and 10 digs.

Armbruster had 15 kills and 10 digs.

The duo helped the Mountaineers get off on the right foot, as they beat Cincinnati 25-23 in the opening set.

Armbruster pitched in with three kills and five digs, while Post dished out 11 assists. The team connected on 12 kills and capitalized on 12 Bearcat errors in the set.

Cincinnati came out in the second and played more like the No. 21 team in the nation.

The Bearcats took a 7-3 lead, which eventually ballooned to 16-9. Stephanie Niemer, the Bearcats six–time Big East Player of the Week award winner, recorded four kills in the set, while sophomore Jordanne Scott had three of her 19 kills to help lead Cincinnati to a 25-15 victory.

Again, the Mountaineers took advantage of 10 Cincinnati errors and recorded four team blocks to help guide the way to a 25-21 third-set victory.

Niemer proved why she is one of the top players in the country, as she connected on 14 kills through the final two sets to lead the Bearcats comeback. She showed her versatility finishing the match with 24 kills on a .271 hitting percentage to go with 18 digs.

After the second set against the Bearcats, West Virginia recognized its volleyball alumni in attendance, as well as former head coach Veronica Hammersmith, who coached at the University for 35 years.

Post, a Yuba City, Calif., native recorded her second double-double of the weekend against Louisville, as she went for 25 assists and 13 digs.

The Cardinals (17-9, 10-1) showed why they are perched at the top of the conference, as they beat WVU handily 2515, 25-17, 25-11.

“They know what they are doing. They have size, and they know how to utilize it,” Kramer said.

Louisville started strong and would go on a 10-1 run to open its lead to 22-11. West Virginia had only seven kills in the opening set, four of which came from senior Abby Norman.

The Mountaineers tried to respond, as they had 15 kills on a .217 hitting percentage in the second set. Louisville would offset that, as it had 18 kills to help pace its way to a 25-17 second-set victory.

The Cardinals tried to put the finishing touches on a sweep early in the third set.

Following a Kramer timeout, West Virginia would respond going on a 5-1 run to get back in the game.

With the score knotted at 10, Louisville would go on a 15-1 run that might have not only put the finishing touches on the game but also the Mountaineers’ Big East Tournament hopes.

Louisville’s size can be directly correlated to why it ranked fifth in the country in blocks per set. The Cardinals averaged 2.8 blocks per set but finished with 11 blocks against the Mountaineers.

“I’m just trying to get us to play our best volleyball these last few weeks.” Kramer said.

“We need to finish the season strong.” sebouh.majarian@mail.wvu.edu

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

West Virginia women’s basketball guard Liz Repella drives through Fairmont State defenders en route to scoring two of her 21 points in the win Saturday night.

WVU women nearly net 100

By Michael Carvelli Sports Writer

From the opening tip, the final outcome was never in doubt.

The No. 11 West Virginia women’s basketball team jumped out to a 12-3 lead in the first five minutes of the game and extended that lead to 51-16 by halftime, en route to a 99-42 win Saturday against Fairmont State in its only exhibition game of the season.

“We got to see what we needed to see, some of our weaknesses, some of the things we don’t do well,” said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey. “We’ve got a lot to work on, but I saw a lot of positives, too. We came out and played hard.”

WVU set the tone early with its defense, forcing an overmatched Falcons team into 21 turnovers in the first 20 minutes of play. The Mountaineers only allowed the FSU 19 shot attempts, while also forcing 14 second-half turnovers.

“They couldn’t really run their offense,” Carey said.

“They were trying to backdoor us, but we did a pretty good

job of snapping our heads and not giving up the back door.”

But it wasn’t all about the WVU defense. Senior captains Liz Repella and Madina Ali led the Mountaineers.

Repella scored 19 of her 21 points in the first half, leading five Mountaineers in double figures, while Ali added 18 points of her own.

West Virginia also got received solid play from its three centers – Aysa Bussie, Natalie Burton and newcomer Ayana Dunning – as the three combined for 36 points, 21 rebounds and four of the Mountaineers’ seven blocks.

“We’re still learning to play with one another, and we still have a lot of things we need to work on,” said Dunning, who scored 10 points and grabbed eight boards in her Mountaineer debut. “There’s definite potential here, and all we have to do is develop it, and I think we could be a very special team.”

