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Council awards housing analysis bid

By Devon Unger Staff Writer

A required housing analysis for the city of Morgantown was contracted by City Council Tuesday night.

The $23,850 contract is for BBC Research and Consulting to bring Morgantown into compliance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Fair Housing Act. BBC is charged with devel-

oping an “Analysis of Impediments” (AI) for fair housing practices and making recommendations to alleviate these.

“What an Analysis of Impediments does is looks at realtors, landlords, advertisers, advocates, city codes and practices concerning the ability of individuals to move freely within the community,” said Dave Bott, Community Development Director.

Bott said the Fair Housing Act looks at race, color, reli-

gion, sex, national origin, age, marital status and disability.

Although BBC’s bid for the contract was not the lowest, Bott said its proposal was the most direct and professional of the ones he reviewed.

He said the money for the AI will be paid for by the community development fund.

“When we did the action plan last year we set aside funding specifically for that (AI). As a matter of fact, it was probably one of the big-

gest administrative budgets we’ve put forward,” Bott said.

According to the city manger’s report, such an analysis is required by HUD every five years to ensure the communities receiving federal funding from the Community Development Block Grant comply with fair housing regulations.

The analysis requirement is also for studying how local laws and practices impact location, availability and accessibility of housing.

Bott said the last AI was conducted in June 2005 and found Morgantown to have 13 impediments. A draft should be ready to present to council in April, with a final draft prepared for May. In other news: zz Morgantown Postmaster Tommy White explained the steps that have been taken to prepare for the new vote-bymail system to be used in city council elections this spring.

“The postal service is well-

trusted. The postal service in Morgantown, our employees, try to serve our customers.

We will ensure that you get the security that you deserve, that the law requires,” White said.

Vote-by-mail is being piloted by the state and uses a system similar to absentee voting in lieu of polling stations. The system is expected to increase voter

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A screen displays information about WVU activities and organizations in the Mountainlair on Tuesday.

Campus information stations to scroll student Foursquare, Twitter updates by erin fitzwilliams associate city editor

Students can now view West Virginia University Twitter and Foursquare updates on Mountainlair information stations due to an upgrade in new software for the stations.

The new software has gone live in the Mountainlair and on channel seven in residence and dining halls. The upgraded system will have more videos played and a rolling ticker.

“Students are able to engage with the screens,” said Spencer Graham, interactive video manager. “In the future (Info stations) will have WVU trivia in a game format, where students can participate.”

The new technology, called the X20 Media software, will give students a more interactive role for the stations by running live

check-ins on Foursquare and “WVU” hashtags on Twitter.

The system will have 12 different “playlists” that loop information for the various schools, he said.

All screens across campus will eventually be upgraded with the software by the end of February, Graham said.

He said, for example, the College of Business and Economics school has 40 percent generic WVU trivia and information, and 60 percent is the school’s own design materials.

Jennifer Gillum, who is with information station database and networking, said the upgrade has given developers more capability of adding different visual effects.

The types of video which can be played has been expanded

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Members of the West Virginia University Student Government Association will vote on proposed reforms to SGA elections during tonight’s meeting.

SGA Vice President Ron Cheng, who drafted the potential changes, said the reforms consist of four major amendments. Cheng passed out the amendments during last week’s meeting for the Board of Governors to review.

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New information stations are located in the Mountainlair food court and display information such as PRT hours of operation and club meeting times.

Lobbying group readies to attend state legislature CORRESPONDENT

Members of the Student Advocates for Legislative Advancement at West Virginia University met Tuesday to plan for an upcoming event in which WVU students are invited to attend a state Legislative session.

The group will be traveling to Charleston on Feb. 15 for WVU Day at the Legislature to lobby state lawmakers on behalf of the student body on two main issues, said Benjamin Seebaugh, SALA’s president.

The group will focus on towing regulations in Morgantown and tenant and landlord

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“Towing companies in Morgantown don’t give receipts, don’t take credit cards after hours and generally take advantage of student,” Seebaugh said.

The group is working on drafting an amendment to another proposed bill that would allow the city of Mor-

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Students help themselves to cookies and pizza during the Ecoolympics awards ceremony Tuesday.

Arnold Hall wins second year of four annual Ecolympics Challenges By erin fitzwilliams

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The majority of the proposed rules would give candidates an outlet to report wrongdoing during the campaign season.

“Tickets are held responsible for their actions as a whole, not just the individual members on the tickets,” Cheng said. “The attorney general and election chair can audit and subpoena campaigners.”

Other changes involve making coupon distribution limited and giving candidates the freedom to display campaign shirts wherever they choose.

The reforms are not meant to target any incidents from the last round of elections but are designed to make the

gantown to develop its own towing laws.

“We want to put towing into the hands of the city of Morgantown,” Seebaugh said.

The group is also working on drafting legislation that would ensure the rights of students who want to rent in Morgantown.

They are hoping to write a bill to be sponsored and passed by members of the state legislature in the coming months. The bill would define laws for landlords requiring them to itemize deductions on security deposits, give 24hour notice before entering a rented premise and set a 30day deadline for the return of security deposits.

The group recently established a website to increase student awareness of their rights as tenants, said Student Government Association President Chris Lewallen. The group is encouraging any students with past landlord issues to post their experiences on the website.

“The website is super important, as it shows legislatures that their constituents are paying attention to this issue and expect action” said Isabelle Shepherd, SALA group member.

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Residents of Arnold Hall gathered with recycling coordinators from West Virginia University Tuesday to celebrate the residence hall’s victory in the WECAN Ecolympics Challenge.

Greg Rose, director of administration for Facilities Management, said Arnold Hall won the Ecolympics trophy because it had the best attendance and participation at activities, showed strong volunteer work in recycling during the challenge and won the WECAN scavenger hunt.

More than three tons of aluminum, plastic and paper were recycled, which equates to about 15 pounds per person in the hall, Rose said.

The hall will receive $3,500 in prizes that it designated

for items such as two televisions, a Nintendo Wii, a Bowflex and various video games.

Barbara Angeletti, WVU’s recycling coordinator, said Arnold Hall saved the University 11 percent in energy conservation, which equals 500,000 kilowatt hours of electricity.

The Ecolympics challenge began in September and lasted four weeks. The purpose of the event, hosted by the Office of Sustainability, is to encourage residence halls to recycle and conserve.

Angeletti said some residence halls scored more than 20 percent overall, but Arnold Hall had more participants and won more challenges.

“We aren’t talking shutting lights off in stairways when safety is an issue,” she said.

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“But when students leave their dorm, turn off the lights or computer electronics. If students aren’t using electronics, turn them off.”

Tim Godisart, junior electrical engineering and computer sciences major, said he helped spread the word about the Ecolympics challenge through resident assistants and halls across campus.

Godisart accepted the trophy on the hall’s behalf.

“We need to protect our resources, this country is very wasteful,” he said. “It’s mainly about conserving for the next generation.”

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WVU Recycling Cooridinator Barbara Angeletti presents prizes to residents of Arnold Hall during the Eco-Olympics awards ceremony Tuesday evening. the Ecolympics challenge, and has won the other two years. this is Arnold Hall’s second Ecolympics win. Summit Hall erin.fitzwilliams@mail.wvu.edu Some of the issues raised during that forum included easier ways to report campaign violations and cheating.

Many of the ideas students brought to the meeting were considered when the amendments were drafted, he said.

“Ultimately the changes benefit the student body the most by ensuring the success rate of legitimate candidates.

Better leaders, better future,” Cheng said.

If passed, the amendments

would affect the upcoming SGA elections in April.

This is the second time in two years that SGA elections have been discussed for reform.

In January 2010, the Elections Code was changed to move the date of SGA elections from February to April.

The change gives SGA members a full year to work on platforms and events.

games.”

A team has been formed made up of Graham, Gillum and George Cicci, professional technologist at WVU, to monitor the system.

“We have experienced zero issues with rolling out the new software,” Graham said.

Graham said the software was purchased four years ago

during former-President David C. Hardesty’s term.

WVU was among the first to use the upgraded software, he said.

The budget for the new software will end up being cost efficient in the long run, Graham said.

Parks and Recreation Commission’s Board of Directors.

Nancy Ganz was selected to replace Frances Toro. participation and decrease Ganz has extensive expethe cost of elections. rience working in parks and zz The council also filled recreation, including time an opening on the Board of spent working for Montgom-

ery County, Maryland in a similar capacity. Ganz was selected over current WVU Student Government Association City Council liaison, Nelson France.

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“These changes are necessary to insure the legitimacy of SGA elections by holding candidates to a higher standard,” Cheng said.

In October, SGA hosted a Speak Up Forum in which it polled students on changes they want to see for SGA elections.

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“I think students will like it,” Gillum said. “The screens will have live Foursquare updates, so students can be the mayor of the Mountainlair and play

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Flu shots available for faculty, students today West Virginia University’s WELL WVU is holding a flu shot clinic today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The clinic will be held outside the Sports Cafe at the Stu-

dent Recreation Center.

The flu shot clinic is open for faculty and students. The vaccine has been discounted to $5 per vaccine. Payment will be accepted in the form of

cash, check, or students may charge it to their accounts.

WVU IDs must be shown to receive a shot.

