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Professor’s device benefits mine safety by lacey palmer staff writer

In 2006, tragedy struck at the Sago Mine located in Sago, W.Va., when an explosion trapped 13 miners for nearly two days, taking 12 lives.

In 2010, an explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, W.Va. killed 29 miners.

West Virginia University mining engineering professor Keith Heasley is in the process of developing technology that

will reshape the future of the mining industry and ensure that those disasters don’t happen again.

Heasley’s development is a seismic listening device composed of geophones – microphones that allow you to hear the activity in rocks.

The device is designed to be spread throughout a mine site, and can be used to locate trapped miners underground.

“Miners that are trapped are taught to make noise with a sledgehammer, or a rock –

whatever’s available,” Heasley said. “When we use this, we can hear somebody’s pounding and we can actually calculate where they are at in relation to where the sensors are.”

Heasley’s initial prototypes were able to successfully listen to miner activity as far as 850 feet underground.

However, the initial device, and other traditional devices such as the one that failed to locate the Sago miners, are disrupted by the interference of background noise.

“We hear a lot of background noises from cars that are driving down the road, or wind in the trees, and all of this gets into the ground,” he said.

L a st ye a r, He a s l e y partnered with the British company SureWave Technology.

SureWave has worked with Heasley in developing a signal processing system to reduce the level of background noise heard.

“Because of signal processing, we are able to pick the

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miner’s out at much greater depths,” he said.

Within the next six months, Heasley plans to test the latest signal processing equipment at depths as deep as 2,000 ft.

“If we can successfully hear at 2,000 feet, that will take care of 99 percent of the mines in this country,” Heasley said.

Despite the number of mining disasters around the world, Heasley’s device is the only one of its kind.

“We’re on the leading edge

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McGrain named winner of Mountaineer Week beardgrowing competition by bryan bumgardner staff writer

Scruffy mountaineers filled the Mountainlair Wednesday as part of the annual Mountaineer Week beard-growing competition.

David McGrain, a senior mechanical engineering student, was chosen as this year’s winner and was rewarded an honorary plaque and cash prize of $100.

McGrain has competed in the contest since he was a freshman, and said he’s honored to finally take home the title.

“I’ve tried three times, so the third time must be a charm,” McGrain said. “This is my last semester in school, so it’s my last chance

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Participants in a beard-growing contest as part of Mountaineer Week await judging in the Mountainlair Wednesday.

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The West Virginia University College of Business & Economics is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

To commemorate the occasion, the College has hosted a series of events including backyard barbeques, carnivals, Olympic games and a variety of guest lecture series featuring professionals, such as CEO of Arch and Coal Inc. Steven Leer and former Johnson & Johnson Vice Chairman Christine Poon.

Today, the College will inKristen Basham/THE DAILY ATHENAEUM duct new members into the Dean Sartarelli of the WVU College of Business & Economics speaks to students and fac- West Virginia Business Hall of ulty at a community reception held to celebrate the College of B&E’s 60th Anniversary.

Fame at the Morgantown Event

Center at Waterfront Place Hotel.

The four business leaders who will be recognized for helping shape the state’s future and are Stuart M. Robbins, Kimberly Brown Knopf, Fred T. Tattersall and Douglass R. Van Scoy.

Robbins served as managing director of global equities at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette, an investment bank, and is a board member of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences and the WVU Foundation Board of Directors.

Tattersall created the Tattersall Advisory group, which

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West Virginia University Student Government Association Governor Ben Seebaugh proposed an office of social justice be established for gender-variant minority students at Wednesday night’s SGA meeting.

“WVU is lagging behind other schools in social justice for lesbian, gay and transgendered students,” Seebaugh said. “Changes have already been made at several of our peer institutions.

We need an open dialogue and discussion toward fairness and anti-discrimination. There are detractors to equality, and gay students possess an invisible identity in our society.”

Resolution 2011-06 introduces gender identity into social justice policies, barring all “hate speech, harassment, violence and discrimination in the classroom, workplace, campus or anywhere else in the WVU community.”

Seebaugh said the movement was created in response to a rising number of suicides and murders in the U.S. due to anti-gay bullying.

“We just recently marked

the one-year anniversary of the death of Tyler Clementi from Rutgers University in New Jersey,” Seebaugh said.

“He was one of us, and killed himself because of anti-gay bullying at his school. Matthew Shepherd of Wyoming was brutally maimed and killed because he was simply perceived to be gay. Everyone needs someone to stand up for them, even if it doesn’t affect them.”

Not all were convinced an office is required because of the current existence of an office for the Queer Student Union and costs involved.

SGA Governor Zach Redding said an office separate from the WVU Queer Student Union was an unnecessary expense.

“If WVU has to put money and time into a project, something will have to come out of tuition,” Redding said.

“You cannot say a Governor is against equality or diversity because they do not agree with a document.

There will be a cost involved, even if it’s just research.”

The resolution was passed.

S GA also discussed a policy regarding transportation and

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SGA resolution supports LGBTQ student community by joshua clark

David McGrain, a senior mechanical engineering student, receives a plaque after winning first place in the Mountaineer Week beard-growing competition judged in the Mountainlair Wednesday. The field was narrowed down to five beards before the winner was chosen.

here in applying it to the mining industry,” he said.

Heasley’s hope is that mining rescue teams will be able to instantly and effectively detect trapped miners using his device, and will ensure that tragedies the state has become familiar with never happen again.

“It’s certainly going to be a big piece of the puzzle to help and rescue trapped miners,” he said.

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ON THE INSIDE WVU men’s soccer coach Marlon LeBlanc said depth will be the key for his team’s postseason.

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West Virginia University Libraries are celebrating International Open Access Week.

During this week, libraries around the world make a concerted effort to address the benefits of open access – the free availability of journals, theses and dissertations on the Internet shared for education.

Molly Dolan, a librarian for WVU Digital Projects and Scholarly Communications, said the University continues to support the movement to promote electronic materials in hopes that everyone will have access to educational documents for free one day.

“The WVU Libraries have been long time advocates of open access, and through WVUScholar, we seek to make the scholarly work produced by our graduate students and faculty available at no cost to the world at large,” Dolan said.

WVUScholar is an institutional repository that allows free access to the Universi-

ty’s collection of research.

John Hagen, Institutional Repository Program coordinator and Electronic Thesis & Dissertation Program Chair, said WVU Libraries strive to promote open access and scholarly communications within the region, nationally and all around the world, especially during International Open Access Week.

“The Scholarly Public and Academic Resources Coalition founded International Open Access Week about 10 years ago. This is a part of a movement within academia and scholarly publishing for open access to information and research,” he said.

Hagen said WVU has a long history and tradition in engaging in digital library projects, and was only the second institution in the world to require electronic submission of graduate theses and dissertations in 1998.

Last week, Hagen attended a conference in Lima, Peru concerning digital theses and repositories, and

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DOMINATING WIN The WVU women’s basketball team defeated Wheeling Jesuit 100-23 in its only exhibition game Wednesday night.

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Thursday November 3, 2011

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Northeast bears up on 4th day without power HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Frustrations grew Wednesday as more than a million Northeastern homes and businesses went a fourth day without power after a freak weekend snowstorm, with many schoolchildren again staying home and some residents languishing in shelters that provided heat and meals.

Connecticut, the hardesthit state, still had more than half-million customers without power by the afternoon, down from a peak of more than 800,000. Huge swaths of the state had also lost power for days to the remnants of Hurricane Irene in August, and residents were growing restless.

Ada Lachelier, 76, a retiree who sought warmth at the Conard High School shelter in West Hartford, said she would like to rally other customers of Connecticut Light & Power, the state’s largest utility, to skip payment on their next two bills in protest of the delays.

“They’d finally listen if everyone said, ‘Hey, the next bill is on you, CL&P, because you didn’t come through when you should have,’” she said.

Lachelier and her friend, Janet Conley, have been spending their days at the shelter or at downtown businesses that have power. Each night, they return home to feed pets, check on their houses and bundle up

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Fallen tree branches lay next to a statue of John Mason, a founder of the towns of Windsor, Old Saybrook and Norwich, in Windsor, Conn., Sunday. for a chilly night’s sleep.

“I thought things would be better after Irene, but all they did was have meetings about it, as far as I can tell,” said Conley, a yoga teacher from West Hartford. “It didn’t seem to make a bit of difference this time.”

Jeff Butler, president of CL&P, said that the company understands people’s frustrations and that the company was on track to fix 99 percent of the remaining power failures by Sunday – a

Case of fake Facebook profile can proceed MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A woman accused of impersonating her boyfriend on a fake Facebook page and posting inflammatory comments can be prosecuted for identity theft, a judge ruled Wednesday in a case that could have wider implications for cyber-speech.

Dana Thornton was indicted last year on one count of fourthdegree identity theft, a crime punishable by a maximum 18-month prison term upon conviction. Assistant Prosecutor Robert Schwartz said she created the Facebook page using photos and personal information about her ex-boyfriend, a police detective in northern New Jersey, and posted comments purported to be from him.

