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Clark named associate VP for planning

BY TRAVIS CRUM CITY EDITOR

Nigel Clark, Faculty Senate Executive Committee member and member of the Board of Governors, has been named as West Virginia University’s associate vice president for academic planning.

Provost Michele Wheatly made the announcement Monday during a faculty senate meeting. The position was created to have someone in place to move forward with the ideas and plans created in the 2020 Strategic Plan, she

said.

“We’ve been bombarded with questions with what happens next, and so we got to get to work,” she said. “The dream’s got to become reality.

It is a very ambitions plan.”

The plan contains the next decade of academics, research and innovation at WVU and was presented to University President James P. Clements on Dec. 17, 2010.

It was recently endorsed by the BOG. The plan highlights five goals that will assist in creating an even stronger Univer-

sity during the next 10 years and beyond.

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

Clark said some of the goals in the plan have already been set into motion in what he calls “action items.” The description for the position includes making sure all the plan’s goals become action items and championing their implementation process.

The council will not disband but will be used as an advisory role, he said.

Also during the meeting, the Faculty Senate’s role in advising the reassessment of the general education courses by the General Education Curriculum Oversight Committee was discussed.

Alan Stolzenberg, Faculty Senate chair, said the executive committee approved the senate to participate in the reassessment. Decisions to be made include how to do the assessment and which objectives from each program are working.

“It needs to be done in a way that is independent of what

the student has already taken and involves the faculty who are already teaching in those objectives to give useful information,” he said.

Hugh Kierig, director of Transportation and Parking at WVU, addressed faculty concerns over available parking spaces, permits to park and the PRT. Scott Fleming, assistant professor of accounting and faculty senate member, said he would like to park his motorcycle in his parking spot instead of designated spots where motorcycles are permitted.

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Student group protests Iranian dictatorship

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Valentine’s Day treats and gifts were sold at Cupid’s Corner in the Mountainlair Monday.

Kierig said the Parking and Transportation Committee will be addressing that issue today to consider changing the policy.

Ruth Kershner, Faculty Senate liaison to student health, asked Kierig if it was possible not to require students to swipe their IDs to board the PRT when the weather is almost freezing. It it too cold for students to take off their gloves to find their IDs to swipe.

Kierig said he would bring it up to PRT staff.

Some students at West Virginia University peacefully protested in front of the Mountainlair Monday to inform the public about the horrific conditions Iranian citizens are living in under a dictator.

Tens of thousands of protestors clashed with police Monday in central Tehran, Iran, chanting “Death to the dictator” referring to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The WVU Iranian Student Association protested Monday in solidarity of the unrest in the Asian country.

“We want to show our people we are there with them even though we are not physically in

Iran to help them,” said Esi Shirazi, a graduate student majoring in computer science.

This was the first Iranian protest since a brutal protest that occurred in June of 2009 in which the Islamic regime overpowered them.

“We do not want this Islamic government in our country any more because they are taking away our freedom, and they are cheating our elections,” Shirazi said.

Ahmadinejad was sworn in for his second term as President of Iran in 2009 despite charges of fraud.

“The last election after the revolution had an increase of participation by over 25 per-

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Cupid’s Corner offers lastminute Valentine’s Day sweets by nick ashley staff writer

Last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts and treats were available in the Mountainlair at West Virginia University for those who needed a quick fix.

Cupid’s corner was held yesterday in front of J.A.C.S. Erin Blake, special events coordinator for the Mountainlair, said the event was helpful for those who might have forgotten Monday was Valentine’s Day and needed to pick up a gift for a loved one before, or after, classes.

The University has expanded this event by inviting several other businesses with the Valentine’s Day theme, which included The Nutty Bavarian, Rich Farms and Yum Yum’s.

Yum Yum’s, which is based in Uniontown, Pa., had heart-

shaped cookies and cakes, balloons, chocolate suckers, marshmallow characters, heart boxed candies and even stuffed animals, Blake said.

A stand for The Nutty Bavarian, which appears at every Mountaineer game, offered a variety of roasted nuts and cotton candy for the event.

Roses and other flowers were also sold as part of the event, which offered a variety of colors and kinds that were shipped from Columbia, said Emily Rich, a worker at Rich Farms, which sold the flowers.

“We make no profit from doing this. We just want to focus on what the students would enjoy,” Blake said. Any leftovers from Cupid’s Corner will continue to be sold in J.A.C.S.

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Iranian students gathered in the Mountainlair Monday afternoon to protest and raise awareness of the problems with the Iranian government.

Students design robots to examine moon rocks by lydia nuzum correspondent

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Roses are for sale in the Mountainlair outside of J.A.C.S Monday afternoon. The flowers could be purchased one at a time, by the dozen or specially arranged in glass vases.

WVU celebrates Random Acts of Kindness Week

BY EMILY SPICKLER STAFF WRITER

Giving hugs, donating food, volunteering and thanking people are just a few ideas to show someone kindness this week.

West Virginia University is coordinating with United Way and the Center for Civic Engagement to sponsor Random Acts of Kindness Week, running from Feb. 14 to Feb. 20.

Brett White, special events coordinator for the CCE, said this is the seventh year WVU has participated in Random Acts of Kindness Week.

“It’s a national event, and the goal of the week is to promote kindness and generosity,” White said. “It’s also to remind people to be kind all year round.”

It can be something as simple as calling a loved one or thanking a professor, he said.

“We are basically promoting consciousness and just trying to remind people that there are always little things that we can do,” said Kim Mitchell, volunteer connection manager at United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties.

The major event being held this year is a community food

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drive for Monongalia County, Mitchell said.

“Student involvement is always so good with WVU, and there are also always food pantries in need,” she said.

There are six drop-off locations for the food drive: the Waterfront Place, CCE office in Stansbury Hall, the Mountainlair, Towers, Knapp and Allen Hall.

The food drive will be accepting non-perishable food items all week long, Mitchell said.

“This is a campus-wide initiative that ends Saturday, prior to the men’s basketball game

against Notre Dame,” she said.

“We’re allowing people to bring food to donate before the game, as well.”

There will also be a Free Day at the Student Recreation Center for WVU employees and their families on Saturday.

Random Acts of Kindness Week is not just affecting the WVU Campus.

“The kids at the after school program at The Shack have a Kindness Caravan,” White said.

“They have made thank you cards for firemen and police

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West Virginia University’s College of Engineering and Mineral Resources is fielding a 15-member team in the second annual Lunabotics Mining Competition, sponsored

by NASA The team, composed of six graduate students and nine undergraduates, will compete against 53 other universitylevel teams at the Kennedy Space Center in late March.

The teams are challenged to construct a remote control excavation robot capable of moving at least 10 kilograms of simulated lunar material within 15 minutes.

“Last year’s winner moved 21.6 kilograms of material,” said Jennifer Davis, a mechanical engineering doctoral student and team member. “We’re trying to keep that in mind while working on our design.”

This is the first year WVU has participated in the competition, which includes several components. Teams will

participate in the on-site mining competition, write a paper documenting the design of their robot and perform an outreach project on the K-12 level. The teams may also participate in optional slideshow presentations and a team spirit competition.

For their outreach program, WVU’s team is also working with Monongalia County’s eighth grade career day, helping students gain knowledge and interest in the field of robotics, Davis said.

Ben Knabenshue, an electrical engineering graduate student and team leader, said they will be constructing in the next few weeks and are designing their robot with certain specifications.

“We have to work with a lunar atmosphere,” Knabenshue said.

The team also had advice from Jon McBride, NASA astronaut and West Virginia native. McBride was inspirational to the team, Knabenshue said, and has critiqued

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cent, and we wanted to change the policies, but we could not because of government control,” Shirazi said.

Mahboubeh Sadeghi, a Morgantown resident, showed her support by giving students more information about what is going on in Iran today.

“Our opposition group, which is the majority, came out today to show how large the group really is and they were attacked unfairly,” Sadeghi said.

Iran’s government has also repeatedly ignored demands from the country’s security

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their designs in the weeks since his visit and even made arrangements in lodging for their time in Florida.

“He’s been great,” Knabenshue said.

