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SGA member considers City Council run by devon unger staff writer

A current graduate student and Student Government Association member is considering running for the Morgantown City Council this spring.

Nelson France, current SGA liaison to City Council, has not made a final decision whether or not to run for a seat representing the city’s third ward, but he has begun to evaluate the process to make a decision.

“The reason this has come about is because community activists, as well as business leaders and students have personally asked me to run, and my decision on whether or not to seek public office will take time and prayer,” France said.

“It’s not an easy decision.

If I do decide to run, I will be campaigning day and night to become a member of City Council.”

The third ward encompasses downtown, parts of

Sunnyside and the Wiles Hill neighborhood.

France is planning to graduate in May, so although he will be a student during the campaign and election, he will not be once his would-be term starts in July.

SGA President Chris Lewallen said this might help earn Nelson votes from both students and non-student residents.

“I think he would have a great chance this year as City Council liaison. He has done

an absolutely tremendous job, probably a better job than anyone in student government,” Lewallen said.

“I think he could do very well, one, if we could get some students registered to vote, and, two, I think he would do well anyway because he is so wellknown and respected within the community.”

Lewallen believes a student or recent student is the next step to increase student participation in local government, the creation of a com-

munity relation’s team and a City Council liaison are the previous measures taken.

Mayor Bill Byrne said France has been very diligent and committed to city matters.

France has worked closely with Main Street Morgantown and has regularly attended City Council meetings, Byrne said.

“He’s a real quality individual and citizen, as is the other gentleman running in the third ward. I think Nelson

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Students walk to class in Woodburn Circle on Monday afternoon during the first day of classes.

Students look forward to new semester, hope for good grades ASSOCIATE CITY EDITOR

Students at West Virginia University trudged over salted sidewalks, huddled with cigarettes outside of the Mountainlair and escaped the cold by taking shelter in classroomS on the first day of the spring semester.

Some students welcomed classes with open arms, while others dreaded the return by reminiscing of fun they had during winter break.

Coty Delaney, a sophomore history major, said it felt good to be “home.” Although Delaney is from Parkersburg, W.Va., he considers Morgantown to be his real home.

Delaney said he expects his classes to be more interesting this semester because he is taking more core history classes and less general elective classes.

“I’m most excited for Big

East basketball games this semester,” Delaney said. “But new classes and friends will be fun, too.”

Kyle Greenleaf, a junior preelementary education major, said warmer weather and an easier semester is what he is looking forward to late in the spring semester.

“I just wish I had more of a break,” Greenleaf said. “I have two physics classes in a row on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. What was I thinking?”

Julia Hall, a junior physics major, said her classes were going well so far but met them with mixed feelings because she misses winter break.

“I’m ready for it to be over. I don’t know. I’m excited. I like school, but break was nice,” Hall said.

Ashley Ganskopp, a junior mechanical and aerospace engineering major, said it was good to find random people she knew were in her classes.

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Students walk to and from class on Monday afternoon.

Daryl Gray, a senior music major, said she was taking plenty of unique classes this semester but is mostly looking forward to graduation in May. Madison Shank, junior presecondary social studies education major, said she is glad

to have more time to do well in her classes.

“I’m glad to have something to do. I was bored over break, so I’m happy to be back,” Shank said. erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu

Groups to recruit female high school students by joel morales correspondent

The West Virginia Chapter of the Association for Women in Science is recruiting faculty and alumni to participate in two outreach programs for high school students.

The first program, CASE, Computer Application in Science and Engineering, focuses on women, and the second, Club PiSCES, Club Program to Stimulate Careers in Engineering and Science, focuses on underprivileged students.

“There has been a lot of discussion in the media and

within scientific organizations about a lack of women in fields involving computers.

Hopefully, this will spark an interest in them,” said AWIS West Virginia chapter president and West Virginia University Physics Professor Amy Keesee.

Keesee applied for a $10,000 public service grant for funding, clerical support and transportation expenses.

CASE is a joint effort by AWIS and the University’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers that helps introduce female high school students to the use of computers in science and engineer-

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ing fields, Keesee said.

The lack of female interest in this area is due to an absence of introduction at early stages, never being shown how and why they are used in different fields, Keesee said.

Samantha Hess, president of SWE, said the outreach program will increase enrollment in science and engineering fields while attracting more people to the University.

“The students have a unique opportunity to work with professors and be involved on campus in a way most prospective students are unable to,” Hess said.

Club PiSCES is a partner-

ship between AWIS and the Health Sciences and Technology Academy, Keesee said.

Participants are selected after application review by local governing boards based on GPA and interest in health science or other technical fields.

HSTA focuses on providing opportunities for students who include but do not limit themselves to being an underrepresented minority, financially disadvantaged and a first-generation college student, Keesee said.

Those in the HSTA summer program also participate

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Faculty Senate to apply strategic plan in spring ’11

Back to the basics

BY ERIn FITZWILLIAMS

would be great; he is a very competent young man,” Byrne said.

“I think it’s good to see quality people step up and run for these offices.”

If France chooses to run, Wesley Nugent will contest him. Nugent is currently the President of the Wiles HillHighland Park Neighborhood association and works as a professional technologist at WVU.

INSIDE THIS EDITION West Virginia’s new offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen brings a new style of attack for the 2011 season. SPORTS PAGE 7

West Virginia University Provost Michele Wheatly informed Faculty Senate members of the ways the University will begin implementing the WVU 2020 Strategic Plan this spring semester at Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting.

The next decade of academics, research and innovation at WVU was announced during President James P. Clements’ State of the University Address in October.

The 2020 Strategic Plan highlights five goals that will assist in creating an even stronger University during the next 10 years and beyond.

The plan was developed by a 40-member Strategic Planning Council that received input from across the University.

Members of the Strategic Planning Council presented Clements the final draft of the 2020 Strategic Plan last Friday, Wheatly said.

“He was very, very happy with what had been presented to him,” she said.

“He did ask us to take a couple of small items under advisement, but in general, he was very, very, happy of the progress, and he thinks it’s an excellent plan for 2020,” Wheatly said.

The immediate goals for the implementation process are discovering ways to make

Five major objectives of 2020 strategic plan 1. Engaging undergraduate, graduate and professional students in a challenging academic environment.

2. Excelling in research creativity and innovation.

3. Fostering diversity and an inclusive culture.

4. Advancing international activity and global engagement.

5. Enhancing the well-being and the quality of life for the people of West Virginia. each individual goal of the plan work, she said.

Wheatly reported that the first goal of the 2020 Strategic Plan is being fulfilled by excellent indicators for fall 2011 enrollment.

“Morgantown campus enrollment is very strong, and the academic profile also seems to be on the rise,” she said.

Regional campuses, such as WVU Institute of Technology and Potomac State College, also currently have very strong enrollment records, she said.

In addition, under the leadership of Senior Associate Provost Russ Dean, the University is developing a

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Former WVU student nominated for national Cheerleader of the Year

BY JOEL MORALES STAFF WRITER

Johnna Petitte, a former West Virginia University cheerleader, was named one of six finalists for American Cheerleader Magazine’s 2010 Cheerleader of the Year Award.

Petitte is a two-time National Cheerleading Association Champion who currently cheers for the Baltimore Ravens, the NFL’s only coed cheer squad.

She was featured on the website after she won Cheerleader of the Month for the magazine in February.

“Being nominated is a huge honor since I’m participating in a national competition. I want to be a role model to the younger cheerleaders,” Petitte said.

She finished her collegiate career after graduating from

WVU in 2010 with a degree in multidisciplinary studies.

Winning the award would give Petitte the opportunity to reach out to younger generations and be a positive influence on their lives, something she wishes she could do for everyone, she said.

“If you are named Cheerleader of the Year, the younger cheerleaders want to be just like you, and I want to help them by setting a good example,” she said.

Petitte believes that being the oldest competitor, at 23, and her experience makes her the most qualified.

“I’ve cheered for all-star teams, high school, college and now the NFL. I’ve dedicated my entire life to cheerleading.”

Winning the award will provide more

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WINNING ISN’T ENOUGH The Daily Athenaeum takes an in-depth look at West Virginia’s women’s basketball attendance.

Today’s story discusses head coach Mike Carey.

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Fee Simplification Task Force that will help students and families understand the tuition fees at WVU. “The fee structure has gotten completely crazy,” Wheatly said.

“It might take several higher degrees to really read through the 28 pages of fees for this and fees for that, so it’s really difficult for families or students to know how much the cost of attendance at our University will be,” she said.

The Fee Simplification Task Force will work to develop a simplification of the fee structure and more online opera-

tions, Wheatly said.

“This is a large piece of work, and we probably won’t know the outcome until later in the year,” she said.

Ruth Kershner from the WVU School of Medicine asked if the task force would implement a policy concerning “add-on” fees, such as the extended learning fee, to add these fees to the main curriculum fee so employers who are paying tuition for students will also cover this charge.

“One of the outcomes of this group will be to have a cost that’s called ‘tuition’ so that it will be reimbursable,” Dean said.

