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Monday January 31, 2011

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One charged after fight in ’Lair garage

BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR

One West Virginia University student was taken to the hospital Saturday morning following an altercation which occurred in the Mountainlair parking garage.

Joseph A. Jennings, 23, of Flushing, N.Y., was arrested and charged with malicious wounding in connection with the altercation. Jennings allegedly brandished a knife, although no one was stabbed, said WVU Police Chief Bob

Roberts.

The injured student, whose name has not been released, was taken to Ruby Memorial Hospital and treated for wounds not considered life threatening, Roberts said. Jennings is not a WVU student.

The altercation began at approximately 3:20 a.m. in the upper level of the Mountainlair parking garage after two groups of people began arguing about whose hometown was better, Roberts said.

Roberts said all suspects have been identified, and the

investigation is continuing with other possible arrests to follow.

There is no immediate threat to the University, and the altercation is considered an isolated incident, Roberts said.

“As long as you avoid getting into altercations, either verbal or with people who are becoming aggressive, you’ll be fine,” he said. “The best thing to do is to walk away or call the police.”

He addressed any student who will fear for their safety while traveling near the Mountainlair.

“This is happening at three

in the morning after the bars close,” he said. “If you are not out at those hours, you don’t have much to worry about.”

Similar altercations have occurred on campus in the past in which two groups of people began fighting late at night following a verbal argument.

On Nov. 7, 2009, WVU sophomore Ryan Diviney fell into a coma following an altercation which occurred at 3:10 a.m. outside the Willey Street Dairy Mart.

The fight allegedly began when two Newark, Del. resi-

dents began arguing with Diviney and his friends over the outcome of the World Series.

Austin Vantrease, 19, and Jonathan May, 19, were arrested in connection with the attack and both sentenced to jail time. Vantrease was charged with malicious wounding and sentenced to 10 years in jail, with the eligibility of parole in two years. May was charged with battery and sentenced to one year.

On Feb. 12, 2006, Ryan Johnson, a WVU student from Washington, Pa., died from

stab wounds following an altercation at 1:30 a.m at 131 Beechurst St. Tyler Baumann, of Alexandria, VA., was sentenced to one year in prison for involuntary manslaughter. The fight allegedly began after Baumann and his friends threw snowballs at Johnson’s friends. The snowball fight escalated into a physical brawl involving 12 students or more until Johnston entered the residence and was stabbed with a steak knife. travis.crum@mail.wvu.edu

Zumba founder teaches at WVU WVU usernames, passwords to be synced into one by nick ashley staff writer

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Zumba expert Erik Santana teaches a Zumba master class at the Student Recreation Center Sunday morning.

In 15th WVU appearance, $1,500 raised for WVU Children’s Hospital

BY JOEL MORALES STAFF WRITER

More than 60 people filled Room B at the Student Recreation Center Sunday morning to attend a Master Class Zumba session led by Erick Santana, a well-known Zumba education specialist from Miami.

Zumba is a fitness program combining Latin and international music with dance in an effort to make exercise fun which originated in Columbia, in 1990. West Virginia University has hosted Santana about 15 times.

“West Virginia University gave me my first opportunity in West Virginia,” Santana said. “Coming back to WVU four years later is full circle for me.”

Many of the Zumba instructors at WVU were at Santana’s

first Zumba class at the University four years ago, holding one of the highest levels of attendance Santana has seen.

Zumba has grown from when it first came to WVU. “It began in Room A in the yoga studio, and then it expanded to the point where classes wouldn’t even fit in Room B,” said A.J. Huffman, a former WVU student from Charlestown, W.Va. “Now we fill up the basketball courts Monday through Thursday.”

Santana has been to numerous places in West Virginia, as well as Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

Santana has donated to many organizations including breast cancer, the epilepsy foundation in Miami, the American Heart Association

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Cold, numb-fingered and shivering swimmers will soon be diving into the Monongahela River.

Registration is now open for the seventh annual Polar Plunge sponsored by the West Virginia Special Olympics.

The event is Feb. 26 at Star City Park, in the Monongahela River.

“Anyone who wants to take a dip into the Monongahela River is more than welcome to join,” said Janet Scarcelli, community relations coordinator for West Virginia University Hospitals.

Minimum participation is raising $50 for the plunge donation, said Brett White, special events coordinator for the WVU Center for Civic Engagement.

All proceeds will be donated to the West Virginia Special Olympics, White said.

“We average about 150 plungers,” Scarcelli said. “A couple of hundred people come out to watch the participants jump, and 50 or so come out just for fun. So there are usually 300 to 400 people at the event that day.”

Prizes for the teams and participants who raise certain amounts of money include a T-shirt, towel and a gift cer-

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A group of women from the surrounding area do Zumba at a Master Class Zumba session in the Student Recreation Center Sunday.

Students, community prepare to take the plunge by emily spickler

West Virginia University has recently decided to implement a change in passwords for students and faculty to create more efficient computer accessibility.

The Office of Information and Technology will have a single login for students and faculty, which will allow combined access to MIX, GroupWise and Master IDs, said Chet Cook, senior Program Administrator of OIT. “We have had GroupWise for 11 years now. We feel that collectively, all of the login systems should have the same password for easier productivity,” Cook said.

GroupWise is WVU’s e-mail system for faculty and staff.

Bishop said there are currently 250 students with different MIX and GroupWise account IDs, which was the first part of the problem.

“We recognized the frustration students and faculty were experiencing with the login systems. Our goals were to improve our services to customers and (to have) better security,” said Sara Bishop, assistant Director of Enterprise Systems Development.

Along with OIT, Administrative Technology Solutions, Health Sciences Center, Mountaineer Card Office and Student Systems Management

contributed to the change in accounts, Bishop said.

“We are now in the process of creating a website where people will be able to change their password to one login for everything,” she said.

In the next month, OIT will be reaching out to everyone on campus to keep students updated in the change that will be occurring over the year, Bishop said. Some students have already received e-mails regarding a password change for those with GroupWise and MIX accounts.

Fall 2011 is the target date to have all the accounts synced for new and returning students, Bishop said.

“Our priority needs to come from the users on what needs improvement,” Bishop said.

The WVU Identity Management Project was proposed in October 2010 and included two phases. One is to enable users to have only one set of login credentials to access any and all central applications they are authorized to access.

The other is to improve and secure the management of user identity for WVU systems, said an e-mail regarding a GroupWise ID. MIX and GroupWise e-mail addresses will not be changed, only usernames and passwords will be synced, according to the e-mail.

tificate for a local restaurant, Scarcelli said.

A weekend getaway is the grand prize for the individual or team of four people that raises the most money for donation, she said.

White said a costume contest will also take place before the plunge.

“A lot of teams wear team costumes,” White said.

“I’ve seen costumes like the Village People and even a Mario and Luigi. A lot of people just jump in shorts and a T-shirt.”

A weekend getaway prize is also given to the most creative costumes for the individual and team, he said.

A post-plunge party will be held at Crockett’s with food and beverages where the prizes will be awarded, Scarcelli said.

The Polar Plunge has two events – one in Charleston on Saturday and the other in Morgantown, she said.

“This is a great way to get involved, and there is a sense of well-doing for the community,” White said.

Registration will remain open until noon the day of the plunge, which is at 2 p.m., Scarcelli said.

For more information, visit http://wvpolarplunge.com. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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INSIDE THIS EDITION The West Virginia women’s basketball team struggled early against Depaul. See how the Mountaineers fared. SPORTS PAGE 12

by Melissa Candolfi STAFF WRITER

Brothers Bernie and Michael Sousa opened Ky’s Lounge and Ohana Beach Bar on High Street Friday, in memory of their sister, who was the victim of a violent attack last year.

“Kyleigh would have loved it,” Bernie said. “We designed it with her looking over our shoulder.”

In honor of Kyleigh’s birthday on Feb. 8, when she would have been 22, the bars will be holding weeklong events with drink specials.

Kyleigh Sousa was a student at Arizona State University when she was robbed by a man in an IHOP parking lot on March 26, 2010. The man attempted to take her purse, but she became entangled in its straps and was dragged 20 feet. She suffered fatal head injuries and died shortly after.

Bernie, who graduated

from West Virginia University in 2003, said proceeds from the bar’s earnings will go to a foundation established in Kyleigh’s name to help those who suffer from traumatic brain injuries.

“Our sister was just one of those girls who was just gorgeous and was very outgoing and friendly to everyone,” Sousa said.

Michael said Ky’s Lounge is more of a high-class bar, where people can come sit with their friends and have a conversation.

“Ky’s Lounge is definitely different than all the other bars,” he said. “All the other bars here, when you go there it’s elbow to elbow, you can’t move, the music is so loud you can’t really hear the person next to you is screaming, we wanted a little more relaxed environment.”

He said Ohana Beach

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WVU DEFEATS CINCINNATI Coming off a devastating loss to Louisville, the West Virginia men’s basketball team defeated Cincinnati 66-55 Saturday night at Fifth-Third Arena.

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Continued from page 1 and the West Virginia University Children’s Hospital.

“We did a benefit for West Virginia University Children’s Hospital where all the proceeds went to the hospital,” said Rochelle Oliver, a former WVU employee and current workout studio owner.

“This isn’t the first time Erick has done this, and he doesn’t even get paid for the classes.”

An unofficial count for the amount of money donated from Thursday night’s charity event was $1500, she said.

Zumba is popular because of the way fun is incorporated in the exercise.

“It’s not exercise; it’s a party,” Santana said. “People who hate exercise generally love Zumba because it is about the exercise and about the music.”

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Continued from page 1 Bar resembles other bars in Morgantown.

Ky’s Lounge is 21 and older, and that bar stretches into an 18 and older Ohana Beach

tive who lives in Pittsburgh and attended Sunday morning’s class agrees.

“I really enjoy the class because Zumba is a really good exercise for the body and is also a lot of fun,” he said.

Huffman has a success story of her own. “I was 195 pounds and was able to go down to about 125 but couldn’t budge after that,” Huffman said. “Zumba helped me overcome that, and that was with having a kid.”

Oliver said she found Zumba when she needed it most.“I was at a time in my life where I needed motivation and something to refocus my life and get things on a happier level,” Oliver said.

“Everybody has a story, and that’s what is so incredible. Zumba has touched tens of thousands of people’s lives worldwide.”

“We have so many success stories involving helping

with depression, heart conditions and weight loss,” Santana said. “People have been able to kick off of medicine because of Zumba.”

Santana, one of the company’s first 13 education specialists, has been dancing for over 25 years and has been with the company for the past 8.

“Don’t worry if you can’t dance, aren’t coordinated or don’t have rhythm,” Santana said. “It’s for everyone, so just come in and have a great time.”

As an education specialist, Santana trains instructors and empowers them to teach other people.

“I count my blessings every day, and I don’t take them for granted,” Santana said. “I feel that if a person is blessed with a certain talent, part of the responsibility is to give back to those less fortunate.”

Bar. The Sousa family decided to open the bar in Morgantown because Bernie is a former WVU student and Michael is currently a freshman prejournalism major.

Bernie said his sister’s memory has been guiding

him throughout the construction of the bars.