According to grand jury testimony recited in court Wednesday, among the comments posted on the page were that the ex-boyfriend, a narcotics detective, was “high all the time,” had herpes and frequented prostitutes and escort services.

“I’m a sick piece of scum with a gun,” Thornton allegedly wrote.

At issue is a New Jersey law that makes it illegal to impersonate someone “for the purpose of obtaining a benefit for himself or another or to injure or defraud another.”

Attorney Richard Roberts, representing Thornton, attempted to have the case dismissed on the grounds that the law makes no mention of electronic communications. New

Jersey’s legislature is reviewing an amendment that would add that provision to the law; Roberts argued Wednesday that the mere fact that the law could be amended amounts to a tacit admission that the current one doesn’t cover his client’s alleged actions.

“How do you quantify the harm?” he asked. “There was no money involved. We live in the real world where words are thrown around all the time.

How does that rise to the level of what is in this statute?”

State Superior Court Judge David Ironson disagreed and said the law was “clear and unambiguous.”

“The fact that the means of committing the crime are not set forth in the statute doesn’t lead to the conclusion that the defendant didn’t commit the crime,” he said.

Thornton didn’t comment on the decision after the hearing. She is next due in court for a pretrial conference on Dec. 7.

The issue of online impersonation and cyber-bullying came to the forefront after a 13-year-old girl committed suicide in a St. Louis suburb in 2006. It was later revealed that she had been targeted online by a fictitious 13-year-old boy whose MySpace page had been created by the mother of a teenage girl. Prosecutors contended Lori Drew sought to humiliate the 13-year-old because she suspected the girl had spread rumors about Drew’s teenage daughter.

full week after the storm.

Classes were canceled in many areas for a third day, including a dozen districts in northern New Jersey. Some districts worried they’d use all their anticipated snow days even before the start of winter.

The state still had 180,000 homes and businesses without power – a far cry from the 700,000 in the dark during the height of the storm Saturday.

Crews reported progress else-

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The beard-growing contest has been a part of the University’s Mountaineer Week events since 1949.

Mountaineer Week is WVU’s way of celebrating West Virginia Appalachian culture and works to educate students about the University’s rich history in carrying on traditions.

More than 30 participants competed and were asked to shave all facial hair Oct. 12, allowing them almost one month to grow a beard for the judging Wednesday.

Brock Burwell, the Mountaineer Mascot, hosted the event.

Burwell said the contest embodies the strength and

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“As a result of our considerable experience and my involvement with WVU’s digitization efforts, I also serve on the International Board of Directors for the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD),” Hagen said. “Therefore, I was invited to do some keynote presentations for the National Peruvian Symposium on The-

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“We hope to implement a policy plan more than a

where, too. Maryland utilities reported scattered outages – a total of about 300, down from more than 40,000.

More than 3 million people lost power from Maryland to Maine as leaves that had yet to drop captured wet, heavy snow – from about an inch to more than 30 in spots – and snapped branches and trees that took down power lines. The storm has been blamed for more than 25 deaths, most through traffic dedication of the Mountaineer spirit.

“You could win $100 for doing nothing but being a man,” Burwell said. “We had some good competition out here.”

Andrew Conklin, a junior history student, also participated in the contest and said though the competitors all showed dedication to growing out their beards, his was one of the best.

“There’s some grown men out here, but growing a beard is something I’ve done all my life,” he said. “I’m not as clean as I’d like to be, but I feel like I’ve got some thickness.”

Contestants revealed their tips for growing beards, which included everything from vitamins to beard massages and even a strict diet of raw meat and whiskey.

“I was torn between shaping it or not, but I decided to sis and Digital Repositories.”

Hagen and Dolan also attended the ETD 2011 International Conference in Cape Town, South Africa in September to present on the digital library projects at WVU. WVU Libraries will continue to make large steps in digitizing resources, Hagen said.

The next step is gearing up for the an international electronic dissertations conference in Lima, Peru, during September of 2012.

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bunch of physical changes,” said Transportation Director Hugh Kierig.

“There are limited areas for growth, and we cannot fix all our problems by constructing more parking when 25,000 people do not live on campus.”

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accidents, falling trees or electrocutions from downed power lines.

In Massachusetts, where more than 200,000 remained without power as of Wednesday afternoon, Gov. Deval Patrick told reporters he understood the frustration residents were feeling.

“People are losing their patience, and so am I, frankly,” he said. “And the utilities are just going to have to step it up.”

Patrick, who had been generally supportive of the utilities’ efforts in the aftermath of the storm, acknowledged that crews have been working around the clock.

While utility companies took some positive steps to improve communication with customers after criticism from the power failures caused by Irene, “we’re still hearing complaints that folks can’t get adequate or timely information.”

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency reported that more than 1,700 residents spent Tuesday night at 74 shelters around the state, a slight drop from the previous night.

Police in Hudson, N.H., urged residents to chain and padlock generators to a tree or something heavy after three were reported stolen in the area, including one that was taken as it powered a business, leading

to a police chase.

Connecticut expected 110 extra line crews to arrive and restore power to 150,000 more homes and businesses by Thursday morning.

Butler discounted reports that out-of-state crews were slow to come to Connecticut because some hadn’t been paid yet for helping in the aftermath of Irene. He said invoices of three companies were at issue. Two of the companies were paid Monday and the third was paid Wednesday morning, he said.

Elin Swanson Katz, the state’s consumer counsel, said questions about any late payments are of interest to her office, which advocates for electric ratepayers. “If that’s true,” she said, “that’s certainly an issue of concern for us and that’s certainly one we will explore.”

Butler also repeated previous statements that the snowstorm was much worse than what was forecast and that Connecticut Light & Power did request outof-state crews before the storm hit.

A federal Department of Energy Department official had said Tuesday that extra crews were not in place or ready to work in Connecticut before the snowstorm like they were before Irene, because utility officials had much less time to prepare.

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Brian Rush, a senior geology student, answers questions about what he did to grow his beard for the Mountaineer Week beard-growing contest in the Mountainlair on Wednesday. The field was narrowed down to five beards before a winner was chosen. go with the bulk,” said Kent King, a participant from Morgantown. “You gotta just let it out and be a man.”

Sabrina Cave, executive director of the Mountaineer Parents Club, served as a judge.

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manages more than $52 billion for institutional accounts and made the largest single contribution to the WVU College of Business & Economics.

Knopf is the founder, president and chief executive officer of Innovative Mattress Solutions, a mattress retailer and a member of the West Virginia Economic Development Authority Board.

Scoy served as deputy director of the investment firm Smith Barney and is the founder of Pit Partners, a hospitality business. He is a board member and chairman of the WVU Alumni Association.

“I was glad to see as much student interest in all of these speakers. The dean hopes to bring speakers in that will excite and inspire students,” said Patrick Gregg, director of communications and marketing at the College of Business & Eco-

“I never thought this would be a part of my job, but it’s fun,” Cave said. “I’m looking for a full beard that’s clean-cut – nothing scraggly.”

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nomics. “In fact, the last lecture had people sitting in the aisles.”

The Roll of Distinguished Alumni will be announced Friday and on Saturday, the College of B&E will host a hospitality tent at the tailgate before the Louisville game.

Karen France, associate dean of academic affairs, said the anniversary events are to show the University and Morgantown community what the College is all about and to showcase the individuals who have been influenced by it.

“I enjoy that the speakers bring a message to not only the students but to everyone,” France said. “I have enjoyed the enthusiasm of the B&E communities, including the students, faculty and staff.”

Milan Puskar Dean in the College of Business & Economics Jose Sartarelli said the department continues to produce successful students in the industry who motivate the department to continue the good work.

“The more successful the students are progressing with their careers in the business industry is a reflection of the school,” Sartarelli said.

William M. Sheedy, an alumnus of the College of B&E, as well as an executive with Visa U.S. will speak at the Morgantown Event Center today at 2 p.m., and Chief Executive Officer of BB&T will speak on Monday at 10 a.m. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Thursday November 3, 2011

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Underground Sound

‘Mylo Xyloto’

‘The Smile Sessions’

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‘LIVELOVEA$AP‘

The Beach Boys

If you look up Coldplay on iTunes or Wikipedia, you will more then likely find them neatly labeled as an “alternative” band.

According to Merriam-Webster, alternative is defined as, “different from the usual or conventional.”

There is nothing unusual or unconventional about Coldplay.

Their latest album “Mylo Xyloto” finds Chris Martin and those guys who stand behind him dabbling with hip-hop beats and guest features from pop princess Rihanna. By making such a bold move toward fully embracing pop, Coldplay has finally stopped pretending to be anything other than what they are – venue-packing, chart-topping pop stars.

At least they’ve almost fully dropped the piano and falsetto thing, which was previously the only weapon in their arsenal.

On the upside, the legendary Brian Eno returns to produce, challenging Coldplay to step outside the bounds of their streams of indistinguishable singles.

