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Student faces board on hazing charge Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity will learn standing next week BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR
Ahmad Alashi, former West Virginia University Student Government Association governor, will face a Student Conduct Board hearing Wednesday for his involvement in an alleged hazing incident that happened at the Phi Sigma Kappa frater-
nity Nov. 14. The Student Conduct Board can punish Alashi, a junior international student industrial engineering major, with anything from a warning letter to possible expulsion from the University. According to reports, University Police Department officers entered the fraternity house, located at 672 North High St., at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 14 after hearing music and seeing an open door. There they found pledges blindfolded and covered in food. Alashi, who is a Phi Sigma
Kappa member, was allegedly slapping those blindfolded in the face. He also ran from police once he was reprimanded and was identified by the other nine members involved. A warrant was out for Alashi’s arrest, and he turned himself in later that afternoon. SGA President Chris Lewallen said he will testify as a character witness on Alashi’s behalf during Wednesday’s conduct meeting. “I just hope he can continue to go to school here,” Lewallen said. Alashi will also face a possible
$100 to $1,000 fine or county or regional jail time no more than nine months, or a fine and imprisonment if found guilty by a state court. Ron Justice, WVU’s director of Student Organizations Services, said his office has already launched an investigation into the incident and the fraternity’s standing at the University. The investigation is based on statements collected from those involved and police reports, he said. Student Organization Services will make a decision on the fraternity’s standing by next
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Wednesday, Justice said. Punishments, range from a warning to possible expulsion, and whether the fraternity can remain on campus. “When you have a police report, it’s easier because you have someone to say, ‘this is what happened,’” Justice said. “We are about halfway where we need to be to get it (the investigation) all done.” Hazing is, as defined by the West Virginia State Code, “to cause any action which recklessly or intentionally endangers the mental or physical health or safety of another person or per-
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November 13 WVU 37, CINCINNATI 10
November 20 WVU 17, LOUISVILLE 10
November 26 WVU 35, PITTSBURGH 10
Mountaineers win three in a row, still have BCS shot PITTSBURGH — J.T. Thomas sat on the cold, black bench with his helmet in his lap. He watched as Connecticut hit a field goal in overtime to beat West Virginia. The senior linebacker slumped alone on that bench as the Huskies fans came pouring onto Rentschler Field. It was the feeling of heartbreak
from a loss that put the Mountaineers into a tie for last place in the Big East Conference. Thomas was finally persuaded off the bench and off the field still filled with UConn’s student body. Walking off the field against Connecticut Oct. 24, West Virginia wanted to do one thing.
The Mountaineers, which had just lost two-straight Big East Conference games and sat in last place in the conference, wanted to “Remember November.” That’s exactly what they were able to do. SEE NOVEMBER ON PAGE 2
Fraternity run raises $1K for autism awareness by erin fitzwilliams associate city editor
Members of the national service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega at West Virginia University and Pittsburgh University ran from Morgantown to Pittsburgh on Nov. 20 to raise money for autism research. The two chapters raised an combined total of approximately $3,000. WVU’s APO raised an estimated $1,000 for the Autism Center of Pittsburgh, said Melissa McGee, APO publicity chair. The event is always centered
on the Backyard Brawl, said Eric Perkuhn, APO president. Thirty-five runners ran the 70 miles from Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Perkuhn said. They always run from the away stadium to the home stadium, he said. Last year they traveled from Pittsburgh to Morgantown. The run featured a relay of the football used in the WVU vs. Pitt game on Nov. 26. The event was planned as a relay event in which three runners
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would run one-tenth of a mile, stop, and pass on the football to be driven to the next checkpoint. All of the money raised goes toward Autism Speaks, a charity that increases autism awareness and funds research for causes, prevention and treatments. Seven WVU ROTC Army members ran for the first time this year. Cadet Michael Lubinski, senior psychology major and WVU ROTC member, said he coordinated the ROTC cadets to run for the event because of its cause. “I had a lot of fun; got a bit of a
work out though,” Lubinski said. Each runner has to pay a $50 fee to participate, but some runners are sponsored by businesses that donate more. Julia Rine, APO treasurer, said they had more of a turnout this year compared to last. “We had a lot of funding and a lot of people behind us,” she said. “It is my favorite fundraising project. I’ve participated the past two years,” said Lucas Turner, APO vice president of membership. erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu
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Staff eliminates Carruth Center waiting list by Melanie hoffman
West Virginia players celebrate as Pittsburgh defensive back Jarred Holley walks off the field with his head down. The Mountaineers upset the Panthers 35-10 last Friday.
sons or causes another person or persons to destroy or remove public or private property for the purpose of initiation or admission into any organization ... operating under the sanction of or recognized as an organization by an institution of higher education.” The term includes, but is not limited to, any brutality of a physical nature, such as whipping, beating, branding, forced consumption of any food, liquor, drug or other substance, or any other forced physical activity.
The staff at West Virginia University’s WELL WVU Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services has worked to eliminate the more than 30-person waiting list that plagued the center in early November. The staff has shifted its hours, put off “nonessential administrative meetings,” contacted students to discover their availability and moved students depending on how often they need to be seen, said Al Kasprowicz, director of the Carruth Center. “The Carruth Center always wants to be accessible and in every way available for students,” said Cathy Yura, vice president for WELL WVU. “We recognize that asking for help is difficult. We try to base our reputation on making certain that we see students.” The wait list occurs when
students are matched to counselors, Kasprowicz said, and then the schedules become “a bit more tight.” Matching depends on the student’s preference of a female or male counselor, younger or older and the availability of hours, Kasprowicz said. “We’re trying to, on that initial visit, ask students to give as many possible hours as they had so we could more effectively match them,” he said. Of the more than 30-person waiting list, Kasprowicz said more than a dozen students were able to expand their hours. The center called all students on the waiting list, he said. Many students don’t use the Carruth Center from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. or 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Kasprowicz said, but
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Local apartments warn students on increased break-ins BY NICK ASHLEY STAFF WRITER
Students at West Virginia University have seen an increase in apartment theft in recent months, police said. The most common items reported stolen are iPods, laptops, jewelry, digital cameras, televisions and GPS devices, said Lt. Harold Sperringer of the Morgantown Police Department. The College Park Apartments, which are owned by the University, were robbed of $5,660 worth of equipment on Nov. 20 at approximately 4:46 p.m. The burglars stole four hot water tanks, two furnace systems, two stoves, one counter top, cabinets, 48 light fixtures, copper metal and tubing, and 16 padlocks, according to the University Police Department’s incident summary report. One of the key factors in helping the police crack down on apartment theft is to communicate with local pawn shops. “Any time something is reported stolen or missing, we send a list of stolen possessions to all the local pawn shops,” Sperringer said. “They report back to us if anything
turns up on the list.” Several apartments have sent out memos to help inform their tenants on how to avoid any possible thefts such as the one at College Park. “We base our notices on news reports that go on in the community,” said Kim Lake, assistant manager for Metro Property Apartments. “Our apartments try to let our residents know what goes on at all times.” Even with information provided to students on the precautions of stolen property, sometimes local residential apartments cannot avoid theft at their buildings. “We had one incident that occurred a few weeks ago that dealt with stolen property. That was the only incident that happened on our property, and the police dealt with the issue immediately,” said Chad Titus, assistant property manager of Mountain Valley Apartments. Some apartments suggest obtaining renters insurance to protect against cases of apartment theft. “We require all of our residents to have renters insurance so that if anything comes up missing it will be taken care of,” said Kristen
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BACKYARD BLOWOUT The WVU football team routs Pittsburgh 35-10 last Friday at Heinz Field in annual borderstate rival game. SPORTS PAGE 10
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Student receives service dog through local organization BY ERIN FITZWILLIAMS Associate city Editor
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West Virginia sophomore kicker Tyler Bitancurt leads a long line of Mountaineer players to high five fans who made the trip to Heinz Field for WVU’s 35-10 win over Pitt.