“Once we have a plan, we would like to share it across our campus community to

get feedback to see if we have captured everything,” he said.

In other news, Athletic Director Oliver Luck presented new goals for the WVU Athletic Department this year.

Some of the goals include: • Create a top quality athletic program.

• Run an economically selfsufficient athletic department.

• Improve academic advisement for student athletes.

• Master a future plan for the WVU Coliseum.

With six NCAA championships completed, WVU ranked in 29th place in the 2010-11 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, Luck said. jessica.leppar@mail.wvu,edu

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opportunities to Petitte, giving her the opportunity to go to competitions and gain national exposure.

Petitte’s mother, Trisha, understands the effects of the recognition of her daughter’s hard work.

“We are just tickled with the meaning this has brought to WVU and the Pittsburgh Superstars,” her mother said.

“It’s just been wonderful for competitions and to get the names out there and build the gyms.”

To vote for Petitte in the competition go to http:// americancheerleader.com before polls close on Feb. 14.

Since it is a voting competition, it is important that people spread the word to everyone they know to help bring an award home, Petitte said. submitted

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Continued from page 1 The current representative for the third ward, Charlie Byrer, has served on city council for three, two-year terms beginning in 2005. He will not be seeking re-election.

France said to run for City Council, an individual must

be a resident of Morgantown, at least 18 years of age and a registered voter in one of Morgantown’s seven wards.

If a person meets these qualifications, they are then required to obtain at least 75 signatures from registered voters in their ward.

These signatures must be signed in ink and dated so duplicate signatures can be

credited to the individual who first obtained it.

Applications must be turned in by Feb. 14 and can be obtained from the city clerk’s office at City Hall, 389 Spruce St., next to the Morgantown Public Library.

Election day will be on April 26. devon.unger@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 1 in hometown-based HSTA clubs led by HSTA-trained teachers where WVU faculty will present research to high schools, Keesee said.

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“We would like to have a mentoring program once the high school students come to college. This is the first step in a broader program,” Keesee said.

The program will develop in the surrounding counties of Monongalia, Marion

fill request to Student Health through MyWVUChart. The only way a student can use MyWVUChart to request a prescription refill is if he or

and Preston with the potential of expanding, depending on participation and interest, Keesee said.

Club PiSCES is scheduled to begin next fall, and CASE is scheduled to begin March 12. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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W.Va. lawmakers advance draft Marcellus shale bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Reflecting the tough debate that likely lays ahead, a HouseSenate subcommittee opted not to endorse the legislative proposal it advanced Monday that would set new rules and licensing fees for drilling into West Virginia’s Marcellus shale natural gas field.

The interim study panel also removed provisions from its draft that address pooling.

That process would require drillers to compensate people for draining gas reserves they own by drilling nearby, but would force those owners to yield their rights in the process.

With those provisions likely destined for a separate bill, the subcommittee sent its amended draft measure to the full joint Judiciary Committee for review. The interim study meetings end Tuesday, in advance of the 60-day regular legislative session that starts Wednesday.

“It gives us a vehicle to keep the parties at the table,” said House Majority Whip Mike Caputo, D-Marion and a subcommittee co-chair. “We’re moving in some type of direction, I believe, to satisfy the needs of our constituents.”

The state Department of Environmental Protection is also drafting its own version of proposed regulations for drilling into Marcellus shale. The vast, mile-deep natural gas reserve stretches beneath most of West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and portions of Ohio.

The industry believes it hold trillions of cubic feet of gas. But extracting it from the rock requires horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. That method employs a mix of chemicals and high volumes of water.

With such drilling already underway, environmentalists and property owners warn of fracking-polluted drinking supplies, erosion, truckravaged secondary roads and other concerns.

Drawn somewhat from rules that govern coalbed methane operations, the subcommittee proposal would require planning by drillers to manage their water use, ward off erosion and restore the well site afterward. Besides lining frackwater storage pits, drillers would disclose the chemicals involved and replace contaminated water.

Drillers would post bonds to cover potential damages. With

trucks ferrying water and gear to and from wells, the Division of Highways would have to sign off whenever a driller applies for a permit.

The proposal would also increase permit fees, which are $400 or $650 depending on the type of well. A driller would pay $15,000 to apply for a permit, $10,000 to modify it and $5,000 to renew it annually.

The revenues would help DEP hire new inspectors, which now has 12 people assigned to 59,000 gas wells statewide.

Two subcommittee members involved in the gas industry but who were not re-elected for the upcoming regular session led the opposition to the draft proposal during Monday’s meeting.

One, Delegate Mike Ross cited crowded restaurants and motels around such key drilling areas as Marshall and Wetzel counties as evidence of the economic benefits to the state.

Pricey permit fees and overreaching regulations will stifle that, the Randolph County Democrat said.

“You ought to give the companies a chance that are coming in here and making the investments,” said Ross, who did not seek another term.

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TCU has already made impact on Big East Oliver Luck was there to announce the hiring of West Virginia’s next offensive coordinator and head coach.

The WVU Athletic Director stood by the podium outside of his office in the WVU Coliseum and bragged about the history of success that Dana Holgorsen has had as well as his plans for the Mountaineers’ football program.

But while delivering his opening statement, it all became clear why Luck was making the moves he was making.

Sure, the talk of a national championship was included, but that’s every athletic director’s job.

Moreso, it was the up-andcoming addition of TCU into the Big East Conference in the 2012 season.

Luck knew he had to plan ahead.

“Eventually, the road to the Big East Championship will go through Fort Worth,” Luck said. “We need to be prepared to go ahead and beat a team like TCU on the road to claim a Big East Championship and get to national championship consideration.

“The addition of TCU is going to raise the bar for all of us in the Big East.”

The statement surely caught a lot of Mountaineer fans off guard.

After all, how could anyone expect a team coming from a weaker conference – privilege-wise – to win a conference championship in a new league in its first year?

But as eye-opening as Luck’s statement may have seemed to some Mountaineer fans, it was the truth.

By the moves that have taken place thus far throughout the Big East this offseason, it’s obvious the league’s athletic directors share Luck’s worry of the Horned Frogs.

The coaching moves of the league’s current two biggest programs – West Virginia and Pittsburgh – stole all the headlines with the Mountaineers hiring one of the best offensive coordinators in the country to eventually become their head coach and the Panthers, well, still trying to convince anyone they can to lead their team after firing Dave Wannstedt.

If this was 2008 or 2009 and both Wannstedt and Stewart were in the same predicament, chances are they wouldn’t have lost, or be losing, their jobs.

But the pressure to keep up with a conference that will vastly improve with the addition of TCU was too much for Luck and Pitt AD Steve Pederson to sit back and do nothing.

It’s also likely a reason why Luck felt he had no choice than to hire one of the best available assistant coaches instead of choosing an up-and-coming head coach from a smaller program.

After losing out on Holgorsen, that’s just what Pitt did, but it took a mistake by newly named head coach Mike Haywood for the Panthers’ athletic department to realize it made a mistake in the hiring.

Now, Pitt went all out with its second chance, interviewing the likes of Virginia Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster, Penn State

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Recruiting hurt by lack of fans Despite lack of atmosphere in Coliseum, WVU has swayed top talent

BY MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER

Any team can have a good season every now and then.

But, a program can’t be considered elite unless it can sustain success season after season.

There are many characteristics that make up a powerhouse like Tennessee and Connecticut in the realm of women’s college basketball.

The Lady Vols and Huskies have facilities, crowds and hallof-fame coaches. In addition, those programs have the best recruiting classes in the country each year.

West Virginia doesn’t have the facilities that Tennessee and Connecticut do without a completed basketball practice facility. The crowds barely eclipse 3,000 – more than 10,000 below some of Tennessee’s yearly averages over the last decade.

But, the Mountaineers have

WHEN

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WINNING

ISN’T ENOUGH

This is the second of a five-part series that investigates struggling attendance issues at all women’s basketball games at West Virginia. head coach Mike Carey, who – despite all that plays against WVU compared to other powerhouse programs – manages to pull in his share of talented recruiting classes.

“We sell them on our program,” Carey said. “I sell them on the people of West Virginia.

We’ve got to sell the people and how they support. We’re the flagship University in the state, we don’t have pro teams.

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last season, overall numbers are much lower compared with elite teams.

Connecticut and Tennessee haven’t averaged less than 10,000 fans in the last 10 seasons and have ranked in the top three in average attendance in that span. WVU hasn’t cracked the top 25 in that span despite four-straight seasons of more than 20 wins.

“You bring somebody in, one of the top recruits in the country, and there’s 1,000 people in the stands,” Carey said.

“Then they go to Connecticut and sometimes there are 10 or 12,000 sitting there.”

Instead, when recruiting players, Carey has to use other means to lure them toward playing for the Mountaineers, like the style that his teams play.