Although this album is the most pop-like they’ve ever sounded, Coldplay sounds like its having fun and being honest for the first time.

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Forty-five years after its recording, the Beach Boy’s legendary lost album, “Smile,” finally receives a proper release in the form of “The Smile Sessions,” an elaborate, reconstructed box set.

“Smile,” which was intended to be the follow-up to 1966’s generation-defining “Pet Sounds” was famously called “a teenage symphony to God,” by Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson in an interview.

In late 1966, Wilson began to suffer from a mental break-down, causing the recording sessions for the album to become increasingly infrequent until they were finally abandoned.

Rumors of the long-lost album circulated among fans for decades and many of the tracks penned for the album made it onto later releases.

In 2004, Wilson rerecorded a live reconsultation of the lost album, releasing it under his own name. The re-creation failed to satisfy fans. So, to appease the masses, Warner Brothers Records released “The Smile Sessions” a collection featuring five-CDs, two LPs, and two 7-inch singles.

This lays to rest one of rock ‘n’ roll’s great outstanding legends and gives it an actual form.

Although this album is truly for diehard fans only, it’s also a cultural landmark and piece of history.

Atlas Sound

Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky has been making waves in the hip-hop world.

Five months ago, he was just an unknown member of yet another rap collective trying to make a name for himself and get his rhymes heard.

Thanks to considerable Internet buzz and New York City’s famed hip-hop radio station Hot 97, A$AP Rocky has recently signed a record deal with Sony/RCA for a staggering $3 million, an unheard-of amount in the days of stagnant record sales and rampant file sharing.

On Monday, A$AP Rocky released his first full-length mixtape, “LIVELOVEA$AP,” for free online, giving many who don’t dwell in the world of underground hip-hop their first exposure to his shimmering, mesmerizing beats and relaxed, blunted flow.

Can this previously unknown, 22-year-old rapper gain mainstream success? Well, that’s the three million dollar question.

On, “LIVELOVEA$AP,” A$AP Rocky displays a versatile and inventive flow, but sticks closely to the current blueprint of what an underground mixtape should sound like. Smokes a lot of weed? Check. Lil B namedrop? Check. Excessive use of the word swag? Check.

Despite all this, his first official release holds all the promise of what just might be rap’s “next big thing.”

To download the mixtape for free, visit: www.livemixtapes.com/ mixtapes/15168/asap_rocky_ liveloveaap.html.

Bradford Cox is the hard-todefine front man of Atlanta, Ga.based indie-rockers Deerhunter.

He is set release “Parallax,” the third full-length album under his solo moniker Atlas Sound on Tuesday.

As with his previous records, Cox crafts complex, beautiful pop songs, disguised in layers of rippling electronics, tape loops and reverb.

Cox’s lyrics are all made up on the spot during recording, which allows his cracking, delicate voice to flow along its own stream of consciousness and fade into the mix like yet another instrument.

While it doesn’t sound as desolate and isolated as his previous work on 2009’s “Logos,” “Parallax” still features Cox’s trademark sparsity and loneliness.

When he first began recording, Cox made music in his bedroom on a small two-deck cassette recorder. He would meticulously dub dozens of tapes together to create mini-symphonies dedicated to introversion and self-examination.

Although he may have reached some level of critical and commercial success, it seems as though Cox’s method of recording has stayed true to its roots. He’s still taking music, slicing it apart with a surgeon’s precision and then rearranging it in his own image.

To stream the album in it’s entirety prior to its release, visit: www.tmagazine.blogs.nytimes. com.

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Lady Gaga launches Born This Way Foundation with MacArthur, Harvard NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga is launching a foundation with the help of the MacArthur Foundation and Harvard University.

The Grammy-winning singer announced Wednesday that she is launching the Born This Way Foundation, a nonprofit focusing on youth empowerment and “issues like self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring and career

development.”

Gaga’s partners include the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The California Endowment and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.

The foundation will be directed by the 25-year-old singer and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta.

“Together we hope to establish a standard of bravery and

kindness, as well as a community worldwide that protects and nurtures others in the face of bullying and abandonment,” Gaga said in a statement.

The multiplatinum singer is known for speaking out for others. She recently said she wanted to meet with President Barack Obama to discuss her concerns over bullying, and she visited Maine last year to support the repeal of the mil-

itary’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gays.

She has won Grammys, released three platinum efforts including her latest album, “Born This Way” and has a massive online presence: The singer has over 15 million Twitter followers and 44 million Facebook fans.

“Lady Gaga will help empower and give voice to young people who find themselves

Bieber spokeswoman denies he fathered a child with fan LOS ANGELES (AP) — An allegation that Justin Bieber fathered a baby by a woman who has filed a paternity suit is “demonstrably false,” a spokeswoman for the singer said Wednesday.

Melissa Victor said in a statement that Bieber’s camp will “vigorously pursue all available legal remedies” in response to the allegation.

“While we haven’t yet seen the lawsuit, it’s sad that someone would fabricate malicious, defamatory and de-

monstrably false claims,” Victor said.

Online court records show Mariah Yeater filed a paternity lawsuit against Bieber, 17, on Monday in San Diego Superior Court.

California law keeps paternity matters confidential but Radar Online posted a copy of the lawsuit on its site.

Yeater, 20, said she had sex with Bieber after one of his concerts at the Staples Center in October 2010, according to the posted suit.

She said she gave birth to a boy in July and believes the teen heartthrob is the father because there were no other possible men she had sex with at that time.

She is asking a judge for child support and a paternity test.

Yeater’s attorneys said in a statement provided to

The Associated Press that their client isn’t seeking a large amount of money from Bieber.

Yeater “is pursuing a modest and rightful claim,” lawyers Lance Rogers and Matthew Pare said.

“There is credible evidence that Justin Bieber is in fact the father of her baby.”

overwhelmed, undersupported, disconnected, isolated, bullied, or struggling,” said Dr. Bob Ross, the CEO and president of The California Endowment. “This brand of leader-

ship is sorely needed in today’s world.”

The official launch for the Born This Way Foundation will be next year, and an advisory board will be announced soon.

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WVU libraries offer online scholarly sources Take advantage of the resources West Virginia University’s libraries have to offer.

This week, the WVU libraries are celebrating International Open Access Week.

Libraries around the world make efforts to address the benefits of free availability of journals, theses and dissertations on the Internet.

As students, we should all be familiar with the technol-

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Most of us rarely go a day without accessing the Internet or a computer, so having educational documents accessible online makes schoolwork easier for college students.

In this digital age, libraries around the world have had to adapt to have electronic

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Certainly use the libraries when studying for exams and getting some work done, but check out the rich databases of electronic journals, dissertations and other scholarly

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Large research projects are assigned by professors in all majors at WVU. During your time at WVU, get familiar with the electronic library systems (if you haven’t already) at

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The future of the American economy may be grim jarrod barry columnist

At my core, I consider myself an optimist. When it comes to politics, I like to believe that everything will work out for the best. After all the bickering and stalemates, after all the namecalling and mudslinging, despite all the stupid things lawmakers seem to do and say, the dust will eventually settle and problems will eventually be solved.

More and more, though, I’m starting to wonder if this feeling inside me is less optimism and more naivety.

Take, for example, the Congressional Super Committee. This bipartisan, bicameral committee was created back in August and tasked with cutting $1.2 trillion from the debt by the Nov. 23. With the deadline only three weeks away, the committee is still in deadlock, and it doesn’t seem any closer to a solution.

Democrats on the committee have already offered a solution – a plan that would save $3 trillion over 10 years through a combination of tax increases and Medicare cuts.

Wait, hold on. You mean someone’s come up with a fiscal plan that includes both cuts to our biggest expenditures and an increase in revenue? Why, that kind of idea is just downright sensible!

Except there’s another group on the committee with a stubborn determination to never raise taxes on anyone, for any reason – especially if they’re rich.

Ah, yes. Of course. In typical fashion, the Republicans are sticking to their guns, continuing to live in a fantasy world where they believe we’re going to cut our way out of this debt problem by ridding ourselves of “fraud” and “wasteful spending.” Their belief is that if we just look hard enough, we’ll find that extra $1.2 trillion hiding somewhere among all the government programs – like Waldo hiding in a crowd.

Yet again, even after the

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President Barack Obama attempts to convince the U.S. Congress to pass the “American Jobs Act.” Democrats offer up their sacred entitlement programs, the Republicans are still unwilling to consider upper-class tax increases.

As one Republican aide noted, “I do not know why anyone would believe that Republicans would ever agree to more than $1 trillion in taxes … (this) is nothing more than political posturing.”

Now of course, no one expects this specific plan to be the answer – it’s just a starting point to the negotiations. But this Republican mentality flies in the race of reality.

On Tuesday, a group of budget experts testified before the Super Committee to give their thoughts on what needed to be done to fix the debt.

When Co-Chairwoman Patty Murray asked who among them thought a solution would have to include tax increases, all four of the experts raised their hands.

It just seems like no one really has any new ideas on how to go about fixing this debt problem. Back in the middle of October, the Super Committee asked members of Congress to submit ideas of what spending to cut,the responses were pathetic.