The WVU team is still in the design phase of the proj-

council to stop enriching their nuclear fuel, which causes some suspicion they may be building a nuclear weapon.

“Officials may not have even treated them, because I know that many people were taken to prisons directly from hospitals last year,” Sadeghi said.

Nasim Raeisinafchi, a graduate student majoring in biology, said she was very passionate about getting students involved to stop the dictatorship in her home country.

“Persian people in Iran also protest on the same day, but we want to show that just because we are outside of Iran at this time that we are here for our country’s fight toward freedom,” ect and are collecting parts for their robot, Davis said.

The robot will be powered by four Segway motors and controlled with a standard Xbox controller, she said.

The team still has to work out logistics such as tires, since conditions on the moon prohibit normal tires from being effective, Davis said.

“We’ve got a diverse team

Raeisinafchi said.

The Iranian government put more than 100 opposition leaders in prison last year after the first election protest, but Raeisinafchi is hoping this does not slow them down.

“People want the killing to stop, and we want freedom for religious practice just like the majority of other countries,” Raeisinafchi said. “It will take time, but if more and more people come out and protest, we can eventually make this dictatorship go away.” danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

The Associated Press contributed to this report. and a dedicated workforce,” Davis said. “I think if there’s any team that can do it, it’s this team.”

WVU will compete alongside teams from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon and several other Big East Conference schools. danewsroom@mail.wvu.edu

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Junior sociology major Sarah Causey picks out flowers in the Mountainlair Monday.

Wilson said she has been event like this brings back married for 36 years, and to- wonderful memories to me and others,” Wilson said. day is her anniversary.

“Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays, and an nicholas.ashley@mail.wvu.edu

Random Acts of Kindness Week, there will be an opportunity to sort all of the donated food Sunday in Stansbury Hall. officers and are delivering “For the most part, we’re just them this week.” encouraging people to take a Mitchell said for anyone in- look and see things that you terested in volunteering with can do for others. It sounds

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W.Va. court says warrants can cover cell phones CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police who recover cell phones during valid searches of vehicles are not required to obtain a separate warrant to review the phone’s contents, the West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled.

The ruling upheld Larry S. White II’s conviction on charges stemming from the Sept. 17, 2007, beating death of Muhamed Mahrous of Ravenswood. White was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit a felony.

Mahrous was killed at Riverfront Park in Ravenswood after going there to meet his wife, Roseann Osborne.

Police focused on White after discovering a cell phone in Mahrous’ truck during a search of the vehicle. It was later determined that the

phone belonged to White, but was being used by Osborne.

The ruling said White and Osborne, who was convicted on similar charges, were having an affair.

Based on reviewing the phone’s call history, police learned that White and Osborne called each other 59 times the day of Mahrous’ death. Seven of those calls occurred just before and after his death.

Investigators used the cell phone information to locate White and to obtain an additional search warrant for his cell phone account and for cell phone tower information.

White was arrested in Indiana. The cell phone tower information showed he was in the Ravenswood area the night Mahrous was killed.

In his appeal, White’s lawyer argued the cell phone information should not have been used during trial because the information was obtained without an additional search warrant. The purported error was one of several noted in White’s appeal.

But in writing for the court, Chief Justice Robin Davis said a separate warrant was not necessary. The ruling was issued last Thursday.

“When searching a vehicle pursuant to a valid search warrant,” Davis wrote, “no additional search warrant is required to examine the contents of items that are properly seized in the execution of the warrant, including, but not limited to, cellular telephones.”

The finding represents new case law in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Republican Bill Maloney will be at the top of their parties’ ballots for the May 14 primary election for governor.

The Secretary of State’s office says it held a drawing Sunday to determine the ballot

positions.

Following Tomblin on the Democratic ballot are Jeff Kessler, John Perdue, Rick Thompson, Arne Moltis and Natalie Tennant.

On the Republican ballot, following Maloney are Ralph William Clark, Larry Faircloth, Mark Sorsaia, Clark Barnes,

Cliff Ellis, Betty Ireland and Mitch Carmichael.

The Mountain Party’s nominee will be chosen at a convention.

The candidates are vying to fill the remainder of former Gov. Joe Manchin’s term. Manchin was elected to the U.S. Senate in November.

Tomblin, Maloney will top May 14 governor primary ballots

Continued from page 1 “A lot of students live in dorms. This event allows students who may not have transportation a chance to buy gifts for people they care about without going far,” Blake said. “I believe this event is great for anyone who truly enjoys Valentine’s Day. The event is entertaining and an overall great experience.”

Cupid’s Corner started 10 years ago, said Sonja Wilson, senior programming administrator.

“Students are the main priority, and we offer a service to them throughout the holiday,” Wilson said.

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trite, but just be kind,” Mitchell said.

For more information on how to participate this week, visit http://randomactsofkindness.org. emily.spickler@mail.wvu.edu

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Obama budget: Some cuts, but not the slashes Rebublicans asked for WASHINGTON (AP) — Putting on the brakes after two years of big spending increases, President Barack Obama unveiled a $3.7 trillion budget plan Monday that would freeze or reduce some safety-net programs for the nation’s poor but turn aside Republican demands for more drastic cuts to shrink the government to where it was before he took office.

The 10-year blueprint makes “tough choices and sacrifices,” Obama said in his official budget message. Yet the plan, which sets the stage for this week’s nasty congressional fight over cuts in the budget year that’s already more than one-third over, steers clear of deeply controversial long-term problem areas such as Social Security and Medicare.

The budget relies heavily on the recovering economy, tax increases and rosy economic assumptions to estimate that the federal deficit would drop from this year’s record $1.6 trillion – an astronomical figure that requires the government to borrow 43 cents out of every dollar it spends – to about $600 billion after five years.

Obama foresees a deficit of $1.1 trillion for the new budget year, which begins Oct. 1, still very high by historical bench-

marks but moving in the right direction.

The president claims $1.1 trillion in deficit savings over the coming decade for his plan, a 12 percent cut from the federal deficits the administration otherwise projects. But that figure includes almost $650 billion in spending cuts and new transportation revenues the administration won’t specify.

Obama would trade cuts to some domestic programs to pay for increases in education, infrastructure and research as necessary investments that he judges to be important to the country’s competitiveness in a global economy.

But he also raises taxes by $1.6 trillion over the coming decade, much of it from allowing recently renewed tax cuts for families making more than $250,000 a year to expire in two years – he signed a two-year extension of them into law just two months ago – and from curbing their tax deductions for charitable contributions, mortgage interest and state and local tax payments.

Despite his spending cuts and tax increases, the government’s total debt would still mushroom from $14.2 trillion now to almost $21 trillion by 2016. Republicans assailed his blueprint for failing

to take the lead on the nation’s daunting fiscal problems.

“People vote for presidents because they want leadership,” House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said in an interview. “They expect presidents to take on the greatest challenges facing the country. Well, the biggest crisis we have is the debt, and he’s doing absolutely nothing to get it under control.”

While Obama’s budget total of $3.7 trillion would be down slightly from this year’s estimated $3.8 trillion, lower war costs and naturally declining stimulus spending are chiefly responsible.

A year after appointing a bipartisan commission to recommend ways to deal with the debt, Obama would bypass almost all of its painful prescriptions to cut huge benefit programs like Social Security and Medicare. But the president said he understood more must be done.

“The only way to truly tackle our deficit is to cut excessive spending wherever we find it, in domestic spending, defense spending, health care spending and spending through tax breaks and loopholes,” Obama said at a middle school outside Baltimore.

Las Vegas wedding chapels deal with Valentine’s Day love recession LAS VEGAS (AP) — Eriess Davis didn’t want a traditional wedding: No conservative music and rows of unfamiliar guests. She wanted A Little White Chapel, in glitzy Las Vegas.

Wearing a mini-dress, Davis marched with her boyfriend, clad in black jeans, through a set of gold elevator doors, and into a waiting room where they could buy garters, memory books and bride and groom baseball caps.

For her, Valentine’s Day 2011 was the perfect date.

“It’s the day of love,” said Davis, 23, as she and Matthew Jacobs, 23, waited for a minister.