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Since that point, West Virginia (8-3, 4-2 Big East) has gone on to win its next three games capped off by a 35-10 win over Pittsburgh (6-5, 4-2) Friday in the Backyard Brawl. “I knew we could do it,” said WVU senior linebacker J.T. Thomas. “Everyone knows we have talent at West Virginia. That’s no secret. I’m glad we were able to come together in time before we lost our second chance.” With the win, the Mountaineers are still alive in the Big East title race and still have a shot to make their first BCS bowl game since the 2007 season. WVU needs to beat Rutgers Saturday and hopes Connecticut loses to South Florida next weekend to secure the BCS bowl bid and the Big East title. “If it’s meant to happen, it’s meant to happen,” said West Virginia slot receiver Tavon Austin, who had two touchdown catches against Pitt. “We just have to focus on what we have to do. We’ve got to play one game at a time.” The win over the Panthers also means the Mountaineers nearly ended Pitt’s chance at a Big East title. Pitt needs WVU and UConn to lose to win the Big East title and head to the conference’s BCS bowl. “It feels really good to beat them badly. It wasn’t a close game at all. We really put our foot down,” Thomas said. “I was happy for our team, and as a senior, I couldn’t have asked for anything else.” Through November, West Virginia defeated Cincinnati, Louisville and Pittsburgh. The last two games were on the road in front of hostile crowds of more than 50,000 fans. The West Virginia defense, which is ranked second in scoring defense, held those opponents to 10 points each.
BIG EAST SCENARIOS — If Connecticut defeats South Florida Saturday night, the Huskies will earn the Big East Conference’s BCS bowl bid. — If Connecticut loses to South Florida, and West Virginia defeats Rutgers Saturday afternoon, the Mountaineers will earn the Big East’s BCS bowl bid. — If Connecticut loses to South Florida, West Virginia loses to Rutgers and Pittsburgh defeats Cincinnati Saturday afternoon, the Panthers will earn the Big East’s BCS bowl bid. — If Connecticut, West Virginia and Pittsburgh all lose Saturday, the Huskies will earn the Big East’s BCS bowl bid. “That’s a championship defense right there,” said slot receiver Jock Sanders. “We’ve got one of the best defenses in the country, and that helps us. This year, we’ve been feeding off the defense.” The Mountaineers offense, which has been much criticized throughout the 2010 season, put up nearly 30 points per game. “Over that time, we’ve become a very mature team,” said WVU quarterback Geno Smith. “We really had to evaluate ourselves, and we found out that when times got tough, we didn’t make plays. Now, when things get tough, we don’t get down on ourselves.” West Virginia players walked off Heinz Field in Pittsburgh last week with smiles on their faces. They celebrated with fans in the corner of the stadium knowing they walked away with a shot at a Big East title. That’s something many of those players, when walking off the field in Connecticut a month ago, didn’t even believe was possible.
A student at West Virginia University will soon be getting a helping paw from a service dog thanks to donations from an area middle school. Justin Heydon, a senior mechanical engineering major who is paralyzed, is receiving his own service dog through the organization. Students at South Middle School helped raise $2,100 for paws4people, an organization founded in 2005 that trains dogs to help people with disabilities. The students presented paws4people with a check on Nov. 19. Sue Heydon, vice principal of South Middle School and Justin’s mother, organized a school dance to benefit her son. Justin was paralyzed on July 4, 2009, when broke his neck by hitting his head on coral when he dived into the Atlantic Ocean off the New Jersey coast. Justin will be receiving his service dog, Oliver, once the dog completes its public training, said Heidi Livengood, paws4people’s chief trainer. Oliver was trained by female inmates at the Hazelton Penitentiary in Bruceton Mills, W.Va. “Justin will learn to utilize Oliver’s commands. Oliver knows about 100,” Livengood said.
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Justin said Oliver can lift Justin’s leg back up if it were to fall off of the foot stand of his wheelchair, pick up things he might drop and open doors for him. Sue said she was looking forward to Oliver coming to live with them so Justin can gain some of his independence back. “Oliver will be able to sleep on his bed, help him move around on campus,” she said. “Justin says he’ll be a ‘chick magnet’ with Oliver around.” Matt Sunday/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM Justin said he also is ready Justin Heydon, a WVU senior, visits South Middle School to receive his new service dog, a for more independence and is golden retriever named Oliver. also hoping to have a car specially designed for his needs. “The rug was sort of pulled out from under me after the accident,” he said. “Oliver is going to really help me out.” Paws4people hosts a meeting for potential dogs to interact with their future clients, Livengood said. Oliver and Justin had a “special connection” upon meeting each other, so Oliver began training to meet Justin’s specific needs, she said. The organization does not set prices for the dogs but requires clients to have a public awareness campaign that raises money from the community, Livengood said. “We figure these families have financial burdens already,” she said. “We just want to make them available to whoever needs one.” Matt Sunday/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM
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Justin Heydon, a senior at WVU, pets his new service dog, Oliver.
“The property or patrol officers will send the information gathered to our detective division,” said Lt. Sperringer. Tenants are recommended to let someone know when they notice anything missing from their home. “As soon as they notice something is missing, notify the police or us so that we can get to the bottom of it,” said John
Hoover, owner of the Lofts Apartments. “I would say, know everyone that you invite to your house, lock all your doors, and make friends with the people in your community.” Another solution recommended for students is to put a serial number somewhere on that possession. “We tell people to engrave a
serial number into their belongings. Any number that means something to them so that we can specifically look for it helps us out so much,” Sperringer said. Sperringer added that students should lock their doors during the upcoming Christmas Break.
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priority level, he said. “Those people who have more emergency or urgent concerns are given priority,” Kasprowicz said. A student with mild depression symptoms and who has a
family history of bipolar disorder would be seen as more of a risk than an average student with mild depression symptoms, he said.
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Orbin, property manager of 4th Street Apartments and Ashworth Landing. When a tenant reports something missing to their apartment complex, the property manager is generally in charge of the issue.
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Objections stall Oglebay Park gas drilling permits WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Chesapeake Energy’s plan to drill for natural gas in Oglebay Park has stalled after the Wheeling Park Commission raised several objections. The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas is sending the permit applications back to Chesapeake. Chesapeake hasn’t responded to the park commission’s objections, DEP spokeswoman Kathy Cosco told The Intelligencer. The commission says Chesapeake’s plan is incomplete regarding several matters, in-
cluding water use and transportation, gas distribution and how it would deal with spills or runoff, according to comments filed with state regulators. Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake said it is working to address the commission’s concerns. “Chesapeake Appalachia is continuing our discussions with the leadership at the park commission regarding our development plans for the area,” the company said. “We feel very confident that we will have provided feedback for
any remaining questions or concerns they may have prior to any activity occurring on the park property.” James Gardill, the Wheeling attorney who filed the comments, said commissioners remain concerned because Chesapeake’s plan is so vague. For instance, it doesn’t address spills that could drain across a golf course and a pool and recreational complex at Oglebay, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. “In the short term, there is no longer an application to
drill. This gives us the chance to work out the issues,” he said. Despite the disagreement over drilling, the park commission and city of Wheeling have made money from a five-year agreement to lease drilling rights in Oglebay to Chesapeake. Each has received $386,629 in lease payments this year and, if Chesapeake drills, they would split a 14 percent royalty on production. The park commission also has a separate $100,000 lease with a 14 percent royalty at Wheeling Park.
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W.Va. Sen Manchin names Chris Kofinis chief of staff CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic consultant Chris Kofinis has been named as U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s chief of staff. Manchin announced Kofinis’ appointment Monday in a news release. Kofinis has worked with presidential and gubernato-
rial campaigns. He was the senior communications adviser to the Democratic Governor’s Association during the 2010 election cycle. He also has served as a consultant and communications adviser to several Fortune 100 companies.
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South Korean veterans and war widows burn portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and his son Kim Jong Un during a rally denouncing last Tuesday’s North Korean bombardment on South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong, on Jeju Island, South Korea, Monday. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Monday took responsibility for failing to protect his citizens from a deadly North Korean artillery attack last week, vowing tough consequences for any future aggression and expressing outrage over the ‘ruthlessness of the North Korean regime.’
