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Phi Sigma Kappa found guilty of hazing

BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR

West Virginia University found the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity guilty of hazing Friday and placed its members on a three-year probation, instructing them to agree to 16 terms or be expelled from campus.

Student Organization Services began investigating Phi Sigma Kappa after a University Police Department officer entered the Phi Sigma Kappa house, located at 672 North High St., at approximately 2:30 a.m. Nov. 14 after hearing music and seeing an open door, according to reports. There, they found pledges blindfolded and covered in food.

Ron Justice, WVU’s director of Student Organizations Services, said the University made the right decision to place the fraternity on probation rather than a fine or removing them from campus.

“I do not know if we’ve had expulsion of a fraternity in the past.

This (probation) is typically the punishment,” Justice said. “This probation is harsher in that they have a number of points they must complete on time.”

Fraternity members must agree to 16 terms as part of the University’s probation, and they will be monitored by the SOS office to make sure they are completing them on time, he said.

“Failure to comply with terms of the probation or if the chap-

ter is again found guilty of hazing, will result in an immediate closing of the fraternity with no consideration of reorganization until every associated member has graduated,” Justice wrote in a press release.

One of the members, later identified as Ahmad Alashi, was allegedly slapping those blindfolded in the face. Alashi is a Phi Sigma Kappa member and former Student Government Association governor.

The University’s Student Conduct Board tried Alashi after he was arrested on a misdemeanor hazing charge, but found him innocent of hazing on Dec. 1. He still faces the hazing charge in state court that carries a possible $100 to $1,000 fine or county or

regional jail time no more than nine months, or a fine and imprisonment if found guilty by a state court.

According to their probation, the fraternities must complete the following: zz All members (including new members) must complete “GreekEDU,” a Greek-specific program that combines AlcoholEDU with hazing education.

The goal of this program is to foster and strengthen respect, responsibility and leadership. zz Every semester for three years, WVU will review the fraternity’s new member education process, initiation ritual, officer duties and training. These must all be in strict compliance with national and WVU policies

and requirements and approved

by SOS, Phi Sigma Kappa headquarters and the local alumni board, Justice said. zz All members must interview with a Phi Sigma Kappa National representative, who will evaluate each individual’s commitment to the fraternity’s ideals and core values. Those who fit with the ideals will be moved to alumni status with the stipulation to have no active role within the chapter or any relationship with the chapter until: all outstanding debt is paid, an undergraduate degree is obtained or a degree is not obtained and the person has not been enrolled in a university for a minimum period of 12 months. zz The chapter must col-

laborate with SOS to develop and attend a series of leadership programs, focused on respect and hazing. There will be no fewer than 10 programs over the next three years. Justice said the fraternity must pay for these programs. zz All members below a 2.0 cumulative GPA as of Jan. 1, 2011, will be suspended and remain suspended until reaching at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. zz The fraternity’s current executive board will be disbanded and a new leadership board will be appointed by a Phi Sigma Kappa national representative and approved by SOS and the local alumni board.

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Death of Sen. Robert C. Byrd

Bob Huggins, WVU men’s b-ball coach

WHAT: For the first time since 1959, the West Virginia men’s basketball team made it to the Final Four. It was the second time in head coach Bob Huggins’ career that he made it to Final Four, as well. For the first time in program history, Huggins led his team to the pinnacle of the Big East Conference when the Mountaineers won the Big East Tournament.

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Huggins consoled his injured senior star Da’Sean Butler under the basket on the court at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Huggins whispered into Butler’s ear as his emotions flowed because of the injury and the impending loss to Duke in the Final Four.

QUOTE TO REMEMBER: “You have very few times in your life to be special. Very few people have that opportunity to be special, particularly in a place like West Virginia. Pitt has had great basketball, but they’re not the Steelers. Cincinnati had great basketball when I was there, but they’re not the Reds. Mountaineer football and basketball are West Virginia’s pride, and we have a chance to be special.”

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A joint-services military honor guard carries the casket of Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., July 6, after a funeral service at the Memorial Baptist Church in Arlington, Va.

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The Ryan Diviney trials WHAT: The trial for Ryan’s convicted attackers, who put the former WVU sophomore into a coma on Nov. 7, 2009, made national headlines this year. Jonathan May and Austin Vantrease, both Delaware residents, received jailtime for their role in the altercation. Ken, Ryan’s father, said his son has died and come back to life many times since the attack due to a head injury and storming episodes, or instances in which his brain “short circuits.” He is kept in constant care of Ken and his mother, Sue. His sister, Kari, said she honored her brother’s wish by attending WVU as a freshman this year.

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Vantrease was sentenced to 10 years in jail with the eligibility of parole in two years on Nov. 15 for a malicious wounding charge in connection with the attack. May received one year in jail on a misdemeanor battery charge.

QUOTE TO REMEMBER: “The consequences of the punch resulted in a broken jaw and brain damages. And you did damage to his brain when it hit the pavement,” Ken said. “I guess the thing that makes me the most upset is this thug was the last person to see my son with a conscious thought.”

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Robert C. Byrd playing fiddle.

In this May 20 file photo Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W. Va., questions panel members about mine safety during a hearing on Capitol Hill.

The Senator who put WVU on the map

BY MELANIE HOFFMAN MANAGING EDITOR

The death of the nation’s longest serving senator on June 28 caused political turmoil in the state of West Virginia from July to November.

Robert C. Byrd’s name adorns bridges, school buildings and highways across the state. His efforts produced West Virginia University’s Health Sciences Center, the PRT, the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and the WVU Eye Institute, among others.

“West Virginia has lost a great friend and champion in Sen. Robert C. Byrd,” said WVU President James P. Clements, in a press release. “He embodied what we hold so dear in the Mountain State: loyalty, commitment, hard work, honesty and faith. I respect so much all that he has done for West Virginia, West Virginia Uni-

versity and the entire nation.”

The 92-year-old Democratic senator served 51 years.

After his death, Joe Manchin, former West Virginia governor, appointed Democrat Carte Goodwin to Byrd’s seat.

A special election was held in November to fill the seat. In a highly competitive election, Manchin, a Democrat, won, defeating Republican John Raese, Mountain Party’s Jesse Johnson and the Constitution Party’s Jeff Becker.

His body lay in repose in the West Virginia State Capitol’s Rotunda for two days before the funeral July 2. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attended the memorial service.

He now lays in rest in Arlington, Va., near his wife, Erma, of 69 years, who passed away in 2006.

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James P. Clements, University president

WHAT: In September, University President James P. Clements unveiled a proposal to build a new $18.8 million Student Health Center that included an $8 million overhaul of recreational space for club, intramural and recreational sports. The need for a new Student Health Center and designated space for club sports had been discussed in the past and was included in previous strategic plans but was never given the green light.

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: Clements outlined the new 2020 Strategic Plan at the State of the University Address in October. The WVU Board of Governors approved the proposals, and Clements tasked the University to build a new Student Health Center and recreational fields for club sports.

QUOTE TO REMEMBER: “If we’re going to do it, we want it to be the best in the country. We want it to be something that we’re proud of, that you’re proud of,” Clements said. “In my eyes, this is the right plan. Even though it’s more expensive, we’re tackling a lot of things at once.”

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1. Coach Bill Stewart – Led the WVU football team to two consecutive bowl games.

2. Oliver Luck – Former WVU quarterback was named athletic director this summer.

3. Club Sports/Student Health – BOG approved proposals for new fields for club, intramural and rec sports and a new Student Health Center.

4. Brock Burwell – Mountaineer mascot, served as alternate for two years, plans to try out for the position next year.

5. Da’Sean Butler – The third player in school history to surpass 2,000 career points led the WVU men’s basketball team to the Big East Conference Championship and the Final Four.

Coliseum parking

WHAT: The University’s Athletic Department made the decision Nov. 4, prior to the Nov. 5 men’s basketball exhibition game, to close the Coliseum lot to the public and charge $20 to park. The lot is the only free lot on campus and is used by students, faculty and staff to cross Monongahela Boulevard to the Engineering Campus to take the PRT or go to class. The policy included no student input, and those who were expecting to park on the lot that day were turned away, causing many to be late for their classes.

MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT: The University changed the policy less than a week later after many students expressed their outrage over the change.

The new changes accommodate those who park on the lot up until a certain time. Oliver Luck, WVU athletic director, later apologized for not including students in the change.

QUOTE TO REMEMBER: “This is a student university, not an athletic university, and not an athletic director university,” said Cassie Werner, director of the Mountaineer Maniacs. “The governing consensus is that it’s a huge, absolutely huge inconvenience. I can’t support it because nobody will tell me why it was done.”

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by erin fitzwilliams associate city editor

Harmonicas, fog horns, whistles and vuvuzelas sounded off as West Virginia University graduates walked Sunday during the annual convocation ceremony at the Coliseum.

More than 1,500 students graduated, and more than 670 participated in the convocation.

Some graduates said they had concerns about finding a job with an economic recession and high unemployment in the nation.

Amanda Campbell, communication studies graduate, said she was frustrated with the way the recession was affecting the country.

“Grads need to understand

they need to get their feet in the door earlier,” she said. “They might have to take a job they don’t like, but they have to because of the economy.”

Campbell said she had changed her major multiple times but had an interview for a counseling job.

Jeff Hunter, a multidisciplinary studies graduate, said graduating in December is an advantage to apply and look for jobs.

“The timing is better. There are less people applying, so I think there’s a better chance of getting hired,” he said. “I’m only a little stressed about it. I have a strong family that will help me out.”

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Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during Commencement Sunday.

Board of Govs. approves library endowments, forensic sciences research

BY JESSICA LEPPAR STAFF WRITER

The Board of Governors at West Virginia University approved alterations to its Research Strategic Plan Friday to increase library endowments and forensic science research.

Nigel Clark, member of the BOG, said the first change to the plan was to add the Forensic Science Department under a research emphasis.

“It was the area of research emphasis that had previously included biometrics and now has forensic science added to it,” he said.

Another change included adding more specifications with library resources and endowments in the Research Strategic Plan, said Carolyn Long, Board of Governors chair.

“Library resources were

used in the major research areas, and that just hadn’t been spelled out before,” Clark said.

A restriction concerning the amount of funding that could come from an area of the Research Trust Fund was also lifted, Clark said.

Previously, no area of research was to receive more than $17.5 million of the $35 million cap in the Research Trust Fund, he said.

“The changes were somewhat to a point just technical, and they did not change the scope of the Research Strategic Plan at all,” Long said.

In other business: zz BOG members also approved individuals for honorary degrees, but the names of those individuals have not been released, Long said.

Once the BOG approves

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graduate, said she is working as an intern and hopes the company hires her. She plans to take a semester off and possibly return for a master’s degree.

“My future is all up in the air right now. The world is my oyster,” said Lindsey Sullivan, art history graduate. “I’m continuing to go to school and still figuring everything out. It’s so overwhelming.”

Robert Loehr, mechanical engineering graduate, has had an internship for six months but

is still worried.

“I still have a very romanticized view of my career choice,” he said. “There are specific things I want to do, and where I want to go. For right now I have to just focus and look for a job.”

Ruth Kershner, keynote speaker and community medicine professor, spoke to graduates with advice about life postgraduation, job interviews and etiquette.

“Clean up the Facebook page. No more pictures of beer bongs or Mardi Gras beads,” Kershner said. “Change the e-mail from ‘bootylicious’ to something more professional.”

For female graduates, Kershner said spandex dresses are not appropriate for interviews.

She also advised males to “take it easy” on their Axe deodorant sprays.

University President James P. Clements, Provost Michele Wheatly and Associate Provost Jonathan Cumming and Elizabeth Dooley also spoke.

Diplomas will be mailed to graduates in January after grades are confirmed with the Office of the University Registrar. Degrees will be conferred Dec. 28. erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu

Monday December 13, 2010

Students, organizations help local children Christmas shop

BY SARAH O’ROURKE STAFF WRITER

More than 80 children shopped for presents Saturday with West Virginia University student chaperones as part of the Students Helping Other People program.

The event, sponsored by Student Organizations Services and SHOP, took children who were registered through the Salvation Army to Super Kmart to purchase gifts for themselves or loved ones.

More than 80 student organization members and students at WVU sponsored each child for $75.

Erica Mokay, a junior broadcast news major, volunteered for SHOP to give back to the community.

“Taking the kids shopping was really a lot of fun,” she said.

“It put a good feeling in my heart to do service for the community.”

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Junior engineering major Brittney Benchoff looks at stuffed animals with Isabella, a child participating in the SHOP event at Kmart, Saturday morning. sociation Gov. Rashad Bates represented SGA in the event.

Bates said the boy he took shopping was a “musical athlete” because he bought a guitar

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and a baseball bat and ball.

“The kids were all very wellbehaved, and I enjoyed my experience,” he said. “It’s always nice to help out others in the community.”

Wendy Cutright, a graduate public administration student, volunteered for the Student Association of Public Administration.

Cutright said she enjoyed participating in the SHOP event because she wanted to see the children benefiting from the program.

Cutright sponsored Caitlin Hicks.

Hicks said she had a lot of fun buying presents for her family, and she is excited to see their faces when they open her presents.

Brianna Barnes, a sophomore political science major, volunteered for her sorority, Delta Gamma.

“It’s always a good thing to help out the Morgantown community,” she said. “This is better than just sending money to an organization because you get to see the face you’re helping.”

Sophomore pre-biology major Amber Forrisi also participated with Delta Gamma.

“It’s always a good feeling when you do something like this,” she said. “Even though it’s finals week and everyone is stressed, it’s good to give back.”

Halee Long, who was chaperoned by Forrisi, said her favorite part of the event was hanging out with her chaperone. Long said she had fun and is excited about the “Moxy Girl” toy she bought. sarah.o’rourke@mail.wvu.edu

HAZING

Continued from page 1 zz A national representative must move into the fraternity house for the Spring 2011 semester. The representative will provide the chapter with officer training, ritual training and assistance with recruitment. zz Expulsion paperwork must be filed and processed for all members with outstanding balances or conduct and standards problems. zz A formal plan of action is to be implemented immediately for remediation of the chapter to include the option to expel: any member who is financially indebted to the chapter with no response to previous attempts to pay their outstanding debts; any member who is not willing to uphold the Cardinal Principles, a character and brotherhood scholarship and any member not willing to accept the mandate of a drug and alcohol free house. zz The fraternity must write a formal letter of apology to the University for the incidents occurred. zz The chapter must send a minimum of 15 members to a Regional Conclave, the regional meeting for the national Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. zz The chapter will be required to identify, fund and host a hazing prevention speaker. zz The chapter will send a minimum of four representatives to the National Convention of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity in 2011. zz Alcohol, of any form, will be prohibited in the house from Jan. 1 through May 16, 2011. zz The chapter will be on social probation for three years or until its GPA is at or above the allfraternity average GPA. This social probation will prohibit the chapter from hosting, co-sponsoring or attending any social event on or off campus. zz The fraternity, as well as individual members, will be financially responsible for the costs associated with implementing the terms of this probation. travis.crum@mail.wvu.edu

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WVU senior wins $100,000 in poker prize By david ryan A&E writer

West Virginia University senior Jessica Cupini is now $100,000 richer.

The mulidisciplinary studies student competed Sunday for the cash prize and also the chance to win $1 million in the “PokerStars.net Million Dollar Challenge.”

Viewers saw Cupini beat four other competitors for the $100,000 prize and the chance to win $1 million against poker star Daniel Negreanu.

“Jessica is such a great person and was a fun contestant,” said Justin Simon, spokesperson for the show. “We were all hoping she’d win the $1 million grand prize.”

Though she didn’t win the million, her total winnings

have been more than enough, she said.

“It’s amazing,” she said.

“How would you feel if you won $100,000? It’s kind of unexplainable.”

Cupini said she’s been able to do what she set out to in the first stages of the competition: Pay off student loans and save money for her son, Luka.

She also bought herself a new car.

“Other than that, I’ve been saving it away,” she said.

Despite winning the grand prize, there was no giant check ready for her.