Seeing the system is one aspect that aids in making recruits buy into it. Since WVU has

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WVU tries to avoid Mike Carey has turned upset at Marquette program into a winner

BY MICHAEL CARVELLI

By John Terry

SPORTS WRITER

Multimedia Editor

Marquette stunned thenNo. 14 Georgetown Saturday night with a 75-73 doubleovertime Saturday afternoon.

The Golden Eagles (13-3, 1-2 Big East) will try to do the same, as they host No. 6 West Virginia (16-0, 3-0 Big East Conference) tonight.

Marquette will need to find a way to score – something that hasn’t been easy for teams playing West Virginia. The Mountaineer defense ranks No. 1 in points allowed at just 46.2 points per game.

“We can’t worry if we don’t score early,” said Marquette head coach Terri Mitchell.

“And, we can’t give them easy buckets, because we aren’t scoring. (We need to) always think defense first, and eventually, the offense will come.”

Mitchell said it will be up to her team’s senior leadership to give it a chance against West Virginia. The Golden Eagles could end the Mountaineers’ nation-leading 16-game winning streak with a victory.

One of those seniors, Angel Robinson, averages 13.8 points and five assists per game to lead the Golden Eagles. Fellow seniors Paige Fiedorowicz and Tatiyiana McMorris are just behind Robinson scoring 10.6 and 10.3 points per game, respectively.

No. 6 WVU (16-0, 3-0)

Marquette (13-3, 1-2)

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“(Angel) makes them go. She usually has the ball pushing, and if you don’t stop her, she’ll (score),” said WVU head coach Mike Carey. “She’s very aggressive and very physical.”

Two of Marquette’s three losses have come to No. 2 Connecticut and No. 12 Notre Dame.

The Golden Eagles also defeated No. 20 Green Bay (15-1) and No. 14 Georgetown (13-4).

Marquette will have to slow down the inside game of the Mountaineers led by senior forward Madina Ali and centers Asya Bussie, Ayana Dunning and Natalie Burton.

“It can’t be our post players playing one-on-one

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We are the pros and we try to sell recruits that.”

For the last few seasons, and much of Carey’s career in Morgantown, the West Virginia women’s basketball team has overachieved in recruiting. Because of that, the Mountaineers transformed from a middle-ofthe-road team in the Big East Conference into one of the top teams in the country.

While the team has been able to bring in some of the best recruiting classes in school history in the last couple of seasons, West Virginia is still having some trouble luring some of the biggest prep players in the nation away from perennial powers.

The biggest reason, as Carey admits, is the lagging attendance at the WVU Coliseum.

While attendance at women’s basketball games has nearly doubled during this year’s nonconference portion of the schedule compared to

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A lot of coaches say that they enjoy the challenge of building a program. Few, however, have the opportunity to take a team to the highest level.

West Virginia women’s basketball head coach Mike Carey has done it not once, but twice in his coaching career.

Making a name for himself After serving as the assistant coach for the 1987-88 season, Carey was given his first colle-

giate head coaching position at his alma mater, Salem College, the following season. Before Carey’s tenure, the Tigers were consistently one of the bottom teams in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In 13 years, Carey was able to make Salem one of the nation’s top programs, guiding the program to 288 wins and two trips to the Elite Eight.

He even made a Final Four appearance in 1997 after

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What’s tomorrow WVU has had trouble attracting fans – but others have not. We will focus on a few schools that have improved attendance over the last 10 years.

Later this week Check out an exclusive guest column from Carey and much more on attendance at West Virginia women’s basketball games.

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Tuesday January 11, 2011

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Student should enter race for City Council Nelson France, a current graduate student and Student Government Association member at West Virginia University, is considering running for City Council of Morgantown this spring.

If France runs, he will not only offer a student’s view to city politics, he will be a great influence to other young voters to get involved.

Also, he could be a needed fresh voice for the students in Morgantown, putting our issues on the city’s agenda.

France’s presence on the City

Council also would allow the city to have some perspective from a newer generation.

To be eligible to run, he needs to obtain 75 signatures from registered voters within the city’s third ward, which encompasses downtown, parts of Sunnyside and the Wiles Hill neighborhood.

The election will be April 26 and will feature a “vote by mail” pilot program rather than the usual ballot system.

The new system is set up similarly to an absentee ballot and is designed to lower costs

and raise participation among voters.

If France does run, he’ll want more participation in order to defeat the other proposed candidate for the city’s third ward, Wesley Nugent.

Nugent is the President of the Wiles Hill-Highland Park Neighborhood Association and a professional technologist at WVU. Since France will graduate at the end of this semester, he will only be a student during the campaign and election, not while serving the city.

But this particular situation will only benefit France.

He will be able to sway votes from both sides, unlike Nugent.

Being a SGA liaison to City Council has allowed France to earn respect among the Morgantown community.

Morgantown Mayor Bill Byrne says France is committed to city matters and regularly attends City Council meetings.

SGA President Chris Lewallen adds to France’s credibility, saying, “I think he would have a great chance. This year as city council liaison he has done an

absolutely tremendous job – probably a better job than anyone in student government.”

Even if France doesn’t win, his efforts will have a positive effect on other young voters.

It is imperative for more young adults to become involved in local government issues, and having a candidate such as France helps that cause.

We strongly encourage France to run and hope the students of WVU and the community of Morgantown will, too.

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No need to add stress to your semester: Follow these tips tomas engle columnist

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A girl studies on a bench in front of the Mountainlair.

While a new year already contains the promise of a fresh start for everyone, it is especially true of college freshmen.

Unfortunately for many, the fall semester is one of making mistakes, and the spring semester carries with it the burden of learning from them.

With that in mind, here are several ways for college freshmen (and other college students) to make the most of their Spring semester.

The biggest sword over most students’ heads is academics.

This is doubly true for those freshmen on academic probation who need to straighten up and fly right or face the prospect of going home.

When guidance counselors and professors give estimates for the amount of time you should study per credit hour to stay on top of material, they aren’t kidding. The rule of thumb is usually two hours of study per credit hour, every week.

So, someone taking 16 credit hours would need to study for 32 hours a week to give themselves a fighting chance in their classes.

To most, that sounds intimidating and conjures up images of a life in the deep quiet reading rooms in the downtown library, poring over textbooks, but it doesn’t necessarily have to be that way.

Hopefully, you have chosen a major that you have a natural interest in, so even if you are a freshman slogging through your GECs, you do have an end goal in sight. If you are in a major you do not enjoy but continue in the hope of a big-

ger paycheck after graduation, stop now.

Even though this may seem like a good decision now, you will regret it in the end. In order to get the bigger paycheck, you need to be in the top percentage of your field.

Those who are up there know their field like the back of their hand because they enjoy learning every facet of it.

To them, learning is enjoyable, and you will always be at a disadvantage to them, so go to the major where learning comes to you in the most natural way.

Despite the possible image of low pay in that field, you will now be one of those in the top percentage. And the best part will be that work will not feel like work.

So, you have a major you enjoy, but two hours of study per credit hour every week still seems daunting. Unlike the web ads that promise “one easy step to getting a flat stomach,” there really are some surprisingly simple ways to achieve those two hours of study per credit hour, and thankfully, none involve getting malware or phishing viruses in return.

One of the most important study habits is simply doing the homework. Just think of it as studying you get graded on.

Not only do you know what the tests and quizzes will contain, but you can boost your grade at the same time.

Even in the worst-case scenario of doing poorly on all your homework, you still have all the correct answers now on the graded homework to do well on the tests and quizzes.

This leads us to the next, most important, tip: As soon as you don’t understand something, find a way to understand it. Most of the time, professors are more than happy to help you understand a concept and

will be impressed that you are taking the extra time to actually learn something instead of cramming.

The trick is to do this as soon as questions arise. Don’t wait until right before finals. They will not be pleased or impressed with your timing.

In the off-chance that your teacher is not helpful or you still have trouble understanding the concept, go onto (YouTube) and look up “Khan Academy” or go to www. khanacademy.org.

It is a free service started

by Salman Khan, who in 2004 wanted to help a younger relative with her math and tutored her via Yahoo. From there, requests from other family members and friends of theirs poured in enough that he quit his job in finance in 2009 to commit to Khan Academy on a full-time basis.

So, while Khan’s three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology give Khan Academy a heavy dose of math and finance, there are also tutorials on biology, chemistry and even dissections of current financial events to help those outside the industry understand them better as they unfold.

Fittingly enough, Khan is a perfect example of going into the field of study you love most.

He loves math, science and finance so much he wants to reach out to others and help them understand for free, which is way bigger than any paycheck.

The most important thing to remember is that you are in control of your own destiny.

Even though life is unpredictable and sometimes brings circumstances that we can not control, whether you succeed or fail depends on the choices you make.

Giffords shooting brings out all the worst in American politics Matthew m. robare the daily collegian Uwire

When President Ronald Reagan was shot in March of 1981, he told his surgeon, Dr. Joseph Giordano, a Democrat, “Please tell me you’re all Republicans.”

He responded “Today, Mr. President, we’re all Republicans.”

I first heard about the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords through Facebook. At the time there were very few hard facts.

Most of the early reports said that she was killed and about 12 others were wounded.