Koreas’ sea border area seen as a recipe for war YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (AP) — The view from this South Korean island takes in the undulating hills of North Korea just seven miles away and the seafood-rich waters all around – a region of such economic and strategic importance to both countries that one expert calls it a recipe for war. Violence often erupts in this slice of sea claimed by both countries. Boats routinely jostle for position during crab-catching season, and three deadly naval clashes since 1999 have taken a few dozen lives. The South’s president took responsibility Monday for failing to protect his citizens from a deadly North Korean artillery barrage on Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 23. The origins of the attack can be traced to a sea border drawn at the close of the Korean War, nearly 60 years ago. As the conflict ended in a truce, the U.S.-led U.N. Command divided the Yellow Sea without Pyongyang’s consent, cutting North Korea off from rich fishing waters and boxing in a crucial deep-water port, a move that clearly favored the South. North Korea has bitterly contested the line ever since, arguing that it should run farther south. But for Seoul, accepting such a line would endanger fishing around five South Korean islands and hamper access to its port at Incheon. “It is the perfect recipe for ‘accidental’ warfare,” Erich Weingartner, editor-in-chief of CanKor, a Canadian website focused on North Korean analysis, wrote recently. “The navies of both sides pro-
tect their respective fishing vessels. Mischief and miscalculation does the rest,” he added. “The outbreak of hostilities is less surprising to me than the fact that for 60 years these hostilities have been contained.” The Nov. 23 attack hit civilian areas in Yeonpyeong (pronounced yuhn-pyuhng), marking a new level of hostility along the contested line. Two civilians and two marines died, and many houses were gutted in the shelling. Normally home to about 1,300 civilian residents, the island was declared a special security area Monday, which could pave the way for a forced evacuation of those who did not flee last week. Military trucks carrying what appeared to be multiple rocket launchers were seen heading to a marine base on the island. Long-range artillery guns and a half-dozen K-9 howitzers were also on their way, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing unidentified military officials. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, in a nationally televised speech, vowed tough consequences for any future aggression, without offering specifics. “I feel deeply responsible for failing to protect my people’s lives and property,” he said. After his speech, Yeonpyeong officials announced new livefire drills for Tuesday, warning residents to take shelter in underground bunkers. Another announcement later in the evening said there would be no exercise; marines on the island had failed to get final approval from higher authorities.
The attack came on the same day South Korea conducted artillery drills from the island. The North says it warned Seoul that morning not to fire into the disputed waters. The North’s anger has only increased as a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier and a South Korean destroyer take part in previously scheduled joint military exercises this week farther south in the Yellow Sea. On Sunday, North Korea described the disputed waters as “the most acute and sensitive area where military conflict might break out anytime due to the illegal ‘northern limit line’ unilaterally drawn by the U.S. and the ceaseless provocation of the South Korean puppet group.” The U.N. Command demarcated the line after failed attempts to negotiate a sea border. Andrei Lankov, a North Korea expert at Kookmin University in Seoul, said the move clearly favored the South, exploiting the weakness of the North Korean navy. Many experts believe North Korea would be given greater territorial waters than it currently has if the issue were settled by arbitration or some other impartial means, said Daniel Pinkston, a Seoul-based analyst for the International Crisis Group. “International law is on their side in this case, but it does not justify the action they’ve taken in any way,” he said. “In fact, it undermines their legitimate arguments for the establishment of an equitable maritime boundary.”
Swastika case another race issue for town in New Mexico
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — Three friends had just finished their shifts at a McDonald’s when prosecutors say they carried out a gruesome attack on a customer: They allegedly shaped a coat hanger into a swastika, placed it on a heated stove and branded the symbol on the arm of the mentally disabled Navajo man. Authorities say they then shaved a swastika on the back of the 22-year-old victim’s head and used markers to scrawl messages and images on his body, including “KKK,” “White Power,” a pentagram and a graphic image of a penis. The men have become the first in the nation to be charged under a new law that makes it easier for the federal government to prosecute people for hate crimes. The case also marked the latest troubling race-related attack in this New Mexico community, prompting a renewed focus among local leaders on improving relations between Navajos and whites. The defendants are accused of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and could face 10 years in prison if convicted. The sentences could be extended to life if the government proves kidnapping occurred. Federal prosecutors say they were able to bring the case because the 2009 law eliminated a requirement that
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This undated photo released by the Farmington, N.M., police shows a swastika shaved on the head of a 22-year-old mentally disabled Navajo man after an April 29 incident. Three men are accused of branding a swastika onto the victim’s arm before shaving the symbol and using markers to scrawl messages and images on his body, marking the latest troubling race-related attack in this New Mexico community. a victim must be engaged in a federally protected activity, such as voting or attending school, for hate crime charges to be leveled. The law also expanded civil rights protections to include violence that is based on gender, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. The swastika branding has also put the spotlight back on Farmington, a predominantly white community of about 45,000 residents near the Navajo Nation. Farmington leaders signed a historic agreement earlier this month with the Navajo Nation in which both sides pledged to work toward improving race relations.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaked U.S. diplomatic memos have exposed a depth of alarm across the Middle East over the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran that has never been expressed publicly: Arab leaders said to be urging that Iran be attacked if it refuses to concede to international demands. Iran’s president scoffed Monday at revelations that its Arab neighbors have been lobbying the U.S. to use force – and also pointed the finger at Washington for mysterious bombings that killed one nuclear scientist and badly injured another. But Israel trumpeted the State Department’s secret dispatches that were obtained by document discloser WikiLeaks as proof that Arabs agree Iran poses the chief danger in the region. Starkly opposing views from Tehran and Tel Aviv are a fact of life in the Middle East. But in the harsh light – and often blunt words – of the massive release of the State Department cables, they are seen in a new context: Israel and Arab nations finding rare common ground and Iran’s leadership left to wonder whether it will now face a tougher line from across the Gulf. It also could alter the tone of talks over Iran’s nuclear program. Those are scheduled to resume Dec. 5 between Iran and world powers, including the United States, after a yearlong impasse that brought tighter U.N. and American sanctions on Tehran and some stinging blows – including international oil firms leaving Iran and Russia’s refusal to deliver a longawaited anti-aircraft system to Iran’s military. Iran has so far used delaying tactics and counterproposals to sidestep U.N.drafted demands to halt its uranium enrichment in exchange for reactor-ready fuel from abroad. The revelations in the U.S. memos – including American claims that Iran obtained advance missiles from North Korea – could bring sharper calls for Iran to show signs of good-faith negotiations. “What was said privately is now in the open,” said Sami Alfaraj, head of the Kuwait Center for Strategic Studies. “The Arab world is growing tired of Iran as a source of instability and trying to force itself on Arab affairs. Iran maybe will face a stronger and more unified voices of opposition in the region.” Arab worries have been expressed in public in careful, diplomatic language with the emphasis on dialogue and diplomacy. The accounts of meetings with Arab leaders in some of the State Department cables, however, suggest a sense of growing urgency and frustration over Iran’s nuclear ambitions and its stonewalling tactics against international mediation and snubbing of President Barack Obama’s attempts at outreach. One message said Bah-
rain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa – whose nation hosts the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet – “argued forcefully for taking action to terminate their (Iran’s) nuclear program, by whatever means necessary. That program must be stopped. The danger of letting it go on is greater than the danger of stopping it.” Another quoted Zeid Rifai, then president of the Jordanian senate, telling a U.S. official that the options are to either “bomb Iran, or live with an Iranian bomb. Sanctions, carrots, incentives won’t matter.” Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince in the UAE’s emirate of Abu Dhabi, called Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “young and aggressive” and believed “this guy is going to take us to war. ... It’s a matter of time.” Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was described as referring repeatedly to Iranians as “liars” and denouncing them for trying to export a Shiite “revolution” across the mostly Sunni Muslim Middle East. But perhaps the strongest views resonated from Saudi Arabia, the cornerstone U.S. ally in the Gulf and the main counterweight against Iran. One cable described how Saudi’s King Adbullah often urged a U.S.-led attack against Iran to “cut off the head of the snake” and cripple its nuclear weapons program, which Saudi officials and other fear could touch off a frightening nuclear arms race in the region. Such calls for another Middle East war – just as the long Iraqi fight is drawing down – certainly don’t mean a consensus across the region. Nations such as Qatar have tried to play a mediator role between Iran and Arab states, and Dubai’s leaders will instinctively resist anything that could disrupt its critical trading ties with Iran. The leaked documents could take center stage at next week’s summit of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Abu Dhabi. In an unusual twist, the more the Gulf leaders complain about Iran, the more their priorities overlap with Israel’s. In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that a unified front with Arab nations against Iran could produce a “breakthrough” in efforts to bring peace to the region. “The greatest threat to world peace stems from the arming of the regime in Iran. More and more states, governments and leaders in the Middle East and in far reaches of the world understand this is a fundamental threat,” Netanyahu told a news conference in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu said it’s clear other countries in the region share Israel’s assessment about Iran “even if what they say in public is not what they always say in private.” If “leaders will say in public what they say in private, there might be a breakthrough,” he added.