“They wired it to my bank account,” she said. “I checked my bank statement and it said $103,000. I just looked at it, shaking.”

Cupini said she wasn’t nervous during the competition.

“It was the second time I’ve played, and I didn’t think any of them were as good as Daniel (Negreanu). I had a few good reads on them.”

Cupini said she was able to watch her rivals being filmed and observed their game.

“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 paying attention and who wasn’t.”

Cupini said the competition gave her “motivation and inspiration.”

“You could have a grace of good luck and be presented with the opportunity of a lifetime,” she said. “Before this, I didn’t really believe that.” david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

The top four contestants of the ‘PokerStars.Net Million Dollar Challenge’ as the dealer looks on.

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Mountaineer Idol winner Hughart ready to sing at men’s basketball game by jesse tabit A&E writer

After months of competition, Amanda Hughart, 2010 winner of Mountaineer Idol, will sing the National Anthem before the Dec. 18 men’s basketball game.

The singer said she has family coming to support her performance as WVU plays Cleveland at 2 p.m. at the WVU Coliseum.

“I have definitely improved as a performer throughout Mountaineer Idol this season,” Hughart said.

She compared her transition to a marathon: “The more you sing, the better you get, just like the more you run, the faster you will improve.”

Since the competition ended, Hughart and several other Mountaineer Idol contestants, including sophomore forensic science major Kasey Jagger, have sung at organized events such as the lighting of Woodburn, a University holi-

day luncheon and a coal miner’s tribute.

Mountaineer Idol, West Virginia University’s student singing competition, has been an annual event for the last seven years for students on campus to show their vocal ability.

Hughart, a dentistry student at WVU, competed against 14 other contestants in the student singing competition that began in September.

The competition contained six elimination rounds in which five judges scored the singers on singing voice, stage performance, song selection and overall performance.

Each round took on a different theme that encouraged the singers to show their versatility. Themes throughout the competition included “1980s,” “Oldies,” “Broadway” and “Singer’s Choice.”

In the final elimination round Nov. 14, Hughart won against freshman general studies major Chelsea Malone and senior wildlife and fisheries

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Hughart received $1,000 and a spot to sing at the Dec. 18 basketball game.

“Wow,” Hughart said when she discovered she had won the title. She said she was excited, happy and shocked because the competition was so good. Hughart added that she had already spent the prize money on supplies for dental school.

Mountaineer Idol event coordinator Sonja Wilson said out of the seven years Mountaineer Idol has been entertaining audiences and giving students a chance to showcase their vocal talents, this year was “the best competition (she) has ever seen.”

Hughart said she is just now getting over winter sickness, so preparation for her performance of the national anthem has been more difficult than she expected. “I’m thrilled to be singing at the game, and I am so excited for this opportunity,” she said.

Amanda Hughart performs in the first round of the Mountaineer Idol finale Nov. 14.

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Happy Holidays !

Holiday season needs to be about people, not consumerism andrew lacy Uwire Daily Nebraskan

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my time working in retail, it’s this: Santa Claus is the anti-Christ.

While many students were at home spending Thanksgiving with their families, I was still in Lincoln, 400 miles from home.

I do have some family here, so I wasn’t alone, but it’s kind of like dancing with someone else’s wife: It works OK, but it’s just not the same. In three and a half years at college, it’s the first time I’ve experienced

even a hint of homesickness.

And why was I here? Because I had to be to work at 6:45 Friday morning so people could save a few bucks on crap that isn’t worth buying anyway. One of my co-workers summed it up pretty well when he greeted me on Friday by saying, “Happy screwedup American priorities day.”

It’s enough to make me want to punt a baby penguin.

And these were the sane ones. I was fortunate enough to work at a place that didn’t open until 7. I feel sorry for the people who work at places like Wal-Mart or Target and had to be to work ridiculously early. Have people lost their minds?

I don’t fault the stores.

They’re just trying to make money to get into the black for the year. Major sales are simply a way to reach that goal. It’s the consumers who are the problem.

Do these people really think they have nothing better to do than stand in line the night of Thanksgiving so they can buy a new TV? Personally, I consider sleep to be much more important. I guess I’m just weird.

But it’s not like this is anything new. Christmas has been completely stripped of its meaning for years in favor of rampant consumerism. T he real significance of the holiday is pushed aside and, for the most part, just gets lip service. People may put up a

nativity set in their homes, but then they become preoccupied with what they need to buy.

I fail to see how spending money faster than the Obama administration honors a humble carpenter who was born in a stable and never in his life cared about wealth or material possessions.

A fat man in a red suit can hardly measure up to the gifts given to us by a child lying in a manger. Christmas isn’t about packages wrapped in paper; it’s about a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not necessarily saying people should just stop buying stuff for Christmas.

The economy would be in even bigger trouble if people completely stopped spending money at the time of year that often makes or breaks retail businesses.

But that should be a secondary concern. Spending time with the people you love is far more important.

If you don’t get someone the perfect gift, it isn’t the end of the world. Their feelings about you shouldn’t be swayed by that.

My best friend is taking me to an Avalanche/Red Wings game two days after Christmas. It’s a great gift and will be my first NHL game, but I’m not looking forward to it because I want to go to a hockey game.

I’m looking forward to it because I’ll be spending that time with her. That’s a far greater gift than anything someone could buy for me.

Stop worrying so much about buying presents, and worry more about the only thing people can give each other that actually matters: love.

Family, friends, spouses, significant others. These are the things that matter, not that 40-inch plasma TV you trampled three people and punched an old lady to get for half price.

Those are the things I’ll be thinking about while I’m at work for a pointless extra hour when there won’t be any customers anyway.

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A year with epic rap comebacks Commander Shepherd returns, and emerging underground artists and cowboys ruled the wild west “Grace Potter...”

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

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“My B eautiful Twisted Fantasy” Kanye West

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It doesn’t matter what Kanye does – all that really matters is no one else is doing it. This album serves more as an artwork, each piece representing pop culture and a different genre of music.

“Brothers” The Black Keys

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VIDEO GAMES

ALBUMS

Conan O’Brien got a beard, and the survivors of ‘LOST’ got home

Conan O’Brien returned after a public battle with NBC to a new show on TBS.

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Combining blues and psychedelic rock genres, this duo is able to make something messy and dirty seem like just enough instead of too much, with a sexy, grimy sound led by lead singer Dan Auerbach’s lovelorn voice.

This album is for those who appreciate and miss music with legitimate soul and rock ‘n’ roll. The amazingly powerful vocals of Potter seem effortless, combining old school soul, jazz, rock, folk and even gospel influences to create a timeless sound.

“Thank Me Later” Drake This album showcases the versatility of Drake as one of the few in the industry who can pull off being a heartthrob singer and a well respected rapper at the same time.

The witty lyrical content is unmatched.

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“Mass Effect 2” Not since the original Star Wars trilogy has there been such a wonderful, actionpacked space odyssey.

The combat’s improvement since the original, combined with a memorable cast of characters and intriguing detective missions, easily make this the game of the year, impressive for a game from January.

“Halo: Reach” The Halo universe has always been a popular one, but “Halo: Reach” did what no game had done before – put players in control of a man who wasn’t going to make it off the Earth colony but willing to fight regardless.

The story, as well as the latest form of online multiplayer, make this the greatest Halo game since “Halo 2.”

“God of War 3” For anyone else, killing Olympian gods would be a daunting task, but Kratos, the angriest Spartan this side of Leonidas, took it all in stride as he butchered monsters and immortals alike.

The end of the trilogy was a truly fantastic, as well as violent, way for Kratos’ story to end, but, maybe, it is only beginning.

“Red Dead Redemption” Traversing the Wild West as a morally ambiguous cowboy has never been this much fun.

Rockstar Games hits another home run with its latest entrant and, combined

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Conan’s comeback After only seven months of hosting “The Tonight Show,” Conan O’Brien left NBC in a bitter and public fight that left him in television exile for nine months.

A beard, live tour and Twitter account later, O’Brien now hosts “Conan,” a show more like his “Late Night” days on TBS. The Rally To Restore Sanity After months of hype, analysis by cable news hosts and a namedrop of The Daily Athenaeum later, the Rally to Restore Sanity hit the airwaves.