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Fair to educate students on study abroad options today Students at West Virginia University will have an opportunity today to make initial contacts and to receive information to pursue an educational experience in another country.

WVU will be hosting an annual Study Abroad Fair today

in the Mountainlair Blue and Gold Ballrooms from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event will feature booths with information on various study abroad opportunities provided through the University. Speakers and representa-

tives from different organizations will be present to offer students information on the many countries and international universities in partnership with WVU. — tcc

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NYPD World Trade Center command will be staffed at 9/11 memorial

NEW YORK (AP) — A police command center to secure the area in and around the rebuilt World Trade Center site will be staffed with scores of officers by the time the Sept. 11 memorial opens on the 10th anniversary of the attack, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday.

The security plan for the center, still seen as a terror target even as skyscrapers are being rebuilt, will be implemented in phases; eventually, more than 650 officers will be assigned to the area.

The World Trade Center has been attacked twice, once in 1993 and again on Sept. 11, 2001, and a plot was disrupted in 2006 to bomb a train tunnel and retaining wall at ground zero.

“We cannot dismiss the level of threat against this site, which remains squarely in the terrorists’ crosshairs,” Kelly said in a speech to the nonprofit Police Foundation.

The World Trade Center command will police the 16acre site where five towers, a

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memorial, a transit hub and an arts center are envisioned, along with the area around the site, though block-by-block parameters haven’t been established. The command will work with Manhattan precincts and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the site.

The total number of officers will make it larger than any other precinct, and police assigned to the command will have additional training, Kelly said. He has named a deputy inspector, who is currently working on plans for the memorial opening ceremony, for the new command.

A few officers already are working out of a police building in the area, but a new location will be found as the command increases in size, Kelly said.

The Port Authority and the New York Police Department sketched out a security agreement in 2008 that settled a dispute over who would watch over the area. The site is intertwined through underground

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The Port Authority will have primary responsibility for security at the PATH train station connecting lower Manhattan and New Jersey and will oversee the installation and maintenance of all security equipment at the World Trade Center.

It’s not clear yet where the officers will come from – if they’ll be transferred from other commands or more will be hired. The NYPD, the nation’s largest police department, is down thousands of officers from a high of more than 40,000 after Sept. 11.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia must hold a special election for governor by Nov. 15, or within one year of when state Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin began acting as chief executive, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a unanimous decision.

The justices rejected Tomblin’s stance that the West Virginia Constitution and state law did not set the next vote for the governor’s office until 2012.

They instead sided with West Virginia Citizen Action Group and lawyer Thornton Cooper, who challenged Tomblin’s conclusion.

Tomblin, a Democrat, said Tuesday that he would heed the ruling, but also said he’ll propose legislation setting a special primary as well. The decision cites state law that provides for party conventions to decide special election nominees.

“This election should truly be a people’s election,” he said.

In ordering Tomblin to proclaim an election and fix its date, the opinion cites a timetable proposed in the case by Secretary of State Natalie Tennant. West Virginia’s chief elections officer, Tennant advised setting the vote 195 days after a proclamation.

“The setting of the date of such new election must ensure that the vacancy in the office of governor be properly filled within one year of the date when the vacancy occurred,” the ruling written by Justice Brent Benjamin said.

That finding reflects language in the constitution upon which Tuesday’s ruling relies: “whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of governor before the first three years of the term shall have expired, a new election for governor shall take place to fill the vacancy.

Then-Gov. Joe Manchin had more than two years left in his term when he joined the U.S. Senate in November. Manchin had won a special election prompted by the death last year of Sen. Robert C. Byrd.

The constitution also calls on the Senate president – in this case, Tomblin – to act as governor upon such a vacancy.

But state law on the subject led Tomblin to contend that a “new” election meant the next general election, which isn’t until next year. The office is already on the ballot then, for a full four-year term.

The Supreme Court instead ruled that a new statewide election “shall be held as soon as

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Acting W.Va. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announces Jan. 6, his plan to ask the state Legislature to create the position of lieutenant governor during a press conference in the Governor’s Reception Room in the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Tomblin, who is the W.Va. senate president, was named the state’s 35th governor after former W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin resigned after being elected to serve in the U.S. Senate in November, 2010. practicable.”

“We believe that the framers of the Constitution, by specifically requiring an election when a vacancy occurs in the first three years of a gubernatorial term but not requiring an election if the vacancy occurs in the final year of the term, clearly intended that a person not elected to the post may act as governor for a period of no more than one year,” Benjamin wrote.

“I’m very happy with the decision by the court,” Cooper said Tuesday. “The constitution of West Virginia has been vindicated.”

WV-CAG Executive Director Gary Zuckett agreed. “The citizens of the state deserve the right to vote for their governor sooner rather than later,” he said in a statement.

Citizen Action and Cooper filed separate petitions, which the court combined. During arguments in the case last week, the justices noted the amount of time left in Manchin’s term.

But they also questioned how they could rule without violating the constitutional provision meant to keep the branches of government independent and equal.

While citing the state law setting a convention, instead of a primary, for special election candidates, the decision suggests the Legislature could amend that provision. The 60day regular session began last week.

“Having found the procedure constitutional, it would be improper of this Court to second-guess the wisdom of this procedure, or to otherwise ‘legislate’ a procedure more to our

liking,” the ruling said.

But the justices also warned that any legislation must adhere to the ruling’s central finding.

“Any new procedure may not conflict with the Constitution which requires that all acts necessary to elect a governor shall be completed within one year of the vacancy in the office,” the decision said.

Tennant on Tuesday estimated that special primary and special elections would each cost between $3 million and $4 million. If the state sticks with nominating conventions, the parties with ballot access would bear their respective costs.

Those groups – the Republican, Democratic and Mountain parties – would each hold county-level conventions to choose delegates who then would pick a candidate at the statewide meeting, Tennant said.

A growing field of potential candidates for governor had emerged well before Tuesday’s ruling.

Former Secretary of State Betty Ireland, state Sen. Clark Barnes and state GOP Chairman Mike Stuart are among the Republican names in play.

The Democrats discussed include Tomblin, Tennant, House Speaker Rick Thompson, state Treasurer John Perdue and state Sens. Brooks McCabe and Jeff Kessler.

Preston Circuit Judge Lawrance Miller heard the case in place of Justice Robin Davis.

She recused herself because she plans to be a candidate “in some capacity” on the 2012 ballot.

Tomblin picks liquor, revenue chiefs CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin continued to fill out his administration Tuesday, tapping a former tax commissioner for his cabinet while moving a lottery official to oversee liquor regulations.

Tomblin also announced that Brig. Gen. James Hoyer will take over from retiring National Guard Gen. Allen Tackett. Tomblin said Tackett will leave as the nation’s longest serving adjutant general Jan. 31.

The former tax commissioner, Charles Lorensen, will become state Revenue sec-

retary Monday, Tomblin announced. The longtime commerce lawyer has been in private practice since 1993, and was also previously a staff attorney for the state Senate and its Finance and Ways and Means committees.

Tomblin is also Senate president, and has been acting as governor since U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin departed to take up his new office.

Lottery Director John Musgrave has been filling in at Revenue since Virgil Helton left for a private sector job in late August. Tomblin on Tuesday also installed the lottery’s assistant

director, Ron Moats, as commissioner of the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration.

Moats had been with that agency between 1989 and 2005, serving as its acting commissioner for two of those years. He succeeds Dallas Staples, who will oversee a new school safety program and hold other duties at the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety.

Tomblin singled out Tackett for praise during last week’s State of the State address. Adjutant general since 1995, Tackett commands a 6,000plus National Guard force.

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Increasing tuition will not solve all problems West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin recently proposed a one-time salary enhancement for state employees. But, a problem arises when it comes time to pay for it: There isn’t enough money in the budget.

According to Chancellor of the Higher Education Policy Commission Brian Noland, Tomblin’s proposal is only half-funded in the budget, and another $7 million will be needed.

How the money will be funded is yet to be

determined.

The universities could choose to fund the pay enhancements other ways, but raising tuition is a potential solution.

“You are looking at raising tuition by default 2 percent just to fund the salary increase,” Noland said.

Every percent increased in tuition will add about $3.5 million to the budget, according to WOWK News.

This will put the students in even more debt and will ultimately hurt the state.

Even though tuition for higher education in West Virginia is one of the lowest in the country, we have one of the poorest economies in the country as well.

And, with the average college student becoming $22,000 in debt for school, according to Noland, it will force them to leave the state after graduation, where better paying jobs may be found.

In a state such as ours where the population is low, there needs to be more incentive to keep college graduates

here in West Virginia. Forcing the students into more debt will only force them out of the state.

Teachers do need more money, and a pay increase for them would be great right now, but if the state does not have the money, then it simply isn’t feasible.

The price of college is already outrageous, and costs rise every year.

The state needs to further research the issue before resorting to raising tuition.

More and more students

are enrolling in college every year, and the state doesn’t have enough money as it is to pay for them. Making it more expensive is not a better plan for the future.

Efforts need to be made to keep students in West Virginia after graduation.

Finding ways to lower their debts from college would be a step in the right direction.

Increasing costs and putting them in more debt is a step in the opposite.

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A Los Angeles County Public works crew uses heavy machinery to clear a grove of old oak and sequoia trees slated for removal.