It may be. But there’s not much of it going around these days for wedding chapels in a city known for quickie marriages. There’s a love recession in Las Vegas.

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2010. The last time the city married fewer people, it was 1993.

Nevada wedding professionals and officials insist the decline is not a reflection of Las Vegas’ waning popularity. Instead, they blame the foul economy and the ebbing interest in marriage.

“The volume is down,” said Joni Moss, a longtime Las Vegas wedding planner and founder of the Nevada Wedding Association, a business group. “The number speaks for itself. And people are just spending less.”

In Nevada, 85 percent of all marriages start in Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, and almost five percent of all marriages in the U.S. are held near the Las Vegas Strip’s neon marquees and smoky gambling halls.

Marriages peaked in Clark County in 2004, when 128,250 couples tied the knot. Fewer people said “I do” in each subsequent year.

Local governments, which issue marriage licenses, are feeling the effects.

Clark County made more than $7 million at the peak in 2004. Last year, wedding-related revenue fell to roughly $5.5 million.

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123 to host ‘Spin Class’ for area DJs by david ryan A&E editor

Class is now in session at 123 Pleasant Street.

Aspiring DJs from all musical backgrounds are encouraged to participate in “Spin Class,” a new Wednesday night show at 123 Pleasant Street featuring local talent.

Joel Griffith, event organizer, said the event is about “spinning together all styles and people.”

“We’re trying to get every-

body together to experience new music and have a good time,” he said.

Each DJ will have one hour to play, he said. Any genre of music is welcomed. Registrations are first-come, first-serve.

“It’s open to everyone who wants to DJ,” said DJ Lion OC, who will play Wednesday night. “It’s unique that myself – I play a lot of old school, new disco – it’s cool to be able to DJ for an hour then hear dubstep.

That diversity is amazing.”

Hearing new music helps

people broaden their understanding of music, Griffith said.

“I think people might have preconceived ideas about genres or styles of music they’ve not experienced before,” he said. “We’re just trying to bring everybody together to experience different kinds of music and have a good time.”

Wednesday’s lineup is currently full with DJs Sonik Professor, Quortz, Twin Syndrome and Housesitter performing alongside Lion OC.

People interested in performing at next Wednesday’s show can leave a comment on the group’s Facebook page, or leave a message on 123 Pleasant Street’s page.

“At the end of the day, it’s about the music,” Lion said.

“Spin Class is going to be good because it focuses on the music – not everything else. That is very important in today’s society.”

Playing a weekday show is a good starting point for DJs, Griffith said.

“Everybody started somewhere,” he said. “A weekday at 123 may lead to opening for a bigger act later on.”

Wednesday shows like Spin Class also give those who want to go out something to do.

“Not many people want to go out, but the people who do have no options,” he said.

“If 10 people show up, they’ll have a good time, but if 200 people show up, they’ll have a blast.”

NBC looks for America’s Next Great Restaurant by tony dobies sports editor

The founder and co-CEO of Chipotle is looking to find the next, well, Chipotle.

Steve Ells, alongside Food Network star and award-winning chef Bobby Flay, celebrity chef Curtis Stone, and restaurateur and executive chef Lorena Garcia are partnering together to find America’s Next Great Restaurant.

So, it’s a complete coincidence that their “America’s Next Great Restaurant,” which debuts March 6 at 8 p.m., premieres on NBC. “I’m looking for the kinds of things that I think has made Chipotle successful,” said Ells, whose franchise now includes more than 1,000 Chipotle restaurants across the country.

“Not only is it great food and a great concept, but it’s the ability for the entrepreneur, for the business owner, to understand managements skills and to be able to hire the right kind of team – a team that he can empower – and be able to think on his feet and to deal with all the kinds of adversity that’s going to be thrown his way,” he said.

Flay, who owns Mesa Grill, Bar Americain, Bobby Flay Steak and Bobby’s Burger Palace, knows what it takes to make a successful restaurant.

He believes “terrific food,” “great service” and “an environment that people are going to enjoy” will do just that.

For that reason, the investors were looking for something similar to Chipotle – a fast, casual format – when choosing a winner.

“We were looking in our contestants for qualities that would enable them to duplicate this kind of experience, to create an environment and food that’s relevant to people, something people will enjoy eating but that is elevated above the typical fast-food offering,” Flay said.

So don’t expect a new McDonald’s.

Flay was enticed by this idea for the opportunity to mentor potential future restaurant owners, he said.

“I think everyone has said at least one time in their life, ‘I have a great idea for a restaurant,’” Flay said.

“This was a perfect opportunity for anyone, no matter who you are, to come and

pitch you ideas to four people don’t want to say it’s sort of that have had success in the giving back, but in a way, it is.” restaurant business.

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After movies like “The Expendables” and the “Transporter” series, Jason Statham is quickly becoming one of the biggest action stars in Hollywood.

His newest film, “The Mechanic,” won’t hurt his cause any.

Directed by Simon West (Con Air), this remake of the 1972 movie of the same name stars Statham as a hit man who takes a young protege – played

by Ben Foster – under his wing and shows him the ropes of the job.

Statham’s character, Arthur Bishop, is one of the best in the business, meticulously planning out every last detail of all of his assignments to make sure they appear to be accidents.

Whereas Steve McKenna (Foster) is a brash wildcard whose carelessness often is the reason things go awry.

The major conflict in the film

comes between Bishop and McKenna, who has a personal connection with one of Bishop’s former victims.

Arthur and his new apprentice go around doing multiple jobs.

It’s at these times when the movie goes away from your typical action movie.

The relationship between Statham and Foster’s characters is great. The pair has outstanding chemistry. Foster is the reckless one who provided the film’s comic relief at times, and Statham plays the silent badass.

But, obviously, as nearly every other action movie does, “The Mechanic” submits itself to some typical clichés.

Whether it be the creatively gory ways the good guys found ways to kill people, or even how unbelievably horrible the bad guy’s aim was when attempting to shoot Statham and Foster.

Even though it does fall into some action movie stereotypes, people going to this movie probably weren’t expecting to get an

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Acts of kindness can help the community Random Acts of Kindness Week is a time designated especially for showing generosity and caring toward others.

We live in a very diverse society, and it is important to care about the well-being of others.

Beginning on Feb. 14 and ending on Feb. 20, the week should be celebrated by everyone in an attempt to better the world.

It is not difficult to become a supporter, and it will make you feel better about the com-

munity we all share.

Acts such as writing a thank you card to a loved one, donating time to the local soup kitchen or even just saying “thank you” for someone else’s kindness are all ways to celebrate.

This is a great time of year to appreciate the small things we do for one another, and to reach out to the ones we normally would not.

There is no set list of ways to be kind, nor is any certain level of participation consid-

Help your community. ered too big or too small.

Organize food or clothing The ways in which we can indirectly help one another drives for the needy. Even are endless. if you can’t find the time to hold your own event, there Be kind to the environment. are several places to stop by Doing things like drinking and donate something, such from reusable bottles or mak- as Goodwill or The Salvation ing sure all your garbage is re- Army. cycled or properly disposed of The simplest things count are appreciated.

Everyone has to live on the as well.

Holding the door for somesame planet, so taking care of it helps society and the envi- one can put a smile on his or her face. ronment as a whole.

Also, offering to help a

neighbor carry his or her groceries can lift spirits, too.

The point of this occasion is to draw attention to the good things that can be done for others in hopes the acts will continue year round.

If everyone promoted a positive attitude, the world would be a better place.

People are social beings, and kindness is appreciated by everyone, no matter where you are from.

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Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in D.C. on Feb. 11.

Ron Paul’s grasp of the youth makes his candidacy strong tomas engle columnist

Every winter, conservatives from across the nation gather in D.C. for the Conservative Political Action Conference for three days of workshops, seminars and speakers.

The highlight each year is the Presidential Straw Poll, which has traditionally shown the front-runners for the next Republican presidential nomination.

For the second year in a row, Rep. Ron Paul from Texas has won this unofficial, though significant, poll.

But some are now crying foul on the process and the importance of this symbolic survey.