Many believed it to be a political rally, aimed at shoring up Democratic voters against the Republicans and Tea Partiers.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the defining moment of a generation, rather, a John Legend concert featuring Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.

“Lost” ends The survivors of Oceanic 815 finally got off the island, the mysteries were all revealed and everything about Dharma was explained.

Or not – but they did all meet up in a church to bid each other goodbye.

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Larry King hangs up his suspenders The king of talk shows is leaving CNN after more than 100 years of barely asking questions.

The host’s departure makes way for English host Piers Morgan to host a new show.

“S--- My Dad Says” Think all those ramblings you post on Twitter won’t amount to anything? Not anymore.

Twitter became the latest mine for comedy ideas, as CBS commissioned an entire series based around a son’s tweets of his dad’s less-than-kosher sayings.

Betty White hosts “SNL” I’m a fan of Betty White. I liked her in endless reruns of “The Golden Girls” that seemed to make up entire TV schedules in Australia.

But I don’t find her “old grandma talks about sex” routine very funny. Her turn on “Saturday Night Live,” the result of an online campaign, was a hit – but it sank into the bawdy, dirty old woman bit.

“Futurama” returns The comedy FOX canceled in 2003 returned after four direct-to-DVD movies to a full series run on Comedy Central.

The show, now in HD,

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FEATURE OF THE DAY THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY COMPLEX AND THE MOUNTAINLAIR will be open 24 hours to assist students during finals week.

Dec. 16 THE MORGANTOWN HISTORY MUSEUM will host the “Candy & Canes” event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Admission is free. For more information, visit www.MorgantownHistoryMuseum.org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WVU FENCING CLUB hosts beginners fencing practice from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Stansbury Hall Gym. For more information, e-mail wvufencing@gmail.com or visit www.fencingclub.studentorgs.wvu.edu.

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

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

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

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

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tural Sciences Building. The Western Equestrian Team will meet at 7 p.m. and the English Equestrian Team will meet at 8 p.m.

Continual MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs volunteers for the information desk, pre-admission testing, hospitality cart, mail delivery and gift shop. For more information, call Christina Brown at 304-598-1324.

WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as nutrition, sexual health and healthy living are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELL WVU Student Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well.wvu.edu/wellness.

WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-2932311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/ medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800766-4442 or visit www.mrscna. org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. For help or a schedule, call 304-291-7918. For more information, visit www.aawv.org.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonprofit organization serving West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs donations of food and personal care items and volunteers to support all aspects of the organization’s activities. For more information, call 304-985-0021.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling.

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

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail.com or 304-599-5020.

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

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

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

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

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

LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seeking volunteers for one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and English as a second language. Volunteer tutors will complete tutor training, meet weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, attend at least two inservice trainings per year, and help with one fundraising event.

For more information, call 304296-3400 or e-mail MCLV2@comcast.net.

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

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

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

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE meets on the second Monday and fourth Tuesday of every month at noon at Hatfields in the Mountainlair. All students and faculty are invited. For more information, e-mail amy.keesee@mail. wvu.edu.

THE CHEMISTRY LEARNING CENTER, located on the ground floor of the Chemistry Research Laboratories, is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, 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.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, expect surprises, and you might not be surprised!

You will feel more optimistic and positive about your personal and domestic life than you have in years. Some of you might be purchasing new homes. If you are single, spring 2011 could present a tantalizing relationship. Only you can determine its significance to you. If you are attached, you might be adding to your family, be it just a pet or adding new fun to your already exciting relationship. Plan a trip as a couple. Use care with your finances, as although you feel you are on solid ground, often there might be disruption and major expenses. Be aware, and you will be one step ahead. PISCES can be a drain.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Understanding others’ motives could be a full-time job. If someone’s behavior is weird or off, why not just ask this person what is going on? Understanding your own motives could be more important.

Avoid a clash of the titans. Tonight: Take a serious look at your reactions.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Zero in on possibilities rather than problems.

You will lighten up considerably. Many unexpected developments could toss you off a preordained path. Stretch to see beyond the obvious. Tonight: Where the gang is.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH How you see a situation and the manner in which it evolves could be far more significant than you believe. Though you could be stunned by news, you will adjust. The unexpected occurs in the workplace or with someone you look up to. Tonight: A

partner or loved one could be more difficult than necessary.

when to move on remains critical. Tonight: Ever playful.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Your ability to flex is put to the test. How much can you really handle and absorb? New information is forthcoming. A key figure in your life doesn’t demonstrate the same ability to flex and could be a problem right now. Tonight: Let your imagination kick in.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHH Getting clear of a personal matter might not happen. You might have to accept the situation knowing that all the facts and ramifications are far from in. Use care making any financial commitments, especially if you’re feeling pressured. Tonight: Mosey on home.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH The best intentions could fall to the wayside. When making plans or a to-do list, you assume a certain set of givens. Those givens could go to the wayside too quickly for your taste today. Demonstrate an innate openness. Tonight: Rethink a decision carefully.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Strap on your seat belt, as you could find that nearly everywhere you turn life presents a maze or a roller-coaster ride. Maintain your sense of humor, and you will clear it with ease. A discussion about a project or with a loved one could provide exciting ups and downs. Tonight: Stay in the moment.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Keep asking questions and listening to the responses. What seems too good to be true quite possibly is. You could discover that what you always thought of as a given is otherwise. You might have to stop and regroup. Tonight: Rethinking recent events.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Use caution with an investment, commitment or personal spending. What you didn’t think was going to happen does occur.

Your ability to flex and grow in a new direction emerges. Tonight: Give some deep thought to an idea.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHH You could be flabbergasted by how fast the best laid plans fall to the wayside. You also might want to rethink a situation more carefully that involves your personal and/ or domestic life. Understanding evolves for those who want it. Tonight: Squeeze in some exercise.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH Your unpredictability comes forward and might blow what felt like a special opportunity right out. Don’t get too upset.

Eventually this would have happened. You cannot suppress sides of your personality. Tonight: A hard talk with an assertive friend.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH Your creativity responds to the unanticipated. You’ll move in new ways and in a new direction if you don’t get stuck in a mental attitude. In any case, knowing

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with the release of its “Undead Nightmare” downloadable expansion, this game is one worth remembering.

This English folk band is a breath of fresh air on the underground scene and brings the vibes from your favorite local music venue through the speakers with perfect mellow tones and the spontaneity of its energetic instrumentals.

“A s s a s s i n ’s Creed: Brotherhood” Last year, fans fell in love with Ezio, an Italian assassin during one of the more interesting times in European history.

This year, they’ve more than outdone themselves, putting Ezio in control of all the assassins in Italy and giving him all of Rome to use as they see fit, as well as a multiplayer system worth checking out.

“Call of Duty: Black Ops” Multiplayer merits aside, “Call of Duty: Black Ops” has one of the greatest stories ever featured in the Call of Duty series.

Featuring the voice acting of A-listers like Sam Worthington, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman, conspiracy theory nuts will surely enjoy this game, as will everyone else.

“Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” In a throwback to the wonderful side-scrollers of old, players take on indie comic book star Scott Pilgrim, as well as friends Ramona, Kim and Stephen Stills as they fight after wave and wave of punks, jocks and evil ex-boyfriends.

With four player co-op and a lot of replayability, this adventure is the best to come out in 2010 for downloadable games.

“Donkey Kong Country Returns” DK, the king of swing, is back in this beautiful side-scroller for the Nintendo Wii. Be it by himself or with jetpack-enthusiast Diddy Kong, the series is in good hands with Retro Games, and, hopefully, it will create just as lasting a legacy as Rare did back in the Super Nintendo days.

“Transformers: War for Cybertron” For the first time ever, there is a Transformers game worth playing, and everyone who enjoys giant robots fighting should check it out.

Plus, the multiplayer, which allows characters to design their own warrior in the battle for the control of Cybertron, is really a lot of fun, like Team Fortress combined with Call of Duty.

“Costume Quest” No doubt the funniest game released this year, Costume Quest allows every former kid out there to finally achieve the dream of actually being what their Halloween Costume is.