Some made suggestions that would hardly make any difference, like Congressman Barney Frank’s suggestion to curtail the use of military flights by the Treasury Secretary. Some didn’t make any suggestions at all. Others sent letters giving examples of items the Committee

shouldn’t cut which just so happens to be the opposite of what they wanted.

One might expect some fresh, new ideas from the GOP candidates, but that group seems even worse. It’s all just the same rehashed garbage: Get rid of the EPA, repeal Obamacare, put in a flat tax and eliminate taxes on dividends and capital gains. Oh, and somewhere along the way, build an electric fence to fry illegal aliens.

Presidential candidates Herman Cain and Rick Perry have put out specific plans, but neither of them are seen as viable.

Cain’s 9-9-9 plan is unreasonably simplistic and would result in higher taxes for the poor and lower taxes for the rich. Perry’s flat tax plan is even worse:

Not only would it grant a higher tax break for the wealthy than Cain’s plan, but it would actually bring in less money. According to the Tax Policy Center, Perry’s tax plan would lose about $995 billion in revenue by 2015.

This is the best we can do?

And all the while, President Obama’s jobs package is being held up in Congress.

It doesn’t matter that Republicans don’t seem to have any viable alternatives. That hasn’t stopped them from shooting down everything the president has come up with.

The Congressional Super Committee has until Nov. 23 to give a proposal to Congress. If they don’t, by law, those $1.2 trillion in cuts will automatically

be in place by Jan. 2013.

If I had to bet money, I’d say that’s exactly what will end up happening. I have doubts the committee will make its deadline.

Even with my waning faith, part of me still desperately wants to believe that maybe things will be different – that both sides will put away their bickering, Republicans will stop being the party of no, and everyone will come up with solutions that aren’t self-serving, incredibly asinine or both.

Maybe for once, everyone will compromise and actually get on the road to fixing this debt problem.

Then again, maybe that’s just me being optimistic – or, if you prefer, naive.

make sure we’re on the same page, that’s not good.

Groupon’s business model is nothing short of fascinating.

Groupon is a daily deals site that sells heavily-discounted gift certificates for a variety of businesses.

Millions of users receive emails about Daily Deals, which feature products or services at significant discounts.

Users opt in for these deals, and once a threshold is reached, “the deal is on.”

Thanks to the committed buying power of large groups, Groupon is able to offer discounts between 50 and 90 percent.

Why would any merchant offer their products at unrecoverable low prices? Advertising. In theory, these heavy discounts lure in an untapped, price-sensitive market.

The name of the game is to target on-the-fence consumers, get them into the store and ultimately convert this to repeat sales.

This is especially beneficial for struggling local businesses, where immediate cash needs

and a desire for new customers are high on their lists.

The business model is touted as a “win-win-win.” Customers reap the benefits of insane bargains, businesses reap the benefits of repeat business and Groupon, all the while, gets a piece of the action. Unfortunately, it’s a model that’s severely flawed.

Let’s see why: The average Groupon is 50 percent off of a normallymarked item. Right off the bat, any business just eliminated half its revenue.

From there, Groupon pockets half of those sales just for just being Groupon, so what looks like 50 percent is actually only 25 percent for the retailer. Take this to the next level: Groupon pays a third of sales after five days, waits a month to pay 1/3 more and then waits another month before paying the last 1/3.

An item that normally goes for $50 ultimately returns under $13 for any given business, spread unevenly over a quarter of a year. Long story short: Businesses working with Grou-

pon are being sold an advertising campaign that resembles a very expensive loan. With a Groupon, the business is given a small amount of cash over three months from the coupon sales from Groupon and in exchange, businesses must sell customers tremendously undercut products.

This is a machine that Bernie Madoff would be smitten with.

And worst of all, the goal that makes it worth it for businesses – to target new repeatable sales – lacks any substance. The benefits should come in the form of a larger loyal market, but the reality is that Groupon buyers aren’t actually any of those promised loyal consumers.

Instead, Groupon purchasers represent a price-sensitive, bargain hunting demographic with little to zero expressed loyalty in Groupon businesses, outside of that initial discount.

Step back and take a deeper look into the mechanics. You begin to realize something eerily reminiscent of the mid2000s, when housing financing instruments were boundless.

A keen look into the Groupon

model reveals cash flow mechanics that parallel the subprime mortgage industry.

Replace “business” with “mortgage-bearers,” “Groupon consumer” with “subprime mortgage investor” and “Groupon” with “security issuer” and it suddenly becomes an analogy for debt securities considering how cash flows between parties.

Take a pen and paper and actually trace the money flow for both Groupon and MBS issuances. It’s mind-blowing because the mechanics are parallel.

Sure, I could probably create analogies between the yogurt industry and Ponzi schemes if I wanted to, but the main point is to illustrate what happens when the Groupon ecosystem crumbles.

It all comes down to the weakest link, which in this case is the struggling local businesses that are resorting to advertisements.

What happens if they go out of business because of the Groupon? What happens if they anticipate bankruptcy

and refuse Groupons halfway through? In both cases, businesses and customers lose.

And, in both instances, buyers flock to Groupon to make a claim against their purchase.

Because Groupon constantly needs cash to finance new Groupons, rebating these customers would upset a truly vicarious cash flow balancing act.

Slowly but surely, a machine too big to fail can suffer from the same incremental micro-events that occurred during the housing crisis, collapsing Groupon and bankrupting thousands of small businesses whose Groupon account receivables well exceed their almost-nonexistent cash balances.

Rational people would never submit to this. But thousands of struggling businesses are doing so in record droves. You can’t fault them.

Millions of consumers are buying Groupons because they’re worth it, building unprecedented buzz that small business owners have zero reason to question.

Groupon may be the financial crisis reincarnated marc anthony rosa the nd observer uwire

Welcome to the Groupon Economy. We’ve entered a new age where coupon-clipping grandmas of the world live in harmony with 20-somethingyear-olds. Labeled by “Forbes Magazine” as the fastest growing company ever, Groupon merges internet retail with brick-and-mortar stores, providing cost-conscious customers staggering discounts for everyday products and services.

But, to a handful of wary merchants, this is too good to be true. Originally hailed as the savior of small business, Groupon represents a machine that could cause the death of small business itself.

And the “et tu Brute” of it all is that we’ve seen this story before: The fundamental mechanics behind the Groupon business model share a striking similarity to those of the subprime mortgage industry. To

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THE PNC PRACTICUM PROGRAM – ECONOMIC SEMINAR SERIES presents Olena Kostyshyna of Portland State University. It will be held in room 441 of the Business & Economics Building from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, email william. trumbull@mail.wvu.edu.

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CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, a 12-step program to assist participants in developing healthier relationships of all kinds, meets at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Chestnut Ridge Hospital. For more information, call Mary at 304-296-3748.

LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE COLLEGIATE CORPS meets at the Lutheran Chapel at 8 p.m. The LDRCC responds to regional and national disasters. No experience is necessary.

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MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION hosts a weekly Islam and Arabic class at 6:30 p.m. in the Monongahela Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, contact Sohail Chaudhry at 304-906-8183 or schaudhr@mix. wvu.edu.

THE MORGANTOWN CHESS CLUB meets from 7 p.m. in the basement of the First Christian Church at 100 Cobun Ave. Meetings will not be held the last Thursday of every month. For more information, visit www.morgantownchess.org.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST holds its weekly CRU meetings at 9 p.m. in Room G24 of Eiesland Hall.

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UNITED METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT meets at 7 p.m. at the Campus Ministry Center on the corner of Price and Willey streets. For more information, email wvumethodist@ comcast.net.

WVU CLUB TENNIS practices from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Ridgeview Racquet Club. For carpooling, call 304906-4427. New members are always welcome.

THE WVU YOUNG DEMOCRATS meets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, email kross3@mix.wvu. edu.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRISBEE team meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Shell Building. No experience is necessary. For more information, email Sarah Lemanski at sarah_lemanski@yahoo.com.

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

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION meets at 8 p.m. at the International House on Spruce Street.

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BISEXUAL, GAY, LESBIAN AND TRANSGENDER MOUNTAINEERS meets at 8 p.m. in the Laurel Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, email bigltm.wvu@gmail.com.

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, email wvuchess@gmail.com.

THE CATALAN TABLE will meet at 4 p.m. at Maxwell’s restaurant. All levels welcome. For more information, call 304-293-5121 ext. 5509.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP meets at 7 p.m. in 316 Percival Hall. For more information, call 304-376-4506 or 304-276-3284.

FREE ARABIC/ISLAM CLASSES will be hosted by the Muslim Students’ Association from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair.

To register, email schaudhr@mix.wvu. edu.

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WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics such as drinkWELL, loveWELL, chillWELL and more are provided for interested student groups, organizations or classes by WELLWVU: Wellness and Health Promotion. For more information, visit www.well.wvu.edu/ wellness.