The poll, conducted Feb. 12,

surveyed 3,742 CPAC attendees, roughly a third of all those in attendance. Winning with 30 percent was Rep. Ron Paul, followed in second by former governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney with 23 percent and 13 others with 6 percent or less.

Despite the method and demographics of the vote remaining unchanged since CPAC’s inception in 1971, political observers from various outlets have begun to doubt the veracity of the poll.

Fox News has explained this year’s, and last year’s, popularity for Ron Paul in the poll as “hijacking.”

Last year it was Sean Hannity leading with the charge that Ron Paul was “busing” supporters in and paying their way at the conference.

This year, Kevin McCullough, of the same outfit, has characterized Ron Paul’s

followers as “disrespectful libertarians” guilty of “hijacking the poll and its mission.”

Others eschewed conspiracy theories and admonitions altogether and went with downplaying the outcome.

Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post declared Ron Paul a “loser of CPAC,” because of Paul’s support for ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, an unpopular position with most Republicans.

Donald Trump even preempted Ron Paul’s poll victory with derision. “By the way, Ron Paul cannot get elected, I’m sorry to tell you. I like Ron Paul. I think he’s a good guy, but honestly, he just has zero chance of getting elected.”

All of this, of course, comes from a man who has never won an election and filed for bankruptcy (personal and business) five times in his life.

Disappointedly, none of

these accusations have even been valid insofar as proving Ron Paul’s support is either manufactured or bought.

Most of it simply descends from personal dislike of Paul’s political philosophy and, seemingly, jealousy over his innate ability to attract young people to his cause.

While Ron Paul’s political action group Young Americans for Freedom did provide $15 discounted tickets for college students to attend, CPAC has traditionally provided this opportunity for college students with $20 discounted tickets; now $35.

The overriding theme of the criticisms this year, though, have seemed to congeal around Ron Paul’s supposed inability to get elected, and that his support is overwhelmingly skewed toward younger population.

In the 2008 Republican

presidential debates, Ron Paul was the only candidate willing to even mention the housing bubble, let alone prescribe a remedy, and he was met by derision by the rest of the candidates and the moderator.

Now one can hardly find someone who does not know what the housing bubble was and name at least one of its leading causes.

Being the only person on a stage full of presidential candidates with a keen sense of observation hardly makes one “unelectable” – if anything, it’s the opposite.

The only critique of Paul more puzzling than this is that of his supporters being “all young” and being so motivated as to resemble a “cult.”

While adoption of any cause at a young age can lead to a cult-like infatuation, four years of continued motivation and understanding concepts be-

yond the surface hardly justify monikers like “fad” and “cult.”

With Paul’s supporters coming from disparate walks of life, political leanings and reasons why they support him are more than a slogan, it would be impossible to dismiss them all as a “cult.”

And to top it all off, to state having a predominately young base as a negative with a straight face in the wake of the Egyptian protests is laughable.

Even if the peaceful revolution dominated by young males (another demographic group favoring Paul) had not happened in Egypt, the monumental social change in our own country during the 1960s should stand as proof instead.

In every major restructuring of politics and society, youth have always been the driving force; to insinuate anything different is either horribly ignorant or willful.

Men more likely to forgive homosexual infidelities than women kim buckley daily nebraskan uwire

Being cheated on in a relationship is no fun, but some cheating may be worse depending on gender, according to research from the University of Texas at Austin.

Men were more likely to stay in a relationship with a woman who slept with another woman than if she had

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slept with a man.

In a study of 700 college students, male participants were 50 percent likely to continue dating a partner who committed a homosexual affair and only 22 percent likely to continue dating if it was a heterosexual affair.

But the study also found women were less likely to continue a relationship if a partner committed a homosexual affair than a heterosexual one.

Among study participants, women were 28 percent likely to stay in a relationship if a

partner slept with another woman and only 21 percent likely to continue a relationship if her partner slept with a man.

Jaime Confer, a doctoral candidate in evolutionary psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, led the study.

Pat Tetreault, director of the Committee for Lesbian,Gay Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Resource Center at the University of NebraskaLincoln, said the results of the study seemed realistic.

“I think infidelity is a big issue for any couple,” she said.

One of the reasons why men would be more likely to continue a relationship with a woman who committed a homosexual affair than a heterosexual affair is because men see it as less threatening, Tetreault said.

“There’s a different perception between same-sex relationships and same-sex sexual acts,” she said.

Society tends to see sexual acts between two women as erotic and not “real sex,” Tet-

reault said.

“I do think it’s based on misperceptions on sexual activity and how people see relationship issues,” she said.

“If you look through history, the emphasis has been on gay men.”

Jan Deeds, director of the Women’s Center at UNL, agreed with Tetreault “The common myth of lesbians in our society is that they haven’t found the right man,” she said.

In a press release from the University of Texas at Austin,

Confer said men and women perceived sexual relationships differently because of psychological adaptations.

Deeds disagreed.

“I think that the way sexual behavior and male and female masculinity and femininity is influenced by society and what it teaches us,” she said.

The study highlighted couples’ needs to talk about relationships and what it means to be faithful, Deeds said.

“Both men and women are equally concerned about their partners being faithful.”

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Grammys 2011: Dawn of a new day for the underdogs ALEX MCPHERSON CORRESPONDENT

After an exceptionally long and lackluster award show, I turned off the TV excited but thankful the boredom was over.

And then I was hit by an unfathomable epiphany.

It is the dawn of a new day.

For those of you unfamiliar with the happenings at the Grammys Sunday night, a couple incredible happenings occurred.

Arcade Fire pulled off a stunning upset and won Album of the Year for “The Suburbs,” beating out Eminem, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Lady Antebellum.

Next, jazz vocalist and upright bass player Esperanza Spalding beat out Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, and Mumford & Sons for Best New Artist.

Finally, Record of the Year went to “Need You Now,” which doesn’t seem too surprising until you consider a country song beat out B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, Eminem featuring Rihanna, Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys, and the seemingly unstoppable Cee Lo Green.

Let me sum that up in case you missed it.

Country, indie and jazz defeated pop music.

The net was abuzz with news that Eminem had been nominated for ten Grammys, that Justin Bieber was going to claim his fame with best new artist and Lady Gaga was again up against tenacious odds.

And when it was all said and done, those artists really meant

nothing.

Of course both Gaga and Eminem won something in their individual areas, but at least half the night was taken by the underdog.

Best Pop Collaboration didn’t go to Gaga and Beyonce for “Telephone” or B.o.B, Hayley Williams and Eminem for “Airplanes, Part II” or even Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg for “California Gurls.” It was taken by the teamwork of Herbie Hancock, PINK, Seal, India.Arie, Jeff Beck, Konono N°1 and Oumou Sangare for the their interpretation of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”

Pop has now fallen to a stunning revelation. The artists themselves want more in their music.

Each year the Grammy Awards are decided by nominations and then votes from members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. This means the artists themselves are the ones voting and choosing the champions in their field. We, in the general public, are just along for the ride.

The fact the underdogs won suggests artists are wanting more substance in the music of their peers and a little less “baby, baby, baby.”

Take the Best New Artist award. During the Grammys itself, Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, and Mumford & Sons all participated in live performances during the show. Their songs have been featured in countless movies, commercials, television shows, you name it. Justin Bieber even has his own 3-D movie out about his rise to fame. And as much as it truly pains me to admit, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga are

potentially the most dynamic and important artists of modern day.

Not because their music is the most original or because they’re the best at what they do, but because of their unreasonably fast rise to fame and unexplainably rabid fan base.

I don’t think a day goes by that I don’t hear the words Gaga or Bieber. Love them or hate them, this makes them important, not only from a pop culture standpoint, but from a marketability standpoint.

And still, Best New Artist went to Esperanza Spalding.

Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Eminem have all dominated the radio. Even Lady Antebellum in winning Record of the Year, Country Album of the Year and Group Country Performance of the Year has proven itself to be a particularly strong act. Yet, when the Academy voted, it was Arcade Fire in their third album with “The Suburbs” that proved substance wins out over the average.

Even the race for Producer of the Year was an upset with the producers of Lady Gaga, Sean Kingston, Kesha, Katy Perry, Adam Lambert and Green Day all losing. And to whom?