Ending our dependence on paper will better the environment AJ Warne correspondent

There is an inherent flaw with the way we take notes in class: it’s killing the environment.

Every day countless college students are scribbling away in thousands of classes, using reams of notebook paper.

Furthermore, they’re turning in typed papers of five, 10, 20 or even more pages to professors who will read them,

write a grade on them and allow them to make their way to the trash.

A great example of this futility is the “W” course, which every student is required to take to graduate.

It requires 20 pages of reviewed essays in order to qualify as a “W” course. This means every student in the class has to write 20 pages once, have them reviewed, and make changes and print them again.

This being the bare minimum, it is safe to say that students are to make changes at least twice resulting in 60 pages of paper, which will eas-

ily be used once, maybe twice.

If you think about this on a larger scale – as in every student requiring this for graduation – that is a lot of paper.

College Board says that West Virginia University has 22,303 degree-seeking undergraduates, with that number and the assumption that every student passes the course on their first attempt, these undergraduates will use 1,338,180 sheets just writing papers for one class, and that does not include any note-taking or the other four to six classes that student is taking that semester.

According to the Wiscon-

sin Paper Council, there are nearly 90,000 sheets of paper in one cord of wood, and one acre of trees produces 10 cords of wood. So for this one assignment in one class, the students at WVU will presumably use an acre and a half of trees.

With this in mind, why can’t we go paperless?

There are certainly harms which are coming from using all of this paper, the majority of which may not even be recycled.

There is a viable alternative to this over-use of paper.

Class notes are just as effective when typed on a com-

puter, and there is no paper wasted. Class notes are probably even more effective when typed on a computer, you can type faster and there is a study perk that allows you to edit, search through and condense your notes in a matter of minutes.

Students have the opportunity to take their notes on the computer, but they can’t do anything about the submissions professors require.

Professors, however, should see the harms which are occurring because of dinosaurage policies that require students to submit work on paper.

It is absolutely asinine for a professor to require a student to submit a paper in this manner when it is just as readable electronically while not killing trees for a one-time read.

Students should be proactive in beginning the process of becoming (paper-less).

Maybe if students start showing professors they are committed to being (paperless), the professors will follow suit.

Together WVU can take a positive stance to end the deforestation that is occurring because of our ignorant dependence on paper.

Unhealthy choices in our diet, not the fast food industry, cause obesity Karen ingram Kansas State Collegian Uwire

People have been crying foul about fast-food for years, blaming it for America’s obesity problem. While McDonald’s has been adding healthier items to their menu here in America and pumping out commercials encouraging an active lifestyle, they’ve decided to go all out on gluttony in Japan.

According to a Jan. 12 Wall Street Journal article, “Beefing up McDonald’s,” the Japan

branch of the mega fast-food chain is launching a series of limited edition burgers in their aptly named “Big America 2” campaign this month.

These burgers, with names like “Idaho” and “Miami,” range anywhere from 542 to 713 calories apiece. What does that translate to? Well, the “Texas 2” is 645 calories, which is slightly more than the caloric content of 12 Oreo cookies. That’s a lot, and that’s not even going into other unhealthy aspects of it, such as the fat and sodium content.

While I am personally grossed out by the idea of eating something like that, I’m amazed at all the comments

and criticisms on the web from people who are terrified at the inevitable fat fate Japan faces because of evil companies like McDonald’s.

Japan is in better shape than America, health-wise. In 2004, the same year that Morgan Spurlock’s documentary “Super Size Me” was released, the World Health Organization stated that 23 percent of Japanese citizens were overweight.

That’s less than a quarter of the population. Compared to America, where 67 percent of the population was rated overweight in 2006, Japan is doing just fine. Their obesity rate is increasing, but it’s still noth-

ing compared to America’s waistlines.

Critics should bear one thing in mind, though, before they start screaming bloody murder about McDonald’s again: It doesn’t matter how many fruit bowls and salads you put on the menu. People don’t go to fast food restaurants to eat healthy: they go to get a big, greasy heart attack with a side order of gravy.

Because it’s yummy and oh-so cheap.

We Americans love our freedom, and one of those freedoms we throw around as much as our weight is the freedom to make personal choices. In 2004, nearly a quarter of McDon-

ald’s customers here in America visited the restaurant three to five times a week, according to Spurlock’s documentary “Super Size Me.” Do you think any of them noticed or cared when they added oatmeal to the menu? I doubt it.

Nobody in their right mind believes for a second that eating (fast-food) is good for you, and the Japanese are very smart people, so I’m sure they are well aware of this fact.

People who claim McDonald’s in Japan is playing on the Japanese love for limited time offers have obviously never seen the hordes of ravenous people right here in the States

every time the McRib makes an appearance.

There’s no trickery involved here, people. The choices we make in our diet are no more confusing to us than they are in Japan.

If they choose to eat fish and rice and keep a slender figure, that is their decision. If they wish to gorge on (deep-fried) burgers and fries, they will get fat, and that is also their decision. Just like it is yours.

Bear this in mind next time you are trying to decide what Dollar Menu items to get after class: A bag of frozen veggies is less than two bucks and would last you longer.

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CHAMPION TRAINING ACADEMY offers free tumbling and stunting from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for those interested in competing on a Co-ed Open International Level 5 Cheerleading Team. For more information, call 304-291-3547 or email CTA at ctainfo@comcast.net.

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ITALY STUDY ABROAD INFORMATIONAL AND INTEREST MEETING will be at 6 p.m. Room 348 of the Business & Economics Building. This meeting is for those who are interested in studying in Italy for a four-week summer session or a whole semester. For more information, e-mail Professor Cliff Hawley at CBHawley@mail.wvu. edu.

MORGANTOWN AUTHOR GEORGE LIES will be featured with Morgantown Poets at 7 p.m. at Monongalia Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.

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

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

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

ALCO H O LIC S AN O N YMOUS meets daily. To find a meeting, visit www.aawv.org. For those who need help urgently, call 304-291-7918.

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

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING SERVICES are provided for free by the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services. A walk-in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include educational, career, individual, couples and group counseling. Please visit www.well.wvu. edu to find out more information.

SCOT T’S RUN SET TLEMENT HOUSE, a local outreach organization, needs volunteers for daily programs and special events.

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

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

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

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

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Every Wednesday WVU FIRST BOOK ADVISORY BOARD meets at 7 p.m. in the Kanawha Room of the Mountainlair. Students and faculty are welcome to attend and get involved with First Book and the WVU Advisory Board. For more information, e-mail wvu@firstbook.org.

CYCLING CLUB meets at 8 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, visit www.WVUcycling.com.

THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION meets at 7:30 p.m. at Hatfields in the Mountainlair.

For more information, stop by the SGA or SOS offices in the Mountainlair.

WVU ULTIMATE CLUB/TEAM meets at 5 p.m. at the WVU Intramural Fields and is always looking for new participants. Experience playing ultimate frisbee isn’t necessary. For more information, email Zach at wvultimate@yahoo. com or visit www.sugit.org.

WVU-ACLU meets at 6 p.m. in the Monongalia Room of the Mountainlair.

TAI CHI is taught from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Other class times are available. For more information, call 304-319-0581.

CATHOLICS ON CAMPUS meets at 8 p.m. at 1481 University Ave. For more information, call 304-296-8231.

ESL CONVERSATION TABLE meets at 6 p.m. at the Blue Moose Cafe. All nationalities are welcome.

The table is sponsored by Monongalia County Literacy Volunteers, a member of the United Way family. For more information on Literacy Volunteers, contact Jan at 304296-3400 or mclv2@comcast.net.

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

AIKIDO BEGINNERS CLASS is held at 6 p.m. at 160 Fayette St. Student rates are available. For more information, e-mail. var3@ cdc.gov.

STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY meets at 6 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair. For more information, e-mail ssdp.wvu@gmail.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus.

Everyone is welcome to attend events. For more information, email Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo. com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv.org.edu.

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

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

THE M-TOWN MPOWERMENT PROJECT, a community-building program run by and geared toward young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, is creating an environment in the Morgantown community where young men can feel empowered to make a difference in their lives. Mpowerment also focuses on HIV and STD prevention education. For more information, call 304-319-1803.

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

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

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year you will change course. Others can be difficult, and you find relating one on one to be better. You will resist groups and group meetings. Pressure builds between your needs and the needs of the group. If single, Cupid arrives in your neighborhood this summer. Perhaps his first arrow might not catch you, but by your next birthday, it very well might. If attached, you start acting like newlyweds again after you move through a volatile issue. LEO understands much more than you think.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHH The Full Moon energy in your sign helps motivate you. Curb wildness and risking, which is more likely at this juncture. Understand another’s plight, but identify with the person. Detach if frustrated for now. Tonight: Where the action is.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH If you do not have the answer or cannot come up with a solution, say so, allowing others to intervene. You could be in a position that is most uncomfortable otherwise.

By late afternoon, you feel much better.

Now you are verbal, stating your opinions. Tonight: Tell it as it is.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHH Pressure builds. Fundamentally, you are attempting to cover too many bases.

There appears to be no solution until late day or tomorrow. Recognize that much of the situation emanates from your judgment of how matters should be handled. Tonight: Paint the town red.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Zero in on what you want. Others certainly will go along with your ideas. A meeting could turn an opponent into a compatriot. This person might have wanted to reverse his or her position for a while.