“She would be complementing us, saying how great it is going to turn out and how big of an establishment it will be,” he said.

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WVU’s 2010 tax forms available Students can now begin to collect West Virginia University 1098-T Forms, used to claim educational tax credits for annual income tax returns.

WVU is encouraging students to register to receive the form electronically through WVU’s third-party vendor, Allied Computer Services, Inc.

To register, students can log on to the ACS website at http://1098t.com and choose to receive the paperless option.

ACS will begin to contact students by e-mail with information concerning the forms and its availability.

Hard copies will be mailed to students by the end of

January.

ACS can be contacted through its website or by phone at 1-877-467-3821.

If a student needs a form from 2009 or prior, they can contact WVU Tax Services at tax@mail.wvu.edu or at (304) 293-3379×3.

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Updated schedules for condom caravan The Condom Caravan has sales every Monday at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center from noon to 2 p.m. It also has sales in the Mountainlair every Thursday noon to 2 p.m. The Condom Closet at

the HSC offers students a private location to purchase condoms.

The Condom Caravan travels across campus and provides condoms to students in an effort to make contraception convenient, acces-

sible and affordable. Condoms are 25 cents or five for a dollar. The Caravan will begin traveling across campus with a stop at Towers on Feb. 7 from 5 p.m to 7 p.m.

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Monday January 31, 2011

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Debt, jobless figures raise red flags for West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia recently received two pieces of bad news, one economic and one fiscal, just in time for the unfolding special election for governor.

The state’s unemployment rate, when adjusted for seasonal hiring trends, rose to 9.6 percent last month. That was the worst monthly rate of 2010.

It’s also the first time that West Virginia’s rate was higher than the national rate since economists believe the Great Recession began in late 2007.

A Wall Street bond rating agency, meanwhile, identified West Virginia as having one of the highest debt loads among the states. In a report issued last week, Moody’s Investor Service began ranking states for both their taxpayer supported debt and pension funding shortfalls.

The economy is sure to be a major issue for the growing field of candidates for this year’s court-ordered election for governor. Several of the announced contenders have also already focused on the state’s unfunded liabilities.

The bad news mixes with positive signs for the state.

Tax collections have beaten estimates for eight straight months, by a total of $193 million, and that is expected to continue in January. These robust revenues reflect income growth and other evidence of a strengthening economy.

West Virginia rebounded from 34th to 25th in December’s Index of Economic Momentum. Compiled by the nonpartisan Federal Fund Information for States, the quarterly index reflects growth in personal income, employment and population.

Also, the state’s investment portfolio entered January with a 14.4 percent rate of return for the budget year that began July 1. That’s close to twice its 7.5 percent earnings target. Pension assets make up nearly four-fifths of the $12 billion portfolio.

The U.S. unemployment

rate was 9.4 percent in December. West Virginia had been in the bottom half of states for unemployment for much of the recession. It ranked 13th last month.

State Deputy Revenue Secretary Mark Muchow believes December’s rate reflects how West Virginia tends both to enter and emerge from downturns later than other states.

“We’re not hitting a rough patch. We’re in the midst of a recovery,” Muchow said.

“The labor force is expanding, which is a good thing and not a bad thing.”

He instead cited how the state added between 8,000 and 10,000 jobs last year. He forecasts similar growth for 2011.

West Virginia’s unemployment rate will drift down to 9 percent by year’s end, and then decline further to 8 percent in 2012, Muchow estimates.

Muchow said he’s also hearing that employers want to hire but are having trouble finding qualified workers.

“That’s a sign that they’re out there looking for somebody,” he said. “There are jobs out there for those with the right skills.”

As for Moody’s, the credit rating agency has routinely focused on the states’ tax-supported debt as well as their public pension liabilities. It said it decided to combine those figures in last week’s report “as part of our ongoing efforts to provide increased transparency, and in view of prospects for sluggish economic growth and slow revenue recovery among U.S. states.”

West Virginia’s tax-supported debt, of $1.9 billion, ranked it 17th among states when compared to gross domestic product. But its nearly $7 billion in pension liabilities were the highest nationwide when measured against that economic output.

The state’s combined adjusted debt, of $8.9 billion, ranked it 4th among states when compared to output. Just

six states had greater adjusted debt when measured by personal income. West Virginia’s adjusted debt also ranked 10th per-capita and 22nd as a percentage of state revenues.

Pension liabilities reflect gaps between on-hand assets and promised benefits. It does not reflect funding shortfalls for so-called “other post-employment benefits,” or OPEB, mostly health coverage promised to state retirees.

“While we do include OPEB liabilities in our analysis of states, we have not included them in the current report because they are less binding under state law,” the report explained. “Once accrued, public pension benefits are protected, contractual obligations, sometimes shielded by specific pension provisions in state constitutions.”

West Virginia’s OPEB liability is considered a looming problem for the state. But for its analysis, Moody’s concluded that pension shortfalls “have an irrevocable, longterm nature that resembles bonded debt.”

The report notes that a state’s rating is based on more than just liabilities. Moody’s most recently upgraded West Virginia’s general obligations bonds, from “Aa2” to “Aa1,” in July. The upgrade puts the state’s credit at the upper range of a rating level “judged to be of high quality” and “subject to very low credit risk.”

Jacqueline Proctor, spokeswoman for acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, cited the state’s ongoing efforts to shore up pension funds and reduce debts when asked about Moody’s report.

“We now have a plan that we can sustain and meet our pension obligations,” Proctor said. “But, we should make no mistake, we are not out of the woods yet. Our obligations are real, and our responsibilities are great. It will take continued vigilance and fiscal discipline to keep West Virginia on the path to prosperity.”

Alpha Natural Resources Inc. reaches $7.1B deal for Massey Energy NEW YORK (AP) — Massey Energy Co., struggling with losses after an explosion that killed 29 workers at a West Virginia coal mine last spring, agreed Saturday to be taken over by Alpha Natural Resources Inc. Alpha is paying $7.1 billion in cash and stock for Massey, the nation’s fourth-largest coal producer by revenue. Massey operates 19 mining complexes in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky including the Upper Big Branch mine where the April 5 disaster occurred.

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Massey, plus $10 per share in cash. Together, that represents a bid of $69.33 per share, a 21 percent premium over Massey’s closing share price Friday.

In an interview, Alpha CEO Kevin Crutchfield said the acquisition will offer greater access to international markets.

Shortages of coal for making steel have driven up prices around the world, a trend Alpha hopes to capitalize on.

“We sell into 20-some countries now and that will increase significantly,” Crutchfield said.

Asked about safety concerns at Massey’s operations, Crutchfield said, “We try to let our performance speak for itself. Nobody is perfect, but we have a very good record regarding safety and a good working relationship with regulators.”

He added, “Massey has a lot of great people who want to do the right thing.”

A sale of Richmond, Va.based Massey was expected even before the sudden retirement last month of Don Blankenship, the company’s CEO. He was the strongest advocate for remaining an independent company on Massey’s board.

The company’s losses since the disaster were another factor leading to its sale. Massey lost a total of $130 million in the second and third quarters of last year. It has not yet re-

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leased fourth-quarter results.

Alpha expects the deal will help the combined company cut costs by at least $150 million a year.

Recent reports have suggested Massey was also being sought by global steel conglomerate ArcelorMittal SA. Alpha, based in Abingdon, Va., is the leading U.S. producer of metallurgical coal — the kind used to make steel as opposed to electricity — while ArcelorMittal already owns several metallurgical coal mines in Appalachia. Demand from steelmakers allows coal producers to charge premium prices of $200 or more a ton, more than double the price of Appalachian coal sold to power plants.

About 1.3 billion tons of Massey’s 2.9 billion tons of coal reserves is metallurgical coal.

Under Blankenship, the company increased coal exports and opened important inroads to India, which is seen as the next big industrial market by some in the coal industry.

Massey has faced questions about its safety practices since a fire killed two miners at it Aracoma Alma No. 1 mine in West Virginia in January 2006.

The fire helped persuade Congress to pass sweeping safety changes that year.

Alpha, on the other hand, has faced few questions about its safety practices and Crutchfield has been an invited speaker at industry safety conference. It has avoided major disasters, though several miners have died at its operations.

Most notable was a roof collapse that killed two miners in Cucumber, W.Va., in January 2007.

The April explosion, the worst U.S. mining disaster in 40 years, is the subject of civil and criminal investigations. On Friday, Massey rejected nearly every part of the federal government’s theory on what caused the deadly explosion. The company doesn’t believe that broken equipment or an excessive buildup of coal dust contributed to the blast.

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Clinton: United States has no plans to suspend aid to Haiti

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Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday.

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President Obama calls for restraint, reform in Egypt WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama issued a plea for restraint in Egypt after meeting with national security aides Saturday to assess the Cairo government’s response to widespread protests threatening the stability of the country.

A White House statement said Obama “reiterated our focus on opposing violence and calling for restraint, supporting universal rights, and supporting concrete steps that advance political reform within Egypt.”

But Obama offered no reaction to President Hosni Mubarak’s decision earlier Saturday to name a vice president for the first time since coming to power nearly 30 years ago. Mubarak appointed his intelligence chief, Omar Suleiman, who’s well respected by American officials.

The president also fired his Cabinet.

Five days of protests have left at more than 70 dead.

Before Suleiman’s appointment, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the U.S. wanted to see Mubarak fulfill his pledges of reform as protests swept the country.

“The Egyptian government can’t reshuffle the deck and then stand pat,” Crowley said on his Twitter account. “President Mubarak’s words pledging reform must be followed by action.”

Crowley said Egyptians “no longer accept the status quo.

They are looking to their government for a meaningful process to foster real reform.”

After speaking to Mubarak by telephone late Friday, Obama delivered a four minute statement calling on the Egyptian leader to take steps to democratize his government and refrain from using violence against his people.

As events unfolded Saturday, Obama and his advisers kept a low profile.

The president spent part of the morning watching one of his daughter’s basketball games at a community center in the Maryland suburbs.

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diplomatic, security and intelligence officials gathered for two hours for review the situation in Egypt. The meeting was led by national security adviser Tom Donilon and included White House chief of staff William Daley and CIA Director Leon Panetta. Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Margaret Scobey, the U.S. ambassador to Egypt, participated by teleconference, the White House said.

Obama did not attend that session.

His afternoon meeting with many of the same officials also included press secretary Robert Gibbs and adviser David Plouffe.

Suleiman has played an active role in the peace process, particularly in trying to arrange compromise between rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas. He has been at the forefront of the Egyptian effort to crackdown on arms smuggling from Egypt into Gaza.

Suleiman has been “the point person on both the U.S. relationship and the Israel Egyptian relationship,” said Jon Alterman, Mideast director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “He’s very reassuring both ways.”

Diplomatic cables released

by Wikileaks help illustrate that point. One reports on an April 2009 meeting between Suleiman and Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Suleiman, the cable says, “explained that his overarching regional goal was combating radicalism, especially in Gaza, Iran and Sudan.”

The cable reports that Suleiman said Egypt must “confront” Iranian attempts to smuggle arms to Gaza and quotes him saying “a Gaza in the hands of radicals will never be calm.”