WELLWVU: STUDENT HEALTH is paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or more information, call 304-293-2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more information, call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets daily. To find a meeting, visit www. aawv.org. For those who need help urgently, call 304-291-7918.

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.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events. For more information or to volunteer, email vc_srsh@hotmail.com or call 304-599-5020.

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.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN needs volunteers. WIC provides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for pregnant women and children under five years of age.

This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class requirements. For more information, call 304-598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

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 email 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 look-

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ing for service organizations to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Family House guests. For more information, call 304598-6094 or email 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 email trella.greaser@live.com.

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

THE CONDOM CLOSET is held in the Monongalia room of the Mountainlair from 11 a.m. to noon every Tuesday.

THE CONDOM CARAVAN is held in the Mountainlair from noon to 2 p.m. every Tuesday. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents each or five for $1.00.

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, visit www.m-snap.org.

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, email 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.

FREE STUDENT SUCCESS SUPPORT, presented by the WVU Office of Retention and Research, helps students improve on time management, note taking reading and study skills as well as get help with the transition to WVU. Free drop-in tutoring is also available every night of the week in different locations. For more information, visit http://retention.wvu.edu or call 304-293-5811.

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.

COMMUNITY NEWCOMERS CLUB is a group organized to allow new residents of the Morgantown area an opportunity to gather socially and assimilate into their new home community.

For more information, visit morgantownnewcomers.com.

NEW GROUP THERAPY OPPORTUNITIES are available for free at the WELLWVU: Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. The groups include: Get More Out of Life, Understanding Self and Others, Insomnia Group, A Place for You, Sexual Assault Survivors Group, Adult Children of Dysfunctional Parents and Transfer Students: Get Started on the Right Foot. For more information call 304-293-4431 or email tandy.mcclung@mail.wvu.edu.

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY Create a very special spot in your immediate circle or family.

Note a tug of war between public and personal commitments. Though you might believe this is an either/or choice, it might not be. If you are single, you might yearn to settle down. You will meet some great people. Take a relationship slow this year. Let this person see you as you are.

If you are attached, the two of you need to share more of your daily life with each other. AQUARIUS can be challenging.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH You might decide to pursue an unexpected course or direction. Know when to say you have had enough. The best place to make a decision from is detachment. Tonight: Find your friends.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHH Step on stage, understanding others’ expectations. Your precision draws a strong reaction. Clearly this person doesn’t agree with you. Is it important that he or she does? Be willing to take a risk. Tonight: Work only as late as need be.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH You could be in a substantially different position from in the recent past. Think positively about what you need to do in order to push an idea through. Travel, a new perspective and comprehension braid together. Do more listening. Tonight: Let your imagination choose.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH Let others make the first gesture. They will have a strong idea of what they want,

and you can negotiate accordingly. Don’t underestimate the end results of having a long-overdue talk. A little anger might break loose -- walk through it. Tonight: Relax.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH You could come off a bit more aggressive or assertive than you realize. Others might back away, as they don’t want to get into a tiff. Unexpected news could distract you and open you up to different perspectives. Be ready to walk through a new door. Tonight: Accept an invitation.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHH Focus on what must be done, not what you want to do. You could be so overwhelmed by another person’s demanding nature that you need to back off.

You have a unique understanding with a roommate or family member. Let it illuminate your day. Tonight: Relax through exercise.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH You might be shocked or taken aback by what is happening behind the scenes. Your vision of what might work could be very different from a friend’s or a key associate’s. Why not try both, if possible, to determine which way is best? Let your creativity emerge. Tonight: Where you are there is fun.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Revisit various decisions. You might not be sure what is best to do within your immediate circle. Be clear in a discussion about what is happening on a personal level.

Others become more indulgent with understanding. Tonight: Loosen up.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHHH You zero in on a conversation, knowing what your priorities are and which way to head. Though you are not always in control, you see the way.

A loved one or close friend might cause some last-minute flak as you head down a certain road. Tonight: Catch up on others’ news.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH You are a sign that is known to be fiscally sound, but you could go rogue when others least expect that type of response. Make sure this behavior is what you want and not a reaction to circumstances. Avoid getting into a hassle with someone in your day-to-day life. Tonight: Your treat.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH The unexpected plays a key role within your natural framework. You see a new beginning, though the path might be a surprise (even to you). A meeting or group of friends could be instrumental in pointing out the way. Listen to suggestions rather than judge them. Tonight: As you like.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Knowing when to pull back and what to do might not link up immediately. There is reason to believe that one will cause the other to come forward. Detach and gain a perspective. Listen to all information that comes in. Tonight: Vanish while you can.

BORN TODAY Actress Kate Capshaw (1953), comedian Dennis Miller (1953), comedian Roseanne Barr (1952)

COMICS

Pearls Before Swine

by Stephan Pastis

F Minus

by Tony Carrillo

Get Fuzzy

by Darby Conley

Cow and Boy

by Mark Leiknes

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

WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

ACROSS 1 Like gates, at times 5 Wide-brimmed hat wearers 10 5-Across, e.g.

14 Pasture gait 15 Archaeologist’s prefix 16 Chat room “Just a thought ...”

17 Much-feared economic situation 20 AOL feature 21 Like grapefruit 22 Cross shape 23 It often has two slashes 24 Sightseer’s option 32 Despises 33 Angst 34 Egyptian threat 35 Bell, book and candle 36 Reunion attendees 37 Humeri attachments 39 Former station for 26-Down 40 Go astray 41 Advil alternative 42 It both aids and hinders 46 Mil. field rations 47 Fruity suffix 48 Noted 51 Cold ones 56 Optimal design for clinical trials 58 Tops 59 Wading bird 60 Yeats’s homeland 61 Huck Finn-like assent 62 Golden, south of the border 63 Something on the house?: Abbr.

DOWN 1 Tough guy actor __ Ray 2 Make one 3 Laundry room item: Abbr.

4 __-Tea: White Rose product 5 Manifests itself 6 Emulate a conqueror 7 “__ Three Lives”: old TV drama 8 Champagne designation 9 Dixie breakfast fare 10 Convent address 11 Mideast chieftain 12 Mid-20th-century Chinese premier 13 Scads

18 Lays in a grave 19 Where it’s at 23 Brand in a ratty apartment?

24 Ball 25 WWII investment choice 26 Povich co-anchor 27 Heyerdahl’s “__-Tiki” 28 Basketball Hall of Fame center since 2008 29 Baccarat cry 30 Carrier renamed in 1997 31 Shell out 36 “The __ Are All Right”: 2010 Oscar nominee 37 Prepares to redo, as a quilt section 38 Court standard 40 Ready-to-plant plot 41 Augmented 43 “Crack a Bottle” rapper 44 Scott in an 1857 case 45 Dough maker?

48 Modern option for sellers 49 English jelly fruit

50 Establishes, with “down” 51 Ballpoint pen brand 52 __ cell research 53 “Timequake” author Vonnegut 54 Hipster’s “Gotcha!”

55 Word sung on New Year’s Day 57 Bigger than med.

WEDNESDAY’S PUZZLE SOLVED

Coaches “H” say “Go to the Games!”

They and our friend share some Letters in their names.

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WVU grad wins international music award

by Ashley Hite A&E Writer

Tomislav Dimov, a 2010 doctoral graduate from the West Virginia University College of Creative Arts, has been named a winner of the Innovative Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Award in an international competition.

After studying in his native country of Macedonia, Dimov came to WVU to study musi-

cal arts and specialize in violin performance. He had already received a master’s degreelevel diploma with honors from the Russian Academy of Music “Gnesins,” in Moscow, Russia.

He studied under Mikylah McTeer at WVU, and is now the head of the string department, head of the orchestra department, artistic director and conductor of the University’s Symphony Orchestra and

a violin teacher at the Conservatory of Music at Universitas Pelita Harapan in Indonesia.

“The academic time I spent in the violin class working with Dr. McTeer is definitely one of the most fulfilling and self-reinventing experiences of my life, equally as a graduate student, educator, and performing artist,” Dimov said in a press release.

McTeer was not the only WVU professor Dimov

praised.

“The friendly and constructive guidance I got from Mitchell Arnold, William Skidmore,and Russell Dean was an example for me and I try to behave the same way with all of my students,” Dimov said in the release.

Dimov’s award-winning dissertation is titled “Short Historical Overview and Comparision of the Pitch Width and Speed Rates of the Vibrato

Used in Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin by Johann Sebastian Bach as Found in Recordings of Famous Violinists of the Twentieth and Twentyfirst Centuries.”

The research uses tables and graphics for comparison, as well as integrated music.

The sound samples and audio files are attached to a virtual CD available through the internet. This integration allows for the visualization of the mu-

sic score while simultaneously viewing it on the page.

“I wanted the research to be alive and not just numbers on paper,” Dimov said in the release.

The award was presented at the International Electronic Thesis and Dissertation 2011 Symposium, held in September in Cape Town, South Africa. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ hits stores Tuesday ALi Sultan A&E correspondent

The most anticipated video game of 2011, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,” is set to be released next Tuesday.