The release of Christmasbased downloadable content only adds to the fun, and, while it may not be perfect, this game will never not be awesome. james.carbone@mail.wvu.edu

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brought back the entire crew in some pretty good episodes.

Now on cable, it can also be slightly dirtier.

Simon leaves “American Idol” The only judge anyone ever watched “American Idol” for has gone, leaving to bring “The X-Factor” to America.

The new panelists include Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez. So this is kind of an early “Goodbye, ‘American Idol’” for next year.

Matt Smith debuts as The Doctor After three seasons and a few specials, David Tennant left the iconic role of the Doctor on New Year’s Day – a sad start to 2010.

Matt Smith, the eleventh actor to play the part, slipped into the 907-year-old character and traveled space and time with effortless ease.

The Situation and Bristol Palin’s safe sex PSA When you team up a reality TV show star known for drinking, hooking up with random women and shameless promotion of his abs and the daughter of a former vice presidential candidate who conceived a child out of wedlock, you’ve got a dynamic duo for a safe sex public service announcement.

Their banter was awkward, bizzare and downright weird.

But, it was entertaining. david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

“Recovery” Eminem One word: comeback. This unique rapper beat the odds once again, proving that the sharp-witted, quick free-style type raps he stole the country’s attention with a decade prior have only gotten better WEB

Kanye West performs. West’s comeback has been heralded as the best release of the year.

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“Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager” Kid Cudi When you can’t decide which genre an artist belongs in, they’re going places.

This album encompasses Cudi’s ability to tap into his rhythmic talents and pave the way for a brand new style of psychedelic hip-hop.

albums. They did it again.

“Odd Blood” Yeasayer The futuristic, wacky sounds of this band are comparable to bands like MGMT and combine global rhythms to create something totally out of the ordinary that works.

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“Come Around Sundown” This group re-defines what Kings of Leon our generation has labeled as “emo music.”

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TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

Seniors Ali, Repella, Campbell score in double figures in win

Women’s b-ball must dictate tempo The No. 9 West Virginia women’s basketball team put up 39 points at the 18:34 mark of the second half Saturday against Prairie View A&M. That statistic would be meaningless if the Mountaineers weren’t coming off a 39-point performance against Villanova in a 3-point victory over the Wildcats Thursday.

On Saturday against the Lady Panthers, West Virginia put up nearly double its output against Villanova in a 7139 victory over Prairie View.

The Mountaineers struggled to control the tempo of the game against the Wildcats but didn’t have any trouble doing so Saturday.

It was a completely different contest. “(Villanova) just slows it down. It’s such a slow-paced game. They use 30 seconds of the shot clock,” said senior guard Liz Repella. “We were just anxious to come out here and run.”

When WVU wanted to run and score quickly, it worked.

When the game was in hand and WVU wanted to slow the pace, that worked, too.

There’s a troubling issue over the span of these two games, though. West Virginia isn’t necessarily directing the tempo as a top 10 team should.

Head coach Mike Carey’s squad wasn’t playing Connecticut Saturday. In fact, it wasn’t even facing the likes of Villanova. Taking such control over a contest’s pace is to be expected.

But, it’s also expected against, really, an overmatched Wildcats team.

“At Villanova, we let them dictate the tempo and have control of it,” Repella said.

“They forced you to take quick shots on offense, because you were so anxious to have the ball that you wanted to fire up a shot. It was definitely hard playing there.”

Some people seem to forget this team is one of the 10 best in the nation. Against middle of the pack Big East teams and below, the Mountaineers should have no trouble dictating a game.

Yet, it really didn’t work like that against Villanova.

“I can’t even explain how much I dislike playing them,” said forward Madina Ali. That’s something West Virginia needs to work on as the season progresses, and especially before its next conference game against Seton Hall Jan. 5.

What’s even more troubling is that it seems WVU is unable to control the speed of play despite being more talented and likely more experienced than many of the other teams it will face all season long.

So far, it really hasn’t caught the Mountaineers – which moved to 10-0 win a win Saturday against the Lady Panthers.

But, it will – and at a crucial

By John Terry Multimedia Editor

The No. 9 West Virginia women’s basketball team improved to a program-best 10-0 start behind a strong outing from senior Madina Ali to overpower Prairie View A&M 71-39 Saturday.

Ali, who finished with 20 points and nine rebounds, scored nine consecutive points midway through the first half to give the Mountaineers a 27-17 first-half lead.

The senior’s performance matched a career high in points. She also scored 20 in WVU’s win over Elon on Dec. 2.

The showing comes just one game after Ali was held to four points against Villanova last Thursday.

“She needed to bounce back after the Villanova game and get her confidence back,” said West Virginia head coach BROOKE CASSIDY/the DAILY ATHENAEUM Mike Carey.

West Virginia’s Liz Repella drives past a Prairie View player to score two of her 15 points in the Mountaineers 71-39 win over the PanThe Mountaineers scored thers Saturday at the WVU Coliseum. the final 10 points of the first

WVU gets back to fast-paced play

BY MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER

It’s no secret the West Virginia women’s basketball team performs best when it can get into transition and keep the game’s tempo at a fast pace.

That’s one of the reasons the Mountaineers have been successful the past few seasons, as well as part of the reason they struggled last week against Villanova on the road.

The Wildcats run their offense much differently than the Mountaineers do. “(Villanova) would use 30 seconds off the shot clock,” said WVU senior Liz Repella.

“They would just back it down and wait for people to

come off picks.”

In Saturday’s 71-39 victory over Prairie View A&M, West Virginia was finally able to get back to its style of play, using an up-tempo pace to set the tone on both ends of the floor.

One thing the Mountaineers had been able to do in the first part of the season, prior to the Villanova win, was use their aggressive defense to force a lot of turnovers and turn those mistakes into points.

But against Villanova, the Mountaineers recorded season lows in both turnovers forced (14) and points off turnovers (16).

It seemed like a different WVU team Saturday against A&M. West Virginia forced

25 turnovers, including 13 steals, and turned those turnovers into 26 points.

“The first four minutes, we set the tone defensively,” said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey. “Liz got out in the passing lanes and got a couple of layups; Madina Ali got in the passing lanes.

“We’re still not perfect, but that’s hard to do.”

Another big key in Saturday’s win was the Mountaineers’ defense.

After nine offensive rebounds resulted in big second-chance buckets in the first half for Prairie View, increased intensity on the defensive glass by West Virginia played a key role late in the

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half, including back-to-back 3-point shots by Vanessa House and Korinne Campbell to take a 37-17 lead at the break.

Prairie View struggled early, shooting just 23.1 percent. The Panthers didn’t score their first basket until 15:36 left in the first half and didn’t collect their second basket until the 9:44 mark.

“The first four minutes, we really set the tempo,” Carey said. “I want to be perfect and do it for 40 minutes, but that’s hard to do.”

WVU’s strong defense continued in the second half, as the Mountaineers held the Panthers to just 25.5 percent shooting in the game – the lowest the Mountaineers have held an opponent all year.

West Virginia also forced 25 turnovers.

Liz Repella scored 15 points and had four rebounds, while Campbell had a season-high 11 points and six rebounds.

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Monday December 13, 2010

WVU’s second-half comeback downs Dukes, 64-61

By Brian Kuppelweiser Sports Writer

West Virginia overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to defeat Duquesne 64-61 Sunday night in Pittsburgh.

The Dukes’ freshman point guard T.J. McConnell – who finished with a game-high 18 points – missed a desperate 3-pointer as time expired, and the Mountaineers (7-2) won their second-straight contest.

Four WVU players – forward Kevin Jones, point guard Truck Bryant, shooting guard Jonnie West and forward John Flowers – scored in double figures. The four combined for 47 points for the Mountaineers.

The Mountaineers shot 58 percent in the second half compared to 33 percent in the first half.

Duquesne shot nearly 10 percent less in the second half than it did in the first 20

minutes.

With the score at 44-36 in favor of the Dukes (4-4) midway through the second half, WVU went on an 18-6 run fueled by West and Bryant.

At the 8:45 mark of the second half, West hit a 3-pointer to give WVU its first lead of the game.