A 2007 cable discusses scenarios for presidential succession and reports the view of an Egyptian official that Mubarak’s son Gamal viewed Suleiman as a potential threat.

A second cable from

2007 describes Suleiman as Mubarak’s “consigliore,” a term more typically associates with mobsters. Even then, Suleiman was mentioned as likely to assume the role of vice president. It says Suleiman himself “adamantly denies any personal ambitions, but his interest and dedication to national service is obvious.”

“He could be attractive to the ruling apparatus and the public at large as a reliable figure unlikely to harbor ambitions for another multi-decade presidency,” the cable states. It also says Mubarak had promised to name Suleiman vice president “several years ago” but then reneged.

The cables were sent by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.

Alterman said Suleiman’s elevation to vice president is designed by Mubarak to signal resolve.

“It is intended to send a message that if Hosni Mubarak leaves, the system remains,” he said. “It is not reassuring to the protestors, but it is reassuring to people who fear that Egypt might be slipping into chaos.”

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said Saturday that Mubarak should schedule elections in order to allow the Egyptian people to express their right to choose their leaders.

Ros-Lehtinen also cautioned against the involvement of extremist elements which could seek to use the current turmoil as an opportunity to advance their agendas.

“The Egyptian people need to be afforded a peaceful venue to express their will,” she said.

In New York, Cambridge, Mass., and Washington, protesters took to the streets demanding that Mubarak step down.

Outside the Egyptian Embassy a few miles from the White House, demonstrators also criticized the Obama administration’s response to the tumult in Egypt. They waved Egyptian flags and held signs that read “Obama: Democracy or Hypocrisy?” and “Victory to the Egyptian People!”

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United States has no plans to halt aid to earthquake-ravaged Haiti in spite of a crisis over who will be the nation’s next leader but does insist that the president’s chosen successor be dropped from the race, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Sunday.

Clinton arrived Sunday in the impoverished Caribbean nation for a brief visit. She is scheduled to meet with President Rene Preval and each of the three candidates jockeying to replace him.

Only two candidates can go on to the delayed second round, now scheduled for March 20. The U.S. is backing an Organization of American States recommendation that the candidate from Preval’s party, government construction official Jude Celestin, should be left out.

The top U.S. official at the United Nations, Susan Rice, said recently that “sustained support” from the United States required the OAS recommendations be implemented. Many Haitian officials, including leaders of Preval’s Unity party and rival candidate Michel Martelly, interpreted that to mean the U.S. was threatening an embargo and cutting off aid.

Clinton flatly rebuffed that suggestion. “We’re not talking about any of that,” she said Sunday.

“We have a deep commitment to the Haitian people,” she told reporters. “That goes to humanitarian aid, that goes

to governance and democracy programs, that will be going to a cholera treatment center.”

Asked if there were any set of circumstances that would prompt Washington to cut off aid, Clinton said, “At this point, no.”

Still, she insisted that the United States would press the recommendations by international monitors after a disorganized, fraud-ridden firstround presidential vote in November. They determined that Preval’s preferred successor, Celestin, finished last and should drop out. Celestin has yet to do so.

“We’re focused on helping the Haitian people,” Clinton said ahead of the meetings.

“One of the ways we want to help them is by making sure that their political choices are respected.”

Haiti is in a deepening and potentially destabilizing political crisis. The announcement of preliminary results from the disputed first round led to rioting in December. Final results are expected to be announced Wednesday.

Just five days after, on Feb. 7, comes the constitutional end of Preval’s five-year term.

A law passed by an expiring Senate last May would allow him to remain in power for an extra three months, but it is not clear if his government would continue to be recognized by donor countries. But Preval has said he does not want to hand power to an interim government.

“That’s one of the problems we have to talk about,” Clin-

ton said. “There are issues of a continuing government, how that can be structured. And that’s what I’m going to be discussing.”

Acknowledging the tight time frame for Haiti, she said she wanted to hear ideas on how Haiti’s transition should be handled but then make her own assessment on the best way forward.

The political crisis comes as the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation tries to restart its economy after decades of stifling poverty and unemployment, and the massive loss of life and infrastructure in last year’s earthquake.

Hundreds of thousands of people remain in homeless camps and major rebuilding has not started. Underlying issues such as land-tenure reform and the development and reconstruction of government institutions have barely been addressed. Massive piles of rubble and collapsed buildings remain throughout the capital.

Meanwhile, a cholera epidemic that started outside the quake zone and has killed more than 4,000 people continues to rage. Clinton visited a tented treatment center Sunday.

She said reconstruction has been steady “but not adequate to the task that we are confronting.”

“The problems are significant,” Clinton told the pool of reporters traveling with her.

“Like what do you do with all the rubble? It’s a really big problem.”

A final judgment in a notorious Chicago police abuse scandal CHICAGO (AP) — The anonymous letters to attorney G. Flint Taylor arrived in police department envelopes, and so the mysterious author was dubbed “Deep Badge.”

It was 1989 and Taylor was representing a notorious killer – Andrew Wilson, who had shot two police officers and was behind bars for life. He’d originally been sentenced to death but won a new trial after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled his confession had been coerced.

Wilson was now in federal court, claiming that during questioning in the police killings he’d been beaten, tortured with electric shocks, forced onto a hot radiator and smothered with a plastic bag. Among those he was suing: Chicago police commander Jon Burge, a decorated Vietnam veteran.

Taylor was no stranger to unpopular causes. Through the years, his firm – the People’s Law Office – has represented the Black Panthers, anti-war activists and members of the FALN, the militant Puerto Rican independence group. So taking on the police wasn’t a stretch.

But if Deep Badge was to be believed, this case was different. A ring of cops, the anonymous letter writer said, was torturing criminal suspects.

The letters launched Taylor on a 22-year odyssey from the streets to the courts to death row and into the heart of a scandal that would stain Chicago for decades.

Abuse claims like Andrew Wilson’s would multiply. At first, there were a few. Then dozens. Eventually, more than 100 black men claimed Burge or his colleagues beat or tortured them to extract confessions or information on everything from robbery to murder.

Like Wilson, many of the accusers already were on the police radar: They had mug shots, rap sheets and prison records.

They included gang members, robbers, drug abusers – and convicted killers.

But in this topsy-turvy scandal, they claimed to be the victims. The police, they said, were the villains.

The first letter was postmarked Feb. 2, 1989.

The author appeared be an insider at Area 2, the South Side headquarters where Burge headed the violent crimes unit for several years. The letter contained tantalizing tidbits, including a claim that officers had used “torture machines” and that one such device had been tossed off Burge’s boat. (The boat’s name? The Vigilante.)

Talk with other police officers, the letter said, because, “some of them were disgusted and will tell all. The torture was not necessary.”

If Taylor wanted to know more, he was told to place a personal ad in a local newspaper.

He did, then waited more than a month.

“I have learned something that will blow the lid off of your case,” the second letter said.

It urged Taylor to look for other cases where the machine was used. It also listed officers’ names, dividing them between Burge allies and “weak links” who had strained relations with him.

More than a week later, while Taylor was cross-examining Burge as part of Wilson’s civil case, he received a third letter and a phone message with the same tip: Talk with Melvin Jones in Cook County Jail.

That visit turned out to be a revelation. The case was much bigger than one man.

Jones, an admitted gang member with a lengthy criminal record, told a story later corroborated in city legal documents: After refusing to confess to murder, Jones was shocked in the genitals, foot and thigh

by Burge with a hand-cranked electric device. Burge, he said, also pointed a gun to his head.

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Americans should pay attention to protests For the past few days, the country and world has witnessed the unrest and the protests across the Middle East.

Especially in Cairo, the Egyptian people have shown the world they are not going to tolerate the political oppression and unjust regime of President Hosni Mubarak any longer.

To some, these riots are viewed as unnecessary acts of violence, but to others, they are shining beacons of hope that things can and will change for the better, not only in Egypt, but also in other countries being

governed under the same kind of constrictive tyranny.

In America, we have not had uprisings of this magnitude since the late 1960s,, when Americans rallied together in the pursuit of equality and justice for all citizens.

There have been protests since then, but none that have captured and retained the eyes of the world in this way.

The majority of the protests and the issues that spurred them do not directly affect us here in the states, but it should be realized that America and

our other allies will definitely be affected in some way or another. Therefore, it is important we pay attention to what is going on.

People have a tendency to see things on the news and ignore them if it doesn’t immediately appear to affect Americans. This is definitely not the kind of issue that should be ignored.

It is not a mystery that Middle Eastern countries supply our nation and others with many precious resources, oil being at the top of the list.

However, oil production and trade will not be the only things affected. Circumstances and occurrences, like the protests taking place overseas, have the potential to change the world in many different ways.

We feel seeing people stand up against oppressive and unfair treatment in other countries could heighten the sense of awareness of citizens in our own country.

We’re not saying that protests and uprisings are always the necessary course of action, but feeling strongly about your gov-

ernment and the treatment of your fellow citizens as a whole is something that will strengthen every society, regardless of the reasoning behind it.

Everyone should pay close attention to the events taking place in the Middle East.

We have seen firsthand the kind of change that can and does occur when people unite under a common cause, and we as Americans, shouldn’t forget we received our rights and freedoms in that same way. daperspectives@mail.wvu.edu

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Time for the US to turn its back on the Egyptian dictator omar ghabra columnist

In 1981, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States.

Since that year, the American people have elected five different presidents. Like Reagan, embattled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak began his term in 1981.

However, to this day, Mubarak maintains his grip on power in Egypt. Many Egyptians have known no other leader.

For 29 years Mubarak has ruled Egypt with an iron fist, violently silencing any opposition to his rule. Despite this, Mubarak has been backed by the United States with billions of dollars in annual military aid.

As the situation in Egypt plunges into chaos, the Obama administration must stand by the right of all people to live in a free, democratic society and withdraw their support of the Mubarak regime.

During his famous speech to the Arab world in 2009, President Obama spoke at Cairo University of his “unyielding belief that all people yearn for certain things.”

These included the right to free speech, the right to “have a say in how you are governed,” “the equal administration of

justice,” a “government that is transparent and doesn’t steal from its people” and “the freedom to live as you choose.”

These “are not just American ideas,” Obama declared; “They are human rights, and that is why we will support them everywhere.”

Little did Obama know that less than two years later, Egyptians would take to the streets to stand up for the ideals he so eloquently spoke of in Cairo; only to be showered with Americanmade tear gas canisters and bullets.

For three decades, the Egyptian people have suffered under the dictatorship of Mubarak. He has ruled under the mandate of martial law, controlling the press and using the Egyptian military and his gestapo-esque secret police to arrest and torture political dissidents.

Intimidating portraits of Mubarak are plastered to buildings on every street corner, reminding the Egyptian people to be mindful of the fact that he is always watching.

But it now seems as if his days as Egypt’s Pharaonic ruler are coming to an end.

Inspired by a revolution in nearby Tunisia and enraged by decades of corruption, rampant poverty and widespread unemployment, thousands of Egyptians have poured out into the streets of Egypt, demanding an end to Mubarak’s reign.