This latest installment of the CoD series follows last years hugely popular “Call of Duty: Black Ops” game, which was made by different developers than the “Modern Warfare” series.

The first “Modern Warfare” game came out in 2007, generating a highly-positive response from critics and gamers alike.

The developers, Infinity Ward, have been improving on the first game and claim “Modern Warfare 3” is the best they have ever created.

Following the events of the 2009 sequel, the game is set in several different locations around the world including New York City, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, London and Moscow.

The campaign game mode has a “World War 3” feel to it and the fictional plot involves

the Russian Federation invading the United States.

The player’s main objective will be to locate some of the primary targets involved in plotting attacks on the U.S. as well as escaping the enemy forces.

Despite the promising premise of the single-player campaign mode, the majority of gamers who are anticipating the release will be going straight to multi-player mode as the developers have promised a lot of improvements and additions to the infamous “Modern Warfare” multiplayer world.

As seen in the previous two installments, the game will feature kill-streak rewards that will allow players to use special weaponry systems and intel such as helicopter gunners, sentry guns, mines and radar to spot enemies all depending on how many consecutive kills they have obtained.

In addition, the developers are introducing different rewards that can be obtained by points streaks rather than kills, as well as different game modes such as “Kill Con-

firmed” and “Survival Mode.”

The preview trailers received high amounts of viewers on YouTube and the game is anticipated to be the highest-selling game of 2011.

The game is also the first in the series to have built-in support for color-blind gamers a feature that will further accelerate the number of units to be sold.

Modern Warfare 3 will not feature a “Zombie Mode,” however where players could team up and fight off waves of zombies progressing to further levels. This is due to the fact that the “Zombie Mode” was created and used by different developers, TreyArch, in “Call of Duty: World at War” and “Call of Duty: Black Ops.” Even though the “Call of Duty” series belongs to Activision, there is no real cooperation between developers and so features of different games are unique to their own developer.

The game is set to be released Tuesday and will be available in stores at midnight. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

The latest installment in the popular ‘Call of Duty’ series, ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,’ will be released Tuesday.

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Comics Uncovered: recent releases in the world of comic books and graphic novels ALec Berry WEB EDITOR

Many comic books ship to stores each and every month.

While the weekly shopper may be in on the scene, the average consumer may have no clue where to begin.

Here are a few recommendations to either start the interested outsider or broaden the view of the already-reader.

“Haunt #19” Writer: Joe Casey/Artist: Nathan Fox Publisher: Image Comics The first 18 issues of this Robert Kirkman/ Todd McFarlane side project failed so severely I couldn’t even laugh.

The book started as a bet.

Writer Robert Kirkman, famous for TV’s “The Walking Dead,” wagered that Todd McFarlane, creator of the 1990s sensation “Spawn,” would not collaborate on a comic with him. Or at least, the bet went something like that.

The concept of the book provides promise, though.

“Haunt” details the story

of two brothers (one deceased) who fight to survive in this weird, paranormal, spy thriller of a plot. The comic only needs the right creative talent to sow the seeds. Enter Joe Casey and Nathan Fox. Casey gets my respect for his pure bravado as well as post-empire attitude. The guy clearly broadcasts his opinions on the state of comics as an industry as well as a medium. Casey sees comics in a state of stagnation, and he’s doing all he can to churn the water. He’s succeeding.

His current works, “Butcher Baker, the Righteous Maker” and “Vengeance” are easily two of the best books on the stand. His style of writing lends itself to the constant goal of progress, and he’s not afraid to push buttons and let his collaborating artists go nuts.

Fox offers the right amount of zig to mesh with Casey’s zag. I actually spoke with him at this year’s New York Comic Con, and he said “Haunt” will very much be about experimenting with the single issue comic book as well as telling a refreshing, engaging tale.

If anything, Kirkman and

McFarlane did do something right with “Haunt,” and that was turning the book over to Casey and Fox. I expect big things from this title. Buy it this month and keep your eye on it throughout the year.

“Haunt #19” hits stores Nov. 23.

“Victor Von Doom #1” Writer: Nick Spencer/Artist: Becky Cloonan Publisher: Marvel Comics Teen Doctor Doom – that’s the hook.

As cool as that sounds, the talent behind the book is also nothing to shrug your shoulders at. Writer Nick Spencer has hit a few rough patches in recent months with titles like “Iron Man 2.0” and “Secret Avengers,” but he did have a hot start, and his books “Morning Glories” and “T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents” still impress.

Spencer’s main theme of interest seems to be teenagers against the world, so I would expect a story about a teenaged super villain to only work well with his sensibilities.

Becky Cloonan’s art will kick this comic book into high gear as her line work floats across the page in a smoky

fashion. Cloonan conveys body language and emotion better than most, so she’s perfect for a comic that will most likely circle around anger and teenage angst.

She also stands as inspiration for this project, as it was her joking comment to a Marvel editor that pushed this project to reality.

For fans of Ed Brubaker’s “Books of Doom” miniseries, this should be a go-to comic book. For newbies, it’s Doctor Doom.

“Victor Von Doom #1” hits stores on Nov. 30.

“Savage Dragon #175” Writer/Artist: Erik Larsen Publisher: Image Comics 175 issues produced over 19 years by one single man.

That demands respect.

Cartoonist Erik Larsen has been composing his magnum opus “Savage Dragon” since 1992, and every single issue he’s pushed himself as well as the zaniness comic books can contain.

“Savage Dragon” is no laughing matter, though. This comic presents a cast worth loving and attaching yourself to. And, Larsen’s art is some of the best in the business,

‘Victor Von Doom #1” is among the many exciting comic releases this month. melding Frank Miller with Jack Kirby for some pure, expressionistic fun.

I love this comic book.

Granted, if you’re new to it, you’ve missed 175 issues of plot, but whatever. Don’t allow such facts to inhibit you.

Jump in and celebrate. “Savage Dragon” is what comic books are about, vision.

“Savage Dragon #175” is in stores.

There’s certainly more to suggest, but I’m out of space.

Take these recommendations as you will. If anything, go check out one of Morgantown’s various comic stores and see what you find. alexander.berry@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia head coach Mike Carey talks to his team during a time out during the Mountaineers’ 100-23 win over Wheeling Jesuit.

West Virginia, Bussie dominate Wheeling Jesuit in 100-23 exhibition victory by cody schuler sports writer

Led by an extremely stingy and disruptive defense that forced 40 turnovers, the West Virginia women’s basketball team cruised to a 100-23 victory Wednesday night over visiting Wheeling Jesuit.

Junior center Asya Bussie led the way for West Virginia, scoring 23 points and grabbing five rebounds.

Sophomore guard Taylor Palmer added 19 points and eight rebounds, and redshirt sophomore guard Christal Caldwell finished with 15 points.

Head coach Mike Carey was pleased with the effort he saw from his team, acknowledging that while things weren’t perfect, the team played hard throughout the entire game.

“I thought overall our girls played hard,” he said. “We’re very young, we’re going to matt sunday/the daily athenaeum make mistakes, but I thought Junior Asya Bussie scored 23 points in West Virginia’s 100-23 win over Wheeling Jesuit overall our girls played pretty hard.

Wednesday night.

Five things to take from WVU’s win over Wheeling Jesuit ben gaughan associate sports editor

After watching the West Virginia women’s basketball team in its first game of the season, I was impressed and interested in several things during the team’s 100-23 win over Wheeling Jesuit.

Here are five key points that came to mind Wednesday night as I watched West Virginia in its opening exhibition.

Depth West Virginia head coach Mike Carey stated last week that many players were going to be rotated on the floor throughout the season, and he wasn’t lying.

Ten out of 11 Mountaineers got playing time against Wheeling Jesuit.

The good thing about this situation is the four freshmen and four sophomores on this deep Mountaineer squad will see significantly more playing time than usual, which

will help them develop more quickly.

The bad thing is they will most likely make several mistakes along the way, resulting in some poor games and rough stretches during the long season, which is normal for a team with only one senior and one returning starter.

Although it was an exhibition, the two youngsters who really stood out to me were redshirt sophomore guard Christal Caldwell and sophomore forward Jess Harlee.

Caldwell provided a spark of energy off of the bench in the first half, scoring six points and grabbing three rebounds.

Although she did miss a wideopen, left-handed layup, she seems like she has the ability to score from anywhere on the floor.

Harlee is long and athletic, and will help WVU on the glass. She had seven rebounds and three blocks on the night.

Defense Carey has always prided in

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“Even our freshmen, I thought, came in and played hard.”

West Virginia dominated the game from start to finish, never trailing in the contest and holding Wheeling Jesuit to just 10 second-half points.

The Mountaineers forced 20 turnovers in each half, fueled by a total of 25 steals.

“We really didn’t let them run anything, and because of that, we got a lot of turnovers,” Carey said.

Caldwell attributed the team’s defensive exploits to a having a quicker team overall this season.