The facts were Rep. Giffords was shot, along with several other people; it was at an event she hosted regularly called “Congress on Your Corner” where she would meet with constituents on an individual basis; and Giffords is a

Democrat.

In our instantly updated, mobile multitasking, we’re-allexperts-on-everything world, that last fact meant only one thing on Twitter: the shooter must be a right-wing, tea party extremist.

This conclusion was reached very quickly, without any evidence, without even knowing the shooter’s name.

Even as every political figure from every part of the spectrum made their support and prayers for her recovery known, the unempirical, two-fact based hypothesis on the politics and personality of the shooter became a “fact” of its own on social networks.

Remember, the shooter didn’t even have a name at this point.

Eventually the Associated Press found it out: Jared Loughner, or, in keeping with the determination that assassins must have three names: Jared Lee Loughner.

The YouTube channel that may belong to him is odd, to say the least. In his videos he talks about the importance of grammar and literacy – in borderline-incoherent run-on sentences; he wants to run a business around “conscience dreaming;” and he wants to start a new system of currency.

His list of favorite books included Orwell’s “1984,” Huxley’s “Brave New World,” Bradbury’s “Farenheit 451,” “Mein Kampf” and “The Communist Manifesto.”

Not only does this list show him as more complex than a political slogan, but it begs the question of how Twitter users in, say, Tennessee or Illinois can draw conclusions based on only a few facts.

There really isn’t an easy way to say this, except to say it: We are all suffering from a delusion where we make all the facts we learn try to fit in to our conception of how the world works.

No one wants people to be

shot, but if people are shot and killed, on some level we want the shooter to be something Other. So Jane Fonda blames Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann for Loughner’s actions; conservatives say he’s insane; or retweet the remarks of Caitie Parker, who knew him in 2007: “As I knew him he was left wing, quite liberal and oddly obsessed with the 2012 prophecy.”

I’m not immune to it either.

I worry about Loughner’s apparent support for the gold standard – something heavily associated with my brand of libertarian politics, so I take issue with what I hope was a facetious tweet by blogger Matt Yglesias: “Loughner YouTube indicates the thin line between utter insanity and gold standard advocates.”

So, I say thank God for Rachel Maddow, who tweeted “There is nothing to be gained from speculating on the motives and affiliations of AZ

shooter w/o facts.”

As I write this at 7:40 pm the day of the shooting, there still aren’t many more facts than there were right afterwards.

We know here in Amherst that Loughner is in custody; that Giffords’ office was vandalized last year; that federal Judge John Roll, who was also killed, received death threats in the past; and counting Roll, six people were murdered.

The flow of rumor has yet to be staunched. In addition to the “Loughner is a Tea Partier” hypothesis, a number of people on Twitter were saying that if he was a Muslim he would be called a terrorist, but since he’s white he’s “insane.”

Some people are calling Loughner a terrorist: Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips said in an e-mail posted on The New York Times’ “The Caucus” blog, “The shooter has been taken into custody and let’s hope he gets the death penalty he so richly deserves . . . no one

should be a victim of violence because of their political beliefs . . . we can all be happy that the Congresswoman survived this terrorist attack.”

In a time of extreme uncertainty like this, it is more important than ever not to latch on to unfounded rumors coming out of Twitter or Facebook but to remember our reason and concentrate on the facts.

Let the unknowns be unknown instead of pretending to know.

As a journalist, I’m acutely aware that things can be misreported or misunderstood, but that doesn’t mean we should make things up wholesale either.

The day of the shooting we all should have been Democrats, but the way we’ve been trying to pass off Loughner as coming from the opposite side of the political spectrum as our own says more distrurbing things about us than any of his YouTube videos say about him.

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Tuesday January 11, 2011

Men’s b-ball becomes tight-knit over two-straight Big East wins

BY BRIAN GAWTHROP ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR

One win can do so much.

Just ask the West Virginia men’s basketball team which, after going on the road and upsetting No. 13 Georgetown 65-59 Saturday, announced they are back and ready to contend for their second consecutive Big East Conference Championship.

Nearly every member of the team said so following the game, and although most had already counted them out of contention after starting 0-2 in the Big East, the Mountaineers said it’s been a different team after back-to-back conference road wins including a Jan. 4 victory at DePaul.

“Something has clicked with this team,” said junior forward Kevin Jones. “We’re finally starting to do what we want to do. We’re playing with the maturity that we need to play with in this league.”

Having started the conference schedule with losses to St. Johns and Marquette, players admitted it was a rough time for both individual players and

CAREY

Continued from page 3 finishing the year with a 28-3 record.

Following a 26-7 season and his second Elite Eight appearance, Carey decided that he had done all that he could and left Salem for another coaching position. But the surprising part of his decision was that his next destination would be his current job at West Virginia, coaching a women’s team coming off of a 5-22 season.

“I felt that … it was in my home state,” Carey said of his decision to leave Salem for WVU. “It was a chance to go Division I, and at Salem, I felt that we did everything that we could do.”

It was his chance – and

the team as a whole. It began, they believe, with a flaw off the floor that found its way onto the court.

In a sport that depends so heavily on chemistry, the Mountaineers seemed to have little, saying each had their own schedule outside of practice and games, making it hard to be a team away from the court.

“After basketball, we just kind of split and weren’t around each other,” said senior guard Casey Mitchell. “We talked about being together as a team – as brothers.”

With the attitude change also came a noticeable difference on the court.

“We’re playing for each other now instead of playing for ourselves,” Jones said.

“It was obvious it was leading us down the wrong path. We could’ve said ‘forget it’ and given up.”

Many said the Georgetown game was the most fun they had on the court this season, but forward John Flowers said it was in the Mountaineers’ win over DePaul in which they held on late after nearly losing

a 14-point lead to win 67-65.

“We knew we couldn’t get into a deeper hole than what we were already in,” Flowers said. “If we play as a team, that’s when we’re at our best.”

The chemistry likely was aided by a meeting held by head coach Bob Huggins after the team’s practice last Friday – a practice the 29-year coaching veteran described as one of the worst he had ever been associated with.

“I talked to them about taking ownership,” Huggins said.

“A lot of them aren’t going to be back next year. You have to take ownership. We had a lot more of that going on (Saturday).”

Now that the team’s threegame road trip has been completed, the Mountaineers will play Big East home games against Providence and South Florida, which will sandwich a home game against Purdue and the Capital Classic with Marshall in Charleston.

“If we play like we did (Saturday vs. Georgetown),” said point guard Truck Bryant, “we’ll win every game.”

WVU’s chance – to finally hit the national spotlight.

“I had gone through (rebuilding) before, so I knew how to build a program,” Carey said.

“We were able to come here because of the administration and the support that we got and that’s helped us build this program.”

done it before,” Carey said. “It was just an opportunity for me and I felt I could come up here and hopefully turn this program around and be successful.”

His history of coaching women’s basketball at the high school level proved to be just like his two college gigs have been – very successful.

For seven seasons, he coached the Flemington and Liberty High School girls. His final season was his best one, as he earned Harrison County and Big Ten Coach of the Year honors and led Liberty to the regional finals.

A drastic change While some asked why Carey would leave a powerhouse program to go to one that hadn’t had a winning season since the 1996-97 season, others surely wondered something else: Why would he make the switch from coaching a men’s team to a women’s team?

Well, it turns out, he had done it before.

“I coached women in high school, so it’s not like I hadn’t

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Building another program While he’s been at West Virginia, he immediately began turning the program around, inching it closer to his ultimate goal of bringing a national

recruiting Continued from page 3

become one of the better teams in the nation, it has been rewarded with more games broadcasted on national TV, which makes it easier for players to get a sneak peek at the type of offense and defense they’ll play if they choose to come to Morgantown to play.

This season, West Virginia has the second most televised games in the Big East behind Connecticut, including one on ESPN’s Big Monday at the end of the season.

“We want people to see our style and see how we play and how hard our young ladies play on both ends,” Carey said. “It’s great to be on TV if you win. You definitely don’t want to go on TV and play bad.”

WVU has been ranked in the top 10 since the start of the season, yet the most fans West Virginia has had at a game this season was in the season opener against Loyola (Md.) when 6,299 fans watched the Mountaineers.

That number is lower than Connecticut’s least-attended game of the season against Marquette of 6,989 fans.

“Recruits come here and they see that the support just is not here by looking at the crowds. That really affects re-

championship to Morgantown.

Much like his success at Salem, a lot of Carey’s success at WVU has been due to the fact that the players have adopted their coach’s personality. They show the same intensity and fire that Carey has for coaching when they’re out on the floor, particularly on the defensive end of the floor.

Right now, Carey’s Mountaineers are ranked No. 6 in the nation. It’s safe to say he is well on his way to exceeding the expectations placed on him when he took over at WVU. “The success factor and exposure of the program speaks volumes to what (Carey) has brought to this program and part of that ... has been a personal mission on his behalf to elevate this program,” said Associate Athletic Director Terri

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“We sell them on our program. I sell them on the people of West Virginia. We’ve got to sell the people and how they support.