DJ Danger Mouse, who is one half Broken Bells (with James Mercer of the Shins), previously half of Gnarls Barkley (with Cee Lo Green), previous producer for Gorillaz’s Demon Days and produced Brothers with the Black Keys.

Indie beat pop!

I feel the most telling example of this music industry change was the live performances themselves.

In a grueling three and a half hour show, something in the area of 10 total awards were an-

Regine Chassagne, center left, and Win Butler, center right, are joined by Arcade Fire to accept the award for album of the year. nounced. Only about 10. This left the rest of the show dedicated to commercials and performances.

Performance highlights included an Alien homage by Lady Gaga with her new single “Born this Way,” a trippy Jim Henson Muppet extravaganza with Cee Lo Green and Gwyneth Paltrow singing “Forget You,” and Yolanda Adams, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson, Martina McBride and Florence (and The Machine) Welch paying tribute to Aretha Franklin with a menagerie of

her hits.

The rest of the night was an endless stream of too many performers with Rihanna, Drake, John Mayer, Mick Jagger, Katy Perry, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Bob Dylan, Muse, Miranda Lambert, Justin Bieber, Jaden Smith, Usher and Barbra Streisand, among others.

Even Arcade Fire’s performance was a lackluster mesh of strobe lights and BMX bikers.

The show itself ended up being less about the artists and the winners and more about marketing and throwing a mu-

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sical cluster that will spike up viewership ratings.

And most people I talked to had no idea it was even on.

The artists don’t want a circus. They want the days of heartfelt melodies with complicated chords and meaningful messages.

They don’t want pop; they want art.

And I’m forced to agree.

It’s a brand new day and if all signs point true, music is about to change. For the better. daa&e@mail.wvu.edu

Grammy fashion: the best and worst dressed on the red carpet megan puglisi a&e writer

The red carpet at the 2011 Grammy Awards was a complete shock for viewers thanks to the fashion taste displayed by celebrities.

Choosing the best was an easy pick this year, but there were many catastrophic ensembles and bizarrely dressed celebrities to choose from.

Lady Gaga as a bad egg, Justin Bieber in a cliche unflattering suit or Cyndi Lauper in the dress she puked up: the choices were never ending.

Here are the selected best and worst dressed female and male celebrities: Before the show began, the best dressed female, Selena Gomez, went for the gold in her full-length slip gown designed by J.Mendel.

Gomez looked timelessly

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Oscar-worthy movie, anyway.

What they do get, however, is a very entertaining 90 minutes in the theater headlined by solid performances by Statham and the versatile Foster. The movie also features Tony Goldwyn and Donald Sutherland in smaller roles. It might not be cinematic gold, but “The Mechanic” is definitely a fun film to catch in the theaters with a group of friends.

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beautiful in the fitted dress with chiffon inserts that showed off her feminine curves and accentuated the sparkle in her eyes.

She completed the look with Lorraine Schwartz jewels, Brian Atwood heels and a Judith Leiber clutch.

The worst dressed female to appear on the catwalk was rap artist Nicki Minaj.

Known for her outrageous style, she looked crazier than ever in her head-totoe matching leopard print ensemble.

Her leopard print belt, gloves, leggings, shoes and hair, – yes, hair – placed Nicki Minaj at the top of the list for most bizarre outfit.

Best dressed male at the 2011 Grammys was artist Drake in his simple but sharp triple black combination.

His Giorgio Armani tuxedo paired with a glittering bow tie placed him at the top of the list for best dressed artist.

He carried himself with class and turned heads as he strolled down the carpet.

Worst dressed male was artist Lenny Kravitz due to his draping, slouchy leather vest and fitted, cuffed leather pants.

His outfit was either a cry for help or those sunglasses must be stunting his vision, because there is no way a competently fashionably minded person would ever wear leather on leather, especially when they are both fitted differently.

The fashion found at the 2011 Grammys was not as impressive as last year, but needless to say, the outfits celebrities wore were anything but stiff.

The comedy that was provided by the outrageous ensembles was entertaining enough – no need for performances.

Burger Palace and New York.

Throughout it all, as expected, viewers will get an inside look on how an idea for a restaurant is cultivated and turned into the real deal. In addition, the investors promise fans will connect with the contestants. The show is produced by Emmy Award-winning producers Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, who also produced Bravo’s “Top Chef.”

“Through all these competitions, the thing that is really important is that you get to see, (and we, as investors, are trying to see), who has the right personality, who has

the right work ethic, who has the ability to really make this work,” Ells said.

The investors aren’t worried about the new restaurant chain failing, either.

“Our goal, obviously, is to grow the business, not to close the restaurants,” Flay said. “(The investors) are going to be the person answering the questions, so that they can actually achieve success, because we have our money in there, so we’re rooting very hard for these restaurants to succeed.”

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Undergraduate Students Needed for Focus Group!

The WVU Office of Information Technology will sponsor a student focus group on February 22 in the Mountaineer Room of the Mountainlair from noon to 1:30 p.m. Pizza and soda will be provided free to participants. The group will discuss methods of communicating important information security messages to students and staff. Our goal is to equip the WVU community with the best possible resources.

For more information and to sign up for the group, contact Jacqueline Gannon at jacqueline.gannon@mail.wvu.edu.

You must register to participate.

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THE CONDOM CARAVAN, a projRANDOM ACTS OF KINDect of WELL WVU Student Wellness NESS WEEK is being encourand Health Promotion, will be in the aged and coordinated by WVU’s Mountainlair from noon to 2 p.m.

Center for Civic Engagement in The Caravan sells condoms for 25 conjunction with the United cents or five for $1.

Way of Monongalia and PresPI SIGMA SIMGA PUBLIC POLICY ton counties. For those interSTUDIES HONORARY meets at 5:15 ested volunteering, visit http:// p.m. at Woodburn Hall. cce.wvu.edu.

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

Feb. 16 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WVU HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM CHAPTER meets at 7 p.m. in Room MINI CAREER FAIR will be held from 106 of Woodburn Hall.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Business & Economics build- Continual ing. This event is open to all WVU WELLNESS PROGRAMS on topstudents. ics such as nutrition, sexual health THE WVU STUDENT CHAPTER OF and healthy living are provided for THE WILDLIFE SOCIETY will meet at interested student groups, orga6 p.m. in Room 308 of Percival Hall. nizations or classes by WELL WVU There will also be a letter-writing Student Wellness and Health Proworkshop for a handful of wildlife- motion. For more information, visit related issues. www.well.wvu.edu/wellness.

WELL WVU STUDENT HEALTH Feb. 17 is paid for by tuition and fees and THE MONONGALIA GROUP OF is confidential. For appointments THE WEST VIRGINIA CHAPTER OF or more information, call 304-293THE SIERRA CLUB will be discuss- 2311 or visit www.well.edu.wvu/ ing the impact of mountain top re- medical. moval in Room 153 of the WVU Law NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets School at 7 p.m. nightly in the Morgantown and Fairmont areas. For more informaEvery Tuesday tion, call the helpline at 800-766MOUNTAINEERS FOR CHRIST, 4442 or visit www.mrscna.org.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS a student Christian organization, hosts free supper and Bible study at meets daily. To find a meeting, its Christian Student Center. Supper visit www.aawv.org. For those is at 8:15 p.m., and Bible study be- who need help urgently, call gins at 9 p.m. All students are wel- 304-291-7918.

CARITAS HOUSE, a local noncome. For more information, call 304-599-6151 or visit www.moun- profit organization serving West Virginians with HIV/AIDS, needs dotaineersforchrist.org.

WVU SWING DANCE CLUB meets nations of food and personal care at 7:45 p.m. in Multipurpose Room items and volunteers to support all A of the Student Recreation Center. aspects of the organization’s acNo partner needed. Advanced and tivities. For more information, call beginners are welcome. For more 304-985-0021.

CONFIDENTIAL COUNSELING information, e-mail wvuswingdaSERVICES are provided for free by nce@gmail.com.