Tonight: Take some much-needed private time.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH You move through one message, request or act with speed. Recognize that you have more than your share on your plate.

Information heads in your direction, indicating that a decision was made with all the facts. Tonight: Head home quickly.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH What becomes clear is that you are not capable of handling all the surprises heading your direction and completing a key project. A creative solution comes forward. Do follow through on this idea.

You are more effective with a little less heat in your life. Tonight: Time for a special friend.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH Juggling many concerns, you wonder where the path to simplicity is. Handle all that you must now, and ponder the issue later. A boss might be more supportive of your plight than you thought. Be careful, and funnel anger appropriately. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHH Investigate possibilities that you were not aware of previously. An impulsive or risky decision just might work. Know, however, that if it should fail, the responsibility will be yours. Honor your need to accomplish certain rituals every day. To-

night: Could be late.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH Working with individuals proves most effective at the moment. The problem arises when you hit a rebellious or controlling individual. You might want to toss a project at that point. Endurance pays off. Late afternoon, detach from the immediate. Tonight: Jog while listening to music.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHHH Defer to those who seem to have the power. If you fight city hall, all you do is waste your energy. Your perception is more insightful than many, though the timing might not be right. Play the waiting game. Late afternoon, a partner or loved one wants to talk. Tonight: Dinner for two.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHHH At first, you might be uncomfortable with what is requested. You might not have a choice, as the unexpected bubbles up.

Be sensitive to a friend’s request, but remember your needs. Others could test your limits. Tonight: Where people are.

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHH Others find you bold but unpredictable, not really who you are. As a result, you could be asked to run with the ball on a project. Feel free to say “no,” as you are so unpredictable! An associate sees a situation with not only a different perspective but more depth. Tonight: Go for a workout.

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Wednesday January 19, 2011

MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER

The Big East is the best again It seems like every year the Big East Conference is considered one of the best in the country.

And over the past couple years, a lot of that was due to the fact there were tens of potential lottery picks and firstrounders scattered throughout the league.

But, with most of those guys now gone and in the NBA following the 2009-10 season, many experts looked away from the Big East when the topic of the best conference came up.

Instead, many picked the Big Ten or even the Big 12 and ACC as the No. 1 conference.

Now, after the first two months of the season, it’s safe to say that – once again – the Big East is reigning supreme as the clear-cut best conference in all of college basketball.

However, this isn’t the same Big East you’ve seen over the past couple seasons.

In the past, the league was headlined by some of the most promising pro prospects in the nation. This year’s version doesn’t have quite as much star power associated with it.

Instead, this is a conference full of outstanding teams that have proved you don’t need to have two or three one-anddone players to be successful.

The two best examples are the two best teams in the league: Pittsburgh and Syracuse.

Nobody on those rosters is a protypical “star” player.

In fact, the only player in the league close to that this year is Connecticut’s Kemba Walker.

But, these teams have experienced players who have

see CARVELLI on PAGE 8

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Clash at the Capital

WVU men look for fifth-straight win over Herd

West Virginia

Brian Kuppelweiser sports writer

Every year since 1992, West Virginia and Marshall collide in Charleston, W.Va., for the annual Capital Classic.

The Mountaineers hold an edge in both series with a 28-10 lead in the men’s version and a 33-16 advantage in the women’s game.

However, the games – particularly on the men’s side – have been competitive.

After its upset over thenNo. 8 Purdue, WVU coach Bob Huggins warned his team it must not look past the Thundering Herd tonight.

In the last 10 editions of the annual contest, the winning margin has been in the single digits eight times.

“I told them in the locker room, if we go on Wednesday

see M.BBALL on PAGE 8

MEN’S SCOUTING REPORT – Marshall’s new head coach, Tom Herrion, should sound familar to WVU fans.

Herrion is the former Pitt assistant coach who was hit with a coin at the WVU Coliseum last season.

– Marshall enters the Capital Classic with a 12-5 record, but three of its losses have come to Memphis, Louisville and Central Florida. The teams MU has lost to have a combined record of 66-20.

MEN’S PROJECTED STARTERS West Virginia G Truck Bryant, 12.3 PPG G Casey Mitchell, 16.7 F John Flowers, 9.1 F Kevin Jones, 14.1 C Dan Jennings, 2.2

West Virginia’s Kevin Jones tries to scores two of his 14 points in the Mountaineers’ 68-60 win over Marshall last season.

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Carey not overlooking struggling Marshall

BY MICHAEL CARVELLI SPORTS WRITER

After suffering a loss to an unranked Marquette team earlier in the week, West Virginia women’s basketball head coach Mike Carey said he wanted to see his team show more effort when it took the floor against Syracuse.

The Mountaineers answered their coach’s call, coming away with an impressive win over Syracuse last Saturday.

“I told them after the game

Marshall

When: The women’s game will begin at 5:30 p.m. today; the tip-off for the men’s game is set for 8 p.m.

Where: Charleston, W.Va. (Charleston Civic Center) TV: WVPBS Radio: 91.7 FM U92 for the women’s game; 101.9 FM WVAQ for the men’s game Coverage: Check out The Daily Athenaeum’s Twitter (@dailyathenaeum) for ingame updates. Read Thursday’s edition for a full recap of the game.

EIGHT PLAYERS VS. No. 9 With seven injured players, MU will only have eight players at its disposal tonight. SEE PAGE 8 I was proud of them,” Carey said. “They came out, they played with a lot of heart, and we did what we had to do to win.”

West Virginia is hoping to keep that momentum going when it heads to the Charleston Civic Center for the annual

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Capital Classic against in-state opponent Marshall. Tip-off for the women’s game today is at 5:30 p.m. The men’s game will follow.

The Thundering Herd have gotten off to a slow start this season with a 5-11 record and are in the middle of a twogame losing streak, including a 68-38 loss at the hands of Tulane on Sunday.

But even though Marshall isn’t off to a great start, Carey knows the Herd shouldn’t be taken lightly, especially

in the Charleston Civic Center, where the two teams have been known to have some close encounters.

The Mountaineers have won the last five games against the Thundering Herd.

“This will be their biggest game of the year,” Carey said.

“We’ll have to go up there and be ready for the game.”

Carey has only lost one game to Marshall in his time as head coach at WVU.

see w.BBALL on PAGE 8

Marshall G Damier Pitts, 15.4 PPG G DeAndre Kane, 15.1 F Johnny Thomas, 9.3 F Tirrell Baines, 12.9 C Orlando Allen, 1.8 WOMEN’S SCOUTING REPORT – The Thundering Herd’s Tynikki Crook should test the West Virginia frontcourt.

The senior Detroit, Mich., native is currently averaging close to a double-double, scoring 18 points per game to go along with 9.9 rebounds.

WOMEN’S PROJECTED STARTERS West Virginia G Sarah Miles, 5-foot-7 G Liz Repella, 5-foot-11 F Korinne Campbell, 6-foot F Madina Ali, 6-foot C Asya Bussie, 6-foot-4 Marshall G Dorina Barrett, 5-foot-4 G Alaya Mitchell, 5-foot-5 F Veronica Ruiz, 5-foot-10 F Orlandria Williams, 5-foot-10 F Tynikki Crook, 6-foot-1

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Assistant coach Bakeer Ganes named head coach at Temple by sebouh majarian sports writer

West Virginia volleyball assistant coach Bakeer Ganes was named the head coach of Temple’s volleyball team Monday.

Ganes had been an assistant coach at WVU for the past three seasons and spent two years prior with the team as a graduate assistant.

Temple Athletic Director Bill Bradshaw called Ganes a “perfect fit” for the program.

“He really distinguished himself in our search process as someone capable of taking the program in the right direction, and brings to us a wealth of successful Division I experience,” Bradshaw said. “We are excited about the potential of our volleyball team to return to a regional and national level and believe that Bakeer is committed to overall excellence and the welfare of our student-athletes.”

Ganes will replace former Owls coach Bob Bertucci, who stepped down after coaching the Owls for 16 years. Ganes worked with Bertucci at his summer camps in 2005 and 2006.

“WVU has been my home away from home, and the volleyball team had become my

family. I’m grateful for the opportunity that (former coach Veronica Hammersmith) initially gave me, and I learned so much from (WVU’s current coach) Jill Kramer over the past year,” Ganes said. “I leave knowing that the volleyball program is on the right track.

“I wish WVU nothing but the best, and am excited for this new challenge at Temple” Kramer, who will be entering her second season at West Virginia, is sad to see Ganes leave but excited for his new opportunity.

“We are very excited for Bakeer and his new endeavor as head volleyball coach at Temple,” Kramer said. “I am confident that he is ready to turn Temple volleyball around and will recruit some great talent to be competitive in the (Atlantic-10 Conference) as well as on a national scale.”

Ganes, who had been dubbed “Bake” by his team, served as the recruiting coordinator and worked with the players on skill development. He also dealt with scheduling responsibilities.

Kramer has already begun her search for a replacement assistant coach. She has three finalists for the position.

Kramer has also involved the

team in her search, as she hopes to find somebody that will not only meet her requirements but will also get the approval from her players.

“It’s an important piece of the puzzle for them to fit.” Kramer said. “The girls’ opinion is very important to me.”