“Leaders should be ready to tell their people the truth.” In one U.S. memo, American envoys tell Russian security officials they believe Iran acquired missiles from North Korea. The missiles, the Americans claim, would nearly double the reach of Tehran’s arsenal and cover Moscow and capitals in Western Europe. In Tehran, however, Ahmadinejad struck back by calling the State Department cables “mischief ” aimed at trying to sour Iran’s relations with its Arab neighbors. “We don’t give any value to these documents,” Ahmadinejad told a news conference. “It’s without legal value. Iran and regional states are friends. Such acts of mischief have no impact on relations between nations.” Arab nations just across the Persian Gulf are known to be wary of Iran’s rising regional influence, military power and nuclear activity. The leaked documents, however, reveal a much higher degree of alarm in the calls for U.S. military action. Ahmadinejad questioned the credibility of the information in the U.S. documents and accused Washington of pursuing a strategy resembling “an intelligence and psychological war game.” He also accused Israel and the United States of being behind attacks on two nuclear scientists in Tehran, where assailants on motorcycles attached magnetized bombs to their cars in separate incidents. One scientist was killed, the other injured. The wounded scientist, Fereidoun Abbasi, is specified by a 2007 U.N. resolution for sanctions because of suspected links to secret nuclear activities, describing him as a Defense Ministry scientist. Iranian media said he was a member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, the country’s strongest military force. The scientist who was killed, Majid Shahriari, does not appear in any U.N. resolutions and was involved in a major project with Iran’s nuclear agency, said the agency’s chief, Ali Akbar Salehi, although he did not give specifics. Asked about the Iranian accusations, Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said Israel did not comment on such matters. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley, speaking to reporters in Washington, said: “We decry acts of terrorism, wherever they occur. And beyond that, we do not have any information on what happened.” There was no clear indication of the direction of the Iranian investigation into the attacks, and there was no immediate claims of responsibility. Monday’s attacks bore close similarities to one in January that killed Tehran University physics professor Masoud Ali Mohammadi. He died when a bomb-rigged motorcycle exploded near his car as he was about to leave for work.
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Students can’t let break halt study habits Thanksgiving is over, and students are back to the daily grind. This means that, unfortunately, the realities of homework, exams and stress are in full effect. Everyone enjoys leaving the worries of school behind, but they always come to find the break makes life a little harder once school is back in session. It’s very common to come back and lag a little during the first few days, but finals are
right around the corner and laziness and procrastination are very dangerous. If immediate concentration and regular study habits aren’t resumed, a semester’s worth of work could potentially be wasted. Many students tell horror stories of semesters falling apart as a result of studying slip-ups or missing classes. The relaxed feeling some students feel after break can lead to such a slip-ups if students
do not return focused and ready to finish up strong. However, worrying and becoming stressed over finals does not help the situation either. The best way to avoid end of the semester anxiety and screw-ups is to simply get back into the work mode you were in prior to break. In just a couple of weeks, the library will be stuffed full of frantic students pulling allnighters on finals week. While
extra studying will definitely help, don’t wait until the last minute to refresh on an entire semester of material. Get on it now, and continuously study until your exam. Finals are a pain, but they don’t have to be as nerve racking as students make them. If you start preparing now, you will be far less stressed and better able to retain the information. Usually, it is not a surprise what is going to be on the tests
– if you go to class. We feel it is a good idea to begin having group study sessions before finals week. Collaborating with fellow peers about test material is always a great route to a successful finals week. Whatever the case may be, don’t let a belly still full of turkey weigh you down. Get up, get focused, and finish the semester off right.
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North Korea may be irrational, but definitely isn’t stupid tomas engle columnist
Last week, North Korean artillery bombarded South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island, killing two South Korean marines and wounding 18 others (including three civilians). This incident is the worst skirmish between the two nations since the end of the Korean War in 1953. While the United States government (and much of the world’s media) was quick to side with South Korea in condemning the attack as unprovoked, previous events point to the South Korean and American governments instigating conflict in the region. North Korea is a holdover of another era. It is a truly communist country that has shut itself off from the world.
They only occasionally resurface to the international scene to threaten it with nuclear enrichment programs in exchange for food to feed its starving masses. To say that North Korea is a pariah is hardly an exaggeration, but to say it is simply crazy and follows no line of logic is a gross exaggeration. According to declassified government documents obtained by the Associated Press this past June, the U.S. government has routinely threatened North Korea with nuclear weapons since the onset of the Korean War in 1950. During the war, the U.S. routinely flew simulated atomic-bombing runs on the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. In interviews published after his death, regional U.S. commander General Douglas MacArthur said the plan at the time was to drop “30 to 50 atom bombs across the
northern neck of the Korean peninsula to block further Chinese intervention.” Nuclear planning did not stop with the fighting, as the U.S. Strategic Air Command drafted OpPlan 8-53 for “an air atomic offensive against China, Manchuria and North Korea” if hostilities were to ever resume, calling for the use of “large numbers of atomic weapons.” By 1967, U.S. military installations in South Korea and Okinawa, Japan, had reached their peak capacity of nuclear warheads – 2,600. While the U.S. nuclear arsenal was moved off the Korean peninsula in 1991, the U.S. government (even the current administration) continues to maintain that the “nuclear option” is always on the table regarding North Korea. After more than 30 years, the continual death threats from above worked their magic in 1985 when U.S. offi-
cials announced for the first time that North Korea had built a nuclear reactor. Yoshiki Mine, of Japan’s Canon Institute for Global Studies, says North Korea feels its existence is threatened. Mine stated the U.S. nuclear option “does give the North Koreans an excuse to develop, acquire and own nuclear weapons. They have indicated many times that as long as this basic security is not secured, they would not abandon nuclear weapons.” The sinking of the South Korean naval ship, the Cheonan, on March 26, 2010, also sheds some light on the North Korean government’s paranoid mindset. That May, a South Koreanled investigation concluded a North Korean torpedo had sunk the ship despite protestations from investigation panel member Shin Sangchul, who was later dismissed because of his disagreements.
The former officer in the South Korean navy and shipbuilding executive theorized the ship hit a reef in shallow water. He said, “I couldn’t find the slightest sign of an explosion. The sailors drowned to death. Their bodies were clean. We didn’t even find dead fish in the sea.” According to The Los Angeles Times, he and many others in South Korea are now saying the sinking of the Cheonan is being pinned on North Korea only because it “fits within their pattern of behavior,” despite the lack of physical evidence connecting them. Another piece of the puzzle on the Korean peninsula is the current president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak. Since coming to office in 2008, he has ended the Sunshine Policy of previous Presidents Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun. The Sunshine Policy was a
normalization effort between the two countries that lasted from 1998 to 2008. This included arranged visits of family members separated by the Korean War and economic assistance to the North. The opposition party is accusing President Lee of sabotaging the peace process by ending the policy in order to provoke an already paranoid North Korea into conflict. Supposedly, this is to distract South Korean voters from a faltering economy because Lee’s 2008 campaign was built around a strong economy. According to Russia Today, South Korea has now admitted to firing the first shot accidently during war games held right on the border between the two countries. With current plans for the U.S. to join South Korea in another war game this week, let’s all hope there are no more “mistakes.”