SIERRA STUDENT COALITION the Carruth Center for Psychologimeets at 7 p.m. in the Blackwa- cal and Psychiatric Services. A walkter Room of the Mountainlair. The in clinic is offered weekdays from 9 group is a grassroots environmen- a.m. to 4 p.m. Services include edtal organization striving for tangible ucational, career, individual, couchange in our campus and commu- ples and group counseling. Please nity. For more information, contact visit www.well.wvu.edu to find out more information.

Kayla at kmedina2@mix.wvu.edu.

SCOTT’S RUN SETTLEMENT FEMINIST MAJORITY LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE meets in the Wom- HOUSE, a local outreach organizaen’s Studies Lounge of Eiesland Hall tion, needs volunteers for daily proat 6 p.m. For more information, e- grams and special events. For more information or to volunteer, conmail rsnyder9@mix.wvu.edu.

ECUMENICAL BIBLE STUDY AND tact Adrienne Hines at vc_srsh@hoCHARISMATIC PRAYER MEETING is tmail.com or 304-599-5020.

WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILheld at 7 p.m. at the Potters Cellar of Newman Hall. All are welcome. DREN needs volunteers. WIC proFor more information, call 304-288- vides education, supplemental foods and immunizations for preg0817 or 304-879-5752.

MCM is hosted at 7:37 p.m. in the nant women and children under 5 Campus Ministry Center at 293 Wil- years of age. This is an opportunity to earn volunteer hours for class reley St. All are welcome.

BCM meets at 8:30 p.m. at the quirements. For more information, First Baptist Church on High Street. contact Michelle Prudnick at 304THE CARRUTH CENTER offers a 598-5180 or 304-598-5185.

FREE RAPID HIV TESTING is availgrief support group for students struggling from a significant per- able on the first Monday of every sonal loss from 5:30 p.m. until 7 month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the p.m. on the third floor of the Stu- Caritas House office located at 391 Scott Ave. Test results are available dent Services Building.

AMIZADE has representa- in 20 minutes and are confidential. tives in the common area of the To make an appointment, call 304Mountainlair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 293-4117. For more information, to answer questions for those inter- visit www.caritashouse.net.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS, a ested in studying abroad.

WVU WOMEN’S ULTIMATE FRIS- United Way agency, is looking for BEE meets from 10 p.m. to midnight volunteers to become Big Brothat the Shell Building. No experience ers and Big Sisters in its one-onis necessary. For more information, one community-based and school-

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The editors reserve the right to edit or delete any submission.

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

based mentoring programs. To volunteer, contact Sylvia at 304983-2823, ext. 104 or e-mail bigs4kids@yahoo.com.

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

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

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

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

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

INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP is an interdenominational student-led organization that meets weekly on campus. Everyone is welcome to attend events.

For more information, e-mail Daniel at ivcfwvu@yahoo.com or visit the IVCF website at www.wvuiv. org.edu.

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

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

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

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

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

HOROSCOPES

BY JACQUELINE BIGAR BORN TODAY This year, you will be juggling many responsibilities with your ability to be extremely innovative. The question might be where it would be most effective to streamline the process.

Explore creative options. Those at a distance don’t seem to be as receptive or as caring as in the past. If you are single, you could meet a fun playmate to share with in the spring. If you are attached, the two of you do a lot more sharing and bond even more strongly. A CANCER in your daily life adds to the quality of your life.

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) HHH Stay centered. Your time will come. Calming down a volatile situation might be a problem. Perhaps letting it go might be best. Through observing, an unexpected insight becomes plausible. Tonight: Home is where the heart is.

TAURUS (APRIL 20-MAY 20) HHHH Others might be in a unique position of facilitating one of your long-wished-for goals. You will gain a perspective about others as a result of what occurs. Know when to say “enough” or to delegate. You cannot be everything to all people. Tonight: Visit with friends.

GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) HHH You might not appreciate being on a budget, yet you might not be able to do otherwise. Your sense of direction comes into play, as well as long-term goals. An unexpected offer or opportunity could color your perspective. Tonight: Run errands on the way home.

CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) HHHHH

Your smile goes a long way toward making you a winner. Evaluate and consider your options with more depth. Unexpected avenues will open up if you are willing to let go of your comfort level mentally. Look at your rigidity about issues. Perhaps that locked thinking is really about protection. Tonight: The world is your oyster.

LEO (JULY 23-AUG. 22) HHH Know when not to get involved. Someone you count on reveals unusual unpredictability. Decide to trust his or her judgment and sit on the sideline in order to see what comes up. Fatigue could mark your decisions. Buy time rather than act. Tonight: Much-needed personal time.

VIRGO (AUG. 23-SEPT. 22) HHHHH A meeting clears the air. The spirit of cooperation is renewed. Still, you find others to be full of surprises. Honor each person’s uniqueness. A great idea floats in from out of left field. Knowing your limits is key. Tonight: Only where there are crowds.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23-OCT. 22) HHHH A must appearance is clearly the only way to go. Investigate a new technique or technology. You don’t need to understand what is motivating someone; simply decide if you can deal with his or her energy. Negativity needs to be curbed, in either case. Tonight: Forget obligations.

Be happy.

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SYRACUSE 63 | WEST VIRGINIA 52

WVU runs out of juice

brian gawthrop associate sports editor

Dawson high on QB Millard Every West Virginia football player has their own story to tell.

Paul Millard’s might just take longer to tell than most.

A month and a half ago, the quarterback didn’t have West Virginia in his thoughts.

In reality, the Flower Mound, Texas, native wasn’t even planning on leaving his home state to continue his collegiate career.

Despite statistically being one of the best quarterbacks in the country, Millard only received solid interest from the likes of the University of Texas at El Paso, North Texas and Stephen F. Austin, while Miami (Fla.) showed little interest.

None had officially offered him scholarships.

His dream was to play at a big university with a well-respected football program.

Seemingly, that was becoming less and less likely as time went on.

But Millard can credit Oliver Luck, Dana Holgorsen and, most importantly, Shannon Dawson for helping that dream come to pass.

While the offensive coordinator at Stephen F. Austin, Millard was one of the first players Dawson recruited for the 2011 class for the Lumberjacks, just thinking, “there’s no way I’m getting this kid.”

“I thought he was a BCS player,” Dawson said.

The problem was, SFA wasn’t a BCS school.

When Dawson was hired at West Virginia by Holgorsen on Jan. 5, that connection opened up; Millard now had an offer from a BCS program, and Dawson could secure a commitment from a quarterback he thought was a steal.

As soon as Dawson could legally contact Millard as a WVU representative, he did.

“I told him, ‘look, if you want an opportunity here, you have one,’” Dawson said.

Millard verbally committed to West Virginia on Jan. 11 as a walk-on player, although he was later granted a scholarship.

After his commitment was secure, Dawson and Holgorsen wanted to take Millard’s recruitment to another level, and asked the 6-foot-2 signal caller to enroll early.

Millard had to pass one more class in order to do so, but a spring camp would do wonders for the quarterback.

With starter Geno Smith being out with an injury, Millard would likely receive the bulk of the first-team repetitions.

“I told him that there’s not another BCS school in the nation where he could come in and take reps with the No. 1 unit,” Dawson said. “That’s why he worked so hard to get his school work done. This opportunity is golden.”

Millard passed his final exam on Jan. 13, and left for Morgantown the same day. He arrived on Jan. 15, and his enrollment into the school was officially announced on Jan. 18.

Quite a month for a kid who had less than a handful of offers.

Dawson said Millard enrolling early prevented other offers that would have eventually come, at the very least, thanks to Millard’s statistics.

“Who’s not going to offer the nation’s leading passer?” Dawson said.

Millard threw for 4,491 yards, just 96 shy of beating the Texas high school record for most passing yards in a single season, which is held by former Missouri standout and possible first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft, Blaine Gabbert.

That mark was the thirdmost in the nation, according to Rivals.com. He threw 47 touchdowns and just six interceptions.

He’s a near perfect fit for the new offense Holgorsen will incorporate.

“I’m excited for two reasons,” Dawson said. “No. 1, we needed him. No. 2, he’s a heck of a quarterback, and a heck of a kid, too.”