These protests, which were initially organized on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter, have lead to the biggest challenge to Mubarak’s power in his three decades of rule.

Hoping to prevent the protesters from organizing and spreading, Mubarak ordered an unprecedented shutdown of the internet and mobile phone networks in all of Egypt.

He also attempted to block the broadcasts of news channels that wwere covering the protests.

It was too late, though, as the anger and frustration that had built up in the Egyptian citizenry for years produced an unstoppable wave of momentum which has come crashing down on a desperate Mubarak.

His latest response was to deploy the American-armed military to protect key government buildings and withdraw the police, which led to widespread looting and jailbreaks.

According to Reuters, the death toll from all this chaos is estimated to be around 100 people.

Despite this, the protesters are not backing down. The man who has emerged as the leader of the opposition, Nobel laureate and former Director General of the United Nation’s International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei, asserts the protests will continue until Mubarak steps down

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An anti-government protester cries out after seeing the body of another who was shot by police moments before, in Tahrir square in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday. and a democratic process is established.

ElBaradei is viewed by many as the potential next leader of Egypt, in the event a transition to democracy does occur.

He has been urging the United States government, longtime allies of Mubarak, to speak out against the tyrannical Egyptian regime and support the Egyptian people’s push for democracy.

That’s exactly what the Obama administration should do.

After years of backing the repressive rule of this tyrant, it’s time for the U. S. to withdraw its support of Mubarak.

According to the U.S. Department of State, Mubarak’s government is given an average of two billion dollars in aid every year.

This money is used to fund the military machinery he uses to maintain his grip on power.

If this funding is cut off, Mubarak would have no choice but to give in to the demands of his people and step down.

At this very moment, the people of Egypt are writing their own history.

Having long been the victims of oppression, they are standing up for the universal human rights President Obama outlined in his Cairo address a year and a half ago.

It’s time for the Obama administration to live up to the lofty rhetoric of that address, and stand up for the right of the Egyptian people to be free, by cutting funding to the corrupt Egyptian regime.

There’s a second chance for America in democratic struggle of Egypt jonathan angel The Lariat uwire

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, there lived a people subject to the British Empire.

They worked hard to sustain their livelihoods, but tensions led to British officers firing upon crudely-armed villagers. Eventually, this spark was fanned into widespread discontent of British rule; the people shucked the colonial yoke in favor of a new republic.

Over the course of decades, investment reformed the economy. The population exploded on both sides of the great river

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that divided the nation. And in 2011, protests against the autocratic president were met with water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas. Then on Jan. 28, in the midst of these protests, the internet was disabled (probably at the government’s demand) nationwide.

America and Egypt have so much in common, from money to innovation to founding history.

Thus, it is most surprising to learn President Barack Obama and the United States Federal Government continue to speak support for the Egyptian autocratic president, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, who clearly disregards the liberties of his citizens, even as they clamor for self-rule, for changes and for

freedom.

Over the past two months, the Middle East has been in perhaps the greatest state of internal unrest since World War II. From the collapse of Lebanon’s pro-western coalition government to the night flight of Tunisia’s pro-western dictator from his post to the ever-more-forceful protests in other countries (especially prowestern Egypt and Yemen), the region may be headed toward an era of greater individual freedoms and less acquiescence on U.S. political interests.

In his June 2009 speech in Cairo, Obama extended a hand of friendship to the Muslim world – “A New Beginning,” to use the words of the speech title. He noted that America and Islam share the common higher

principles of “justice and progress; tolerance and the dignity of all human beings.” He commended Morocco for being the first nation to recognize the fledgeling U.S. Why, then, would Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stress just days before Ben Ali’s flight that “we are not taking sides” in this fight for [Tunisian] democracy?

Even after a July 2009 State Department cable (classified, but released by Wikileaks) cited that Tunisia had “serious human rights problems” and a “major change in Tunisia will have to wait for Ben Ali’s departure,” the U.S. continued to insist on supporting Ben Ali until the day he fled the country.

The State Department, had it been more astute, would have

enjoined support for the Tunisian people; its own cable stated “most still admire … the American dream.” Instead, we’re likely viewed now, at best, as self-interested imbeciles without moral consciences.

The great news is we have been given a second chance, an opportunity to form a lasting relationship with a people who will, whether tomorrow or in ten years, get rid of President Mubarak and install a truly democratic leader.

Second chances rarely come around, and when they do, it’s often at great cost. It took an attack on Pearl Harbor for us to reconsider entering World War II, despite the danger the Axis powers posed. Let’s not demand a second Pearl Harbor to learn our

lesson this time.

The U.S. has long shared a special relationship with Egypt.

From the Camp David Accords to the nearly $2 billion annual aid sent to support Egypt’s economic and military might, the two countries have a complex history of support.

Does the U.S. have the guts to make that support dependent upon reform?

Is freedom worth risking a friendly relationship with a dictator?

That relationship should not hinder us from pushing unabashedly for much greater democratization in Egypt; it certainly didn’t hinder President Mubarak from unabashedly ordering crackdowns on nonviolent protests.

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Rapper releases ‘Black & Yellow’ freestyle by mackenzie mays associate a&e editor

West Virginia University sophomore education major Ryan Skidmore has released his latest freestyle “Skid’s Black & Yellow.”

The song samples Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa’s hit “Black & Yellow,” and Skidmore said he combined the success of the track’s beat with his own lyrical variety.

“Any time I do a freestyle, it’s different from other projects – you get to have a lot of fun with it,” Skidmore said.

“It’s all about lyricism, wit and word play and seeing

what kind of different angles I can take.”

Skidmore plans to take what he’s learned as an artist in the past working on mixtapes like “Most Likely To Succeed” to better his next project.

“I’m very thankful for the people who have given me feedback from my debut, and I’m able to grow from that,” Skidmore said. “The next mixtape derives influences from life experiences, but it’s a lot more triumphant than the last and has powerful instrumentals. It raises that lyrical bar.”

Skidmore said one of his main goals with his next mix-

tape is to inspire others with his commitment to music.

“I don’t take these opportunities for granted. I’m very committed, artistic and passionate in everything I do,” Skidmore said.

“I dream big, and I write lyrics that are extremely relatable, and I hope that my big dreams can be inspirational for people around here to set goals of their own.”

Skidmore plans to release a freestyle remix of Kanye West’s “So Appalled” soon and said sometimes it’s his competitive instinct as an artist that draws him to a song.

“Sometimes it’s just the

beat of a song that I get a vibe from and want to work with, and sometimes it’s just the competitiveness of this genre and a desire to show the others up,” Skidmore said. “That’s my music in a nutshell: outdo the rest. It’s about proving what a small-town act can do with a mainstream hit.”

Skidmore’s music can be found on his R-Skid Facebook page and on Twitter at ThatKidSkid.

Upcoming projects can also be found on the artist’s music blog http://www.wearegeeksquad.blogspot.com.

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Group raises $1,000 for ‘House that WVU Built’ charity by jesse tabit A&E writer

In support of “The House that WVU Built,” the University Chapter of the West Virginia University Alumni Association hosted a watch party for the WVU men’s basketball game against the University of Cincinnati at Chic ’N Bones Rhythm Cafe Saturday.

The event was a great opportunity to give back to the community, said Casey Quinlan, president of the Univer-

Comic famous for Nixon impression dead at 77 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Comic David Frye, whose impressions of Presidents Richard Nixon, Lyndon Johnson and other prominent political figures vaulted him to popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, has died in Las Vegas, his family confirmed Saturday.

He was 77.

Frye died at his home Monday of cardiopulmonary arrest, Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy said.

Frye’s sister, Ruth Welch of Boynton Beach, Fla., said he was a born comic genius who wrote his own material and began by imitating neighbors in Brooklyn, N.Y., where they grew up.

“He had an eye for people’s movements and an ear for their voices,” Welch told The Associated Press on Saturday.

“He could really get down people’s mannerisms and intonations.”

Among other venues, Frye performed at colleges and nightclubs across the country as well as on television programs such as the “Ed Sullivan Show” and “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.”

He reached the height of his popularity doing exaggerated impressions of Nixon, with his shoulders hunched and face bowed down.

He also devoted several albums to Nixon before Nixon resigned as president in 1974 amid the Watergate scandal.

Born David Shapiro in 1934 in Brooklyn, Frye also imitated such political and entertainment figures as Hubert Humphrey, George Wallace, William F. Buckley, Walter Cronkite, Kirk Douglas and Howard Cosell.

In a 1986 interview while playing the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Frye told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he rarely made television appearances and therefore hardly ever worked nightclubs anymore.

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sity Chapter of the WVUAA. “We raised nearly $1,000 on the event that will go toward the support of ‘The House that WVU Built’,’” Quinlan said.

Around 130 people attended the event, Quinlan said.

Attendees paid $5 for a wristband, which permitted them to one raffle ticket.

Money collected from the event went to “The House that WVU Built,” a fundraiser that supports the Monongalia

County Habitat for Humanity.

It was a successful event that benefited a good cause, Quinlan said.

Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the elimination of poor housing and homelessness in the world.

The organization’s top priority is to make a decent shelter for people who are not capable of doing so on their own. In 2009, a group of WVU students teamed up with the Monongalia County Habitat

for Humanity to build a home for a disadvantaged Morgantown family.

Raffle prizes included a Big East Champs basketball autographed by WVU men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins and a pair of tickets to “Big Monday,” when the men’s basketball team faces the University of Pittsburgh.

Other prizes featured were a football autographed by WVU football players and tickets to the women’s basketball game vs. Connecticut.

Grand prizes included an alumni gift package worth $1,000 and golfing passes to the Greenbrier Luxury Resort.

The University Chapter and other chapters around the country came together to support the WVU students, Quinlan said.

Quinlan added he and other members of the Alumni Association take pride in their time at WVU, and now that they are working professionals in the real world, they want to do what they can to

support the community.

Quinlan said the event took three to five weeks to plan, and he was very happy with the turnout. “We wanted to help, and we felt that this would be a good way to do that.”

WVU defeated Cincinnati 66-55 at the Fifth-Third Bank Arena in Cincinnati.

“Everyone had a good time and was cheerful about the win,” Quinlan said. jesse.tabit@mail.wvu.edu

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FEATURE OF THE DAY THE WVU CREATIVE ROLEPLAYING CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. in the Bluestone Room of the Mountainlair. All are welcome. For more information, visit www.morgantownrp. com. Meetings are open to the public.

Feb. 1 COLLEGE SHUTTLE will be recruiting students in the Mountainlair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students should bring a copy of their resume and class schedule.

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

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

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

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

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

STUDENTS TAKING ACTION NOW: DARFUR meets at 7 p.m. in the Mountain Room of the Mountainlair.

STAND is active in planning events to raise money and awareness on the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan. For more information, contact Felicia at fgilber@mix.wvu.edu or 732-674-8357.

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

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

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

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

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Equestrian Team will meet at 7 p.m. ers and Big Sisters in its one-onand the English Equestrian Team will one community-based and schoolmeet at 8 p.m. based mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304-983Every Tuesday 2823, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@ MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST, yahoo.com. a student Christian organization, ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE, hosts free supper and Bible study at which provides a place for adult paits Christian Student Center. Supper tients and their families to stay while is at 8:15 p.m., and Bible study begins receiving medical care at WVU, is at 9 p.m. All students are welcome. looking for service organizations For more information, call 304-599- to provide dinner for 20 to 40 Fam6151 or visit www.mountaineers- ily House guests. For more informaforchrist.org. tion, call 304-598-6094 or e-mail WVU SWING DANCE CLUB meets rfh@wvuh.com. at 7:45 p.m. in Multipurpose Room LITERACY VOLUNTEERS is seekA of the Student Recreation Center. ing volunteers for one-on-one tutorNo partner needed. Advanced and ing in basic reading and English as a beginners are welcome. For more in- second language. Volunteer tutors formation, e-mail wvuswingdance@ will complete tutor training, meet gmail.com. weekly with their adult learners, report volunteer hours quarterly, atContinual tend at least two in-service trainings WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topics per year, and help with one fundsuch as nutrition, sexual health and raising event. For more information, healthy living are provided for inter- call 304-296-3400 or e-mail MCLV2@ ested student groups, organizations comcast.net. or classes by WELL WVU Student CATHOLIC MASS is held at St. Wellness and Health Promotion. For John University Parish at 4:30 p.m. more information, visit www.well. on weekdays. wvu.edu/wellness.

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SERVICES are provided for free by THE ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN the Carruth Center for Psychologi- IN SCIENCE meets on the second cal and Psychiatric Services. A walk- Monday and fourth Tuesday of evin clinic is offered weekdays from 9 ery month at noon at Hatfields in the a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include edu- Mountainlair. All students and faccational, career, individual, couples ulty are invited. For more informaand group counseling. Please visit tion, e-mail amy.keesee@mail.wvu. www.well.wvu.edu to find out more edu. information.

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PROJECT, a community-building WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHIL- program run by and geared toward DREN needs volunteers. WIC pro- young gay or bisexual men 18 to 29, is vides education, supplemental creating an environment in the Morfoods and immunizations for preg- gantown community where young nant women and children under 5 men can feel empowered to make years of age. This is an opportunity a difference in their lives. Mpowerto earn volunteer hours for class re- ment also focuses on HIV and STD quirements. For more information, prevention education. For more incontact Michelle Prudnick at 304- formation, call 304-319-1803.

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BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you often feel like someone puts the kibosh on your ideas or plans. Travel could be difficult, as could dealings with foreigners.

Be open to different types of thinking and what different cultures have to offer.

Spend more time with yourself reflecting on issues, and you will find this year to be easier. Many of you could opt to do volunteer work. If you are single, you could meet someone who might not be what he or she seems. Take a full year before deciding what is going on between you.

If you are attached, as a couple you will gain from weekends away from your responsibilities. You could start acting like young lovers again! LIBRA seems to be more difficult than in the past.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHHHH Take a strong hand in an immediate situation. Perhaps a little less responsibility would make you happier, freeing up time for key priorities. Others could react strangely, as they are tired. Tonight: Head home ASAP. TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHHH New information could toss your life into chaos. You also might discover that you are burdened by everything that you have to do at this point. Prioritize and delegate. Be happy about an opportunity. Tonight: Read between the lines with a friend.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHHH Work closely with a partner in order to get results. Your ability to negotiate comes out. Consider whether this partner’s interests are the same as yours. Post-

pone plans with a friend or loved one in order to accomplish what you must. Tonight: Discussions seem to go on forever.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH Your ability to read key people in your life needs to come forward. You could be tired and feel as if someone is dragging you down. Sorting through what is happening with a key set of friends or associates could be important. Tonight: Let someone else decide!

tive could be colored by the moment.

Don’t worry so much; just be yourself, knowing what it is you want. Tonight: Clear out some hurt feelings.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22-DEC. 21) HHHH You might be overwhelmed. Just when you thought someone was coming through, you hit a snafu. Understanding evolves in a new direction. Realize what is happening with a risk. Tonight: Take care of yourself first.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Maintain a steady pace. You could be a bit out of sorts. You’ll get a lot done, quite quickly, if you focus on work, not people – just for this moment in time! Prioritize your work and take breaks in order to recharge your energy. Tonight: Stop at the gym.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22-JAN. 19) HHH Pushing someone really doesn’t get the desired results. Someone you need to answer to is very stern and/or direct, creating an unanticipated problem. You can only do so much. Prioritize and communicate. Tonight: Do your own thing.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHH Remain sensitive to your limits. Are they self-imposed? Are they realistic? If you know the answers to these questions, when a risk moseys along today, you will know which way to go. Understanding evolves between you and a child, friend or loved one. Tonight: Just be yourself.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20-FEB. 18) HHH Don’t push beyond your normal level.

How you see someone and the choices you make reflect your inner self. At this point, you are changing. Center yourself for a while before making any major decisions. Tonight: Vanish.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH Your fatigue or weariness with recent events breaks through, perhaps coloring your day. You might not know what is workable right now, as you simply are not firing on all cylinders. Do only what you must, and schedule some personal time.

Tonight: Happy at home.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) HHHHH You seem to be at the right place at the right time. Many reasons could force a smile, but recognize that your perspec-

PISCES (FEB. 19-MARCH 20) HHHHH Consider dealing with someone differently than in the past. A partner does not see eye to eye with you and lets you know it in no uncertain terms. Money discussions are best left for another day. A meeting proves to be supportive and informative. Tonight: Visit with a friend.

BORN TODAY Author Zane Grey (1872), blues musician Charlie Musselwhite (1944), author Norman Mailer (1923)

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F Minus

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Get Fuzzy

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Cow and Boy

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23 Tempts fate, in a way 27 God of manly beauty 29 Actor Diggs 30 “Saturday Night Fever” dance genre 31 Bogus plan 33 Actress Cheryl 37 Acolyte’s suffix 38 One in an extra-large baby carriage, perhaps 41 Angus’s greeting 42 Space Shuttle gp.

44 Feb. 14 45 Colorado resort 47 “Of __ I Sing” 49 Mideast fleet 50 Second in a Sue Grafton series 55 One more time 56 “Trick” or “treat” 57 Horn for a Muppet named Zoot 60 Defame 61 Fairly spicy, as chili (and like this puzzle, literally, based on the ends of 17-, 23- and 50-Across) 64 Charged particles 65 Feathery wraps 66 Dance in a line 67 Layer of paint 68 Eyelid woe 69 Praise DOWN 1 Nutmeg spice 2 Boardroom clashers 3 Streetlight supports 4 1/6 fl. oz.

5 Musical with the song “The Holy Grail” 6 Bottomless pit 7 Avian chatterbox 8 Wharton deg.

9 Galley mover 10 Pita filling

11 “Super Mario” brother 12 Biblical witch’s home 13 Do penance 18 R&B artist with the 2006 #1 hit “So Sick” 22 “For what reason?”

24 Partnership letters 25 Country with a da Vinci drawing on its oneeuro coin 26 Docile 27 Score after deuce 28 Galileo’s birthplace 31 Flip of a hit single 32 IRS audit rep 34 Barnes & Noble link?

35 Perpetrator 36 Crime bosses 39 Winnebago owner, briefly 40 NFL ball carrier, often 43 In the beginning 46 Gp. that abducted Patty Hearst 48 Sweetie 49 Meanie 50 Rudimentary

51 Inuit home 52 Sweat box?

53 Sun danger 54 Witherspoon of “Walk the Line” 58 Jason’s vessel 59 Dec. holiday 61 “Very funny”TV station 62 In vogue 63 ‘70s TV boss of Mary, Ted and Murray

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Anthony Hopkins delivers in slow-burning thriller ‘The Rite’ DAVID RYAN A&E EDITOR

Fact: Exorcisms are scary.

The very idea our bodies could become hosts to demonic, otherworldly beings up to no good is chilling.

Over the last few years, movies about exorcisms and possessions have become a dime a dozen.

“The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and “The Last Exorcism” are notable new entries, but often fall into the same predictable, teen-horror style setup.

These movies often come with a tagline of “based on true events,” as if to give them some kind of real-world establishment.

More often than not, how- Anthony Hopkins stars in ‘The Rite.’ ever, that means someone, at some point, possibly named But it doesn’t feel the same the same, or the same color hair, was potentially possessed. as the others.

“The Rite,” released this Perhaps the marketing team weekend, also is based on a behind the film is to blame. true story.

The movie is based as a

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“horror” movie, but there’s really little of it anywhere.

The movie features the rise of priest-to-be Michael Kovak (Colin O’Donoghue) who is

doubting his faith.

After being denied the option to leave seminary school, Kovak is sent to Italy to learn the vanishing practice of

exorcism.

While still wrestling with his doubt, Kovak meets Father Lucas (Anthony Hopkins), a veteran in exorcisms.

Over the weeks, Lucas makes Kovak his apprentice, challenging his views along the way.

The movie’s standout performance is Hopkins.

The man known for his chilling portrayal of Hannibal Lector is back, creeping out the audience in a way that keeps you watching, not turning away.

Kovak seems emotionally stinted throughout.

There are times when his uncertainty of his beliefs just come across as moping, not genuine contemplation.

Kovak’s help, however, is less successful. Journalist Angelina (Alice Braga) exists purely to help Kovak translate from time to time.

She’s a bland character the audience has little reason to care for.

Let me state again: This movie is not a horror movie.

The movie spends an inor-

dinate amount of its opening building up to showing any kind of exorcism.

This isn’t to say it isn’t any good – it’s just wrongly advertised.

The movie is a rarity these days. Despite getting terrible reviews, the movie is a slowburner that rewards audiences for keeping with it.

Today’s horror genre is filled with movies that flood the viewers with gory shots and puddles of blood before the opening titles.

“The Rite” is far more subtle.

Getting there may take a while, but Hopkins’ performance and the eventual payoff will be more than worth the wait.

It’s not as scary as it claims to be, but it’s deeply unnerving.

There lies the difference between it and its modern peers – the thrill is in the suspense, not in the gore.

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‘DC Universe Online’ a great way to bring out your inner superhero JAMES CARBONE CAMPUS CALENDAR EDITOR

There are plenty of massively multiplayer online role-playing games out there for fans to enjoy.

Be it “World of Warcraft” or “Star Trek Online,” gamers are able to immerse themselves in a fantastic world where they can do all sorts of wondrous things.

While there are already some MMORPGS based on superhero worlds, such as “Champions Online” and “City of Heroes,” there has never been one using such marketable characters as “DC Universe Online,” in which gamers can fight alongside Superman or Lex Luthor.

“DC Universe Online” starts with an epic opening cutscene in which Luthor and an army of supervillains have defeated the Justice League, culminating with the impalement of Superman on a kryptonite spear.

At that moment, though, Brainiac, another of Superman’s foes, shows up from space with a fleet of battleships to conquer earth once and for all.

Any surviving heroes and villains are picked off by the robotic overlord before Luthor is able to escape to his past, the players’ present, where he reveals all of this to Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, and then releases exobytes,

microscopic robots he has stolen from Braniac, into Earth’s atmosphere.

These exobytes are able to grant ordinary people super powers and give Earth the army it needs to stop Braniac once he comes to conquer the planet.

This is when the player takes over, able to choose their superpowered mentor, their power sets and a costume in which to kick butt.

Once players choose whether to be good or evil, they can access one of three different mentors; Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman for heroes and Lex Luthor, the Joker and the evil sorceress Circe for villains.

Choosing a mentor will decide a player’s starting area as well as grant them access to certain missions as they play the game.

After that, they can choose their power set, if they want to be a damage-based fire or ice wielder, a controller that fights with gadgets or psychic powers or a healer that uses nature or magic as a weapon.

Once that is decided, players must also choose a movement ability, allowing people to select flight, super speed or acrobatics.

Finally, players are given a list of various fighting styles to use in game, be it using a large sword, guns or unarmed combat.

When players level up, they will be able to put points into any of the abilities as described

above once they meet the requirements, allowing gamers to customize their character to their preferences.

When all is said and done, the player awakens in one of Braniac’s ships, having recently been abducted because of their superpowers.

Their savior comes in the form of Oracle, the former Batgirl and renowned hacker for superheroes, and the Calculator, an ex-costumed criminal who found a more lucrative business as being the man with all the answers for villains.

Players must fight their way through the ship, eventually teaming up with either Superman or Luthor, to earn their freedom and truly enter the world of DC comics.

Featuring the cities of Metropolis and Gotham, as well as their faction headquarters, players are given missions in which they must fight heroes and villains as well as stop Brainiac in his attempts toward “bottling” the towns.

The game features iconic characters such as Robin and Bizarro as well as those comic book fans may not know such as Donna Troy and Captain Boomerang in their proper roles as heroes and villains of various teams.

The best part is that players will get to face these characters while either foiling their plots or stopping the heroes from saving the day.

The gameplay and combos

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Characters Nightwing, left, and Robin, center, tackle some thugs. made available are both easy to master and a lot of fun, adding more to the typical MMO recipe than simple hack and slashing combined with the occasional special attack.

Players can also, for the most part, play this game by themselves instead of needing to team up with other heroes and villains, giving players teammates through a matching service when doing arenas or raids.

The voice acting has hits and misses though, with some of the hits being Kevin Conroy as Batman and James Marsters as Lex

Luthor, with one of the misses being “Firefly” star Gina Torres as Wonder Woman.

Her voice just does not match up with the character.

While both Gotham and Metropolis are rather large as cities go, it is a shame that more cities from the DC universe haven’t been used, with places like Central City and Coast City having so much potential for super power adventure.

There is also a problem with the level cap only being 30, which I’m sure will increase with expansions, yet doesn’t

give players who bought the game on release day a whole lot to do.

Still, being able to fight alongside such big names is a great adventure for gamers and with interesting missions and stories to find, this game is quite a hoot.

“DC Universe Online” is available for both PlayStation 3 and PC with a subscription fee of $15 a month.

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Cold War Kid’s ‘Mine Is Yours’ leaves everything to be desired ALEX MCPHERSON CORRESPONDENT

Cold War Kids used to excite me. Their raw vocals and off-kilter instrumentation would fuel my angst and rally me behind their cause.

But more and more recently, I’m just bored.

When “Robbers & Cowards” came out in 2006, I was glad to have this promising young group on the scene.

But as “Loyalty to Loyalty” dropped in 2008, all I was left with was loving “Something is Not Right With Me.” I was not comforted by 2010’s “Behave Yourself ” EP, and now that their new album, Mine Is Yours, is here at least the blow is cushioned.

What started as reasonably original now is left feeling like a mediocre Kings of Leon rip-off.

Most of “Mine Is Yours” is sadly forgettable.

Even their single, “Louder Than Ever,” just doesn’t click like some of their old stuff.

Just when I think it’s going to get good with some layered guitar and building energy, they slow it down with

an uninspiring chorus.

That being said, it took me a while to like the Kings of Leon, as well, so it may be one of those albums that takes about five full listens to catch on.

What continues to give me hope in the Cold War Kids is when they do their own thing.

Songs like “Skip the Charades” and “Sensitive Kid” really show off the range of Na-

50 years along, Berenstain Bears a family affair SOLEBURY, Pa. (AP) — A recent venture into his mother’s basement became a Bear Country moment for Mike Berenstain.

Beyond the shelves of sketches and correspondence from hundreds of his parents’ beloved Berenstain Bears books, he found furniture, kitchen appliances and other odds and ends. Why, he gently teased his mother in their studio recently, was she holding onto old stereo consoles and antique toasters?

“It’s like the book where Mama Bear has a trunk full of what she calls `valuable junk,’” Jan Berenstain replied with a laugh. “If it worked, I held onto it.”

It’s just one example of the connection between art and life in the Berenstain den.

Nearly 50 years after the Berenstain Bears first charmed preschoolers and their parents, the lovable ursine clan remain as close to its Bear Country roots as the Beren-

stain children remain to the books bearing its family name.

Stan and Jan Berenstain created hundreds of books until Stan Berenstain’s death in 2005 at the age of 82. Mike Berenstain, the couple’s son, now collaborates with his mother in writing and illustrating new books at the same studio in an idyllic part of Bucks County, outside Philadelphia, that serves as inspiration for the books’ setting.

The gentle stories of Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear and Sister Bear, as always, are inspired by the Berenstain family – first from the children and now the grandchildren.

“We remain relentlessly focused on the family relationship. There isn’t one character who’s the star of any of the books,” Mike Berenstain said.

Mike Berenstain, 51, started collaborating in the late 1980s on the books with his parents after creating about 30 of his own children’s books.

“Their greatest popularity

was in the ‘80s, and now those kids are having children of their own,” he said. “Bad economic times also make people want to have more family-oriented time together.”

The bears are venturing further afield nowadays, with an interactive website, toys, computer games, TV shows, a touring stage musical, a children’s museum exhibit and an iPhone app. A movie by “Night at the Museum” director Shawn Levy is in the script phase and has a tentative re-

lease date of 2012, the 50th anniversary of the first Berenstain Bears book.

The books have tackled modern subjects such as online safety and childhood obesity, and the bears (or their human helpers) answer children’s e-mails and letters, but the goal is to tell enduring, universal stories. Perennial favorites cover challenges of getting kids to doing chores, defuse fears of the first day of school and teach values of kindness and generosity.

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than Willett’s voice and prove the band can remain their own if they step away from mainstream expectations.

Anyone planning to shell out for the album might want to consider the deluxe version on iTunes that offers some class bonus tracks, which really deserve a spot of their own on the regular album.

“Mine is Yours” is just a slow version of “Loyalty to

Loyalty” or a slow and sad version of Kings of Leon.

Either way, I’m hoping for an epiphany around listen five, but I’m not crossing my fingers.

Some things are worth it.

Others just make me sleepy.

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Monday January 31, 2011

men’s basketball

women’s basketball

St. John’s stuns No. 2 Duke, 93-78

No. 1 Baylor avoids upset by Texas A&M

NEW YORK (AP) — Dwight Hardy scored 26 points and St. John’s stunned No. 3 Duke 9378 on Sunday, capping the Red Storm’s run of eight straight games against ranked teams with their third win.

It wasn’t that St. John’s (128) beat the Blue Devils (19-2), it was the way it happened.

The Red Storm, who had lost three straight and five of six, took control early and had a 4625 lead at halftime. Duke, which came into the game shooting 40 percent from 3-point range, missed its first 10 shots from behind the arc and made one of 13 in the half.

The Blue Devils’ overall shooting wasn’t a whole lot better as they shot 29.6 percent (8 of 27) in the half – they entered the game shooting 48.1 percent from the field – and they were careless with the ball as well, committing 11 turnovers, one off their season average for a game.

St. John’s had a lot to do with how poorly Duke played, using a three-quarter court trap to force the Blue Devils into low percentage passes that almost all seemed to either be stolen by St. John’s or just thrown away.

Duke looked like a team playing a nonconference game on the road after playing six straight Atlantic Coast Conference games.

St. John’s, which gave the Big East a 6-1 record against teams ranked in the top 10 this season, was 16 of 28 from the field (57.1 percent) in the half, well above the 45.2 percent the Red Storm were shooting coming into the game.

Duke’s loss continued the weekend of misery for members of the Top 25. On Saturday, four teams in the top 10 and 11 ranked teams overall lost.

Justin Brownlee had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Red Storm, while Paris Horne added 15 points and six assists. St. John’s shot 58.2 percent for the game (32 of 55) and was 26 of 33 from the free throw line.

Nolan Smith led Duke with 32 points and Kyle Singler added 20. Duke finished 5 of 26 from 3-point range and 17 turnovers.

The sellout crowd of 19,353 at Madison Square Garden – about 60 percent of whom were cheering for St. John’s – seemed to be waiting for a run by the Blue Devils, who had won four straight since its loss at Florida State, that would make their nightmare half go away.

St. John’s came out and scored the first two baskets of the second half – one on a dunk by D.J. Kennedy 10 seconds in, the other on a layup by Hardy off a nice pass from Dwayne Polee II – to take its biggest lead of the game, 50-25 1:04 into the second half.

St. John’s had doubled Duke and the Red Storm managed to score enough the rest of the way to keep the Blue Devils at bay. The closest Duke would get would be 11 points after they hit four straights 3-pointers to pull to 87-76.

The Red Storm started their run against ranked teams with a 61-58 victory over then-No. 13 Georgetown. After losses to Notre Dame and Syracuse, they

Duke forward Ryan Kelly (34) tries to block a shot by St. John’s forward Justin Brownlee, 32, in the first half of their game Sunday. beat then-No. 9 Notre Dame 7254 in a rematch. Losses to Louisville, Cincinnati and Georgetown preceded the win over Duke.

All three wins were at Madison Square Garden.

Duke had been as comfortable at the Garden as St. John’s.

The Blue Devils had won their last five and 12 of 13 there and were 25-14 all-time.

The game got chippy for a while in the second half and double technicals were called twice before things settled down.

Manhattan 60, Marist 59 POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) — Michael Alvarado made a halfcourt shot as time expired to lift Manhattan over Marist 60-59 on Sunday.

The Jaspers (4-18, 2-9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Association) trailed 56-51 with 3:18 to play and scored six straight, starting with Alvarado’s first points of the game, a 3-pointer with 2:51 remaining. George Beamon then made a three-point play with 2:22 left for a 57-56 Manhattan lead.

Dorvell Carter’s 3 put the Red Foxes (4-19, 3-8) back on top, 5957, with 1:54 to play. But Marist turned the ball over once and Devin Price missed the front end of a one-and-one twice, leaving the opportunity for Alvarado’s game-winner.

After Price’s second missed opportunity, Demetrius Jemison came down with the rebound and called timeout for the Jaspers with 2 seconds left. Coming out of the timeout, Beamon inbounded the ball on the Marist baseline, finding Alvarado on the run. Alvarado dribbled up the court and banked in the desperation shot.

Manhattan, which trailed 2524 at halftime, made 6 of 12 from 3-point range in the second half.

Beamon led the Jaspers with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Kidani Brutus and Djibril Coulibaly added 12 points each Carter had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Marist.

Duquesne 82, Dayton 64 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Damian Saunders scored 19 points to lead four Duquesne players in double figures as the Dukes defeated Dayton 82-64 Sunday for their 10th consecutive victory.

Bill Clark scored 17 for the Duquesne (15-5, 7-0 Atlantic 10 Conference), while T.J. McConnell and B.J. Monteiro each added 15 points for the Dukes, who have won by an average margin of 18.2 points during their hot streak, with no game being closer than 12 points. With the victory, the Dukes pulled even with Xavier in the conference standings. Those two teams are set to meet Feb. 13.

Chris Johnson led Dayton (157, 3-4) with 13 points. Paul Williams added 11 points and Josh Benson had 10 for the Flyers, who have lost four of six since a six-game winning streak that began in December.

The Dukes, whose 19.2-assist average leads the nation, had 18, including five by Saunders.

Siena 61, Niagara 59 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — OD Anosike scored 15 points, grabbed 16 rebounds and capped a key run in Siena’s 61-59 win over Niagara on Sunday.

Siena, which trailed by as many as 10 in the second half, was down 56-52 with 3:11 to play. The Saints (9-12, 6-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) then scored seven straight, capped by Anosike’s layup with 1:05 to go. Rakeem Brooks scored five of his 10 points during the spurt.

Marvin Jordan’s 3 brought the Purple Eagles within one, 60-59, with 14 seconds left, but Ryan Rossiter made a free throw 10 seconds later and Trenity Burdine blocked Anthony Nelson’s potential game-tying layup.

Rossiter finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds and Kyle Downey added 10 points for Siena, which shot 48 percent in the second half (12 of 25) after trailing 30-24 at halftime.

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Seton Hall 81, Providence 71 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Herb Pope had a season-high 23 points and 10 rebounds and Seton Hall built an 18-point halftime lead and coasted to an 8171 victory over Providence on Sunday.

Jeff Robinson added 20 points as the Pirates (10-12, 4-6 Big East) had five players in double figures in a second straight impressive performance. They crushed No. 9 Syracuse 90-68 on Jan. 25.

Jordan Theodore added 11 points and Jeremy Hazell and Keon Lawrence had 10 each for the Pirates.

Marshon Brooks scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half for Providence (13-9, 2-7), which was coming off consecutive upsets of No. 8 Villanova and thenNo. 19 Louisville. Vincent Council also had 20 points for the Friars, who are winless in six road games.

Seton Hall opened the game with a 25-11 run, led by 18 at the half and never allowed Providence to get within eight points the rest of the way.

Toledo 72, Kent State 55 KENT, Ohio (AP) — Justin Greene had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Kent State over Toledo 72-55 Sunday.

The Golden Flashes (147, 5-2 Mi­­­d-American Conference) scored 20 points off eight turnovers. They had just nine turnovers of their own, while dishing out 13 assists, led by Michael Porrini with six.

Porrini and Carlton Guyton had 10 points each for Kent State, which had 10 players score.

The Golden Flashes never trailed and led 39-24 at halftime, going 12 of 24 from the field, while holding the Rockets to 38.5-percent shooting in the first half (10 of 26).

Kent State led by as many as 25, 54-29, after Guyton’s layup with 13:02 left capped a 9-0 run.

Reese Holliday scored 12 points and Delino Dear added 10 for Toledo (4-17, 1-5), which has lost eight of its last nine.

Malcolm Griffin, who had 22 or more points in his last four games, scored just eight against Kent State.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M slowed Baylor star Brittney Griner.

The Aggies couldn’t do the same to freshman Odyssey Sims.

Sims tied a season-high with 25 points and Griner had 17 points and 12 rebounds to help top-ranked Baylor beat No. 6 Texas A&M 63-60 on Sunday.

Sims hit a jumper in the lane with 26 seconds left to put Baylor (19-1, 6-0 Big 12) on top 62-60.

“When all else fails, she knows how to find the rim,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said.

Sims knew she had to take control after Texas A&M tied the game.

“The game was on the line,” she said. “I had the ball in my hands, and I couldn’t run from the ball. I just created, got inside and was able to get the shot off.”

A steal by Melissa Jones on Texas A&M’s next possession forced the Aggies to foul her. She hit the first of two free throws to make it 63-60 with 10 seconds left.

The Aggies had a chance to tie it, but Sydney Colson’s 3-point attempt was short. The Aggies got the ball back but Tyra White’s desperation 3-point attempt at the buzzer was also short.

Sims has developed into a major threat to teams who focus on Griner after being thrust into action as Baylor’s starting point guard after two-year starter Kelli Griffin quit just before the season.

“That’s the difference,” Texas A&M coach Gary Blair said of Sims. “I don’t think there’s a freshman point guard in the country better than her. She’s got the ability to control in mid-air and bump into you and push off and be physical. Most freshman don’t know how to use that arm.”

Mulkey was happy with the performance of Sims, but wasn’t quite ready to call her the best point guard in the nation.

“I think (Oklahoma’s) Danielle Robinson has a little bit of seniority on her, but I coach this one, and I have this one for three more years,” she said. “Ask me that in three more years and I’ll be able to answer that then.”

The victory is Baylor’s 16th straight and leaves the Bears alone in first place in the Big 12 Conference.

White led Texas A&M (18-2, 6-1) with 18 points.

Baylor led by seven points before Texas A&M used a 10-3 spurt capped by a 3-pointer by Colson to tie it at 60-all with 49 seconds remaining before the go-ahead shot by Sims.

“Truthfully, we didn’t get the ball to Griner enough, but give credit to A&M about that,” Mulkey said. “We understand that we have to get better in certain areas, and getting open today was very difficult for us.”

Texas A&M played the last few minutes without Big 12 leading scorer Danielle Adams after she fouled out. She finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.

“What really hurt us was not having Adams at the end to have another 3-point shooter,” Blair said.

The Aggies used a big run in the second half to overcome a double-digit deficit and take the lead with about nine minutes left. But the Bears answered with a 9-2 spurt, fueled by six points from Sims, to take a 55-50 lead five minutes later.

The loss is Texas A&M’s first since a three-point defeat by No.

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Baylor’s Oddyssey Sims celebrates after the victory against Texas A&M Sunday.

3 Duke on Dec. 6 and breaks a 12game winning streak for the Aggies. A crowd of 13,162, including Texas A&M football coach Mike Sherman, came to see the showdown of the top teams in the Big 12. It was the largest crowd to see a women’s basketball game in Texas A&M history.

Adams got her fourth foul with about 5½ minutes remaining and the Bears leading 51-49.

Griner picked up her fourth foul less than a minute later when she went over Karla Gilbert’s back trying to get a rebound.

Adams fouled out when she got tangled up with Brooklyn Pope with about four minutes remaining. Pope knocked down both free throws to make it 57-50.

The Aggies, who made just 10 of 35 shots in the first half, finally got on track early in the second half. They were down by 14 before going on an 22-6 run to take a 48-46 lead with nine minutes remaining. The Aggies had a pair of 3-pointers in that run and seemed to get Baylor off-balance with a full court press. Baylor’s shooting went cold for a time early in the spurt and the team didn’t score field goal for almost five minutes.

“The key there was our defense for sure,” Colson said. “Just getting up and being in the press.

We just wanted to have bodies up there to force some pressure.

In the end we didn’t do enough to win it.”

The Aggies used several different players to try to slow Griner, but Adams spent the most time defending her. She’s seven inches shorter than the 6-foot-8 Griner, but used aggressive, physical play down low to help A&M deal with the star.

But her work on defense may have hurt her offensive output on Sunday as she finished almost 10 points below her season average.

“That was my main focus was to contain her and stop her,” Adams said.

Griner, who became a YouTube sensation in high school for her dunking ability, looked like she might dunk it on a fast break early in the second half. But she slowed down just before reaching the goal and simply dropped it in to put Baylor ahead 40-26.

The score was tied at 19-all with about seven minutes remaining in the first half before Baylor used an 11-0 run to take a 30-19 lead about 2½ minutes later. The Aggies had three turnovers and missed three shots in that span.

Griner hit a jump shot about 30 seconds before halftime to leave the Bears ahead 36-26 at the break.

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Monday January 31, 2011

MATT PEASLEE SPORTS WRITER

The ‘Boys of Summer’ are on their way Former Chicago White Sox owner Bill Veeck once said, “There are two seasons, winter and baseball.”

Snowballs, skis and trays from the dining halls have all been some of the most popular items to play with throughout this and every winter season.

Isn’t it time for some new toys?

Although it is still January, I am ready to put a glove on my hand and toss around a white leather ball with red stitching.

I’m ready for baseball.

The feeling of the ball smacking into your Rawlings mitt, the ding of an aluminum bat colliding with the ball, and the dirt accumulating in your shoes as you round the bases create memories that last a lifetime.

Sadly, my time in organized baseball has been over for nearly five years. I find it hardpressed to get pickup games going, as many of my friends have given up their childhood recollection of their first Little League games. Some even go as far as saying baseball is a dying sport.

I’m here to defend our national pastime.

The first thing I hear from anti-baseball narcissists is that it’s a boring game. “It takes so long in between pitches, and it’s never exciting,” they moan.

OK, so there’s no hard-hitting action like in hockey or football. But it’s far from dreary.

There are nine guys out in the field ready to move on any pitch. Each player has specific game plans for each hitter and has to adjust to every pitch.

There can’t be any flaw in their concentration at any time.

Furthermore, the precise skill of hitting is far from simple.

Ted Williams, a 19-time All Star and two-time MVP, said hitting a baseball was the hardest thing to do in the sport.

Based on the national television ratings, baseball has indeed taken a backseat to the National Football League. In all honesty, that makes sense.

After all, it’s kind of hard to plan a life around 162 Major League Baseball games.

Those against the sport have plenty of ammunition to put down the nearly 200-year-old sport, as no instant replay and the lack of a salary cap seems to have hindered interest in the sport.

But, unlike any other sport on earth, baseball is built on tradition. The dirt fields and humble beginnings have translated to the modern game with a blue collar ethic and desire for personal achievement.

Baseball is embedded in the soil of the founding of America.

Can any sport hold a candle to that distinction?

While basketball and football may be easier to play with simple equipment, baseball has been here from the get-go.

Even today, the mentality of the sport is carried out by the die-hard players, coaches and fans.

Last Friday, West Virginia head baseball Greg Van Zant tweeted that his squad opened practice with “great effort” and a well-prepared attitude. Although, he has drawn harsh criticisms in his 15 years at WVU, Van Zant appreciates the central ethics of being a baseball player.

While we are all suffering through the harsh conditions of the winter doldrums there is something to look forward to that will rid ourselves of the freezing torment: Baseball. matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

Gymnastics score 194.075 to sweep Pitt, Rutgers Bieski, Millick tie for second in all-around to lead Mountaineers

by Sebouh Majarian Sports Writer

West Virginia senior Amy Bieski and sophomore Kaylyn Millick helped lead the Mountaineers to their first conference victories this weekend.

The pair tied for second in the allaround, s cor ing 38.425, as WVU (4-2, 2-1 East Atlantic Gymn a s t i c s League) defeated Pittsburgh (2- Millick 3, 0-3)and Rutgers (8-4, 2-4 EAGL).

West Virginia finished with 194.075 points, bettering Rutgers’ 191.15 and Pittsburgh’s 189.025.

“I thought the team was very, very confident,” said WVU coach Linda Burdette-Good.

“I hope they can carry this through to other competitions.”

Millick got the loudest cheers, as she posted a career-high 9.9 on the floor. The Eastern Michigan transfer also posted 9.7 on vault and bars.

Lead by that floor performance, the Mountaineers posted a season-high 49.225 on floor. They took the top four spots.

“Floor was by far the best we’ve done in a couple years,” Burdette-Good said. “We did a beautiful job on the floor exercise.”

The Mountaineers got off to a strong start with help from junior Tina Maloney, freshman Hope Sloanhoffer and Bieski,

who all scored 9.8 on vault to claim the first three spots.

Bieski placed third on bars with 9.725 points and tied with Sloanhoffer for second on floor, as both scored 9.875.

Bieski passed former gymnast TeShawne Jackson on the career-point total list and now ranks 11th with 1,668.2 points.

Luisa Leal-Restrepo of Rutgers finished first with a 38.85 all-around score.

Sloanhoffer, who has had tremendous early season success continued to excel Saturday night. She has now scored 9.8 or higher in 13 of the 15 events she has competed in.

“Coming here and being a part of this team and doing what I’ve been doing so far for the team has been great,” Sloanhoffer said. “It’s been everything that I was hoping for.”

Senior Emily Kerwin placed first on bars, setting a career high as she posted a 9.825.

The Central, S.C., native also scored a 9.7 on vault to open the meet. Kerwin’s previous career high was a 9.8, which she set against Georgia and matched that later in the week against N.C. State.

The score was good for first place on bars.

WVU is 50-12-2 against the Panthers and 49-0 against the Scarlet Knights. The Mountaineers also hold a 251-63-3 all-time record against current EAGL opponents.

Fairmont, W.Va., native and former Olympian gymnast Mary Lou Retton was an honorary guest, as she gave the top three finalists their awards.

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West Virginia senior Amy Bieski hugs assistant coach Travis Butts after her 9.725 performance on the uneven bars during the Mountaineers’ win over Pittsburgh and Rutgers Saturday. Bieski finished second in the event and second in the all-around with a 38.425 score.

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Six claim wins as WVU stays unbeaten in EWL

By Matthew Peaslee Sports Writer

Any worry of the West Virginia wrestling team losing its unbeaten mark in the Eastern Wrestling League quickly went out the window against Lock Haven Saturday.

The Mountaineers (7-4, 3-0) jumped out to a 9-0 lead over the Eagles and eventually won 33-5.

West Virginia is now 20-14 against Lock Haven.

“We wrestled well all the way from the 125-pound

level to the heavyw e i g h t s ,” WVU head coach Craig Turnbull said in a statement.

“Our guys c o m p e t e d Pennesi with energy and gave it their best effort in every bout.”

Sophomore Shane Young (125 pounds) ignited the WVU lineup with five points to start the match. Nathan Pen-

nesi also continued his strong hold on the 133-pound round with an 8-0 major decision over Nick Hyatt, the 2010 EWL champion.

Michael Morales, a freshman from Brick City, N.J., fell to Matt Bonson to give the Eagles their first points of the night and cut the WVU lead to 9-3.

But the Mountaineers would win the next five matches.

Ryan Goodman picked up his first EWL win of the season following Brandon Rad-

m.bball

Continued from page 12 against Cincinnati forward Justin Jackson and head coach Mick Cronin, WVU settled into its game plan and took a 3327 lead into the locker room at halftime.

As the second half began to play out, the Bearcats took a one-point lead after a 3-pointer by guard Cashmere Wright, who led all scorers with a game-high 24 points.

Cincinnati’s advantage didn’t last long, though as point guard Joe Mazzulla took the team on his shoulders down the stretch by scoring 12 of his 16 points in the second half.

“We just needed somebody to step up, and I wanted the ball. I told Huggs that,” Mazzulla said. “We got away from running offense. We just played off of me, and I just read the defense.”

With the help of Mazzulla’s scoring outburst, the Mountaineers went on a 19-5 run and saw their lead swell to as

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Cincinnati guard Cashmere Wright, center, is surrounded by West Virginia defenders guard Dalton Pepper (32), forward Kevin Jones, left rear, guard Joe Mazzulla, and forward John Flowers (41) in the second half of Saturday’s game. many as 14 points with 5:18 remaining in the game.

The Bearcats did their best to make a comeback, as they got as close as nine. But, the lead was simply insurmountable against the shorthanded WVU squad.

“This is where you wouldn’t want any other coach coaching besides Coach Huggins,” Mazzulla said. “Most other coaches would sulk and panic.”

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Continued from page 12 in the Big East,” Carey said of DePaul. “They are very good, and they compete with everybody, but there are a lot of good teams in the Big East.”

Center Asya Bussie led the Mountaineers with 13 points.

Miles had 11 for WVU. DePaul led the Mountaineers’ leading scorers, forward Madina Ali and guard Liz Repella to a combined 15 points – 12.5 points below their average. john.terry@mail.wvu.edu

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er’s major victory over Owen Wilkinson. Goodman eeked out a 3-2 win over Seth Creasey.

At 165 pounds, Donnie Jones earned eight takedowns over Dylan Caprio in 6:40 to stretch the WVU lead to 21-3.

The early dominance of the Mountaineers seemed to deflate the spirits of Lock Haven.

The Eagles sustained an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty prior to the 174-pound bout between Alex Meade and Mike Khoury.

Meade, the former No. 1

high school recruit in the country and recent transfer from Oklahoma State, earned a late 2-1 decision over Khoury in the closing seconds of the match.

WVU’s Matt Ryan and Kyle Rooney picked up wins at the 184 pounds and 197 pounds.

The match ended with WVU heavyweight Philip Mandzik falling to Harry Turner.

“We showed up to compete,” Turnbull said. “I’m very proud of our efforts tonight.” matthew.peaslee@mail.wvu.edu

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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

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TERRACE HEIGHTS APARTMENTS 1-2-3/bedroom deluxe furnished & unfurnished townhouse & garden apartments.

Centrally located to university campuses.

No Pets allowed. 304-292-8888.

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

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211 Willey Street Corner or Willey and High 2-Bedroom Swipe Card Entry Camera System Large Laurndry Facitities D/W, Micro Wave 409 High Street 2 Bedroom D/W, Laundry Facitities Camera System With Secure Entry Door $450/$500 Per Person 387 High Street (Pita Pit Building) 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 Call For Information

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FURNISHED HOUSES 751 WELLS ST. 3/BR, 2/BA. A/C, W/D FRONT porch, side deck, garage, off st parking. No Pets. $425 each includes utilities. 724-208-0737.

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

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

Available 6/1/11. No pets. Max Rentals 304-291-8423 3/4BR 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 & 4/BR HOUSES AVAILABLE on Willey St. Very clean, W/D,parking. Walk to downtown campus. Available 5/15. Call 554-4135.

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

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WEST RUN. 4BR. INDIVIDUAL LEASE. February paid. $375/month.

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Monday January 31, 2011

Another turnover-filled game costs Mountaineers

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DePaul’s Sam Quigley, left, shoots against West Virginia’s Sarah Miles during the Mountaineers’ loss Sunday.

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West Virginia wanted a signature road win, and a victory over No. 12 DePaul would’ve fit the bill.

But the No. 8 Mountaineers would end up paying for another turnover-filled performance as WVU lost to DePaul 78-55 in Chicago. It’s the first time West Virginia has lost two straight games since February 2009.

“We deserved to get our butt kicked, and we got our butt kicked,” Carey said. “We have five seniors, and if they don’t straighten up, we will start playing for next year. I am not fooling with seniors that don’t play hard.”

Despite jumping out to a quick 4-0 lead over WVU (193, 5-3 Big East Conference), the Blue Demons (21-2, 8-0) responded with a 20-2 run to hold a 20-6 lead at the 10:53 mark. They recorded seven offensive rebounds in that stretch.

“We didn’t execute the whole game,” Carey said.

“They went after it, they played hard and were hungrier. We are out of synch and just not playing well right now.”

The Mountaineers committed 24 turnovers, which led to 34 points for the Blue Demons. Point guard Sarah Miles committed seven turnovers against DePaul following an 11-turnover performance against No. 19 Georgetown last week.

The Mountaineers tried to battle back using a 9-0 run sparked by senior guard Korinne Campbell, but it wasn’t

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DePaul’s Keisha Hampton, left, drives to the basket past West Virginia’s Liz Repella during Sunday’s game against the Blue Demons. enough to cut the deficit toward halftime.

Although West Virginia pulled to 24-17 with 6:32 remaining in the half, DePaul was able to go into halftime with a 34-25 lead after DePaul junior Keisha Hampton scored seven points to close out the half.

Hampton finished with a team-best 16 points including three 3-pointers.

The Mountaineers were out-rebounded 24-15 in the first half including a 15-5 advantage for the Blue Demons on offensive boards.

DePaul opened up the second half right where it left off.

The Blue Demons used a

16-4 run fueled by forward Felicia Chester to open up a 50-28 lead with just under 16 minutes remaining.

Chester scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while also pulling down seven rebounds.

DePaul was red hot from the field all afternoon shooting 50 percent for the game. The Blue Demons made nearly 70 percent of their shots in the second half.

West Virginia has lost 20 of its last 22 games when allowing opponents to shoot 50 percent or better.

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In what has been a rare occurence this season, West Virginia men’s basketball head coach Bob Huggins had a smile on his face.

Not only had his Mountaineers come away victorious in a place he coached for 16 years, but they also started to come together as a group in the team’s 66-55 win against Cincinnati.

As a team that was left with just eight healthy scholarship players due to injury, suspension and departure, many considered WVU dead in the water.

Those left standing, however, banded together to produce one of the team’s best allaround victories of the season and dealt the Bearcats their first home loss of the season.

“I kept telling them, when we were going through what we were going through at the beginning of the year, we only need seven or eight guys that are going to come in everyday and play hard,” Huggins said.

“These guys have done that, and

they have played awfully hard.”

WVU started the game off similarly to how it finished the game against last Wednesday against Louisville, as the Mountaineers continually mishandled the ball against Cincinnati’s pressure defense and missed multiple open looks.

The Mountaineers, though, fought through those difficulties by playing stout defense and by being physical on the glass.

“We have a hard time scoring, so we have to rebound and give ourselves second chances,” Huggins said. “We have to really guard, and I thought we did a great job of that tonight.”

With WVU trailing early in the contest, forward Deniz Kilicli stepped up to be an offensive spark. The 6-foot-9 forward poured in eight quick points off the bench to give the Mountaineers a lead.

The lead was short-lived, but the Bearcats began to unravel near the end of the first half.

Following technical fouls

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