The Dukes would not go away easily, though, as they continued to trade buckets with WVU into the final minutes of the game.

Guard B.J. Monteiro had Duquesne’s best chance to tie the contest with just nine seconds remaining.

Monteiro was fouled by WVU point guard Joe Mazzulla and was sent to the free-throw line for two shots.

The junior missed both shots, and Flowers pulled down the rebound on Monteiro’s second missed free throw.

Flowers was immediately fouled and made one of two free-throw attempts, which would be the last point scored in the game.

For the second straight game, WVU needed a dominant second half to fight its way out of a run and on to victory.

The contest started off as a defensive battle as both teams traded missed shots and turnovers.

The game’s first points didn’t come until almost two minutes in when Dukes’ forward Bill Clark drove the lane and sunk an easy layup.

Following the layup, Duquesne began to take control of the game, as the Mountaineers continued to struggle with turnovers, defensive lapses and foul trouble.

McConnell spurred his team to a first half lead, as he was consistently able to

GYMNASTICS

Comeback leads Blue Squad to win The Blue team rallied in the final rotation to beat the Gold team during the West Virginia gymnastics Gold-Blue intrasquad meet Friday at the WVU Coliseum.

The Blue team trailed by one point entering the final rotation, but four Mountaineers scored two points to pull away with the victory.

Captains Faye Meaden and Stephanie Keaton each had strong performances to open the rotation. Sophomore Alaska Richardson and all-arounder Amy Bieski combined for three points.

Tina Maloney performed a new routine, which got two points and gave the Blue squad the victory.

The meet was not official, as judges didn’t give official scores.

Instead, each gymnast earned one point for staying on the equipment and one point for sticking their landing.

The Gold team was led by

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West Virginia gymnast Amy Bieski goes through her floor routine during the Gold-Blue intrasquad meet Friday at the WVU Coliseum. senior captain Emily Kerwin’s strong performance in the first rotation on the vault. It wasn’t enough, though, as they trailed 5-4 after Richardson stuck her routine.

Kaylyn Millick, a first-year transfer from Eastern Michigan, and freshman Hope Sloanhof-

fer each landed their vault and earned two points for the Gold team.

Bieski kept the Blue team within striking range as she stuck the dismount on a solid bars routine.

— Written by Sebouh Majarian

drive the lane against WVU’s defense.

Duquesne’s lead swelled to 12 points with 7:28 remaining in the first half – its largest lead of the contest.

Jones led WVU with 15 points and was one rebound short of a double-double.

Bryant had 12 points and five assists.

All of West’s 10 points came in the second half. Flowers had 10 points, seven rebounds, five blocks and four assists in the win.

Forward starter Cam Thoroughman played a career-high 32 minutes and scored seven points.

Shooting guard Dalton Pepper also started. He finished with three points in eight minutes.

WVU’s bench outscored Duquesne’s 17-4. brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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The Panthers had just two offensive rebounds and no second-chance points in the second half.

“During halftime, (Carey) emphasized that we were outrebounded and he just wanted them not to get anymore boards offensively,” Ali said. “Our main goal was to get the boards and push the break.”

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Continued from page 9 time this season if something doesn’t change.

The shear reality is, this team is too good, too talented and too experienced to allow another team to dictate what it will do.

That’s not a very smart way to play the game, either.

It’s hard to criticize a team that’s 10-0 and off to the best

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West Virginia finished with a 38-14 advantage in points in the paint, but struggled from behind the arc, finishing just 4-for-21.

The Panthers also held a 20-16 rebounding advantage at halftime, but the Mountaineers outrebounded A&M

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Duquesne forward, T.J. McConnell drives to the hoop against West Virginia’s Joe Mazzulla, right, in the Mountaineers’ 64-61 win over the Dukes Sunday.

Crashing the boards in the second half helped the Mountaineers get into transition, which was a much-welcomed change from the way they were forced to play last Thursday against Villanova.

“The pace was so slow, and it felt good to get up and down the floor and get our break going,” said senior forward Korinne Campbell.

“That’s where we get a lot of our points from.”

While Saturday’s performance against the Panthers showed significant prog-

ress from where WVU was in the near-upset to Villanova, Carey said his group still has work to do if it wants to make a run this season in the Big East Conference portion of its schedule.

In order to get to that level, it will take improvement from himself and his team.

“I want to coach a perfect game, and I want my players to play a perfect game for 40 minutes,” Carey said. “That’s what I strive for.”

start in program history. But, that doesn’t mean those victories were pretty.

If West Virginia really is one of the best teams in the country, it should learn from that Thursday night in Philadelphia – the program’s first victory in “The Pavilion” – and understand it got away with a victory it probably didn’t deserve.

WVU needs to play every game like it is the better team – because, most of the time, it will be.

That mentality might take a little to get used to, though.

Carey and his coaching staff have to hope the Mountaineers get the picture soon.

These opponents treat their game with West Virginia as a chance to prove something.

WVU should do the same.

It should prove it’s better.

Saturday, the Mountaineers did just that. They just need to do that in Big East play.

27-19 after halftime.

“We just wanted them not to be able to get any more boards offensively (in the second half ),” Ali said. “Our main goal was to get the boards and push the break.”

Despite scoring just one point, freshman Brooke Hampton continued to fill in nicely for injured starter Sarah Miles, finishing with six assists to just one turnover.

Fellow freshman Jessica Harlee played 19 minutes off the bench and scored a career-high eight points.

“You know what you’re going to get with (Harlee) – she’s going to come in and play as hard as she can,” Carey said. “I love her energy off the bench, and she does a lot of the dirty work when she gets in there.”

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Monday December 13, 2010

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FOOTBALL

Stewart keeps bowl preparations light during finals Team has week off, coaches will recruit until Dec. 18

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

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West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart celebrates his team’s seniors prior to WVU’s win over Rutgers on Dec. 4.

West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart would like nothing more than to share his secret on preparation for a bowl game.

The competitor in him, however, won’t allow it.

The third-year head coach is 2-1 all-time as a head coach in bowl games, with his loss coming last season against Florida State in the Gator Bowl.

Stewart will try to add another win to that record on Dec. 28 when the Mountaineers play N.C. State in the Champs Sports Bowl and has a plan put in place to handle the three-and-a-half weeks of preparation.

“It’s called management of people and the management of attitude,” Stewart said after the team’s practice Saturday.

“It’s a mental discipline that young people have to be told what the plan is, how to buy into the plan and how to execute the plan.”

The head coach said he has learned from his 30 years of coaching experience how to plan the nearly month-long break, learning both what to

OC Mullen stays quiet on possible departure

BY TONY DOBIES SPORTS EDITOR

West Virginia offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen wouldn’t budge Saturday when asked about the head coaching opening at Kent State.

He said – multiple times – following the Mountaineers’ first bowl practice he was completely focused on preparing the offense for the Champs Sports Bowl against N.C. State Dec. 28.

“My focus right now is 110 percent on the Champs Sports Bowl and N.C. State,” Mullen said.

In doing so, though, he didn’t deny rumors Mullen is a candidate for the Golden Flashes’ head coaching spot. It is expected he will interview for the position.

WVU cornerbacks coach David Lockwood – who is rumored to be up for the defensive coordinator position at Kentucky – and running backs coach Chris Beatty – who is rumored to be up for the head coaching position at Northern Illinois – were at practice Saturday. They denied requests to speak to the

media, though.

WVU head coach Bill Stewart said he would not comment on his assistants and their coaching searches. He said it would not distract his team from preparing for the bowl game.

“We’re focusing on the Wolfpack. First of all, we’re focusing on finals, then the Wolfpack,” Stewart said. “There have been all kinds of distractions this year, and what I saw was a pretty great focus in the stretch run by a football team, staff and the head football coach these last four weeks.” zz West Virginia senior cornerback Brandon Hogan is

unlikely to play in the Champ Sports Bowl. He tore his ACL in a hit on special teams against Rutgers, according to a report by wvillustrated.com. Stewart said he is unsure whether Hogan will play. He called the injury one that he would have to wait and see.

“If anyone can do it, Brandon Hogan can do it,” Stewart said.