But none of the players above would’ve had success Saturday if not for the solid play of freshman point guard Brooke Hampton. Hampton, who is filling in for Sarah Miles

WEST VIRGINIA 99 FAIRMONT STATE 42 PLAYER REPELLA, Liz ALI, Madina BUSSIE, Asya BURTON, Natalie DUNNING, Ayana HOUSE, Vanessa HARLEE, Jessica PALMER, Taylor WILLIAMS, Tonia HAMPTON, Brooke JARRETT, Bianca

WEST VIRGINIA FG-FGA FT-FTA 8-11 4-5 9-11 0-0 5-9 4-6 5-7 2-2 5-7 2-2 3-6 1-2 3-4 0-0 1-5 0-0 0-2 3-8 1-5 0-0 1-5 0-0

REB 6 2 8 5 5 4 0 2 2 4 0

A 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 11 2

TP 21 18 14 12 10 8 6 3 3 2 2

FG: 41-72 (56.9%); FT: 14-23 (60.9%); 3-pointers: 3-10 (30%) Repella (1),House (1), Palmer (1); Rebounds: 45; Blocked shots: 7; Turnovers: 15; Steals: 23

while she recovers from wrist surgery, dished out 11 assists while committing just one turnover.

“Coming in here as a freshman, I’m sure she was nervous, but she played really well,” Carey said. “I thought she took care of the ball. You can’t ask for much more from a point guard.”

The most impressive aspect about the freshman’s play could have possibly been that she continually passed up shots on the perimeter in order to feed the ball to her teammates for easier buckets.

When asked about it after the game, the Colts Neck, N.J., native answered it in typical point guard fashion.

“I just saw mismatches down low, and we had the height advantage,” Hampton said. “It’s a better, higher percentage shot inside the paint, so I just looked for a dump in to the center or Liz or Vanessa (House) on the wings.”

The Mountaineers outrebounded Fairmont State 4520 and shot 57 percent from the field.

Even though they played well against the Falcons, Carey thinks his team still has work to do between now and their first game Friday against Loyola (Md.). “(In the opener), you don’t get a second chance. It’s for real then,” Carey said. “I’m going to play the people who are going to play hard, I’m going to play the people that listen and do the things we want.

“I told Korinne (Campbell) and Sarah (Miles) to hurry up and get healthy. That’s probably the biggest thing we can do between now and (Nov.) 12th.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

Freshman Hampton records 11 assists in win

By Matthew Peaslee Sports Writer

Although it technically won’t go down in the record books, West Virginia freshman point guard Brooke Hampton won’t soon forget her first game action on the WVU Coliseum floor.

“I was nervous, anxious and excited before the game,” said Hampton, who scored two points and dished 11 assists in a 99-42 exhibition against Fairmont State. “There were so many emotions that I felt because it’s a big jump coming in from high school and playing the first game in college.”

For 30 minutes, Hampton led the Mountaineers on fast breaks and had a knack

for finding the open player against Fairmont State. She replaced starting point guard Sarah Miles, who is out while she rehabs from offseason wrist surgery.

“Once I got on the court, I was fine, but I felt the butterflies when I was in the locker room and getting ready to step on the court,” Hampton said.

“Once I’m on the court, I feel like a normal player, and I’m ready to go.”

WVU head coach Mike Carey wanted to give Hampton some experience in the exhibition, as she will likely be taking over the starting spot until Miles returns to the lineup.

“We don’t need her to score a lot. We need her to take care

of the basketball and get us in our offense and run our fast break,” Carey said. “I thought for her first game she did a pretty good job.”

Her teammates found confidence in the Colts Neck, N.J., native.

“She played really well,” said senior Liz Repella. “I thought she took care of the ball ... You can’t ask much more from a point guard.”

Repella said she noticed Hampton feeling more and more comfortable in practices leading up to Saturday’s exhibition. The Mountaineers’ senior star said one of Hampton’s best qualities is her shooting ability.

“In practice, she can hit the three,” Repella said. “We were

joking with her asking why she didn’t pull up more.”

While Hampton didn’t score from the outside, she takes pride in her ability to get others the ball.

“That’s what we’ve been working on in practice,” she said. “I’ve been having a lot of turnovers, and we try to work on cutting it down.”

Hampton is still learning, though. And to etch into her mind turnovers are unacceptable, she’s spent extended time on the treadmill after turning the ball over in practice.