We’re the flagship university in the state, we don’t have pro teams.”

– Mike Carey

WVU head women’s basketball coach

cruiting,” Carey said.

WVU’s staff has made a focused effort to continue to grow the team’s fan base prior to the heart of the Big East schedule. Some feel this could lead to a record-setting attendance number in 2011. Promotions like the “Carey’s Crew” Kids Club and a “Green Action” comic book featuring Carey, among a few other things, brought more and more fans in to watch the Mountaineers play against their out-of-conference opponents.

“The initiative has worked, and I can’t give enough credit to the women’s basketball staff because they’re the ones who

Howes.

“He recognizes the value of this program and what they bring to the University and ... he has really elevated this program to a level beyond any expectations we had 10 years ago.”

While Carey admits the top10 ranking is nice, he realizes there is work to be done before they can say that they truly exceeded any expectations.

“I’m very competitive, and I want to be the best, not just one of the top 10,” Carey said. “Our goal is to win a national championship, and we’re going to keep trying to do that.”

And until they’re hoisting up that trophy at the beginning of April, the Mountaineer players know that there will never be a moment where Carey isn’t pushing them to get better.

“He stays on us constantly,”

did it,” said Associate Athletic Director Terri Howes. “Now, we need to just keep growing on it moving into conference play.”

The growing attendance seems to be affecting recruiting in a positive manner, as well.

The Mountaineers are on their way to putting together another solid class. Currently, WVU’s 2011 recruiting class is ranked 28th in the nation and features four players, two of which are ranked in the ESPNU HoopGurlz top 100 players in the country.

Before this current group of recruits, the 2009 class was ranked in the ESPNU HoopGurlz top 30, which included four players. One of those four was current Mountaineer center Asya Bussie.

The sophomore from Randallstown, Md., led the class and was rated as the No. 47 player in the nation. She turned down schools like Georgetown, Maryland and Duke after she got to see how much the people loved West Virginia.

“When I first came here, I saw that the people were really committed to WVU,” Bussie said. “You would see (the logo) on cars and everyone walked around with West Virginia stuff on. Plus, the coaches were all great, and I got along with everyone really well.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

said sophomore center Asya Bussie. “On the court, he won’t stop yelling, he’ll never stop. He wants us to be perfect.”

What the future holds But, no matter how things pan out in the rest of his career, Carey said that he doesn’t want his legacy to be about how many wins he had or how many Big East Championships he’s won.

To him, it’s all about the players.

“We’ve always had quality young ladies in this program.

They’ve graduated, they’ve made good grades and they’ve played hard,” Carey said. “We do the right things, both on and off the court. And that’s something that’s always going to be very important to me.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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THE CONDOM CARAVAN, a project of WELL WVU Student Wellness CELEBRATION OF WILDLIFE and Health Promotion, will be in the HERITAGE will be hosted by the Mountainlair from noon to 2 p.m. The WVU Student Chapter of The Caravan sells condoms for 25 cents or Wildlife Society from 1 p.m. to five for $1.

4 p.m. in the upper lobby of PerPI SIGMA SIMGA PUBLIC POLICY cival Hall.

STUDIES HONORARY meets at 5:15 p.m. at Woodburn Hall.

BRING YOUR OWN BIBLE STUDY AND PIZZA NIGHT is at 6 p.m. at NewToday man Hall.

THE MCNAIR SCHOLARS PROAMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WVU GRAM is taking applications for the CHAPTER meets at 7 p.m. in Room paid 2011 Summer Research Intern- 106 of Woodburn Hall. ship. The application deadline is January 14. To download the application Continual form, visit http://mcnair.wvu.edu. For MON GENERAL HOSPITAL needs more information, call 304-293-4316. volunteers for the information desk, pre-admission testing, hospitalJan. 13 ity cart, mail delivery and gift shop.

THE MORGANTOWN CHAPTER OF For more information, call Christina THE SIERRA CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. Brown at 304-598-1324. in the Morgantown Public Safety WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics Building. such as nutrition, sexual health and healthy living are provided for interJan. 14 ested student groups, organizations THE WVU CREATIVE ROLE PLAY- or classes by WELL WVU Student ING CLUB meets at 7 p.m. in the Blue- Wellness and Health Promotion. For stone Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, visit www.well. more information, visit www.mor- wvu.edu/wellness. gantownrp.com. Meetings are open WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH is to the public. paid for by tuition and fees and is confidential. For appointments or Every Tuesday more information, call 304-293-2311 MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST, or visit www.well.edu.wvu/medical. a student Christian organization, NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets hosts free supper and Bible study at nightly in the Morgantown and Fairits Christian Student Center. Supper is mont areas. For more information, at 8:15 p.m., and Bible study begins call the helpline at 800-766-4442 or at 9 p.m. All students are welcome. visit www.mrscna.org.

For more information, call 304-599ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets 6151 or visit www.mountaineers- daily. To find a meeting, visit www. forchrist.org. aawv.org. For those who need help WVU SWING DANCE CLUB meets urgently, call 304-291-7918. at 7:45 p.m. in Multipurpose Room CARITAS HOUSE, a local nonA of the Student Recreation Center. profit organization serving West No partner needed. Advanced and Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs dobeginners are welcome. For more in- nations of food and personal care formation, e-mail wvuswingdance@ items and volunteers to support all gmail.com. aspects of the organization’s acSIERRA STUDENT COALITION tivities. For more information, call meets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwater 304-985-0021.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING Room of the Mountainlair. The group is a grassroots environmental orga- SERVICES are provided for free by nization striving for tangible change the Carruth Center for Psychologiin our campus and community. For cal and Psychiatric Services. A walkmore information, contact Kayla at in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include edukmedina2@mix.wvu.edu.

FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADER- cational, career, individual, couples SHIP ALLIANCE meets in the Wom- and group counseling. Please visit en’s Studies Lounge of Eiesland Hall www.well.wvu.edu to find out more at 6 p.m. For more information, e- information.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT mail rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu.

ECUMENICAL BIBLE STUDY AND HOUSE, a local outreach organizaCHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING is tion, needs volunteers for daily proheld at 7 p.m. at the Potter’s Cellar of grams and special events. For more Newman Hall. All are welcome. For information or to volunteer, contact more information, call 304-288-0817 Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hotmail. com or 304-599-5020. or 304-879-5752.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN MCM is hosted at 7:37 p.m. in the Campus Ministry Center at 293 Willey needs volunteers. WIC provides education, supplemental foods and imSt. All are welcome.

BCM meets at 8:30 p.m. at the First munizations for pregnant women and children under 5 years of age.

Baptist Church on High Street.

THE CARRUTH CENTER offers This is an opportunity to earn vola grief support group for students unteer hours for class requirements. struggling from a significant per- For more information, contact Misonal loss from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. chelle Prudnick at 304-598-5180 or on the third floor of the Student Ser- 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is availvices Building.

AMIZADE has representatives in able on the first Monday of every the common area of the Mountainlair month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to answer ques- Caritas House office located at 391 tions for those interested in study- Scott Ave. Test results are available in 20 minutes and are confidential. ing abroad.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRIS- To make an appointment, call 304BEE meets from 10 p.m. to midnight 293-4117. For more information, visit at the Shell Building. No experience www.caritashouse.net.

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volunteers to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters in its one-onone community-based and schoolbased mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304-9832823, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@ yahoo.com.

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

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

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

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

THE CONDOM CARAVAN will be in Room G304 of the Health Sciences Center on Mondays and the Mountainlair on Thursdays from noon to 2 p.m. The caravan sells condoms for 25 cents or five for $1.

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, e-mail Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv.org.edu.

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

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, is creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives.

Mpowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

THE MORGANTOWN FUN FACTORY, a nonprofit organization, is looking for volunteers to work at the Children’s Discovery Museum of West Virginia. For more information, go to www.thefunfactory.org or e-mail CDMofWV@gmail.com.

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

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR

crowds are.

your batteries. Tonight: Make it early.

BORN TODAY This year spotlights your home and personal life. You will want to spend more time enjoying the good parts of living life rather than be mucked up in the doldrums of making a living. This change in stance reflects a new you. Don’t allow a feeling of being worn thin to impact your career or work. If you are single, you could meet someone while just being you. When the time is right, it will happen. Summer 2011 looks unusually exciting for both unattached and married Goats. Recognize that if you are married, you’re making waves in your sweetie’s life. Don’t be surprised if you get a reaction. ARIES can trigger your ire!

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH A take-charge attitude generally works, but right now it could fall flat. Others keep coming in with new ideas or facts, making the just-reached idea or solution moot. Frustration could build. Let go of your expectations, and all will flow well.

Tonight: A must appearance.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH No one can deny that you have an enterprising spirit, though sometimes you do get scattered. Several different types of issues will demand your focused creativity. Someone seems intent on being the voice of negativity. Let it go. Tonight: Stay in the light.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHHH Keep reaching out for answers or solutions beyond your normal constraints. Everyone subconsciously has mental filters. Be willing to brainstorm with someone who looks at the world completely differently from you. Tonight: Don’t push.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH You understand a lot more than you realize, but acknowledging that fact could be difficult. Communication could bury you as you attempt to clear an open period for a personal matter. Go with the flow and a little less structure. That will work.