It’s likely, if Hogan doesn’t play, sophomore Pat Miller will start for the second time this season. zz Stewart has not spoken to true freshman quarterback Barry Brunetti about tweets he posted about leaving the pro-

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Mullen said Brunetti will be the backup to starter Geno Smith for the bowl game.

“We’re getting everybody ready to play,” Mullen said. “We don’t have any problems with that.”

Brunetti is 4-of-9 for six 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. anthony.dobies@mail.wvu.edu

do and what not to do in order to have his players play at their highest level on gameday.

Stewart compared it to a team entering fall camp. If a team is playing above its potential entering camp, its room for improvement is low, therefore he wants his team’s abilities to peak at the right time.

The head coach was 6-9 alltime in bowl games as an assistant coach, including winning back-to-back Liberty Bowls as an assistant with Air Force, the Music City Bowl as WVU’s quarterbacks coach under Don Nehlen in 2000 and the Gator and Sugar Bowls under Rich Rodriguez in 2005 and 2006.

Stewart took over for Rodriguez in 2007 after the former head coach was hired at Michigan and led the Mountaineers to an upset win over No. 3 Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.

In a month full of turmoil inside and out of the program, Stewart’s preparation for the Fiesta Bowl was raved about by the players.

“We’ve had great success here in the bowls I’ve been head coach and couple right up until that time,” Stewart

said. “There was a time West Virginia didn’t do very good in bowls, and I think there are a lot of factors that go into that.”

Stewart said this week will be “devoted strictly to our finals” as students at West Virginia University endure their last week of class before the winter break.

The Mountaineers will start practice again on Dec. 18 and will depart for Orlando, Fla., on Dec. 23.

In the meantime, Stewart and his staff will spend much of their time away from Morgantown recruiting.

“The crucial part is: don’t grind them, you don’t need to do that,” Stewart said. “I’ve been on staffs that did that and the bowls didn’t turn out very well. We practice very fast, very physical and we let them have some fun once we get to the bowl site after we do the work. I’m not a guy who grinds.”

The team will have 10 practices between Dec. 18 and its matchup against the Wolfpack on Dec. 28. West Virginia will visit Walt Disney World on Dec. 26 and attend a pep rally at Pointe Orlando on Dec. 27. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

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12 | NEWS

Monday December 13, 2010

WVU to begin international WVU Belly Dancing Club teaches traditional, modern dancing styles peer mentoring program by emily spickler correspondent

West Virginia University is implementing a peer mentor program in the Fall 2011 semester to help relieve possible fears for international students coming to a new country.

Approximately 10 students will be paid to serve as mentors for international students registered to the program, said Grace Atebe, assistant director for the Office of International Students and Scholars.

The mentors will be paired with an international student and be given a stipend provided from a $6,000 grant donated by the Higher Education Policy Commission. The amount each individual mentor will receive has not yet been determined, she said.

“Our hope is that this program will serve as a means of easing the transition for international students as they adjust to a new social and academic

environment here,” said Michael Wilhelm, director for the Office of International Students and Scholars.

The mentor will make connections over the summer with an international student, through forms of social media, such as Facebook or Skype, Atebe said.

The pairs will meet at the International Student Orientation, held a week before the fall 2011 semester begins.

The first week will consist primarily of “team-building and learning activities,” Atebe said.

“No specific exercises are set in place yet, but we are looking at things like a ropes course.”

The rest of the semester’s weekly activities will be chosen and personalized for the pairs.

“We won’t make very specific demands,” she said. “We would prefer to give some general guidelines that would meet the goals of the program and can be customized to the two

people that are interacting.”

There will also be meetings with the group to catch up and touch base, she said.

Each pair will be required to keep scrapbooks of their experiences together throughout the semester.

“This program will be offered beginning only in the fall,” she said. “Hopefully we get the grant again, we can do it for the following Fall. Should we get more funding, we can offer it for both semesters.”

Any incoming undergraduate international student can apply for the program through the Office of International Students and Scholars. Any student who will be a sophomore in fall 2011 can apply to be a mentor.

“If you cannot afford or do not have the time to study abroad, this would be an excellent opportunity to have right here at home,” Atebe said. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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BY CHARLES YOUNG STAFF WRITER

Residents and students at West Virginia University were given belly dancing lessons Saturday in Eiesland Hall during a “Hafla,” or party in Arabic.

The Belly Dancing Club at WVU instructed members on a variety of belly dancing styles including traditional belly dancing, classical Indian dance, tribal fusion dance and improvisation Saturday.

“Our mission is to create diversity here on campus and raise awareness about belly dancing. We aim to promote a healthy body image for women,” said Andi Rosier, group member.

Rosier, who danced to “Gun Powder and Lead” by Miranda Lambert and “Alejandro” by Lady Gaga showed the audience how traditional belly dance styles could be used to interpret songs.

Group member Genevieve Larimer gave a performance with a sword and demonstrated her moves for the crowd by balancing the sword on her hip, then her head.

In between performers, Larimer who was also acting as the event’s announcer, taught the audience how to “zaghareet,” the traditional noise of appreciation in belly dancing.

This noise is made by plac-

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WVU Board of Governor’s Chairwoman Carolyn Long.

She said Byrd was not only a leader and scholar, but also a great friend to the University.

“I’m not sure you can put into words what he meant (to WVU),” Long said. “He will be greatly missed in the state, but I hope he is at peace now with his wife.”

Born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr. Nov. 20, 1917, in North Wil-

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If the individuals accept it,

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The Belly Dance Club performs to raise money at Eiesland Hall Saturday evening. ing the tongue on the roof of the mouth, behind the teeth, and saying “la la la” while also making a high-pitched shrieking noise, she said.

The group ended the performance with a dance set to the holiday classic “Jingle Bell Rock.”

The club began as a belly dancing fitness class taught by Larimer at the Rec Center.

She said she talked to the class regulars about interest in

forming a club and the group was born in the spring of 2009.

“We try and provide both education about belly dancing and an opportunity for anyone who is interested to perform,” Larimer said.

Chiron Kissic, the club’s president, said that the group meets about once a month and is always welcoming of interested new members.

kesboro, N.C., Byrd was the youngest of five children. At the age of 1, his mother died, and his father sent him to live with his aunt and uncle who renamed him and moved to the coal-mining town of Stotesbury, W.Va. He didn’t learn his original name until he was 16 and his real birthday until he was 54.

Byrd was known as a Constitutional scholar and always carried a pocket sized Constitution.

In 1946, Byrd won his first race for the state’s House of

Delegates by distinguishing himself from 12 rivals by singing and fiddling. His fiddle eventually became a fixture.

Byrd voted against the War in Iraq in 2004, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, voted for the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee for approximately 11 years.

they are named publicly when they receive it in person, usually during May graduation, Long said. zz The BOG also accepted approximately $400,000 for the Bucks for Brains research program, Long said.

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She wrote the press release.

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The Daily Athenaeum’s

Top Teams

TOP 10 LISTS oF 2010 Head Scratchers

1. Men’s basketball 2. Women’s soccer 3. Women’s basketball 4. Rifle 5. Men’s soccer 6. Football 7. Cross country 8. Gymnastics 9. Tennis 9. Volleyball

Memorable Moments

1. No Noel

1. Final Four run

2. EerSports.com’s Stew-mor

2. Da’Sean Butler injury scene

Despite recording 168 yards on the ground in the first half of the 2010 Gator Bowl, thenjunior running back Noel Devine did not have a carry in the second half of the Mountaineers’ 33-21 loss to Florida State.

After winning the Big East Conference Tournament, the WVU men’s basketball team went all the way to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament behind the play of star senior forward Da’Sean Butler.

After weeks of criticism following two-straight losses to inferior opponents, the website reported WVU head football coach Bill Stewart would retire after this season. Less than 24 hours later, Stewart told local media those rumors were false.

Top Games

At the Final Four against Duke in the second half, Da’Sean Butler went down with a knee injury that would end his career at WVU. When injured, Bob Huggins rushed to Butler’s side for an emotional two-minute interaction.

3. Ryan Clarke fumbles

1. Men’s basketball beats Kentucky to Advance to Final Four 1. Men’s basketball beats Georgetown to win Big East Tournament 3. Women’s soccer beats Penn State to advance to Sweet 16 4. Men’s basketball loses to Pittsburgh in 3-OT 5. Football loses to Connecticut 6. Men’s soccer beats Xavier in NCAA Tournament 6. Men’s basketball beats Cincinnati in Big East Tournament 6. Men’s basketball loses to Duke in Final Four 9. Football at Marshall 10. Football defeats Pitt

3. Big East title in NYC

With what looked like a sure, short touchdown to beat Connecticut down at the Huskies’ 1-yard line, the Mountaineers’ fullback Ryan Clarke took a carry off the left side of the line, bumped into a lineman and fumbled. UConn kicked a game-winning field goal.

For the first time in program history, the West Virginia men’s basketball team held the Big East trophy high above its head. The Mountaineers used three game-winning shots by Da’Sean Butler to pull off their first Big East title. It was the first Big East title for coach Bob Huggins, too.

Coming into the season, there was a quarterback battle between sophomore Geno Smith and freshmen Barry Brunetti and Jeremy Johnson.

Smith won the job, and the other two were backups. Now, one has left the team and the other will at the end of the year.

After long-time athletic director Ed Pastilong retired earlier in the year, WVU President James P. Clements hired former WVU quarterback Oliver Luck as the program’s new athletic director. Luck has since made major changes to the department.

4. Brunetti & Johnson bolt

4. Luck takes over for Pastilong

5. Huggins breaks ribs

5. Women’s soccer wins Big East

6. LSU punt

5. Twitvids

After a history of offseason mishaps, it was bound to happen again - and it did. On a recruiting trip in Las Vegas, WVU men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins broke seven ribs in a fall on a coffee table. He had a multi-night stay in the hospital.

For just the second time, the West Virginia women’s soccer team – under head coach Nikki Izzo-Brown – won the Big East title.

The Mountaineers defeated South Florida in Piscataway, N.J., to become the first multi-Big East title program at WVU.

With three minutes to go and the ball at WVU’s 8-yard line, WVU head coach Bill Stewart decided to punt the ball away and hope his defense could stop LSU down by six. The Tigers, instead, ran the clock out and WVU lost the contest.

West Virginia fans were able to connect even more with the men’s basketball team during its Final Four run, as the team started to post videos on Twitter of shenanigans on the road.

The producer of those videos was forward John Flowers.

7. Campriani takes day off

7. Thomas’ tribute

8. Collaros over Smith

8. Football troubles with NCAA

9. Women’s basketball loses to Syracuse

9. Quarter throwin’

10. ‘Match the Mountains’

10. Backyard Beatdown

With a second-straight national title in West Virginia’s grasp, star shooter Nicco Campriani did not compete for the Mountaineers in the NCAA Championship. Instead, Campriani was in Norway defending his title at the 2010 European Championship.

Top Players 1. Da’Sean Butler, men’s basketball 2. Geno Smith, football 3. Sarah Miles, women’s basketball 4. Nicco Campriani, rifle 5. Jedd Gyorko, baseball 6. Chris Neild, football 6. Kerri Butler, women’s soccer 8. J.T. Thomas, football 9. Ray Gaddis, men’s soccer 10. Kevin Jones, men’s basketball

On Senior Day, West Virginia senior linebacker and team captain J.T. Thomas didn’t enter Milan Puskar Stadium in his normal uniform.

He came out in his father’s No. 41 jersey. His father played linebacker for the Mountaineers in 1994-95.

West Virginia sophomore quarterback Geno Smith was selected as second-team all-Big East over Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros. Collaros, who lost to WVU, had more interceptions than touchdowns in Big East play in 2010.

The West Virginia football team was given a notice of allegations by the NCAA this summer for violations. Later in the summer, the team reported a secondary violation for illegally wearing football pads during the first three days of fall camp.

After finishing its home season undefeated, the West Virginia women’s basketball team laid an egg in the team’s regular season finale at Syracuse. The Mountaineers lost 67-48 to head into the Big East Conference title game with a loss.

In the men’s basketball team’s game against Pittsburgh at the WVU Coliseum, fans threw items on the court and one actually hit a Pitt assistant coach with a quarter in the eye.

Measures were taken to make sure that didn’t happen again.

After the WVU football team’s 17-10 victory over Louisville, head coach Bill Stewart had a lot to say. One of those things was “Match the Mountains” a slogan he gave to his team to motivate it to play like the rolling Appalachian Mountains.

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West Virginia came into its game with Pittsburgh at Heinz Field as a considerable underdog. Yet, the Mountaineers poured it on the Panthers in a 35-10 victory. Pitt head coach Dave Wannstedt was eventually fired after the upset, which ended legitimate Big East title hopes.

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Roof collapse moves NYG-Vikings game to Detroit’s Ford Field MINNEAPOLIS (AP)— Maybe this is a sign the weather gods want Brett Favre to start.

The Minnesota Vikings-New York Giants game was moved to Monday night in Detroit after the Metrodome’s inflated roof collapsed in a snowstorm early Sunday morning.

The delay has given Favre more time to heal his sprained right shoulder, with his NFLrecord streak of 297 straight regular season starts hanging in the balance.

“Joke goin round is Gods Tryin to preserve Bretts streak record,” Vikings receiver Bernard Berrian wrote on Twitter. “Lol!!”

The game originally was scheduled for Sunday afternoon and already had been pushed back because of the storm that dumped 17 inches of snow on Minneapolis.

But Metrodome officials told the league the roof wouldn’t be ready in time to play Monday or Tuesday.

The league also had discussions with New Orleans, St. Louis and Indianapolis and briefly considered the University of Minnesota’s outdoor stadium before deciding to hold the game at Ford Field at 7:20 p.m.

The NFL said Detroit was

the best logistical fit given that Fox camera crews were already in town for the Lions’ game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

“There are still a lot of logistics up in the air, but we will do everything we can to make this a quality NFL game for the Vikings and Giants,” Lions President Tom Lewand said.

The Vikings are refunding the cost of the tickets for the game for any fans who can’t make it to Detroit.

Those that do will be given priority seating along the 50yard line at Ford Field and the Lions will distribute free general admission tickets starting at 9 a.m.

The game will be broadcast in both local markets on Fox affiliates and will also be available as part of DirectTV’s Sunday Ticket package.

It will be the first Monday night game at Ford Field and first in Michigan since the Pontiac Silverdome hosted one in 2001.

No one was hurt, but the roof collapse sent the league and both teams scrambling.

The Giants were stranded in Kansas City after their plane was diverted there on Saturday. They stayed overnight and departed for Detroit on Sunday afternoon.

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599-0850 SHORT TERM LEASE, JANUARY MAY. JUST LISTED. BRAND-NEW 2/BR. Willey St. near Arnold Hall. Furnished. AC, DW, WD. Parking. $440/mo each. Utilities included. Lease/dep. NO DOGS. 304-296-8491. 304-288-1572.

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UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS . 1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS for rent. Available now and December. Please call 304-365-2787 M-F 8am - 4pm 150 WELLEN AVE. 2-3/BR. W/D. D/W. 1 Small pet. Utilities included. $800/mo. lease and deposit.

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

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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 5/8/11. 3 AND 4 BR house. Recently remodeled. Partially furnished. Close to campus. Off-street parking. 296-8801 or 291-8288.

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.

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

304-284-9280.

2 MIN WALK TO CAMPUS 3 B/D Houses Washer/Dryer Off Street Parking Some with Central Air New Kitchen & baths NO PETS Located at: 220 Grant Avenue 43 Jones Avenue 39 Jones Avenue

304-692-8879

(304) 322-1112

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

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 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.

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

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

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

No experience necessary. Training provided. Age: 18 plus. 800-965-6520 Ext. 285 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.

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

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

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

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

HELP WANTED 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

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

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1. Brigham- Fund. of Fin. Management (6th Edition) $75.00 2. Aronson- Social Psychology (7th Edition) $60.00 3. Stewart- Essential Calculus (2007 Edition) $60.00 4. Terrell- Deux Mondes (6th Edition) $64.50 5. Wilson- Theater: The Lively Art (7th Edition) $48.50

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