“I learn my lesson, and it really helped me out in the game,” she said. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

around college football

Oregon is No. 1, TCU jumps Boise State in latest polls NEW YORK (AP) — TCU’s impressive victory over the weekend not only lifted the Horned Frogs to No. 3 in The Associated Press poll, it caused Auburn to move up behind top-ranked Oregon and Boise State to fall two spots to No. 4.

The Horned Frogs won 47-7 at Utah on Saturday in a matchup of unbeaten Mountain West Conference teams. With that thoroughly dominant performance, TCU drew so much sup-

port away from Boise State, it caused movement in the top four for the first time in three weeks.

Oregon received 49 firstplace votes and 1,484 points, only three points less than last week. Auburn received the exact amount of first-place votes (two) and points as last week.

TCU received two first-place votes, same as last week, but jumped 41 points to 1,391. Boise State kept its seven first-place

Lovely Nails Introducing the Bonus - Card After 5 visits $3.00 off Next 5 visits $5.00 off

(304) 291-2229 874 Fairmont Rd, Westover Mon - Sat 9:30-7:30 Sun 12-5

www.myspace/554034237 Gift certificates available

votes, but dropped 37 points to 1,366.

LSU is No. 5, up seven spots, and the highest ranked team with one loss after the Tigers beat Alabama 24-21 on Saturday. The Crimson Tide fell six spots to No. 11.

The Southeastern Conference led all leagues with seven teams in the Top 25.

No. 6 Wisconsin, Stanford, Ohio State, Nebraska and Michigan State rounded out the top 10.

No. 25 Central Florida (7-2) is ranked for the first time in school history. The Knights have been playing I-A football since 1996.

UCF is a spot behind Florida, which re-entered the rankings this week after falling out three weeks ago for the first time since the final poll of the 2004 season.

The Sunshine State’s other two traditional powers, Florida State and Miami, are unranked. Florida State was one of

three teams to drop out after a loss this week, joining ACC rival North Carolina State and Baylor.

No. 23 Texas A&M (6-3) moved into the rankings for the first time since early in the 2007 season by beating Oklahoma 33-19.

Alabama is followed in the second 10 by Oklahoma State, Iowa, Arkansas and Utah at No. 15. The Utes dropped nine spots after being routed by TCU, a loss that snapped their 21-game home winning streak.

No. 16 Virginia Tech is the only Atlantic Coast Conference team in the poll. No. 17 Mississippi State, Arizona, Oklahoma and Missouri finish off the top 20.

Nevada is No. 21 and No. 22 is South Carolina, which plays at Florida on Saturday for the SEC East championship.

Pittsburgh was the highest rated Big East Conference team.

The Panthers received votes in the poll.

Syracuse also received votes from the Big East.

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

Monday November 8, 2010

CLASSIFIEDS | 9

Daily Athenaeum Classifieds Special Notices

Personals

Houses For Sale

Motorcycles For Sale

Special Services

Birthdays

Mobile Homes For Sale

Automobile Repair

Professional Services

Furnished Apartments

Tickets For Sale

Help Wanted

Typing Services

Unfurnished

Tickets Wanted

Work Wanted

Repair Services

Apartments

Computers/Electronics

Employment Services

Child Care

Furnished Houses

Pets For Sale

Lost & Found

Women’s Services

Unfurnished Houses

Misc. For Sale

Special Sections

Adoptions

Mobile Homes For Rent

Wanted To Buy

Valentines

Rides Wanted

Misc. For Sale

Yard Sales

Halloween

Card of Thanks

Roommates

Automobiles For Sale

Church Directory

Public Notices

Wanted To Sublet

Trucks For Sale

DEADLINE: 12 NOON TODAY FOR TOMORROW

Place your classified ads by calling 293-4141, drop by the office at 284 Prospect St., or email to address below Non-established and student accounts are cash with order.

CLASSIFIED RATES: 1 Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weekly Rate (5 -days) . . . . . . . . .

20-word limit please

1x2” 1x3 1x4 1x5 1x6 1x7 1x8

. . . . . . .

CLASSIFIED DISPLAY Contrat . . . . . . . . .$21.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$32.40 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$43.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$54.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$64.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$75.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . .$86.40 . . . .

. . . . .

. .$4.80 . .$8.80 .$12.00 .$16.00 .$20.00

RATES: Non-Contrat . . . . .$25.17 . . . . .$37.76 . . . . .$50.34 . . . . .$62.93 . . . . .$75.51 . . . . .$88.10 . . . .$100.68

da-classifieds@mail.wvu.edu or www.da.wvu.edu/classifieds

CAR POOLING/RIDES

FURNISHED APARTMENTS

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

PARKING- BEHIND MOUNTAINEER COURT. Steps to main campus. Leasing for Fall and Spring Semesters. Reduced rate for Full year leases. 304-292-5714.