Dawson, after all, was the first to notice. brian.gawthrop@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins talks to Casey Mitchell during the second half of the Mountaineers’ loss to the Orange Monday.

Second-half struggles give Mountaineers third loss in last three games

By Brian Kuppelweiser Sports Writer

The Carrier Dome wasn’t so friendly to the West Virginia men’s basketball team this year.

The Mountaineers, which advanced to the Final Four on that same court during last year’s NCAA Tournament, lost to No. 17 Syracuse 63-52 in what could’ve been considered a quality road win to the NCAA Selection Committee in March.

WVU (16-9, 7-6 Big East Conference) lost to the Orange (21-6, 8-6) for the ninthstraight time and fall to ninth in the conference standings.

The game plan heading into

contest for head coach Bob Huggins’ team was clear, as they needed to hit open shots from the field to combat the Orange’s 2-3 zone defense.

The Mountaineers did just that in the first half, as they were able to make 45.5 percent (10-for-22) from the field.

The team shot 53.8 percent (7-for-13) from three and were led by guard Casey Mitchell’s 11 first-half points.

Syracuse opened play with a 3-pointer by guard Brandon Triche 18 seconds into the contest, but it did not get another basket until the 14:27 mark.

Aided by the Orange’s scoring drought, the Mountaineers were able to take an early lead

in the matchup, but Syracuse finally began to find its stroke.

The Orange used an 11-2 run to take their first lead of the game, but it would be shortlived, as WVU continually hit crucial 3-point baskets.

Consecutive threes by forward John Flowers and Mitchell gave the Mountaineers their largest lead of the game at six, and the half finished with WVU on top, 30-26.

Syracuse opened the second half with an offensive onslaught, which saw the Orange score 12 points on its first four offensive possessions.

This outburst gave the Orange a lead that they would not relinquish for the rest of the contest.

Flowers appeared to seize Syracuse’s momentum for a moment when he brought the Mountaineers’ bench to their feet with a dunk.

Triche, who led the Orange with 20 points on the night, immediately suppressed WVU’s emotions, as he answered with a 3-pointer.

After a technical foul was assessed to Huggins, the Mountaineers came alive again and were able to cut the deficit to two points with 8:28 remaining in the game.

With their backs against the wall and Flowers on the bench in foul trouble, WVU did not respond for the remainder of the second half, and Syracuse continued to hit key shots.

The Mountaineers, on the other hand, turned the ball over, missed open shots and committed costly fouls in the last eight minutes of the game to end their chances at the upset bid.

After its hot-shooting first half, WVU hit just seven shots from the field, while turning the ball over nine times in the second half and 16 times in total.

Mitchell, who had a gamehigh 23 points, made four of the Mountaineers’ seven second half-baskets.

Flowers was the only other WVU player to score in doubledigits with 10 points. brian.kuppelweiser@mail.wvu.edu

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Pitcher Berry will be key in 2011 rotation

BY BRAD JOYAL SPORTS WRITER

Most people tend to shy away from the spotlight when it is shined on them.

West Virginia baseball pitcher Andy Berry relishes these opportunities.

After starting 13 games in his first season as a Mountaineer last season, the righthanded pitcher will be at the top of West Virginia’s rotation this season.

Berry has solidified himself as a legitimate weekend starter for the Mountaineers, a position any collegiate pitcher strives to be in.

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role, and feels his team’s potential relies on the pitchers’ success against Big East Conference opponents.

“I’m excited to be a guy to go to on the weekend,” Berry said. “We have a real good team this year. We have a great field behind us. It’s all about the pitchers and how they pitch in conference.”

Berry put forth his best start with the Mountaineers last season against No. 9 Louisville in the Big East Championship. He held the Cardinals to only one run on just four hits through six innings.

After transferring from Potomac State Junior College, the right-hander was placed right into the action in the second game of last season.

After Kentucky gained an early lead, Berry made his debut and contained the Wildcats’ offense, holding it to one run on five hits in 4-2/3 innings.

“I’ve always looked forward to big games,” the senior said. “If you’re a pitcher or a competitor, you want to be in those big situations and pitch in big games. I know I had bad games during the regular season in the past, but in big games and playoff time, I’d put my team in position to win.”

Berry made 17 appearances for the team in his junior season, compiling a 4-3 record and 6.11 earned run average.

He was third on the team with

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West Virginia right-handed Pitcher Andy Berry throws a pitch during the Mountaineers’ game with Towson last year at Hawley Field.

It is expected that Berry will play a key role for West Virginia this year in the team’s rotation.

57 strikeouts, a stat he said he isn’t concerned with improving, as long as he puts his team in position to win.

With 12 seniors on the team, the Mountaineers have a veteran roster with experience in big games. Berry said after having success in some of last season’s biggest moments, his experiences along with the presence of the other seniors have helped with the college transition of the

underclassmen.

“Having 12 seniors and the leadership we have really pushes the younger guys,” Berry said. “We can show them the ropes and how things go. Everybody’s goal is to win the Big East Championship. We’re real talented, and this team has the opportunity to be successful.”

Berry looks forward to being a contributor for the Mountaineers this season.

After successfully making the transition from junior college to the Division I ranks, he plans to help West Virginia win in his final season.

“I’m not worried about myself. Obviously, baseball is a team game,” Berry said. “I want to put my team in a good position to win each time I pitch. If I do that, I, along with my team, will be successful.” brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

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around the country

Kansas is nation’s top-ranked team (AP) — Marcus Morris got his wish. Kansas is No. 1 once again.

After Ohio State’s first defeat, the one-loss Jayhawks moved up from No. 2 on Monday to the top spot in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, a familiar place for Bill Self’s program.

When they beat Iowa State on Saturday, a couple of hours after the Buckeyes lost at Wisconsin, the Jayhawks were ready to ascend.

“I want to be No. 1. I was waiting for somebody to ask me,” said Morris, Kansas’ leading scorer.

The Jayhawks (24-1, 9-1 Big 12) were ranked No. 1 for 15 weeks last season but lost to Northern Iowa in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

“It’s great in February to be ranked this high, but we know in order to stay up there and have a chance to do what we hope to do, we’ve got to keep trying to get better,” Self said.

The Jayhawks, with forward Thomas Robinson and guard Josh Selby out with injury, were set to play at preseason Big 12 favorite Kansas State on Monday night.

“Our focus is to get better and not on the rankings,” Self said.

The poll is crowded at the top. Kansas received 22 firstplace votes from the 65-member national media panel, while Ohio State received 14 firstplace votes and trailed the Jayhawks by only 13 points. In third place is Texas, the only team to beat Kansas. But the Longhorns did collect the most first-place votes: 23. No. 4 Pittsburgh was No. 1 on six ballots.

Duke, which was No. 1 the first nine weeks, is No. 5. Completing the top 10 are: San Diego State, BYU, Notre Dame, Georgetown and Wisconsin.

Ohio State’s first game as No. 2 will be Tuesday night against Michigan State, which may have played the toughest non-conference schedule while facing Texas, Duke, Connecticut and Syracuse.

Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said the top four were tightly bunched because there was no clear-cut No. 1.

“We’ve seen Kansas a lot on film. I’ve talked to Bill Self,” Izzo said. “He’s not enamored with them yet. Some of that was the Selby kid, but there’s a lot of depth on that team. Texas, I told you all along, was the best team we played. Pittsburgh is definitely the toughest team of that four as far as being physically tough. I don’t think there’s a North Carolina, Kentucky or Kansas of last year. Maybe I’ll find out it is Ohio State.”

Xavier enters the Top 25, replacing West Virginia.

Purdue is No. 11 followed by Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Villanova, Louisville, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, North Carolina and Missouri. No. 21 Texas A&M is followed by Kentucky, Temple, Xavier and Utah State.

With Baylor ranked No. 1 in the AP women’s poll, the Big 12 owns the top spot in both sports for the first time.

Ravens coach Harbaugh signs 3-year extension OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh signed a three-

year extension Monday that will keep him under contract through 2014.

Harbaugh took the Ravens to the playoffs in each of his three seasons after replacing Brian Billick in January 2008. Baltimore is 32-16 in the regular season under Harbaugh and 4-3 in the playoffs.

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti assured Harbaugh last month that an extension was forthcoming, and the team delivered on that promise after lengthy negotiations.

“Steve said that we want to make sure John remains as our head coach. We reached a new agreement late last week and Coach signed it (Monday) morning,” Ravens President Dick Cass said. “Having John increases our opportunity to compete for the NFL championship every year, which is our goal.”

The Ravens are the only NFL team to win a playoff game in each of the past three seasons.

Baltimore went 12-4 this season, tying Pittsburgh for the AFC North title. The Ravens then defeated Kansas City in the wild-card round before losing to the Steelers.

NFL files charge against union with labor board WASHINGON (AP) — The NFL has filed an unfair labor practice charge against its players’ union.

In Monday’s filing with the National Labor Relations Board, the league is asking that the union be ordered to bargain in good faith. The NFL says the union wants to avoid reaching a new collective bargaining agreement by the early March expiration of the old deal.

The league says the union wants to decertify so it can file an antitrust lawsuit.

The filing with the NLRB says the “union’s strategy amounts to an unlawful anticipatory refusal to bargain.”

A statement e-mailed by union spokesman George Atallah says the NFL’s “claim has absolutely no merit.”

Top recruit Clowney picks Gamecocks ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Jadeveon Clowney began reading the words everyone had wanted to hear for nearly two weeks. Then, the country’s top football recruit found out what it was like to wait.

Clowney ended an extra 12 days of signing suspense Monday when he picked South Carolina’s hat off a table that also had caps from finalists Alabama and Clemson. First, though, Clowney had to wait for the goahead from ESPN, which carried his announcement live to a national audience.

When given the signal, Clowney spoke: “I’m going to the University of …” he said, then reached for the Gamecocks’ cap to the cheers of friends, family, South Pointe High students and teammates.

Clowney’s choice capped a wild signing period. On Feb. 2, the first day players could sign a letter of intent – and when most did – a Georgia recruit held up a bulldog puppy and another prospect’s mother faxed in a letter to the school she wanted her son to attend instead of his selection.

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10 | SPORTS

Tuesday February 15, 2011

RIFLE

Mountaineers shoot another NCAA-record score

BY BRAD JOYAL SPORTS WRITER

The No. 1 West Virginia rifle team couldn’t be making history at a better time. The Mountaineers refused to live up to their own records, and for the second time in collegiate rifle history registered a score greater than 4,700.

West Virginia (11-2, 5-1 Great American Rifle Conference) accomplished the feat, which had never been done, last weekend in a 4,704-4,607 victory over No. 11 Columbus State. In this weekend’s NCAA Championship qualifiers, the team defeated No. 9 Nebraska 4,704-4,596. “It was definitely a great performance,� said WVU head coach Jon Hammond. “Putting up great team numbers is important. The great thing

is that, with the great team scores, there are still people disappointed with their individual scores. We’re still pushing to raise the bar to get better.�

The Mountaineers beat the Huskers in both disciplines, winning air rifle, 2,376-2,330, and smallbore, 2,328-2,266.

The victory was the second over Nebraska this season, as the team defeated the Huskers, 4,656-4,592, on Nov. 21.

West Virginia’s air rifle mark of 2,376 tops the previous school record of 2,374, as the team had its top four shooters register scores greater than 590. Senior Nicco Campriani was only two marks short from the perfect score of 600, registering a 598.

Junior Justin Pentz finished second with a personal-best 595, while senior Tommy San-

telli and sophomore Petra Zublasing finished third and fourth with scores of 592 and 591, respectively.

Hammond said the team’s ability to reach the 4,704 mark has been a result of the success in air rifle. “That’s what we need to do to have high team scores,�

Hammond said. “We need to keep shooting at our best. If everyone has strong individual success, we’ll have good results as a team.�

Pentz’s career day came with a season-high combined score of 1,174 to tie for second place with Zublasing. “He’s worked so hard for so long,� Hammond said. “I think to crack the 590 barrier against Kentucky was his big breakthrough. Things have clicked for him, the confidence is there, and I think

he’ll continue to have strong results.�

The Mountaineers only have two matches remaining this season and will try to defend its 2010 conference title at the GARC Championships next weekend.

With the NCAA Championships right around the corner, the Mountaineers have made a statement in the last two matches – they are coming for the national title. “It’s a strong statement,�

Hammond said. “We’re not trying to think about that.

We’re not concerned with making a statement or worrying about what other people think about us. We are focused on improving and bettering ourselves so we will be in position to win.� brad.joyal@mail.wvu.edu

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West Virginia rifle team senior Tommy Santelli practices earlier this season at the WVU Rifle Range.

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and Chelsea Jarvis (5:29.86) finished third and fifth, respectively.

Chene Townsend took first place in the 200-meter dash with a 25.77 showing, while Shakiyla Cosby finished in second with a time of 26.59.

WVU also took the top two spots in the 400-meter dash with Brittany Wolford (1:00.29) and Allison Tyree (1:02.29), who placed first and second, respectively.

Kimberly Mulvin (3.20 meters) took first in the pole vault and Terina Miller finished first in the weight throw, after a 14.79 meter toss. “We looked good this weekend, which is encouraging for next weekend,� Cleary said. “We had a few more Conference qualifiers. Now the real fun begins.� derek.denneny@mail.wvu.edu

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O’Neill has 2 top-10 finishes at Big East Diving Championships by ethan rohrbaugh sports writer

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West Virginia senior track and field star Chelsea Carrier continued her success for the No. 12 Mountaineers this weekend and the Gold/Blue Meet.

Carrier posted two-top finishes in the 60-meter hurdles (7.61 seconds) and in the high jump (1.64 meters).

Carrier, who WVU head coach Sean Cleary describes as the heart and soul of his team this season, also posted a personal best in the shot put with a throw of 11.48 meters. “I just try to go out there and give it my all every meet,� Carrier said. “I try to do what is best for my team, and I leave it all on the track.�

Carrier, who qualified for NCAA Nationals two weeks ago, after breaking the school

record in the 60-meter hurdles, will have an opportunity to qualify for the Olympic trials next summer. “Getting the opportunity to qualify for the (Olympic) trials is a great honor,� she said. “This has been my ultimate goal since I started running.

I am really looking forward to that opportunity.�

Carrier wasn’t the only bright spot for WVU this weekend.

Sophomore Aubrey Moskal qualified for the Big East Conference Championships in the mile event.

Moskal finished with a personal-best time of 4:59.24, which was also good enough for first place in the event.

Fellow Mountaineer Kate Harrison finished just after Moskal in second place after crossing the line at 5:00.57.

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West Virginia diver Matt O’Neill had a pair of top 10 performances at the 2011 Big East Conference Diving Championships, which were held in Louisville, Ky., over the weekend.

The WVU junior placed seventh in both the one-meter and three-meter dives. “Matt set a high standard for himself this season,� said diving coach Michael Grapner. “He knew what he had to do, and he really turned it on. He competed very well.�

O’Neill qualified for the finals for the one-meter by posting a 275 in the preliminary

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round and followed it up with a 289.65 in the finals to claim seventh-place overall.

O’Neill continued his success in the three-meter, as he again placed seventh overall, with a score of 315.7 in the finals of the event.

Freshman Richard Pokorny was the Mountaineers’ only other representative at the Diving Championships, and while he wasn’t able to qualify for the finals of either event, Grapner said the experience Pokorny gained this weekend will be an advantage for him over the next three years of his collegiate career. “It was a good learning experience for Richard,� Grapner said. “He came in not know-

ing what to expect, and overall, I was very pleased with his performance.�

Pokorny finished the onemeter prelims with a score of 196.40, placing him 18th overall.

His 238.15 tally in the threemeter was good for sixth place (14th overall) in the event’s consolation finals.

Next up for the divers is the NCAA Zone “A� Diving Championships, which will be in Annapolis, Md., beginning on March 11.

The swimming portion of the Big East Championships will start this Wednesday in Louisville. ethan.rohrbaugh@mail.wvu.edu

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