Kramer expects to officially name a replacement in a few weeks.

“I’ve been really thorough in the search, and I know exactly what we’re looking for,” Kramer said. “I feel like I know what our team needs to get to the next level, and I think we’ve got three really good candidates.”

Though Ganes served under Kramer for one year, the two became close, as he helped Kramer make the transition in her first season as head coach.

“Ganes did a lot for the program here at WVU and poured his heart and soul into it for five years. Everyone in WVU athletics has benefited from having him in their life,” Kramer said. “He’s a good person and a good friend, and he helped me make a seamless transition to WVU. I will be forever grateful for that, and we wish him the best of luck.” sebouh.majarian@mail.wvu.edu

WVU NOTEBOOK

Johnson picked by LA Galaxy in MLS Supplemental Draft West Virginia men’s soccer goalkeeper Zach Johnson has been drafted by the LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer’s Supplemental Draft.

The Lumberton, N.J., native was taken 52nd overall. Johnson is second all-time in career shutouts with 36 and has been named to the first or second all-Big East Conference team for three-straight seasons.

“Congratulations to Zach on his selection by the LA Galaxy,” said coach Marlon LeBlanc in a release.

“He has certainly proven himself to be a quality goalkeeper during his career at WVU.” Johnson is the lone starter that won’t return from last year’s team which finished 11-8-2 and made it

to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

“Even though this was probably Zach’s worst season statistically since he’s been here, he’s going to be a tough guy to replace,” LeBlanc said in November.

Johnson, the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year in 2008, is the all-time leader in career goalsagainst average (0.71) and total goalkeeper minutes for a career (7,548).

He is the fifth WVU player since LeBlanc joined the program in 2006 to be drafted professionally.

Texas, native Paul Millard has enrolled at WVU this semester and will be available for spring practice later this year.

Millard is the No. 1-rated quarterback in passing and No. 2 in total offense by MaxPreps. He completed 66.2 percent of his passes and threw for 47 touchdowns as a senior in 2010.

He joins fellow early enrollee Brian Athey and current starting quarterback Geno Smith as the only quarterbacks on the roster.

Smith had successful foot surgery last Friday, and he may have to miss some of spring practice depending on X-ray results.

Millard joins football team West Virginia has another quarterback on its roster. Flower Mound, — Compiled by Tony Dobies

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MU’s Chadwick focused on improving

By John Terry Multimedia Editor

The Marshall women’s basketball team enters tonight’s rivalry game against No. 9 West Virginia with just eight players.

The Thundering Herd (511, 1-3 Conference USA) have been hampered by injuries all season long and will head into today’s contest with seven injured players.

“We’ve never had our entire team,” said Marshall head coach Royce Chadwick. “We have seven kids on the sideline waiting for the doctor to give them the OK. It’s a very unique year.”

Chadwick said because of the number of injuries, he isn’t con-

cerned about wins and losses at this point. Instead, he’s more worried about performing well in March. He admitted the only way a team from Conference USA will make the NCAA Tournament is by winning the conference’s tournament.

“We just want to have our best team together in March and to be as confident as we can be when tournament time rolls around,” he said.

Chadwick said West Virginia will be the best team Marshall faces all season, so he is excited about the neutral-court matchup.

“They have WNBA-caliber players at more than one position,” Chadwick said. “What do you do with (forward Madina)

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“They are a team that can play Final Four basketball – a team that could win it all.”

The rivalry’s importance Chadwick said, while he would much rather use this week to allow his team to recover injuries, the in-state rivalry is important to the state.

“It’s big for bragging rights for fans, and there’s a lot of excitement in Charleston for the game,” he said.

Marshall’s biggest threat The main threat for Marshall is its forward Tynikki Crook.

The senior leads her team with 18 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Crook didn’t play in last season’s Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic due to injury but scored 24 points against WVU in 2009.

“She has a Herculean task of being the only senior on team and to provide leadership for all the young players,” Chadwick said. john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

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Conventional wisdom tells us that West Virginia senior guard Casey Mitchell, senior forward John Flowers or even junior forward Kevin Jones would be the midseason MVP for the Mountaineers.

But, there has been one unsung hero throughout this season that many don’t know about.

Maybe it’s because he doesn’t score often. Or maybe it’s because he isn’t as vocal as others.

Still, senior forward Cam Thoroughman has been a rock of consistency through what was a very up-and-down start to the season.

Thoroughman, who could’ve chosen to do without basketball in an effort to focus on graduate school, averages just 1.9 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.

His minutes have more than doubled this season, including one start in December, and has been a key cog on defense for an inconsistent inside presence.

When forwards Deniz Kilicli and Dan Jennings aren’t doing the job, like Sunday against Purdue, Thoroughman has taken the burden of stopping the team’s best inside presence at times.

And for someone who is just 6-foot-7 and 235 pounds, it’s not the easiest job in the world.

In addition, a month ago, this team was filled with a bunch of players that didn’t work well together.

Well, Thoroughman is the ultimate glue guy. Maybe he wasn’t the first and only player to step up and see a need for this team to come together, but, surely, he was one.

This team has come together over the last month, and Thoroughman is a big reason why. He doesn’t stand out in any way, but his consistency would be missed – a lot.

West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins called John Flowers his team’s best player in the preseason.

The senior has been nothing short of that thus far.

Flowers may not have been the player that most were counting on entering the season, but he has been the key to West Virginia’s success.

He’s averaging nine points and 6.3 rebounds this year while shooting a career-high 51 percent from the field and 74 percent from the free-throw line. Don’t forget his 38 blocks, which is the second-best mark in the Big East.

It isn’t a coincidence that in WVU’s two Big East Conference losses, Flowers scored a combined four points and had just five rebounds.

He has been this team’s identity, not just for how amusing his Twitter or how “smooth” his Dougie may be. The forward is always aggressive and always able to provide a spark when West Virginia needs one the most.

The senior’s two clutch 3-pointers and late free throws to seal the Mountaineers’ upset win over then-No. 8 Purdue Sunday was evidence of that.

No, Flowers isn’t your typical 25-point, 10-rebound standout that can usually be found leading the nation’s top teams. But his newfound ability to score when he needs to has made preparing for the Mountaineers even tougher for opposing coaches, although the talents he always had – rebounding and blocking – can never be accounted for.

Purdue coach Matt Painter called him the team’s “wild card”.

I call him West Virginia’s MVP.

The midseason Most Valuable Player of the West Virginia basketball team is Kevin Jones.

Sure, some may look at this as a cop-out because Jones is probably the best player on the team. But when a clutch situation calls for a big play, the junior is the go-to guy on this team.

Jones has repeatedly faced double teams from the opposition since guard Casey Mitchell has cooled off from his early season scoring tear. Still, his numbers have continued to improve.

In his last eight games, Jones has scored 15 points or more on seven occasions. His only game with less than 15 points was a 13-point effort against DePaul.

The junior has raised his scoring average from 12.6 points less than a month ago to his current mark of 14.1 points-per-game.

Furthermore, Jones has improved in the rebounding department – an area that the Mountaineers have struggled this season.

He has also pulled down at least eight rebounds six times in that span.

During that stretch for Jones, WVU boasts a 6-2 record with its losses coming to Big East Conference foes St. John’s and Marquette.

After those two slipups, the Mountaineers have begun to take the shape of a team that has the potential to be dangerous going forward.

If Jones continues to improve his numbers in the next stretch of important games, he could carry West Virginia on his back to another deep run into not only the Big East Tournament, but also NCAA Tournament, as well.

anxious to get back on the court that it would have taken on Marshall immediately following the Mountaineers’ big win over the Boilermakers.

“Honestly, I am ready to get after them,” Bryant said. “Marshall is next, and we are going to take it one game at a time.”

As good as that sounded to Bryant, though, he knows some of his teammates can use the rest heading into Wednesday’s matchup.

“We are hurting a little bit,” Bryant said. “We are tired.”

With a bit of rest and a win against a top-10 team now in hand, WVU heads to Charleston with a little more swagger

than it carried at the start of the new year.

“We are confident, but we are not cocky,” Kilicli said. “We were always that way, even when we were losing games.”

A major component to the confidence the Mountaineers have is their experience.

Many of the key contributors to the team played roles in last season’s team that advanced to the Final Four.

“We are an experienced bunch,” Bryant said. “When it comes down to the wire, we know we have the intensity to win.”

many people wondered how good the Wildcats were going to be this year. But, players like Corey Fisher and Corey Stokes have stepped in and proved to be just as valuable, leading Villanova to a 16-2 start and the No. 7 ranking in the polls.

As of this week’s Associated Press top 25 poll, the Big East has nine teams ranked.

Four of those nine – Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova and Connecticut – are in the top 10, a fifth Big East team made the top 10, as Notre Dame came in at No. 9 before falling last week to Marquette and St. John’s.

This conference is too strong to win every game. In fact, no team has gone undefeated in conference play.

No games, especially ones on the road, can be considered a guaranteed win. Even DePaul, which has a winless record in Big East play, has been able to give West Virginia and Georgetown trouble.

With teams like St. John’s and Marquette, which aren’t in the top 25 but are receiving votes and have extremely impressive wins against ranked teams, the Big East has a legitimate opportunity to put an unprecedented 11 teams into the NCAA Tournament when March rolls around.