Peril i Apartments

2/BR ON RAIL TRAIL. Close to city pool/skate park.

Off-street parking.

Non-smoking. NO PETS. Lease/deposit. $450/mo plus utilities. 304-288-8199.

GREEN PROPERTIES—NICE 1/BR APTS. Close to downtown. Available now or December. $400-600/month. Includes some utilities. 304-216-3402.

S m i t h R e n ta l s , L L C

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

LARGE 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished. NO PETS. Downtown. Lease and deposit. Call: 304-685-6565.

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

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

LARGE, UNFURNISHED 3/BR DUPLEX apartment. Available Now. Close to campus/hospitals. Deck, appliances, WD hook-up, off-street parking. No pets. $750/mo+utilities. 304-594-2225

AVAILABLE NOW AND ALL MONTHS IN 2011

RESERVE PARKING, MAIN CAMPUS, Falling Run Road. 304-599-1319 TWO(2) PARKING SPACES downtown. For business, student or resident. At the Walnut St. bridge. $75/spot per month 412-831-1255.

SPECIAL SERVICES “AFRAID YOU ARE PREGNANT?” Let’s make sure. Come to BIRTHRIGHT for free pregnancy test. Open Monday-Friday 10:00am-2:00pm. 364 High Street / RM 216 Call 296-0277 or 1-800-550-4900 anytime.

FURNISHED APARTMENTS 964 WILLEY ST: 2BR, $750mo. UTILITIES included except electric. 304-296-7822.

1/BR FURNISHED EFFICIENCY apartment Parking. Utilities included. In South Park.

Available now. $460/month. NO PETS. 304-983-8066 or 304-288-2109.

1BR, NEAR EVANSDALE IN STAR CITY. $400 +electric. AC, Parking. No Pets.

Available now. 304-599-2991.

APARTMENTS IN SUNNYSIDE - AVAILABLE Dec. 14. 1/BR, $480/mo. and up including utilities. NO PETS/NO Smoking.

304-292-6921.

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

TOP 10 REASONS TO RENT FROM PERILLI APARTMENTS 10. APARTMENTS HOMES AND TOWN HOUSES

1,2,3,4 & 5 person units Grandfathered in - City Approved

9. CONVENIENT LOCATIONS

South Park, Med Center, High St., Walkability-SAVE ON FUEL

8. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR QUALITY 7. HIGHEST EFFICIENCY HEAT & AIR CONDITIONING 6. QUALITY FURNISHINGS

We realize that comfort and beauty is important.

5. RELIABLE MAINTENANCE

We keep every commitment we make. Qualified Staff

4. 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN LEASING

Facts stand up as indisputable evidence of superiority

3. AMENITIES

Wahers/Dryers, Dishwashers, Microwaves, A/C

2. GENEROUS FREE PARKING

Dusk to Dawn Lighting on Premises

1. WE ALWAYS REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE:

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”

www.perilliapartments.com

304-296-7476

Lease, Deposit,

Renting For January 2011 & May 2011 Efficiency 1-2 Bedrooms • Furnished & Unfurnished • Pets Welcome • 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance • Next To Football Stadium & Hospital • Free Wireless Internet Cafe • State of the Art Fitness Center • Recreation Area Includes Direct TV’s ESPN,NFL, NBA,MLB, Packages • Mountain Line Bus Every 15 Mintues

Office Hours Mon-Friday 8am-5pm

599-7474

Morgantown’s Most Luxurious Address

www.chateauroyale apartments.com

Metro Property Management

“The Largest & Finest Selection of Properties” Now Leasing for 2011 - 2012

1 & 2 BedroomApartments Furnished 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer Off Street Parking

1 & 2 BR Units Utilities Included Off Street Parking

1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Unfurnished

Steps From Law & Med Schools.

No Pets ~ No Smoking TWO Parking Spaces Per Unit

304-692-6549

AFFORDABLE 1 & 2/BR. 1448 VAN Voohris Road. NO PETS. Includes heat/water, garbage/sewage. First month’s rent free, if qualifies. 304-599-7282.