Tonight: As late as need be.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Though normally you would be on cruise control, right now events and people trip you up. You can try to avoid a collision, but you won’t be able to. Roll with the moment. Let go of a difficult associate.

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defensive coordinator Tom Bradley and Tulsa head coach Todd Graham.

The Panthers are expected to announce Graham as their head coach as early as today, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Throughout the process, Rutgers swept up seemingly any Pitt coach it could in an effort to improve its offensive production – the one aspect that has kept the Scarlet Knights away from the top of the league’s standings in years past.

Even UConn, who lost head coach Randy Edsall to Maryland, has bigger than expected names on its head coaching wish list, including former Syracuse head coach Paul Pasqualoni and Iowa offensive coordinator Ken O’Keefe.

The rest of the Big East, with the exception of Rutgers, has hired new head coaches within the past two years, three of which were in their first years last season.

The Big East coaching stable now consists of some of the best up-and-coming coaches in the country including Holgorsen, USF’s Skip Holtz, Louisville’s Charlie Strong, Cincinnati’s Butch Jones and Syracuse’s Greg Marrone, who has already turned his once horrendous team into a championship contender in just two seasons.

All of this preparation for the future has come while TCU announced a contract extension for head coach Gary Patterson through the 2018 season.

After all, the Horned Frogs know that if they continue how they’ve been playing, the current members of the Big East would have to pull out all weapons to bring them down.

They’ve already started. In fact, the 2012 Big East Championship might have been won this offseason. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

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Continued from page 3 (with their post players),” Mitchell said. “It has to be guard pressure, people helping out the paint. It has to be a team effort. We know it’ll be difficult … but hopefully we can’t get some deflections and not make it so easy for them.”

Marquette will also have to fend against the Mountaineers’ talented guards. Senior Liz Repella leads the Mountaineers with 14.1 points per contest and is second on the team with 5.7 rebounds. Point guard Sarah Miles, who has played in just eight games this season due to injuries, has heated up since returning to the lineup.

“It’s great to have Sarah back, but our timing and spacing and speed is a little bit off,” Carey said. “Sarah goes at a different speed. Because of that, we’ve had a few more turnovers, and we’re not running the break real well.”

The Mountaineers, who will be trying to win their third Big East road game, know that Marquette is capable of spurring the upset. Last time the Mountaineers went on the road to Marquette, they returned home after a 79-59 loss.

“Every game is big and it’s tougher to win on the road,” Carey said. “This is just another road game, but we’re going to go out and play better than we have been playing.” john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

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It took Oklahoma State 1:47 to score a touchdown on its first offensive possession in the Cowboys’ 36-10 win over Arizona in the Alamo Bowl.

On its second possession, Oklahoma State went 71 yards on one play for a 14-0 lead just six minutes into the game.

That’s the kind of offense West Virginia fans should expect soon out of new offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen, who was hired at WVU after turning OSU into the nation’s top offense in 2010.

Holgorsen will serve as offensive coordinator for the Mountaineers in 2011 before taking over for head coach Bill Stewart in 2011.

“A lot of people ask what my philosophy is,” Holgorsen said after being officially announced at WVU on Dec. 23.

“What we try to do, outside of trying to get first downs and touchdowns, is to teach these guys how to play smart. If you don’t turn the ball over, and you don’t have penalties, and you move forward, you have a chance to be successful.”

Holgorsen’s spread offense, which relies on quick threestep drops by the quarterback, is known to utilize each and every component of the offense while playing at an up-tempo pace.

“If you studied what I’ve done over the last three years, you have tight ends, fullbacks and various backs involved,” Holgorsen said. “Playing fast is something that’s really important. The days of doing what Jim Harbaugh does at Stanford is somewhat transitioning a little bit.”

The development of Holgorsen’s coaching style began during his playing career at Iowa Wesleyan.

Holgorsen was a wide receiver in an unorthodox, passheavy offense designed by head coach Hal Mumme, who would later coach at Kentucky.

“It started with Hal Mumme,” Holgorsen said. “I played for him, and he started doing this kind of offense 20 to

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Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon stiff arms a Kansas defender in 2010. New WVU offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen helped Blackmon become the nation’s leading receiver this season.

25 years ago.”

Following his playing career, Holgorsen caught on with Mumme in 1993 with his first coaching gig as the quarterbacks, wide receivers and special teams coach at Valdosta State.

While with the Blazers, Mumme continued to use his unorthodox offense, and Holgorsen became his top pupil.

“The X’s and O’s I learned from coach Mumme,” Holgorsen said. “He researched it and developed the system based on various trips to BYU, the Green Bay Packers and local high schools in the Texas area. He was on top of the world at one point.”

While coaching at Valdosta State, Holgorsen had the opportunity to interact with a little known assistant coach by the name of Mike Leach.

After brief stops at Mississippi College and Wingate, Holgorsen coached under Leach at Texas Tech from 2000 to 2006 as the Red Raiders’ receivers coach.

In 2005, he was named the offensive coordinator.

“Just the organizational skills of what he does on a daily basis are pretty impressive,” Holgorsen said of Leach. “The way he organizes practices and his players – he makes sure the guys get the reps they need to get. He was able to remain calm throughout the whole game.”

After three successful sea-

sons at the helm of the Red Raiders’ offense, Holgorsen made the jump from the Big 12 Conference to Conference USA as the offensive coordinator at Houston under head coach Kevin Sumlin.

“People thought I was crazy to leave the Big 12 to go to Conference USA,” Holgorsen said.

“I left for two reasons – I was tired of telling Mike to punt, and I wanted to make those decisions, as far as deciding what to do on third and fourth down.

“Being able to do it on my own and working for Sumlin were two things that were important to me.”

Holgorsen would coach two seasons with the Cougars before heading to Oklahoma State as its offensive coordinator, where his unit helped lead the Cowboys to an 11-2 record in 2010.

Now, Holgorsen finds himself at the control of the Mountaineers’ offense – an offense that will combine all of his past coaching experience.

“Playing fast, tempo, having a good rhythm, moving the ball fast and making it very exciting is kind of what we’re about,” Holgorsen said. “Having a philosophy of keeping it loose and letting the guys be themselves, while also making sure you’re doing things right like playing smart, hard and fast, lets you have a chance of being successful.” brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

2011 WVU scouting report Quarterbacks The West Virginia starting quarterback returns for the first time since 2008, but it isn’t without controversy.

Junior Geno Smith will require offseason surgery in order to fix a stress fracture in his left foot. If the surgery causes Smith to miss parts of spring practice, as it did last season, it could set him back as he learns the intricacies of new offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen’s offense.

Behind Smith, the cupboard is bare, as both Jeremy Johnson and Barry Brunetti are leaving the program.

Currently, WVU has just one quarterback committed to the 2011 recruiting class, 6-foot-4 pocket passer Brian Athey.

Running backs With the graduation of Noel Devine, the Mountaineers enter the season without a go-to tailback for the first time since 2005. Sophomore Shawne Alston and junior Ryan Clarke showed the ability to be a solid back in 2010, but in Holgorsen’s offense, a focus may be put on the use of a smaller, shiftier back.

Look for sophomore Trey Johnson to get a good look from the offensive staff in the spring.

Receivers No position may be more crucial to Holgorsen’s offense than wide receiver. The Mountaineers lose Jock Sanders to graduation, but have solid depth returning.

Junior Tavon Austin, redshirt senior Bradley Starks, redshirt sophomore Stedman Bailey and redshirt junior J.D. Woods all return next season along with sophomore Ivan McCartney.

Austin is sure to be the biggest beneficiary of Holgorsen’s system, while Bailey and McCartney should also help lead the unit.

Although WVU will be losing defensive line anchors Scooter Berry and Chris Nield to graduation, the duo of juniors Bruce Irvin and Julian Miller, who combined for 23 sacks in 2010, will be returning.

Irvin will try to make the transition from pass rush specialist to every down player during the spring, and a replacement for Nield will need to be found.

Junior Jorge Wright and senior Josh Taylor will provide depth along the three-man front.

Linebackers Replacing two-thirds of their defensive front will be tough for the Mountaineers, but the most daunting task will be revamping their linebacking core.

Emotional leaders J.T. Thomas and Anthony Leonard are gone to graduation along with Pat Lazear. Junior Najee Goode will return for his senior season to anchor the group, while Doug Rigg, Jewone Snow and Casey Vance will be looked upon to step up.

Defensive backs WVU will lose safety Sidney Glover and cornerback Brandon Hogan to graduation. Junior safety Robert Sands will also be leaving, as he declared for the NFL Draft Sunday.

Cornerback Keith Tandy and safety Terrence Garvin will be the two remaining starters, while Pat Miller, Brodrick Jenkins, Ishmael Banks, Travis Bell and Brantwon Bowser could fill in the three open positions.