And to think, the experts didn’t think the Big East was going to be that good this year.

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Continued from page 7 and are not ready to play, then it is all for naught,” Huggins said. “To compete this hard and then lose, it would all be for naught.”

Early indications are that the Mountaineers will not be looking past their in-state rival.

“This is like a Super Bowl game for us, because it is a big rivalry game,” Kilicli said. “We are going to go in there and beat them.”

According to point guard Truck Bryant, the team is so

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Continued from page 7 played in their share of important games and who know what it takes to win a big game.

In addition, the Big East also has teams like Villanova, which has success because of the system it plays and a head coach who recruits players specifically for that system.

Wildcat head coach Jay Wright has always liked going with three, or sometimes even four, guards on the floor at a time. He uses that quickness to jump out on their opponents.

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Continued from page 7 The players repeated their coach’s sentiments that this game is just as important as any of the games they have played up to this point in the season.

“Our next game is always our biggest game,” said senior Liz Repella. “They’re going to be ready to play us, as they are every year.

“It’s going to be a physical game, and we’ve got to be mentally prepared for that.”

This will be West Virginia’s final nonconference game and

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its first since the Mountaineers defeated Central Connecticut State 63-37 at the WVU Coliseum on Jan. 2.

Having to make the switch from focusing on Big East teams to teams from outside of the conference won’t be the easiest thing to do, but Carey said it will benefit his team.

“It’s tough, but you’ve just got to go play it. A lot of teams, especially for TV, go out and play out of conference games during conference play,” Carey said. “Do I like it? No, I’d prefer to just stay in conference, but it is what it is.” james.carvelli@mail.wvu.edu

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Comcast switch to all-digital begins today Morgantown to get 45 new HD channels, faster Internet speed by david ryan A&E editor

Morgantown residents may see blank screens while trying to find some of their favorite channels today.

Comcast customers who re-

ceive channels straight from the outlet without any digital equipment must upgrade to free digital equipment in order to continue receiving their typical lineup.

Bob Grove, spokesperson for Comcast, said the move of some channels to an all-digital signal is part of their efforts to upgrade their network.

“The world’s digital,” he said. “You’ve got digital music, digital books. What we’re doing is the most efficient use

of our network.”

As many as half of the current lineup of cable channels will have disappeared by today, Grove said.

The new equipment is free and available to order online at www.comcast.com/digitalnow, by phone or by visiting the local Comcast office on Summer School Road.

Customers can receive up to three digital converter boxes to use with their existing TVs, Grove said.

“Standard Cable” customers are eligible for a digital set-top box and two digital adapters, while “Basic Cable” customers are eligible for up to three digital adapters for free, according to the site.

Converter boxes merely allow customers to receive their existing channels plus a few more, he said.

They do not include high definition channels or On Demand programming.

Cur rently, customers

can receive channels solely through the cable connections in their apartments or homes.

That signal is analog, which uses more bandwidth than digital channels.

One analog channel equates to 10 digital channels or three high definition channels, Grove said.

“What our customers are telling us is they want more HD channels, they want faster internet speeds and they want more On Demand choices,” he

said.

Morgantown will receive as many as 45 additional HD channels, including Comedy Central, MTV and ESPNU. The area will also see an increase in its Internet speeds similar to a recent upgrade, he said.

The first round of 15 new channels will appear next week with 30 following in February. david.ryan@mail.wvu.edu

Students are awaiting Tudor’s Biscuit World location opening by jesse tabit a&e writer

Despite several delays to its expected opening date, students are excited for the eventual launch of Tudor’s Biscuit World in Morgantown.

The location was expected to have opened today, but construction and other problems have caused delays.

The West Virginia-based chain of restaurants features breakfast food and a variety of meal options.

“The food is good, and it’s something different from traditional fast food restaurants,” said Allison Boyd, a West Virginia University freshman general studies major.

Customers can purchase a variety of biscuits, including the Peppi, a biscuit with pepperoni and cheese; the Mickey, a biscuit with Canadian bacon, egg and melted cheese; and the Tootie, a biscuit with country ham, egg and cheese.

“Tudor’s has fast service and they are customer-friendly,”

Boyd said.

Tudor’s offers many food options aside from biscuits, including breakfast platters, such as the bacon, eggs and pancakes combo.

The restaurant also has a lunch menu composed of a variety of sandwiches and plates with platters such as mashed potatoes, green beans and chicken fillets.

Several of the biscuit choices are named for West Virginia college sports teams including West Virginia University, Marshall University and the University of Charleston.

“I always order a Mary B (bacon, egg and cheese biscuit), but I like the Thundering Herd too because it has the hash brown,” said Josh Kurnot, a freshman engineering major.

Kurnot said he appreciates the homemade-tasting food and drive-thru service.

“It’s a delicious, homecooked breakfast, without the wait,” Kurnot said.

Kelly Benner, a second year history graduate student, is

looking forward to seeing the breakfast franchise make its way to Morgantown.

“Tudor’s Biscuit World has the best biscuits for a fast food chain because they are both lighter and fluffier than other restaurants,” Benner said. “I like that our fast food chains in Morgantown are diversifying.”

Miranda Smalley, a freshman psychology major, said she enjoys the home atmosphere the restaurant offers and her personal favorite order is the Peppi.

“I’m really excited for the opening,” Smalley said.

Samantha Redd, a sophomore print journalism major, said she and her friends will show up on opening day to support the restaurant.

“It’s a hot spot in my hometown, and their food is amazing,” Redd said.

The menu and other contact information can be found online at www.tudorsbiscuit world.com jesse.tabit@mail.wvu.edu

Soundivizion, U92 to host singing competition at 123 Pleasant Street by jake potts a&e writer

Soundvizion Records and members of U92 will host a singing competition at 123 Pleasant Street Friday.

Having had success with the last competition in November, Eric Jordan, also known as DJ Monsta Lung, said he is looking forward to the diversity of music performing at the competition.

“The last competition had a wide variety of genres. We had rock, hip hop and pop. We even had a guy lay down some saxophone to hip hop beats. It was crazy,” Jordan said.

With so many genres represented at the last competition, Jordan and the members

of Soundvizion are excited to see what talent will come out for this competition.

“It was awesome to see all the talent of Morgantown come together. We’re definitely hoping this next competition will be even better,” Jordan said.

Guest judge will be the winner of the last competition, West Virginia University freshman journalism major Emily Benko.

Other judges will include members of the radio station U92 and DJs from the local area.

Winner of the competition will win $200.

The competition will be held “tournament-style” with a winner and loser bracket. The competitors get to choose which songs to sing and the winners

will advance further in the competition.

Jordan said he appreciates the talent show for the venue, as it allows for the community of artists to meet and work together.

“The competition is a great way for the different genres of music to come together in a network,” Jordan said. “It’s awesome to see so many styles of music come together in one place.”

Benko will also perform.

The competition begins at 10 p.m.

Sign-ups will be held as soon as the doors open.

The first 25 contestants will be accepted. jake.potts@mail.wvu.edu

Gervais stands ground on Globe performance LOS ANGELES (AP) — Academy Award hosts Anne Hathaway and James Franco are unlikely to be seeking tips from Ricky Gervais.

The British comedian was brash, profane and cruelly funny at Sunday’s Golden Globes, delivering his trademark humor as promised for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in his second go-round as host of the ceremony that has “butt-talking” appearances by Jim Carrey and Jack Nicholson in its history.

At its heart, pairing the right host with the right awards show is a delicate form of matchmaking. The relationship should be unpredictable but not self-destructive, capturing TV viewers and Nielsen ratings without alienating the stars who come to be celebrated.

More than a few brave hosts have discovered how daunting the brief affair can be. That includes David Letterman, who has yet to shed memories of his bumpy 1995 Oscar gig that included an oddball phonetics bit mocking the names of Uma Thurman and Oprah Winfrey.

“Ricky Gervais was the host of the (Globes) show – very funny guy,” Letterman said on his latenight CBS show Monday. “But there’s already talk that he’ll never be invited back, and I say, ‘Hey, welcome to the club.’”

At the 2008 Emmy Awards, there was a misguided attempt

to pay homage to reality TV by letting five of the genre’s hosts, including Heidi Klum of “Project Runway” and Jeff Probst of “Survivor,” share the emcee job.

Their dull joint act bombed, with presenter Jimmy Kimmel dryly complimenting them for being “sufficient.”

Gervais was anything but boring. Unlike last year, however, when he slyly mocked actors as a class by calling them “the most important people on the planet,” he turned very personal.

His targets Sunday included Bruce Willis, the stars of “Sex and the City” and Robert Downey Jr., who retorted onstage, jokingly or not, “Aside from the fact that it’s been hugely mean-spirited, with mildly sinister undertones, I’d say the vibe of the show is pretty good so far, wouldn’t you?”

One of the sharper jabs was at the Golden Globes’ own expense: Gervais joked about a lawsuit by a former publicist for the HFPA that alleges the group engages in payola schemes for nominations and awards.

Gervais initially struck a brave tone on his website, saying he “enjoyed the Globes more this year. I think I had better gags.”

He also rejected as “rubbish” the rumor that he was censored as the show progressed. But on Tuesday, he admitted verging on self-doubt in the face of criticism.