“We’re a lot faster,” she said. “We’re really quick (throughout the lineup) so we can pressure people to make turnovers where we can get steals and some easy layups.”

Eight players scored for West Virginia in the first half, led by Bussie’s 19. The Mountaineers shot a respectable 57.5 percent from the field for the game, while limiting Wheeling Jesuit to 18.4

percent.

“I think we did a lot of things well tonight, but we still have a lot to work on,” Bussie said. “Foul shooting, rebounding, defense (and) getting help inside.”

Redshirt junior center Ayana Dunning, who finished with eight points and six rebounds, was very pleased with the effort the team displayed, despite some of the mistakes that were made.

“I think everybody gave a great effort tonight,” she said.

“We’re going to make mistakes, we’re still young and still getting used to playing with this being our first actual exhibition game, but I think everybody came out and gave a good effort.

“That’s where you have to start – as long as everybody is giving effort it’s easy to correct mental mistakes.”

West Virginia played everyone on its roster except freshman guard Linda Stepney, who is out with an injury.

Wheeling Jesuit didn’t

score for the first 10 minutes of the second half. Freshman guard Emily Robinson led the Cardinals in scoring, finishing with 11 points.

The Mountaineers have a closed scrimmage Saturday against Virginia Tech. Carey hopes the extra rest he was able to give some of his players will end up paying dividends this weekend.

“The talent level goes up really quickly. We have Virginia Tech Saturday in a closed scrimmage, so we have to have some bodies for that,” he said.

Despite the level of competition, Carey will use the game as a teaching tool for his team as they continue to mature and grow moving forward.

“You’re teaching everything – every aspect of the game – because you’re so young right now,” he said.

“Eventually, it will start clicking, (and) we’ll get a little bit better at those things.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

Despite youth, WVU defense shined Wednesday night by nick arthur sports writer

A quick look at the West Virginia women’s basketball roster will show four freshmen, four sophomores and one senior.

Many questions have been raised about the team’s ability to win with such a young team. But, one question was answered in the Mountaineers’ 100-23 exhibition win over Wheeling Jesuit – the team’s strength will be its defense.

Although the Mountaineers scored 100 points, most of the scoring was created by forced turnovers- with 40 of them.

“I didn’t realize we forced 40 turnovers,” said forward Ayana Dunning. “I think we did a good job, but we still have a lot to work on.”

Wheeling Jesuit’s offense was out of rhythm for the entire game. The pressure by West Virginia led to 25 steals by the Mountaineers.

“Overall, our girls played hard,” said West Virginia head coach Mike Carey. “I thought

we got in the passing lane.

We’re young, but even our freshman came in and played hard.”

The efficient West Virginia defense held the Cardinals to just seven field goals and only four team assists.

Even though his team had a dominating defensive performance, Carey admits his squad could have done more.

“I felt we could have pressured more,” Carey said. “It’s hard to stand there and pressure somebody when you’re up 30 or 40 points. We really didn’t get to work on it as much as I wanted to.”

The Mountaineers used a man-to-man defense early in the game, but were able to switch to a full-court press that gave the Cardinals fits.

Carey thinks this year’s team may have a little more speed.

This could lead to a more extended defensive alignment.

“We do want to play a little 1-2-2, and we do want to extend a little more this year than we have in the past,” he said.

Re d s h i r t s o p h o m o re Christal Caldwell – a transfer

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West Virginia forced 40 turnovers Wednesday night against Wheeling Jesuit. from Florida – agrees with the veteran head coach.

“We’re a lot faster,” Caldwell said. “We can pressure people, get people to make turnovers, and we can get easy layups.”

West Virginia held Wheeling Jesuit to 13 first-half points and only 10 points in the second half. In fact, the Cardinals

didn’t score in the second half until only 9:47 was left in the game. The home team’s energy level was extremely high.

“Everyone gave a great effort tonight,” Dunning said.

“As long as everyone is giving effort, it’s easy to correct mental mistakes.” nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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Cincinnati ready for tough matchup against Pittsburgh by cody schuler sports writer

Cincinnati head coach Butch Jones will lead his team into Heinz Field this Saturday looking to keep the Bearcats’ perfect conference record intact – something he acknowledges will not be an easy task.

“You’re going into Heinz Field, and you’re playing one of the defending (Big East) cochampions. Their players know how to win and they play exceptionally well there,” he said.

Jones has paid extra attention to Pittsburgh’s defense this week while working on preparations for Saturday’s game.

“They lead the league in overall sacks. They’re very physical, they’re a senior-dominated defense,” he said. “They’re very tough. They play with great effort.”

Jones, much like the rest of the coaches in the conference, addressed the parity within the Big East as a defining factor in how each team prepares for any given week.

“It’s business as usual, and that may sound kind of odd, but it is,” he said. “You have to focus on the task at hand.”

“I think if you talk to every coach in this conference, each game is a new season, each game presents different challenges and each game, each program you play, it’s all about

matchups.”

This matchup is one Jones hopes his team will be able to stay focused on. With conference title aspirations running high in Cincinnati, it is essential for the Bearcats to handle the spotlight and rigors of conference play without breaking stride.

“I think the big thing obviously is staying focused on the task at hand. It’s like I told our players: The more you win, the more that’s at stake, and the more you win, the greater the challenges ... but also the greater the opportunities as well,” he said.

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh and head coach Todd Graham are coming off a 35-20 victory over Connecticut last Wednesday night. The game was a victory in the win column but a loss for the team moving forward as the Pittsburgh offense lost its most valuable player for the season, running back Ray Graham, due to injury.

“Obviously we had some big losses to injury, but I was really impressed how guys stepped up and picked up the slack and pulled together as a team,” Graham said.

“We have an opportunity to play the first-place team right now. They’re undefeated in the Big East and a win for us would put us at the top of

the league, so that’s what our goal is. That’s what our focus is: to be Big East Champions.

So we’re excited about the opportunity this week,” he said.

With the absence of Ray Graham, redshirt senior running back Zach Brown will take the majority of the carries and head coach Todd Graham will look for a couple of options to spell him.

Graham insists that despite the departure of the team’s most explosive player, the offense will run as usual.

“You can’t replace a player at the caliber of Ray Graham, but I’m very confident in our guys, and we’ll run our offense as we run it,” he said.

Rutgers Rutgers suffered its second consecutive conference loss on Saturday with a 41-31 defeat at the hands of a visiting West Virginia team. The weather conditions were far from ideal, but Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano thinks the poor weather isn’t what caused his team to lose. “(The) West Virginia game was really a hard-fought game in crazy conditions. Unfortunately, we were unable to finish on top, so it was disappointing,” he said.

“We didn’t do our job, we didn’t do what we were supposed to do oftentimes, and that’s what got us in trouble.”

Schiano is looking to move on this week, and the team has

turned its collective focus to South Florida, who will be making the trip from Tampa to play the game.

“We have a great opportunity here with South Florida coming to town,” Schiano said. “They’re rested, they had a bye week, so I’m sure it’s going to be a tremendous challenge and we’re excited about it.”

Syracuse After a decisive upset victory over West Virginia two weekends ago, the Syracuse Orange responded by falling to Louisville at home by a score of 27-10.

Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone explained that the total team effort by the Cardinals is what spelled his team’s demise.

“I give (Louisville) credit,” he said. “They played really well in all three phases of their game, and obviously when you’re the coach, you’re not making any excuses.

“They beat us, and we didn’t make the plays we needed.”

This week, Syracuse will travel to Connecticut and try to avoid dropping another game back in the conference standings. With the parity that exists in the Big East, that task will be difficult this week, just as it is every week.

“There’s so much parity in the league that it doesn’t really matter what the record is of a team,” Marrone said.

“Whether you’re a winning

Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros will lead the Bearcats against Pittsburgh. record (or) a losing record, you have to show up on Saturday.”

Marrone continues to be impressed by the strong set of coaches that exist in the Big East. It is the strength of these coaches that lead to ultra-competitive games throughout the conference on a

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weekly basis.

“I know this: There’s not a team that we’ve played in this conference since I’ve been in it that has not played all-out hard throughout four quarters – that’s the best compliment I can give.” charles.schuler@mail.wvu.edu

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NBA asks New York judge to clear obstacles in labor talks NEW YORK (AP) — Is the NBA lockout legal or not under antitrust laws?

That’s the question league attorneys want a federal judge to answer— before players potentially file an antitrust lawsuit as the NFL Players Association did during football’s recent lockout.

U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe, however, expressed reluctance Wednesday to wade into the NBA’s labor mess.

In oral arguments in Manhattan, NBA attorney Jeffrey Mishkin said the NBA Player’s Association is using the possibility of an antitrust fight like “a loaded gun” on the negotiating table and urged Gardephe to reject the union’s request to toss the league’s lawsuit.

Mishkin said the NBA is seeking the court’s blessing for its actions so that the union stops threatening an antitrust fight to gain an upper hand in negotiations.

“They prefer the uncertainty,” Mishkin said of the union’s effort to get the lawsuit tossed out. “It’s like taking a loaded gun and laying it on the table.”