Affordable Luxury Now Leasing 2011 1 & 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Apartments Prices Starting at $475

Bon Vista and The Villas 304-599-1880

24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer Off Street parking

DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-292-0900

STARTING AS LOW AS $510.00 PER PERSON PLUS UTILITIES Glenlock 2BR 2BA $510/Person $1020

EVANSDALE PROPERTIES Phone 304-598-9001 STARTING AS LOW AS $320.00 PER PERSON PLUS UTILITIES Ashley Oaks 2BR $380/Person $760 Valley View 1BR $610 Valley View 2BR $320/Person $640 Valley View 2BR $410/Person $820 Skyline Skyline

1BR 2BR

$450/Perosn

Copperfield 1BR Copperfield 2BR $370/Person Copperfield 2BR/2BA $397.50/Person

$675 $900 $595 $740 $795

www.morgantownapartments.com AVAIL, NICE, SPACIOUS 2/BR Recent updates.

W/D. Off-street parking. $700/mo +utilities. Lease, deposit. No Pets. 288-8199 BARRINGTON NORTH, prices starting at $595. 2 Bedroom, 1 Bath. 599-6376 www.morgantownapartments.com

w w w. m e t r o p r o p e r t y m g m t . n e t NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

POSSIBLE SHORT-TERM LEASE: 2/BR. AC. WD. Close to campus. NO PETS. $650/mo. 304-594-3365 or 304-288-6374.

PRETE RENTAL APARTMENTS

STARTING AS LOW AS $440.00 PER PERSON

EFF: 1BR: 2BR: Now Leasing For 2010

INCLUDE ALL UTILITIES

Walk to classes!

Downtown campus NO BUSES NEEDED

OFF-STREET PARKING EVANSDALE / STAR CITY LOCATION LOCALLY OWNED ON-SITE MAINTENANCE MOST UNITS INCLUDE: HEAT, WATER, and GARBAGE SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED

Glenlock N. Glenlock N.

1 BR $495-$545 2BR $465/Person $930

Courtyard E. 1BR $495-$545 Courtyard E 2BR $440/Person $880 2BR $525/Person $1050 PLUS UTILITIES Courtyard W. 2BR $490/Person

www.bckrentals.com Units will be shown beginning Monday, November 15, 2010

$980

w w w. m e t r o p r o p e r t y m g m t . n e t

2 & 3/BR

SCOTT PROPERTIES DOWNTOWN/SUNNYSIDE

Newly Remodeled Close to main campus W/D, DW, AC Private Parking Pets/Fee (Three unrelated only)

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

Within walking distance of Med. Center & PRT UNFURNISHED FURNISHED

599-4407

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

304 - 296 - 4998

Affordable & Convenient

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

UNIQUE APARTMENTS

Available Now or for May 2011

1/BR First St. 1/BR Lorentz 2/BR First St. 3/BR First St. 3/BR Lorentz

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

304-319-1498 scottpropertiesllc.com TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 2BR unfurnished townhouse. $890/month plus cable, electric and internet. Call 304-292-8888. No PETS permitted.

UNFURNISHED HOUSES

2,3, and 4 BR

3/BR, 2/BA C/AC. W/D. GAS, HEAT, deck/yard. Near airport. NO PETS. $900/mo plus utilities. 304-291-6533.

304-290-0548. 304-288-2740.

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS 1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS for rent. Available now and December. Please call 304-365-2787 M-F 8am - 4pm

Check out: www.smithrentalsllc.com

(304) 322-1112

ROOMMATES ROOMMATES NEEDED FOR DIFFERENT situations.

Call BCK Rentals.

304-594-1200

WANTED TO SUBLET

1-6 BEDROOM HOUSES AND APARTMENTS

PINEVIEW APARTMENTS

599-0850

New ~ Modern 1 Bedroom Condos In Evansdale.

304-594-1200

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

Rec room With Indoor Pool Exercise Equipment Pool Tables Laundromat Picnic Area Regulation Volley Ball Court Experienced Maintenance Staff Lease-Deposit Required No Pets

Metro Property Management “The Largest & Finest Selection of Properties” Now Leasing for 2011-2012

BCKRENTALS.COM

BEST location!!

Glenlock South Downtown Apartments 304-292-0900 metropropertymgmt.net

“Inglewood Square”

DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-292-0900

Glenlock S.

AVAILABLE NOW!!!