“Thanks to the twitterverse,

the blogosphere, all the journos and the coolest stars for coming to my rescue,” he said in a posting at rickygervais.com. “It was heartwarming to realise I wasn’t losing my mind. Some reactions nearly had me believing I’d gone too far too. Nearly.”

Among his boosters was Elizabeth Banks (“30 Rock,” “W”), who tweeted, “I thought RG was hilarious. Actors can take it. We have thick skins.”

“Have you noticed that nobody remembers the winners of the Golden Globes – but they do remember Ricky Gervais,” Regis Philbin said Tuesday on his daytime talk show (on which he also announced his retirement).

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Okay, I know what you’re thinking: “How can they stretch a story about a guy buried alive into a 90-minute feature film?”

However, it is possible, and is done brilliantly in Rodrigo Cortes’s “Buried.”

Though a small film without a wide theatrical release, “Buried” offers a huge dose of unique suspense.

The movie is one of the smartest, most intense, claustrophobic thrillers I’ve seen in a long time and features an excellent performance by lead actor Ryan Reynolds (“The Proposal,” the upcoming “Green Lantern”).

Paul Conroy, a U.S truck driver working in Iraq, wakes up to find himself trapped in a coffin.

As the film begins, the screen remains dark for about 20 seconds, giving the viewer a sense of immersion and confusion.

Then you hear heavy breathing and see the flick of a lighter.

The screen barely illuminates to show Conroy bound by rope and holding the small source of fiery light. After using what small space he has to maneuver and untie the ropes, a panicked and confused Conroy finds a flashlight, some glow sticks and, most notably, a cell phone.

I won’t go into too much de-

tail as to spoil anything, but Conroy puts these tools to great use.

The clever screenplay, written by Chris Sparling, throws Conroy into some unbelievable situations in which the protagonist must reason with terrorists, reconcile with his family, negotiate with federal government agents and deal with a selfish, corrupt corporation.

Relatively unknown director Cortes uses excellent cinematography here to highlight the tight, claustrophobic space in which Conroy is trapped.

An excellent score by Victor Reyes takes the tension of the film to another level, although it isn’t used as much as it could have been.

There are enjoyable, politically driven undertones of the film which allows audiences to walk out of the theater realizing they take way too many things for granted.

Characters and back story weren’t as fleshed out as much as they could have been but for such a small space to work with, the plot is still impressive.

If you get a chance to see this excellent one-man show, do not pass it up.

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(NEAR EVANSDALE-LAW SCHOOL) 359 MANSION AVE: 2 BR furnished house cable included. NO PETS $900/month. 304-296-7822 367 MANSION: 1BR, $500mo. UTILITIES included except electric. 304-296-7822.

500 Beverly Ave. Available May 15th.

Includes water, trash, W/D. Pets with deposit. Efficiency 500/month. 2 bedroom 400 per-person. 3 bedroom 350 per-person. www.morgantownapts.com 304-615-6071.

1-2-3/BR CLOSE TO CAMPUS. Some utilities included. No pets.

CA/C, dishwashers. Off-street parking.

304-276-0738.

1&3/BR. SUNNYSIDE. BEHIND SUMMIT hall. 5/min. walk to campus. Year Lease.

Nice. 304-622-6826 or 304-672-0559.

3/4/BR TOWNHOUSES Mclane/GRANT. 1½-2½BA. Furnished, W/D, Parking. NO PETS. $375/mo each. plus deposit.

304-622-5512 or 677-2171 4/BR CONDO. PRIVATE BATH. Walk-in closets. W/D. $365/mo. per room includes utilities. Contact Yvonne: (302)270-4497 leave message.

1BR / 2BR (2Bath) 3BR (3Bath) UNITS ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED cable-Internet Included Washer Dryer Included Parking Included Central Heat and Air Walk In Closets Dishwasher-Microwave Private Balconies 24 Hour Emergency MaintananceSecurity On Site Management Modern Fire Safety Features Furnished Optional On Inter-Campus Bus Route OTHER 2-3BR UNITS CLOSE TO CAMPUS W/SIMILAR AMMENITIES

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304 - 292 - 0400 APARTMENTS NEAR STEWART ST. 1 and 2/BRs. From $350/mo and up. NO PETS. Lease and deposit. 304-292-6921.

ATTRACTIVE 1 & 2/BR APARTMENTS. Near Ruby and on Mileground. Plenty of parking. 292-1605 BETWEEN CAMPUSES 1-2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS Attractive & Spacious. Great Neighborhood. Lighted Private Parking. Water Utilitie Included. A/C, D/W, W/D Laundry On Site. Furnished & Unfurnished. Cable & Internet Available. No Pets. 304-296-3919 NOW LEASING FOR MAY2011 STUDIO through four bedroom apartments, walking distance to downtown campus.

Visit Universityprimeproperties.com ONE BEDROOM apt. furnished for rent w/parking. University Ave. $425 month.

AVLB. Now. close to both campuses.

304-290-5002/304-290-1250

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

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

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McLane Mannor Now offering 2 & 3 Bedroom apartments. $400 per person Including utilities Off street parking availiable 304-296-7121 or 304-296-7134

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

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2 & 3 bedroom apts. Near Arnold Hall & Sunny Side. Priced to include utilities. W/D. Free parking. bckrentals.com.

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Rec room With Indoor Pool Exercise Equipment Pool Tables Laundromat Picnic Area Regulation Volley Ball Court Experienced Maintenance Staff Lease-Deposit Required No Pets

599-0850

2 & 3 bedrooms. Near Mario’s Fishbowl.

W/D. D/W. Free parking. bckrentals.com.

Call 304-594-1200.

3 BEDROOM/2BATH DUPLEX bonus room. W/D, D/W, A/C off street parting, off University Ave between campuses. $370 per person. 304-280-2673 1-2-3/BR APTS. AVAILABLE IN MAY. Gilmore St. Apartments. Open floor plans, large kitchens, large decks, A/C, W/D. Off-street parking. Pet Friendly. Off Univ.

Ave near top 8th. Text or call: 304-767-0765.

1-4 BR APTS CAMPUS/SOUTH PARK AREAS. Minutes to main campus/PRT. Rent incl. all basic utils, W/D. Many with parking 304-292-5714 1-5 BR APTS AND HOUSES. SOME include utilities and allow pets! Call Pearand Corporation 304-292-7171.

Shawn D. Kelly Broker 74 Kingwood St. 1&2/BR APTS. VERY CLOSE TO downtown campus. 304-685-7835.

1BR, BEVERLY AVE. WD. FREE parking.

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2/BR APARTMENT FOR RENT. 500 East Prospect. Available now. $525/mo plus utilities. NO PETS. 692-7587.

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

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“Living the Good Life” 304 - 685 - 3243 htmproperties.com 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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www.morgantownapartments.com FOUR BEDROOM TOWN HOME behind Mountainlair. W/D, parking, lease/deposit, NO PETS. May 2011 $450/each.

304-692-6549

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438 Stewart

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AC/W&D/PARKING 452 Stewart 454 Stewart 470 Stewart

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464 Stewart 14 Jacob St.

$760 + Elec $600 + Gas

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Near Stadium/Hosp.

AC/Free Parking

$680 + Util

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502 Stewart 14 Jacob St.

$825 + Util $900 + Gas

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High Street Apartments 211 Willey Street Corner or Willey and High 2-Bedroom Swipe Card Entry Camera System Large Laurndry Facitities D/W, Micro Wave GREEN PROPERTIES remodeled 1,3&4/BR Apts. & Houses. Sunnyside & South Park. $375-$400/person plus util.

Very nice! 304-216-3402. Available May 15 LARGE 2/BR. KITCHEN APPLIANCES furnished. NO PETS. Downtown. Lease and deposit. Call: 304-685-6565.

LARGE, UNFURNISHED 3/BR DUPLEX apartment. Available Now. Close to campus/hospitals. Deck, appliances, WD hook-up, off-street parking. No pets. $750/mo+utilities. 304-594-2225

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

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) 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

Glenlock 2BR 2BA $510/Person $1020

EVANSDALE PROPERTIES Phone 304-598-9001 STARTING AS LOW AS $320.00 PER PERSON PLUS UTILITIES Ashley Oaks 2BR $380/Person $760 Valley View 1BR $610 Valley View 2BR $320/Person $640 Valley View 2BR $410/Person $820 Skyline Skyline

1BR 2BR

$450/Perosn

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

$675 $900 $595 $740 $795

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

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

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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.

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

Check out: www.smithrentalsllc.com

(304)322-1112

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

304-685-9550.

WILKINS RENTALS 304-292-5714

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

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 NEWLY REMODELED. FULLY furnished.

4/BR. 2/BA. Large rooms. Beverly Ave. Off-street parking. No Pets. CA/C. DW. WD. 304-599-6001.

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

2/BR or 4/BR AVAILABLE. Living Room, Bath, 205 Wagner Road. Available Now! 304-216-3332.

304-319-1498

NOW LEASING 1,2,3/BR Apartments for May 2011. No pets. 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365

AVAILABLE MAY 2011

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scottpropertiesllc.com NEW 3/BR APTS, FOREST AVE. 2 minute walk to campus. W/D, DW, Central heat/air. 304-685-7835.