Gardephe brushed aside Mish-

kin’s argument, saying posturing is part of negotiations.

“If they’ve put the gun on the table, it’s not clear there are any bullets in it,” the judge said. “The courts discount threats of litigation in the context of collective bargaining.”

The NBA locked out its players July 1, and Commissioner David Stern already has canceled all November games.

Progress has stalled since talks broke off last Friday over the revenue split. The union’s executive committee plans to meet Thursday in New York, a person with knowledge of the plans told The Associated Press. The person requested anonymity because the plans have not been made public.

Player’s Association president Derek Fisher and executive director Billy Hunter each sent a letter to members earlier this week denying reports about a rift among the leadership.

Union lawyer Jeffrey Kessler said in court Wednesday that the NBA case should be tossed out because the league was trying to get the court involved on the mere possibility there would be

an antitrust fight.

“They have no case,” he said.

“They’re seeking to do something unprecedented, inappropriate.”

Mishkin insisted the league had to act to stop threats that were hampering negotiations.

He said the union was prepared to dissolve itself, a necessary legal step before individual players could bring antitrust actions against the league in federal court.

“They’ve already collected the cards. They can do it at any moment,” he said. “We don’t have to wait. We don’t have to be subject to their whim.

“We want to get the antitrust threat out of the bargaining.”

Gardephe did not immediately rule, but he questioned Mishkin at length and was skeptical of his arguments, saying at one point that the NBA lawsuit contained a “fair amount of speculation.”

The judge indicated that for all the talk of tangling, the two sides were speaking different languages. Gardephe said reading the written briefs prior to the hearing was like watching “two ships passing in the night.”

five turnovers in their first five possessions.

Continued from page 7 We’ll see how disciplined WVU can play in its own end playing tough defense, but the as the season continues.

Mountaineers were in complete control in this game.

Bussie is big time WVU allowed just 23 points Junior center Asya Bussie overall, forcing a whopping 40 dominated in the paint, and turnovers. It held the Cardi- tied Wheeling Jesuit’s total nals to a field goal percentage score with her own, finishof 18.4 percent. ing with a total of 23 points.

Wheeling Jesuit seemed Although it won’t come this confused throughout the easy every game, it is clear she game and could not get into has the potential to dominate a good rhythm offensively, as games and be a great leader the Mountaineers were too on the court for West Virginia.

Bussie showed great toughbig and athletic. The Cardinals started off the game with ness inside by grabbing re-

bounds at will and was able to kick it back out to the guards when needed – something that Carey stressed is an important part of the team’s game.

It seems the offense will go through her and Dunning, as the younger guards gain more experience.

pected with a young team.

The Mountaineers committed 40 turnovers and went 14 for 26 from the free-throw line in the game.

I’m sure Carey will have some headaches this season as several of his players continue to learn the game and improve. It’s not going to get any easier than what they were up against Wednesday.

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Carey’s magic The 11th year head coach has good, young talent this year, and he says he’s going to use it. The big question: How well can he teach the young women to play to their advantages and within their limitations to get the most out of them?

Sophomore guard Brooke Hampton started in the exhibition and is a true point guard.

She has the passing abilities to get the ball in the hands of Bussie, Burton and others.

Freshman guard Akilah Bethel, and forwards Averee Fields and Crystal Leary will get their chances.

They are all pretty raw at this point and will need to learn to stay composed on the floor as the games get more difficult.

Sophomore guard Taylor Palmer showed she can really shoot the ball, and has the confidence to take a shot when she’s open – a positive for the freshman.

Carey has been around and led this program to success for a long time. One thing is for sure, he will be put to the test this season as this is one of the most inexperienced teams he’s coached in a long time. ben.gaughan@mail.wvu.edu

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10 | SPORTS

Thursday November 3, 2011

Depth key for West Virginia’s postseason success

matt sunday/the daily athenaeum

Several West Virginia players celebrate after scoring a goal against Georgetown Oct. 8- a game the Mountaineers won 1-0.

by alex sims sports writer

Long before Big East Conference play started, the West Virginia men’s soccer team knew how successful it could be and how far it could go.

The Mountaineers knew throughout the season they would have two major advantages over many of their opponents because of their depth and experience.

Back in mid-September, this team was two weeks away from its Big East opener against South Florida, still sitting at 2-2-1, about to host inferior opponents in Richmond and Duquesne.

WVU head coach Marlon

LeBlanc made a testament to the depth on this team, citing a nine-goal scorer from last year in Franck Tayou, among others, coming off of the bench. He stressed how important that depth would be.

Fast forward through a turbulent six weeks and 12 games that included deflating losses, season-defining wins and injuries to a few critical pieces to this team, and LeBlanc looks something like a fortune teller.

Now, he has his team hot at just the right time.

“I think some of the coaches predicted that,” said senior Uzi Tayou. “During the spring, we saw how good this team was going to be.”

The Cameroon native is one of 19 players to start a game for West Virginia this year, and one of 18 who have seen action in at least eight matches.

“Our team is deep,” said junior midfielder Travis Pittman. “We have people like (sophomore) Jay Williams coming on and (Nick) Breitsameter, the freshman, along with upperclassmen like me and Eric Schoenle. It’s not a doubt of their skill, because they are very skillful, but something that me, (Shadow) Sebele, Uwem Etuk and Schoenle didn’t have when we were younger is good leadership.

“But they came in there and we kept communicating

to them and we all got the job done, so hats off to them.”

Despite this team’s nice blend of talent and experience, things were not looking good for the Mountaineers heading into last week of the regular season.

They found themselves in the middle of the pack in the Big East after an extremely disappointing loss to Providence, facing a grueling six-day road trip to end the season.

To make things worse, thenpoints leader Sebele, starter Allan Flott and team captain Ray Gaddis were all questionable due to injuries, plus goalkeeper Justin Holmes, who had five shutouts in 11 games, did not make the trip.

Let’s not forget the fact that the Mountaineers were 2-4-1 and had been outscored 9-5 on the road before last week.

With their backs against the wall and the odds stacked against them, the Mountaineers didn’t look back on what they had done.

Instead, WVU packed up its extra baggage and left Morgantown on Tuesday, bussing to South Orange, N.J. After picking up a vital 2-0 win over Seton Hall, it was on to South Bend, Ind., to take on No. 14 Notre Dame.

Here, in front of 1,635 screaming fans, West Virginia would scrap, come together and pick up the win that would ultimately earn them a

first-round bye in the Big East tournament.

However, when the postseason begins, WVU will check its statistics, attendance numbers, and records at the door, and all it will have is its team and its dream.

Luckily, this veteran squad has been playing together for a while now, which may be its secret weapon going forward.

“We pretty much do everything together; we are more like a family,” Tayou said.

“Now, it doesn’t matter who we are playing – it’s just about going out there and performing as a team who wants to win a national championship.” dasports@mail.wvu.edu

Louisville hot after slow start to season by nick arthur sports writer

After a slow start to the season, Louisville and head coach Charlie Strong has responded soundly.

The Cardinals’ first month of football included losses to Florida International and Marshall, but Louisville’s last two games have been wins over Rutgers and Syracuse.

“Our team played well against Syracuse on Saturday in all three phases – offensively, defensively and in the kicking game,” Strong said. “The week before, against West Virginia, they (Syracuse’s offense) had no negative yardage plays. We just talked about on defense we had to get to the quarterback.”

Louisville had the fortune of playing Syracuse at home, but this will not be the case on Saturday when Louisville travels to Morgantown to face No. 24 West Virginia.

“We know that this week will be a big test for us,” Strong said.

“We really have to improve and we need to improve. We’re nowhere where we should be.”

The Cardinals have struggled in the past against the Mountaineers – particularly in Morgantown.

“Going to West Virginia, we have lost the last four games there, and we haven’t played very well. We have to go there, and we have to play well. We know it is going to be in a hostile environment. We have to play well in all three phases,”

he said.

The Cardinals are the underdog this weekend, and Charlie Strong agrees it will be a tall task for his team to come out with a win.

“They are a better football team right now,” Strong said.

“They have a good, experienced quarterback in Geno Smith. You look at (Tavon) Austin and (Stedman) Bailey, guys who they can get the football to and guys who can make plays with the ball in their hands.”

The Louisville defense has been one of the best in the country in 2011. It is holding its opponents to 16.2 points per game. Strong understands his defense must perform well this weekend.

“Our defense is really going

to have to play well because you are looking at the number one offense in the conference, and you’re looking at the number one offensive player in the conference with Geno Smith,” he said.

Although the Cardinals have lost four straight games at Mountaineer Field, this will be Strong’s first-ever appearance in Morgantown.

“I’ve never been to Morgantown, but just talking to guys on our staff who have been there, they say it’s really hostile,” he said. “It kind of reminds you of the Southeastern Conference.

It is probably a little rowdier crowd than the Southeastern Conference.” nicholas.arthur@mail.wvu.edu

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Louisville head coach Charlie Strong has his team playing at a high level after starting the season 2-4.