No Pets

Introducing

Houses For Rent

AVAILABLE NOW 3 bedroom near downtown campus, off street parking, large yard, washer/dryer. $900 mth plus utilities. call 304-826-0322 AVAILABLE. NICE, EFFICIENT 1BR Recent renovations. Off-street parking. No smoke. $550/mo including utilities. No pets.

Lease, deposit. 304-288-8199.

HOUSES FOR 2-3-4/PERSONS. WHARF area. $275/mo each includes gas.

304-284-9280.

DOWNTOWN GLENLOCK. 2/BR 2/BA. Full kitchen. W/D. Garage Parking. ONLY Spring Semester. No Pets. 304-669-1301.

HOUSES FOR SALE

BY OWNER - HOUSE FOR SALE IN EAST Gate Manor. Very Nice 3/BR 1&1/2 BA. 1 Stall Garage. Fenced-in backyard with deck. $140,000. Call for more details.

304-612-3015.

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 1998 COMMODORE. 14x76. IN MHP. 3/BR, 2/BA. Corner lot. Pets OK. $22,000.

Or best offer. Available December 716-725-5116.

AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE CASH PAID!! WE BUY CARS and trucks.

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

HELP WANTED !!BARTENDING. $300 A DAY potential.

No experience necessary. Training provided. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 EARN $1000-$3200 TO DRIVE OUR CAR ads. www.AdCarDriver.com.

EARN EXTRA MONEY. $500+A WEEK! Set your own hours & schedule. Odisey Design seeks independent sales reps.

304-322-7898. www.odisey.com EXTRAS NEEDED TO STAND-IN BACKGROUND for major film-production. Earn up to $200/day. Experience not required. All looks needed. Call 877-571-1180.

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTH Central WV. Now hiring donation door attendant. Employee discounts. Flexible schedule. Apply in person.

JERSEY’S SUBS NOW HIRING delivery drivers, line & pizza cooks. Experienced preferred. Apply in person at 1756 Mileground.

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED: Full or part time position available. Experience with cattle and equipment necessary, beef cattle farm in Bruceton Mills, Preston Co., WV. Send resume/qualifications with contact information to PO Box 187, Bruceton Mills, WV 26525.

LITTLE CAESARS IS ACCEPTING applications for Crew Members for their Cheat Lake location in Morgantown, WV. Flexible scheduling and all shifts available. Applications accepted daily at 169 Fairchance Rd or submit resume to Little Caesars at employment@bfscompanies.com in Word format. EOE. MARIO’S FISHBOWL NOW HIRING servers. Apply at 704 Richwood Ave.

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

Experience Preferred Adobe InDesign, Photoshop & Flash Apply at 284 Prospect Street Bring Class Schedule EOE THE VARSITY CLUB IS NOW ACCEPTING applications for experienced line cooks to fill day and evening shifts. Higher than average hourly pay. Apply at the Varsity Club, 910 Don Nehlen Drive (next to stadium) from noon to 9:00pm.

TRAVEL

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

10 | SPORTS

Monday November 8, 2010

BIG EAST CHAMPS

WVU SPORTS INFO

The West Virginia women’s soccer team celebrates its second Big East Conference Championship in the past four years.

Lewis scores in 82nd minute to give Mountaineers second Big East Title since 2007

BY BEN GAUGHAN SPORTS WRITER

Meghan Lewis wasn’t about to let four stitches stop her.

South Florida knew its defense couldn’t.

Lewis returned from receiving four stitches at halftime following a first-half collision to score the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute to give the Mountaineers a 1-0 victory over South Florida Sunday in Piscataway, N.J. The win gave the program its second Big East Conference Championship in the past four seasons, while it also secured an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

“What a warrior,” said West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown of Lewis. “She wasn’t going to give in to anything today.

“Everybody deserves a game-winner, but no one more important than Meghan Lewis.”

Bry McCarthy’s corner kick went into the box before it was punched out by USF goalkeeper Nicole McClure.

There, WVU forward Blake Miller headed the ball down where Lewis was there to settle and turn, shooting the ball into the back of the net to give the Mountaineers their first Big East Title since 2007.

“It’s unreal. I’m speechless. I

can’t explain this feeling,” said Lewis, who was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player. “I was in the right spot at the right time.

Blake headed it down, and I just turned and shot and was just hoping it would go in.”

The goal broke a scoreless tie in a game that appeared to be heading for overtime.

“Bry Mac sent such a great ball in and Blake was able to get a piece of it and bring it down,” Izzo-Brown said.