1 and 2 Bedroom Apartments For Rent

4 BR Houses. Campus & Jones Ave. Rent includes all basic Util., W/D, parking, more. 304-292-5714

DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES Phone: 304-292-0900

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STARTING AS LOW AS $510.00 PER PERSON

UNFURNISHED APARTMENTS

SHORT TERM LEASE AVAILABLE. 2/BR Stewart St. W/D, No Pets. 304-288-6374 or 304-594-3365 SIX BEDROOM near all campuses. D/W, w/d, central air, offtreet parking. $400/each.

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.

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.

Pearand-Corp./Shawn Kelly/Broker.

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 3/4BR HOUSE. PARTIALLY FURNISHED. Lease/deposit. WD. Off-street parking. No Pets. 5min walk to downtown campus.

724-258-8314 or 724-255-5732.

3/BR, 2/BA C/AC. W/D. GAS, HEAT, deck/yard. Near airport. NO PETS. $900/mo plus utilities. 304-291-6533.

304-290-0548. 304-288-2740.

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.

2/Baths, 2/Kitchens, 4/BR’s. Free Laundry.

Free Parking.

Yard.

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.

COMFORTABLE LARGE 3 BEDROOM FR, DR, with basement. Near Ruby and Law Center. $900: and others. Available May 2011. 304-276-3792 GREEN PROPERTIES: Downtown 4/BR, 2/full bath. Free Parking! W/D, DW, A/C, & hardwood floors. $500/month per person. No Pets. 304-216-3402

UNFURNISHED HOUSES S m i t h R e n ta l s , L L C Houses For Rent

AVAILABLE MAY 2011 Check out: www.smithrentalsllc.com

(304) 322-1112

ROOMMATES JUST LISTED! MALE OR FEMALE roommate for brand-new apt. Close to downtown. Next to Arnold Hall. WD, DW, AC, parking. NO PETS. $420/mo. includes utilities.

Lease/dep.

304-296-8491. 304-288-1572.

ROOMMATE NEEDED NON-SMOKING FEMALE 2 bedroom town house near HSC. D/W, W/D, A/C.$425 plus utilities. Available now. 304-599-2790.

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

304-292-5714.

ROOMMATES NEEDED FOR DIFFERENT situations.

Call BCK Rentals.

304-594-1200

WANTED TO SUBLET WEST RUN. 4BR. INDIVIDUAL LEASE. January paid. $375/month.

Call 304-203-6677, 304-745-3727 or 304-203-8695.

Fax us 293 - 6857

HOUSES FOR SALE 275 MCCULLOUGH ST. HOUSE- 5BR, 4BATH. 2125 sq ft including finished basement. -Newer windows, doors, siding, deck, roof, water heater & DISHWASHER. Includes WASHER & DRYER and all appliances. Large 35’ x 20’ deck with beautiful backyard, great for entertaining. Ample storage, plenty of parking, can park over 6 vehicles. Very short walking distance to stadium (3 mins). Short walking distance to Ruby Hospital (10 mins).

Pics: http://www.homesbyowner.com/71479. Call 304-280-8110/304-233-8109.

MOBILE HOMES FOR SALE 2000 2BR/2BATH MOBILE HOME, walking distance to PRT/HSC, excellent condition/one owner. Available July 1. motown735@hotmail.com NICE 2/BR 2/BA MOBILE HOME. $9500 Available April 1st for early move-in. WD, DW, C/A. 304-670-7259.

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

Any make! Any model! Any condition!

282-2560

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

No experience necessary. Training available. Become a bartender. Age: 18 plus.

800-965-6520 Ext. 285 BUCKET HEAD PUB. BARTENDERS WANTED. Will train. 10-minutes from downtown Morgantown. Small local bar.

Granville. 304-365-4565. All shifts avail.

JERSEY SUBS - HIRING DAYTIME CASHIER 11-2p.m. Also cooks & drivers.

All shifts. Experience preferred. Apply: 1756 Mileground.

PARALEGAL, LEGAL SECRETARY, LAW CLERK for established downtown comercial lawyer. Please e-mail resume to kpappaslaw@labs.net

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Wednesday January 19, 2011

Oscars to mix old, new LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Oscars are still over a month away, but producers are already spilling secrets: Cohost James Franco can and will sing.

The show will honor Oscar’s 83-year history by presenting some awards during mini tributes to classic movies, performances and eras.

And there will be at least one element in the show that first appeared on an Oscar telecast 40 years ago.

First-time Oscar producing pair Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer are mixing old and new for the 83rd annual Academy Awards, driven by their love of film, tradition and the power of the big show.

“We both had a lifetime of ideas stored up of what we’d want to do if we were producing the show,” Cohen said.

A film and television producer for 20 years, he “fell in love” with the Academy Awards when he first watched them with his grandmothers at age 8.

He started practicing his acceptance speech in the mirror that year, and his practice paid off when he won the best picture Oscar for 1999’s “American Beauty.”

“Right around that year, I started thinking that a next phase with the show is I would love to produce it someday,” said Cohen, a slender guy with shoulder-grazing golden curls and an easy smile.

Cohen tapped Mischer – a multiple Emmy winner who has produced and directed Super Bowl halftime shows, Olympics opening ceremonies and the Kennedy Center Honors – to be his partner.

Despite such varied experience over his 35-year career, Mischer said putting on

the Oscars is “different and unique.”

“We have the reputation of the predominant American art form to protect and spread the message to the world,” said the gray-haired, bespectacled Mischer. “This will be watched by billions of people when you put it all together, so you do feel that sense of responsibility.”

To prepare their show, the producers watched every Oscar telecast from the 1950s to today.

They interviewed all the past Oscar producers they could find. Then they let their imaginations rip.

Honoring the history and tradition of the Academy Awards with a show that’s fun to watch, both for the industry crowd in the Kodak Theatre and for film fans around the world.

One new thing they came up with was tapping a leading lady and leading man as hosts: Franco and Anne Hathaway.

“That had never really happened before in the history of the Oscars,” Cohen said.

The two stars, who were both nominated for Golden Globes and could also be Oscar contenders, are bringing their own ideas to the show, and singing is among them.

Franco “threw down the gauntlet a little bit,” Cohen said. “He said, ‘I want to sing, I can sing and I’ve asked (the producers) to let me sing.’

“I think we’ll be taking him up on his request.”

Another new element (that also harkens back to history) producers are planning are various “scenic transitions” during the show.

Music and images will take viewers to different points in film history, where some of the

more technical awards will be presented.

“Different Oscars are being given out in different settings and contexts throughout the evening,” Cohen said.

“It might be a time, it might be a place, it might be a film, it might be a year, but you’ll know when you’re there ... and you’ll see at least one, probably two Oscars presented there.

Then you’ll be coming back to today in preparation for your next journey.”

The ceremony will also include something borrowed from a previous Oscar show, though the producers declined to reveal exactly what.

“We found a great idea from 1970 and we’re stealing it!” Cohen said.

The producers recently moved their Oscar team into a swanky office inside a Century City highrise.

Framed photos of classic movie moments dot the walls in the otherwise anonymous space – except for the sevenfoot-tall golden Oscar in the conference room, which offers views of the Hollywood sign.

The team has invested months of planning, but they can only get so far without some key information: The nominees. They’ll be announced Jan. 25.

“Everything is determined by who gets nominated,” Mischer said. “We have absolutely no control over that and we don’t find out any sooner than the people watching on TV.” Planning a show without knowing the nominees is like sitting atop a steep roller coaster, he said, “and on January 25th, we start the freefall.”

The Academy Awards will be presented on Feb. 27.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Within moments after Regis Philbin caught viewers off-guard with the news that he’ll be leaving his talk show, the guessing game had begun: Who will replace him?

Maybe “Survivor” host Jeff Probst? Mark Consuelos, hubby of Regis’ co-host, Kelly Ripa?

Golden Globes bad boy Ricky Gervais? Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino from “Jersey Shore”?

You kidding? Who can ever replace Reege?

“I don’t want to alarm anybody,” he began on Tuesday before dropping the bomb: “This will be my last year on the show.”

More specifically, he meant he will be stepping down from “Live! With Regis and Kelly” sometime in late 2011, though he didn’t pin down a departure date.

“We’ll have a lot of fun between now and then,” he promised his audience.

According to the syndicated show’s distributor, Disney-ABC Domestic Television, “Live!” will carry on with a new co-host to be named to join Ripa, who marks 10 years with the show next month.

“There is a time that everything must come to an end for certain people on camera – especially certain old people!” cracked the 79-year-old Philbin.

True enough for certain people. But no one was expecting this acknowledgment from Reege, whose energy, good-natured feistiness and gift of gab seem limitless, even now, after more than a half-century in television.

Tuesday’s show had started typically enough, with him and Ripa batting the breeze about the Golden Globes broadcast, postseason football and the icy weather outside. Guests included Angie Dickinson and Steven Tyler, there to plug his new role as a judge on “American Idol.”

“It’s been 28 years,” Philbin said reflectively, speaking of his current Manhattan-based show. “It was the biggest thrill of my life to come back to New York, where I grew up as a kid watching TV in the early days, you know, never even dreaming that I would one day have the ability, or whatever it takes, to get in front of the camera and talk to it.”