Special teams Sophomore kicker Tyler Bitancurt struggled last season, only hitting 58.8 percent of his field goal attempts, including just 2-of-7 between 40-49 yards.

At the punting spot, Greg Pugnetti is graduating, meaning Corey Smith will most likely hold down that spot as well as the kickoffs.

Offensive line Four of the five starters return on a unit that struggled in each of WVU’s four losses in 2010. The struggles cost Dave Johnson his job, as Johnson will be replaced by former Arizona offensive line coach and co-offensive coordinator Bill Bedenbaugh.

Bedenbaugh’s lines have been successful in the past at protecting the quarterback, which is something that will be crucial to the Mountaineers’ success next season.

Senior Don Barclay returns to lead the unit, while center Joey Madsen, Josh Jenkins, Jeff Braun and Cole Bowers also return.

Coaching The coaching situation for the Mountaineers during the 2011 season could be the ingredient that makes or breaks this team.

Will head coach Bill Stewart coexist with Holgorsen? How quickly will Holgorsen be able to implement his offense? Will defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel be able to make up for the loss of eight starters?

These questions remain to be answered, but there is little doubt that this aspect could be the team’s Achilles’ heel in 2011.

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— Compiled by Brian Kuppelweiser

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Before the Champs Sports Bowl, West Virginia players wouldn’t talk about any coaching changes looming for next season.

After the Mountaineers’ 23-7 loss to N.C. State on Tuesday, those tight-lipped players opened up. And they had plenty to tell.

“We don’t have a say over it because football is the sport that makes all the money,” said sophomore running back Shawne Alston, who added that many of his teammates had mixed emotions about the changes. “There’s always a business side to it.”

Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach Jeff Mullen and offensive line coach Dave Johnson have coached their final game at West Virginia. Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen was named offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for 2011; Mullen and Johnson were not retained.

As coach-in-waiting, Holgorsen has full control over the offensive coaching staff but may keep one or two assistants. He is slated to take over in 2012; Bill Stewart will move to another position in the athletic department. “(Athletic director Oliver Luck) came in ... and made his decision,” junior starting left tackle Don Barclay said. “As players, we’re going to move on with that decision and do the best we can. We just can’t give up.”

Stewart wouldn’t comment on the team’s future, other than saying he told players he

would see them Jan. 9 when the team reconvenes.

“I don’t mean to be a wise guy, but I haven’t had much time to think about next year,” he said. “We’ll start preparation for 2011 then.”

Something West Virginia kept quiet until Tuesday also could affect next season.

Sophomore quarterback Geno Smith will have a third surgery on his foot in as many years, trainer Dave Kerns confirmed.

In July, Smith suffered a nonunion fracture of his left foot – the same bone he had surgery on in January – and may not be full strength for the second-consecutive year during spring practice. Smith said Wednesday on Twitter that he is having surgery, but added that he would not miss spring practice.

West Virginia heads into the offseason with a bowl loss for the second time in as many seasons. The Mountaineers also have failed to win 10 games for three-straight seasons.

“We have the talent to go undefeated and win a national championship,” Alston said.

“We should be in the top 10 in the country easy, because we have the talent.”

West Virginia loses 11 starters next season, including junior safety Robert Sands, who opted for the NFL Draft.

With a new offense coming, the players know to expect the unexpected.

“Nothing’s guaranteed,” Barclay said. “You’ve got to come out here and win a starting spot all over again, and then go from there.”

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UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS ATTENTION STUDENTS Want to live in the most convenient place in Morgantown? That would be 1993 Water Street—Mountaineer Court! 2 and 3 Bedrooms available now plus leasing for next year. 304-598-2285.

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HTM PROPERTIES 1 - 5 Bedroom Sunnyside, Evansdale & Arnold Hall Great Units

“Living the Good Life” 304 - 685 - 3243 htmproperties.com DOWNTOWN You’ll love the location. #1-3BR, central heat/air, w/d, 1 block from PRT, $400/person/month plus gas and electric. #2-1BR loft, central heat/air, w/d, 1/2 block to PRT, $575/month plus utilities. Owner pays garbage. Call Steve at 304-288-6012 FIVE (5) 1/BR APARTMENTS NOW available. West Run, Morgantown. $600/mo each plus $300/dep. NO PETS. Call Jess: 304-290-8572.

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LARGE, UNFURNISHED 3/BR DUPLEX apartment. Available Now. Close to campus/hospitals. Deck, appliances, WD hook-up, off-street parking. No pets. $750/mo+utilities. 304-594-2225 NOW LEASING 1,2,3/BR Apartments for May 2011. No pets. 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365 NOW RENTING TOP OF FALLING RUN ROAD Morgan Point 1+2/BR $590-$790+ utilities. Semester lease. WD. DW. Parking.

NO PETS. Call: 304-290-4834.

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

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

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

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Available May 2011. NO PETS 304-692-6549 SOUTH PARK 1-BR ATTRACTIVE, spacious, private. Excellent condition.

Minutes to campus. Heat included.

Off-street parking. Lease/deposit. No pets. 304-296-3919.

SOUTH PARK-3BR Townhome style within easy walking distance of PRT and downtown, Includes all appliances, w/d, 1-car garage, 1 1/2 baths. $400/person/month plus utilities. Call Steve at 304-288-6012

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FURNISHED HOUSES CLOSE DOWNTOWN, NEXT TO ARNOLD HALL. 3,4,5&6/BR houses. Excellent condition. A/C, W/D, parking and yard. Utilities included. No dogs. 12 month lease. 304-288-1572 or 296-8491

UNFURNISHED HOUSES 3 bedrm/2bath. Close to Sunnyside. Extra rooms! Yard. WD. bckrentals.com. Call 304-594-1200.

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

2/BR, 1/BA HOUSE: STAR CITY. WALK to Crockett’s. 452 Westwood St. W/D. Pets OK. $540/mo+deposit. $100/off 1st/mo.

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292-7171 3-4/BR WALK TO CAMPUS W/D, some parking. Lease/Deposit.

Available 6/1/11. No pets. Max Rentals 304-291-8423 3/BR, 2/BA C/AC. W/D. GAS, HEAT, deck/yard. Near airport. NO PETS. $900/mo plus utilities. 304-291-6533.

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AMAZING, HISTORIC LOG CABIN. 305 Dewey St. South Park. 2/baths.

REMODELED and RESTORED. Leveled yard. $660/mo. total plus utilities.

Call Shawn 304-292-7171 APTS AND HOUSES FOR RENT 217, 221, 225, 227 Jones Ave. 617 North Street, 341 Mulberry Street, 1-4/BR. $325-$475 each plus utilities. Free off-street parking. NO PETS. Lease May 15, 2011.

E.J. Stour 304-685-3457 AS MANY AS 4 PEOPLE, BOTH APARTMENTS IN DUPLEX. 700 East Brockway.

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W/W. $375/MONTH/TOTAL EACH APARTMENT. Available May 16. Call Shawn 304-292-7171 AVAILABLE 5/8/11. 3 AND 4 BR house. Recently remodeled. Partially furnished. Close to campus. Off-street parking. 296-8801 or 291-8288.

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Event Marketing Manager

HELP WANTED A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS a month and on some holidays during the school year and on most days during the summer working with a 16-year-old boy facing uncommon challenges, including mobility, intellectual, vision and hearing impairment. This is an opportunity to learn how to teach receptive and expressive sign language and to work on goals that will help him live within out community, including attending day camps during the summer. Employment is through ResCare but additional information can be obtained by calling his family at 304-598-3839.

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

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

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ROOMMATES NEEDED FOR DIFFERENT situations.

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WANTED TO SUBLET LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER LEASE AT APARTMENT AT WEST RUN. Call Karen at 304-363-8518 $375/month.

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BLACK BEAR BURRITO hiring full and part time wait staff and Kitchen crew. Experience preferred. Apply within. 132 Pleasant Street BUCKET HEAD PUB. BARTENDERS WANTED. Will train. 10-minutes from downtown Morgantown. Small local bar.

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Tickets for Snoop Dogg, Wiz available Wed. by mackenzie mays associate a&e editor

Tickets for the Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa concert scheduled for Feb. 25 at the West Virginia University Coliseum go on sale Wednesday at 9 a.m.

Tickets will be available at the Mountainlair Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets.

Prices range from $32 to $47 depending on seating. WVU students receive a $10 discount on all price levels.

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

Gaining worldwide attention over the years with hits like “Gin and Juice” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” the Dogg has snagged awards such as the 2006 MTV Video Music Award for “Buttons” with The Pussycat Dolls and an American Music Award in 1995 for Favorite Rap/ Hip-Hop Artist.

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

Khalifa has had major underground success with the internet release of his independent mixtape “Kush and Orange Juice,” and recently found success with his cur-

rent radio single, “Black and Yellow.”

“These are going to be crazy live performances. Both of these guys put on great shows.

It’s going to be insane,” Said Huey Mack, a local rapper who will be opening for the show.

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

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

“Snoop is just crazy, and people love it. It’s hard to even explain him. He’s been around

forever, and he knows what he’s doing,” Mack said. “Everyone loves Wiz so much because he doesn’t care what people think.

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

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

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

Freshman business major Gordy Mitchell said he’s excited to see a live performance by two artists he feels stand out

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“Wiz and Snoop bring a dif- I’m not passing up the chance ferent style of music to the to see them live.” hip/hop scene,” Mitchell said. mackenzie.mays@mail.wvu.edu “Their styles are unique, but at

Racer X magazine Motocross game now available in app store by david ryan A&E editor

Morgantown-based Racer X Magazine’s iPhone video game is now available in the iTunes store.

“Mad Skills Motocross” was made available for download on the app store Monday for a limited-time price of $1.99.

As of late Monday, the game was the 27th most downloaded paid-game app, and reached 40th most download paid app on the store.

“There’s a lot of side-scrolling motocross games on the app store, but very few of them are racing games,” said Bryan Stealey, president of Filter Publications. “Most are just obstacle courses.”

“Mad Skills Motocross” is a racing game, Stealey said. The game allows users to compete by themselves or with their friends, he said.

Players can send each other

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their lap times and compete against the other player’s “ghost.”

The game features 52 tracks and various power-ups to improve lap times.

Much of the game’s critical acclaim has come from its physics engine, Stealey said.

Physics engines allow games to emulate conditions found in the real world.

“The sense of control you have over the motorcycle is astounding,” he said. “You can shave tenths of seconds off laps. There are a lot of variables.”

The game also features social media tools allowing users to post updates about their progress and “make fun of their friends when they beat them,” Stealey said.

The game is a port of an original release of the game, previously only available for the PC and Mac. An Android version is currently being

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The game features social media links allowing players to share their times with friends. considered.

The game features the same tracks, Stealey said. However, it does not feature a level editor which is found on the desktop version.

“It had more of a cult-following, but it definitely had a really good reputation,” he

said.

Both games are a collaboration with Swedish-based designer Turborilla.

The magazine currently has two other apps available for download, including a mobile-friendly version of its website.

A screenshot from the iPad version of ‘Mad Skills Motocross.’

“For us as a publishing company in Morgantown, it’s a challenging atmosphere to be a publisher,” he said. “For us, it’s just part of our company ethos, where we embrace technology and stay ahead of the curve and be relevant.”

Users will be able to get a

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“I probably have 50 to 60 hours of playing time in,” he said. “I’m still not nearly as good as I could be.” david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

‘The King’s Speech’ an inspiring, heartwarming drama rachel duryea a&e writer

Colin Firth, center, stars as King George VI in ‘The King’s Speech.’

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“The King’s Speech” is ultimately the best drama I’ve seen to date.

The acting in this movie is both phenomenal and heart-wrenching.

The story is centered around King George VI’s speech im-

pediment and warms the audience’s hearts as they get to see the personal trials behind being royalty.

King George VI (Colin Firth) struggles throughout the movie to live up to the pressures of being in the spotlight and overcoming his stammer, which prevents him from being respected and delivering speeches to his people.

His wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), struggles with him as he attempts to speak in front of audiences.

Elizabeth turns to Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush), an unusually exceptional speech therapist in secret, because she knows her husband’s pride will get in the way.

The adventures the king and his therapist go through together are a wonderful balance of laughter and hardships. The relationship between the two is at the core of the movie’s plot to find the king’s inner voice.

Firth and Rush do substantial acting in this film, portraying believable characters.

Their anger, excitement, fear and laughter brings Oscar-winning drama and delight to the

‘The King’s Speech’ Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush audience.

“The King’s Speech” carries on a theme that people can overcome any obstacle they if they put their mind to it.

The king didn’t believe he would ever overcome his stammer, but after connecting with a great teacher and a great friend, he came to learn, that with determination, he could overcome what was eating him inside.

He not only did it for himself, but for everyone around him who depended on him and had faith in him.

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Glasshouse Grille restaurant reopens with renovations, bistro by jesse tabit a&e writer

Local restaurant formerly known as The Glasshouse Grille reopened Monday after undergoing several major alterations including a new name and a more convenient menu.

“We will be running the same level of quality but in a bistro orientation,” said Martin Biafora, chef and owner of the now Glasshouse Bistro.

Biafora said half the restaurant has a whole new look, and there is a bistro menu to this new half with smaller items and lower prices.

“It’s more fun food,” Biafora said.

The wine list has also been extended, and Biafora said customers are offered $9, $10 or $12 items throughout the week on the special bistro menu.

Two menus now give customers more options, and prices on the bistro menu range

from $5.50 to $19.

With the addition of the new bistro section, customers can also get the full service, traditional dining menu.

“We are offering the same dedication and quality, but now on a cafe and pub level,” Biafora said. “You can come in and get a light bite and not get a full sit-down, two-hour meal.”

Other changes besides the new menu include a newly remodeled bar, lounge and front dining room.

Jessica Royse, executive chef of the Glasshouse Bistro, said the restaurant has been painted, and older carpet has been removed for a more contemporary look. Royse also said the bistro section of the restaurant has its own entrance.

“We went in this direction in order to give people an opportunity to have a faster and less expensive option,” Royse said.

“You’re still going to be wowed by the food and presentation,

but it’s just going to be more accessible.”

“We’ve serviced the University, faculty and staff for years, and we will continue to do that,” Biafora said.

WVU students will receive 10 percent off each meal with their student ID when they purchase a meal at the newly remodeled restaurant.

The Glasshouse Bistro is located on Beechurst Avenue in the Seneca Center.

Information on the restaurant can be found at www.theglasshousegrille.com or by phone at 304-296-8460.

“The same dining experience The Glasshouse Grille has had for the past 20 years is still present, but we want to bring the restaurant up to the times with a new look, a lighter menu and a place people can come to socialize,” Biafora said. jesse.tabi@mail.wvu.edu

The bar and new bistro area at the Glasshouse Bistro.

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Comedy Central’s ‘Onion SportsDome’ lacks relevance, timeliness BRIAN KUPPELWEISER SPORTS WRITER

Sports are a multi-billion dollar industry, and it brings to mind a question: Have we eliminated all that is fun and joyful in sports and replaced it with a serious mindset similar to business?

After all, who actually remembers the day of ESPN having just one channel devoted to sports coverage?

Now, ESPN’s roster of channels is in the double digits.

Comedy Central will unveil its own sports offering with the debut of the “Onion SportsDome” tonight at 10:30 pm.

The fictional Onion Sports Network bills itself as an undisputed global sports leader that offers the network’s queen jewel of shows, “SportsDome.”

Furthermore, a Comedy Central press release describes “SportsDome” as “The number one destination

for fans seeking game reports, insight from former players and theme music heavy on bell tones and bendy guitar riffs.”

The show is co-hosted by Mark Shepard, who has been with the show since 2005 when he “parlayed the suicide of a World Backgammon Championship commentator into his first on-air appearance, impressing producers enough to install him behind the storied ‘SportsDome’ anchor desk.”

Alex Reiser, on the other hand, made his way to the show in 1995 after working his way up from the mailroom.

Reiser was determined to get to the anchor desk, and he would “repeatedly knock on the office door of the VP of OSN programming while shouting highlights from the night before at the top of his lungs.”

In the show’s premiere episode, “SportsDome” quickly establishes itself as a “serious” show, missing the typical laugh track of most comedies.

In their opening story, the

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anchors talk about leaguewide rule changes the Miami Heat’s Big Three of Dwayne Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh want to install into the league to make it basketball again, not lameball.

Just as on “SportsCenter,” Reiser and Shepard throw it over to senior sports insider Reggie Greengrass to discuss the impending changes and the effect it will have on the league.

“SportsDome” also offers breaking news stories such as the escape of three former football players who suffer from irreparable brain damage from the NFL’s Retiree Residential Compound.

In addition to receiving information from “SportsDome,” viewers are also subjected to in-show commercials about OSN’s other programming like the “National Crystal Meth Hallucination League” and “Inside the Bench,” which is modeled after ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.”

Also being showcased is OSN’s new drama, “Late Inning Drama,” which follows

a baseball team that solves murders in a similar fashion to “CSI”.

Last but not least, “SportsDome” offers a segment called “Who Would You Kill?” in which two panelists debate who is more worthy of death in a certain sport or given team.

After their selection, the panelists provide a detailed description of exactly how they will dispatch the unlucky party.

“SportsDome” closely follows the theme, segments and even closely resembles the set of “SportsCenter,” but it falls short of its comedic potential.

Unfortunately, the show is shot months earlier, with most of the stories being out of-date or no longer relevant.

If the “SportsDome” parodies sport’s stories that are more current, it has the chance to become a vehicle that helps make sports a little less serious.

««« ««« brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

COMEDY CENTRAL

Mark Shepard and Alex Reiser host Comedy Central’s ‘SportsDome,’ a parody of ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’ news program.

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