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South Korean veterans beat and burn national flags and effigies of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un during a protest in Seoul, South Korea, Monday. South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak took responsibility Monday for failing to protect his citizens from a deadly North Korean artillery attack last week
When corporations win, the American people usually lose michael levy columnist
“Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.” - Benito Mussolini. Great news everyone – corporate profits are at an all time high. United States business earned an annual rate of $1.66 trillion in the third quarter of 2010. That’s the largest number since record keeping began 60 years ago. Meanwhile, unemployment remains at 17 percent and Congress just decided against renewing unemployment benefits for the long-unemployed. So, 2 million Americans will lose their benefits in December; benefits that saved 1.5 million jobs. According to a study commis-
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sioned by the Bush administration, this was accomplished by giving the jobless money to inject into the economy. While people got pink slips and took pay cuts in 2009, the average employee of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase saw their pay increase 27 percent - to an average of $340,000. Those, of course, are the employees of the banks that nearly broke the global financial system - that we tax payers bailed out because they weren’t smart enough to foresee that housing prices wouldn’t rise at double digit rates in perpetuity. Perhaps they were smart enough to realize no matter how bad their situation got, they could count on their cronies on the other side of the revolving door between the government and the financial industry to save their necks. A Freedom of Information Act request for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s calen-
dar recently revealed an interesting fact. It showed that during the first 15 months of the Obama Administration, the chief financial minister met with the CEO of Goldman Sachs more than he did with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader John Boehner combined. For us, the price of that access might be our country, but to Goldman Sachs, it’s the $3.55 million a year they spend on federal lobbying. From 1998 to 2008, the financial industry spent a whopping $5 billion on lobbying and campaign contributions. Considering the size of the bailout, that’s a huge number; but it’s a pretty good return on an investment. Little has changed for the financiers since they brought us to near-collapse. Their lobbying efforts and the
revolving door between Wall Street and Washington allowed them to weaken financial reform to near worthlessness. As Congressman Brad Sherman reminds us, the most significant aspect of the bailout was not the cash, but “the implicit guarantee that [the big financial institutions are] too big to fail.” In other words, they can take whatever risks they want with our economy; knowing that if anything goes wrong, no worries for them - the taxpayers will be there to prop them up. All the while foreclosures continue unabated, infrastructure crumbles, our military remains overextended, debt rises, other countries constantly out educate us and the economy continues to lag. If only replacing one political party with the other could solve our problems. However, we have learned that both parties are corrupt, and neither are up to the challenges facing our country.
The website opensecrets.org tracks the contributions various industries make to each party and every member of Congress. Some industries tend to give more to one party than the other. Oil and gas companies gave 61 percent of their $6.5 million in 2010 campaign contributions to Republicans, while health professionals gave 58 percent of their $18.5 million to Democrats. All industries give to both parties; but the party in power gets more. It’s simple self-interest on both sides. Companies want certain policies, so they give money to politicians who support those policies. They especially give money to the opponents of those who oppose their interests. Why do you think no one in Congress advocated a single payer health care system? It works well in many countries around the world, but it would mean decreased profits for insurance companies, health
care providers and pharmaceutical companies. On the other side, politicians have to amass huge amounts of capital each time they’re up for re-election just to keep their jobs. Say you are running for reelection to the House, and a vote comes up on which your conscience says you should vote no. You know if you vote no, some industry will fund your opponent, but if you vote yes, that industry will fund you. If you follow your conscience, you’re unqualified to be a congressperson, and therein lies the problem. Those in power always have an interest in preserving power structures. Changing the way campaigns are funded could really help get our country back on track. But if we think those whose power is preserved by this system aren’t going to fight tooth -and- nail against those reforms, we are deluding ourselves.
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‘Pride of WV’ performs special concerts
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The Pride of West Virginia performs their KeyNotes concert Monday night at the Creative Arts Center.
by mackenzie mays associate a&e editor
The “Pride of West Virginia” will perform its annual KeyNotes Concert tonight at 7:30 in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre. The concert will feature the West Virginia University Marching Band’s musical highlights from the 2010 football season, including popular pre-game and halftime pieces. Special performances by each of the band’s sections,
including percussion, saxophones, trumpets and piccolos will perform, in addition to performances by the twirlers. Band member and sophomore aerospace engineering major, Katie Demyan, said the KeyNotes Concert provides an exciting new venue for the band to perform in. “It’s definitely a different experience for us. The atmosphere of the theater allows for an up close and personal show that we typically don’t get in the stadium,” Demyan
said. “The KeyNotes show makes the experience more real for everyone, and the members of the band and the audience are on a much more personal level.” The band will perform its complete pre-game and half time shows in addition to individual pieces from each section, according to Assistant Director Chris Nichter. Nichter graduated from WVU with a bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a Master of Music in Conduct-
ing degree. He was a four-year member of the WVU Marching Band as an undergraduate and was named the Outstanding Section Leader for tuba in 2002. “This year’s show is a very diverse concert that showcases the band favorites and also offers something for everyone, whether that be funny, serious or patriotic,” Nichter said. Nichter said the annual concert attracts a broader audience than the band typi-
cally performs for at athletic events. “The KeyNotes concert provides the members of the band an opportunity to perform to parents who didn’t get the chance to come to a football game, and it also offers public school students a chance to see them perform, who may not get the chance to otherwise,” Nichter said. Nichter said he appreciates the event because it allows the band to star as the main act for a change.
“It’s nice for the night to be dedicated to just the band. It’s all about them,” Nichter said. A live webcast of the event will be available at http:// www.wvuband.org. “Our popularity is a blessing and a curse. It’s wonderful folks come out and support us and we are very fortunate for that, we just wish we could do more,” Nichter said. “We hope we can continue to do this now until forever.” mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu
‘Compleat Female Stage Beauty’ brings sexy, comic tale to CAC by jesse tabit a&E writer
Audiences will be taken back to the 1600s as “Compleat Female Stage Beauty” is performed at the West Virginia University Creative Arts Center this week. The play “will challenge the audience’s perception of gender in an era when only men acted on stage,” said Joshua Williamson, chair for the Di-
vision of Theater and Dance at WVU. The play, originally written by Jeffrey Hatcher, takes place in 17th Century London. After an 18-year ban on theaters, the English monarchy is restored, and all-male acting casts have been replaced. Edward Kynaston, one of the best male actors playing female actors, is challenged by the debut of English actresses to the stage,
especially when Charles II orders men to no longer play female roles. “It is good to be immersed in culture and history,” said Blaire Wendel, senior bachelor of fine arts actress. “The play also features a lot of romance and humor.” Wendel plays both Maria and Emilia in the production. The actors have had to adapt to their roles by using English accents – something Wendel
practiced for two weeks. The actress is encouraging people to come out and enjoy the unique period piece. “This has been my most intense role to date,” said Matthew Webster, a senior bachelor of fine arts actor who plays Kynaston, the lead role. His character incorporates different themes including love, hate, lust, sex and murder, he said. Webster said the cast has
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been rehearsing since the end of September. The cast features 15 WVU students including Greg Jernigan as Charles II, Amy Byrne as Margaret Hughes and Laura Peters as Nell Gwynn. Williamson said the play, while light-hearted and funny, is for mature audiences and features mature themes. It is appropriate for a college audience, he said.
A more telling theme, however, is to “be yourself,” Webster said. Tickets can be purchased at the Mountainlair or CAC box offices. The play can be seen at the Gladys G. Davis Theatre at the CAC Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. There will be an additional showing Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. jesse.tabit@mail.wvu.edu
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Zach Galifianakis, most known for his role in “The Hangover,” reunites with Todd Phillips to provide the audience with incredible amounts of laughter. This time, however, they let Robert Downey Jr. in on the fun. Peter Highman (Downey Jr.) is trying to get back to his wife in Los Angeles, who is to deliver their first child by the end of the week. Due to significant circumstances involving a bag mix-up, a ticket bump-up, and a BlackBerry phone, both Peter and Ethan Tremblay (Galifianakis) are kicked off the plane and are barred from flying. Peter is stuck in Atlanta with nothing, because everything he had with him was still on the plane. Luckily, Ethan comes to the rescue and offers Peter a ride. Peter accepts, not knowing the mess he’s about to face because of his decision. Tremblay is an awkward man-child who is going to Los Angeles to become an actor. Galifianakis plays this part so magically. Not only is it hilarious, but it also throws the audience off guard. One minute you’re wiping away tears from laughter, the next, you have a lump in your throat in an emotional moment.
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Robert Downey Jr., left, stars with Zach Galifianakis, right, in the comedy ‘Due Date.’ Highman is a successful business man who can’t imagine the luck he’s gotten himself into throughout the journey. Downey Jr. plays the part brilliantly as a stern professional with no sense of emotion at all. Yet, he also opens up in a way that shows that he cares about Tremblay, but that he still is serious in every aspect. His attitude adds the humor to the film and increases the
shock when he acts a certain way when there is a sentimental scene or a scene where Tremblay makes a mistake … again. The car chases, crashes, explosions, and injuries cause the movie to lose the reality and gain the hilarity. By the end of the movie, the plot is merely pushing forward through laughs. None of it is anywhere near realistic or believable, but it somehow adds to the humor.
Though released a few weeks ago, “Due Date” is worth checking out for those who have. sofar, held out, weary of another road trip movie. The movie will keep audiences guessing as to the character’s next trouble and the laughs come fast.
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HOROSCOPES BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you often feel as if your nerves are fried. How you handle a personal matter and the choices you make depend on your ability to detach and flex. Your network of friends and associates will support you in various ideas, though the cost might not be worth it. If you are single, you’ll meet someone out of the blue, when you least expect it. Spring 2011 attracts a special suitor. Romance is intense in 2011 for single and attached Sagittarians. If you are attached, develop a stronger friendship as well. LIBRA proves to be a friend through thick and thin. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH A different energy greets you. A power play or someone in charge creates a situation where you feel you must respond. A discussion with this same person demonstrates the different options you might have. Tonight: Detach and relax more. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HH Understanding the parameters of a situation, whether social or at work, allows you to make the best choice. Stop and talk to various people during the day. Sometimes people move too swiftly to be cordial. Tonight: Can you squeeze in some exercise? GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Someone you have counted on vanishes way too quickly. Allow greater give-and-take in the next few days. Don’t cut off someone just because you disagree. Evaluate this person’s
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Accomplishments plenty to be proud of for Izzo-Brown A LOOK AHEAD TO THE 2011-12 SEASON Returning Starters for 2011: Blake Miller, Bri Rodriguez, Caroline Szwed, Drea Barklage, Frances Silva, Meghan Lewis, Erica Henderson, Bry McCarthy Key Losses for 2011: Kerri Butler, Megan Mischler, Ashtin Larkin
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Chelsey Corroto (14) and Ashtin Larkin (5) celebrate with fans following the West Virginia women’s soccer team’s 2-1 win over Penn State on Nov. 14.
by ben gaughan sports writer
All good things come to an end. The West Virginia women’s soccer team’s loss to Boston College in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 may not have been exactly what it would have liked. However, the team should be proud of what it accomplished in the 2010 season. “Only one team can end its season with a win, and unfortunately it’s not going to be us,” said West Virginia head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown after the loss. “It hurts right now, but if we take a step back, this team accomplished a lot.” The Mountaineers began the season as a team that could not find a rhythm or identity, and their record of 4-4-1 showed that. But, then Izzo-Brown and her players found something deep inside and turned their season around. WVU piled up 14-straight victories, which was the second-longest streak in the nation before its loss to the Golden Eagles. It earned them the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and the 11th-consecutive season of reaching the NCAA Tournament. The team won a school record 18 games and the pro-
gram’s second-ever Big East Conference tournament title with a victory over South Florida. Goalkeeper Kerri Butler had 13 shutouts on the season and broke the school record for alltime shutouts (37) in the 1-0 against Syracuse during the regular season. She also set the single season record for shutouts this year with 14. Butler finished with 44 shutouts in her career. WVU defeated then-No. 5 Virginia at home when the Mountaineers were unranked, which was a crucial win at that time in the season. In its win over Morehead State in the first round, a crowd of 1,688 attended. It was the second-largest crowd for a women’s soccer game at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Bri Rodriguez also recorded her first multi-goal game of her career in the win over Morehead State. This team put a very rare and magical run together, and the season will be a remembered as a special one for years to come. “We won a (Big East) championship and strung together 18 wins. It’s a special team, and I’m proud of every one of them,” Izzo-Brown said.
5 questions heading into the offseason Who will replace Kerri Butler? The Mountaineers’ goalkeeper is the biggest loss heading into the 2011 season. It will be crucial for Izzo-Brown to find a replacement. Will Frances Silva be able to step up and take over as a clutch goal scorer like Mischler was? Silva finished with 11 points in her first year on campus and has the ability to improve those numbers. She will need to do just that without Mischler as a dependable scoring threat.
Who will control games in the midfield with the loss of Ashtin Larkin? Larkin wasn’t a powerful offensive threat, but she did keep the team calm in the middle of the field. The team will miss her leadership and presence on the pitch. Can Bri Rodriguez continue scoring and making plays while become a total leader entering her junior season? Rodriguez had a stunning sophomore season, and she will need to have an ever larger junior year if the Mountaineers are to be more successful. — Compiled by Ben Gaughan
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Mountaineers focusing only on Rutgers by tony dobies sports editor
PITT
Continued from page 10 showed that.” The Mountaineers outgained Pittsburgh 285-157 in total yardage in the second half, while the WVU defense allowed just one third-down conversion in the third and fourth quarters. The team also benefited from four Panthers turnovers, scoring 21 points following the mistakes. Pitt fumbled six times in the game, losing three. Pittsburgh quarterback Tino Sunseri was picked off on the team’s first drive by WVU cornerback Brandon Hogan, who returned the pick 53 yards to the Pitt two-yard line. One play later, Ryan Clarke scored to give West Virginia the early 7-0 advantage. The WVU defense allowed only a 42-yard field goal to
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Members of the West Virginia football team celebrate their victory over Pitt Friday. “We know we’re the best team in the Big East,” receiver Jock Sanders said. “All that being said, we still have to go out and win another game.” Stewart said he did not watch the UConn/Cincinnati game because he was at his son’s high school football game. He did get updates through text message but said, even if he had the opportunity, he wouldn’t have watched. “It does not matter to me,” he said. “The only thing that matters to Bill Stewart, this staff and these players is taking care of our business before we worry about somebody else’s business.” After their 35-10 win at Pitt Dan Hutchins in the second half. “It wasn’t pretty,” said West Virginia linebacker J.T. Thomas. “But, we only gave up 10 points.” The victory kept West Virginia alive for the Big East Conference Championship while essentially eliminating the Panthers from the race. The Mountaineers must win against Rutgers Saturday, while current conference leader Connecticut must lose to South Florida the same day in order for West Virginia to be named Big East Champions and gain the BCS Bowl game bid. “I can’t tell you how big of a win that was for this team, this staff, and for me personally,” Stewart said. “To come on the road in the Big East and win is special.” brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu
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GameDay Predictions Each week, The DA sports staff will select 15 categories for the week’s upcoming game. You will answer those questions and return it to us. Leaderboard: 1. Kevin Knepp (32) 2. Jake Engle (25) 3. Nicole Katz (22) 4. Taylor Morehead (21) 5. Mark Nesselroad (12) 6. Zach Smith (9) 7. Patrick McDermott (6) 8. Ryan Ruben (5) 9. Matt Idleman (4) 9. Kevin Corey (4) 9. Aaron Howell (4) 9. Matt Allevato (4) 13. Tyler Colton (2) 14. Mark Zinn (1) Congratulations to Nicole Katz for earning the most points in the Louisville week (6). *Completed responses must be numbered and answered in order and include your name and e-mail address. If not done correctly, it will not be counted.
Send your completed responses to WVUGameDayPredictions@mail.wvu.edu by Friday at 5 p.m. to enter. Here are this week’s questions: 1. Which player will receive the ball on WVU’s second offensive play (quarterbacks excluded)? 2. What will be the game’s attendance? 3. What time in which quarter will WVU call its first timeout? 4. Name the first WVU senior to record a tackle. 5. How many passes will Geno Smith attempt in the second half? 6. How many total yards will WVU finish with? 7. How many times will the Scarlet Knights fumble in the game? 8. In which end zone will the game’s first touchdown be scored – band or scoreboard? 9. What will be the difference between Shawne Alston and Ryan Clarke rush attempts? 10. What will be the time of day when the first senior is announced during pregame ceremonies? 11. What will be WVU’s net yards on the team’s first offensive possession? 12. Which WVU defensive player will record Rutgers’ first turnover? 13. What will be the final score of the Connecticut-South Florida game? 14. Which will happen first in the game – three Rutgers first downs, a WVU touchdown, or a play of at least 20 yards? 15. What will be the final score?
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Can an experienced returning defense lead the team to 12 straight NCAA Tournaments? The Mountaineers will likely need to ride their defense to return to the NCAA Tournament. With Izzo-Brown at the helm, it should get them back there.
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West Virginia will likely keep a close eye on Connecticut’s game at South Florida on Saturday night. If the No. 23 Mountaineers want to reach their third BCS bowl game in school history, they will need to beat Rutgers at noon that day and hope the Bulls pull the upset. A win is all West Virginia needs to secure a share of the Big East title; only with a UConn loss can the Mountaineers clinch the conference’s automatic BCS berth. “I really don’t care if I see one snap Saturday night,” coach Bill Stewart said Sunday. “If we beat Rutgers, we are league champs, and that’s our goal. Our focus is Rutgers, Rutgers, Rutgers.” The Mountaineers (8-3, 4-2) would have had a chance to control their destiny if Connecticut (7-4, 4-2) had lost to Cincinnati this past Saturday. Linebacker J.T. Thomas, defensive end Julian Miller and tight end Tyler Urban spent the afternoon tweeting about the game, but UConn prevailed, 38-17.
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in Friday’s Backyard Brawl, the players said they can’t focus too much on Connecticut’s performance. “We’ve got to take one game at a time,” said receiver Tavon Austin. “We don’t want to look past Rutgers. We will work hard, go out there and try to win – just like any other game.” The Scarlet Knights (4-7, 1-5) are on a five-game losing streak and are last in the Big East. “We need to win this game,” Stewart said. “Every waking moment of my life for the next six days is going to be spent on beating Rutgers. I will not sleep.” anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu
DOBIES
Continued from page 10 performance against a solid defense was never going to come; not this season and maybe not in Stewart’s tenure. But, it all came together against Pitt. West Virginia might have found its replacement for running back Noel Devine when he graduates after this season. Running back Shawne Alston sure looks – at times – to be able to get the job done. The Mountaineers have even seemed to try to get the ball in the hands of their best player, slot receiver Tavon Austin, more throughout a game. His deep-threat ability makes him one of the most dangerous players in the Big East. And, most importantly, those ball carriers and quarterback Geno Smith limited the turnovers. For once this season in a big game, the Mountaineers did not turn the ball over – not once. When they put it all together, West Virginia’s most criticized man, offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen, looked like a genius. Sadly, for WVU, this complete game didn’t come earlier in the season. That type of effort would’ve beaten LSU and blown out Syracuse and Connecticut. To play the “what if” game will make you crazy, though. To say all the problems are gone would be ignoring the obvious. For one of the 11 games West Virginia has played, it has looked like the team everyone thought would rule the Big East this season. Yet, WVU proved in the other 10 games it has issues. Outside of the win at Pitt, WVU’s offense had no identity and did what it could to stop itself with penalties and turnovers. Yet, to ignore what happened Friday in the Steel City would be stupid, too.
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West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith looks for room to run while offensive lineman Jeff Braun sets for a block in the Mountaineers’ win over Pittsburgh. West Virginia has shown signs of life after looking to be a dead man walking a month ago. That turnaround isn’t easy, and everyone in the program deserves credit for doing what many didn’t believe could happen and some didn’t want to happen. Stewart likened himself to
a lion following a win against Cincinnati. He said, to kill it, you’d have to rip its heart out. West Virginia proved on the day after Thanksgiving it has a lot of heart, and nobody is going to take that away from the Mountaineers. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon refuses to let speculation about Rich Rodriguez’s future change his timetable to evaluate the football coach. “Everyone needs to take a deep breath,” Brandon said Monday morning. The first-year AD reiterated that he won’t do performance reviews of any of his coaches until their seasons – not just the regular season – are over. That might make for another uncomfortable month for Rodriguez. He helped the Wolverines qualify for a bowl – possibly the Insight Bowl on Dec. 28 – for the first time in his three seasons in charge of college football’s winningest program. The situation swirling around Rodriguez’s status might turn into a circus at the team’s banquet Thursday night because Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh plans to be there to be honored along with his 1985 teammates. Harbaugh said Saturday night there’s a “75-percent chance” he will be at the event, adding he needs to rearrange some recruiting trips. Many of those who want Rodriguez to be fired, want Harbaugh hired, and both men are expected to be in the same ballroom for an evening. Michigan’s regular season ended Saturday with a 37-7 loss at Ohio State, losing a school-record seventh straight to the rival, and dropping Rodriguez’s record at Michigan to 1-10 against ranked teams. “I’ll be mad for a while,” Rodriguez said after the game. “This will sting.” Rodriguez lost a schoolrecord nine games in his debut with the Wolverines two years ago, was 5-7 after starting 4-0 last season and turned a 5-0 start into a 7-5 finish this fall. He has three years remaining on his six-year contract that pays him about $2.5 million per season. Brandon said earlier this month that the NCAA violations committed under Rodriguez didn’t give him cause to terminate his contract. If Brandon and school officials decide to fire Rodriguez without cause before 2011, it would cost $4 million. On Jan. 1, the buyout drops to $2.5 million. “Rich has an opportunity to go through 15 practices to prepare for a bowl that his team has earned a right to play in,” Brandon said. “My approach is to give him the opportunity to do his job without doing a performance review at this time. It would be great if everyone let Rich do his job and let me do mine because the timetable for reviews is not going to change for any of our sports.”
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WVU DEFENSE STALLS CARDS’ OFFENSE IN 17-10 victory
West Virginia’s run to a Big East Conference championship would have to rest on the shoulders of its defense. That group carried its weight and plenty more Saturday. One play after WVU kicker Tyler Bitancurt’s 41-yard field goal was blocked, cornerback Keith Tandy picked off his sixth pass of the season with 2:22 remaining to give the Mountaineers a 17-10 victory over Louisville Saturday at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. “For those offensive enthusiasts, it wasn’t what you came to see,” said WVU head coach Bill Stewart. “We got after it defensively.” The WVU defense held the Cardinals to 171 total yards – UL’s lowest output of the season – including just 26 yards on the ground. The Cardinals’ leading rusher was punter Chris Philpott, who rushed for 21 yards on a fake punt to convert a fourth-and-10 midway through the second quarter. — Brian Gawthrop
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For the second time in three days, the No. 10 West Virginia women’s basketball team took down another ranked team in the Paradise Jam in the US Virgin Islands. On Saturday, the Mountaineers (6-0) beat No. 17 Iowa State 64-53 to win the Island Division of the tournament. Like they were all tournament long, West Virginia was led by senior co-captains Madina Ali and Liz Repella, who were named to the all-tournament team. Ali finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, while Repella led all scorers with 15 points and pulled down seven boards of her own. The Mountaineers out-rebounded the Cyclones 40-22 and forced 17 turnovers for the game. Freshman Brooke Hampton got the start at point guard in place of the injured Sarah Miles and scored six points while dishing out a game-high seven assists. Iowa State was led by guards Kelsey Bolte and Lauren Mansfield. Bolte finished the game with 13 points, while Mansfield had seven points and seven assists. Along with being on the all-Tournament team, Repella was named the MVP of the Island Division for the tournament. — Michael Carvelli WOMEN’S SOCCER
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The West Virginia women’s soccer team’s 14game win streak came to an end Friday night, as the Mountaineers lost to Boston College 4-0 at Newton Soccer Field. The loss ends the Mountaineers’ season. WVU (18-5-1), the 2010 Big East Conference champions, only generated five shots on goal in the game, two coming in the second half. The Eagles (16-6-1) tallied 16 shots, while goalkeeper Jill Mastroianni only needed to make two saves for the shutout. The four goals by Boston College were the most given up by the Mountaineers in a single game all season. Eagles senior Brooke Knowlton scored two goals on the night. Her first came off a shot from 10-yards out off an assist from Kristie Mewis to put the Eagles up 1-0 in the 21st minute. Just 10 minutes later, Boston College went up 2-0 on a pass by Mewis to Julia Bouchelle. Bouchelle’s shot went past Kerri Butler into the right netting. Knowlton’s second goal put the Eagles at a 3-0 advantage early into the second half. The forward shot a one-timer from four yards out on a pass from Natalie Crutchfield. Boston College added an insurance goal in the 84th minute to put the game out of reach at 4-0. — Ben Gaughan
For the second straight game in the NCAA Tournament, the West Virginia men’s soccer team found itself in an early 2-0 hole. Unlike the first-round win over Xavier, the Mountaineers’ comeback fell short as they fell to No. 2 Akron in the second round, 3-2. The Zips struck first just 11 minutes into the contest, on a Darren Mattocks shot from about five yards out. About 20 minutes later, Mattocks scored again – his 17th goal of the season – off of a pass from Kofi Sarkodie to help Akron take a 2-0 lead into halftime. About 25 minutes into the second half, Akron got what would prove to be the gameclinching goal when Scott Caldwell scored to extend the lead to 3-0. With about 10 minutes to go in the game, the Mountaineers began their comeback attempt. In the game’s 81st minute, sophomore midfielder Shadow Sebele took a pass from freshman Jay Williams and got the Mountaineers on the board. Sebele then helped the comeback effort once again five minutes later, when his perfect throw in was headed past the Akron keeper by junior defender Uzi Tayou to make it a one-goal game. But the comeback was just too little, too late. — Michael Carvelli
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wITHOUT BRYANT, JENNINGS, wvu BEATS Vmi Point guard depth was supposed to be a strength for West Virginia this season. Saturday against the VMI in the Charleston Civic Center, it was a clear weakness early for the Mountaineers. Starting point guard Truck Bryant sat out the game for undisclosed reasons while backup Joe Mazzulla played just four first-half minutes due to foul trouble, forcing a committee of players, including walk-ons Kenny Ross and Craig Carey, to run the backcourt. Still, the Mountaineers were able to escape the Civic Center with an 8266 victory. It was the fifth-lowest point total in the last five years for the Keydets, who have led the country in scoring since 2006. The team also went to the finals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off with wins over Davidson and Vanderbilt before a 74-70 loss to Minnesota. — Brian Gawthrop
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West Virginia women’s basketball senior point guard Sarah Miles hyperextended her knee against Virginia Friday. She had an MRI Monday. Her timetable to return will depend on the rehabilitation process, which will begin immediately, a release said. Miles, who isn’t fully re-
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covered from preseason wrist surgery, did not play in the Mountaineers’ 64-53 win over No. 17 Iowa State Saturday. Miles played 28 minutes in Friday’s game against Virginia before suffering the injury. She scored eight points had four rebounds and five assists. Miles sat out the Mountaineers first game of the season because of the wrist injury. WVU head coach Mike Carey didn’t want to rush her back. Miles was named the 2009 Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Freshman Brooke Hampton, who was filling in for Miles against Iowa State, scored six points, while having seven assists to zero turnovers. “With Sarah Miles down, let’s give a lot of credit to Brooke Hampton,” Carey said. “She came in and did a great job as a freshman.”
ception return to the 2-yard line on the first series to set up the Mountaineers’ first touchdown of the day and he added a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the second quarter. Hogan finished with six tackles. West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith was named to the Big East’s Weekly Honor Roll for his performance against the Panthers. He completed 9-of-12 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in a 35-10 win at Pittsburgh. Stewart is not retiring A report Saturday night on a West Virginia fan site said Stewart would retire after this season. On Sunday, Stewart said he has no intention of doing that. “The reports of my retirement are greatly exaggerated,” Stewart said. “I have absolutely no intention of walking away … I am not focusing on retired … and I am focusing on Rutgers.”
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PITTSBURGH — As Pittsburgh’s Nate Nix sat alone on his team’s side of the field, West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart was shaking the Panthers’ head coach Dave Wannstedt’s hand – maybe for the last time. As Nix stayed sitting on that bench, no teammate in site to try to console his obvious pain, WVU players and coaches ran toward their fans in the corner of Heinz Field. With pointerfinger held high, some of those players said it all. The Mountaineers defeated Pitt 35-10. After on-field interviews with TV and radio, Stewart made his way over to the corner, hugged his son, Blaine, and just about every player in his way the rest of the time he spent on the field. It was a celebration only a blowout of a team’s arch-rival could create. That’s exactly what happened. After the Mountaineers’ finished pulverizing the Panthers, one thing became clear: This is the West Virginia football team fans have been waiting to see all year. For the first time in Big East play, West Virginia looked like it had an offense with speedy playmakers. It even had a power game that rivaled the Panthers. After 30 minutes of play against the Panthers, it looked as if the Mountaineers’ offensive struggles would continue. In the second half, it all changed. WVU scored 21 points and racked up 285 yards against the nation’s 12th-best defense. WVU did this at the most pivotal point in the season. Yes, it would have been nice to have that type of offensive effort against Syracuse or Connecticut. But, at that point it looked like a 35-point
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Texas Christian University Athletic Director Chris Del Conte speaks at a news conference Monday, announcing that the school will be joining the Big East Conference.
TCU to become all-sports participant in Big East beginning in 2012 By Matthew Peaslee Sports Writer
West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart spent his Monday morning secluded in the Puskar Center, as he watched film in preparation for Saturday’s game against Rutgers. So, he was surprised when asked for his thoughts on Mountain West Conference Texas Christian University joining the Big East Conference starting July 1, 2012. “I came in early and haven’t had a chance,” Stewart said. “This is the first break I’ve came out of my film room.” The Big East announced Monday TCU would accept
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an invitation to become a full member of the conference. “TCU is a great addition to the Big East and makes the conference much stronger,” said WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck. “Much like the great football traditions of West Virginia, Pitt and Syracuse, TCU has a long legacy in the sport and a history of excellence.” Following the official announcement, Stewart said the Horned Frogs bring “instant credibility” to the Big East. “It’s a great day to be a Frog,” said TCU Athletic Director Chris Del Conte. “We’re heading into a realm, an arena that we’ve always dreamed about. The BCS does not define TCU;
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TCU defines the BCS.” TCU, with an enrollment of 9,142, becomes the Big East’s ninth football school and 17th basketball school. The Big East now holds teams in nine of the nation’s top 35 largest media markets. The Horned Frogs, located in Fort Worth, Texas, would be the furthest school geographically from many of the Big East schools. The travel costs associated with playing TCU did not outweigh the benefits of the school joining the conference, said Big East Commissioner John Marinatto. “Our league ... will now be playing football in the north-
east, the Midwest, Florida and Texas. No other conference can claim such representation,” Marinatto said. “The Dallas Cowboys play in the NFC East, so TCU and their fans will be right at home in the Big East.” Although the move will not take place until the 201213 athletic year, TCU brings with it 16 conference championships with the Southwest, Western Athletic, Conference USA, Mountain West Conferences and four top 25 finishes in the last five years. The Horned Frogs’ football program is ranked No. 3 in the latest BCS rankings. The Horned Frogs, with a 12-0 record in 2010, are destined for
a BCS bowl in January with the possibility of playing in the BCS Championship game. The Big East has many ties to TCU. Pitt head men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon and WVU volleyball coach Jill Kramer are alumni of TCU. “The Big East is a diverse group of schools, and the addition of TCU adds yet another dimension to our mix,” said WVU President James P. Clements. “With this new member comes new possibilities for intra-conference rivalries and competitive match-ups that we think will enhance our league.” matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu
WVU’s second half showing turns brawl into blowout Mountaineers outgain Pitt 285-157 after halftime to win 35-10 By Brian Gawthrop Associate Sports Editor
PITTSBURGH — West Virginia’s play in the second half of their 35-10 win over Pittsburgh Friday was called by many as the team’s most complete performance of the season. The first half was the opposite. So much so, that Mountaineer head coach Bill Stewart said he had an uneasy feeling of his team’s early showing and took out his frustration on both his coaches and players inside the locker room at halftime. “I was just really frustrated about what I was seeing,” Stewart said. “We didn’t have that zip that we have had the last couple of weeks. We were a step behind.” After allowing just two first downs in their last two games, the WVU defense allowed the Panthers to finish 8-of-12 on third-down conversion attempts in the first half alone, while the West Virginia offense had just 16 snaps. The only reason West Virginia entered the locker room at half time with a 14-7 lead was the Panthers’ four turnovers. The Panthers outgained the Mountaineers 205-75 in total yardage while Pitt held WVU to just 7:26 of possession time. “There were adjustments, but we couldn’t get to them in the first half,” said WVU offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen. “We just didn’t have a lot of play calls in the first half. So, it might have looked a little different in the second half, but that was the play call going in.” West Virginia looked like a changed team in the second half. After scoring just 13 points in the second half in its last three games combined, the
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West Virginia defensive lineman Scooter Berry holds up the football after recovering a fumble in the second half. The Mountaineers forced six fumbles in the game to win 3510 over Pitt. Mountaineers scored 21 second-half points against the Panthers, tying a season high. WVU quarterback Geno Smith connected with Tavon Austin for 71-yard touchdown on the team’s first possession of the second half and hooked up again for a 12-yard score with 1:29 left in the third quarter. Two of Smith’s three sec-
ond-half completions went for touchdowns. The sophomore finished the game 9-of12 for 212 yards and three scores. “We only had like 19 snaps in the first half, so we were still fresh heading into halftime,” said WVU tackle Don Barclay. “In the whole second half, we
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