“Nothing was sweeter than when Lewis was able to finish it, especially after getting four stitches in her mouth.”

The Mountaineers (16-4-1) only allowed one shot on goal

in the first half, the lowest for an opponent this year. West Virginia hasn’t allowed a goal to an opposing team in its last 580 minutes of play, thanks to a nearly impenetrable defense.

Mountaineer goalkeeper Kerri Butler made three saves in the game and was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

“We have to give credit to the back line and to Kerri,” IzzoBrown said. “It’s been so difficult for people to score on her.

I’m so proud of how (the defense) was able to shut down two dynamic forwards today and also to get the shutout.”

South Florida had close chances later in the second

half, but could not finish the opportunities, especially after forward Chelsea Klotz suffered an injury with under two minutes remaining.

With the win, West Virginia improved its win streak to 12 games while moving to 5-1-1 all-time against the Bulls.

“Every team is different, and every championship is special,” Izzo-Brown said. “The one thing that is really special is that this team has earned every feeling of being number one.

“I’m just so happy they were able to experience this championship.” ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

SIX MOUNTAINEERS MAKE ALL-BIG EAST TOURNAMENT TEAM All-Tournament Team Blake Miller, West Virginia Megan Mischler, West Virginia Bry McCarthy, West Virginia Meghan Lewis, West Virginia Kerri Butler, West Virginia Elise Fugowski, Connecticut Taylor Madigan, Marquette Rachel Brown, Marquette Angelique Waller, USF Venicia Reid, USF Chelsea Klotz, USF Most Outstanding Defensive Player Kerri Butler, West Virginia Most Outstanding Offensive Player Meghan Lewis, West Virginia

men’s soccer

WVU eliminated

by No. 1 Louisville Team won’t find out NCAA Tournament fate until Nov. 15

by Michael Carvelli Sports Writer

Some say that if you want to be the best, you’ve got to beat the best.

But in its quest for a Big East Conference Championship, the West Virginia men’s soccer team fell short of that goal Saturday, falling 2-0 to No. 1 Louisville in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.

“Both teams were evenly matched and played a pretty darn good game,” said West Virginia head coach Marlon LeBlanc. “I thought it was technically a tough game, and they just happened to get the better of us.”

It was a defensive battle for the majority of the game as neither offense was able to get opportunities to jump ahead and score.

The Mountaineers got their first chance when Matt Drake took a cross from Alex Silva and fired a shot at the Cardinal goalkeeper, who made an easy save.

A few minutes later, Louisville had a chance when Keenen Walker’s free kick was cleared out by Zach Johnson, but Nick DeLeon took another shot on the rebound that Johnson also punched away.

The game’s first goal was scored 15 minutes into the second half when Louisville’s Charlie Campbell was able to score after a free kick by Walker that was hardly contested by the Mountaineer defense.

“In the second half, they brought the pressure a little bit on us, and we looked like a team that played midweek and they looked like a team that had a full week’s rest,” LeBlanc said. “That being said, their (first) goal came from an error of ours, and they’re too

good of a team to make mistakes against. They punished us for the mistake we made.”

In the 77th minute, the Cardinals struck again to extend their lead. Aaron Horton scored after receiving a cross from Buck Tufty, making the score 2-0.

West Virginia was outshot 15-8, while the Cardinals also held a corner kick advantage of 5-3 in the game.

“There weren’t a lot of chances for either team in this game,” LeBlanc said. “But they got the goals when it mattered the most. That’s all that really matters.”

The loss eliminated the Mountaineers from the Big East Tournament and cost them their opportunity at an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.

Now, WVU has to hope its body of work is good enough that the NCAA selection committee will reward them with an at-large bid to the tournament.

West Virginia will likely receive the at-large bid and should make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2007 season.

The Mountaineers have been ranked in or near the top-25 all season long in the RPI rankings. One thing that could hamper their chances of getting into the tournament, however, is the fact that West Virginia is just 3-7 against teams in the top 50 in the RPI, although all of those losses have come to teams in the top 35.

The NCAA Tournament Selection Show is set for Nov. 15 at 4:30 p.m., and will be televised on ESPNU. “I think we’ve done enough to warrant a spot in the NCAA Tournament, but, unfortunately, that’s not up to me, it’s up to the committee,” LeBlanc said. “When you play the type of schedule we’ve played this year, there are very few teams that can match that.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu