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TKE hazing investigation continues

BY TRAVIS CRUm CITY EDITOR

An investigation of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at West Virginia University by its national chapter for an alleged hazing is taking longer than initially reported, and isn’t expected to be concluded soon.

On Nov. 29, an anonymous call was made to the Greek Anti-Hazing Hotline about an alleged hazing incident that occurred within a TKE residence the night before.

Because of the chapter’s size, it is taking more time

to interview all its members and complete the investigation, said Tom McAninch, director of communication for TKE’s national chapter.

Initially, the investigation was expected to be completed by Dec. 3. However, McAninch said they are continuing to look into the matter in an attempt to be as “absolutely thorough as can be.”

“We treat every situation differently. Some (calls) that come in have no basis or don’t have any creditability. They take a day to solve,” he said.

“Then there are some we

Fraternity collects ‘Donations for the Deployed’ soldiers by charles young staff writer

Students at West Virginia University can brighten up a service member’s holiday this year by donating through a campus service fraternity to be shipped overseas.

The Alpha Tau Alpha fraternity began the “Donations for the Deployed” program in November for service members who cannot be home for the holidays because they are on tours of duty.

ATA is sending care packages on Dec. 16 with non-perishable items such as hygiene products, books and magazines, said Allyson Peters, Donations for the Deployed organizer.

“We are trying to support the who people support

look at a little bit more intently because of what’s come through, to try to make sure we cover all of our bases and get the best information.”

Calls to the hotline are rare, but all are taken seriously and investigated, McAninch said.

There have been instances in the past in which someone has called the hotline as a prank, such as if they were denied membership into the fraternity.

A formal report into the investigation will be made following its conclusion, he said.

Ron Justice, director of Student Organization Services,

said the investigation is up to the national chapter, and the fraternity has not been put on moratorium, which is a ban from any activities.

Will Carswell, president of WVU’s TKE chapter, declined to comment and forwarded all comments to McAninch.

This is the second report of an alleged hazing on campus since November.

The University launched an investigation into an alleged hazing at the Phi Sigma Kappa house Nov. 15.

According to police reports, University Police Department officers entered the fraternity

America,” Peters said. “We just want to give back.”

Food donations, such as snack foods, can be made, but baked items cannot be sent, she said. Other good items to donate are CDs and DVDs, because they will give service members something to do on their downtime.

Peters said inspiration for the program came from her cousin, Kevin Hoggatt, who is currently serving his second tour of duty with the Army’s 10th Mountain Division in Afghanistan.

Peters said it was difficult to be away from her cousin, especially during the holiday season. She thought of others who would be without their loved ones and decided to Students study for final exams Wednesday afternoon in a group study room in the Downtown Library.

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West Virginia University’s Children’s Hospital cancer patients are creating Christmas cards, such as this one by Cody Sullivan, 17, of Oakland, MD.

WVU Children’s Hospital offers ‘Cards of Hope’ Currently in its 19th year, Cards of Hope has become a fundraising tradition at West Virginia University Children’s Hospital.

Greeting cards are created by patients of the Children’s Hospital and their siblings each year.

The hospital staff members vote on their favorite designs, and the top 10 are chosen to be a part of the Cards of Hope collection.

Cards from the patients and their family’s collections are available for purchase by the public, and sales directly benefit the WVU Cure Kids Cancer Fund.

Lora Edgell, Children’s Miracle Network Director at WVU Children’s Hospital, said 100 percent of the money raised by Cards of Hope is donated to the fund.

The fund provides not

only equipment to the hospital, but also gas cards, lodging expenses and other costs for families of the patients during their stay at the hospital, she said.

“The last thing we want families to do is worry about bills and expenses when you just found out your kid has cancer,” Edgell said.

The funds also benefit the Beads of Courage program, which began October at Children’s Hospital, said Edgell.

Beads of Courage, a national program, provides each patient admitted to the hospital with a necklace and a journal to chronicle their time at the hospital. Patients receive different colored beads for undergoing certain treatments, reaching a certain number of days in the hospital and other noteworthy milestones, she said.

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Libraries, Mountainlair study options during dead, finals week FOR MORE INFORMATION

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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.”

Preparing for fall 2010 finals

by sarah o’rourke

BY DUSTIN HOFFMAN

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.

The investigation into the alleged hazing at the Phi Sigma Kappa house will most likely be concluded early next week, Justice said.

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 persons or causes

As dead week comes to an end and finals week approaches, students at West Virginia University have many places around campus to prepare for exams.

Hilary Fredette, head of Access and Media Services at the Wise Library, said the Downtown Library has been busy since dead week began last Sunday.

Fredette said the group study rooms and computers are the students’ highest demand during this busy time of year.

There are 16 study rooms in the Downtown Library, and they can be checked out by groups of two or more for four hours.

Fredette said during dead and finals weeks, students may not renew study rooms because of the popular demand for them.

Laptops can also be checked out at the Downtown Library for

For a list of finals schedule, see page 2. four hours.

Fredette said there are plenty of computers students can use between the laptops available for check out and the computers located on the first, second, fourth and sixth floors and in the basement of the library.

More computers were added on the second floor during the summer, Fredette said.

Fredette said the best advice for students is to not get frustrated if what they want is not immediately available for them at the library.

All of the laptops and study rooms are consistently returned, and whatever they need will eventually become available, she said.

Beginning at midnight,

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Students fill the Downtown Library on Wednesday to study and work on final assignments to prepare for the end of the semester.

WVU receives grant to study secondhand smoke

by ALEX DUFOUR correspondent

A West Virginia University Researcher and his team received a $100,000 biomedical research grant from the American Lung Association to study changes in the air caused by exposure to secondhand smoke early in life.

The goal of the American Lung Association Nationwide Award and Grant Program is to

foster laboratory, patient-centered and social-behavioral research designed to find cures and prevent and relieve the suffering associated with lung disease, according to the ALA website.

Zhong-Xin Wu, WVU researcher and member of the Translational Tobacco Reduction Research Program, will study the effects of secondhand smoke and if it leads to asthma.

The team will focus on nerve

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growth factors, which are essential in promoting and maintaining growth and survival of the nervous system, said Angela Jones, a public relations specialist for WVU Hospitals.

“Secondhand smoke is an environmental trigger factor that leads to airway inflammation and asthma symptoms in susceptible individuals,” Wu wrote in a press release.

“Disruption of normal production and release of nerve

growth factor after inhaling smoke results in changes in the airways, which leads to disease-related abnormalities in the respiratory system,” Jones said.

Wu said the information gained from the study is particularly important in West Virginia, where 27.3 percent of pregnant women smoke, compared to the significantly

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Continued from page 1 Eliza’s Coffee Shop is putting out refreshments and snacks such as coffee, soda and water while supplies last in front of the Access Services Desk on the first floor of the Downtown Library, Fredette said.

If students cannot find room to study in the libraries, they can utilize the Mountainlair “Study” Union.

Beginning Sunday, the Mountainlair will be open 24 hours through Thursday.

Jeff Dunbar, assistant director for Mountainlair building operations, said at midnight, snacks and drinks are going to

be put out for students. Donuts, granola, fruits and vegetables, coffee and soda are some of the items that will be provided, he said.

The Shenandoah Room on the first floor of the Mountainlair is designated as a 24-hour quiet zone for students who want to avoid the crowds and noise.

“The Mountainlair is a comfortable place to study, and we encourage students to come use it,” Dunbar said.

Allen Flanagan, night operations supervisor for the Mountainlair, said offering students a place to study and get energized for finals is just one thing the Mountainlair can offer.

“The student union is meant to be the living room of cam-

pus,” he said. “Where else is better to offer students a place to study than their own living room?”

Flanagan said the Mountainlair can see up to 900 students a night during dead and finals weeks.

Other places students can study during finals week include the Law and Health Sciences libraries and E. Moore Hall.

The West Virginia University Downtown and Evansdale libraries will remain open 24 hours a day through Thursday, Dec. 16. On Friday, Dec. 17, both libraries close at 10 p.m. and reopen Saturday, Dec. 18 at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. sarah.o’rourke@mail.wvu.edu

finals week schedule Monday, Dec. 13 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - All sections of math 126C 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. - All classes meeting at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. MWF 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - All classes meeting at 10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. MWF 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. - All classes meeting at 11 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. TR 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. - All sections of Physics 101, 102, 111, 112 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. - Communication Studies 100, Section 1 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Communication Studies 100, Section 2 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. - Communication Studies 100, Section 3 Tuesday, Dec. 14 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - All sections of Math 126B 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. - All classes meeting at 9 a.m. or 9:30 a.m. MWF 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - All sections of Math 126A and Math 155

grant

Continued from page 1 lower national average of 10 percent.

“The children of women who smoke during pregnancy and immediately after giving birth are at an increased risk of experiencing respiratory illnesses

soldiers

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. - All classes meeting at 8 a.m. or 8:30 a.m. TR 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. - All sections of Chemistry 110, 115, 116 Wednesday, Dec. 15 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - All sections of Math 150 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. - All classes meeting at 3:30 p.m. or 4 p.m. TR 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - All classes meeting at 3 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. MWF 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. - All classes meeting at 12 p.m. or 12:30 p.m. MWF 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. - All sections of MAE 242 All sections of French, German and Spanish 100, 101, 102, 203, 204 & 200, and Italian 101, 102, 203 & 204 Thursday, Dec. 16 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - All sections of Math 121 - Students must sign up for time with their instructor.

8 a.m. to 10 a.m. - All classes meeting at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. TR

later in life. Studies show that the chances of developing or worsening childhood asthma increase in children of mothers who smoke,” Wu said.

It is believed that supporting researchers at this critical juncture is essential to ensure longterm commitments to lung disease research, as well as to maintain an adequate supply

cover the costs of postage.

There has been a Facebook Continued from page 1 group created for those who wish to donate items or suggest take action. service members’ addresses to Hoggatt said knowing peo- receive the packages. ple back home in America cared about him overseas was danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu “just unbelievable; it’s the best feeling in the world.”

Peters said the group is attempting to send out as many boxes as possible and are still accepting address of soldiers to whom boxes could be sent.

Earlier this month the group received a grant from the StuJoin the discussion. dent Government Association to help cover shipping costs.

Follow us on Twitter at The price of each box mailed @dailyathenaeum. is $12.50. The group is also taking monetary donations to help

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - All classes meeting at 9:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. TR 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. - All classes meeting at 1 p.m. or 1:30 p.m. MWF 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. - All classes meeting at 4 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. MWF 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. - All sections of MAE 241 and 243 and all sections of Astronomy 106 Friday, Dec. 17 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. - All sections of Math 128 - Students must sign up for time with their instructor.

8 a.m. to 10 a.m. - All classes meeting at 11 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. MWF 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - All classes meeting at 8 a.m. or 8:30 a.m. MWF 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. - All classes meeting at 12:30 p.m. or 1 p.m. TR Saturday, Dec. 18 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. - All classes meeting at 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. MWF 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - All classes meeting at 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m. TR

of scientists dedicated to lung disease, according to the American Lung Association.

The Translational Tobacco Reduction Research Program is a joint program of the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and the West Virginia Prevention Research Center at WVU. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

CORRECTION Due to an editing error in Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Athenaeum, it was reported Sam Mukdadi, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at West Virginia University, researched technology in place at airport security checkpoints.

This is incorrect, Mukdadi researches ultrasound technology and its uses in dental imaging. Mukdadi was asked to offer an opinion on the airport scanners based on his understanding of imaging technology and its applications.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

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Continued from page 1 WVU President James P. Clements has selected Tyler George’s card called “With a Little Hope” as his personal holiday greeting card this season.

George, a junior mechanical and aerospace engineering major, created the card in honor of his sister, Cherish Lavoie.

Lavoie is 11 years old and is currently undergoing monthly maintenance treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the Children’s Hospital.

George’s card features a globe encircled by people of various colors holding hands, which he said in a press release symbolizes the unity needed across the world to find a cure.

Cards of Hope are available in collections of 20 cards with 21 envelopes for $15.

Kroger is this year’s underwriting sponsor and pays for the cost of printing and postage of the cards, Edgell said.

Anyone interested in purchasing the cards can contact Edgell by calling 304-598-4346, ext. 2, or visiting the website www.cardsofhope.com. dustin.hoffman@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia University’s Children’s Hospital cancer patients are creating Christmas cards, such as this one by Saige Sprouse, 7, of Shinnston, W.Va.

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3 killed in explosion at chemical plant

NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. (AP) — An explosion rocked a small chemical plant in West Virginia’s northern panhandle, killing three workers and injuring one other person, police and company officials said Thursday.

Firefighters were still putting out hot spots from a fire at the plant Thursday afternoon.

New Cumberland Police Chief Lester Skinner said the emergency call about the blast at the AL Solutions Inc. plant came in around 1:20 p.m.

Lt. Jeremy Krzys, the first officer on scene, said he had been sitting at a traffic light when he heard the blast and immediately rushed to the plant.

“I just heard a loud bang and all of a sudden you saw black smoke pouring out,”

Krzys said.

Krzys said he saw two injured men run out of the building when he arrived. He said one man was badly burned, while the other was still on fire. Krzys says co-workers used blankets to extinguish the man who was on fire.

Company officials said in a statement that the worker who was badly burned died later after being transported from the scene for medical treatment. The other injured person, who was an employee for an outside contractor, suffered minor burns.

None of the victims has been identified, though Skinner said he knew both of the men who died and had grown up with them.

The plant site is home to a large, corrugated metal build-

ing complex and a smaller stucco building that sits across the parking lot, which is where the men were working. Skinner said they were working with titanium powder, which is used as an alloy additive in aluminum.

The powder is packed into bricks that look similar to hockey pucks, Skinner said.

It’s highly flammable, which is why firefighters had to finish extinguishing hotspots before investigators could get to the dead men inside.

“It’s not like putting out a brush fire or wood,” Skinner said.

Labor Department spokeswoman Joanna Hawkins said federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials were on their way to investigate.

Analyst says Massey Energy Co. sale more likely without Don Blankenship CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Wall Street analyst is predicting the impending retirement of Massey Energy Co.’s longtime chief executive will increase the odds the troubled coal company will be acquired.

Don Blankenship’s departure will remove the strongest advocate for remaining an independent company from Virginia-based Massey’s board, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. analyst Paul Forward said in a report to investors.

Massey announced last Fri-

day that Blankenship would retire Dec. 31 and be succeeded

by President Baxter Phillips Jr. Massey has been under pressure to remove Blankenship since an explosion killed 29 miners at its Upper Big Branch mine in southern West Virginia.

The explosion is the deadliest U.S. coal mine disaster in decades and the subject of criminal and civil investigations.

Massey announced plans to conduct a strategic review of ways to increase shareholder value last month and hired Per-

ella Weinberg Partners LP and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP last month to act as financial and legal advisers.

“We believe the events of the past few weeks increase the likelihood that the company’s ongoing strategic review will lead to a sale of the company at favorable terms,” Forward wrote in the report issued Wednesday. “We believe the retirement of Mr. Blankenship removes the strongest voice on Massey’s board in support of the firm remaining independent.”

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Report: For-profit colleges cashing in on military (AP) — For-profit college companies are taking in enormous amounts of federal student aid money by recruiting and enrolling members of the military, veterans and their families, with questionable returns, according to a new report from a vocal Senate critic of the industry.

Citing low student loan repayments and high dropout rates at for-profit schools, the report from Sen. Tom Harkin is urging Congress and the federal agencies involved to “act now” to make sure the aid programs are not being exploited.

A representative of forprofit colleges responded that the enrollment growth ought to be celebrated, and that active-duty military and veterans are choosing schools that serve their needs.

The report released Thursday by Harkin – chairman of the Senate Education, Labor and Pensions Committee – stops short of saying the schools are failing veterans

and the taxpayers who support them.

But it does provide a new snapshot of just how successful for-profit colleges have been in enrolling military personnel and veterans after the government greatly expanded their college benefits through the Post-9/11 GI Bill of 2008 and more generous Department of Defense education programs.

Between 2006 and 2010, combined Defense Department and Veterans Affairs education benefits received by 20 for-profit education companies increased from $66.6 million to a projected $521.2 million, the report says.

Among the more detailed findings: zz Between 2009 and 2010 alone, revenue from military educational benefits at 20 forprofit education companies increased 211 percent. zz In the first year of the Post-9/11 GI Bill the VA spent comparable amounts – $697 million and $640 million, re-

spectively – on tuition for students attending public schools and students attending forprofit schools. But that subsidized the educations of 203,790 students at public schools, compared to 76,746 at for-profits. zz Because of for-profit schools’ high tuition, students receiving Post-911 GI Bill benefits at the schools received 36.5 percent of the money distributed, even though they account for just 23 percent of the bill’s beneficiaries. zz Four of the five for-profit schools taking in the most Post9/11 GI Bill money have loan repayment rates of 31 to 37 percent.

“This report raises serious questions about whether some for-profit education companies view providing education to our service members and veterans as incidental to ensuring a robust profit for their company and their shareholders,” Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, said in a statement.

Abortion rights foes look to spread fetal pain law throughout nation

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Abortion rights foes emboldened by a new Nebraska law that restricts late-term procedures based on the disputed notion that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks are pushing for similar legislation in other states, particularly those where Republicans won big in November.

National Right to Life held a strategy conference this week in Arlington, Va., to offer its state affiliates guidance for the 2011 legislative session. Indiana, Iowa and Kentucky lawmakers have already started drafting bills similar to Nebraska’s law, and abortion opponents are pushing lawmakers in Kansas, Maryland and Oklahoma to do the same.

“What Nebraska did was fantastic,” said Margie Montgomery, the executive director of Kentucky Right to Life. “That makes us more excited about it.

Now we can point to it – it’s already a law in Nebraska. That’s really good for us.”

Nebraska’s law, which took effect Oct. 15, outlaws abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed claim that fetuses can feel pain after that point. It is a departure from the standard of viability, established by the 1973 landmark ruling in Roe v.

Wade, which allows states to limit abortions in cases where there’s a viable chance the fetus could survive outside of the womb, generally considered to be between 22 and 24 weeks.

Dr. LeRoy Carhart, one of the nation’s few late-term abortion providers who runs a clinic near Omaha, and his backer, the New York City-

AP

A lone demonstrator, who did not wish to be identified, stands outside the abortion and contraception clinic operated by Dr. LeRoy Carhart, in Bellevue, Neb., Wednesday. Dr. Carhart, who has been at the center of the nation’s debate on late-term abortions, said he plans to open clinics in Indiana, Iowa and near Washington D.C. based Center for Reproductive Rights, have threatened to challenge the Nebraska law in court. Dionne Scott, a spokeswoman for the center, said it would file a challenge “when the circumstances are appropriate.” But losing such a challenge would risk having the court throw away the viability standard in favor of a pain standard, which could be further lowered should it be proven fetuses feel can feel pain earlier than 20 weeks.

While some doctors contend that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says it knows of no legitimate evidence showing a fetus can ever experience pain.

It says a fetus’ brain begins its final stage of development between the 20th and 40th weeks of pregnancy, and that certain hormones that develop in the

final trimester also must be present for it to feel pain. It’s not known exactly when those hormones form.

Nevertheless, the passage of Nebraska’s law and the Republican Party’s newfound power have emboldened those who want to outlaw abortion.

Mary Spaulding Balch, the legislative director for National Right to Life, said those working to outlaw abortion will be able to “do more in states where we haven’t been able to do much in the past.” She declined to name the states being targeted.

In Kentucky, Montgomery said, Republican gains in the state House offer hope for passage of a fetal pain law. She said several lawmakers have shown interest in introducing a bill, which would have to pass through committee before getting a floor vote.

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Poll: Public blames poor college graduation rates on students (AP) — The public pins most of the blame for poor college graduation rates on students and their parents and gives a pass to colleges, government officials and others, a new Associated Press-Stanford University poll shows.

All sectors of American higher education received high marks for quality. That extends to for-profit colleges, despite recent criticism of dubious recruiting tactics, high student loan default rates and other problems at some schools.

The belief that students are most at fault for graduation rates is a troubling sign for reformers who have elevated college completion to the forefront of higher education policy debates and pushed colleges to fix the problem, said Michael Kirst, professor emeritus of education and business administration at Stanford.

“The message is, ‘Students, you had your shot at college and failed and it’s your fault, not the college,’” Kirst said.

When asked where the blame lies for graduation rates at public four-year colleges, 7 in 10 said students shouldered either a great deal or a lot of it, and 45 percent felt that way about parents.

Others got off relatively easy: Anywhere between 25 percent and 32 percent of those polled blamed college administrators, professors, teachers, unions, state education officials and federal education officials.

“We’re all responsible for our own education, and by the time you get to college you are definitely responsible and mature,” said Deanna Ginn, a mother of 12 from Fairbanks, Alaska.

Taking a closer look at the numbers: zz Republicans are likelier than Democrats to blame federal officials for today’s college graduation rates – 34 percent of Republicans and 25 percent of Democrats point at them. zz There’s a small partisan difference on the student blame question: Seventy-seven

percent of Republicans and 68 percent of Democrats fault students heavily. zz Minorities are more prone than whites to blame professors and teachers for college graduation rates, with 40 percent of minorities but just 29 percent of whites doing so. zz Fifty-seven percent of minorities blame parents for college graduation rates, while just 40 percent of whites do.

Sara Goldrick-Rab, assistant professor of educational policy studies and sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said the results are deeply troubling and mean elite colleges and universities have succeeded in diverting blame from themselves.

“Those supporting the completion agenda need to push back – hard – and emphasize the role colleges play in supporting or undermining student success,” she said.

After long emphasizing access to college, higher education policy debates have shifted only recently to focusing on getting students through. The Obama administration has called for the United States to again lead the world in number of college graduates by 2020.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumina Foundation and others have directed money and attention to states and colleges to improve completion rates, and several states are taking action.

Stan Jones, president of Complete College America, which championed such efforts, disagreed that the poll spells trouble for reform.

“This will play out like the high school dropout issue,” he said. “The more it becomes a subject of public discussion the more advances we will make on confronting the college dropout problem.”

Just over half of first-time students who entered college in 2003-04 had not earned a degree or credential within six years, the Education Department reported recently. That’s

slightly worse than students who started in 1995-96.

Experts caution it is tricky to measure success and compare graduation rates because today’s older, less-traditional college student population takes more time to finish school and is harder to track.

The AP-Stanford poll found most people were happy with the quality of higher education in their states.

Despite severe budget cuts and spiraling tuition at many public four-year colleges, those schools received the highest marks: Seventy-four percent in the poll called them excellent or good.

But others institutions got strong marks, too: Four-year private nonprofit colleges (71 percent), two-year public colleges (69 percent), private forprofit colleges (66 percent) and private for-profit trade schools (57 percent).

That’s a rare glimpse at public opinion about for-profit colleges, which have been fighting proposed regulations that would that would cut off federal aid.

The poll also found overwhelming agreement that there is a link between the nation’s prosperity and the quality of its education system.

Overall, 88 percent say economic prosperity and quality education are closely entwined. Nearly 80 percent said that having all Americans graduate from a two- or fouryear college would help the economy.

Yet most in the poll are unwilling to invest more in the nation’s school systems in order to obtain that economic payoff – just 42 percent favor raising taxes to pay for better education.

The poll was conducted September 23-30 by Abt SRBI Inc. It involved interviews on landline and cellular telephones with 1,001 adults nationwide, and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

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Make use of the libraries during finals The stress is piling high as dead week comes to a close.

On Monday at 8 a.m., final exams will be administered for all sections of Math 126C and all classes meeting at 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, marking the beginning of a long, hard week for many students.

University libraries will be the scene of last-minute scrambles for study rooms and sleepless students hopped-up on coffee.

Utilizing valuable time this weekend is a major factor for a successful finals week.

Even though the sights and sounds of Christmas are seen and heard everywhere, we are not there yet. Keep your eye on the prize.

Too much time and dedication will be wasted for breaking concentration now.

Plenty of opportunities for adequate studying are available for all students, so there are no excuses for those who choose to procrastinate.

Beginning at midnight, Eliza’s Coffee Shop is putting out refreshments and snacks such as coffee, soda and water, while supplies last, in front of the Access Services Desk on the first floor of the Downtown Library.

The Downtown Library will have 16 study rooms and a large number of desktop computers and laptops available.

If there isn’t a study room or computer handy upon arrival, there is no need to panic; the library will not re-

new study rooms because of the high demand.

The Downtown and Evansdale libraries will be open until 10 tonight and will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. They will reopen at 9 a.m. on Sunday and remain open until 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17.

Starting Sunday, the Mountainlair will be open 24 hours for anyone who can’t find resources needed in the library.

Regardless of the location,

make sure a comfortable place to study is available.

Distractions will lead to a disastrous finals week.

No student is alone in feeling the weight of finals, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

One more hard push will put the 2010 fall semester to rest.

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Wikileaks has broken no laws, but it’s not entirely innocent omar ghabra columnist

On Nov. 28, Wikileaks began releasing the first of 250,000 diplomatic cables it claims to possess.

Since that time, its spokesperson Julian Assange has been imprisoned, and the website itself has been under a barrage of attacks attempting to get it offline.

The US government has bullied several corporations, including Visa, MasterCard and Amazon, to cut ties with Wikileaks. In a rare moment of bipartisanship, American politicians on both sides of the aisle are jointly calling for Assange’s head.

These calls are ridiculous, and by attempting to punish Assange, the government is overstepping its bounds. The fact is there is no legal basis for pursuing Assange, a foreign national who is simply disseminating information. If the government wants to plug this embarrassing flow of information, it should instead go after whoever leaked the information in the first place.

It’s worth taking a moment to examine the history of Wikileaks. The website was started in late 2006. Since that time, it has released millions of secret documents, exposing and embarrassing governments all over the world.

Wikileaks describes itself

as an organization whose goal is to expose “oppressive regimes in Asia, the former Soviet bloc, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East” and assist “people of all regions who wish to reveal unethical behavior in their governments and corporations.”

In April 2010, Wikileaks first angered the U.S. government by releasing a video of American forces gunning down Iraqi civilians and journalists. In July, it released the Afghan War Diary, a database of over 700,000 documents providing a detailed narrative of the War in Afghanistan.

Most recently, it has begun releasing a huge compilation of diplomatic cables from the U.S. Department of State.

These cables have strained America’s relations with many of its allies, including Russia, which recently called for Julian Assange to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

In the wake of the latest document dump, the website has been under attack and has had to change its web address multiple times. Assange was supposedly arrested for sex crimes.

However, it’s clear the timing of the arrest is no coincidence. Immediately after his arrest, the government initiated talks with Sweden to extradite Assange.

If they succeed,he will be brought to the United States and tried for espionage.

This would be absolutely ridiculous. Wikileaks has committed no crime by pub-

lishing information they did not steal.

Wikileaks did not hack into U.S. government computers to obtain the Afghan War diaries or the State Department cables. These documents were leaked to them by people working in the government.

If the government wishes to stop these leaks from occurring, it needs to put a system in place to make it easy to identify where they are coming from.

The only crimes that have been committed here are by those in the State Department or Pentagon who have been violating the trust given to them when they were granted access to this sensitive information.

That’s not to say that Wikileaks has done no wrong. It seems everyone either thinks Wikileaks and Assange are cyber terrorists who must be stopped at all costs, or they’re revolutionary free speech heroes who should be protected at all costs.

The truth lies somewhere in between.

Many of the documents Wikileaks published over the past couple of years have shined light on corruption and oppressive actions committed by governments all over the world, such as extra-judicial killings in Kenya or widespread prisoner abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan.

However, there have been times when the indiscriminate release of classified in-

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This is a file photo from Nov. 4 of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange gestures as he speaks about the United States and the human rights during a press conference at the Geneva press club in Geneva, Switzerland. formation has proven to be very dangerous.

Many of the Afghan War documents Wikileaks published over this past summer contained the names and villages of Afghans who had been working against the Taliban.

Immediately after the release of the documents, a Taliban spokesperson announced the Taliban would be combing through the documents and “punishing” anyone who was found to be working with

the Americans. According to Newsweek, within days, many Afghan tribal leaders were receiving death threats, and in one case, one of them was kidnapped and executed.

As the old saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility.

With its ability to divulge the secrets of powerful governments, Wikileaks has amassed great power.

There have been times when Wikileaks has behaved less than responsibly, but the

prime example of this is their reckless release of the uncensored Afghan documents.

Wikileaks must take into account the consequences its actions before publicizing information.

Despite this, Wikileaks has committed no crime. By publishing information they did not acquire illegally, it is acting within the rights granted in the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution, so attempting to prosecute the website is idiocy.

WVU Catering should provide all its customers with quality food and service chelsea fuller Opinion Editor

Last Thursday, the Omicron Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. set up a booth in Mountainlair to sell candy and caramel apples they purchased from our very own West Virginia University Catering Service. They assumed purchasing the apples through them would be a win-win situation.

The ladies assembled at the booth early to set up, but upon opening the box containing their apples, they found they

were spoiled and molded from the inside out. This, of course, put a fork in their apple sale and left them feeling cheated.

What was supposed to be a productive day of fundraising turned into a disaster due to the lack of care taken by WVU Catering.

President of the Omicron Upsilon chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Karmen Stafford, said she felt this would not have happened had the apples been purchased by or for faculty and staff – not students.

“Just because we are students does not mean that we should not be valued as customers.

They should have checked the apples prior to delivering them to us,” Stafford said.

Stafford said catering was very apologetic and fully reimbursed them for the apples.

The moldy apples might have been an overlooked mistake, but nevertheless, this is an opportunity for WVU Catering to remember that when working with students and student organizations, they are customers just like the faculty and staff it serves.

Students were questioning why the Deltas did not just buy the apples from the grocery store. Though this seems like the easiest and cheapest option, many are unaware that when students and organizations want to offer anything food-related at on campus booths or during programs

and events, items must be provided through University Catering for health and liability reasons.

The WVU Student Organization Resource Guide states that students are “not allowed to bring in outside food from outside vendors.” It also says International students can sometimes be exempt from this rule due to the fact that catering may not be able to provide some of the indigenous foods they would require.

This, in and of itself, can be considered an inconvenience.

Students who purchase catered food for events are not only paying for the food, but they are paying for the services of the catering staff, as

Letters to the editor Levy should have done more in-depth research on Israel In his recent opinion piece, Michael Levy yet again illustrates a very disturbing misinterpretation of facts and at worst, a series of inflammatory half-truths.

With regard to Israel’s humanitarianism, Levy stated that Zionist troops waged war on the indigenous Arabs of Palestine from 1947 to 1949 and that 700,000 Palestinians fled their homes for neighboring countries.

On Nov. 29, 1947, the

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United Nations adopted a resolution stating that two individual nations would be created, one Jewish and one Arab.

This resolution was accepted by Israel and rejected by the majority of the local Arab residents and Arab countries.

Shortly thereafter, the Arab countries attacked Israel with the intention of destroying the possibility of the Jewish nation.

Despite being severely outnumbered, the Israelis ultimately prevailed. On May 14, 1948, Israel, the Jewish state, was established.

The war was not waged by Zionists, but many local Arab residents did leave - many

at the behest of the invading Arab armies.

However, many of them also stayed and received full citizenship in the new state of Israel.

Today 1.5 million descendants of the local Arab population who stayed in Israel enjoy more rights than they would in any of the neighboring Arab countries.

They have the same rights as Jewish citizens, including having numerous Arab representatives in the Israeli Parliament, or the Knesset.

Maybe, Mr. Levy should question why the descendents of the Arabs who fled Israel are still forced by the Arab nations to reside in the same refugee

camps, without many basic rights, some 62 years later.

Moreover, he could question why, in 1948, 700,000 Jews were forcibly expelled from Arab countries and ultimately settled in Israel, yet unlike their Arab counterparts, have been fully integrated into society.

Mr. Levy shows his true colors when he questions why our own country is not labeled as a terrorist state.

Mr. Levy remains out of touch with both the reality of this country and of our democratic ally, Israel.

Ari Wasserstrom is a sophomore psychology major at WVU

well. So, something as simple and cheap as offering cookies and punch at an event can become a pricey ordeal when catering is involved.

Anyone who knows anything about catering and/or WVU policy can understand why the university requires students to purchase food through them. However, one would think there could be an easier way to cover liabilities rather than requiring students, some of whom have strict financial limitations, to pay catering for things as uncomplicated as caramel apples.

Perhaps signing a custom liability waiver for specific food, or having the items approved in advance would be an eas-

ier way to allow students to offer outside food at their events.

Regardless of the customer or the occasion, food purchased from WVU Catering should be quality and safe to eat. If the University is going to continue to prohibit students from providing their own food at campus events, then students should never have to worry about the food purchased from catering.

WVU Catering is revered on campus for its food and professionalism, but these kinds of slip-ups should not be happening.

The sharing of this experience should help catering prevent this kind of mistake from happening again.

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Snoop Dogg, Wiz to perform at WVU Morgantown rapper Huey Mack to be opening act for show by mackenzie mays associate a&e editor

Hip-hop/rap artists Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are set to play at the West Virginia University Coliseum Feb. 25.

Pop culture phenomenon and hip-hop veteran Snoop Dogg released his first successful album, “Doggystyle,” in 1992, and is still making hits, like the 2010 chart-topper “California Gurls” with Katy Perry.

Gaining worldwide attention over the years with hits like “Gin and Juice” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” the Dogg has snagged awards such as the 2006 MTV

Video Music Award for “Buttons” with The Pussycat Dolls and an American Music Award in 1995 for Favorite Rap/HipHop Artist.

He has also taken on an acting career, starring in films “Training Day” and “Malibu’s Most Wanted.”

Up-and-coming Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa was named MTV’s Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010 and the 2010 Rookie of the Year by The Source magazine.

Khalifa has had major underground success with the internet release of his independent mixtape “Kush and Orange Juice” and recently found success with his current radio single “Black and Yellow.”

“These are going to be crazy live performances. Both of these guys put on great shows. It’s going to be insane,” Huey Mack

said, a local rapper who will be opening for the show.

Mack is a freshman business and economics major at WVU who coined the 2009 local radio hit “Morgantown State of Mind.”

Mack said the opportunity is an experience he never thought he would have.

“I thought performing for a crowd of 1,000 people was crazy, so now I can only imagine what this performance is going to feel like,” Mack said. “I just got lucky I guess.”

Mack said though Snoop is a classic player on the rap scene whose skills are unmatched, Khalifa is someone the college community has demanded for a long time.

“Snoop is just crazy and people love it. It’s hard to even explain him. He’s been around forever, and he knows what he’s doing,” Mack said. “Everyone

loves Wiz so much because he doesn’t care what people think.

He just does his thing and he tries to appeal to all of us.”

Junior sports management major Tim Scanlon said he has high expectations for the concert.

“I’ve liked Wiz since I was a freshman. He has his own style and sound as a rapper, and Snoop, well, he’s just a legend,” Scanlon said. “They’re both really interactive with their fans, and I think they’ll provide a lot of great energy at the show.”

Tickets go on sale Jan. 12 at 9 a.m. and will be available at the Mountainlair Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets.

Ticket prices range from $32 to $47 depending on seating.

WVU students receive a $10 discount on all price levels.

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Black Bear Burritos to hold fundraiser for Mountain People’s Co-Op Saturday by jake potts

tions and staff restrictions, we couldn’t hold the event last year, but we’re glad to have it back,” Coffman said.

The restaurant has held the event for seven years.

“If we can get those funds raised and the shelter built, it will help preserve the longevity of the market,” Coffman said.

The evening will have plenty of activities to enjoy, including music from Bluegrass band Break Iron and a beer-tasting event.

Coffman believes the fundraiser to be an important event of the year.

“Not only is the Farmer’s Market a very important source of fresh produce for our Morgantown area, we’re also firm believers in trying to

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Local racing magazine to release mobile motocross video game by ashlie walter A&E writer

Motocross and supercross magazine Racer X Illustrated is launching a new mobile video game.

“Mad Skills Motocross,” developed by the Morgantownbased magazine and Swedishbased developer Turborilla, will arrive in the iTunes store Jan. 10, 2011.

The game was originally developed as a desktop computer game.

Bryan Stealey, president of Racer X, said he was inspired to develop the game into an app when he was playing the arcadestyle game with his then-5-yearold son.

“I am known for bringing back arcade-style games and I felt that it was in the wrong platform,” Stealey said. “It (“Mad Skills Motocross”) is the best side-scrolling motocross game.”

The game features two bikes racing on a dirt track in a beach scene. There are 52 tracks to race and a multi-player option is included. Backflips are permitted.

The game has taken Stealey to Sweden to help development of the game in person.

The game is in the beta phase, with two well-known names in the racing world testing it out.

Chad Reed, Australian motocross and supercross racer, and Jeff Emig, a premier Motocross racer of the ’90s, are currently

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A screenshot from the game ‘Mad Skills Madness.’ The game is currently being tested. testing the game.

Alissa Murphy, online advertising at Racer X and news-editorial major at West Virginia University, said the mobile game offered marketing opportunities for the magazine.

“This opens a lot of doors for the company to explore other areas and brings brand awareness everywhere,” Murphy said.

Jason Hooper of Digital Offroad, an off-road racing website, complimented the game via Twitter.

“MSM is the only iPhone game that I can play until my battery dies, plug in my phone and keep on playing. It’s that good and that addictive,” he said.

Other sponsors of the game include www.Motosport.com, American Suzuki, KICKER Performance Audio and GoPro. Racer X Illustrated was created by Davey Coombs in 1998.

Coombs was a part of a prom-

inent family in motocross racing, and he used his connections in the sport to create a place where fans could communicate and explore the sport.

Since then, Racer X has influenced the racing world greatly and can be found at almost every motocross and supercross race.

Their upcoming event is the 2011 AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in August.

A free download of the demo version of MSM can be downloaded at www.madskillsmotocross.com.

The company also has a free application in the iTunes store featuring material from its website and magazine.

You can follow the magazine on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ racerxonline.com

Local restaurant Black Bear Burritos is holding a fundraiser for the Mountain People’s CoOp Saturday night.

Proceeds from the event will go towards one main goal: Building a shelter over the Farmer’s Market on Spruce Street.

The event will include many activities and the raffling of many prizes, including an iPod touch, to raise money for the holiday season.

Black Bear owner Jason Coffman is excited to be holding the fundraiser again after missing out on holding the event last year.

“Due to a loss of invita-

actively support the local area when at all possible,” Coffman said.

Many local businesses are actively participating in the fundraiser alongside Black Bear. With local distributors such as Ralph’s Distributing, North Central Distributing and many others helping to provide for the beer tasting, the community’s businesses have done many things to help improve the fundraising event.

Other businesses contributing include Starbucks, Studio 101, New Day Bakery and many others. These businesses have given gift certificates and other goods for the raffle prizes.

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SIGMA THETA EPSILON, a National EDGAR ALLAN POE will be Christian Service Fraternity, would portrayed by George Bartley as like to invite any men interested in part of the History Alive! prothe fraternity to attend its meetgram in Room 309 of Hodges ing at 5 p.m. at the Campus MinisHall at 10:30 a.m. and Room try Center. For more information, e46A of Stansbury Hall at 1:30 mail sigmathetawvu@gmail.com. p.m. This presentation is free CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. and open to the public.

John University Parish at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. All are welcome.

Today SINGLE ADULT DINNER for the THE WVU CREATIVE ROLE PLAY- never-married, widowed and diING CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in the vorced is held at 5 p.m. More inforBluestone Room of the Mountainlair. mation, call 866-948-6441 or visit For more information, visit www.mor- www.SingleFocusMinistries.org. gantownrp.com. Meetings are open Continual to the public.

MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs Dec. 11 volunteers for the information desk, THE MORGANTOWN HISTORY MU- pre-admission testing, hospitality SEUM will host the “Candy & Canes” cart, mail delivery and gift shop. event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admis- For more information, call Christina sion is free. For more information, Brown at 304-598-1324. visit www.MorgantownHistoryMuWELLNESS PROGRAMS on topseum.org. ics such as nutrition, sexual health and healthy living are provided for Every Friday interested student groups, orgaWVU HILLEL offers a Shabbat Din- nizations or classes by WELL WVU ner at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillel House at Student Wellness and Health Pro1420 University Ave. For more infor- motion. For more information, visit mation or a ride, call 304-685-5195. www.well.wvu.edu/wellness.

LUNCH FOR A BUCK takes place at WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is the Campus Ministry Center on the paid for by tuition and fees and is corner of Willey and Price streets. For confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-292-4061. more information, call 304-293-2311 CHABAD AT WVU takes place at or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical.

7 p.m. at 643 Valley View Drive. For NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets more information, visit www.jewish- nightly in the Morgantown and FairWVU.org or call 304-599-1515. mont areas. For more information, CAMPUS LIGHT MINISTRIES hosts call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or a weekly meeting and Bible study at visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 7 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the meets daily. For help or a schedule, Mountainlair. call 304-291-7918. For more informaEvery Saturday tion, visit www.aawv.org.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonOPEN GYM FOR VOLLEYBALL is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Student profit organization serving West Recreation Center. No commitment Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs door prior experience is necessary. Just nations of food and personal care show up and play. For more informa- items and volunteers to support all tion, contact Mandy at mhatfie3@ aspects of the organization’s activities. For more information, call mix.wvu.edu.

CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. John 304-985-0021.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING University Parish at 5 p.m.

TRADITIONAL KARATE CLASS FOR SERVICES are provided for free by SELF-DEFENSE meets at 10:30 a.m. in the Carruth Center for PsychologiMultipurpose Room A of the Student cal and Psychiatric Services. A walkin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 Recreation Center. a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include eduEvery Sunday cational, career, individual, couples TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH of- and group counseling. Please visit fers services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. www.well.wvu.edu to find out more The church is located on the corner of information.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT Spruce and Willey streets.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE HOUSE, a local outreach organizaCLUB TEAM holds practice at 3 p.m. at tion, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events. For more St. Francis Fields.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LAT- information or to volunteer, contact TER-DAY SAINTS offers a service for Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail. students at 10 a.m. at the chapel on com or 304-599-5020.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILWilley Street. For more information, DREN needs volunteers. WIC procall 304-296-7538.

WVU HILLEL offers a Bagel Brunch vides education, supplemental at 12:30 p.m. at the Hillel House at foods and immunizations for preg1420 University Ave. For more infor- nant women and children under 5 years of age. This is an opportunity mation or a ride, call 304-685-5195.

MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST hosts to earn volunteer hours for class recollege worship from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. quirements. For more information, at the Christian Student Center at contact Michelle Prudnick at 304598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

2923 University Ave. FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is availPAINTBALL TEAM practices at Mountain Valley Paintball Park. For able on the first Monday of every more information, visit www.wvu- month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the paintball.com or e-mail wvupaint- Caritas House office located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are available ball@gmail.com.

CHRISTIAN STUDENT FELLOW- in 20 minutes and are confidential.

SHIP hosts free dinner at 6:15 p.m. To make an appointment, call 304followed by a worship service at 7 293-4117. For more information, visit p.m. at 2901 University Ave. For more www.caritashouse.net.

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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.

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 school-based mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304-983-2823, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, which provides a place for adult patients and their families to stay while receiving medical care at WVU, is looking for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304-598-6094 or e-mail rfh@ wvuh.com.

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

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

MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM is an all-volunteer nonprofit that promotes spay/ neuter to reduce the number of homeless pets that are euthanized every year. M-SNAP needs new members to help its cause, as does ReTails, a thrift shop located in the Morgantown Mall.

For more information, go to www.msnap.org.

THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be in Room G304 of the Health Sciences Center on Mondays and at 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, e-mail Daniel at ivcfwvu@ yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv.org.edu.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the 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, is 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.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY Confusion surrounds communication. You come from a unique perspective. A friend who is older could be dominant in your year.

This person often might be the voice of reality, but you take him or her differently. Sometimes you think this person is just raining on your parade. You are letting his or her judgments impact you. Use caution with any major purchase this year. They could be lemons!

If you are single, open up to a very exciting relationship in the spring. Let time determine if it is a forever relationship.

If you are attached, the two of you renew your bond. For many of you, there could be a new addition. Couples will enjoy each other more and more. You can count on AQUARIUS. ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You could be tempted to rethink a decision, and by all means, do. Just take the next few weeks to explore the back and forth. Don’t cut off the process. Others come forward with a smile. They are ready to debate options. Tonight: Find your friends.

creative role, and allow others to identify with your thinking. If you hit a roadblock, find an expert solution-finder.

Tonight: Explore a new place. Opt for something different.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Let your imagination emerge when dealing with a significant partner. You might not like what is happening behind the scenes, but try to understand where another person is coming from.

Help a family member loosen up. Tonight: Don’t avoid an important talk.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Agreements made today are likely to tumble to the wayside. Realize what is happening within your immediate circle. People could be waffling. Make that OK, and flow with the various situations. Tonight: Sort through all the offers.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Clear out as many errands and other matters that could keep you from enjoying the weekend as possible. Your finances could be uncomfortable. Understand that you are out of sync. Your instincts guide you. Tonight: Nap before deciding.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH A must appearance becomes very important. You could stress about this or that, but in reality, trust your presentation.

Someone close shares much more. Try walking in his or her footsteps. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Recognize what is happening with a child or loved one. You can help this person feel more easy and relaxed. Tap into your ingenuity, especially if you hit a miscommunication. It might take a while to clear it up. Tonight: Paint the town red.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHHH In many ways, your perspective is unique, but you aren’t the first to look at an issue in this manner. Downplay the

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHH Honor a change on a profound level.

Know that you have not seen the final act just yet. Give yourself some time to

think through an issue that could involve your personal life. Confirm meetings. Tonight: Stop and visit with a pal on the way home.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH Keep communication flowing. In the next few weeks, your ability to communicate and express your feelings emerges. On your side, confirm appointments and don’t stand on ceremony with flub-ups. Tonight: Find a friend, and head out the door.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Your instincts serve you more often than not with your finances. In the next few weeks, you might feel confused, or someone might not return a call. Relax with others. On your side, do your best to overlook the small stuff. Tonight: Whatever puts a smile on your face.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHHH Others notice that you beam. Certainly share some of your happy mood. Experiment and allow your creativity to flourish. You might find news from a distance restrictive. This, too, could change. Tonight: As you like. You are the centerpiece.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Your creativity will flourish as long as you don’t get stuck on having matters your way. Your style and insight draw many.

Let others verbalize their issues. Reach out for someone at a distance. Tonight: Play it quiet.

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WVU student advances in national poker tournament by david ryan A&E writer

West Virginia University senior Jessica Cupini could walk away $100,000 richer Sunday.

Cupini will be competing in the “PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge” airing Sunday on FOX. Cupini previously won the first round of the competition with $25,000 after beating professional poker player David Williams.

She risked that $25,000 for a $100,000 prize but lost. She

walked away with a trip to the Bahamas.

Even though she didn’t keep her previous earnings, she now has the chance to win $100,000 in the final round of the competition.

After her initial appearance, Cupini hung back to watch other contestants play, picking up some valuable tells that could help her in future rounds.

“I made sure I stuck around,” she said. “I picked up some good tells of everybody. When it came time to play, it was really interesting to see who was pay-

ing attention and who wasn’t.”

With the high-stakes prize involved, Cupini said producers told her to keep her “eye on the money.”

“It’s intimidating to see that much money in front of you,” she said. “But then again, it gave you motivation because you think ‘Wow, that is a large amount of cash.’”

Cupini said she was calm and collected during the show.

“I wasn’t nervous at all,” she said. “You could tell some of the contestants were really nervous.”

It will be revealed Sunday whether or not Cupini will advance to the next round and the chance to win $1 million.

“We’re thrilled to have her as a contestant,” said Justin Simon, spokesperson for the show.

Cupini said if she wins the $100,000 she will pay off her college loans and put some money away for her son, Luka.

The show airs Sunday after NFL coverage on FOX. The show is expected to air around 4:30 p.m.

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WVU student Jessica Cupini, center, competes for $100,000 in Sunday’s show.

Snipes begins sentence at Pa. prison

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Macaulay Culkin stars as Kevin in ‘Home Alone.’

‘Home Alone’ offers viewers painful, innovative laughs in a Holiday movie MACKENZIE MAYS ASSOCIATE A&E EDITOR

“Kevin!”

The ‘90s film “Home Alone” centered around the adorable 8-year-old Kevin McAllister (Macaulay Culkin) is hands down one of the best holiday films to date.

When Kevin accidentally gets left behind at home while his family flies to France on vacation, the survival tactics of a typical child trying to make it on his own prove to be a hilarious adventure.

When burglars Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) find the family is on vacation, they stake out the house and find an unexpected challenge at hand.

The creativity of Kevin’s homemade booby traps to keep the intruders away make viewers laugh and cringe simultaneously, making for some of the best scenes of the film.

From a pet tarantula and a heated doorknob to sabotaged glass Christmas ornaments, this “David and Goliath” conflict

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West Virginia University Athletics is also contributing to the event. There is also a signed ball from the WVU men’s Basketball team and a signed ball from the WVU football team.

Being such a local event, the fundraiser has generated a good

never lacks excitement, all the way to the tarring and feathering and face ironing.

The clumsiness and stupidity of the crooks makes them lovable parts of the cast, though the thought of being faced with them home alone at such a young age does add a slight element of fear.

Though the film is a fun cat-and-mouse game that made America instantly fall in love with the innocent but spiteful and shockingly intelligent Kevin, there are also some serious themes placed throughout the movie that add that special Christmas touch.

After celebrating his shor t-lived independence and freedom without parental guidance by trashing the house, eating unhealthy dinners and jumping on the bed, Kevin soon realizes he doesn’t like being alone.

Before the family left for vacation, he got in trouble by his parents for misbehaving, fought with his siblings and wished his family would disappear.

When he finds his family is gone the next morning, he believes his wish has came true and imme-

response from the community.

“When the people see that this fundraiser benefits something that’s in their own backyard,” Coffman said, “they’re a little more likely to come out and give support.”

Coffman is pleased with the support and turnouts he’s received from his customers.

“Black Bear is blessed with one of the best customer bases, and

‘HOME ALONE’ McCauley Culkin

A boy left behind during a family vacation is forced to fend for himself during a home burglary. diately regrets his decision.

The movie teaches a great lesson about how important family really is and gives kids a glimpse at what life would be like without annoying older brothers or strict parents.

The movie sends a great message of the Christmas Spirit and makes us realize how lucky we all are to be able to share the holidays with the ones we love. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu

their support has been amazing. I’d like to say Black Bear has some of the best customers in the world,” Coffman said.

The event is open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. Saturday evening at Black Bear restaurant located at 132 Pleasant St. Tickets for the raffle are currently available at the store. jakob.potts@mail.wvu.edu

LEWIS RUN, Pa. (AP) — Actor Wesley Snipes began serving a three-year sentence at a federal prison in Pennsylvania on Thursday for failure to file income tax returns.

Snipes, 48, arrived shortly before noon at the Federal Correctional Institution McKean in the tiny northwestern Pennsylvania town of Lewis Run, federal prisons spokesman Ed Ross said. He had been ordered to surrender by noon.

The minimum security prison camp is worlds away from the harsh prison fortresses depicted in the Snipes’ films “Undisputed” and “Brooklyn’s Finest.” The minimum-security camp doesn’t have fences around its perimeter.

The 300 nonviolent inmates live in barracks that feature two-man rooms, daily showers and double-feature movie showings Friday through Sunday. Alas, no NC-17, R or X ratings allowed, which knocks out much of Snipes’ action-heavy repertoire.

The most jarring aspect of the celebrity’s stay might be the five daily head counts, three during the overnight hours. And Snipes, who earned a reported $13 million for the “Blade: Trinity” sequel, will have to adjust to earning just pennies an hour handling kitchen, laundry or other campus chores. He can spend just $290 a month at the prison commissary.

Snipes has appeared in dozens of studio films, from “White Men Can’t Jump” and “Demolition Man” in the early 1990s to the blockbuster Blade trilogy.

None of which will score him any points at McKean, officials insist.

“We recognize that he is high profile, but we treat all our inmates the same,” spokeswoman Shirley White told The Associated Press last week.

According to U.S. prosecutors, the actor failed to file any tax returns for at least a decade, and owed $2.7 million in taxes on $13.8 million in income from 1999 to 2001 alone.

Snipes, a dues-paying member of a tax-protest group that challenges the government’s right to collect taxes, described himself at his 2008 sentencing as a naive truth-seeker.

“I am an idealistic, naive, passionate, truth-seeking, spiritually motivated artist, unschooled in the science of law and finance,” said Snipes, who had pursued theater and dance from an early age, attending the

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Actor Wesley Snipes has begun his three year prison sentence at a Pennsylvania prison. vaunted High School for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Tuesday night, he told CNN’s “Larry King Live” that he was not nervous about reporting to prison.

Star of the “Blade” trilogy, Snipes was convicted in 2008 on three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income tax returns.

On Wednesday, he made a last-minute request for a new trial, but on Thursday a judge in Florida rejected the emergency motion. Snipes had argued said that a judge erred by not allowing defense attorneys to interview jurors about misconduct allegations, but U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges said the motion merely re-argues issues that have already been decided.

At McKean, he can pursue his spirituality at weekly meetings of nearly any religious group imaginable, from Wiccans to Jehovah’s Witnesses to Spanish-speaking Evangelical Catholics.

The martial-arts enthusiast can get his exercise playing sand volleyball or indoor basketball, or work out on an elliptical machine or stair climber.

And he can tap into his fun side

through badminton, bocci or bridge.

Should he pull a muscle in a pickup game, the infirmary copay is just $2.

But it’s not all fun and games.

The daily wake-up call is at 6:35 a.m. The mundane jobs run seven hours a day. There’s little fashion flair to the prisonissued khakis. And contact in the visitors room is limited to “a kiss,” according to the prison handbook.

Snipes has tried to delay his arrival while he takes his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

But the trial judge said he had gotten a fair trial.

Hodges saw in Snipes “a history of contempt” for U.S. tax laws, the judge said at sentencing.

Never mind that the actor, changing course, had delivered $5 million in checks to the IRS that day. Hodges imposed consecutive one-year terms for the three misdemeanor convictions.

“Someday, every fighter loses,” says the prison boxer Monroe Hutchens, played

by Snipes, in 2002’s “Undisputed.” “In the end, everybody gets beaten. The most you can hope for is that you stay on top a while.”

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WVU shoots 25 percent in the second half, but hangs on 39-36 by matthew peaslee sports writer

Villanova’s fans cheered as it looked like the Wildcats had tied the No. 9 West Virginia women’s basketball team on a deep 3-pointer with less than a minute to go.

The Wildcats hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to go, but head coach Harry Perretta called a timeout before the shot, disallowing the basket.

He would end up regretting ap that decision.

West Virginia’s Vanessa House blocks a shot by Villanova’s Devon Kane (22) during the Mountaineers’ 39-36 win over the Wildcats Thursday.­ Out of the timeout, WVU (9-0,

1-0 Big East Conference) forced a missed 3-pointer from Villanova’s Lindsay Kimmel, and the Mountaineers escaped with a 39-36 win over Villanova (5-4, 0-1). Kimmel also missed a desperation three as time expired.

It was WVU’s first victory in Villanova’s arena, the Pavilion.

The Mountaineers move to 1-0 in Big East play with the win.

“Give Villanova credit. They did a great job,” said WVU head coach Mike Carey after the game. “I’d rather win ugly than lose ugly. We have a lot of work to do.”

After shooting a blistering 55 percent in the first half, the Mountaineers made only 25 percent of their shots in the second half. WVU was outscored by nine in the final 20 minutes.

West Virginia also only made 3-of-8 free throws, missing five in the second half.

The stingy West Virginia defense held Villanova to 26 percent shooting. The Wildcats did make seven 3-pointers, but took 31.

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West Virginia point guard Truck Bryant, 25, puts pressure on American’s Steve Luptak during the first half of the Mountaineers’ game Dec. 1.

WVU wants to end sloppy play Sunday against Duquesne

By Brian Kuppelweiser Sports Writer

Throughout the week, West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins stressed the importance of patience with not only his team, but also with fans.

After all, it was just seven games into the season, and many were panicking about the situation the Mountaineers (6-2) were in at the time.

Tuesday’s sloppy first half of play against Robert Morris did little to encourage fans, but WVU’s dominant second half against the Colonials showed signs of life within the team.

“People need to remember,” Huggins said, “it is a marathon, not a sprint.”

The Mountaineers will try to continue that impressive second-half showing Sunday when they take on Duquesne (4-3) at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

Forward Deniz Kilicli thinks the team’s struggles this season can be attributed mainly to its mindset.

“We just lost a couple of games,” Kilicli said. “We have been playing like we are 12-0 or something.”

Point guard Joe Mazzulla, who in no way was trying to make excuses, said this team is different than last year’s Final Four team.

“The people are used to the Final Four run and the amount of talent that we had last year,” Mazzulla said. “We don’t have the same personnel, and we don’t have the same identity as that team.”

However, Mazzulla is not saying the team doesn’t have the potential to play at that level down the road.

“They just expect that to come right away, but it is going to take some time,” Maz-

West Virginia (6-2)

Duquesne (4-3)

When: Sunday at 7 p.m.

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zulla said. “We are not going to be last year. We can only be what we have this year.”

In order to come together as a group, the No. 1 area that needs work in Mazzulla’s eyes is team chemistry, “both on and off the floor.”

One clear example of the team’s lacking chemistry was the in-bounds pass that caused Huggins to mass substitute his entire team 24 seconds into the second half against Robert Morris.

Point guard Truck Bryant was left standing on the baseline with the ball, while all of his teammates were on the other end of the court.

“It was a miscommunication,” Bryant said. “It just shows you that we have a lot to work on.”

Errors in communication, along with stagnant play in games, have left Huggins scratching his head as to what to tell his squad, because the work ethic is there in practices.

“It’s not like we don’t work hard,” Huggins said. “How many times can you tell them to run the same offense, how many times can you tell them where to be, how many times can you tell them to go rebound the ball?” brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU shoots 25 percent in the second half, but hangs on 39-36 by matthew peaslee sports writer

Villanova’s fans cheered as it looked like the Wildcats had tied the No. 9 West Virginia women’s basketball team on a deep 3-pointer with less than a minute to go.

The Wildcats hit a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to go, but head coach Harry Perretta called a timeout before the shot, disallowing the basket.

He would end up regretting ap that decision.

West Virginia’s Vanessa House blocks a shot by Villanova’s Devon Kane (22) during the Mountaineers’ 39-36 win over the Wildcats Thursday.­ Out of the timeout, WVU (9-0,

1-0 Big East Conference) forced a missed 3-pointer from Villanova’s Lindsay Kimmel, and the Mountaineers escaped with a 39-36 win over Villanova (5-4, 0-1). Kimmel also missed a desperation three as time expired.

It was WVU’s first victory in Villanova’s arena, the Pavilion.

The Mountaineers move to 1-0 in Big East play with the win.

“Give Villanova credit. They did a great job,” said WVU head coach Mike Carey after the game. “I’d rather win ugly than lose ugly. We have a lot of work to do.”

After shooting a blistering 55 percent in the first half, the Mountaineers made only 25 percent of their shots in the second half. WVU was outscored by nine in the final 20 minutes.

West Virginia also only made 3-of-8 free throws, missing five in the second half.

The stingy West Virginia defense held Villanova to 26 percent shooting. The Wildcats did make seven 3-pointers, but took 31.

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Palmer finding role as sharp shooter Freshman guard has filled much-needed outside scoring job for Mountaineers

By John Terry Multimedia Editor

When West Virginia women’s basketball coach Mike Carey started recruiting this season’s freshman class, he knew he wanted to find a scorer.

Lucky for him, freshman guard Taylor Palmer, a talented 3-point shooter, wanted to become a Mountaineer.

“Growing up, my father and I really worked on perfecting my 3-point shooting, so it’s something I became really good at,” Palmer said. “I try to do what I can for the team.”

Carey knew she possessed serious talent, so when the freshman hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points last Saturday against High Point, he wasn’t surprised.

“She’s a shooter. That’s what she is,” Carey said. “Her roll is to set and shoot … not to create shots.”

Carey said Palmer will focus on shooting this season, but in the future, she will begin to set other players up on offense.

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West Virginia freshman guard Taylor Palmer fights for a loose ball during the Mountaineers’ game against Duquesne earlier this season.

Until then, the freshman is focusing on her game.

She has stayed after practice to hit 100 3-pointers.

When she does that, she leaves.

“I did it yesterday,” Palmer said following Saturday’s win, “and it took about 20 minutes.”

Carey was aided in the re-

By Brian Kuppelweiser Sports Writer

Throughout the week, West Virginia men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins stressed the importance of patience with not only his team, but also with fans.

After all, it was just seven games into the season, and many were panicking about the situation the Mountaineers (6-2) were in at the time.

Tuesday’s sloppy first half of play against Robert Morris did little to encourage fans, but WVU’s dominant second half against the Colonials showed signs of life within the team.

“People need to remember,” Huggins said, “it is a marathon, not a sprint.”

The Mountaineers will try to continue that impressive second-half showing Sunday when they take on Duquesne (4-3) at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh.

Forward Deniz Kilicli thinks the team’s struggles this season can be attributed mainly to its mindset.

“We just lost a couple of games,” Kilicli said. “We have been playing like we are 12-0 or something.”

Point guard Joe Mazzulla, who in no way was trying to make excuses, said this team is different than last year’s Final Four team.

“The people are used to the Final Four run and the amount of talent that we had last year,” Mazzulla said. “We don’t have the same personnel, and we don’t have the same identity as that team.”

However, Mazzulla is not saying the team doesn’t have the potential to play at that level down the road.

“They just expect that to come right away, but it is going to take some time,” Maz-

West Virginia (6-2)

Duquesne (4-3)

When: Sunday at 7 p.m.

Where: Pittsburgh, Pa. (Consol Energy Center, 19,000) Video: FSN Pittsburgh Radio: 101.9 FM WVAQ Coverage: Check out The Daily Athenaeum’s Twitter (@dailyathenaeum) for ingame updates. Read Monday’s edition for a full recap of the game.

zulla said. “We are not going to be last year. We can only be what we have this year.”

In order to come together as a group, the No. 1 area that needs work in Mazzulla’s eyes is team chemistry, “both on and off the floor.”

One clear example of the team’s lacking chemistry was the in-bounds pass that caused Huggins to mass substitute his entire team 24 seconds into the second half against Robert Morris.

Point guard Truck Bryant was left standing on the baseline with the ball, while all of his teammates were on the other end of the court.

“It was a miscommunication,” Bryant said. “It just shows you that we have a lot to work on.”

Errors in communication, along with stagnant play in games, have left Huggins scratching his head as to what to tell his squad, because the work ethic is there in practices.

“It’s not like we don’t work hard,” Huggins said. “How many times can you tell them to run the same offense, how many times can you tell them where to be, how many times can you tell them to go rebound the ball?” brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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cruiting process of Palmer by the wife of former WVU men’s basketball player and WVU Hall of Fame member Lowes Moore, who was Palmer’s high school coach.

Palmer also attended the same high school and is friends with current WVU men’s basketball forward Kevin Jones.

Coaching shake-ups bound to occur

West Virginia point guard Truck Bryant, 25, puts pressure on American’s Steve Luptak during the first half of the Mountaineers’ game Dec. 1.

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matthew peaslee sports writer

The changes West Virginia fans have demanded all season long may finally become a reality.

Recent rumblings about current WVU assistant coaches have surfaced and some may come to pass.

Colin Dunlap of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday that offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen is a “strong” candidate to take the Kent State head coaching position vacated by Doug Martin.

Another offensive mind, WVU running backs coach Chris Beatty, is said to be on the short list for the head coach vacancy at Northern Illinois, according to www.redandblackattack.com.

Beatty does have ties to the Huskies, as he was an assistant at the school in 2007, while Mullen’s roots are in Ohio.

Both coaches are in their own intriguing positions.

From the day Mullen was hired in the summer of 2008, the former quarterbacks coach at Wake Forest has been criticized for not returning the West Virginia offense to the high-power rushing attack it was before head coach Bill Stewart took over.

At times, the offense has struggled to produce under Mullen’s guidance, but it also has made progress throughout

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West Virginia offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen, left, talks with sophomore quarterback Geno Smith during camp this year.

the past three seasons, including totaling 523 yards against Rutgers in this year’s regular season finale.

Beatty wasn’t shielded from criticism, either, especially when it came to recruiting.

Heralded as a recruiting genius and brilliant offensive mind, Beatty has surely made WVU an attractive target for prospects, although few of those prospects have provided the team with results on the field.

Running backs and Virginia natives Shawne Alston and Trey Johnson are both Beatty recruits and have shown a lot of promise for the Mountain-

eers this season.

But so did former player Logan Heastie and former commitment Tajh Boyd, who were supposed to be the next big things at West Virginia.

Boyd is now the quarterback at Clemson, and little has been heard from Heastie since he left WVU. The current players, though, respond to Beatty as a fatherly figure. He’s a young guy who prides himself on making a connection to his players, and the players respect that.

Mullen has that same connection, although it isn’t as noticeable as Beatty’s relationships. His players, especially quarterback Geno Smith, understand what Mullen means to the program.

“People don’t realize how much time he dedicates to this team,” Smith said. “He gets in here at 6 a.m., and doesn’t leave until everyone else is out.”

If the pair does decide to leave, don’t blame them. After all, a head coaching job rarely comes around in college football, and not too many people in this profession aspire to be an assistant.

It’s simply a part of the college coaching world.

If this season is the year the pair leaves Morgantown, their careers will have been overshadowed by, at times, unfair criticism. Even so, their flashes of brilliance should be recognized. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

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“I think it’s good to struggle and win,” Carey said.

The first half and the second half were polar opposites for both the Mountaineers and Wildcats.

Villanova could not get anything going offensively for the first 20 minutes. From the field it shot a miserable 18 percent and went 2-for-12 from behind the arc.

In the second half, Kimmel found her rhythm. She attacked the boards and garnered four rebounds and tallied nine points in the final 20 minutes.

Kimmel finished the game with 12 points.

West Virginia out-rebounded Villanova 37-28 but was hard pressed to score in the paint.

Center Asya Bussie and forward Madina Ali combined to score just 11 points. The big bodies down low had trouble holding onto the ball, as Bussie and Ali committed nine turnovers.

It was Ali’s layup with 19 seconds remaining that allowed WVU to stay on top, though.

Repella led all scorers with 14 points.

“We made a lot of mistakes, so any time you make a lot of

“I talked to Kevin a lot. I just asked him how it was for him,” Palmer said. “You get the good from the coaches when you’re being recruited, but it was nice to hear both sides.”

If Palmer continues to hit shots from deep as the season goes on, it will only help open up shots for her teammates.

“When I make shots, it takes the pressure off of (senior guard) Liz (Repella),” she said.

Still, Palmer knows she won’t see the floor if she doesn’t focus on improving her defense – a staple of Carey’s system at WVU. “Basically, if you don’t play defense, then you are not going to play,” she said. “I know I can help my team offensively, but I know if I’m not on the court doing what I can defensively, then I’m not going to play.”

Right now, though, she’s earned her spot as the Mountaineers’ sharp shooter.

In her first season, Palmer is third on the team in scoring (7.6 points per game) and is shooting a team-best 56 percent (14-for-25) from long distance.

“She’s a great shooter,” said sophomore center Asya Bussie.

“If she’s open, she’s definitely going to hit them.”

mistakes, there is a lot of film work to do and mistakes to correct,” she said. “We’ll correct those mistakes and get better.”

It is the program’s first win while scoring 39 points or less.

That was the eighth time in school history the Mountaineers scored less than 40 points.

Freshman point guard Brooke Hampton recorded her first turnover of the season in games she’s started. She had one turnover and three assists in 25 minutes and scored three points.

The Mountaineers had 19 turnovers. Sophomore center Asya Bussie had a team-high five turnovers in the contest. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

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When Prairie View A&M walks into the WVU Coliseum Saturday afternoon, it won’t be scared.

Despite facing the No. 9 team in the country when West Virginia (9-0) takes on the Lady Panthers (4-3), first-year head coach Toyelle Wilson’s team won’t play intimidated.

“On any given night, anyone can be upset,” Wilson said. “We can upset anyone, we just have to go play our game.”

Prairie View is no stranger to playing on the road against top 25 teams. It faced No. 13 Oklahoma earlier this season and lost 78-55.

“In order to be the best, you have to play the best,” Wilson said.

The Mountaineers (9-0) have been unbeatable as of late on their home court, winning 24-consecutive home games dating back to Feb. 28, 2009.

Prairie View is averaging 56.9 points per game, and opponents are scoring 62.8 points against the Lady Panthers.

Wilson said taking care of the ball will be her team’s top priority.

West Virginia (9-0)

Prairie View A&M (4-3)

When: Saturday at 2 p.m.

Where: Morgantown, W.Va. (WVU Coliseum, 14,000) Video: msnsportsnet.com Radio: 91.7 FM U92 Coverage: Check out The Daily Athenaeum’s Twitter (@dailyathenaeum) for ingame updates. Read Monday’s edition for a full recap of the game.

That could be a tough task, as the Mountaineers’ defense is forcing nearly 18 turnovers per game.

“I’m familiar with (West Virginia coach Mike Carey) and how he works. He’s big on defense,” Wilson said.

The Mountaineers entered the week No. 6 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing less than 49 points per game.

“We have to come to compete and score,” Wilson said.

“They’re bigger, and they’re more athletic and are just going to pound it on the inside.”

West Virginia averages 41.4 rebounds per game.

Prairie View is pulling down 31.

“There’s not a lot of expectations, so it’s just a motivational thing,” Wilson said. john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

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Brunetti tweets he’s ready to transfer It looks like the West Virginia lost its second true freshman quarterback this season. Memphis, Tenn., signal caller Barry Brunetti posted on his Twitter page Thursday morning he would be transferring following this season.

“Can’t wait to get home to see my people. Been a while. Due to a list of things and personal reasons. Will not be returning to WVU next year,” the tweet read.

Another tweet followed that read: “Still focusing on Helping wvu win the Champs Sports Bowl. After that continue my new journey.”

Despite coming in early this summer, Brunetti lost the starting quarterback battle to sophomore Geno Smith in preseason practice.

Brunetti is 4 of 9 for 6 yards passing as a freshman. He also has one carry for four yards. Brunetti has played in four games this season – in mop-up duty.

Brunetti came to West Virginia with an impressive high school resume. Similarl to Smith, Brunetti is an Elite 11 quarterback.

Brunetti also played in the 2010 edition of the U.S. Army AllAmerican game and took part in the Joe Montana “Super 7” quarterback camp.

He didn’t lose a game he started in high school. Brunetti led his team to a 26-0 record throughout his junior and senior seasons, including two state championships. In his high

the field to contribute.”

Earlier this season, Texas native Jeremy Johnson left the WVU football team, as well.

The Mountaineers now do not have a quarterback-only backup at the position. It is likely wide receiver Coley White will be the immediate backup to Smith if Brunetti does not play in the Champs Sports Bowl Dec. 28. If not White, it would be chelsi baker/the daily athenaeum wide receiver Brad Starks, a forWest Virginia freshman quarterback Barry mer quarterback recruit.

Brunetti throws a pass during preseason camp.

Mullen, Lockwood, Beatty up for jobs at different schools school career, Brunetti passed On Wednesday, it was refor 3,882 yards and 43 touchported WVU offensive coordidowns and rushed for 1,660 nator Jeff Mullen was a possiyards and 39 touchdowns in a ble candidate for the Kent State spread option offense similar to head football coaching job.

WVU’s.

Thursday, more rumors of assis“If you didn’t want to comtant coaches being up for other pete, you shouldn’t have signed. jobs surfaced.

That’s the whole point of signWVU cornerbacks coach Daing,” Brunetti said prior to the vid Lockwood is one of the top start of the season. “Geno knows candidates to become Kenwhy I came here. He knew I tucky’s new defensive coorcame here not to sit down. I dinator, kentuckysports.com know he’s not going to try to reported. Lockwood and Kenlose his spot, either. But that tucky head coach Joker Phillips helps us both out in practice.” coached together at Minnesota.

Brunetti said back then that In addition, WVU running even if Indianapolis Colts quarbacks coach Chris Beatty is in terback Peyton Manning was in the running for the open Northfront of him on the depth chart, ern Illinois head coaching pohe would still have a starter’s sition, according to redanmindset. dblackattack.com. Beatty was “We all come for the same a Northern Illinois assistant in thing. You don’t come to sit 2007. down,” he said. “But, at the same time, you don’t have to be on — Compiled by Tony Dobies

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Former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford reached a preliminary agreement with the Boston Red Sox on a $142 million, seven-year contract Thursday. The agreement is subject to Crawford passing a physical.

Boston inks Crawford as NYY raise Lee offer LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Immediately after the Red Sox landed Carl Crawford, the Yankees boosted their already whopping offer to Cliff Lee. Their high-stakes rivalry is escalating, hundreds of millions of dollars by the hour.

The other teams in the majors? They can only marvel at Big Boys Gone Wild.

“I’ve never played in those poker games,” Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers said Thursday.

“It’s a different pool of players we focus on and look at. I hear about it and kind of move on.”

“I want to form the Mid-Atlantic Division,” he said, totally kidding.

Not everyone is out the mix, though. The Texas Rangers, eager to re-sign Lee, went to pay him a visit in Arkansas. Still no timetable when the prize pitcher might make a decision on where to play in 2011.

“He’s a premier free agent,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said. “He’s worth waiting for.”

The winter meetings wrapped up Thursday after a brisk session full of trades and signings. The Baltimore Orioles made one more deal before leaving the Disney resort, getting shortstop J.J. Hardy from Minnesota.

Typically, several trades follow in the days after teams return home. Kansas City will certainly get pitches for former Cy Young winner Zack Greinke, and the New York Mets have been listening to offers for outfielder Carlos Beltran.

In the biggest shifts of the week, Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez joined the Red Sox, Jayson Werth went to Washington, Carlos Pena moved to the Chicago Cubs and Paul Konerko stayed with the White Sox. Derek Jeter, meanwhile, completed his deal with the Yankees and admitted he was angry with how the team handled talks.

Mark Reynolds, J.J. Putz, Shaun Marcum, Jeff Francoeur and Melky Cabrera also found new places to play. The Tampa Bay Rays, a playoff team last season, didn’t fare so well– as expected, the cost of doing business cost them Crawford and Pena, and shortstop Jason

Bartlett might get traded to San Diego, too.

Boston general manager Theo Epstein wouldn’t directly confirm Crawford’s deal for $142 million and seven years.

“If things come together the way we hope and expect, we’ll be really satisfied,” he said.

Predictably, the Yankees quickly raised the ante for their No. 1 target, offering Lee a seven-year contract. That’s up from a six-year proposal worth nearly $140 million.

A person familiar with the Crawford deal told The Associated Press that his agreement was subject to passing a physical. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet complete.

“You go into every winter with a Plan A, and sometimes it’s hard to pull that off and you move on to Plan B and C,” Epstein said. “I think adding an impact player was very important for where we were in the short-, medium- and longterm and adding two, as long as they were the right players in the right spots in the right situations, would be even better.”

A person with knowledge of the negotiations told the AP about the increased offer to Lee, without disclosing the dollar amount. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks are ongoing.

The speedy Crawford is a four-time All-Star and just won his first Gold Glove. He hit .307 with 19 home runs, an ALleading 13 triples and 90 RBIs for Tampa Bay last season. He scored 110 runs and stole 47 bases.

A dynamic player at 29, he has spent his entire major league career with the Rays. He is the franchise leader in several categories, including hits, RBIs, runs and steals.

Gonzalez, an All-Star slugger and Gold Glove first baseman, came in a trade with the Padres.

“We did this objectively over months and months and months,” Epstein said. “We realized there was a shot if things came together the right way, we could be pretty aggressive on a couple players we really liked.”

The Yankees never made an offer to Crawford, even though Cashman had dinner with him Tuesday night.

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W/D

Utilities Paid

www.bckrentals.com

304 - 692 - 8879

May 15, 2011

ALL SIZES ALL LOCATIONS

No Pets

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

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

Metro Property Management “The Largest & Finest Selection of Properties” Now Leasing for 2011-2012 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Unfurnished 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance & Enforcement Officer Off Street parking

304-291-2103 Location,Location, Location!

BLUE SKY REALTY LLC

Available May 1, 2, 3, Bedroom All Utilities Paid Apartments , Houses, Townhouses

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

304-292-7990 FIVE (5) 1/BR APARTMENTS NOW available. West Run, Morgantown. $600/mo each plus $300/dep. NO PETS. Call Jess: 304-290-8572.

GREEN PROPERTIES remodeled 1,3&4/BR Apts. & Houses. Sunnyside & South Park. $375-$400/person plus util.

Very nice! 304-216-3402. Available May 15

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 $450/Perosn

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

Scott Properties, LLC Downtown (Per Person) 1 Bd High St. 650 + Elec 1 Bd Lorentz Ave. 525 Inc. 1 Bd First St. 525 + Elec 2 Bd Spruce St. 350 + Elec 2 Bd High St. 400 - 700 + Elec 3 Bd High St. 575 + Elec 3 Bd Firs St. 400 + Util 3 Bd Sharon Ave. 395 + Util Evansdale (Per Person) 1 Bd Van Voorhis 2 Bd Bakers Land 3 Bd Bakers Land 4 Bd Bakers Land

500 + Elec 425 + Util 395 + Util 375 + Util

scottpropertiesllc.com

STARTING AS LOW AS $510.00 PER PERSON

1BR 2BR

ROOMMATE NEEDED FOR SPRING semester 2011. Great location to classes.

Nice apartment, Spruce St. Call 304-667-7894.

304-319-1498

DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-292-0900

Skyline Skyline

211 Willey Street Corner or Willey and High 1-2-3-Bedroom Swipe Card Entry Camera System Large Laurndry Facitities D/W, Micro Wave 409 High Street 2 Bedroom D/W, Laundry Facitities Camera System With Secure Entry Door $450/$500 Per Person 387 High Street (Pita Pit Building) 1,2,3, Bedroom With Utilities and Furnished Laundry Facitities $460/$525 Per Person 156 Plesant Street 2 Bedroom With Gas Heat & Water $425/$475 Per Person 524 McLane Ave. 3 Bedroom 2 Bath W/D $350/Per Person Plus Utilities 608, 612, 620, Grant Ave. 4 Bedroom 2 Bath Off Street Parking $375/Per Person Call For Information

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Off Street Parking

AVAILABLE

599-4407

304-322-0046

Walk to classes!

Downtown campus NO BUSES NEEDED

BEVERLY AVE. APARTMENT. 2-3-4/BR Well-maintained. Off-street parking. W/D. DW. A/C. NO PETS. Available 5/16/11.

304-241-4607. If no answer: 282-0136.

Mountain Line Bus Service Every 10 Minutes and Minutes From PRT

High Street Apartments

304-906-7788

Units will be shown beginning Monday, November 15, 2010

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

ABSOLUTELY NO PETS WWW.PRETERENTAL.COM

W/D, D/W, Utilities Included

BCKRENTALS.COM

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

304-292-7990

www.morgantownapartments.com

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.

$675 $900 $595 $740 $795

TWO APARTMENTS: 2/3 BR—W/D, Off-street parking. 3/BR—W/D. Leases start 05/15/10. Garbage, cable not included. 717 Willey Street up from Arnold Hall.

304-685-9550.

WILKINS RENTALS 304-292-5714

Now Leasing for 2011-2012 Apartments and Houses Close to Campus and South Park Locations All Include Utilities and Washer/Dryer Many Include Parking Pets Considered Rent as low as $415/mo per person Lease and Deposit Campus Area - 3, 4 & 5 Bedroom Apts and Houses South Park - 1, 2, 3 & 4 Bedroom Apts

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Between Campuses - 4 Bedroom Houses

4/5/6 BEDROOM HOUSES ON BEVERLY Ave. Sunnsyide. $450-550/month per person. Utlities included. No pets. Call 304-680-4522.

CLOSE DOWNTOWN, NEXT TO ARNOLD HALL. 3,4,5&6/BR houses. Excellent condition. A/C, W/D, parking and yard. Utilities included. No dogs. 12 month lease. 304-288-1572 or 296-8491 FOURTH STREET 3-5 Students. $395/mo/person. Washer/Dryer. Parking.

Utilities, lease & deposit. No Pets. Available May 16. 412-831-6263

UNFURNISHED HOUSES 1/BR. 211 WILLOWDALE. W/D. 1 PET allowed. $600/mo. plus utilities. Showing for May. 304-599-8303. 304-290-6591.

3-4/BR WALK TO CAMPUS W/D, some parking. Available 6/1/11. No pets. Max Rentals 304-291-8423 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.

APTS AND HOUSES FOR RENT 217, 221, 225, 227 Jones Ave. 617 North Street, 341 Mulberry Street, 1-4/BR. $325-$475 each plus utilities. Free off-street parking. NO PETS. Lease May 15, 2011.

E.J. Stour 304-685-3457 AVAILABLE MAY/2011 3 BEDROOM/ 2 bath duplex. 135-B Lorentz Ave. walk to downtown campus. W/D, off street parking, utilities plus secutrity deposit. Call 304-692-5845.

AVAILABLE MAY2011 FOUR BEDROOM duplex. 135-A Lorentz Ave. walk to downtown campus. W/D, off street parking, utilities plus security deposit. Call 304-692-5845.

AVAILABLE NOW! 2/BR-1.5/BA NORTHRIDGE Townhouse. Conveniently located off of Van Voohris. Completely renovated. Everything is new! W/D included.

Short term lease okay. $900/mo. Will consider dogs with deposit. 304-685-4865.

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

304-284-9280.

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

No experience necessary. Training provided. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 BARTENDERS AND WAIT STAFF needed for local night club.

Call 304-685-8305.

BUCKET HEAD PUB. BARTENDERS WANTED. Will train. 10-minutes from downtown Morgantown. Small local bar.

Granville. 304-365-456. All shifts avail.

COACH FOR SUMMER LEAGUE SWIM TEAM. Send resumes and references to South Hills Swim Club POB 75085, Charleston, WV 25375.

ENTERTAINERS NEEDED FOR LOCAL GENTLEMAN’S CLUB. No experience required and training is provided. Earn holiday cash! Call 304-685-8305.

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

RGIS IS HIRING IN YOUR AREA!!! $8.00 AN HOUR TO START No experience necessary Flexible hours Advancement Opportunities Health benefits after ninety days ● Dynamic work environment ● ● ● ●

(304) 322-1112

ROOMMATES

Apply online today at www.rgis.com

516 GRANT AVE. COMPLETELY renovated. $450 includes utilities.

304-276-1950.

FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED TO share 2BR. Near downtown campus. $350 +utilities. Parking. WD. No Pets. Available now. 304-599-2991.

MALE OR FEMALE ROOMMATE FOR SPRING semester in nice/clean townhome 5miles to HSC. Room w/own Bath. Dogs ok. $400+utilities/month. 410-807-2976.

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

304-292-5714.

ROOMMATES NEEDED FOR DIFFERENT situations.

Call BCK Rentals.

304-594-1200

WANTED TO SUBLET DOWNTOWN GLENLOCK. 2/BR 2/BA. Full kitchen. W/D. Garage Parking included. ONLY Spring Semester. No Pets.

304-669-1301.

SUBLEASE ROOM IN BRAND NEW COPPER BEECH. 4/BR 4/BA with 3 WVU football players. $300/mo includes utlities.

Jan-May. Contact Jordan 352-317-4816 or 352-317-2796.

PETS FOR SALE AKC/CKC REGISTERED MINIATURE Pinschers/Toy Poodles. All colors.

Potty-training underway. Ready to go/Ready for Christmas. $350&up.

M/F. 304-392-9837 or twicklin23@yahoo.com.

MISC. FOR SALE USED FURNITURE: RECLINER/LR/ bedding/bedroom/dinet. 304-216-7055.

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

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

$200 cash reward for returning or assistance in returning her.

Contact: 304-382-7008 or 304-673-3017

PART TIME GIFT WRAPPER. Apply in person at Daniel’s Men’s Store, 419 High Street.

Access to reliable transportation and communication is a must

1 BLOCK FROM LAIR. 113 CORNELL OR 747 WILLEY. W/D, parking. $350 plus utliities. Available now. 304-594-3817

Last seen on 2/7/10 on South Park Bridge

OUTSIDE SALES REP NEEDED FOR WV Salary plus high commission. Contact Coalfield Connection at 606-298-3773.

Houses For Rent

Check out: www.smithrentalsllc.com

LOST DOG

Lives on High Street with owner Tracy.

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

S m i t h R e n ta l s , L L C AVAILABLE NOW AND ALL MONTHS IN 2011

LOST & FOUND

RGIS, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

TRAVEL HEADING TO ORLANDO for the Champs Bowl Game?

Need a hotel while in Orlando?

Holiday Inn Orlando Airport is offering $79.00 room rates from Dec. 26 - Jan 2, 2011.

Ask for “Bowl Game Rate” Call

866 - 253 - 2182

THE DAILY ATHENAEUM

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Friday December 10, 2010

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